Privacy Policy

What data do we collect?

When you are browsing our website and using our mobile app, biotys collects the following data:

• The language of your browser and of your device.
• The number of times you open the mobile app.

When you are using our website and our mobile app, biotys does not collects any other data. There is no need to register or identify yourself. Every information you put in the app (e.g. the food you eat, how your body reacts, how you feel) stays on your device and biotys cannot access it, neither can third-parties. This means that if you delete the app, there is no way of recovering your data.

How do we collect your data?

You directly provide biotys with the data we collect. We only collect data and process data when you:

• Use or view our website via your browser's cookies.
• Use our mobile app via cookies too.

In case you contact us, hopefully to give us good and useful feedbacks, we may store your email address on our Swiss database to communicate with you solely on this topic (mostly to thank you).

How do we use your data?

biotys collects your data so that we can:

• Enhance your experience with the website by landing directly in your browser's language.
• Monitor the traffic on the website and on the mobile app.

biotys does not share your data with other companies. .

The legal basis for processing the above data is Art 6 section 1(b) of the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

biotys may use this data for the purpose of improving the website and the mobile app, the services we provide to you, and to prevent abusive use of our service. In accordance with Art 6, section 1(f) GDPR, we consider that we have a legitimate interest to offer an error-free and functional service.

Marketing

biotys does not operate any marketing activities. Your data will not be used for marketing reason, and you will not receive marketing content from us.

What are cookies?

Cookies are text files placed on your computer to collect standard Internet log information and visitor behavior information. When you visit our website, we may collect information from you automatically through cookies using Matomo.

For further information, visit www.allaboutcookies.org and www.matomo.org.

How do we use cookies?

biotys uses cookies in a few ways to improve your experience on our website and to keep track of the usage of our mobile app, namely:

• Understanding how you use our website.
• Monitoring how many times you opened our mobile app.
• Recording your language preferences.

What types of cookies do we use?

There are a number of different types of cookies, however, our website and our mobile app only use the following:

• Functionality — biotys uses these cookies so that we recognize you on our website and our mobile app and remember your previous visit. These include what language you prefer and how many times you visit our website and open our mobile app.

How to manage cookies

By using our app and our website you consent (in the case of the website, through opt-in in the cookie banner) that biotys may use cookies and third-party services, and collect your usage data under a unique identifier, for the purposes of tracking, analysis, and improvement of our website and app. However, biotys will not use these cookies for advertising purposes.

You may withdraw your consent to non-essential tracking and analysis at any time, using the above mentioned cookie banner. However, in a few cases, some of our website features may not function as a result of this opting-out.

Data privacy facts

We believe that privacy is a basic human right. Here are the main privacy facts that you should know about biotys:

• Our website and our mobile app have been designed to minimize the use of your personal data. We only collect and process your data for the purposes outlined above and detailed in this Privacy Policy.
• The security of our infrastructure respects the highest standards in Switzerland and all of our data processing happens in Switzerland. If you have any question in this regard please contact us at hello@biotys.ch.
• We do not retain your data in an identifiable format for longer than necessary to deliver our services.
• biotys does not engage in any automated decision-making or profiling activities.

What are your data protection rights?

biotys would like to make sure you are fully aware of all of your data protection rights. Every user is entitled to the following:

• The right to access — You have the right to request biotys for copies of your personal data. We may charge you a small fee for this service.
• The right to rectification — You have the right to request that biotys corrects any information you believe is inaccurate. You also have the right to request biotys to complete information you believe is incomplete.
• The right to erasure — You have the right to request that biotys erases your personal data, under certain conditions.
• The right to restrict processing — You have the right to request that biotys restricts the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
• The right to object to processing — You have the right to object to biotys's processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
• The right to data portability — You have the right to request that biotys transfers the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.

In case you contact us, hopefully to give us good and useful feedbacks, we may store your email address on our Swiss database to communicate with you solely on this topic (mostly to thank you).

Children

If you are under age 13, you are not allowed to submit any personal data through our website or mobile app. Further, we encourage parents and legal guardians to monitor their children's Internet use and to help us in enforcing our Privacy Policy by instructing their children to never provide any personal data through our website or mobile app without their permission.

If you become aware that a child under the age of 13 has submitted personal data to us, please contact us at hello@biotys.ch.

Changes to our Privacy Policy

biotys reserves the right to amend this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the law, our data collection and data use practices, the features of biotys' services, or advances in technology. Please check this page periodically for changes. If we make any changes to this Privacy Policy that we consider to be material to your consent, we will notify you of them.

biotys actually keeps its Privacy Policy under regular review and places any updates on this web page.

Languages

This Privacy Policy exists in English, French, and German. In the event of any inconsistency between these three translations the English text shall prevail.

How to contact us

If you have any questions about biotys's Privacy Policy, the data we hold on you, or you would like to exercise one of your data protection rights, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Email us at: hello@biotys.ch

How to contact the appropriate authority

Should you wish to report a complaint or if you feel that biotys has not addressed your concern in a satisfactory manner, you may contact the Information Commissioner's Office (Préposé cantonal à la protection des données et à la transparence).

ppdt@etat.ge.ch — Boulevard Helvétique 27, 1207 Genève