DATA PROTECTION

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DATA PROTECTION (REVOCATION & REVOCATION FORM SEE BOTTOM OF PAGE)

Andres Empowerment GmbH (hereinafter referred to as Andres Empowerment, "we" or "us") is a company based in Switzerland. The data protection regulations declared here refer to the statutory provisions of data protection law in the European Union, in particular the EU General Data Protection Regulation (hereinafter “GDPR”). In particular, it also covers Swiss law with regard to data protection. This data protection declaration only applies to the "thomas-andres.com" website, including any existing subdomains. The following information does not refer to other Andres Empowerment websites or third-party websites to which links are provided from the website.

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OBJECT
The subject of data protection is personal data. Personal data is any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (“data subject”). Your personal data therefore includes all data that allows you to be identified, such as your name, your address, your telephone number or your e-mail address. Personal data also includes information that arises as a result of the use of our website, such as the beginning, end and scope of use or your IP address.

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DATA TRANSFER
You can visit parts of our website without providing any personal information. However, when you visit this site, the web server automatically records log files that cannot be assigned to a specific person. This data includes e.g. B. the browser type and version, operating system used, referrer URL (the previously visited page), IP address of the requesting computer, access date and time of the server request and the file request of the client (file name and URL). This data is only collected for the purpose of statistical analysis. You cannot object to the collection and storage of your server log data, as this data is absolutely necessary for the smooth operation of the website. It will be deleted after it no longer serves its purpose.

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HOSTING AND E-MAIL TRAFFIC

Our website is hosted by a third party, as is the processing of e-mail traffic. For security reasons, we only provide their address on request and after checking your details.

If you contact us by e-mail, the collection, processing and use of your voluntarily provided contact data (e.g. name, e-mail address) is only purposeful, either to record and, if necessary, answer your request(s) as well as for technical purposes Administration. The processing of data that is transmitted by email when contacting us is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 Sentence 1 Letter b GDPR when it comes to the initiation of a contractual relationship, or on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 Sentence 1 letter f GDPR. In the latter case, we have a legitimate interest in processing contact requests sent to us voluntarily. You can object to the storage of your personal data at any time, unless they have to be backed up for official reasons or for reasons of proof.

Since communication via e-mail does not take place via a secure data connection, please refrain from sending confidential information via it. We recommend that you use a secure transmission method, such as letter post, for sending confidential information. We would like to point out that the e-mail traffic is stored by our provider in Switzerland. 

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NEWSLETTER
We use the so-called double opt-in procedure to send the newsletter, i.e. we will only send you a newsletter by e-mail if you have previously expressly confirmed to us that we should activate the newsletter service. We will then send you a notification email and ask you to confirm that you wish to receive our newsletter by clicking on a link contained in this email. By completing this separate double opt-in procedure, you have given your consent to receive the newsletter.

We only send newsletters after you have registered, i.e. with your consent on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 Sentence 1 Letter a GDPR. If the content of the newsletter is specifically described when registering for the newsletter, this is decisive for the scope of the consent. Our newsletter also contains information about our products, offers, campaigns and our company. If you later no longer wish to receive newsletters from us, you can revoke your consent at any time. A message in text form (e.g. email, letter) to the above contact details is sufficient. Of course, you will also find an unsubscribe link in every newsletter.

The newsletter is sent using “Mailchimp”, a newsletter mailing platform based in the USA. The data processing takes place on our behalf on the basis of an order processing contract that we have concluded with "Mailchimp". "Mailchimp" undertakes to protect the data of our users, to only process it on our behalf and in particular not to pass it on to third parties. Mailchimp" is committed to complying with EU data protection regulations.

We would like to point out that after the newsletter has been sent, we will evaluate your user behavior with regard to our newsletter. For this evaluation, the e-mails sent contain so-called web beacons, also known as tracking/counting pixels. These are one-pixel image files that link to our website and enable us to evaluate user behavior with regard to our newsletter. This is done by collecting technical information, e.g. about your browser, your system, your IP address and the time of retrieval, as well as web beacons, which are assigned to your e-mail address and linked to your own ID.

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COOKIES

The website uses cookies and similar technologies (collectively "cookies" in the following) in order to be able to design the website optimally. This enables, among other things, easier navigation and a high degree of user-friendliness. Cookies are small identifiers that our web server sends to your browser and that your end device stores with the appropriate standard setting. These can be used to determine whether your device has already communicated with us. They serve the purpose of making use more convenient for you and optimizing our offer. This processing takes place on the basis of Article 6 Paragraph 1 Clause 1 Letter f GDPR with regard to absolutely necessary cookies and on the basis of Article 6 Paragraph 1 Clause 1 Letter a GDPR if you consent to the storage and use of additional cookies of your own or third-party cookies. Personal data can then be stored in cookies if this is technically absolutely necessary or if you have given your consent. You can revoke your consent to the use and storage of cookies at any time with effect for the future by deactivating cookies in your browser.

