BASED ON ARTICLE 13 OF THE SWISS FEDERAL CONSTITUTION AND THE DATA PROTECTION REGULATIONS OF THE SWISS CONFEDERATION (DATA PROTECTION ACT, DSG), EVERY PERSON HAS THE RIGHT TO PROTECTION OF THEIR PRIVACY AS WELL AS PROTECTION AGAINST MISUSE OF THEIR PERSONAL DATA. THE OPERATORS OF THESE PAGES TAKE THE PROTECTION OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA VERY SERIOUSLY. WE TREAT YOUR PERSONAL DATA CONFIDENTIALLY AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LEGAL DATA PROTECTION REGULATIONS AS WELL AS THIS PRIVACY POLICY. FURTHERMORE, WE ALSO TREAT YOUR PERSONAL DATA IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE EU GENERAL DATA PROTECTION REGULATION (GDPR). MORE INFORMATION ON THIS CAN BE FOUND BELOW.
IN COOPERATION WITH OUR HOSTING PROVIDERS, WE MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO PROTECT THE DATABASES AS WELL AS POSSIBLE AGAINST UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS, LOSS, MISUSE OR FALSIFICATION.
WE WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT DATA TRANSMISSION ON THE INTERNET (E.G., COMMUNICATION BY E-MAIL) CAN HAVE SECURITY GAPS. A COMPLETE PROTECTION OF DATA AGAINST ACCESS BY THIRD PARTIES IS NOT POSSIBLE.
BY USING THIS WEBSITE, YOU CONSENT TO THE COLLECTION, PROCESSING AND USE OF DATA IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING DESCRIPTION. THIS WEBSITE CAN GENERALLY BE VISITED WITHOUT REGISTRATION. DATA SUCH AS PAGES VIEWED OR NAMES OF FILES ACCESSED, DATE AND TIME ARE STORED ON THE SERVER FOR STATISTICAL PURPOSES WITHOUT THIS DATA BEING DIRECTLY RELATED TO YOUR PERSON. PERSONAL DATA, IN PARTICULAR NAME, ADDRESS OR E-MAIL ADDRESS ARE COLLECTED AS FAR AS POSSIBLE ON A VOLUNTARY BASIS. WITHOUT YOUR CONSENT, THE DATA WILL NOT BE PASSED ON TO THIRD PARTIES.
THE PURPOSE OF THESE DATA COLLECTIONS IS,
TO COMMUNICATE WITH YOU,
TO PROVIDE THE COMPANY SERVICES AND FUNCTIONS,
ALLOW YOU TO COMMENT ON CONTENT,
MINIMIZE THE RISK OF FRAUD,
TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE AND IMPROVE OUR SERVICES,
THE USE OF DATA FOR MARKETING PURPOSES
TO USE IT FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES, FOR EXAMPLE, TO DEVELOP NEW PRODUCTS AND SERVICES, BUT ALSO TO PARTICIPATE IN COMPETITIONS,
TO COMPLY WITH APPLICABLE LEGISLATION AND JURISDICTION AND TO BE ABLE TO RESPOND TO REQUESTS FROM ADMINISTRATIVE OR OTHER GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES,
FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF SHARING ON SOCIAL MEDIA, TO PROTECT THE COMPANY AND THIRD PARTIES.
BY USING OUR WEBSITES AND OUR SERVICES, YOU CONSENT TO THE DATA PROCESSING DESCRIBED ABOVE FOR THE PURPOSES MENTIONED.
UNDER THE EUROPEAN GENERAL DATA PROTECTION REGULATION (GDPR), REGULATIONS APPLY WHICH MAY ALSO BE APPLICABLE TO COMPANIES BASED IN SWITZERLAND. IF A MATTER FALLS WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE GDPR, WE WILL COMPLY WITH THESE PROVISIONS. THE MOST IMPORTANT OF THESE RIGHTS ARE LISTED BELOW. FURTHER DETAILS CAN BE FOUND IN THE LEGAL BASIS, WHICH CAN BE ACCESSED VIA THE FOLLOWING LINK: HTTP://EUR-LEX.EUROPA.EU/ELI/REG/2016/679/OJ
THE KEY ASPECTS OF THESE LEGAL GUIDELINES ARE LISTED BELOW:
RIGHT OF INFORMATION
WHERE PERSONAL DATA IS COLLECTED, DATA SUBJECTS MUST BE PROVIDED WITH A RANGE OF INFORMATION REGARDING THE COLLECTION OF THE DATA, INCLUDING IN PARTICULAR NOTIFICATION OF WHAT DATA IS BEING COLLECTED AND FOR WHAT PURPOSE.
