Cookie policy

1/ Introduction

Hereinafter we explain how we, MFD Rail GmbH, Grundstrasse 12, CH-6343 Rotkreuz, (hereinafter also “we” or “us“) use cookies and other similar technologies (hereinafter together “cookies”) on this website.

When you visit this website, we place cookies on your device in accordance with the settings you have selected in our Cookie Consent Manager.

2/ What are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that contain certain information, and which are stored on your computer or mobile device and assigned to the browser you are using by means of a characteristic string of characters when you access a website. Through cookies, certain information is sent to the site that sets the cookie. Cookies can contain data that makes it possible to recognize the device used. In some cases, however, cookies only contain information on certain settings that are not personally identifiable. Cookies cannot directly identify a user.

3/ Why do we use cookies?
Cookies help to make our website more user-friendly and effective and therefore more convenient for you. Cookies therefore fulfill numerous tasks. For example, they enable efficient navigation between individual web pages, save the settings you have selected and generally improve the user experience. They can also help to ensure that the online advertising presented to you is better tailored to you and your interests. We can also use cookies to better analyze the use of our websites and online content. In addition, cookies can facilitate the interaction of our website with online content from various social media channels.

4/ Do you use any cookies from third party companies?
Some of the cookies, web beacons and other tracking and storage technologies we use are from third-party providers (“Third-Party Cookies“) in order to obtain web analytics and other information about our website. These cookies and similar technologies may also be used for measurement services and targeted advertising. These providers use programming codes to collect information about your interaction with our website. This may include websites you have visited, links you have clicked on or the duration of your visit to our websites.

5/ What types of cookies the website uses and how you can consent to or refuse their use?
On this website, we distinguish between technically necessary and so-called optional cookies. Necessary cookies or technically necessary cookies are required to perform the basic functions on this website. We also use optional cookies, with which we can track which content interests you in order to display interest-based advertising (“marketing cookies”) and cookies with which we can track your preferences with regard to the use of the website (“preference cookies”).

Optional cookies will only be placed with your prior consent. You have the option of consenting to all optional cookies by clicking the “Allow all” button in our Cookie Consent Manager or rejecting all optional cookies by clicking the “Reject” button. In addition, you can use the sliders on the cookie banner to make general settings for categories of cookies and record your selection by clicking “Allow selection“. Under “Details” you will find detailed information on the individual cookies. There you also have the option of making individual settings.

6/ For which services and purposes do we use cookies?
Below we outline the services and purposes for which we use cookies, what personal data we process from you in this context and on what legal basis, whether this data may be passed on to third parties, how long this data is stored and where it is stored.

6.1/ Necessary cookies
Necessary cookies or technically necessary cookies make our website technically accessible and usable for you. This concerns essential basic functionalities, such as the error-free display of the Cookie Consent Manager. We use technically necessary cookies for the following services and purposes:

6.1.1/ Cookiebot by Usercentrics

Service & purpose of the service:

This website uses Cookiebot by Usercentrics, a cookie consent management service provided by Usercentrics GmbH, Sendlinger Straße 7, 80331 Munich, Germany.

Provider of the service/recipient of the data:

Usercentrics GmbH, Sendlinger Straße 7, 80331 München, Deutschland

(Personal) data processed:

This list contains all (personal) data processed by or through the use of this service:

– Opt-in- & Opt-out-data
– Referrer URL
– User Agent
– User Settings
– Consent ID
– Time of consent

– Consent type
– Template version
– Banner language
– IP address
– Geographical location

Legal basis:

Storage period of (personal) data:

The data described above are stored for as long as this necessary for a successful consent management. If the processing of personal data is no longer necessary, the personal data will be deleted. This is usually the case when the cookies are deleted.

Place of data processing:

Switzerland, European Union

If you are resident in the European Union, it is possible that your personal data may be processed in Switzerland. Personal data can be transferred to Switzerland without further guarantees because the European Commission has determined that Switzerland has an adequate level of data protection comparable to that of the EU (Art. 45 GDPR). Switzerland has also recognized an adequate level of data protection for the European Union for data transfers from Switzerland to the European Union (Art. 16 para. 1 DSG).

