PRIVACY NOTICE

February 2025

a.     Name and address of the responsible person

The company Alpine Trust Services LTD., domiciled at Landstrasse 1, 9495 Triesen, processes information and personal data that refer to you.

Basically, such information is processed by the company in the context of existing or intended business relations, including the use of websites. The company seek the best possible protection of your personal data.

Controller within the meaning of the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation GDPR (hereinafter “GDPR”) is Alpine Trust Services LTD., Landstrasse 1, 9495 Triesen.

Data Processing of personnel data on our website is limited to such data technically needed to provide a functional static website. The purpose of this website is to provide our clients with transparent information under the GDPR.

b.     Scope and use of personal data

Personal data is any information by which a natural person can be directly or indirectly identified. This includes, for example, name, address, e-mail address, telephone number, date of birth, age, gender and tax identification number. Sensitive data (a specially protected kind of data), such as health data or data related to criminal proceedings, is also included.

The Company collects, processes and uses your personal data exclusively in accordance with the requirements of Art 5 and Art 6 GDPR (performance of a contract, legal obligation, vital interest or consent of the data subject).

The Company is subject to occupational confidentiality and secrecy requirements, which can be derived from data protection law, contract law or occupational secrecy regulations. When processing personal data, the Company is bound by these requirements. The processing of our users’ personal data is limited to the data required to provide a functioning website and service.

c.     Description and scope of data processing

1.     Provision of the website

Our system records data and information about the computer used by the user automatically and with every visit on our website.

2.     Cookies

The Company uses cookies to obtain information on how its website is used. Cookies are small files stored on your computer that serve to store page information. Therefore, certain information doesn’t need to be re-entered when visiting the website again. You can prevent the application of cookies by adjusting your browser software and delete any cookies already set by the website of the Company. By not taking these measures, you agree to the application of cookies when using the website of the Company.

 

On using the website of the Company, access data (e.g., log files, IP address, date and time of access, name of the accessed file, access status, top-level domain, web browser used, operating system used) is stored. The Company uses this data for statistical purposes and for technical evaluations, for the optimization of the server infrastructure, for the calculation of access frequencies and finally for drawing conclusions on how to improve usability and functions.

 

The following cookie types and functions need to be distinguished:

• Temporary cookies (also: session cookies): Temporary cookies are deleted at the latest after a user has left an online offer and closed his browser.
• Permanent cookies: Permanent cookies remain stored even after closing the browser. For example, the login status can be saved or preferred content can be displayed directly when the user visits a website again. The interests of users who are used for range measurement or marketing purposes can also be stored in such a cookie.
• First-Party-Cookies: First-Party-Cookies are set by the Company itself.
• Third party cookies: Third party cookies are mainly used by advertisers (so-called third parties) to process user information.
• Necessary (also: essential or absolutely necessary) cookies: Cookies may be absolutely necessary for the operation of a website (e.g. to store logins or other user inputs or for security reasons).
• Statistical, marketing and personalization cookies: Cookies are also generally used to measure the user’s range and when a user’s interests or behaviour (e.g. viewing certain content, using functions, etc.) is stored on individual web pages in a user profile. Such profiles are used, for example, to display content to users that corresponds to their potential interests. This procedure is also referred to as “tracking”, i.e. tracking the potential interests of users. If we use cookies or “tracking” technologies, we will inform you separately in our privacy policy or in the context of obtaining consent.

 

Notes on legal bases: The legal basis on which we process your personal data with the help of cookies depends on whether we ask you for your consent. If this is the case and you consent to the use of cookies, the legal basis for processing your data is your declared consent. Otherwise, the data processed with the help of cookies will be processed on the basis of our legitimate interests (e.g. in a business operation of our online service and its improvement) or, if the use of cookies is necessary to fulfil our contractual obligations.

