Disclosures Required by Swiss Law
Forbo Holding Ltd
Lindenstrasse 8
CH-6340 Baar
Switzerland
Telephone +41 58 787 25 25
Fax +41 58 787 20 25
E-Mail: info@forbo.com
Our Group Internet appearance is available in German language and in English translation.
Terms of Use and Liability Waiver
General information
Any access and use of the Internet presence www.forbo.com («Website») of Forbo Holding Ltd («Forbo»), shall be governed by these terms («Terms of Use»). Forbo reserves the right to change the Terms of Use at any time and without any prior notification.
By visiting this Website, you («you» or the «User») agree to these Terms of Use.
Liability disclaimer
This Website and its content – i.e. anything you read, hear or see on it, are designated for the purpose of providing information only. Forbo strives to make certain that the information published on the Website is correct and up-to-date, however, it cannot assume any warranties for the Website or its content. This means in particular that any and all warranties for the conciseness, completeness, legality, topicality, usability or correctness of the information it contains or of any information it provides links to, are excluded. Moreover, Forbo does not guarantee that accessing this Website will be without problems or that your access will not be interrupted.
Forbo does not have any obligation to remove obsolete information from the Website or to update or correct the former. Forbo also reserves the right to amend, expand or otherwise adjust the content of its Website at any time without any prior notice.
Exclusion of liability
Forbo shall assume liability for damages caused to you or third parties by bodies of Forbo as a result of intentional or grossly negligent bad conduct or as a result of an intentional or grossly negligent omission; however, it shall assume such liability only within the scope of what is mandated by applicable laws. Any further liability, namely any liability for conduct other than intentional or grossly negligent misconduct or omissions, or for any damages caused by assisting agents (which shall include contractors or employees) shall be excluded completely. Any use of the Website shall occur at the User’s own risk.
External links
The Forbo Website may contain links to third party websites. Forbo does not have any control over the content or websites of third parties and consequently does not make any warranties for the legality, correctness, usability, topicality or completeness of said content or websites. Forbo is not liable for third party content or websites or for any websites that provide links to the Forbo Website or display same in Frames.
Social bookmarks
Social bookmarks that are identified by the respective logo are being used on the Forbo Website. Users of certain social media platforms are able to use these social bookmarks to place links of selected Forbo sites into their profiles in order to mark them up or to share the respective page with their contacts. Whenever you click on social bookmarks, you are sending identifying data to the respective social media platform. Individuals who share Forbo messages/information using the social bookmarks are not authorized to speak on behalf of Forbo or to represent Forbo. They publish their own views and opinions. Moreover, the provisions set forth in these Terms of Use with regard to external links also apply to social bookmarks.
Intellectual property rights
Contents of this website, namely images, videos, image and word trademarks, statement logos, graphic logos, graphic art, copy, press releases and other information, are protected by applicable copyrights and other laws aiming at the protection of intellectual property rights. The reproduction, transmission or any other use of part or the entire content or the layout of this Website in the absence of the prior written consent of Forbo Corporate Communications is prohibited. Any such consent granted by Forbo may be withdrawn by Forbo at any time without Forbo becoming liable for any reimbursements or costs.
Data privacy
If you should decide to make your personal data available to Forbo, you agree that this data will be transmitted without prior encryption and that Forbo shall have the right to store and utilize said data in compliance with Forbo’s Data Privacy Provisions. Detailed information as to the protection of your privacy can be found in the Data Privacy Declaration provided hereinafter.
Data transmission security
The Internet is a global requirement. By using the Website or by communicating with us via e-mail, a contact form or similar means, you consent to the unencrypted transmission of all data you intend to send to Forbo. Any data sent through these channels is neither confidential nor secure; it may be lost or viewed, intercepted or modified by third parties and may travel beyond national boundaries. Due to the operational set-up of the Internet and the system immanent risks, all data transmissions initiated by you do occur at your own risk. Other provisions apply only in the event that Forbo offers you an option for encrypted transmission. By contacting Forbo electronically, you authorize Forbo to correspond with you electronically as well.
