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Data Protection

1. Scope

This privacy policy provides information on how CTE – ControlTech Engineering AG ("CTE") processes your personal data in connection with its services and the use of the website https://cte.ch.

The CTE website can be used without providing any personal data. However, if a data subject wishes to use specific online services offered by our company (e.g., contacting us, newsletters, downloads), it may be necessary to process personal data.

2. Responsible body

The responsible body for processing your data is

CTE - ControlTech Engineering AG

7 Benzburweg

4410 Liestal

Switzerland

Email: info@cte.ch

3. Processed personal data

We process various personal data in the course of our business activities. This includes master data such as name, company, address, email address, and telephone number, correspondence, project data, and contract information.

3.1. When visiting our website

Every time you visit our website, our hosting provider automatically collects information that your browser transmits. This includes, in particular:

  • IP address of the device,

  • Date and time of access,

  • pages and files accessed,

  • browser type and version used,

  • operating system used,

  • Referrer URL,

  • Internet service provider of the system.

This information is used by the CTE for:

  • ensuring the smooth operation of the website,

  • ensuring IT security,

  • the defense and analysis of attacks,

  • the provision of information necessary for criminal prosecution in the event of a cyberattack and for

  • the creation of anonymized statistics.

3.2. Contact via the website

If you contact us via a form or by email, we will process the personal data you provide, such as your name, email address, company, and the content of your message, solely for the purpose of processing your request and communicating with you. Your information will not be passed on to third parties unless this is necessary to process your request.

3.3. Subscription to our newsletter

You have the option of subscribing to our newsletter to receive regular information about CTE offers and news. For this purpose, we process your email address and, optionally, your name. The newsletter is sent via Sendinblue GmbH, Köpenicker Str. 126, 10179 Berlin, Germany, using a double opt-in procedure. You can unsubscribe at any time using the unsubscribe link in the newsletter or by sending us an email.

3.4. Applications

When you apply for a job with us, we process your personal data, such as your name, address, resume, and references, for the purpose of concluding and executing a contract. If you are not hired, your application documents will be deleted after three months, unless you have expressly agreed to a longer retention period.

4. Purposes of processing

The purposes of data processing include the conclusion and execution of contracts and the fulfillment of legal obligations. We also process personal data, insofar as this is permissible and we have a legitimate interest in doing so, for the following purposes:

  • Provision and further development of our offers, services, and website

  • Communication with you and third parties for the purpose of processing inquiries

  • Implementation of advertising and marketing activities

  • Assertion, exercise, or defense of legal claims in administrative proceedings and disputes

  • Prevention, detection, and investigation of crimes or other misconduct

  • Ensuring the operation and security of our IT systems and website

5. Use of cookies

Our website uses cookies to ensure functionality and user experience. Cookies are small data files that are stored on your device when you visit our website. Functional cookies are essential for the basic functions of the website, such as language selection or session cookies, and cannot be disabled. For web analysis, we use a cookie-free analysis tool that generates anonymous statistics on website usage. This does not allow any conclusions to be drawn about individual visitors.

We also use marketing cookies, such as the LinkedIn pixel, to promote our content in a targeted manner. This involves data being forwarded to LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Plaza, Dublin 2, Ireland. https://de.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy

When visiting our website, you can decide for yourself which cookies may be activated in the cookie banner. You can adjust your settings at any time via the cookie banner or your browser settings.

6. Social networks and embedded content

Our website may contain plugins or embedded content from third parties such as LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Plaza, Dublin 2, Ireland. For marketing purposes, we use the LinkedIn pixel provided by LinkedIn to analyze the use of our website and to display targeted advertising.

7. Disclosure of personal data to third parties

In the course of providing our services and to the extent that this is permissible and appears reasonable to us, we may also pass on personal data to third parties. This may occur because these third parties process the personal data on our behalf. This includes in particular:

IT and software service providers, such as hosting, maintenance, security, CRM, infrastructure, and project management service providers, including order processors

  • Dealers, suppliers, subcontractors, and other business partners

  • Authorities, government agencies, and courts

  • The general public, such as visitors to our website or users of social media

  • other parties in potential or ongoing legal proceedings

8. Data transfer abroad

We generally process personal data in Switzerland. Data may occasionally be transferred abroad. Exceptions may apply if this is necessary for legal proceedings abroad, if there are overriding public interests, if disclosure is required for the execution of a contract, if you have given your consent, or if the data is publicly available and you have not objected to its processing.

9. Retention period

We process personal data for as long as necessary to achieve the above-mentioned data processing purposes. Data that is subject to statutory retention obligations may be stored for longer in accordance with these obligations.

10. Rights of data subjects

As a data subject, you have the following rights:

  • Right to information

  • Right to rectification

  • Right to erasure

  • Right to data disclosure or transfer

  • Right to lodge a complaint with the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (FDPIC), Feldeggweg 1, 3003 Bern, email: edoe-info@edoeb.admin.ch

Please send your inquiries to us at: info@cte.ch.

11. Changes to this privacy policy

We expressly reserve the right to change this privacy policy at any time. The current version is available on our website.

 

As of: December 8, 2025