 

General information on revocation and objection (opt-out): Depending on whether processing is based on a consent or legal permission, you have the option at any time to revoke a consent given or to object to the processing of your data using cookie technologies (collectively referred to as “opt-out”). You can first explain your objection using the settings of your browser, e.g. by deactivating the use of cookies (which may also restrict the functionality of our online service).

 

Processing of cookie data on the basis of consent: Before we process or have processed data in the context of the use of cookies, we ask the user for a consent that can be revoked at any time. Before the consent has not been given, we may use cookies that are necessary for the operation of our online service. Their use is based on our interest and the user’s interest in the expected functionality of our online service.

• Processed data types: Usage data (e.g. websites visited, interest in content, access times), meta/communication data (e.g. device information, IP addresses).
• Affected persons: Users (e.g. website visitors, users of online services).
• Legal basis: consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR), legitimate interests (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f. GDPR).

 

 

3.     Integration of third-party software, scripts or frameworks

We integrate into our online offer software which we retrieve from servers of other providers (e.g. function libraries which we use for the purpose of displaying or user-friendliness of our online offer). The respective providers collect the user’s IP address and can process it for the purposes of transmitting the software to the user’s browser and for security purposes as well as for the evaluation and optimization of their offer.

• Processed data types: Usage data (e.g. websites visited, interest in content, access times), meta/communication data (e.g. device information, IP addresses), contact data (e.g. e-mail, telephone numbers), content data (e.g. text input, photographs, videos).
• Affected persons: Users (e.g. website visitors, users of online services), communication partners.
• Purposes of processing: Provision of our online services and user-friendliness, contact enquiries and communication, direct marketing (e.g. by e-mail or post), tracking (e.g. interest/behavioural profiling, use of cookies), interest-based and behavioural marketing, profiling (creation of user profiles), contractual services and service.
• Legal basis: consent (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR), legitimate interests (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f. GDPR).

 

The following third-party software, scripts and frameworks are used:

• Google Font API: We use Google Fonts on our website. These are the “Google fonts” from Google Inc. For the European region, Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street Dublin 4, Ireland) is responsible for all Google services. You can find more information at https://fonts.google.com/ or https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq/ . No cookies are stored in your browser. The files (CSS, fonts / fonts) are requested via the Google domains fonts.googleapis.com and fonts.gstatic.com. According to Google, requests for CSS and fonts are completely separate from all other Google services. If you have a Google account, you do not need to worry that your Google account information will be transmitted to Google while you are using Google Fonts. Google records the use of CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) and the fonts used and stores this data securely. The privacy policy can be found at https://www.google.com/intl/de/policies/privacy/ .
• Viewport Meta: The size of the display available on mobile devices is generally referred to as the viewport. This can be, for example, the display of a smartphone, tablet or phablet. However, the term viewport has a more specific meaning as a meta element in HTML5 and is an important component of mobile optimization. It is used to optimally utilize the size of the display by scaling the content to be displayed. The meta element Viewport ensures that the content is displayed correctly and, above all, completely and legibly. This is done by adjusting the width and length of a website so that a mobile browser can optimally display this page. The ability to zoom into a website can also be defined with the Viewport element. Mozilla Corporation, Attn: Legal Notices – Privacy, 331 E. Evelyn Ave, Mountain View, CA 94041, E-Mail: compliance@mozilla.com, https://developer.mozilla.org/de/docs/Mozilla/Mobile/Viewport_meta_tag . The Privacy Policy is available at: https://www.mozilla.org/de/privacy/websites/ .
• Php7: PHP (recursive acronym for PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor) is a widely used and general-purpose open source scripting language that is specifically suited for web programming and can be embedded in HTML. PHP differs from client-side languages such as Javascript: The code is executed on the server, where it generates HTML output that is sent to the client. The client therefore only receives the result of the script execution, without being able to find out what the actual code looks like. More information can be found at: https://www.php.net/privacy.php.

 

d.     Protection of Personal Data

The Company takes appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect any personal data from loss, unauthorized access or misuse, both in terms of data processing and data storage and in relation to their internet presence.

