1. Scope of the processing of personal data

The processing of personal data is limited to data that is required to operate a functional website, for the provision of content and services and to perform web analytics especially for remarketing. The processing of personal data of our users is based on the purposes agreed and on a legal basis according to the GDPR. We only collect personal data that is necessary to implement and process our tasks and services or if you provide data voluntarily giving your consent, which you can revoke at any time.

2. Your rights

You have the right to request information about any of your personal data we process. In particular, you have the right to request information about the purpose of the processing, the categories of personal data, the categories of recipients who will have access or were disclosed with your data, the duration periods for saving the personal data, whether there is a right to adjust/correct, erase, restrict or object, transmission of data, the source of your data if not collected through us and if we use automatic decision-making technologies including profiling.

Additionally, you have the right to rectification or deletion, the right to restriction of processing, the right to object to processing and the right to data portability.

Further, you have the right to revoke a previously granted consent to use your personal data at any time. The revocation can be sent informally to the address of Q Development AG, Rhigass 1, 9487 Gamprin-Bender, Liechtenstein or by e-mail to [email protected].

If you believe that the processing of your personal data is inconsistent or contradicts the applicable data protection laws you have the possibility to lodge a complaint with the data protection office. For Liechtenstein, this is: The Data Protection Agency, Städtle 38, 9490 Vaduz, Liechtenstein.

1. Provision of the website

a) Logging of e-mail traffic:

To ensure adequate information and system security and to detect malware, we store log data on e-mail traffic. When you send an e-mail to one of our addresses, the following data is logged: E-mail and IP address of the recipient and the sender, number of recipients, subject, date and time of receipt by the server, file name of any attachments, size of the message, risk classification for spam and delivery status. In a first step, e-mails are checked purely automatically. Only in the case of suspicion of a threat to the security of the IT systems are individual e-mails checked manually by responsible persons.

In addition, we process your personal data in connection with e-mails, where necessary, for the duration of the entire business initiation and beyond that in accordance with the statutory retention and documentation obligations.

The data mentioned above are saved for a maximum time period of 90 days.

The data processing is based on your consent according to Art 6 para 1 lit a and on our legitimate interest according to Art. 6 para 1 lit f GDPR.

b) Visitor data and usage data:

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

The following data are collected:

• Information regarding the type and version of internet browser used to access the website
• Operating system
• IP address
• Date and time of each access
• Web page from which the user was redirected to our page
• Web pages and resources that were visited

The data mentioned above are saved for a maximum time period of 30 days. This storing is done due to security reasons to ensure the stability and integrity of our systems.

The legal basis is legitimate interest according to Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f of the GDPR. For example, it is in our legitimate interest to improve our website usage.

c) Application documents

By submitting your application documents, you agree that personal data such as name, title, address, telephone number, date of birth, education, work experience, salary requirements and those data and images contained in the cover letter, resume, references or other documents sent may be processed by us for the purpose of keeping, merging and making available in an applicant database.

The data provided will be stored in our database for twelve months for the purpose of processing the request and in case of follow-up questions.

The data processing is based on Art 6 para 1 lit a and lit b GDPR.

d) Newsletters

We may use your contact details to send you (by post or electronically) newsletters, event invitations and other mail promoting our services. We do this on the basis of our legitimate interests or your consent (as appropriate to the communication in question). You can always unsubscribe from these mailings by contacting us at [email protected].

The basis is consent according to Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a of the GDPR and legitimate interest according to Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f of the GDPR. It is in our legitimate interest to inform you of changes relating to Q and our range of services.

e) Web analytics and conversion tracking

We use the analysis tool Google Analytics (https://analytics.google.com/) to evaluate the usage of our website. Google Analytics is a web analytics service operated and provided by Google LLC. (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, United States). Google processes the website usage data on our behalf. No evaluation of personal data takes place. All analyses are based on anonymized datasets.

Since, Google is an active participant in the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, the data transfer to the USA is compliant with the GDPR due to an adequate level of protection of your personal data in the USA. To learn more about the data processed and stored by using Google Analytics, see below at:

• policies.google

The legal basis for the temporary storage of data and log files is Article 6 Para. 1 lit. a of the GDPR. The transfer of your personal data is based on declaration acc. to Art 7 para 1 lit a of the GDPR, which you can revoke at any time.

2. Cookies

Cookies are small files that are managed by the user’s web browser and are directly stored on the respective device (Laptop, Tablet, Smartphone etc.) whenever you visit our website.

If you do not wish to use cookies, you can change the settings in your browser accordingly. You will then be notified whenever your browser attempts to create a cookie and you can decide whether you want to allow the cookie.

However, please note that a deactivation of cookies may result in a limited user experience and you may not be able to use every function of our website.

The legal basis is consent according to Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a of the GDPR and legitimate interest according to Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f of the GDPR. For example, it is in our legitimate interest to improve our website and design it more user-friendly. The declaration of consent can be revoked at any time, whereby this does not affect data which has already been transmitted. The transfer of your personal data is based on declaration acc. to Art 7 para 1 lit a of the GDPR, which you can revoke at any time.

Cookies help us understand how you interact with our site and supports us in making improvements to our site. Google Analytics does this to understand and save your preferences for future visits and to compile aggregate data about site traffic and site interaction. With the consent of setting cookies, data such as the following is transferred: first-party cookies, data related to the device/browser, IP address, and on-site activities. No evaluation of personal data takes place. All analyses are based on anonymized datasets. Read about Google’s policies on the processing and storage of data at: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en

In the event that we place ads on external websites through third-party service providers specializing in such advertisements, we use cookies to place targeted advertisements to users on other websites based on their interests.

We use the following cookie providers for ads on their websites: Google, Meta, and X. Since Google, Meta, and X are active participants in the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, the data transfer to the USA is compliant with GDPR due to an adequate level of protection of your personal data in the USA. You can read more about them and their policies on the processing and storage of data below:

• Google
• Meta
• X

The legal basis for the temporary storage of data and log files is Article 6 Para. 1 lit. a of the GDPR. The transfer of your personal data is based on declaration acc. to Art 7 para 1 lit a GDPR, that means your consent, which you can revoke at any time.

3. Google Tag Manager

In addition to Cookies, this website uses the “Google Tag Manager” service. The Tag Manager is a tool for the management of so-called tags, which are used for tracking in online marketing, e.g. it allows for the counting of downloads of documents made available on the website. The Tag Manager itself does not process any personal data, since it is purely for the administration of other services – e.g. Google Analytics etc. For more information about the Tag Manager, please visit the Google Analytics Tag Manager privacy policy at https://www.google.com/analytics/tag-manager/use-policy/

The legal basis for the temporary storage of data and log files is Article 6 Para. 1 lit. a of the GDPR. The transfer of your personal data is based on declaration acc. to Art 7 para 1 lit a GDPR, that means your consent, which you can revoke at any time.

We use a common encryption technology “SHA256 with RSA” in connection with the highest encryption levels that are supported by your browser. If a page on our website was/is being transmitted encrypted it is shown by the lock symbol in the address bar of your browser.

We do not use fully- or semi-automated decision making. Our processing activities always depend on human intervention.

This Data Privacy Statement is the current version issued in May 2024.