Website Privacy and Cookie Policy
Georg Fischer (hereafter “GF”) is committed to protecting your privacy and personal data. GF applies a high level of protection of your privacy and personal data and processes your personal data in accordance with local applicable legislation according to this Privacy and Cookie Statement (“Privacy Statement”). “Personal data” means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person.
This Privacy Statement provides you general information on how GF processes your personal data related to the website www.uponor.com, related web applications and any of its sub-sites (hereinafter “Site”). By using the Site and/or by submitting personal data to GF, you understand and agree that your personal data may be processed as explained in this Privacy Statement. If you do not accept this Privacy Statement, GF advises you not to use the Site or submit any personal data to GF.
The Site, GF’s products or services may contain links to other companies’ websites and services that have their own privacy policies and/or the services of third parties installed on your device may allow access to information on your device. GF advises you to read carefully the privacy policies of such third parties. GF is not responsible for such third-party service providers’ privacy practices or contents.
1.Who we are (Data Controller)
GF Corporation is part of the Georg Fischer group, located in Schaffhausen, Switzerland. The controller for your personal data is GF Corporation; for local country-specific GF websites, in parallel with its local GF subsidiaries (together “GF”). For more information you can visit the GF Website. You can contact our privacy team by email to dataprotection@georgfischer.com or by letter to Global Compliance and Privacy at Georg Fischer Ltd., Amlser-Laffon-Strasse 9, 8201 Schaffhausen.
In case you wish to make a request relating to your personal data, please use the following privacy web form so that your request is answered swiftly: GF Privacy Forms.
2.Purpose of the processing of personal data and legal basis for processing
When using the Site, certain personal data that can be connected to you may be collected and processed. GF will only process your personal data for a specific purpose on a suitable legal basis.
Your personal data is processed for the following purposes under the legal basis of performing a potential contract between you and GF:
Your personal data is processed for the following purposes under the legal basis of GF's legitimate interests. These are always balanced against your right to privacy:
Your personal data is processed for the following purposes under the legal basis of GF's legal obligation:
Your personal data is processed for the following purposes under the legal basis of consent. When GF processes your personal data on your consent,
You have the right, at any time and free of charge, to withdraw the consent that you give for GF to process your personal data by either messaging dataprotection@georgfischer.com. Your request is answered fastest through the following form: GF Privacy Forms.
3.Personal Data Content and Storage (data retention)
The personal data collected may include, among others:
GF may further ask you to freely provide GF with other kind of information, such as your name, e-mail address, street address, usernames, consent, feedback, age, gender and other non-sensitive data.
GF wishes to emphasize that certain non-identifiable personal data provided may become identifiable when you provide GF with your personal data.
Personal data provided will be deleted or anonymized when no longer necessary for the purposes provided, unless we are required or obliged to by legal obligations or defence of claims. In cases where an account was made on our platform, this would be for 5 years since last activity.
4.Sources of Personal Data
The personal data is collected from the following sources:
GF informs each data subject of the data processing, including of any third-party data sources and data collected from such sources, in accordance with applicable legislation.
5.Use of Cookies and other tracking technologies
A cookie is a small piece of data sent to your computer device from a website and stored in your web browser while you are browsing a website. When you browse the same website again, the data stored in the cookie may be retrieved by the website to notify the website of your previous activity. GF uses our own cookies set by us (“first-party cookies”) and cookies set and provided by different service providers (“third-party cookies”) for GF approved purposes.
From time to time, a cookie file may be placed on your computer to enable the Site to work properly, provide GF services to you and/or to improve the effectiveness of this Site Cookies are used only to the extent you have accepted those separately. However, cookies which are necessary for the technical functioning of the website (“Essential Cookies”) may be used without your consent to ensure the functioning of the website. You may change your cookie settings and manage the consents you have given at any time by clicking “Adjust Cookie settings.”
Below details how GF utilizes cookies and cookie-like files and technologies on the Site. For even more detailed information on the individual cookie-like files used on our site, please check the cookie banner on your local website, for instance here
Additionally, GF uses Analytics tools such as Google analytics, Siteimprove, and Microsoft Clarity to track the performance and effectiveness of these cookies and advertisements. This also includes so called “pixel” analytics trackers in webforms to confirm whether a user has opened or responded to any additional communication sent to them.
6.Purposes of cookies use– Cookie Categories
Strictly Necessary cookies: The use of certain cookies and tracking technology is necessary to run basic functions on the Site. The cookies in this category are essential in allowing the Site to be usable.
Functional cookies: These cookies provide enhanced functionality and personalisation. They may be set by us or by third party providers whose services we have added to our pages. If you do not allow these cookies then some or all of the services listed may not function properly.
Performance cookies: These cookies enable monitoring of the website traffic and optimizing your user experience and analysing of aggregated data about usage of the website, or to compile statistics on the number of visitors on the Site. These cookies may be provided by third parties, as specified below.