Notwithstanding the data protection measures taken, you must be aware that data transmission on the Internet – this is true both for websites and e-mail services – involves uncontrolled and cross-border transmission. Even if the sender and the recipient are in the same country, cross-border data transmission may be involved. Therefore, the Company cannot guarantee the confidentiality of data transmitted on the internet. When you disclose personal information on the internet, you must be aware that third parties may access, read, modify, falsify, monitor, destroy or misuse this information. Data transmission may also be delayed. Moreover, data may be lost during transmission. Furthermore, third parties may draw conclusions about existing business relationships. Therefore, the Company cannot take responsibility for the security of your data while it is being transmitted on the internet and disclaim all liability for direct and indirect damage. For data protection and security reasons, you are advised to contact the Company through other or secure means of communication.

The Company uses the popular Secure Socket Layer (SSL) method within the website visit in conjunction with the highest encryption level supported by your browser. You can see whether a single page is transmitted encrypted by the closed display of the key or lock symbol in the address bar of your browser. In addition, we use other appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your data against accidental or intentional manipulation, partial or complete loss, destruction or unauthorized access by third parties. Security measures are continuously improved in line with technological developments.

e.     Personal Data Storage

The Company’s systems required for data processing are located in Liechtenstein. The data transmitted by you will be kept for at least six months and stored for as long as it is operationally necessary or required by law.

f.       Your Rights

1.     Right to Information

You have the right to request information about your personal data that is stored by the Company. A request for information, together with proof of identity, must be sent in writing to the controller (see below).

Upon receipt of your request for information, you will be informed within the statutory period of 30 days. The information may be refused, restricted or postponed to the extent required by law or due to the prevailing interest of a third party or the company the request is addressed to.

The request for information may be combined with a request for rectification or erasure of data.

2.     Right to Rectification or Erasure

You have the right to request, in writing and free of charge, the rectification or erasure of your personal data, insofar as these are incorrect or stored or processed without good reason. A reasoned request for rectification or erasure must be sent to the controller (see below), accompanied by a proof of identity.

Your request for rectification or erasure will be processed upon receipt within a reasonable time. Thereafter, the completion of your request for rectification or erasure will be confirmed to you.

Erasure may be prevented by legal regulations. In such a case, the Company will process your personal data only to the extent necessary to comply with the statutory requirements.

3.     Right to Objection or Cancellation

You have the right to object in writing, in whole or in part, to the processing of your personal data or to cancel your consent to the processing of such data. The objection or cancellation must be addressed in writing to the controller (see below).

The receipt of your objection or cancellation will be confirmed to you and thereafter the concerned data will be deleted.

To comply with an objection or cancellation may be contrary to statutory regulations. In such a case, the Company will process your personal data only to the extent necessary to comply with the statutory requirements.

4.     Right to Restriction

You have the right to restrict the processing of your personal data with regard to the transmission of such data to third parties. An application for restriction must be sent in writing to the controller (see below) accompanied by proof of identity.

The receipt of your application for restriction will be confirmed and your application will be completed within a reasonable time.

Such restriction may conflict with legal regulations. In such a case, the Company will only transmit your personal data to third parties to the extent necessary to comply with the statutory requirements.

5.     Right to Complaint

You have the right to file a complaint with the competent Liechtenstein supervisory authority. You may also contact another supervisory authority of an EU or EEA Member State, for example at your place of residence or work or at the place of the alleged infringement.

The contact details of the Data Protection Authority in Liechtenstein are as follows:

Liechtenstein Data Protection Authority

Kirchstrasse 8

FL‐9490 Vaduz

+423 236 60 90

info.dss@llv.li

g.     Contact

For questions about data protection and data processing, please contact the controller in writing. You can contact the controller Officer as follows:

 

Alpine Trust Services AG

Landstrasse 1

FL-9495 Triesen

+423 320 32 33