Data Privacy Notice

This data privacy notice (the “Data Privacy Notice”) applies to all Personal Data processed by DCM Systematic SA (“DCM Systematic”).

1. INTRODUCTION

DCM Systematic thanks you for visiting its website and for your interest. This website is operated by DCM Systematic. We are dedicated to protecting the confidentiality and privacy of information entrusted to us. Below, you will find information on how DCM Systematic may use the data you provide to us and on the possibilities of data collection by third parties such as Google and LinkedIn.

By providing Personal Data, you confirm your agreement with this Data Privacy Notice and agree that DCM Systematic may collect and use your Personal Data as described below. If you do not agree, please do not provide us with your Personal Data.

2. LEGAL BASIS

This Data Privacy Notice sets out the basis upon which DCM Systematic collects, uses and processes any Personal Data under its obligations under the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (“GDPR”) for natural persons within the European Union and any other applicable requirements and the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection (“FADP”) and its related ordinance as a Swiss company.

This Data Privacy Notice may be subject to periodic updates and was last updated in September 2024.

3. PERSONAL DATA

Personal Data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person. An identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person.

4. COLLECTED PERSONAL DATA

You may also provide personal data when you contact us using a contact form.

DCM Systematic only collects Personal Data that you choose to provide. In some cases, it may offer you the choice to opt in to receive information from it, such as subscribing to a newsletter.

You may also provide Personal Data when you contact DCM Systematic using a contact form.

5. USE OF PERSONAL DATA

Respect for privacy is central to our concern. Therefore, we strictly comply with the legal requirements of the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection (FADP) when collecting, processing, and using your personal data. We collect, store, and process your data solely to better meet your needs, such as identifying you via the contact form.

DCM Systematic respects the rights of natural persons as regards their privacy and the use of their Personal Data. Accordingly, DCM Systematic strictly complies with the legal requirements of the GDPR and the FADP when collecting, processing, and using your Personal Data. DCM Systematic collects, stores, and processes your Personal Data solely to better meet your needs, such as the ability to identify you via the contact form.

We retain Personal Data for so long as the Personal Data is needed for the purposes for which it was collected or in line with legal and regulatory requirements or contractual arrangements. As a rule, the statutory retention period is ten years. We will dispose of Personal Data when we no longer need it.

6. DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL DATA

DCM Systematic does not use Personal Data for commercial purposes. Therefore, it does not sell your Personal Data to third parties. However, some Personal Data may be unintentionally shared with third parties, as outlined in section 10. Google Analytics and 11. Social Networks.

7. SECURITY

We use TLS encryption to protect communications with our website.

DCM Systematic uses TLS encryption to protect communications with its website.

DCM Systematic takes all measures to maintain a high level of security when collecting, processing, and storing data, using organizational and technical means. However, your attention is drawn to the fact that DCM Systematic is not in a position to guarantee absolute protection.

8. USE OF COOKIES

These data are used particularly for statistical measurement, analysis of user behavior, and geolocation.

DCM Systematic’s website uses cookies and other trackers that may automatically record Personal Data. Their purpose is to facilitate the use of the website.

DCM Systematic may process data related to searches and navigation for advertising targeting purposes. In particular, it may use these data for statistical measurement, analysis of user behavior, and geolocation.

9. BROWSERS AND COOKIES

Recent versions of major browsers allow you to control the traceability of your own browsing and oppose the storage of cookies. By adjusting your browser settings, you can conduct browsing sessions, after which all cookies installed during that session are automatically deleted.

10. GOOGLE ANALYTICS

Our site uses a web analysis service provided by Google Inc. (Google) called Google Analytics. It uses cookies. Data generated by cookies about your use of the site, including your IP address, will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers that may be located abroad, including in countries with a lower level of data protection thank Switzerland. Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the site, compile reports on site activity, and provide other services related to site activity and internet usage. Google may disclose this data to third parties if required by law or when these third parties process the data on Google’s behalf, including the site operator. Google will not combine your IP address with other data held by Google. You can disable cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser. You can also completely disable Google Analytics using a browser add-on called “Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.”

DCM Systematic’s website uses a web analysis service provided by Google Inc. (Google) called Google Analytics. It uses cookies. Data generated by cookies about your use of the site, including your IP address, will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers that may be located abroad, including in countries with a lower level of data protection than Switzerland. Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, compile reports on the website’s activity, and provide other services related to website activity and internet usage. Google may disclose this data to third parties if required by law or when these third parties process the data on Google’s behalf, including the site operator. Google will not combine your IP address with other data held by Google. You can disable cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser. You can also completely disable Google Analytics using a browser add-on called “Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.”

By visiting DCM Systematic’s website, you expressly consent to the processing of your Personal Data by Google under the conditions and for the purposes described here and accept Google’s terms of use.

11. SOCIAL NETWORKS

If you do not want data about you to be collected via these cookies, you can enable the “Block third-party cookies” function in your browser settings.

DCM Systematic’s website uses plugins from social networks, specifically LinkedIn.

These plugins are identified by logos.

When you open a page on DCM Systematic’s website containing such a plugin, your browser automatically establishes a connection with LinkedIn servers. The plugin’s content is directly transmitted by LinkedIn to your browser and integrated into the web page.

Through the integration of a plugin, LinkedIn is informed that you have visited the corresponding page on DCM Systematic’s website. If you are logged into LinkedIn at that moment, it can associate your visit to DCM Systematic’s site with your user account. Furthermore, if you interact with the plugins, for instance by clicking the “Like” button or posting a comment, the corresponding information will be directly transmitted by your browser to LinkedIn’s servers and stored there.

By logging out of your LinkedIn account before visiting DCM Systematic’s website, you can prevent LinkedIn from collecting information about you during your visit to DCM Systematic’s website.

However, please note that even if you are not logged into your LinkedIn account, data may still be transmitted to LinkedIn by websites containing LinkedIn elements via cookies containing a marker. This may enable LinkedIn to establish a profile indicating the web pages visited by the user associated with the mentioned marker. By correlation, they may be able to link the marker to a user account during a subsequent login to the user account.

If you do not want data about you to be collected via these cookies, you can enable the “Block third-party cookies” function in your browser settings.

To learn more about the purpose and scope of the data collection, processing, and use by LinkedIn, as well as your rights and options for setting to protect your privacy, please consult their respective data protection policies.

12. RIGHT OF ACCESS AND RECTIFICATION

You can exercise this right by contacting us at the following email address: info@dcm-systematic.com or via the contact form, or by postal mail to the address below.

Under the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection, you have the right to information, opposition, access, and rectification of Personal Data that concerns you, subject to certain exemptions to safeguard the public interest.

Consequently, you have the right to request that incorrect, incomplete, ambiguous, outdated, or unlawful information about you be corrected, completed, clarified, updated, or deleted.

You can exercise this right by contacting DCM Systematic at the following email address: info@dcm-systematic.com or via the contact form, or by postal mail to the address below. We aim to respond within 30 days from the date we receive privacy-related communications. No fee is required to make a request unless your request is clearly unfounded or excessive. Depending on the circumstances, we may be unable to comply with your request based on other lawful grounds.

If you are not satisfied with DCM Systematic’s use of your Personal Data or its response to any exercise of these rights, you have the right to contact the relevant data protection supervisory authority (Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (FDPIC) in Switzerland).

13. CONTACT

For any information, you can contact DCM Systematic directly through the contact page or at the address below:

DCM Systematic SA
Rue du Mont-Blanc 7
CH-1201 Geneva
Switzerland