Forbo shall not assume any liability to you or others for damages that arise in conjunction with messages sent to and from Forbo via e-mail or any other electronic message transmission system.
Governing law
Any and all disputes arising from or in conjunction with the use of this Website shall be governed by Swiss Law and shall be settled only by the courts at the headquarters domicile of Forbo in Baar (Switzerland) subject to the exclusion of the colliding laws provisions.
August 2014
Disclaimer and Terms of Use
Data Collection
Data Privacy Declaration
Introduction
With this Data Privacy Declaration we, Forbo Holding Ltd., would like to describe how we handle personal data we or any of our subsidiaries (“Forbo”) collect, use and process through Forbo’s website and its sub-pages (“Website”) and the rights you as data subject have.
Forbo is committed to high standards of data privacy and the processing of personal data by Forbo will only be in line with applicable data protection legislation (in particular the General Data Protection Regulation of the European Union, "GDPR"). While the use of this Website is generally possible without sharing any personal data, certain services on this Website can only be used if you do choose to share personal data with us.
Forbo has implemented numerous technical and organizational measures to ensure the protection of personal data processed through this Website. Web-based data transmissions, however, may be insecure and absolute protection of your personal data can accordingly not be ensured.
Information Forbo will collect
Forbo may collect general personal user data in various ways, for instance if you visit the Website, subscribe to a newsletter service or in conjunction with any other activities, services, functions or resources Forbo makes available on its Website.
While visiting this Website, so-called usage data such as browser types and versions used, the website from which our Website is accessed, date and time of access, Internet protocol address (which, however, is anonymized to the extent that it allows no inference on individual persons) and the Internet service provider of the accessing system is collected. Forbo only uses this data to deliver the content of our Website correctly, optimize the content of our Website as well as its advertisement, ensure the long-term viability of our information technology systems and website technology, and to provide law enforcement authorities with the information necessary for criminal prosecution in case of a cyber-attacks. Forbo will not use the data to draw any conclusions about the data subject. Data contained in server log files are stored separately from all personal data provided by a data subject.
Further data, such as your name, email address, telephone number or any other personal data is only collected if you share such data with Forbo voluntarily.
Subscription services and Contact forms
On this Website, users are given the opportunity to subscribe to newsletters and other publications of Forbo, to contact us via contact forms and to order services from Forbo. You can see from the respective input mask what personal data is transmitted. Apart from this data, we also store the IP address of the computer system assigned by the Internet service provider and used by the data subject at the time of the registration, as well as the date and time of the registration in order to protect us against potential misuse. If indicated in the form, we may also combine your usage data with the data transmitted in order to identify your preferences.
The personal data so collected will be used for the purpose you are sharing personal data with us, i.e. to send newsletters or any other publications you subscribed to, respond to your inquiries, or to process orders you have placed. Furthermore, we may use it to contact you with information on products relevant to you. You may terminate a subscription and withdraw your consent to the data processing at any time. You may either use the corresponding link which can be found in each newsletter or you can unsubscribe at any time by sending an e-mail to info.na@forbo.com.
Cookies
In order to be able to offer you Forbo’s services, Forbo is using cookies on this Website.
You do have the option to prevent the storage or installation of cookies by adjusting your browser settings accordingly. Furthermore, already set cookies may be deleted at any time via your browser or other software programs. This is possible in all popular browsers. However, Forbo does emphasize that in this case you may not be able to fully use all of the functions on this Website. More information about cookies can be found in the Cookies-Guidelines below.
