Privacy Policy

GW Capital AG

Privacy Policy
 

Effective Date: August 22, 2024

 

Data protection and data security are important to GW Capital AG, registered in the Commercial Register of the Canton of Zug under company number CHE-320.774.000 (GWC; we). We process your personal data responsibly, in accordance with applicable Swiss and European Union laws and in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

 

1. Introduction
GW Capital AG is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your personal data when you visit our website [gwcapital.ch](https://gwcapital.ch) (the "Website").

We operate in accordance with the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection (FADP) and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) where applicable. Please read this policy carefully to understand our views and practices regarding your personal data and how we will treat it.

 

2. Responsible for Data Processing
Processing described in this Privacy Policy. If you have any questions or if you wish to exercise your data protection rights, please contact us at [email protected] or write to: GW Capital AG, Compliance officer, Aegeristrasse 64, 6300 Zug, Switzerland.

 

3. Data We Collect
3.1 Personal Data
We may collect and process the following types of personal data:
- Identification Information: Name, address, email address, telephone number, and any other contact details you provide.

- Financial Information: Banking details, financial transactions, and other relevant financial information.
- Technical Data: IP address, browser type and version, time zone setting, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system, and platform.

- Usage Data: Information about how you use our website, products, and services.

3.2 Non-Personal Data
We may collect non-personal data such as demographic information, statistical data about browsing actions, and patterns which do not identify you personally.

 

4. How We Collect Data
We use various methods to collect data from and about you including:
- Direct Interactions: You may provide us with your personal data by filling in forms or by corresponding with us by post, phone, email, or otherwise.

- Automated Technologies or Interactions: As you interact with our website, we may automatically collect technical data about your equipment, browsing actions, and patterns.
- Third Parties or Publicly Available Sources: We may receive personal data about you from various third parties and public sources.

 

5. How We Use Your Data
We use your personal data to:

- Provide you with information, products, and services that you request from us.

- Manage and protect our business and this website.

- Comply with legal and regulatory obligations.

- Improve our services, including the functionality of the website.

- Communicate with you, including sending marketing communications if you have consented to receive them.

 

6. Legal Basis for Processing
We will only process your personal data when the law allows us to. Most commonly, we will use your personal data in the following circumstances:

- Where you have given consent.

- Where we need to perform a contract we have with you.

 

7. With whom we Share your Personal Data 
We share your personal data third parties when it may be necessary for us with. These are the following categories of recipients: 

• External service providers;  

• Other clients (if applicable);

• Suppliers and business partners (e.g., intermediaries, correspondents, custodian banks, clearing houses, any stakeholder or market counterparties, exchanges or any company in which You hold financial instruments through us); 

• Authorities, agencies, and courts (if applicable).

 

7. Place of Processing
We store and process your personal data only in Switzerland. However, we may also transfer your personal data to recipients in countries outside of Switzerland or the EU (worldwide). We transfer data to countries without adequate data protection on the basis of the revised European Commission’s standard contractual clauses including the Swiss specifications as required by the Swiss data protection supervisory authority, other transfer mechanisms, or legal exceptions (e.g. necessity for contract performance).

 

8. Your rights in relation to your Personal Data
You have the following rights in relation to your personal data: 
 

• The right to obtain information about what personal data we store about you and how we process it; 
• The right to receive or transfer a copy of your personal data in a common format; 
• The right to have your personal data corrected;  
• The right to have your personal data deleted; and 
• The right to object to the processing of your personal data. Please note that legal and regulatory requirements and exceptions apply to these rights. To the extent permitted by law, we may refuse your request to exercise these rights. You also have the right to file a complaint with the competent data protection supervisory authority. In GWC’s case the primary supervisory authority is the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner of Switzerland.

9. Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may change this Privacy Policy at any time, in particular if we change our data processing practices or if new legal obligations become applicable. The version provided at www.gwcapital.ch applies in each case.