Cookies used:

A detailed overview of the cookies used for this service, their purpose and information about their storage duration can be found in our Cookie Consent Manager. You can access the Cookie Consent Manager at any time, even after you have made your settings, by clicking on the following symbol at the bottom right of the website:

6.1.2/ Youtube – Consent Management

Service & purpose of the service:

We have integrated YouTube videos into our online offering, which are stored on the YouTube platform and can be played directly from our website. YouTube is a service of Google Ireland Limited, Google Building Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland (hereinafter as “Google”).

Video integration and all associated data processing, including analyses, require the consent of the website user. The technically necessary cookies used for this purpose as described in the Cookie Consent Manager are used for consent management purposes.

Data will only be transferred to Google if you activate such video functions. Once being activated, we have no influence on this data transfer. The data transfer is carried out regardless of whether Google provides a user account through which you are logged in or whether no user account exists. If you are logged in at Google, your data will be assigned directly to your account.

Provider of the service/recipient of the data:

Google Ireland Limited, Google Building Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland und Google LLC, Amphitheatre Parkway 1600, 94043 Mountain View, CA, USA

(Personal) data processed:

This list contains all (personal) data processed by or through the use of this service:

– Opt-in- & Opt-out-data
– Referrer URL
– User Agent
– User Settings
– Consent ID
– Time of consent

– Consent type
– Template version
– Banner language
– IP address
– Geographical location
– Last login
– Google account ID

Storage period of (personal) data:

Legal basis:

The setting of cookies and the associated processing of your data is necessary to fulfill legal obligations pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR and is carried out in accordance with the data protection principles of the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection. In addition, we process your data on the basis of our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR in secure and effective consent management.

Place of data processing:

Switzerland, European Union, USA


Google Ireland Limited is a subsidiary of Google LLC, Amphitheatre Parkway 1600, 94043 Mountain View, CA, in the USA. When embedding YouTube videos, your data may also be forwarded to the USA and processed on Google LLC servers in California.

When data is transferred to the USA, the Data Privacy Framework must be observed. This is an agreement between the EU and the USA that enables the secure transfer of personal data from the EU to the USA. By self-certifying in accordance with the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, US companies can certify that they comply with detailed data protection obligations and thus maintain a level of data protection comparable to that of the EU, as the European Commission has recognized an adequate level of data protection for companies that have undergone the certification process of the EU-US Privacy Framework in accordance with Art. 45 GDPR. Google LLC has undergone the certification process and therefore offers a level of data protection for personal data comparable to that in the EU.

For data collected in Switzerland and processed in the USA, an adequate level of data protection is ensured by concluding standard contractual clauses pursuant Art. 16 para. 2 lit. d DSG with the provider. Google LLC is also certified under the Swiss-US Data Privacy Framework.

If you are resident in the European Union, it is possible that your personal data may be processed in Switzerland. Personal data can be transferred to Switzerland without further guarantees because the European Commission has determined that Switzerland has an adequate level of data protection comparable to that of the EU (Art. 45 GDPR). Switzerland has also recognized an adequate level of data protection for the European Union for data transfers from Switzerland to the European Union (Art. 16 para. 1 DSG).

Cookies used:

A detailed overview of the cookies used for this service, their purpose and information about their storage duration can be found in our Cookie Consent Manager. You can also access the Cookie Consent Manager at any time after making your settings by clicking on the following symbol at the bottom right of the website:

6.2/ Preference

Preference cookies enable a website to remember information that changes the way the website behaves or looks, like your preferred language or the region that you are in. We use preference cookies for the following services and purposes:

Service & purpose of the service:

On this website we use the language setting service Polylang to remember your language settings.

Provider of the service:

WP SYNTEX, 28 ALLEE JEAN SEBASTIEN BACH, VILLEFONTAINE, 38090, FR.