RIGHT TO INFORMATION
ACCORDING TO THE GDPR, THE PERSON AFFECTED BY THE DATA PROCESSING IS ENTITLED TO REQUEST CONFIRMATION THAT PERSONAL DATA IS BEING PROCESSED OR THAT THIS IS NOT THE CASE. IF DATA IS PROCESSED, THE GDPR ESTABLISHES VARIOUS RIGHTS (SUCH AS THE RIGHT TO RECEIVE A COPY OF THE DATA).
RIGHT TO RECTIFICATION
THE DATA SUBJECT HAS THE RIGHT TO OBTAIN FROM THE CONTROLLER THE RECTIFICATION WITHOUT UNDUE DELAY OF INACCURATE PERSONAL DATA CONCERNING HIM OR HER. TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE PURPOSES OF THE PROCESSING, THE DATA SUBJECT HAS THE RIGHT TO REQUEST THE COMPLETION OF INCOMPLETE PERSONAL DATA, INCLUDING BY MEANS OF A SUPPLEMENTARY DECLARATION.
RIGHT TO ERASURE (“RIGHT TO BE FORGOTTEN”)
THE DATA SUBJECT HAS THE RIGHT TO REQUEST THAT PERSONAL DATA CONCERNING HIM OR HER BE ERASED WITHOUT UNDUE DELAY, AND THE PERSONAL DATA SHALL BE ERASED WITHOUT UNDUE DELAY IF ONE OF THE GROUNDS LISTED IN THE GDPR APPLIES, SUCH AS THAT THE DATA IS NO LONGER NECESSARY FOR THE PURPOSE FOR WHICH IT WAS COLLECTED.
RIGHT TO RESTRICTION OF PROCESSING
THE DATA SUBJECT HAS THE RIGHT, IN CERTAIN CASES DESCRIBED BY THE GDPR, TO REQUEST THE RESTRICTION OF THE PROCESSING OF THE DATA. IF SUCH RESTRICTION IS REQUESTED, THE DATA MAY ONLY BE KEPT BUT NOT FURTHER PROCESSED.
RIGHT TO NOTIFICATION
ACCORDING TO THE GDPR, ALL RECIPIENTS TO WHOM PERSONAL DATA HAVE BEEN DISCLOSED MUST BE NOTIFIED OF ANY RECTIFICATION OR ERASURE OF PERSONAL DATA OR RESTRICTION OF PROCESSING, UNLESS THIS PROVES IMPOSSIBLE OR INVOLVES A DISPROPORTIONATE EFFORT.
RIGHT TO DATA PORTABILITY
THE DATA SUBJECT HAS THE RIGHT TO RECEIVE THE DATA HE OR SHE HAS PROVIDED IN A STRUCTURED, COMMONLY USED AND MACHINE-READABLE FORMAT AND HAS THE RIGHT TO TRANSFER THIS DATA TO ANOTHER DATA CONTROLLER, FOR EXAMPLE, IN ORDER TO CHANGE SERVICE PROVIDERS. HOWEVER, THIS RIGHT CAN ONLY BE EXERCISED IF THE DATA PROCESSING IS BASED ON THE DATA SUBJECT’S CONSENT OR ON A CONTRACT.
RIGHT TO OBJECT
THE DATA SUBJECT FURTHER HAS THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME, ON GROUNDS RELATING TO HIS OR HER PARTICULAR SITUATION, TO CERTAIN PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA CONCERNING HIM OR HER; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE DATA MAY NO LONGER BE PROCESSED, UNLESS COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING CAN BE DEMONSTRATED BY THE DATA PROCESSOR WHICH OVERRIDE THE INTERESTS, RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS OF THE DATA SUBJECT, OR THE PROCESSING SERVES THE PURPOSE OF ASSERTING, EXERCISING OR DEFENDING LEGAL CLAIMS. IF PERSONAL DATA ARE PROCESSED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES, THE DATA SUBJECT SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA CONCERNING HIM OR HER FOR SUCH MARKETING; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING INSOFAR AS IT IS RELATED TO SUCH DIRECT MARKETING.