Legal basis for the processing
For the purposes of and with respect to the GDPR (where such is applicable), we would like to outline the legal basis we rely on for our processing of personal data. Most processing operations in connection with our Website are based on Article 6(1)(f) GDPR as the processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by Forbo or by a third party, except where such interests are overridden by the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject which require protection of personal data. Article 6(1)(a) GDPR serves as the legal basis for processing operations for which we obtain consent for a specific processing purpose. If the processing of personal data is necessary for the performance of a contract to which you are a party, as is the case, for example, when processing operations are necessary for the supply of goods or to provide any other service, the processing is based on Article 6(1)(b) GDPR. The same applies to such processing operations which are necessary for carrying out pre-contractual measures, for example in the case of inquiries concerning our products or services. If Forbo is subject to a legal obligation by which processing of personal data is required, such as for the fulfillment of tax obligations or answering to public authorities, the processing is based on Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR.
Sharing of personal data
We will not transfer, sell or exchange personal data collected to any third parties unless we have informed you about such a transfer, sale or exchange and you have provided your express consent thereto. However, in the scope defined below, Forbo does reserve the right to share the collected data with third parties: (i) sharing with affiliated or controlled companies as well as sub-contractors, who are subject to this Data Privacy Declaration or who abide by principles that offer at a minimum the same protection as this Data Privacy Declaration; (ii) sharing with service providers who administrate the Website or provide other services, such as the monitoring of web traffic or the compilation of statistical analyses; (iii) for the protection of Forbo and third parties, collected data may be shared with third parties if a pertinent legal mandate requires it or if such sharing is necessary to enforce the Terms of Use or to protect the rights of Forbo or those of third parties.
In above mentioned circumstances, your data may be transferred to countries outside Switzerland or the European Economic Area (“EEA”). Personal data is transferred outside the EEA on the basis of declarations of adequacy or other appropriate safeguards, in particular standard data protection clauses adopted by the European Commission.
Please contact us if you would like to request a copy of the specific safeguards applied to the export of your personal data (Article 13(1)(f) GDPR).
For how long will personal data be stored?
We will process and store personal data only as long as it is necessary to achieve the purpose for which personal data has been collected, but in any event for not less than required by applicable data retention provisions, and will routinely delete personal data thereafter.
What rights do I have as a data subject?
Every data subject has the right to access according to Article 15 GDPR, the right to rectification according to Article 16 GDPR, the right to erasure according to Article 17 GDPR, the right to restrict processing according to Article 18 GDPR, the right of object according to Article 21 GDPR, and if applicable – the right to data portability according to Article 20 GDPR. Furthermore, if applicable on you, there is also a right to lodge a complaint with an appropriate data privacy regulatory authority pursuant to Article 77 GDPR.
You can withdraw consent granted to us for the processing of personal data at any time. This also applies to withdrawing declarations of consent that were made to us before the GDPR came into force, i.e. before May 25, 2018. Such withdrawal, however, will not affect data processing that was carried out prior to your withdrawal of consent.
Google Analytics
This Website uses Google Analytics, a web analysis service operated by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, United States (“Google”). Web analytics is the collection, gathering, and analysis of data regarding the behavior of visitors of websites. A web analysis service collects, inter alia, data about the website from which a person has come (the so-called referrer), which sub-pages were visited, or how often and for what duration a sub-page was viewed. Web analytics are mainly used for the optimization of a website and in order to carry out a cost-benefit analysis of Internet advertising.
For the web analytics through Google Analytics the controller uses the application "_gat. _anonymizeIp". By means of this application the IP address of the Internet connection of the data subject is abridged by Google and anonymized when accessing our Websites from a Member State of the European Union or another Contracting State to the Agreement on the European Economic Area.
The purpose of Google Analytics is to analyze the traffic on our Website. Google uses the collected data and information, inter alia, to evaluate the use of our Website and to provide online reports, which show the activities on our Website, and to provide other services concerning the use of our Internet site for us.
Google Analytics places a cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. With the setting of the cookie, Google is enabled to analyze the use of our Website. With each call-up to one of the individual pages of this Website, the web browser on the information technology system of the data subject will automatically submit data through the Google Analytics component for the purpose of online advertising and the settlement of commissions to Google. During the course of this technical procedure, the enterprise Google gains knowledge of personal data, such as the IP address of the data subject, which serves Google, inter alia, to understand the origin of visitors and clicks, and subsequently create commission settlements.
