Legal notices

General information

By consulting and using the information provided on the website of MDS Solutions SA, you agree to accept the conditions below. Unless expressly agreed otherwise, MDS Solutions SA is responsible for the contents published on its site. Insofar as allowed by the law, MDS Solutions SA is not liable for the contents of third party websites. MDS Solutions SA reserves the right to modify or delete the contents of this website and the present terms and conditions and this, at any time and at its discretion. Consequently, we invite you to read these legal notices regularly.


Data protection

MDS Solutions SA complies with the provisions and laws in force on data protection—such as, for example, the European General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679 (GDPR), or the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection (FADP).

Copyright

All the contents of the website of MDS Solutions SA (texts, charts, images, etc.) are protected by copyright and remain property of MDS Solutions SA. The pages and information may be downloaded and used for personal use only. MDS Solutions SA retains all intellectual property and user rights and may revoke this authorisation to use the contents at any time.

Non-binding information

The services and the available information are published for information purposes only. They do not constitute any compulsory purchase offer or the conclusion of any commercial action.

Exclusion from liability

MDS Solutions SA endeavours to ensure that the contents of its site are free from any technical imprecisions, omissions or typographical errors. However, it cannot guarantee that the contents will always be up to date, correct and complete and that the functions of the website will not be interrupted. MDS Solutions SA accepts no liability for damage that may occur from access to the contents of the website or from its consultation.

Some links on the website of MDS Solutions SA lead to third party websites. MDS Solutions SA has no influence regarding the accuracy, comprehensiveness and legality of the contents, the offers and links towards other sites appearing on them. MDS Solutions SA excludes any liability linked to these sites and will not be liable for any damage that may result in relation with sites to other third party sites. Consequently, you access these websites at your own risk.

Electronic transmission

Emails and messages sent through an online formula are not encrypted and therefore, are not treated with confidentiality. MDS Solutions SA cannot prevent the server from receiving malicious elements, and in some cases, the contents from being read and modified by third parties. MDS Solutions SA is not liable for any damage resulting from sending unencrypted messages. It provides no guarantee for website contents that are transmitted incorrectly or incompletely.

MDS Solutions SA endeavours to process messages received within a reasonable time. However, it cannot guarantee that the messages and order sent to it will be processed within the time frame required by the sender. Unless otherwise agreed by MDS Solutions SA, the sending of message to MDS Solutions SA shall create no obligation in terms of deadline for the latter.

Applicable law

The courts of Geneva, Switzerland shall have exclusive competence over any potential dispute arising from the use of the MDS Solutions SA website, subject to any appeal to the Swiss Federal Court.

ARIF

The ARIF is a self-regulatory body approved by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) to supervise financial intermediaries set out in Article 2 paragraph 3 of the Swiss federal anti-money laundering act and the financing of terrorism in the finance sector (AMLA).

Types of personal data processed

We obtain personal information through our online forms on our websites. The personal information we may obtain include, for example :

  • Full name
  • Email
  • Address, city, country
  • Telephone
  • Company, position
  • Employee data for payroll management
  • Accounting data
  • Invoicing data

Sharing of data

We do not sell or disclose your personal data unless to the extent described here or at the time of its collection.

  • We may share personal data within MDS Solutions SA for the purposes described below.
  • We may disclose your personal data :
    • If we are obliged or authorised to do so by virtue of the law in force or a legal process (order by the court or summons),
    • To the legal authorities or other government representatives in order to comply with a legitimate legal request,
    • As part of an investigation in case of suspected fraud or illegal activity,
    • In all other cases, with your authorisation.
  • We may transfer the personal data that we collect and store it with some of our subcontractors in Switzerland or in other countries that may have data protection laws different from those in force in the country in which the data was provided. In this case, we will transfer the personal data only for the purposes set out in this Confidentiality Policy. To the extent authorised by the law in force, when we transfer your personal data to beneficiaries located in other countries, we take all the appropriate measures to protect your personal data.

Data storage

Our website is hosted in Switzerland. Your data may also be stored with foreign partners that offer an equivalent level of data protection.

To the extent authorised by the law in force, we conserve your personal data that we receive as long as :

  • This is necessary for the purposes for which we have received it, in accordance with the provisions of this Confidentiality Policy,
  • We have another legal base, indicated in this Confidentiality Policy, in order to conserve the said data beyond the period during which it is necessary to obtain the initial objective of obtaining the personal data.

You may assert your right to have your personal data deleted at any time; see the “Your rights” and “Contacts” sections below. You are informed that the data still remains visible in our registers even after its deletion, because it may provide information on past legal relationships.

Your rights

To the extent permitted by the law in force in your country, you may

  • Access, modify, update and correct your personal data that we keep;
  • Ask us to delete your personal data or restrict how it is used by using our contact address;
  • Exercise your right to data portability by the same means.

If this is authorised by law, you may at any time withdraw the consent previously given to us to process your personal data, providing legitimate reasons linked to your particular situation, and we will apply your preferences, if applicable. To exercise these rights, contact us using the address found in the last section of this document.

Data protection

MDS Solutions SA establishes security in accordance with the principles of the GDRP. We take the appropriate technical and organisational security measures to protect your personal data from unauthorised access or abusive use. Such measures include the preparation of directives, training courses, solutions aimed at computer and network security, controlling and restricting access, encryption of data support and transmissions and controls.

Amendments to our Confidentiality Policy

This Confidentiality Policy may be updated regularly and without prior notice in order to reflect the changes made to our information practices.

Contacts

For all questions or comments regarding this Confidentiality Policy, or if you wish to update your personal data or preferences, contact us at the following address :

  • MDS Solutions SA
  • 7 Avenue des Baumettes
  • CH -1020 Renens
  • Tel : +41 (0)21 343 22 22