(Personal) data processed:

This cookie stores the following personal data:

– Language of the last page visited
– Language selection of the website

Storage period of (personal) data:

The data are generally stored for 1 year. At the end of the year, the data will be deleted.

Legal basis:

Data processing is based on your consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and is carried out in accordance with the data protection principles of the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection.

Place of data processing:

Cookies used:

6.3/ Marketing

We use analysis and marketing cookies on this website. These cookies are used to analyze reach and performance in order to enable an evaluation of website usage. This enables us to determine the overall performance of our website and to improve it and optimize content. We use marketing cookies to show advertisements that are relevant and appealing to the individual user in order to provide interest-based content. We use marketing cookies for the following services and purposes:

6.3.1/ Google Analytics

Service and purpose of the service:

We use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Ireland Limited (“Google“). Google will use the cookies described below to collect information about how you use our website in order to evaluate user behaviour on the website and to compile website user statistics and reports on website activity. We use this information to constantly improve our website content and to provide you with attractive website content.

Provider of the service/recipient of the data:

Google Ireland Limited, Google Building Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland und Google LLC, Amphitheatre Parkway 1600, 94043 Mountain View, CA, USA

(Personal) data processed:

This list contains all (personal) data collected through the use of this service:

– Click path
– Date and time of the visit
– Device information
– Location information
– IP address
– Visited pages
– Referrer URL
– Browser information
– Hostname

– Browser language
– Browser type
– Screen resolution
– Device operating system
– Interaction data
– User behavior
– Visited URL
– Cookie ID

Storage period of (personal) data:

If the processing of the respective (personal) data is no longer necessary for the purposes described, the personal data will be deleted. Details on the storage of your data by Google can also be found in the Google privacy policy.

Legal basis:

Place of data processing:

Switzerland, European Union, USA

Google Ireland Limited is a subsidiary of Google LLC, Amphitheatre Parkway 1600, 94043 Mountain View, CA, in the USA. When using Google Analytics, your data may also be forwarded to the USA and processed on Google LLC servers in California.

When data is transferred from the EU to the USA, the Data Privacy Framework applies. This is an agreement between the EU and the USA that enables the secure transfer of personal data from the EU to the USA. By self-certifying in accordance with the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, US companies can certify that they comply with detailed data protection obligations and thus maintain a level of data protection comparable to that of the EU, as the European Commission has recognized an adequate level of data protection for companies that have undergone the certification process of the EU-US Privacy Framework in accordance with Art. 45 GDPR. Google LLC has undergone the certification process and therefore offers a level of data protection for personal data that is comparable to that of the EU.

For data collected in Switzerland and processed in the USA, an adequate level of data protection is ensured by concluding standard contractual clauses pursuant Art. 16 para. 2 lit. d DSG with the provider. Google LLC is also certified under the Swiss-US Data Privacy Framework.

If you are resident in the European Union, it is possible that your personal data may be processed in Switzerland. Personal data can be transferred to Switzerland without further guarantees because the European Commission has determined that Switzerland has an adequate level of data protection comparable to that of the EU (Art. 45 GDPR). Switzerland has also recognized an adequate level of data protection for the European Union for data transfers from Switzerland to the European Union (Art. 16 para. 1 DSG).

Cookies used:

6.3.2/ Google Ads

Service and purpose of the service:

The website uses Google Ads. This is an advertising service of Google Ireland Limited (“Google“) for campaign control, personalization, and performance measurement of advertising campaigns. For this purpose, cookies are used to create an interest profile of the website user.

Provider of the service/recipient of the data:

Google Ireland Limited, Google Building Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland und Google LLC, Amphitheatre Parkway 1600, 94043 Mountain View, CA, USA

(Personal) data processed:

This list contains all (personal) data collected by or through the use of this service.