The cookie is used to store personal information, such as the access time, the location from which the access was made, and the frequency of visits of our Website by the data subject. With each visit to our Internet site, such personal data, including the IP address of the Internet access used by the data subject, will be transmitted to Google in the United States of America. This personal data is stored by Google in the United States of America. Google may pass such personal data through the technical procedure to third parties.
The data subject may, as stated above, prevent the setting of cookies through our Website at any time by means of a corresponding adjustment of the web browser used and thus permanently deny the setting of cookies. Such an adjustment to the web browser used would also prevent Google Analytics from setting a cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. In addition, cookies already in use by Google Analytics may be deleted at any time via a web browser or other software programs.
In addition, the data subject has the possibility of objecting to a collection of data generated by Google Analytics, which is related to the use of this Website, as well as the processing of this data by Google. For this purpose, the data subject must download a browser add-on under the link https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout and install it. This browser add-on tells Google Analytics through a JavaScript, that any data and information about the visits of Internet pages may not be transmitted to Google Analytics. The installation of the browser add-on is considered an objection by Google. If the information technology system of the data subject is deleted, formatted, or newly installed thereafter, then the data subject must reinstall the browser add-on to disable Google Analytics.
Further information and the applicable data protection provisions of Google may be retrieved under https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/ and under http://www.google.com/analytics/terms/us.html. Google Analytics is further explained under the following link https://www.google.com/analytics/.
Social bookmarks
Social bookmarks that are identified by the respective logo are being used on this Website. Users of certain social media platforms are able to use these social bookmarks to place links of selected Forbo sites into their profiles in order to mark them up or to share the respective page with their contacts. Whenever you click on social bookmarks, you are sending identifying data to the respective social media platform. If you do not want to do this, you should not activate the social bookmarks. To find out more about the collection of data or processing and use of the former by social media platforms, please refer to the data privacy policies of the individual social media platforms.
Security measures
Taking into account the state of the art, the costs of implementation and the nature, scope, context and purposes of processing as well as the risk of varying likelihood and severity for the rights and freedoms of individual persons we make appropriate effort to protect personal data against accidental and illegal destruction and loss. We endeavor to ensure that personal data is used in a proper manner and to protect it from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. We use a combination of process, technology and physical security controls to help protect personal data from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure.
Further, access to personal data is restricted to those employees, contractors, and agents who need to know such data to perform their assigned functions and develop or improve our products and services.
Modification of this Data Privacy Declaration
Forbo reserves the right to modify this Data Privacy Declaration at any time. Forbo recommends that you review this Data Privacy Declaration at regular intervals so that you will always be aware of Forbo’s latest approach to the protection of your personal data. When you visit the Website, you also acknowledge that it is your responsibility to review this Data Privacy Declaration periodically and to find out about any changes that may have been made.
Governing law
Any and all disputes arising from or in conjunction with the use of this Website shall be governed by Swiss Law and shall be settled only by the courts at the headquarters domicile of Forbo in Baar, Switzerland, subject to the exclusion of the colliding law provisions.
Contact us
If you have any questions related to this Data Privacy Declaration or related to the processing of personal data within Forbo, please do not hesitate to contact us at any time at the below address.
Forbo Holding Ltd
Corporate Legal Services
Lindenstrasse 8
6340 Baar
Switzerland
Telephone +41 58 787 25 25
E-Mail: dataprivacy@forbo.com
Forbo Flooring
8 Maplewood Drive
Humboldt Industrial Park
Hazleton, PA 18202
Phone: 1-800-842-7839
Fax: 570-450-0258
E-Mail: info.na@forbo.com
June 2020
Cookies
Cookie-Guideline
What are cookies?
As is common practice with almost all professional websites, also this Forbo site uses cookies. Cookies are tiny files that are downloaded to your computer, to improve your experience. This document describes what information they gather, how they are used and why it is necessary to sometimes store these cookies and how you can prevent these cookies from being stored. However this may downgrade or 'break' certain elements of the site’s functionality.
