This Privacy Policy explains how NS Partners processes personal data in connection with its business activities and website use.
Privacy Notice Switzerland
Data Protection Statement
NS Partners SA (“NS”) processes information and personal data about clients, prospects, service providers, employees and persons connected to them in the framework of its business activities.
This notice explains how NS processes personal data and describes the rights granted to identified or identifiable persons whose data is processed.
For questions relating to data protection, the Data Protection Officer can be contacted using the Data Protection Officer (DPO) request form or by post at: Data Protection Officer, Rue du Mont-Blanc 18, 1201 Geneva, Switzerland.
Definitions
Processing includes the collection, recording, storage, use, modification, communication, archiving, deletion or destruction of personal data.
Personal data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person.
What personal data is concerned?
The personal data processed by NS may include, depending on the legal basis and relationship concerned:
- Identification data such as name, address, telephone number, email address, business details, marital status and family composition.
- Personal characteristics such as date of birth and country of origin.
- Professional information, employment history, qualifications and representation authority.
- Financial information, bank details, investments, investment profile and transaction data.
- Information contained in official identification documents and information required by regulatory obligations.
- Cookie and similar technology information where consent or another legal basis applies.
NS does not carry out profiling or evaluation of characteristics solely on the basis of automated processing.
Purposes and legal bases
NS collects and processes personal data when this is necessary to perform a contract, comply with legal and regulatory obligations, pursue legitimate interests, perform tasks in the public interest or process data on the basis of consent where required.
Processing may be carried out in particular to open and maintain business relationships, manage and administer investment funds, provide financial services, collect documentation relating to financial services relationships, cooperate with competent authorities and prevent fraud, corruption, money laundering, terrorist financing or sanctions breaches.
Sources used to collect personal data
Personal data may be obtained directly from the persons concerned, for example through contact forms or contractual documentation, and indirectly from external sources such as public registers, sanctions lists, subscription databases or third parties.
Tools used
| Tool | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Google Tag Manager | Tag management and website measurement. |
| Google Analytics 4 | Audience and traffic analytics. |
| LinkedIn Ads | Professional advertising and campaign measurement. |
| Meta Business Suite | Instagram and Facebook campaign management. |
| Google Ads | Advertising and campaign measurement. |
| HubSpot CRM | Client relationship management and marketing operations. |
Rights of data subjects
Subject to applicable limitations, data subjects may exercise their rights free of charge by contacting the Data Protection Officer. These rights may include access, rectification, deletion, restriction of processing, objection to processing, portability where applicable, receipt of information on transfer safeguards and the right to lodge a complaint with a competent authority.
Retention period
NS retains personal data for as long as required for the purposes for which the data was collected and processed, and in accordance with applicable legal, regulatory, contractual, tax and anti-money laundering requirements. Data may be retained for longer where required by judicial measures, investigations or regulatory oversight.
Transfer and sharing of personal data
NS may disclose personal data where legally authorised or required, including to NS group entities, service providers and processors, auditors, legal advisers, public authorities, courts, supervisory authorities, custodians, brokers and other financial market participants.
Personal data may be transferred to recipients abroad, including to jurisdictions that do not provide an equivalent level of protection. Where required, appropriate safeguards such as contractual clauses are implemented.
Privacy Notice Europe / Rest of the World
This notice also outlines the processing of personal data by NS Partners entities outside Switzerland and describes rights available to individuals whose personal data is processed by NS Partners.
For questions concerning processing by NS Partners entities, contact the relevant Data Protection Officer using the Data Protection Officer (DPO) request form.
NS Partners applies technical and organisational measures designed to protect personal data from unauthorised access or processing, accidental loss or destruction, in accordance with internal security procedures.
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