– Online identifiers
– Device identifier
– Geographical location
– Customer ID
– IP address
– Pages visited

Storage period of (personal) data:

Legal basis:

Place of data processing:

Switzerland, European Union, USA

Google Ireland Limited is a subsidiary of Google LLC, Amphitheatre Parkway 1600, 94043 Mountain View, CA, in the USA. When using Google Ads, your data may also be forwarded to the USA and processed on Google LLC servers in California.

When data is transferred to the USA, the Data Privacy Framework must be observed. This is an agreement between the EU and the USA that enables the secure transfer of personal data from the EU to the USA. By self-certifying in accordance with the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, US companies can certify that they comply with detailed data protection obligations and thus maintain a level of data protection comparable to that of the EU, as the European Commission has recognized an adequate level of data protection for companies that have undergone the certification process of the EU-US Privacy Framework in accordance with Art. 45 GDPR. Google LLC has undergone the certification process and therefore offers a level of data protection for personal data comparable to that in the EU.

For data collected in Switzerland and processed in the USA, an adequate level of data protection is ensured by concluding standard contractual clauses pursuant Art. 16 para. 2 lit. d DSG with the provider. Google LLC is also certified under the Swiss-US Data Privacy Framework.

If you are resident in the European Union, it is possible that your personal data may be processed in Switzerland. Personal data can be transferred to Switzerland without further guarantees because the European Commission has determined that Switzerland has an adequate level of data protection comparable to that of the EU (Art. 45 GDPR). Switzerland has also recognized an adequate level of data protection for the European Union for data transfers from Switzerland to the European Union (Art. 16 para. 1 DSG).

Cookies used:

6.3.3/ Youtube

Service & purpose of the service:

We have integrated YouTube videos into our online offering, which are stored on the YouTube platform and can be played directly from our website. YouTube is a service of Google Ireland Limited, Google Building Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland (hereinafter as “Google”).

Data will only be transferred to Google if you activate such video functions. Once being activated, we have no influence on this data transfer. The data transfer is carried out regardless of whether Google provides a user account through which you are logged in or whether no user account exists. If you are logged in at Google, your data will be assigned directly to your account.

Provider of the service/recipient of the data:

Google Ireland Limited, Google Building Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland und Google LLC, Amphitheatre Parkway 1600, 94043 Mountain View, CA, USA

(Personal) data processed:

This list contains all (personal) data processed by or through the use of this service:

– Cookie ID
– Online identifiers
– Device identification
– Geographical location
– Customer ID
– IP address
– Viewed videos
– Referrer URL

Storage period of (personal) data:

Legal basis:

Place of data processing:

Switzerland, European Union, USA

Google Ireland Limited is a subsidiary of Google LLC, Amphitheatre Parkway 1600, 94043 Mountain View, CA, in the USA. When embedding YouTube videos, your data may also be forwarded to the USA and processed on Google LLC servers in California.

When data is transferred to the USA, the Data Privacy Framework must be observed. This is an agreement between the EU and the USA that enables the secure transfer of personal data from the EU to the USA. By self-certifying in accordance with the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, US companies can certify that they comply with detailed data protection obligations and thus maintain a level of data protection comparable to that of the EU, as the European Commission has recognized an adequate level of data protection for companies that have undergone the certification process of the EU-US Privacy Framework in accordance with Art. 45 GDPR. Google LLC has undergone the certification process and therefore offers a level of data protection for personal data comparable to that in the EU.

For data collected in Switzerland and processed in the USA, an adequate level of data protection is ensured by concluding standard contractual clauses pursuant Art. 16 para. 2 lit. d DSG with the provider. Google LLC is also certified under the Swiss-US Data Privacy Framework.

If you are resident in the European Union, it is possible that your personal data may be processed in Switzerland. Personal data can be transferred to Switzerland without further guarantees because the European Commission has determined that Switzerland has an adequate level of data protection comparable to that of the EU (Art. 45 GDPR). Switzerland has also recognized an adequate level of data protection for the European Union for data transfers from Switzerland to the European Union (Art. 16 para. 1 DSG).