For more general information on cookies see the Wikipedia article on HTTP cookies.
As well as cookies, Forbo also uses other technologies that are similar to cookies in terms of their functionality and purpose. Such technologies are also included whenever we refer to cookies in the following.
How Forbo uses cookies
Forbo uses cookies for several reasons which are explained here in detail. Some cookies are absolutely necessary to ensure the functions and the performance of the website. Other cookies are used for the anonymous analysis of the user behavior, while some others are meant to ensure that content relevant to you can be shown. If you are not sure whether you need certain cookies or not, we recommend that you accept all cookies as this will lead to the best user experience.
Deactivating cookies
You can prevent the automatic storage of cookies by indicating this in the cookie banner or by making changes to your browser settings. Please note, however, that cookies influence how this and many other websites function. By deactivating cookies you are switching off certain functions and services of this website. We recommend, therefore, that you do not deactivate cookies.
The cookies from Forbo
The following table contains information on all tracking and marketing technologies used in our website and/or our applications as well as their operators. As the respective operators – insofar as their offer is integrated in the Forbo website – also use and change cookies to a certain extent, the following does not identify individual cookies, but describes technologies and applications some of which use several cookies. If you want information on the individual cookies used, please send your enquiry by e-mail to dataprivacy@forbo.com .
Essential cookies
are technically necessary in order that you can navigate on the website and use its functions, for example to set your data privacy preferences or to complete forms. Without these cookies, the services you have requested from the website cannot be properly provided. Essential cookies are also used without your express consent. Insofar as essential cookies process personal data, you have a right to object in accordance with the data privacy statement.
| Cookie | Function | Operator | Validity |
| ASP.NET_SessionId | This cookie stores data during your session. The cookie remembers, for example, a selection that you made or a site that you previously visited. | Forbo | Session |
| ARRAffinity | ARRAffinity is a cookie that is used to assign a client to an instance of an Azure web app. For example, if an app is scaled at 10, and a user accesses it via his browser, ARRAffinity helps to bring the user back to the same app instance instead of receiving a random instance every time. | Forbo | Session |
| defaultsite | This cookie stores the last start page. | Forbo | 4 months |
| Cookie Accepted | This cookie is used to store your cookie preferences. | Forbo | 11 months |
| fonts.net | This site uses fonts from fonts.com or fast.fonts.net for the uniform representation of fonts. When this site is called up, your browser loads the necessary web fonts into your browser cache.For this purpose your browser connects with the servers of fonts.com. fonts.com may also log this access. This means that your IP address is connected with our website in fonts.com. These Web Fonts are used in the interest of a uniform and attractive representation.If your browser does not support Web Fonts, a standard font of your computer is used. | fonts.net | Session |
| Google API | This cookie supports the forms via Google Captcha. Google Captcha helps to reduce and prevent the abuse of Forbo Online forms. | Google Inc. | 17 years |
| YouTube | Forbo uses YouTube as a video player. This is offered under the category “necessary” in the extended data privacy mode. The extended data privacy mode for the embedded YouTube player prevents the surfing experience of the spectators on YouTube being affected when embedded YouTube content is being shown. That means that the replay of a video in the extended data privacy mode of the embedded player is not used for the personalization of surfing on YouTube – neither in the extended data privacy mode of the embedded player nor in any later use of YouTube.When ads are shown in a video that is replayed in the extended data privacy mode of the embedded player, these ads are also not personalized. In addition, the replay of a video in the extended data privacy mode of the embedded player is also not used for the personalization of advertising shown to the user outside of his website or app. | Google Inc. | 17 years |