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GOOGLE ANALYTICS
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Inc. ("Google"). Google Analytics uses so-called "cookies", i. H. Text files that are stored on your computer and that enable an analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website (including your IP address) is transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity for website operators and to provide other services related to website activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties if required to do so by law or if third parties process this data on behalf of Google. Under no circumstances will Google associate your IP address with other Google data. You can prevent the installation of cookies by setting your browser software accordingly; we would like to point out to you however that in this case you can if applicable not use all functions of this website in full. By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above. (See also the "Cookies" section below.)

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RETARGETING/REMARKETING
We use retargeting/remarketing technologies on our website to optimize our offer. The legal basis is Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 Letter a GDPR, since the data processing takes place on the basis of your consent.

a) What is retargeting/remarketing?
On our website, data is collected on the basis of cookie/tracking technology to optimize our advertising and the entire online offer (so-called retargeting/remarketing). This data is not used to identify you personally, but is only used to evaluate the use of our website and to address users who are already interested in our website with advertising on our website and the websites of our partners. With this technology, we and our partners can present you with advertising or special offers and services, the content of which is based, for example, on the information obtained in connection with the clickstream analysis (e.g. advertising that is geared towards the fact that only certain articles from our offer have been viewed). We are convinced that the display of interest-based advertising is usually more interesting for the user than advertising that does not have such a personal connection. The display of advertising on our website or on the websites of our partners is based on an analysis of previous usage behavior. However, user profiles are only created anonymously or pseudonymously. Your tracking data will never be merged with the personal data stored by us. You can also technically prevent the storage and use of cookies by making the appropriate browser settings or browser add-ons. You can also deactivate interest-based advertising on Google under the following link: https://adssettings.google.com/.

b) Google AdWords Remarketing and Facebook Pixel
We use the remarketing or "similar target groups" function in AdWords from Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043 USA, hereinafter "Google", on this website.

Google uses cookie/tracking technologies, which are stored on your end device and which enable an analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by the cookie/tracking technology about your use of this website (including your IP address) is transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. The IP address is then shortened by the last three digits by Google, so it is no longer possible to clearly assign the IP address. Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity for website operators and to provide other services related to website activity and internet usage. Google may also transmit this information to other recipients if this is required by law or if third parties process this data on behalf of Google. Third-party providers, including Google, use stored cookies/tracking information, among other things, to place ads based on a user's previous visits to this website. You can find more information about analyzing your search and usage behavior here:
http://www.google.com/intl/de/policies/privacy/ and http://www.google.com/policies/‌technologies/ads/.

USE OF FACEBOOK

This website also uses the Facebook pixel from Facebook Inc., 1601 South California Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94304 USA, hereinafter referred to as “Facebook”.
When you visit our website, a direct connection is established between your browser and the Facebook server via the Facebook pixel. Facebook receives the information that you have visited our website and we can thus make our Facebook activities more effective and, for example, only display posts or ads for visitors to our website. The data collected is only transmitted to Facebook in encrypted form and is anonymous to us, i.e. we cannot see the personal data of individual users. We do not use the "extended matching" function of the Facebook pixel.
You can find more information about the Facebook pixel in the Facebook privacy policy at https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/ and at https://www.facebook.com/business/‌learn/facebook-ads-pixel.
You can also technically prevent the storage and use of cookies by making the appropriate browser settings or browser add-ons. You can also deactivate interest-based advertising on Google under the following link: https://adssettings.google.com/.

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USE OF YOUTUBE
We have integrated components from YouTube on this website. YouTube is an Internet video portal that allows video publishers to post video clips free of charge and other users to view, rate and comment on them free of charge. YouTube allows the publication of all types of videos, which is why both complete film and television programs as well as music videos, trailers or videos made by users themselves can be accessed via the Internet portal.
The operating company of YouTube is YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA. YouTube, LLC is a subsidiary of Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheater Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, USA.
Each time one of the individual pages of this website is accessed, which is operated by us and on which a YouTube component (YouTube video) has been integrated, the Internet browser on the information technology system of the person concerned is automatically prompted by the respective YouTube component to display download the relevant YouTube component from YouTube. Further information about YouTube can be found at https://www.youtube.com/yt/about/de/. As part of this technical process, YouTube and Google are informed which specific subpage of our website is visited by the person concerned.
If the person concerned is logged in to YouTube at the same time, YouTube recognizes which specific subpage of our website the person concerned is visiting by calling up a subpage that contains a YouTube video. This information is collected by YouTube and Google and assigned to the respective YouTube account of the data subject.
YouTube and Google always receive information via the YouTube component that the person concerned has visited our website if the person concerned is logged in to YouTube at the same time as accessing our website; this takes place regardless of whether the data subject clicks on a YouTube video or not. If the data subject does not want this information to be transmitted to YouTube and Google, they can prevent the transmission by logging out of their YouTube account before accessing our website.
The data protection regulations published by YouTube, which can be accessed at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/, provide information about the collection, processing and use of personal data by YouTube and Google.

