Privacy Policy

 

Valid from June 3, 2025

1.   General

The protection and security of personal data is a top priority for Speck Gear. We are committed to an open and transparent approach. This privacy policy informs you about the type, scope, and purpose of the personal data we process. We also inform you about your rights.
Personal data is information that relates to an identified or identifiable natural person (“data subject”). Data processing refers to any operation performed with or without the aid of automated procedures in connection with personal data, such as collection, recording, storage, modification, retrieval, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, or erasure. This privacy policy is designed to meet the requirements of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), the Swiss Data Protection Act (‘FADP’) and the revised Swiss Data Protection Act (“revFADP”). However, whether and to what extent these laws are applicable depends on the individual case.

 

2.   Name and address of the controller

The controller is the natural or legal person who decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data. In this case, the controller is:
Speck Gear
Christian Speck
Via Carnella 3, 7610 Soglio
Switzerland
shop(at)speckgear.com

Any person affected by data processing can contact us directly with any questions or concerns regarding data protection.

 

3.   Categories of personal data

Speck Gear may process the following categories of personal data from customers, suppliers, and website visitors. We do not process more personal data than is necessary.

• Master and inventory data (e.g., name, address, date of birth, gender, telephone number, contract data, information on completed transactions, bank details)
• Marketing data (e.g., needs, wishes, preferences)
• Technical data (e.g., internal and external identifiers, business numbers, IP addresses, records of access or changes, email addresses)

 

4.   Duration of storag

The duration of storage of personal data is determined by statutory retention obligations (depending on the applicable legal basis, these are five, ten, or more years) or the purpose of the respective data processing.

 

5.    Purpose of data processing

We may process the personal data described in section 3 for the purpose of providing our own services and for our own or legally prescribed purposes. This includes, in particular, the execution and processing of contracts or services, planning, marketing, market research, comprehensive support, advice and information about the range of services, preparation and provision of tailor-made services, legal or regulatory disclosure, information or reporting obligations to courts and authorities, and compliance with official orders.

 

6.   Legal basis for data processing

Data processing is lawful if it is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is party or in order to take steps at the request of the data subject prior to entering into a contract. This is the case, for example, with processing operations that are necessary for the delivery of goods or the provision of other services or consideration. The same applies to processing operations that are necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures, for example in cases of inquiries about our products or services. Insofar as we process personal data for the purposes mentioned in this paragraph, we invoke this justification.
Data processing is also lawful if the data subject has given their consent to the data processing or if the processing is necessary to fulfill a legal obligation to which we are subject. Furthermore, data processing is lawful if it is necessary to safeguard the legitimate interests of Speck Gear or a third party, which may be the case, for example, if the data subject is a customer of ours. In addition, data processing is lawful if it is necessary to protect the vital interests of a natural person or if the processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest.

 

7.   Data security

The personal data you provide us with is secured by technical and organizational security measures to ensure that it is inaccessible to unauthorized third parties. We continuously adapt and improve these security measures in line with technological and organizational developments.
We would like to point out that data transmission over the Internet (e.g. when communicating by email) may be subject to security vulnerabilities. It is not possible to completely protect data from access by third parties.

 

8.   Disclosure of personal data

We will not sell, share, or otherwise disclose your personal data to third parties except as described in this privacy policy.
Your personal data may be disclosed to third parties who act for us or on our behalf so that they can process the data in accordance with the purpose(s) for which the data was originally collected or for other legally permissible purposes. These third parties have contractually agreed with us to use personal data only for the agreed purposes, not to sell it to other parties, and not to disclose it to other parties, except as required by law, permitted by us, or described in this Privacy Policy.
Personal data may also be disclosed to third parties if we are required to do so by law, court order, or official regulations, or if it is necessary to support criminal or legal investigations or other legal inquiries or proceedings in the United States or abroad.
We may transfer, store, and process your personal data at data locations around the world, e.g., where our third-party providers or partners are located. We may therefore transfer your personal data outside the European Economic Area (EEA) if this is necessary for the data processing described in this privacy policy in accordance with applicable law.
When data is transferred to countries that do not provide an adequate level of protection, we ensure adequate data protection by implementing appropriate safeguards, such as contractual safeguards (e.g., based on EU standard clauses), on the basis of binding corporate rules, the transfer of data in accordance with your express consent, for the conclusion or performance of a contract with you, or in connection with the establishment, exercise, or enforcement of legal claims.

Product Data on AI Platforms
Our product information (such as product names, descriptions, images, prices, and availability) is shared with AI-powered shopping platforms via the Shopify catalog. These currently include ChatGPT (OpenAI), Google AI Mode / Gemini, and Microsoft Copilot. This allows users of these platforms to discover our products. With ChatGPT, purchases are processed exclusively through our own online store. With other AI channels, the purchase can be completed directly on the respective platform. No personal customer data is transmitted to these AI platforms.

 

9.   Rights of the data subject

You may request information from us as to whether personal data about you is being processed. If this is the case, we will inform you of the personal data about you that is stored in our data collections, including the available information about the origin of the data, the purpose and, if applicable, the legal basis for the processing, as well as the categories of personal data processed, those involved in the collection, and the recipients of the data. You also have the right to rectification, the right to erasure of personal data (right to be forgotten, provided that there are no other storage obligations or other legal basis for processing), the right to restriction of processing, the right to data portability, and the right to withdraw consent under data protection law.
We are happy to receive requests for information and other concerns regarding data protection (see section 2).