Targeting cookies: These cookies are used for personalization and advertising and may be provided by third parties as specified below. GF also performs analytical profiling to discover e.g. what is popular among users. Our partners and parties may use this for profiles to generate more unique and personal advertisements
The length of storage of your information depends on the type of cookie used and the Third-Party Service provider providing that cookie. Below you will find details on our cookie providers.
7.Site Functionalities and services using cookie and tracking technologies
The following cookies may be placed on your device, depending on the category of cookie selected.
8.Social Media Features
The Site may use social media plugins, such as the “Like” button provided by the social networks Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube and Instagram. The content of the social media plugins on the Site is from such social network(s) directly. When you visit the Site while logged into a social network, your browser establishes a direct connection with the social network’s servers. If you are logged out from the social network(s) while visiting Site, your browser sends the social network(s) a more limited information. The social media plugins on the Site are subject to the privacy terms and other terms and conditions of the relevant social media sites (please see the links to relevant Privacy Policies above). The information collected by the social network(s) is not disclosed to GF without your explicit consent.
9.Sharing and disclosing Personal Data
The personal data covered by this Privacy Statement may also exclusively be shared or disclosed on a strict need-to-know basis with the following categories of recipients:
GF may disclose and transfer Personal Data outside the European Economic Area (“EEA”) in accordance and subject to the following limitations:
For technical reasons and for reasons related to the use of data, the personal data may be stored on servers of external service providers who may process the data on behalf of GF.
Any transfers of personal data shall be made in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation and any applicable mandatory legislation, as may be amended from time to time.
GF may further conduct marketing and other communication jointly with GF's partners and in connection with this, GF may combine information GF has collected about you with information GF's partners have collected about you to e.g. avoid unnecessary communication and tailor GF's message to you.
11.Principles of data security and data storage
GF shall ensure that sufficient technical and organizational personal data protection measures are implemented and maintained throughout its own organization. Further, GF shall ensure that any transfer or disclosure of personal data described in this privacy statement to any third party is subject to GF having ensured an adequate level of data protection by agreements or by other means required by law.
Technical controls:
Physical material is stored in locked spaces with restricted access. Any IT systems are secured by means of the operating system’s protection software. Access to the systems requires entering a username and a password and data transfers happen via high encryption channels.
Organizational controls:
Within the organization of GF, the use of the personal data is instructed, and access to IT systems including personal data is limited to such persons who are entitled to access them on the basis of their work assignments or role and who are subject to confidentiality obligations regarding the personal data.
12.Rights of Data Subjects
Unless any limitations apply, each data subject has the following rights regarding the personal data processed that is covered by this privacy statement:
If dissatisfied with the decisions or actions of GF, each data subject has the right to lodge a complaint with their country’s data protection authority. Alternatively, you may lodge a complaint with the lead supervisory authority for GF, the lead supervisory authority for GF, namely the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner FDPIC, Feldeggweg 1, 3003 Bern, Switzerland (https://www.edoeb.admin.ch).
Limitations to these rights include statutory restrictions, excessive or unfounded requests.
13.Changes to this Privacy Statement
Please be aware that GF may change this Privacy Statement from time to time. However, in the event of any material, adverse changes, GF will post a notice informing of such changes both at the beginning of this Privacy Statement and on the Site’s home page. GF advises you to visit this Privacy Statement from time to time to be aware of such changes.
Should you have any additional questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us through our customer service or by writing to us at dataprotection@georgfisher.com.
Last Updated: 28/08/2026
This Privacy Statement provides you general information on how GF processes your personal data related to the website www.uponor.com, related web applications and any of its sub-sites (hereinafter “Site”). By using the Site and/or by submitting personal data to GF, you understand and agree that your personal data may be processed as explained in this Privacy Statement. If you do not accept this Privacy Statement, GF advises you not to use the Site or submit any personal data to GF.
The Site, GF’s products or services may contain links to other companies’ websites and services that have their own privacy policies and/or the services of third parties installed on your device may allow access to information on your device. GF advises you to read carefully the privacy policies of such third parties. GF is not responsible for such third-party service providers’ privacy practices or contents.
1.Who we are (Data Controller)
GF Corporation is part of the Georg Fischer group, located in Schaffhausen, Switzerland. The controller for your personal data is GF Corporation; for local country-specific GF websites, in parallel with its local GF subsidiaries (together “GF”). For more information you can visit the GF Website. You can contact our privacy team by email to dataprotection@georgfischer.com or by letter to Global Compliance and Privacy at Georg Fischer Ltd., Amlser-Laffon-Strasse 9, 8201 Schaffhausen.
In case you wish to make a request relating to your personal data, please use the following privacy web form so that your request is answered swiftly: GF Privacy Forms.
