1. Data controller

The data controller for this website is:

Atlas Nova
Switzerland
Email: contact@atlasnovaworld.com

This policy complies with Swiss data protection law (LPD, rev. 2023) and the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

2. Personal data we collect

We only collect personal data that is necessary to operate this website, process orders, and communicate with you. Depending on how you interact with the site, we may process:

• Contact details – name, email address, billing and shipping address.
• Order information – products ordered, payment status, transaction details.
• Account information – if you create an account, your login email and saved order history.
• Technical data – IP address, browser type, device information, and basic usage data, typically collected via cookies or similar technologies.
• Communication data – messages you send via contact forms or email.

3. Purpose of processing

Personal data is processed for the following purposes:

• Processing and fulfilling orders.
• Providing customer support.
• Managing payments and deliveries.
• Ensuring website functionality and security.
• Complying with legal and regulatory obligations.

4. Legal basis

Data processing is based on one or more of the following legal grounds:

• Performance of a contract – processing your orders and providing purchased products.
• Compliance with legal obligations – accounting, tax, and regulatory requirements.
• Legitimate interests – security, fraud prevention, website optimisation.
• User consent, where required – for example, for non-essential cookies or email marketing.

5. Third-party services

We may use third-party providers to operate this website and process orders, such as:

• Payment processors (for example, card processors or PayPal).
• Hosting and website infrastructure providers.
• Email or newsletter services, if used.
• Analytics tools, if enabled, to understand basic website usage.

These providers only receive the data necessary for their task and process it according to applicable data protection laws and their own privacy policies.

6. Cookies and similar technologies

This website uses cookies and similar technologies to ensure basic functionality and, where enabled, to analyse usage or improve performance.

For more details on the specific types of cookies used and your choices, please refer to our separate Cookies Policy.

7. Data retention

We keep personal data only as long as necessary for the purposes described above or as required by law. This generally means:

• Order and billing data – retained for the duration of statutory accounting and tax retention periods.
• Account data – kept while your account is active; it can be deleted on request unless legal retention applies.
• Communication data – retained for as long as needed to handle your request and for basic record-keeping.

8. Your rights

Under Swiss law and the GDPR (where applicable), you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• Right of access – to know what data we process about you.
• Right to rectification – to correct inaccurate or incomplete data.
• Right to erasure – to request deletion of your data, where legally possible.
• Right to restriction of processing – in certain circumstances.
• Right to data portability – to receive your data in a commonly used format, where applicable.
• Right to object – in particular to processing based on legitimate interest or to direct marketing.
• Right to withdraw consent – where processing is based on your consent, without affecting prior lawful processing.

To exercise any of these rights, you can contact us at contact@atlasnovaworld.com.

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a competent data protection authority, in Switzerland or in your EU/EEA country of residence, if you believe your rights have been violated.

9. International data transfers

As this website is operated from Switzerland, data may be stored or processed in Switzerland and, where necessary, in other countries through our service providers.

Where data is transferred to countries outside Switzerland or the EU/EEA, we aim to ensure an appropriate level of protection, for example through adequacy decisions, standard contractual clauses, or equivalent safeguards.

10. Data security

We take appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal data against unauthorised access, loss, misuse, or alteration. However, no transmission or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

11. Changes to this Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, legal requirements, or website functionality. The latest version will always be available on this page and will indicate the date of the most recent update.