Data protection
The publisher takes data protection seriously and provides you with information about the collection, storage and possible use of personal data on our website in the following declaration. The publisher is the responsible body within the meaning of the data protection laws. This declaration applies to all services offered and operated by us in connection with this website. It applies accordingly to mobile devices or offers and presences adapted to other platforms. This website is subject to the Swiss Data Protection Act (DSG).
Personal data
Personal data is data that can be used to identify you or that we can otherwise assign to you. Information that cannot be used to identify you (anonymous data) is not personal data.
What personal data do we collect and process?
- In principle, you can use our website without providing us with any further personal data. Unless otherwise stated, personal data will only be used to process your specific enquiry.
- When you contact us via this website, we collect the information you provide (name, address, telephone number, e-mail, etc.) as well as any information provided by your device (IP address, browser, etc.).
- When you use the website, the following data is also recorded and stored in log files: IP address, date, time and duration of access, information on the operating system or browser used, URL of the previously visited website, name of the retrieved file, amount of data transferred, device-specific information and other access data.
- If you contact us by e-mail or via the contact form, the information you provide will be stored for the purpose of processing the enquiry and for possible follow-up questions.
Processing of personal data by third parties
We host our website with Webflow. The provider is Webflow, Inc, 398 11th Street, 2nd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA (hereinafter: Webflow). When you visit our website, Webflow collects various log files including your IP addresses.
If you fill out the contact form, the information you provide will be stored by Webflow. Webflow is a tool for creating and hosting websites. Webflow stores cookies or other recognition technologies that are required to display the page, to provide certain website functions and to ensure security (necessary cookies).
Details can be found in Webflow's privacy policy: EU & Swiss Privacy Policy | Webflow.
The use of Webflow is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in ensuring that our website is displayed as reliably as possible. If a corresponding consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TTDSG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information in the user's terminal device (e.g. device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TTDSG. Consent can be revoked at any time.
Data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Details can be found here: EU & Swiss Privacy Policy | Webflow.
We have concluded a data processing agreement (DPA) with Webflow. This is a contract required by data protection law, which ensures that Webflow only processes the personal data of our website visitors in accordance with our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.
Further links
This privacy policy applies only to our website. The website may contain links to external websites to which this statement does not apply. If you leave our website via a link, we recommend that you read the data protection information of each website carefully.
How do we protect your data?
To protect the security of your data during transmission, we use state-of-the-art encryption methods (e.g. SSL) via HTTPS. We and our IT service provider take all legal precautions to protect your personal data from loss, destruction, falsification, manipulation and unauthorised access. However, you should bear in mind that no Internet transmission is ever 100% secure or error-free. We ask you to bear this in mind when using this website. Communication via e-mail or contact forms that you send to us may be unencrypted. Therefore, please do not send any confidential or sensitive data via this communication channel.
How long do we store your data?
The personal data you have entered will remain with us until you ask us to delete it or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies (e.g. after your enquiry has been processed). Mandatory statutory provisions - in particular retention periods - remain unaffected.
Social networks
We use the typical symbols of social networks on our websites. We have configured these elements so that they are deactivated by default. If you activate them (by clicking on them), the operators of the respective social networks can register that you are on our website and can use this information for their purposes. The processing of your personal data is then the responsibility of this operator in accordance with its data protection provisions. We do not receive any information about you from them.
How do we use and utilise other plugins, fonts, tools and cookies?
Protection of contact details and enquiries:We use the reCAPTCHA service from Google Inc. on our website. The query serves to distinguish whether the input is made by a human or abusively by automated, machine processing. The query includes sending your IP address and any other data required by Google for the reCAPTCHA service to Google. Google's privacy policy applies: policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.
Google Analytics and Google Maps:
This website may use Google Analytics and/or Google Maps. Google Analytics records, among other things, which pages on this website are read how often, how long a user stays on the page, where they are geographically located and which devices they use to visit the page. Your user data and your IP address are only collected and used in anonymised form. Among other things, Google Maps which search terms you have entered, your IP address and also latitude and longitude coordinates. If you use the route planner function, the start address you entered is also saved. Google Analytics and Google Maps store the visitor analysis data for at least 36 months. Further data protection information from Google: policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.
Cookies:
Our website may sometimes use cookies to make our website more user-friendly, effective and secure. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your end device and saved by your browser. Most of the cookies we use are so-called “session cookies”. They are automatically deleted at the end of your visit. Other cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them. These cookies enable us to recognise your browser on your next visit. You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and only allow cookies in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. If cookies are deactivated, the functionality of our website may be restricted. You can find more information about cookies here: http://www.allaboutcookies.org/ge/.
Adobe Fonts:
This website may use Adobe Fonts. Adobe Fonts is a service that provides access to a font library. Adobe's privacy policy describes the general privacy practices that apply to most Adobe websites and applications, including Adobe Fonts. You can find more privacy-related information on Adobe Fonts here: www.adobe.com/ch_de/privacy/policies/adobe-fonts.html
Google Fonts:
External fonts from Google Fonts may be used on this website. Google Fonts is a service of Google Inc (‘Google’). These web fonts are integrated by a server call, usually a Google server in the USA. This transmits to the server which web pages you have visited. The IP address of the browser of the visitor’s device is also stored by Google. You can find more information in Google's privacy policy, which you can access here: https://policies.google.com/privacy.
Automated decision-making
As a responsible publisher, we do not use automated decision-making or profiling.
Changes to our privacy policy
We reserve the right to amend this privacy policy from time to time so that it always complies with current legal requirements or to implement changes to our services in the privacy policy, e.g. when introducing new services. The new privacy policy will then apply to your next visit.
What rights do you have in relation to your personal data?
You have the right to obtain information from us free of charge at any time about the personal data we have stored about you and to have it corrected, blocked or deleted. To do so, please contact the publisher of this website by post or e-mail.
Digital audio and video content
We may use the services of the third-party provider Vimeo (provider: Vimeo Inc. (USA)) or YouTube (provider: Google (USA)).Further information on data protection from Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/privacyFurther information on data protection from YouTube: https://policies.google.com/privacy
Your rights
You have the right to request information about your personal data that we have stored. You also have the right to request the correction of incorrect data, the deletion of your data or the restriction of the processing of your data. Please contact the publisher of this website if you wish to exercise these rights.
Changes to the privacy policy
We reserve the right to amend this privacy policy from time to time so that it always complies with current legal requirements or to implement changes to our services in the privacy policy, e.g. when introducing new services. The new privacy policy will then apply to your next visit.
This privacy policy was last updated on 13/06/2013.
