Data Protection

1. Introduction

Protecting your personal data is a top priority for prosperity company AG (hereinafter referred to as “prosperity”). This means that prosperity will only collect the data that prosperity absolutely needs. Prosperity manages the data it collects with the necessary degree of care and only processes it based on the statutory provisions set out in the European General Data Protection Regulation (hereinafter referred to as the “GDPR”) and the data protection provisions that apply in Liechtenstein. Below, prosperity would like to provide you with information on a number of aspects, including what personal data concerning you prosperity collect s, for what purpose it is used, with whom it is shared and what your rights of control and rights to information are.

2. Contact details for the controller

The company responsible for the processing of personal data in connection with the website https://theprosperity.company/ (hereinafter referred to as the “website”), i.e. the controller within the meaning of the GDPR is the prosperity company AG, Industriering 40, 9491 Ruggell, Principality of Liechtenstein

You can contact the company Data Protection Officer by post by writing to the address above, addressing your letter for the attention of the Data Protection Officer, or by sending an e-mail to dataprivacy@theprosperity.company.

3. Definitions

3.1
Personal data refers to all information relating either directly or indirectly to an identified or identifiable natural person. This includes information such as name, address, e-mail address, telephone number, date of birth, age, gender or tax identification number.

In general, you can use the website without entering any personal data at all. Prosperity may, however, have to collect personal data if you want to use particular services that prosperity offers.

3.2
Processing refers to any operation which is performed on personal data, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organisation, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, disclosure or any other type of use.

4. Purpose of data processing

As a general rule, prosperity only processes personal data with your consent, to perform the contract in question or on the basis of prosperity’s legitimate interests. In general, prosperity processes personal data on the basis of an order issued by you and the contractual relationship based on this order, i.e. for the establishment, management and performance of the contractual relationships. Data is also processed to manage and maintain client relationships and for the purposes of self-promotion. 

5. Data security

It goes without saying that prosperity only uses suitable technical and organisational safeguards to protect your data against accidental or intentional tampering, partial or complete loss, destruction or against access by unauthorised third parties. Prosperity continuously improves its in line with technological advancements.

6. Processing of your personal data in connection with use of the website

6.1  When you visit the website

When the website is accessed by the browser used on your end device, information is automatically sent to our website server. This information is stored temporarily in what is known as a log file. The following information is recorded and stored until it is automatically deleted:

·       Visitor (IP addresses are automatically rendered anonymous)

·       Time of access, including information on the time zone

·       Visitor’s request (HTTP request method, requested file, HTTP protocol version)

·       HTTP status code (server response) and size of server response

·       Name and URL of the file accessed

·       Website from which the website is accessed (referrer URL)

·       Browser used and, where appropriate, your computer’s operating system and the name of your access provider

This information is processed to allow you to use the website (e.g. so that the website is adapted to suit the needs of your device). This data is not merged with other data sources.

The legal basis for the lawfulness of data processing is Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR, because prosperity needs the data that is collected automatically in the context of the pre-contractual legal relationship in order to ensure the effective provision of the website, and Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR, because storing the data serves to safeguard the legitimate interest of prosperity in ensuring the stability and security of the website.

You can find further information on the collection of personal data when you visit the website in the section entitled “Cookies” below (see section 7).

Prosperity will only store the personal data that is collected automatically until the purposes referred to above have been fulfilled, unless prosperity still needs it to perform a contract, in the event that the law, articles of association or contract prescribe any retention periods, or if prosperity needs to continue to store the data for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims.

6.2 Contact

Prosperity stores and processes the personal data that provided by you when you contact prosperity using the contact form or by e-mail. Prosperity only uses this data to answer your enquiry or to contact you, and for the related technical administration.

The legal basis for the lawfulness of this data processing is Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR, because it serves the performance of the contract between you and prosperity or corresponding pre-contractual measures, and Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR, because the processing of these enquiries is in both your and prosperity’s interests.

Once your enquiry has been resolved, prosperity stores your personal data for a period of three years starting at the end of the calendar year in which the enquiry is resolved. Prosperity will then erase your data and/or will only continue to store it if the law, articles of association or contract prescribe any retention periods, or if prosperity needs to continue to store the data for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims.

7.  Cookies

Prosperity uses cookies on the website. Cookies are small files that are stored on your end device (laptop, tablet, smartphone, etc.) when you visit the website. Cookies do not damage your end device and do not contain viruses, Trojan horses or other malware. The cookie stores information that is created in connection with the end device used specifically in each case.

The use of cookies serves, on the one hand, to make the use of the website more pleasant for you. For example, prosperity uses what are known as session cookies to recognise that you have already visited individual pages of the website. The data is erased as soon as the purpose for which it was collected is fulfilled, unless prosperity still needs it to perform a contract, in the event that the law, articles of association or contract prescribe any retention periods, or if prosperity needs to continue to store the data for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims.

In addition, prosperity also uses temporary cookies that are stored on your end device for a specific period of time to optimize user-friendliness. If you visit the website again to use the services of prosperity, it will automatically detect that you have already visited the website, and which entries and settings you made/selected so that you do not have to enter them again.

