This privacy statement sets out how Swiss Life Asset Managers processes personal user data of visitors to this website and the manner in which this takes place. It also describes how Swiss Life Asset Managers guarantees the security of the personal data that is processed. 

Responsible body at Swiss Life Asset Managers:

Swiss Life Investment Management Holding AG
- Data Protection -
General-Guisan-Quai 40
CH-8022 Zurich

DataprotectionAM@swisslife-am.com

Responsible bodies and contact details in the countries:

Switzerland

Swiss Life Asset Management AG
- Data Protection -
General-Guisan-Quai 40
CH-8022 Zurich

DataprotectionAM@swisslife-am.com

France

Swiss Life Asset Managers France
- Data Protection -
153, rue Saint-Honoré
FR - 75001 Paris

dataprotection-france@swisslife-am.com

Luxemburg

Swiss Life Asset Managers Luxembourg
- Data Protection -
4a, Rue Albert Borschette
LU-1246 Luxemburg

Data_Protection@swisslife-am.com

Germany

  •  Swiss Life Insurance Asset Managers GmbH
    - Data Protection -
    Zeppelinstrasse 1
    DE-85748 Garching b. München

    DSB-SwissLifeAsset@he-c.de
  • Swiss Life Asset Managers Luxembourg Niederlassung Deutschland
    - Data Protection -
    Darmstädter Landstrasse 125
    DE-60598 Frankfurt am Main

    DataProtection.SLAMLUXDE@swisslife-am.com

  • Swiss Life Kapitalverwaltungsgesellschaft GmbH
    - Data Protection -
    Darmstädter Landstrasse 125
    DE-60598 Frankfurt am Main

    DSB-SwissLifeKVG@he-c.de    

Nordics

Swiss Life Asset Managers Nordic AS
 - Data Protection -
Haakon VIIs gt 1
NO-0161 Oslo

dataprotection@swisslife-am.no

United Kingdom

Swiss Life Asset Managers UK Limited
55 Wells Street
London
W1T 3PT
United Kingdom

graham.langlay-smith@swisslife-am.com

Swiss Life Asset Managers UK Limited will hold any personal data collected from you in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998 and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (EU) 2016/679 as amended and incorporated into UK law.

Personal data

Personal data are information concerning your person. This includes details such as your name, address, postal address, telephone number etc. Information that cannot be directly related to your actual identity (such as amount of time spent on the website or number of users of the website) does not count as personal data. Personal data are only collected at Swiss Life Asset Managers if you proactively authorise us to do so, for instance when registering for personalised services. Your details entered on the form are only stored for the intended purpose. The forwarding of your data to third parties outside the Swiss Life Group and its contractual partners is ruled out unless permitted or required by statutory regulations. 

Processing personal data

We collect and make use of your personal data that we have received through the use of our Internet services only within the legally permissible framework and only for the purpose for which you have made them available to us (e.g. request for information material, entry of comments, newsletter orders).

The data entered are subject to far-reaching security measures intended to prevent unauthorised access, inhibit inappropriate use and protect the data against damage or loss. Data transmission via the Internet takes place using SSL/TSL encryption. Standard browsers support the SSL/TLS procedure. You can tell from the closed representation of the padlock symbol and “https://” in the address bar of your browser whether an individual page of our website is transmitted in encrypted form.

If you decide to enter personal details such as your name, address, telephone number or e-mail address via the contact form or requests for product information etc., you consent to our collecting, processing and using the data made available to us for the envisaged purpose such as processing your request or newsletter order. If, for example, you request information about products or services, we will use your data to provide you with the corresponding information. It may be necessary for this purpose for us to pass on your data to the applicable company belonging to the Swiss Life Group or to its contractual partners. You can revoke your consent at any time with future effect.

Anonymous data collection

You can generally visit the non-personalised websites of Swiss Life Asset Managers without letting us know who you are. Your visit to Swiss Life web pages is recorded.

If you wish to view our website, we collect the following data that we require for technical purposes in order to display our website to you and guarantee the requisite stability and security (the legal basis is Art. 6, cl. 1, p. 1, lit. f GDPR):

the IP address currently used by your computer, name of the retrieved site, date and time of retrieval, volume of data transmitted, notification of whether retrieval was successful, description of type of web browser used, operating system used, Internet browser used, operating system, number of visits, average time spent on site, sites retrieved.

This information is analysed for statistical purposes while you as an individual user remain anonymous. No personal user profiles can be gained from these data. The information stored is used to determine the attractiveness of the Swiss Life web pages and enhance their content.

Your data protection rights

You can assert your data protection rights towards us under certain conditions:

  • You are entitled to receive information from us about your data stored with us in accordance with the provisions of Art. 15 GDPR.
  • At your request we will correct the data stored about you in accordance with Art. 16 GDPR if the latter are incorrect or erroneous.
  • If you wish, we will delete your data in accordance with the principles of Art. 17 GDPR unless prevented from doing so by other statutory regulations (e.g. statutory retention obligations) or an overriding interest on our part (e.g. for the defence of our rights and claims).
  • Subject to the requirements of Art. 18 GDPR, you can request us to restrict the processing of your data.
  • You can also register an objection to the processing of your data in accordance with Art. 21 GDPR requiring us to cease processing your data. However, this right of objection only applies if very special circumstances pertain with regard to your personal situation and the rights of our Group may obstruct your right of objection.
  • You are also entitled to receive your data subject to the provisions of Art. 20 GDPR in a structured, conventional and machine-readable format or to transmit them to third parties.
  • You are furthermore entitled to revoke consent granted to us for the processing of personal data at any time with future effect.
  • You also have the right to complain to a data protection supervisory authority about the processing of your personal data by us (Art. 77 GDPR). However, we recommend always initially addressing such complaints to us.