2.Purpose of the processing of personal data and legal basis for processing
When using the Site, certain personal data that can be connected to you may be collected and processed. GF will only process your personal data for a specific purpose on a suitable legal basis.
Your personal data is processed for the following purposes under the legal basis of performing a potential contract between you and GF:
- provision of products and services
- ensuring the functionality and security of GF products and services,
- if you communicate with us using the Site, and/or register as a user of the Site (where applicable) then we process your personal data GF as necessary for the performance of a contract between you and GF through preparatory measures in connection to the contract:
Your personal data is processed for the following purposes under the legal basis of GF's legitimate interests. These are always balanced against your right to privacy:
- for statistical and analytical purposes in the interest of providing better products and services to website visitors;
- identifying you for the provision of products to the appropriate persons;
- preventing and investigating possible misuses for the purpose of criminal and fraud prevention;
- maintenance and development of the Site and GF products and services;
Your personal data is processed for the following purposes under the legal basis of GF's legal obligation:
- when required by law to disclose to authorities or auditors in applicable situations;
- When asserting legal claims and/or defences in legal disputes and official proceedings;
- In the event GF sells, buys, merges or reorganizes in some other way, this may involve GF disclosing personal data e.g. to potential and actual purchasers and their advisers in accordance with M&A law;
- When otherwise required or by request of authorities, under the applicable law;
Your personal data is processed for the following purposes under the legal basis of consent. When GF processes your personal data on your consent,
- Marketing and analytics purposes, using tools such as Google Analytics;
- When registering to GF products or services;
- When registering to receive updates from GF;
You have the right, at any time and free of charge, to withdraw the consent that you give for GF to process your personal data by either messaging dataprotection@georgfischer.com. Your request is answered fastest through the following form: GF Privacy Forms.
3.Personal Data Content and Storage (data retention)
The personal data collected may include, among others:
- access times,
- technical log data
- behavioural information GF receives through your browser, such as the website you linked from, the links you use, the pages you visit, the content you view and other relevant data (server log files)
GF may further ask you to freely provide GF with other kind of information, such as your name, e-mail address, street address, usernames, consent, feedback, age, gender and other non-sensitive data.
GF wishes to emphasize that certain non-identifiable personal data provided may become identifiable when you provide GF with your personal data.
Personal data provided will be deleted or anonymized when no longer necessary for the purposes provided, unless we are required or obliged to by legal obligations or defence of claims. In cases where an account was made on our platform, this would be for 5 years since last activity.
4.Sources of Personal Data
The personal data is collected from the following sources:
- Information provided by you or through your actions within the Site or otherwise contacting GF;
- GF's subcontractors in relation to the provision of services with respect to the Site;
- using “cookie” or “pixel applications generated from activities on the site;
- publicly available sources;
GF informs each data subject of the data processing, including of any third-party data sources and data collected from such sources, in accordance with applicable legislation.
5.Use of Cookies and other tracking technologies
A cookie is a small piece of data sent to your computer device from a website and stored in your web browser while you are browsing a website. When you browse the same website again, the data stored in the cookie may be retrieved by the website to notify the website of your previous activity. GF uses our own cookies set by us (“first-party cookies”) and cookies set and provided by different service providers (“third-party cookies”) for GF approved purposes.
From time to time, a cookie file may be placed on your computer to enable the Site to work properly, provide GF services to you and/or to improve the effectiveness of this Site Cookies are used only to the extent you have accepted those separately. However, cookies which are necessary for the technical functioning of the website (“Essential Cookies”) may be used without your consent to ensure the functioning of the website. You may change your cookie settings and manage the consents you have given at any time by clicking “Adjust Cookie settings.”
Below details how GF utilizes cookies and cookie-like files and technologies on the Site. For even more detailed information on the individual cookie-like files used on our site, please check the cookie banner on your local website, for instance here
Additionally, GF uses Analytics tools such as Google analytics, Siteimprove, and Microsoft Clarity to track the performance and effectiveness of these cookies and advertisements. This also includes so called “pixel” analytics trackers in webforms to confirm whether a user has opened or responded to any additional communication sent to them.
6.Purposes of cookies use– Cookie Categories
Strictly Necessary cookies: The use of certain cookies and tracking technology is necessary to run basic functions on the Site. The cookies in this category are essential in allowing the Site to be usable.
Functional cookies: These cookies provide enhanced functionality and personalisation. They may be set by us or by third party providers whose services we have added to our pages. If you do not allow these cookies then some or all of the services listed may not function properly.
Performance cookies: These cookies enable monitoring of the website traffic and optimizing your user experience and analysing of aggregated data about usage of the website, or to compile statistics on the number of visitors on the Site. These cookies may be provided by third parties, as specified below.