RIGHT TO OBJECT TO AUTOMATED DECISION-MAKING IN INDIVIDUAL CASES
IN ADDITION, THE DATA SUBJECT HAS THE RIGHT NOT TO BE SUBJECT TO A DECISION BASED SOLELY ON AUTOMATED PROCESSING, INCLUDING PROFILING, WHICH PRODUCES LEGAL EFFECTS CONCERNING HIM OR HER OR SIMILARLY SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECTS HIM OR HER.
RIGHT TO NOTIFICATION OF DATA PROTECTION BREACHES
SHOULD A PERSONAL DATA BREACH OCCUR, THE PERSON AFFECTED BY THE BREACH WILL BE INFORMED, PROVIDED THAT IT INVOLVES A HIGH RISK TO PERSONAL RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS.
SPECIAL PROTECTION FOR CHILDREN
FINALLY, THE GDPR ALSO PROVIDES FOR SPECIAL PROTECTION FOR CHILDREN. THUS, IT PROVIDES THAT IN THE CASE OF SERVICES OFFERED DIRECTLY TO A CHILD, CONSENT TO THE PROCESSING OF THE CHILD’S DATA MUST BE GIVEN OR AUTHORIZED BY THE HOLDER OF PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITY, ALTHOUGH THE AGE LIMIT IN QUESTION MAY BE DEFINED DIFFERENTLY IN THE VARIOUS COUNTRIES WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE GDPR.
TECHNICAL MEASURES FOR DATA SECURITY
WE PROTECT PERSONAL DATA THROUGH APPROPRIATE TECHNICAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL SECURITY MEASURES AND STORE THEM ON SECURE SERVERS. THE WEBSITE IS SECURED AGAINST MANIPULATION BY CUSTOMARY STATE-OF-THE-ART MEASURES AND AGAINST ACCESS, MODIFICATION OR DISSEMINATION BY UNAUTHORIZED PERSONS. THIS INCLUDES TAKING DATA PROTECTION ASPECTS INTO ACCOUNT AS EARLY AS THE PLANNING PHASE OF OUR SERVICES (“PRIVACY BY DESIGN”), AND OUR NEW PRODUCTS OR SERVICES ARE OFFERED WITH DATA PROTECTION-FRIENDLY DEFAULT SETTINGS (“PRIVACY BY DEFAULT”).
DISCLOSURE OF DATA TO THIRD PARTIES
WE ARE ENTITLED TO PASS ON YOUR PERSONAL DATA TO SERVICE PROVIDERS, ALSO ABROAD, FOR THE PURPOSES COVERED BY THE CONTRACT. THESE ARE, FOR EXAMPLE, CLOUD SERVICE PROVIDERS, OTHER COMPANIES OF THE GROUP OF COMPANIES, OTHER PROVIDERS OF SERVICES RELEVANT TO THE PROVISION OF THE COMPANY SERVICES, INCLUDING, FOR EXAMPLE, IT SERVICE PROVIDERS, BUSINESS CONSULTANTS AND LAWYERS, AS WELL AS PUBLIC AUTHORITIES. THESE THIRD PARTIES ARE OBLIGED TO COMPLY WITH THE LEGAL REQUIREMENTS ON DATA PROTECTION AS WELL. A COMPLETE LIST OF THE DATA CONTRACTORS INVOLVED CAN BE REQUESTED FROM THE PROVIDER AT ANY TIME.
WE ALSO INTEGRATE THE FOLLOWING THIRD-PARTY TOOLS AND APPS FOR WHICH THE PRIVACY POLICY OF THE RESPECTIVE SERVICE PROVIDERS APPLY:
THIS WEBSITE USES COOKIES. THESE ARE SMALL TEXT FILES THAT MAKE IT POSSIBLE TO STORE SPECIFIC INFORMATION RELATED TO THE USER ON THE USER'S TERMINAL DEVICE WHILE THE USER IS USING THE WEBSITE. COOKIES MAKE IT POSSIBLE, IN PARTICULAR, TO DETERMINE THE FREQUENCY OF USE AND NUMBER OF USERS OF THE PAGES, TO ANALYZE BEHAVIOR PATTERNS OF PAGE USE, BUT ALSO TO MAKE OUR OFFER MORE CUSTOMER-FRIENDLY. COOKIES REMAIN STORED BEYOND THE END OF A BROWSER SESSION AND CAN BE RETRIEVED WHEN YOU VISIT THE SITE AGAIN. IF YOU DO NOT WISH THIS TO HAPPEN, YOU SHOULD SET YOUR INTERNET BROWSER SO THAT IT REFUSES TO ACCEPT COOKIES.
