Data protection

1.                Scope and Data Controller

This policy applies to the internet sites available at www.textilcolor.ch. It is important to note that these may include links to other websites, which may be subject to different data protection regulations.

Name and address of the data controller:

Textilcolor AG
Industriestrasse 5
9475 Sevelen
Email:   This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Tel.:      +41 (0)81 786 11 11

EU data protection representative in accordance with Art. 27 of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR):

Textilcolor GmbH
z.Hd. Datenschutzbeauftragter
Schlossgartenstrasse 2
DE-72793 Pfullingen
Email:   This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Tel.:      +49 (0)71 217 90 089

2.                Your Rights

You are entitled to the following rights in relation to your personal data:

  • the right to be informed
  • the right to rectification/erasure
  • the right to restrict processing
  • the right to object to processing

Where data processing on our internet site is based on your consent, you have the right to withdraw this at any time with future effect without stating reasons for the withdrawal. Requests to withdraw consent must be sent to the data controller using the contact information provided in section 1 of this policy.

In order to process your queries about how to exercise your rights, it may be necessary for you to provide identification so that we can clearly identify you.

In Switzerland there is no right of appeal to a regulatory authority. In terms of the applicability of the GDPR, there is a right of appeal to the responsible data protection regulatory authority.

3.                SSL and TLS Encryption

For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential information, such as queries which you send us, this site uses SSL or TLS encryption. You can recognise an encrypted connection in your browser’s address bar when the web address changes from “http://” to “https://” and the padlock symbol is displayed in your browser.

4.                General Data Acquisition

Each time our internet sites are visited, a series of general data is collected. This general data and information are stored on the log files of the server. The following data is collected:

  • IP address
  • Date and time of the request
  • Time zone difference to GMT
  • Content of the request
  • Access status/http status code
  • Quantity of data transmitted
  • Referrer URL
  • Browser (incl. language and version)
  • Operating system

Use of this general data does not assign the information to a specific person. Recording this data is technically necessary to display our internet site and to ensure its stability and security.

5.                Cookies

Our internet sites use cookies, small text files which are stored on and can be retrieved from your computer. Cookies enable you to register for our services and personalise your visit to our website. For this purpose, the cookies collect information such as your IP address, the time and duration of your visit, your number of visits, your use of forms, your search settings, your display settings and your settings for favourites on our website.

Most of the cookies we use are “session cookies”. They are automatically deleted at the end of your visit. Other cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them.

You can prevent the use of cookies by our internet sites at any time by changing the settings in your internet browser and permanently refusing the use of cookies. Furthermore, cookies which have already been set can be deleted at any time via your internet browser. If you deactivate the use of cookies, you may not be able to fully use some features of our internet sites.

6.                Web Tracking

Our internet sites use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses cookies to analyse the use of our website. The information collected by cookies about your use of the website is anonymised. It is transmitted to and stored on a Google server in the USA. This means that this data cannot be attributed to a specific person. Google uses this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on user activity and to provide other services related to website activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google’s behalf.

You can prevent Google from collecting and processing data generated by cookies related to your use of the website (including your IP address) by downloading and installing a browser plug-in available under the following link: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en.

Google is certified under the Privacy Shield Framework and thus guarantees to adhere to European data protection law (https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt000000001L5AAI&status=Active). You can find out more information about Google’s data processing by accessing its data protection policy here: http://www.google.de/intl/en/policies/privacy

7.                Google Maps

Our internet sites use a plug-in by the internet service Google Maps. The operator of Google Maps is Google Inc. By using Google Maps on our website, information about the use of this website (incl. IP address) is transmitted to and stored on a Google server in the USA. We are unaware of the exact content of the transmitted data and of its use by Google. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google’s behalf. If you disable JavaScript in your browser, you prevent Google Maps from functioning. This also means you are unable to use the map view feature on our website. By using Google Maps, you agree to the collection of data as described and the processing of this data by Google. Further information about the data protection policy and conditions of use for Google Maps can be accessed here: https://www.google.com/intl/en_en/help/terms_maps.html

8.                Online Shop

If you wish to place an order in our online shop, the conclusion of the contract requires that you provide us with personal data we need to process your order. To process contracts, we record the essential information; providing additional information is voluntary. We use the data you provide to process your order.

You have the option of opening a customer account so that we can save your information for future purchases. Upon opening an account, the information you provide is saved and you have the right to its deletion. After setting up a customer account, you will receive the necessary log in details. All personal information, including your user account, can be deleted at any time by contacting our customer service. This information will subsequently be stored for the duration of the legally stipulated retention period and then deleted.

9.                Amendments to this Data Protection Policy

We reserve the right to continually update and amend this data protection policy. The authoritative version is always the version published on our internet sites.