Targeting cookies: These cookies are used for personalization and advertising and may be provided by third parties as specified below. GF also performs analytical profiling to discover e.g. what is popular among users. Our partners and parties may use this for profiles to generate more unique and personal advertisements
The length of storage of your information depends on the type of cookie used and the Third-Party Service provider providing that cookie. Below you will find details on our cookie providers.
7.Site Functionalities and services using cookie and tracking technologies
The following cookies may be placed on your device, depending on the category of cookie selected.
8.Social Media Features
The Site may use social media plugins, such as the “Like” button provided by the social networks Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube and Instagram. The content of the social media plugins on the Site is from such social network(s) directly. When you visit the Site while logged into a social network, your browser establishes a direct connection with the social network’s servers. If you are logged out from the social network(s) while visiting Site, your browser sends the social network(s) a more limited information. The social media plugins on the Site are subject to the privacy terms and other terms and conditions of the relevant social media sites (please see the links to relevant Privacy Policies above). The information collected by the social network(s) is not disclosed to GF without your explicit consent.
9.Sharing and disclosing Personal Data
The personal data covered by this Privacy Statement may also exclusively be shared or disclosed on a strict need-to-know basis with the following categories of recipients:
- other companies within the Georg Fischer group;
- authorized external service providers, external auditors and/or subcontractors of the Georg Fischer group;
- a competent public authority, government, regulatory or fiscal agency where it is necessary to comply with a legal or regulatory obligation to which the relevant Georg Fischer group company is subject to or as permitted by applicable local law; or
- in connection with a merger, acquisition, bankruptcy or sale, assignment or other transfer of all or substantially all of its assets;
- as necessary or appropriate to enforce our terms and conditions, and to protect our rights, privacy, safety or property, and/or that of our affiliates, you or others
GF may disclose and transfer Personal Data outside the European Economic Area (“EEA”) in accordance and subject to the following limitations:
- with a contract entered into between the relevant GF's entities, incorporating the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses or other appropriate safeguards for data transfers as listed in the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which ensure that adequate data protection arrangements are in place;
- to authorized third parties who process personal data on GF's behalf for the purposes stated in this Privacy Statement. Your personal data may be processed by such authorized third parties also outside EU or EEA in accordance with a contract entered into between GF and such authorized third party, incorporating the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses or other appropriate safeguards for data transfers as listed in the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) which ensure that adequate data protection arrangements are in place;
- in personal processing for marketing or other joint communication purposes together with GF's partners, the avoidance of unnecessary communications;
- based on consent; or
- as otherwise permitted by applicable legislation.
For technical reasons and for reasons related to the use of data, the personal data may be stored on servers of external service providers who may process the data on behalf of GF.
Any transfers of personal data shall be made in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation and any applicable mandatory legislation, as may be amended from time to time.
GF may further conduct marketing and other communication jointly with GF's partners and in connection with this, GF may combine information GF has collected about you with information GF's partners have collected about you to e.g. avoid unnecessary communication and tailor GF's message to you.
11.Principles of data security and data storage
GF shall ensure that sufficient technical and organizational personal data protection measures are implemented and maintained throughout its own organization. Further, GF shall ensure that any transfer or disclosure of personal data described in this privacy statement to any third party is subject to GF having ensured an adequate level of data protection by agreements or by other means required by law.
Technical controls:
Physical material is stored in locked spaces with restricted access. Any IT systems are secured by means of the operating system’s protection software. Access to the systems requires entering a username and a password and data transfers happen via high encryption channels.
Organizational controls:
Within the organization of GF, the use of the personal data is instructed, and access to IT systems including personal data is limited to such persons who are entitled to access them on the basis of their work assignments or role and who are subject to confidentiality obligations regarding the personal data.
12.Rights of Data Subjects
Unless any limitations apply, each data subject has the following rights regarding the personal data processed that is covered by this privacy statement:
- the right to access all personal data GF has on them;
- the right to request that GF corrects, erases or stops using any erroneous, unnecessary, incomplete or obsolete personal data;
- the right to withdraw any consent previously provided by them, including an objection to all direct marketing.
If dissatisfied with the decisions or actions of GF, each data subject has the right to lodge a complaint with their country’s data protection authority. Alternatively, you may lodge a complaint with the lead supervisory authority for GF, the lead supervisory authority for GF, namely the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner FDPIC, Feldeggweg 1, 3003 Bern, Switzerland (https://www.edoeb.admin.ch).
Limitations to these rights include statutory restrictions, excessive or unfounded requests.
13.Changes to this Privacy Statement
Please be aware that GF may change this Privacy Statement from time to time. However, in the event of any material, adverse changes, GF will post a notice informing of such changes both at the beginning of this Privacy Statement and on the Site’s home page. GF advises you to visit this Privacy Statement from time to time to be aware of such changes.
Should you have any additional questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us through our customer service or by writing to us at dataprotection@georgfisher.com.
Last Updated: 28/08/2026