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Privacy Policy

Controller

Sideline Management AG
Schaffhauserstrasse 106
8180 Bülach, Switzerland

Telephone: +41 78 250 07 21
Email: info@sideline-group.com
Website: www.sideline-group.com

Registered with the Commercial Register of the Canton of Zurich
Company Registration Number (UID): CHE-192.543.674

Sideline Management AG (hereinafter “Sideline”, “we”, “us” or “our”) is the controller responsible for the processing of personal data described in this Privacy Policy.

Scope and Applicable Law

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, process and protect personal data when you:

  • visit our website,
  • contact us,
  • engage with us as a client, business partner or investor,
  • subscribe to communications, or
  • otherwise interact with Sideline.

We process personal data in accordance with:

  • the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection (FADP / DSG), and
  • where applicable, the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Categories of Personal Data

We may process the following categories of personal data:

Website Usage Data

  • IP address
  • Browser type and version
  • Operating system
  • Referrer URL
  • Date and time of access
  • Pages visited

Contact Data

  • Name
  • Company name
  • Position/title
  • Email address
  • Telephone number
  • Correspondence content

Business and Transaction Data

  • Contractual information
  • Investment-related information
  • Due diligence documentation
  • Financial and corporate information (where applicable)

We do not intentionally collect sensitive personal data unless required in the context of a specific mandate.

Purposes of Processing

We process personal data for the following purposes:

  • Providing and maintaining our website
  • Responding to inquiries
  • Performing contractual obligations
  • Structuring and executing transactions
  • Compliance with legal and regulatory obligations
  • Risk management and governance
  • Communication with clients, partners and stakeholders
  • Protection of legitimate business interests

Legal Basis (GDPR, where applicable)

Where the GDPR applies, processing is based on:

  • Performance of a contract (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR)
  • Compliance with legal obligations (Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR)
  • Legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR)
  • Consent, where required (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR)

Our legitimate interests include maintaining business operations, ensuring IT security, preventing misuse and protecting legal claims.

Data Sharing

We may share personal data with:

  • Professional advisers (legal, financial, tax)
  • Service providers (IT, hosting, cloud services)
  • Transaction counterparties
  • Regulatory or governmental authorities where required

Data is only shared to the extent necessary and subject to appropriate confidentiality obligations.

International Data Transfers

Personal data may be transferred to countries outside Switzerland or the EU/EEA where required for business purposes. Where such transfers occur, we ensure appropriate safeguards, including:

  • Adequacy decisions
  • Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs)
  • Contractual or organisational safeguards

Data Retention

We retain personal data only as long as necessary for the purposes described above, compliance with statutory retention periods and the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims. Once data is no longer required, it will be securely deleted or anonymised.

Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal data against unauthorised access, loss or destruction, alteration and unlawful disclosure. These measures include secure hosting environments, access controls and internal governance procedures.

Cookies and Tracking Technologies

Our website may use cookies or similar technologies to ensure functionality and analyse usage. Users may configure their browser settings to refuse cookies. Where legally required, we obtain consent before using non-essential cookies. If analytics tools (e.g., Google Analytics) are used, appropriate safeguards and anonymisation settings are applied.

Your Rights

Under applicable data protection law, you may have the right to:

  • Access your personal data
  • Rectify inaccurate data
  • Request deletion
  • Restrict processing
  • Object to processing
  • Data portability (where applicable)
  • Withdraw consent at any time

Requests may be submitted to: info@noSpamsideline-group.com. If you are located in the EU/EEA, you also have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. In Switzerland, complaints may be addressed to the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (FDPIC).

No Automated Decision-Making

Sideline does not carry out automated decision-making or profiling within the meaning of applicable data protection laws, unless explicitly disclosed.

Updates to this Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to amend this Privacy Policy at any time to reflect legal, regulatory or operational changes. The current version published on our website shall apply.