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PAYMENT METHOD
1. Data protection regulations for PayPal as a payment method
We have integrated PayPal components on this website. PayPal is an online payment service provider. Payments are processed via so-called PayPal accounts, which represent virtual private or business accounts. PayPal also offers the option of processing virtual payments via credit cards if a user does not have a PayPal account. A PayPal account is managed via an email address, which is why there is no classic account number. PayPal makes it possible to trigger online payments to third parties or to receive payments. PayPal also assumes trustee functions and offers buyer protection services.
The European operating company of PayPal is PayPal (Europe) S.à.r.l. & Cie. S.C.A., 22-24 Boulevard Royal, 2449 Luxembourg, Luxembourg.
If the data subject selects "PayPal" as the payment option during the ordering process in our online shop, the data of the data subject is automatically transmitted to PayPal. By selecting this payment option, the data subject agrees to the transfer of personal data required for payment processing. The personal data transmitted to PayPal is usually first name, last name, address, email address, IP address, telephone number, mobile phone number or other data required for payment processing. Personal data related to the respective order are also required to process the purchase contract. The transmission of the data is intended for payment processing and fraud prevention. The person responsible for processing will transmit personal data to PayPal in particular if there is a legitimate interest in the transmission. The personal data exchanged between PayPal and the person responsible for processing may be transmitted by PayPal to credit agencies. The purpose of this transmission is to check identity and creditworthiness. PayPal may pass on the personal data to affiliated companies and service providers or subcontractors insofar as this is necessary to fulfill the contractual obligations or the data is to be processed in the order.
The data subject has the option of withdrawing their consent to the handling of personal data from PayPal at any time. A revocation does not affect personal data that must be processed, used or transmitted for (contractual) payment processing.
PayPal's applicable data protection regulations can be found at https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full.

2. Credit card payment offer:
If there is an obligation to send us your payment data after the conclusion of a fee-based contract, this data is required for payment processing. Payment transactions using the usual means of payment (Visa/MasterCard) are made exclusively via an encrypted SSL or TLS connection. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from "http://" to "https://" and by the lock symbol in your browser line.
With encrypted communication, your payment data that you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.
Payment by credit card is made using the stripe service. How stripe collects, uses and discloses customer data can be viewed under stripe's applicable data protection regulations at https://stripe.com/de/privacy.

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RECIPIENTS OF PERSONAL DATA
Your personal data will only be passed on to external recipients if this is necessary for the processing of your request, if we have your consent or if there is another legal permission.

External recipients can be in particular:
Processors: These are service providers that we use to provide services, for example in the areas of technical infrastructure and maintenance of our website. Such processors are carefully selected and regularly checked by us to ensure that your privacy is protected. These service providers may only use the data for the purposes specified by us and according to our instructions. In compliance with the legal requirements of Art. 28 GDPR, we are authorized to use such processors.
Public bodies: These are authorities, state institutions and other public bodies, e.g. supervisory authorities, courts, public prosecutors or tax authorities. Personal data is only transmitted to such public bodies for legally compelling reasons. The legal basis for such a transmission may be Art. 6 Para. 1 Sentence 1 Letter c GDPR.
Non-public bodies: Service providers and auxiliary persons to whom data is transmitted on the basis of a legal obligation or to protect legitimate interests, for example tax consultants or auditors.

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DATA PROCESSING IN THIRD COUNTRIES
We are based in Switzerland. Switzerland is a non-EU country and therefore a third country. For website users from the EU, we are guided by the legislation in accordance with the GDPR.

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STORAGE DURATION AND DELETION
We only store your personal data for as long as this is necessary to fulfill the purposes or - in the case of consent - as long as you do not revoke the consent. In the event of an objection, we will no longer process your personal data unless further processing is permitted under the relevant legal provisions or is even mandatory (e.g. within the framework of commercial and tax law storage obligations). We also delete your personal data if we are obliged to do so for legal reasons.