| Vimeo | Forbo uses Vimeo as a video player. This is offered in the category ‘necessary’. Settings are stored primarily which are relevant to the replay of the video, and which remain valid if the video is played again or if another video is selected. In addition, data can also be collected about the activity on the website where Vimeo videos are embedded. | Vimeo LLC | 2 years |
| Google Static | Gstatic.com is used for the loading of content from the Content Delivery Network (”CDN”). CDNs are used to upload the content of the website to servers through which the Gstatic domain can later be accessed. Gstatic is also used to store static data such as JSlibraries, Stylesheets etc. There is also a domain with the name http://connectivity.gstatic.com/ which is used by Chrome and Android devices to check the connectivity with the Internet. | Google Inc. | Session |
| ggpht.com | Forbo uses Google Mapping services for map visualizations in the contact data and in dealer directories. | investis.com | Session |
| investis.com | At various points we have integrated an interactive shares chart from Investis which supports the current share price of Forbo and further indicators for the Forbo share. | Forbo | Session |
| eqs.com | EQS is a third party service used by Forbo in the area of Investor Relations and the dispatch of press releases and stock exchange-relevant information. | EQS Group | - |
Statistics cookies
collect information about the use of the website, e.g. which pages are most frequently visited and how visitors move on the website. They help us to improve the user friendliness and thus the user experience of the website. Collected information can be: the Internet browser and operating system used, domain name of the website from which you came, number of visits, average length of session, called up pages.
| Cookie | Function | Operator | Validity |
| Google Tag Manager | The Tag Manager is a tool from Google which enables companies to add and update website tags, including conversion tracking, website analysis and remarketing, without having to process the website code. | Google Inc. | 3 months |
| Google Analytics | Google Analytics is an analysis platform used to track the number and type of visits to our website and its pages, as well as the accesses to our mobile applications and their screens and usage patterns. In this way we ensure that all parts of our website and our mobile applications are functioning properly. These technologies are used to provide anonymous, aggregated data for interaction of the website and mobile users with our website or our mobile applications. | Google Inc. | 1 year |
| Hotjar | Hotjar creates heat maps, visitor recordings, conversion funnels, form analyses, feedback questionnaires and surveys on a single platform. These show how visitors are using the website. | Hotjar Ltd. | 1 year |
| Yandex Metrica | Yandex is an analysis platform. It is used exclusively on the Russian versions of our website to track the number and the type of visits to our website and the sub-sites and accesses to our mobile applications as well as their screens and usage patterns. In this way we ensure that all parts of our website and our mobile applications are functioning properly. These technologies are used to provide anonymous, aggregated data for interaction of the website and mobile users with our website or our mobile applications. | Yandex | 1 year |
| Baidu Tongji | Baidu is an analysis platform. It is used exclusively on the Chinese versions of our website to track the number and the type of visits to our website and the sub-sites and accesses to our mobile applications as well as their screens and usage patterns. In this way we ensure that all parts of our website and our mobile applications are functioning properly. These technologies are used to provide aggregated data for interaction of the website and mobile users with our website or our mobile applications. | Baidu | 17 years |
Marketing cookies
are used to show advertisements on the websites of third parties that are more relevant and more interesting for you. They are also used to limit the appearance frequency of an advertisement and to measure and control the effectiveness of advertising campaigns.