Cookies used:

6.4/ Google Tag Manager

We use the Google Tag Manager from Google Ireland Limited, Google Building Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland (hereinafter referred to as “Google”) on this website. Google Tag Manager is a tag management system (TMS) that can be used to manage tags, i.e. tracking codes and associated code fragments, on our website. Google Tag Manager can be used to integrate Google services into a website.

When Google Tag Manager is used, a connection to Google’s servers is established. As a result, the IP address of the browser of the device used by the user of this website is stored by Google. It cannot be ruled out that the IP address will be transmitted to Google LLC, Amphitheatre Parkway 1600, 94043 Mountain View, CA, in the USA in this context.

When data is transferred to the USA, the Data Privacy Framework must be observed. This is an agreement between the EU and the USA that enables the secure transfer of personal data from the EU to the USA. By self-certifying in accordance with the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, US companies can certify that they comply with detailed data protection obligations and thus maintain a level of data protection comparable to that of the EU, as the European Commission has recognized an adequate level of data protection for companies that have undergone the certification process of the EU-US Privacy Framework in accordance with Art. 45 GDPR. Google LLC has undergone the certification process and therefore offers a level of data protection for personal data comparable to that in the EU.

For data collected in Switzerland and processed in the USA, an adequate level of data protection is ensured by concluding standard contractual clauses pursuant Art. 16 para. 2 lit. d DSG with the provider. Google LLC is also certified under the Swiss-US Data Privacy Framework.

However, cookies are not set in connection with the use of Google Tag Manager.

You can find more information about the Google Tag Manager and data processing by Google here:

https://support.google.com/tagmanager/answer/6102821?hl=de
https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/

7/ How can you withdraw your consent to the setting of cookies once you have given it?

Your consent can be withdrawn at any time with effect for the future by clicking on this sign at the bottom right of the website.

8/ Can I delete cookies?

You can delete all cookies on your device by deleting your browsing history. This will remove all cookies from all websites you have visited. However, you will also delete stored information such as language settings. If you want to know which site-specific cookies have been saved, check the privacy and cookie settings of your preferred browser. In most modern browsers, you can set that no cookies should be stored on your device. The disadvantage is that you will have to make manual settings every time you visit a website again. Some services and functions may then not work properly.

9/ What rights do I have with regard to my personal data?

You have the right at any time, within the limits provided by law,

– to withdraw your consent pursuant to once given, as set out in Art. 7 para. 3 GDPR;
– to request access to the personal data processed concerning you pursuant to Art. 15 GDPR;
– to request the rectification of inaccurate or incomplete personal data stored by us about you pursuant to Art. 16 GDPR;

erasure of the stored personal data pursuant to Art. 17 GDPR, unless the processing is necessary for exercising the right of freedom of expression and information, for compliance with a legal obligation, for reasons of public interest or for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims;

– to request the restriction of the processing of personal data pursuant to Art. 18 GDPR;

– to receive the personal data you have provided in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format or to request that it is transmitted to another controller pursuant to Art. 20 GDPR; and

– to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority pursuant to Art. 77 GDPR, if you consider that the processing of your data has been carried out unlawfully and is in breach of the GDPR. As a rule, you can contact the supervisory authority of your usual place of residence or our company headquarters.

– to object pursuant to Art. 21 GDPR:
Pursuant to Art. 21 GDPR, you have the right to object to data processing by us at any time on grounds relating to your particular situation, insofar as this is based on the protection of “legitimate interests” pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. If you exercise your right to object, we will cease processing unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for further processing which override your rights and interests

To assert your rights, you can contact us at any time:

MFD Rail GmbH
Grundstrasse 12
CH-6343 Rotkreuz
T/ +41 41 531 24 24
E/ info@mfdrail.ch

10/ Changes to this Cookie Policy

Please note that we regularly update this Cookie Policy in order to adapt it to possible changes that may arise with regard to the use of the cookies we use or the applicable legal provisions.

The status of this Cookie Policy is indicated by the date.

Status: February 2024

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