The aforementioned rights can be denied or restricted in the event of overriding interests, rights and freedoms of third parties or if the processing serves the assertion, exercise or defence of legal claims of Swiss Life Asset Managers. 

Inquiries concerning the processing of personal data and the exercise of your rights should wherever possible be addressed in writing to the applicable local data protection officers in the countries. 

Linked websites

Our website may contain links to other websites. We have no influence on whether their operators comply with the data protection provisions. We also have no influence whatsoever on the legality of the contents of these websites and therefore accept no liability for the contents of other websites. Swiss Life Asset Managers is not responsible for their contents or handling of personal data. Third-party websites are not governed by this privacy statement. 

Use of cookies

In order to safeguard legitimate interests pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 f) GDPR (to safeguard IT security, defend against possible attacks, determine the attractiveness of the websites and optimise the content), we use cookies in some areas. These make it easier for you to use our website.

When you visit our website, you have the option of agreeing to the use of cookies in order to use all the website's functions without restriction. Strictly necessary cookies enable the website to function properly. Declining performance cookies and marketing cookies may not affect your user experience or the functionalities while using the website.  If you decline these cookies, first-party and third-party cookies will be disabled. In addition, first-party cookies will be deleted. We cannot delete third-party cookies for you. You must delete the third-party cookies within the setting of your browser.

Cookies may also be used on linked pages without our being able to inform you of this in advance. You can change your cookie settings within your Internet browser. These browser settings for cookies are usually located under "Options," "Tools" or "Favorites" in your internet browser. You can also access the "Help" menu of the browser.

Web analysis

Swiss Life Asset Managers uses analysis tools from third parties such as Adobe Analytics (hereinafter generically referred to as “analysis service providers”) to analyse the use of its websites. Swiss Life Asset Managers accepts no responsibility or liability for any data processing by the providers of these tools. 

Using Adobe Analytics

Adobe Analytics, a web analysis service provided by Adobe Systems Software Ireland Limited, 4-6 Riverwalk, Citywest Business Campus, Dublin 24, Ireland (“Adobe”) is used on this website. In its analyses Adobe Analytics uses so-called “cookies”, text files saved on your computer that enable them to analyse your use of the website. If the information generated by the cookie about use of the website is transmitted to an Adobe server, the settings ensure that the IP address is anonymised prior to geolocalisation and replaced by a generic IP address prior to saving.

Adobe uses this information on behalf of the operator of this website to analyse use of the website by the users, to compile reports about website activities and to provide other services to the website operator in connection with use of the website and internet. The IP address transmitted from your browser by Adobe Analytics is not merged with other data of Adobe.

You can also prevent data generated by the cookie with regard to your use of the website (incl. your IP address) being registered with Adobe and Adobe’s processing of such data by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at this link: https://www.adobe.com/de/privacy/opt-out.html

Social media buttons

Functions (plugins) of third-party providers and social media platforms (Twitter, LinkedIn, Xing, Facebook, Google+) are integrated into websites of Swiss Life Asset Managers. These plugins allow the user to share content on the aforementioned social networks. The buttons are deactivated by default when retrieving the website. This means that no personal data can be sent to the applicable third-party providers without the assistance of the user. After the user has activated the button, the plugins automatically convey data, including personal data, to the corresponding third-party provider. If while visiting the website the user is simultaneously logged into the network of the applicable third-party provider, the latter can assign the visit to the network account of the user. Swiss Life Asset Managers has no influence on this. The data protection notices of the applicable social networks set out the purpose and scope of this data collection and the further processing and use of personal data. Users are also provided there with information about their rights and configuration options concerning the protection of privacy. 

Newsletter

If you would like to subscribe to our newsletter, you will need to specify your e-mail address to which we can send the newsletter. By disclosing your e-mail address you consent to our use of this to send you the newsletter containing the latest news from Asset Management.

You can of course at any time cancel your subscription to the newsletter and revoke the consent you have granted with future effect. Please click on the corresponding button in the newsletter to do so.

Fund update (alert)

If you would like to subscribe to our fund alert, you will need to specify your e-mail address to which we can send the alert e-mails. By disclosing your e-mail address you consent to our use of this to send you the alert e-mail containing the latest update of a specific fund.

You can of course at any time cancel your subscription to the fund alert and revoke the consent you have granted with future effect. Please click on the corresponding button in the alert e-mail to do so.

Ad hoc announcements regarding listed real estate funds (EQS data bank)

See our website for ad hoc announcements regarding listed real estate funds and/or newsletters for institutional and professional investors with information on current developments in our company or products. This service is provided with the support of EQS Group AG (Hardturmstrasse 11, 8005 Zurich). By providing your e-mail address, your name and the other details requested in the form, you agree to their use in sending you push notifications containing ad hoc announcements regarding listed real estate funds and/or newsletters. You may revoke your agreement at any time without effect on the legality of any processing undertaken to date. To do so, please click the relevant link at the end of each e-mail/push notification.

Amendments to the privacy statement

The rapid development of new internet technologies makes it necessary to amend our privacy statement from time to time. We reserve the right to amend this privacy statement at any time subject to the applicable data protection provisions. The current status is May 2018. You will be informed here of any changes. 

Should you have any questions, suggestions or comments on the topic of data protection, please send an e-mail to dataprotection@swisslife-am.com.