PLEASE NOTE THAT IN THIS CASE NOT ALL FUNCTIONS OF THIS ONLINE OFFER CAN BE USED.
PRIVACY POLICY FOR CONTACT FORM
IF YOU SEND US INQUIRIES VIA THE CONTACT FORM, YOUR DATA FROM THE INQUIRY FORM INCLUDING THE CONTACT DATA YOU PROVIDED THERE WILL BE STORED BY US FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROCESSING THE INQUIRY AND IN CASE OF FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS. WE DO NOT PASS ON THIS DATA WITHOUT YOUR CONSENT.
PRIVACY POLICY FOR NEWSLETTER
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO RECEIVE THE NEWSLETTER OFFERED ON THIS WEBSITE, WE REQUIRE AN E-MAIL ADDRESS FROM YOU AS WELL AS INFORMATION THAT ALLOWS US TO VERIFY THAT YOU ARE THE OWNER OF THE SPECIFIED E-MAIL ADDRESS AND AGREE TO RECEIVE THE NEWSLETTER. FURTHER DATA WILL NOT BE COLLECTED. WE USE THIS DATA EXCLUSIVELY FOR SENDING THE REQUESTED INFORMATION AND DO NOT PASS IT ON TO THIRD PARTIES. YOU CAN REVOKE YOUR CONSENT TO THE STORAGE OF THE DATA, THE E-MAIL ADDRESS AND THEIR USE FOR SENDING THE NEWSLETTER AT ANY TIME, FOR EXAMPLE VIA THE "UNSUBSCRIBE" LINK IN THE NEWSLETTER.
USE OF GOOGLE MAPS
THIS WEBSITE USES THE OFFER OF GOOGLE MAPS. THIS ALLOWS US TO DISPLAY INTERACTIVE MAPS DIRECTLY ON THE WEBSITE AND ENABLES YOU TO COMFORTABLY USE THE MAP FUNCTION. BY VISITING THE WEBSITE, GOOGLE RECEIVES THE INFORMATION THAT YOU HAVE ACCESSED THE CORRESPONDING SUBPAGE OF OUR WEBSITE. THIS OCCURS REGARDLESS OF WHETHER GOOGLE PROVIDES A USER ACCOUNT THROUGH WHICH YOU ARE LOGGED IN OR WHETHER THERE IS NO USER ACCOUNT. IF YOU ARE LOGGED IN TO GOOGLE, YOUR DATA WILL BE DIRECTLY ASSIGNED TO YOUR ACCOUNT. IF YOU DO NOT WANT THE ASSIGNMENT WITH YOUR PROFILE AT GOOGLE, YOU MUST LOG OUT BEFORE ACTIVATING THE BUTTON. GOOGLE STORES YOUR DATA AS USAGE PROFILES AND USES THEM FOR THE PURPOSES OF ADVERTISING, MARKET RESEARCH AND/OR DEMAND-ORIENTED DESIGN OF ITS WEBSITE. SUCH AN EVALUATION IS CARRIED OUT IN PARTICULAR (EVEN FOR USERS WHO ARE NOT LOGGED IN) TO PROVIDE NEEDS-BASED ADVERTISING AND TO INFORM OTHER USERS OF THE SOCIAL NETWORK ABOUT YOUR ACTIVITIES ON OUR WEBSITE. YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT TO THE CREATION OF THESE USER PROFILES, WHEREBY YOU MUST CONTACT GOOGLE TO EXERCISE THIS RIGHT. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF DATA COLLECTION AND PROCESSING BY GOOGLE, AS WELL AS FURTHER INFORMATION ON YOUR RIGHTS IN THIS REGARD AND SETTINGS OPTIONS FOR PROTECTING YOUR PRIVACY, PLEASE VISIT: WWW.GOOGLE.CH/INTL/CH/POLICIES/PRIVACY.
