Privacy Policy / Data Protection Statement

Pyramid Computer GmbH’s faytech (following faytech) and its subsidiaries respect your privacy. This Privacy Statement informs you of our privacy practices and of the choices you can make about the way information about you, including from your online activity is collected and how that information is used by faytech. This statement is readily available on our faytech.com home page and at the bottom of every faytech web page.

faytech is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. Should we ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified when using this website, then you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy policy.

faytech may change this policy from time to time by updating this page. You should check this page from time to time to ensure that you are happy with any changes. This policy is effective from 01.01.2018.

1. Privacy Statement

faytech is a global organization, with legal entities, business processes, management structures, and technical systems that cross borders. This Privacy Statement applies to all faytech-owned websites, domains, services, applications, and products, and those of our wholly owned subsidiaries (“faytech sites or services”), except that a privacy policy or statement specific to a particular faytech product, or service may supersede or supplement this Privacy Statement.

Our website may contain links to other websites of interest. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.

We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorized access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.

2. Data Collection

Personal information is any information that personally identifies you or from which you could be identified. This may include your name, address, telephone number, email address and profession or occupation. faytech may collect personal information from you in connection with:

  • Product or service orders, activations, and registrations.
  • Profile creation and user verification for online services.
  • Information requests or complaints.
  • Marketing, newsletter or support subscriptions.
  • Visits or browsing on faytech websites.

the following personal information may be collected:

  • Personal and business contact information, such as name, address, telephone number, and email address.
  • Financial information, such as your billing information and account details.
  • Details of the products and services you have purchased from us or which you have enquired about, together with any additional information necessary to deliver those products and services and to respond to your enquiries.
  • Any additional information relating to you that you provide to us directly through our websites or indirectly through use of our websites or online presence, through our representatives or otherwise.
  • Information you provide to us through our service center, customer surveys or visits by our representatives from time to time.

3. Usage of Information

We require this information to understand your needs and provide you with a better service, and in particular for the following reasons:

  • Internal record keeping.
  • Manage our relationship with you.
  • Communicate with you about faytech products, services or support and send marketing communications, which may include promotional e-mails about new products, special offers or other information we think you may find interesting
  • To process and respond to any complaint made by you
  • To keep your contact details up to date and provide updated details to faytech service providers and suppliers where necessary
  • Improve and develop products, services and support including through quality control, research and data analysis activities
  • Update you on new services and benefits
  • Assess and improve the performance and operation of faytech websites answer enquiries, provide information, support or advice about existing and new products or service

4. Data sharing with Third Parties

Data is shared only in connection with and in compliance with applicable laws and regulations. We do not sell or otherwise market your personal data to third parties except as described in this statement. faytech shares personal information in the following way:

faytech retains service providers and suppliers to manage or support its business operations, provide professional services, deliver complete products, services and customer solutions and to assist faytech with marketing and communication initiatives. These providers and suppliers may be located in the US or other overseas locations and include, for example, providers of customer support and live-help, marketing and communications, hosting and IT service providers, email service providers, automated data processors, shipping agents, management and support of faytech websites, order fulfilment and delivery. Suppliers and service providers are required by contract to keep confidential and secure the information received on behalf of faytech and may not use it for any purpose other than to carry out the services they are performing for faytech.

5. Children’s Privacy

faytech does (not knowingly) collect information from teenagers as defined by local law, and does not target its websites or mobile applications to children under these ages. We encourage parents and guardians to take an active role in their children’s online and mobile activities and interests.

6. Privacy Preferences / Newsletter & Social Media

faytech will give you the choice to receive a variety of information that complements our products and services, and general communication. You can make or change your choices about receiving either subscription or general communications at the data collection point or by using other methods, which will be listed below. This option does not apply to communications primarily for the purpose of administering order completion, contracts, support, product safety warnings, driver updates, or other administrative and transactional notices where the primary purpose of these communications is not promotional in nature.

We will give you the opportunity to choose your privacy preferences regarding the marketing communications we send:

Newsletter
faytech general communications provide information about new products, services, company updates, offers and any other related information. faytech will subscribe you to the newsletter should one of the following interactions have occurred, however we will make sure to send you an mail in which you have to consent in order to receive further newsletters:

  • Received an inquiry through our website or directly though one of our sales representatives working for faytech or one of its subsidiaries.
  • Had contact with one of our sales, at e.g. an exhibition, and showed interest in one of our products or services.
  • Required support or after-sales help with one of our products purchased by us directly or one of our distributors.

We use Mailchimp to send the faytech newsletter. Your data will therefore be transmitted to Mailchimp (The Rocket Science Group). It is forbidden for Mailchimp to use your data for other purposes than for sending the newsletter. A passing on or a sale of your data is not permitted to Mailchimp. You can revoke your consent to the storage of the data and its use for sending the newsletter at any time, e.g. via the unsubscribe link in the newsletter, or by contacting the following e-mail: marketing@faytech.com

Social Media
faytech occasionally uses social media to promote and inform information to its followers, should you share, react or reach out to any of our social media platforms, we might use it for marketing or promotional purposes on our platforms, unless you explicitly state that we are not allowed to do so.

7. Safety of Stored Information

To prevent unauthorized access or disclosure, to maintain data accuracy, and to ensure the appropriate use of the information, we utilize reasonable and appropriate physical, technical, and administrative procedures to safeguard the information we collect and process. faytech retains data only as required or permitted by local law and while it has a legitimate business purpose.
When collecting or transferring sensitive information we use a variety of additional security technologies and procedures to help protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure.

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8.   How we use cookies

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses cookies, which are text files placed on your computer to help the website analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google’s behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. 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, otherwise please use the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

Additionally, this website uses the invisible Google Recaptcha V3 which collects the hardware and software information, such as device and application data and the results of integrity checks, which is sent to Google to perform these checks. More information on Google’s Privacy Policy in relation to the Recaptcha.

Contact Details

For any questions or comments regarding this Privacy Policy / Data Protection Statement, feel free to contact the person below:
Name: Bernard van Strien
E-mail: marketing@faytech.com
Tel.: +49 5542 30374 0