 

10.   Data logging when visiting this website

When visiting the website www.speckgear.com, the web server automatically records log files that cannot be assigned to a specific person. This data includes, for example, the browser type and version, the operating system used, the referrer URL (the previously visited page), the IP address of the requesting computer, the date and time of the server request, and the file request of the client (file name and URL). This data is collected for statistical evaluation purposes only. It is not passed on to third parties for commercial or non-commercial purposes.

 

11.  Newsletter

If you subscribe to one of our newsletters, you can cancel your subscription at any time by using the unsubscribe option included in the newsletter.

 

12.   Cookies

We use so-called “session cookies” on our website to make it easier for you to use our web pages. These are small text files that are stored on your hard drive only for the duration of your visit to our website and are deleted when you close your browser, depending on your browser settings. These cookies do not retrieve any information about you stored on your hard drive and do not affect your PC or your files. Most browsers are set to automatically accept cookies. However, you can deactivate the storage of cookies or set your browser to notify you when cookies are sent.
In our newsletters and other marketing emails, we sometimes include visible and invisible image elements, which are retrieved from our servers and allow us to determine if and when you have opened the email, so that we can measure and better understand how you use our offers and tailor them to you. You can block this in your email program; most are preset to do so.

 

13.   Note on Google Analytics

The website www.speckgear.com uses the website analysis service provided by Google Analytics, which is operated by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. The cookies used by Google Analytics are stored on your computer and enable an analysis of your use of the website.
We use Google Analytics on the basis of our legitimate interests in analyzing and regularly improving our website, as well as using the statistics obtained to regularly improve our offering and make it more interesting for you. Furthermore, the use of Google Analytics is based on your consent to the tracking of your surfing behavior on our websites and its analytical evaluation.
The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. These cookies may contain the following information, for example: IP address, number, date and time of visit, duration of visit, your access page from which you are using the website (referrer URL), the pages visited on our website, browser type/version and operating system used. Google will use this information on our behalf because we have a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior so that we can optimize the content of our website and our advertising. Google uses this information to evaluate the use of our website, to compile reports on website activity, and to provide us with other services related to website activity and internet usage. Pseudonymized user profiles can also be created from the processed personal data.
You can prevent the storage of cookies by adjusting your browser software settings accordingly. However, we would like to point out that in this case you may not be able to use all the functions of this website to their full extent. You can also prevent Google from collecting the personal data generated by the cookie and relating to your use of the website (including your IP address) and from processing this personal data by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available at the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en. Further information on the handling of user personal data in Google Analytics can be found in Google's privacy policy (https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en).
Furthermore, it may be possible for Google to review the user's use of the website and possibly combine the personal data collected with other information about the user that Google has independently collected from other websites visited by the user, and use this for its own purposes (e.g., to control advertising) on its own responsibility based on its own privacy policy. Further information on this and how Google processes personal data can be found in Google's privacy policies (https://policies.google.com/?hl=en; https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites).

 

14.    Third-party privacy policies

Please note that when you click on a link to a third-party website (e.g., Google, social media, or other websites), you will be redirected to a website that we do not control, and our privacy policy will no longer apply. Your browsing and interaction on another website are subject to the terms of use and privacy policies and notices of those third-party websites. Furthermore, we cannot guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of these links.
We recommend that you carefully read the terms of use and privacy policies and notices of other websites before submitting personal data via these websites. We are not responsible or liable for the information content and data processing of such third-party websites.

 

15.   Social media plug-ins

We also use plug-ins from social networks such as Facebook, Instagram, or LinkedIn on our websites. This is always visible to you (typically via corresponding symbols). We have configured these elements so that they are disabled by default. If you activate them (by clicking on them), the operators of the respective social networks can register that you are on our website and where, and can use this information for their own purposes. The processing of your personal data is then carried out under the responsibility of this operator in accordance with its data protection regulations. We do not receive any information about you from them.

 

16.   Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority

Within the framework of the data protection law applicable to you and to the extent provided for therein (such as in the case of the GDPR), you have the right to information, correction, deletion, the right to restrict data processing and otherwise object to our data processing, in particular for the purposes of direct marketing, profiling for direct advertising and other legitimate interests in processing, as well as to the disclosure of certain personal data for the purpose of transfer to another location (so-called data portability). Please note, however, that we reserve the right to assert the restrictions provided for by law, for example if we are obliged to store or process certain data, have an overriding interest in doing so (insofar as we are permitted to invoke this) or need it to assert claims. If you incur any costs, we will inform you in advance. We have already informed you about the possibility of revoking your consent in section 9. Please note that exercising these rights may conflict with contractual agreements and may have consequences such as premature termination of the contract or cost implications. In this case, we will inform you in advance if this is not already regulated in the contract.
Exercising such rights usually requires you to clearly prove your identity (e.g., by providing a copy of your ID if your identity is otherwise unclear or cannot be verified). To assert your rights, you can contact us at the address provided in section 2.
Every data subject also has the right to enforce their claims in court or to lodge a complaint with the competent data protection authority. The competent data protection authority in Switzerland is the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (http://www.edoeb.admin.ch).

 

17.   Updating and changing the privacy policy

We may amend this privacy policy at any time without prior notice. The current version published on our website applies. If the privacy policy is part of an agreement with you, we will inform you of any changes by email or other appropriate means in the event of an update.