| Cookie | Function | Operator | Validity |
| LinkedIn Ads | With LinkedIn Ads LinkedIn members can be addressed according to profession, function, sector and other features for the purpose of lead generation, brand familiarity, event registrations and lots more. | Microsoft Corp. | 3 months |
| LinkedIn Insights | The LinkedIn Insights Tag is used by LinkedIn for conversion tracking, retargeting and web analysis for LinkedIn advertising campaigns. | Microsoft Corp. | 18 months |
| DoubleClick by Google | Digital advertising with DoubleClick helps companies to make contact with the right persons at the right moment. This enhances your customer experience and your results. | Google Inc. | 20 months |
| Google Syndication | Google Syndication is used to store and load advertising content and other resources in connection with ads for Google AdSense and DoubleClick from the Google CDN. | Google Inc. | 13 months |
| Google Ad Services | Google Ad Services is the generic term for all concepts, networks and functions of which Google AdWords is made up. All areas that can be reached with Google Ads are part of Google Ad Services. This makes it possible to start online and remarketing campaigns which are directly coordinated with the user behavior. | Google Inc. | 3 months |
| Twitter Ads | This cookie is used by Twitter for the purpose of static content such as images and videos which are used in campaigns. | Twitter Inc. | 2 years |
| Bing Ads | Digital advertising with Bing Ads helps companies to make contact with the right persons at the right moment. This enhances your customer experience and your results. | Microsoft Corp. | 9 months |
| Facebook Connect | Facebook Connect is a single sign-on application that allows you to interact with other websites directly through your Facebook account. | Facebook Inc. | 3 months |
| The Facebook Pixel serves for the optimization of Facebook or Instagram advertisements. It allows Forbo to measure activity on websites and to improve campaign performance, and offers further options such as retargeting. | Facebook Inc. | 3 months | |
| The Pixel Tag from Twitter serves for the optimization of Twitter advertisements. It allows Forbo to measure activity on websites and to improve campaign performance, and offers further options such as personalized content. | Twitter Inc. | 30 days | |
| pinterest.com | The Pinterest tag serves for the optimization of Pinterest advertisements. It allows Forbo to measure activity on the website and to improve the campaign performance. | Pinterest Inc. | 1 year |
| Mail.ru | The Mail.ru Tag serves for the optimization of VKontakte and Odnoklassniki advertisements. It allows Forbo to measure activity on websites and to improve campaign performance, and offers further options such as retargeting. | Mail.ru LLC | 2 years |
Additional information
It is generally recommended to leave cookies enabled to create a great user experience. However, if you need additional information, please do not hesitate to contact us: communications@forbo.com.
February 2022
California Transparency in Supply Chains Act
California Transparency in Supply Chains Act
Forbo Flooring Inc. is part of the Forbo Group, a leading producer of floor coverings, building and construction adhesives, as well as power transmission and conveyor belt solutions. Forbo employs about 5,300 people and has an international network of 25 sites with production and distribution, 6 assembly centers, and 49 sales organizations in a total of 39 countries around the world. Forbo is headquartered in Baar in the canton of Zug, Switzerland.
Implementing the requirements of the California Transparency in Supply Chains Act, we herewith disclose our efforts in engaging in verification of product supply chains to evaluate and address risks of human trafficking and slavery, conducting audits to evaluate supplier compliance with our standards, requiring direct suppliers to certify that materials incorporated into the product comply with the laws regarding slavery and human trafficking of the country or countries in which they are doing business, maintaining internal accountability standards and procedures for employees or suppliers failing to meet our standards regarding slavery and trafficking as well as providing company employees and management, who have direct responsibility for supply chain management, training on human trafficking and slavery, particularly with respect to mitigating risks within the supply chains of products.
As a socially responsible company we respect and support the protection of human rights. This is demonstrated by our Code of Conduct which sets out our most important business principles and our commitment to acting ethically and with integrity in every situation while at the same time respecting people’s rights as individuals. We seek and prefer business relationships with partners who are committed to the basic principles of our Code of Conduct or a similar, own code of conduct.
As part of the flooring industry, we recognize our responsibility to take a robust and proactive approach to slavery and human trafficking and we support the 10 principles of the UN Global Compact, a United Nations initiative to encourage businesses worldwide to embed responsibility into business operations (further information can be found in Flooring Systems’ Sustainability report available at www.forbo.com – sustainability).
