Data protection

Keen to protect the privacy of its customers, Autobritt takes all the most appropriate measures to comply with the Federal Law on Data Protection (LPD) and the corresponding Ordinance (OLDP) and, where applicable, the European General Data Protection Regulation (RGPD).

With this privacy statement, we would like to inform you about the data we collect, how this information is used and how you can inform us of your preferences regarding the use and processing of this data.

Autobritt collects some of your personal data, mainly in the context of our business relations, such as :

• The purchase of your vehicle, New orPre Owned
• Workshop visits for service, work, bodywork and accessory purchases
• Your participation in satisfaction surveys for the brands we represent and surveys carried out to improve our service.

We only collect data that is necessary for the proper functioning of our commercial relationship, i.e. :

• First and last name
• Date of birth
• Postal address
• Email address
• Mobile and landline telephone numbers
• Bank references for leasing applications and/or repayments in your favor.

Other data, which may be collected for more specific purposes, will be named explicitly and clearly at the time of collection.

When you visit our website www.autobritt.ch, we temporarily store :

• The IP address of the requesting computer
• Date and time of access
• The website from which the domain was accessed
• The website from which the domain was accessed
• Your computer's operating system and the browser you use,
• The country from which you access our website
• The name of your Internet service provider.

This data is generally collected and processed anonymously without any personal reference in order to enable use of the website (establishment of the connection), to ensure long-term system security and stability and to optimize the Internet offering, as well as for statistical purposes. The above-mentioned information is not linked to or stored with personal data.

Your personal data will be used in the context of our contractual and commercial relationship:

• For Autobritt's customer account management, so that we can contact you for periodic services and manufacturer reminders.
• For the management of customer accounts by the brands we have in our dealerships, including the management of warranties and the monitoring of the life of your vehicle.
• For commercial prospecting by sending newsletters, offers, promotions and invitations to events.

Autobritt undertakes not to use your personal data for purposes other than those set out in this charter, and not to pass them on to third parties other than those mentioned above.

Responsible under applicable data protection laws:
Autobritt SA, Rue Boissonnas 15, 1227 Les Acacias, Switzerland - Telephone: 022 308 58 00

In the strict context of the stated purposes, the recipients of your data are Autobritt staff, importers and the manufacturers of the brands we represent.

The people who need to consult your data are made aware of the principles of personal data protection within the meaning of Swiss law and the European RGPD.

If Autobritt uses a subcontractor to carry out work or services on your vehicle, Autobritt will ensure that the subcontractor provides sufficient guarantees to protect your rights.

Your personal data will be kept for the duration of our business relationship with you, from prospecting to sales, and for as long as you use our after-sales service.

It may continue for a limited number of purposes, such as the billing cycle, compliance with legal, tax and/or contractual requirements, including internal audits.

A cookie is a simple text file stored temporarily or permanently on your fixed or mobile device and, in some cases, in your browser.

Cookies are useful, even essential, for browsing the Internet, as they enable website publishers to :

• Improve site performance
• To offer a better browsing experience to Internet users.

This information is stored on your computer for one year. You can configure your browser to prevent cookies from being saved.

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analysis service provided by Google Inc (www.google.com). Google Analytics uses methods such as "cookies" to analyze the use of the website (see "Cookies" above). Information on the use of the website is generally transferred to a Google server in the USA, where it is stored.

The information is used to analyze the use of the website, to compile reports on website activities and to provide other services related to the use of the website for market research purposes and to organize the website as required.

Users can prevent the data generated by the cookie relating to the use of the website by the user concerned (including the IP address) from being transmitted to Google, and the processing of this data by Google, by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available under the following link: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

Right to object: If your personal data is not or is no longer required for our relationship, you may request that it no longer be processed.

Right of access and rectification: You may request access to and rectification of your personal data at any time.

Right to restrict processing: You may inform us of your refusal to process specific actions.

Right to data portability: At any time you can request a copy of the data we have collected. You can also ask us to pass on your data to a person of your choice.

To exercise any of these rights, please send your request to data.protection@autobritt.ch or write directly to Autobritt.

Last update: September 1, 2023