The data processed using cookies is required for the aforementioned purposes in order to protect prosperity’s legitimate interests as set out above and those of third parties, such as advertising partners that receive performance-related remuneration, in accordance with Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR.

Most browsers accept cookies automatically. You can, however, configure your browser in such a way that no cookies are stored on your computer, or that a message always appears before a new cookie is created. If you deactivate cookies completely, however, you may not be able to use all of the functions on the website.

8. Analysis tools

Prosperity uses the tools set out below for analysis. The tracking measures prosperity uses are performed on the basis of Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. Prosperity uses these tracking measures to ensure that the website is designed to meet the needs of the users and is optimised on an ongoing basis. Prosperity also uses the tracking measures to record statistics on the use of the website and in order to optimise the services prosperity offers you. Information on the individual data processing purposes and data categories can be found in the information on

8.1.  Google Analytics

In order to ensure that the website is designed to meet the needs of the users and is optimised on an ongoing basis. Prosperity use Google Analytics, a web analysis service offered by Google Inc. (www.google.de/intl/gb/about/), 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.

Google Analytics uses cookies (see section 7). The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website is usually transmitted to a Google server located in the USA, where it is stored. Prosperity has activated the IP anonymisation feature on this website. This means that Google will truncate your IP address in member states of the European Union or other signatory states to the Agreement on the European Economic Area before it is transmitted to the USA. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be sent to a Google server located in the USA and truncated there. On behalf of the website operator, Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating the use of the website, compiling reports on activity and providing us with other services relating to platform activity and Internet usage. The IP address transmitted by your browser in connection with Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data.

Prosperity have concluded an agreement on contract data processing with Google in accordance with Article 28 of the GDPR. For those exceptional cases in which personal data is transmitted to the USA, Google has acceded to the EU-US Privacy Shield (www.privacyshield.gov/EU-US-Framework).

You can find more information on the handling of user data by Google Analytics in Google’s privacy policy: support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en.

9. Dissemination of personal data to third parties

Personal data can be disseminated to third parties that act on behalf of prosperity so that the personal data can be processed in line with its underlying purpose, for example the performance of the services offered, the analysis of user behaviour on the website or technical support. Prosperity subjects these third parties to a contractual obligation, based on agreements provided for by law, only to use personal data for the agreed purpose or not to disseminate your personal data to other parties without your consent, unless such consent is not required by law. If you want to receive further information on the contract data processors, feel free to contact us at the address set out in section 2. If other categories of recipients of personal data arise in connection with the collection of data in the future, prosperity will inform you when this data is collected for this purpose.

Prosperity is part of a group of companies. Prosperity can also use your personal data within its partner companies - prosperity brokershome AG, cashyou AG, prosperity solutions AG and Liechtenstein Life Assurance AG, which have their registered offices in Ruggell/Principality of Liechtenstein, and prosperity services GmbH with its registered office in Berlin/Germany for the individual purposes of these companies: contract management, development and offering of products, provision of services to third parties. 

Some of the recipients are located outside of the European Union and the European Economic Area (EEA). You can find further information on cross-border transmission in general and on transmission outside of the EEA in section 10.

Prosperity can disclose your personal data if we are entitled or obliged to do so by law (e.g. based on applicable law or a court order).

10. Transmission of personal data to third countries

In some cases, it may be necessary to transmit the personal data concerning you as referred to above to countries outside of the EU and the EEA (hereinafter referred to as “third countries”).

Please note that third countries may not offer a level of data protection that is equivalent to the level that applies in the EU. When transmitting your personal data to third countries, prosperity will, however, take suitable safeguards to protect your data appropriately. Appropriate safeguards include, for example, an adequacy decision made by the EU or a scenario in which the company has acceded to the Privacy Shield. If neither of these safeguards applies, prosperity will conclude standard contractual clauses with the company concerned. You can find these at eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2010:039:0005:0018:EN:PDF.

Prosperity would be more than happy to send you further details on the individual safeguards by e-mail on request.

 
11. Storage periods

Prosperity aims to keep any processing of your personal data to a minimum. If this statement does not specify any specific storage periods, prosperity will only store your personal data for as long as is required in order to fulfil the purpose for which it was originally collected and – where appropriate – for as long as is required by law.

12. Your rights

You have the right to request information about the personal data concerning you processed by prosperity. On request, prosperity will provide you with information, in particular, on the processing purposes, the categories of personal data, the categories of recipients to whom your data has been or will be disclosed, the planned storage period, the source of your data. Subject to the requirements set out in the GDPR, you have the right to rectification, to erasure, to restriction of processing, to data portability – unless, in the case of data portability, this involves disproportionate effort – and to object. 

You also have the right to withdraw any consent you have granted to the use of your personal data at any time.

If you believe that the processing of your personal data by perosperity contravenes applicable data protection provisions, you have the option of contacting the Liechtenstein Data Protection Office.

The Liechtenstein Data Protection Office is the following institution: Datenschutzstelle Liechtenstein

Städtle 38, Postfach 684

9490 Vaduz, Liechtenstein

phone: +423 236 60 90

e-mail: info@dss.llv.li

13. Validity of, and amendments to, this privacy statement

This privacy statement is currently valid and is the version dated December 2020. Prosperity reserves the right to amend this privacy statement to reflect new circumstances at any time.