Moreover, we expect our business partners to commit to the SA8000 social accountability requirements in writing and the SA8000 standard is treated as a key performance indicator for measuring our progress in responsible sourcing. Suppliers in countries with weak labor protection are in addition monitored via local audits. Our approach furthermore includes regular meetings, on-site visits and supplier assessments. Supplier companies are selected for auditing based on a pre-evaluation of their social and environmental risk profile, taking into account their geographical location, the nature of their own supply chain, the product category, our purchasing power, and the spend volume. These evaluations are performed by our own employees. Conclusions, minor findings, and recommendations are shared with our suppliers and, if necessary, corrective action plans are defined. The implementation of such corrective actions is monitored and if felt appropriate, follow-up audits are conducted. Employees engaged in supplier selection are trained on the requirements of our Code of Conduct, which specifically includes issues of human trafficking and slavery, on an annual basis. Employees witnessing any violations of Forbo’s Code of Conduct are required to communicate this to the Corporate Compliance Officer of the Forbo Group, who will take appropriate action. We take the issues of modern slavery and human trafficking seriously and we will continue our efforts to responsibly manage our supply chain.
Cookies - FloorVisualizer
Cookie-Guideline | FloorVisualizer
What are cookies?
As is common practice with almost all professional websites, also this Forbo site uses cookies. Cookies are tiny files that are downloaded to your computer, to improve your experience. This document describes what information they gather, how they are used and why it is necessary to sometimes store these cookies and how you can prevent these cookies from being stored. However this may downgrade or 'break' certain elements of the site’s functionality.
For more general information on cookies see the Wikipedia article on HTTP cookies.
As well as cookies, Forbo also uses other technologies that are similar to cookies in terms of their functionality and purpose. Such technologies are also included whenever we refer to cookies in the following.
How Forbo uses cookies
Forbo uses cookies for several reasons which are explained here in detail. Some cookies are absolutely necessary to ensure the functions and the performance of the website. Other cookies are used for the anonymous analysis of the user behavior, while some others are meant to ensure that content relevant to you can be shown. If you are not sure whether you need certain cookies or not, we recommend that you accept all cookies as this will lead to the best user experience.
Deactivating cookies
You can prevent the automatic storage of cookies by indicating this in the cookie banner or by making changes to your browser settings. Please note, however, that cookies influence how this and many other websites function. By deactivating cookies you are switching off certain functions and services of this website. We recommend, therefore, that you do not deactivate cookies.
The cookies from Forbo
The following table contains information on all tracking and marketing technologies used in our website and/or our applications as well as their operators. As the respective operators – insofar as their offer is integrated in the Forbo website – also use and change cookies to a certain extent, the following does not identify individual cookies, but describes technologies and applications some of which use several cookies. If you want information on the individual cookies used, please send your enquiry by e-mail to dataprivacy@forbo.com .
Essential cookies
are technically necessary in order that you can navigate on the website and use its functions, for example to set your data privacy preferences or to complete forms. Without these cookies, the services you have requested from the website cannot be properly provided. Essential cookies are also used without your express consent. Insofar as essential cookies process personal data, you have a right to object in accordance with the data privacy statement.
| Cookie | Function | Operator | Validity |
| JSESSIONID | This cookie stores data during your session. The cookie remembers, for example, a selection that you made or a site that you previously visited. | Veeuze | Session |
Non-essential cookies
collect information about the use of the website, e.g. which pages are most frequently visited and how visitors move on the website. They help us to improve the user friendliness and thus the user experience of the website. Collected information can be: the Internet browser and operating system used, domain name of the website from which you came, number of visits, average length of session, called up pages.
| Cookie | Function | Operator | Validity |
| Google Tag Manager | The Tag Manager is a tool from Google which enables companies to add and update website tags, including conversion tracking, website analysis and remarketing, without having to process the website code. | Google Inc. | 3 months |
| Google Analytics | Google Analytics is an analysis platform used to track the number and type of visits to our website and its pages, as well as the accesses to our mobile applications and their screens and usage patterns. In this way we ensure that all parts of our website and our mobile applications are functioning properly. These technologies are used to provide anonymous, aggregated data for interaction of the website and mobile users with our website or our mobile applications. | Google Inc. | 1 year |
Additional information
It is generally recommended to leave cookies enabled to create a great user experience. However, if you need additional information, please do not hesitate to contact us: communications@forbo.com.
March 2023