PRIVACY POLICY FOR GOOGLE ANALYTICS
THIS WEBSITE USES GOOGLE ANALYTICS, A WEB ANALYTICS SERVICE PROVIDED BY GOOGLE IRELAND LIMITED. IF THE DATA CONTROLLER ON THIS WEBSITE IS LOCATED OUTSIDE THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA OR SWITZERLAND, GOOGLE ANALYTICS DATA PROCESSING IS CARRIED OUT BY GOOGLE LLC. GOOGLE LLC AND GOOGLE IRELAND LIMITED ARE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS "GOOGLE".
THE STATISTICS OBTAINED ENABLE US TO IMPROVE OUR OFFER AND MAKE IT MORE INTERESTING FOR YOU AS A USER. THIS WEBSITE ALSO USES GOOGLE ANALYTICS FOR A CROSS-DEVICE ANALYSIS OF VISITOR FLOWS, WHICH IS CARRIED OUT VIA A USER ID. IF YOU HAVE A GOOGLE USER ACCOUNT, YOU CAN DEACTIVATE THE CROSS-DEVICE ANALYSIS OF YOUR USAGE IN THE SETTINGS THERE UNDER "MY DATA", "PERSONAL DATA".
THE LEGAL BASIS FOR THE USE OF GOOGLE ANALYTICS IS ART. 6 PARA. 1 P. 1 LIT. F DS-GVO. THE IP ADDRESS TRANSMITTED BY YOUR BROWSER AS PART OF GOOGLE ANALYTICS WILL NOT BE MERGED WITH OTHER DATA FROM GOOGLE. WE WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT ON THIS WEBSITE GOOGLE ANALYTICS HAS BEEN EXTENDED BY THE CODE "_ANONYMIZEIP();" TO ENSURE ANONYMIZED COLLECTION OF IP ADDRESSES. THIS MEANS THAT IP ADDRESSES ARE PROCESSED IN ABBREVIATED FORM, WHICH MEANS THAT THEY CANNOT BE LINKED TO A SPECIFIC PERSON. IF THE DATA COLLECTED ABOUT YOU IS RELATED TO A PERSON, THIS IS IMMEDIATELY EXCLUDED AND THE PERSONAL DATA IS DELETED IMMEDIATELY.
ONLY IN EXCEPTIONAL CASES WILL THE FULL IP ADDRESS BE TRANSFERRED TO A GOOGLE SERVER IN THE USA AND SHORTENED THERE. ON BEHALF OF THE OPERATOR OF THIS WEBSITE, GOOGLE WILL USE THIS INFORMATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF EVALUATING YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE, COMPILING REPORTS ON WEBSITE ACTIVITY AND PROVIDING OTHER SERVICES RELATING TO WEBSITE ACTIVITY AND INTERNET USAGE TO THE WEBSITE OPERATOR. FOR THE EXCEPTIONAL CASES IN WHICH PERSONAL DATA IS TRANSFERRED TO THE USA, THE EU-USA DATA PRIVACY FRAMEWORK MAY APPLY.
GOOGLE ANALYTICS USES COOKIES. THE INFORMATION GENERATED BY THE COOKIE ABOUT YOUR USE OF THIS WEBSITE IS USUALLY TRANSMITTED TO A GOOGLE SERVER IN THE USA AND STORED THERE. YOU MAY REFUSE THE USE OF COOKIES BY SELECTING THE APPROPRIATE SETTINGS ON YOUR BROWSER, HOWEVER PLEASE NOTE THAT IF YOU DO THIS YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE TO USE THE FULL FUNCTIONALITY OF THIS WEBSITE.
THE STATISTICS OBTAINED ENABLE US TO IMPROVE OUR OFFER AND MAKE IT MORE INTERESTING FOR YOU AS A USER. THIS WEBSITE ALSO USES GOOGLE ANALYTICS FOR A CROSS-DEVICE ANALYSIS OF VISITOR FLOWS, WHICH IS CARRIED OUT VIA A USER ID. IF YOU HAVE A GOOGLE USER ACCOUNT, YOU CAN DEACTIVATE THE CROSS-DEVICE ANALYSIS OF YOUR USAGE IN THE SETTINGS THERE UNDER "MY DATA", "PERSONAL DATA".
QUESTIONS TO THE DATA PROTECTION OFFICER
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT DATA PROTECTION, PLEASE EMAIL US OR CONTACT THE DATA PROTECTION OFFICER IN OUR ORGANIZATION LISTED AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS PRIVACY STATEMENT DIRECTLY.