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YOUR RIGHTS
As the person affected by data processing, you have numerous rights. In detail these are:
Right to information (Art. 15 GDPR): You have the right to receive information about the data we have stored about you. Right to rectification and erasure (Art. 16 and Art. 17 GDPR): You can request us to correct incorrect data and - if the legal requirements are met - to delete your data.
Right to restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR): You can demand that we restrict the processing of your data - provided the legal requirements are met.
Right to data transferability (Art. 20 GDPR): If you have provided us with data on the basis of a contract or consent, you can request that you receive the data you have provided in a structured and common format if the legal requirements are met or that we transfer them to another responsible party.
Right to object to data processing based on legitimate interests (Art. 21 GDPR): You have the right to object to data processing by us at any time for reasons that arise from your particular situation, insofar as these are based on legitimate interests within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 letter f GDPR. If you exercise your right to object, we will stop processing your data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for further processing that outweigh your rights.
Revocation of consent (Art. 7 GDPR): If you have given us consent to the processing of your data, you can revoke this at any time with effect for the future. This does not affect the lawfulness of the processing of your data until you withdraw your consent. If you want to revoke your consent to the use of cookies, you can do this yourself in your browser settings.
Right of appeal to the supervisory authority (Article 77 GDPR): You can also lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority if you believe that the processing of your data violates applicable law. You can either contact the data protection authority responsible for your place of residence, your workplace or the place of the alleged infringement, or the data protection authority responsible for us (Swiss data protection).

If you have any questions about the processing of your personal data, your rights as a data subject and any consent you may have given, we will be happy to help you free of charge.

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SECURITY
We take technical and organizational security measures to protect your personal data against accidental or intentional manipulation, loss, destruction or access by unauthorized persons. These security measures are adapted in accordance with the current state of the art.
Your personal data transmitted as part of the use of our website is transmitted securely by us using encryption. We use the encryption protocol Transport Layer Security (TLS), more widely known by its predecessor Secure Sockets Layer (SSL). 
Our employees are committed to data secrecy.

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AUTOMATED DECISION MAKING
We are a responsible Swiss company and do not use automatic decision-making or profiling.

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PICTURE CREDITS

Images on this page come from Andres Empowerment's library, Thomas Andres' holdings, and external image banks such as Fotolia and Shutterstock. All image material is protected by copyright. It may not be copied or adopted in any other way, unless it is expressly stated that a clearly identified image or photograph may be reused.

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WITHDRAWAL/FORM AND ARBITRATION

Andres Empowerment GmbH is a company based in Switzerland. Switzerland does not have the right of withdrawal according to the EU regulation. The Swiss legislative authorities assume that a company acts honestly and in the interests of the consumer. We agree. It is our sincere endeavor to bring real value to our customers. Should a conflict nevertheless arise, the EU Commission provides a platform for online dispute resolution (OS), which you can find at http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr/. In principle, we are not obliged to participate in a dispute settlement procedure according to § § 36 VSBG (Germany) before a consumer arbitration board and will not do so.

If you would like to withdraw from a contract concluded with us, according to our terms and conditions, a right of withdrawal applies, resp. Right of withdrawal of 14 days.

The revocation or the withdrawal expressly does not apply to audio or video recordings or computer software in a sealed package if the seal was removed after delivery. A right of withdrawal when purchasing audio and video files (especially mp3, mp4, wav files and all other files) is also expressly excluded. 

In order to exercise your right of withdrawal, you must inform Andres Empowerment GmbH of your decision to withdraw from this contract by means of a clear statement (e.g. a letter sent by post or e-mail). You can use the attached model cancellation form, but it is not mandatory. 

To meet the cancellation deadline, it is sufficient for you to send the communication regarding the exercise of the right of cancellation before the cancellation period has expired.

Consequences of revocation 

If you withdraw from your contract, we will have all payments that we have received from you, including delivery costs (except for the additional costs resulting from the fact that you have chosen a different type of delivery than the cheapest standard delivery offered by us ), immediately and at the latest within fourteen days from the day on which we received notification of your cancellation of a contract. For this repayment, we use the same means of payment that you used in the original transaction, unless something else was expressly agreed with you; under no circumstances will you be charged fees for this repayment. We may refuse repayment until we have received the goods back or until you have provided proof that you have returned the goods, whichever is earlier. You must return or hand over the goods immediately and in any case no later than fourteen days from the day on which you informed us of the cancellation of this contract. The deadline is met if you send the goods before the period of fourteen days has expired. 

You bear the direct costs of returning the goods. 

You only have to pay for any loss in value of the goods if this loss in value is due to the handling of the goods that is not necessary to establish the nature, characteristics and functioning of the goods.

Exclusion of the right of withdrawal 

The right of withdrawal does not apply to contracts for the delivery of goods that are not prefabricated and for the production of which an individual selection or determination by the consumer is decisive or which are clearly tailored to the personal needs of the consumer. 

Premature expiry of the right of withdrawal 

If you want to revoke a contract, please fill out this form and send it back - copy/paste into your word processing program: 

At 
Andres Empowerment GmbH
Bellariastrasse 51
8038 Zurich

I/we (*) hereby revoke the contract concluded by me/us (*) for the purchase of the following goods (*) / the provision of the following service (*)

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Ordered on ___________________ (*)/received on _______________________(*) 
Name of consumer(s) 
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Address of the consumer(s)
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Date Signature of the consumer(s) (only if notified on paper) 
(*) Cross out what is not applicable