Data protection

General

Based on Article 13 of the Swiss Federal Constitution and the data protection provisions of the Federal Government (Data Protection Act, DSG), every person is entitled to protection of their privacy and 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 statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy.

In cooperation with our hosting providers, we endeavor to protect the databases as best as possible against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, or falsification.

We would like to point out that data transmission over the Internet (e.g., communication by email) may have security vulnerabilities. Complete protection of data from access by third parties is not possible.

By using this website, you agree to the collection, processing, and use of data as described below. This website can generally be visited without registration. Data such as pages accessed or the name of the file accessed, date, and time are stored on the server for statistical purposes, without these data being directly related to your person. Insofar as personal data (e.g., name, address, or email addresses) is collected on our pages, this is done, as far as possible, on a voluntary basis. This data will not be passed on to third parties without your express consent.

Processing of Personal Data

Personal data is all information relating to an identified or identifiable person. An affected person is a person about whom personal data is processed. Processing includes any handling of personal data, regardless of the means and procedures used, in particular the storage, disclosure, procurement, deletion, storage, modification, destruction, and use of personal data.

We process personal data in accordance with Swiss data protection law. If and to the extent that the EU GDPR is applicable, we also process personal data on the following legal bases in connection with Art. 6 (1) GDPR:

  • lit. a) Processing of personal data with the consent of the data subject.
  • lit. b) Processing of personal data to fulfill a contract with the data subject and to carry out corresponding pre-contractual measures.
  • lit. c) Processing of personal data to fulfill a legal obligation to which we are subject under applicable EU law or the law of a country in which the GDPR is fully or partially applicable.
  • lit. d) Processing of personal data to protect the vital interests of the data subject or another natural person.
  • lit. f) Processing of personal data to safeguard the legitimate interests of us or third parties, provided that the fundamental freedoms and rights and interests of the data subject do not override those interests. Legitimate interests include, in particular, our business interest in being able to provide our website, information security, the enforcement of our own legal claims, and compliance with Swiss law.

We process personal data for the duration necessary for the respective purpose or purposes. If there are longer retention requirements due to legal and other obligations to which we are subject, we restrict processing accordingly.

Cookies

This website uses cookies. These are small text files that are stored on the user's device and enable specific information relating to the user to be stored while the user is using the website. Cookies allow us to determine usage frequency and the number of users of the pages, analyze patterns of page usage, and make our offering more user-friendly. Cookies are stored beyond the end of a browser session and can be retrieved again when the page is visited again. If you do not wish this to happen, you should set your internet browser to refuse the acceptance of cookies.

A general objection to the use of cookies for online marketing purposes can be declared for a large number of services, especially tracking, via the US page http://www.aboutads.info/choices/ or the EU page http://www.youronlinechoices.com/. In addition, the storage of cookies can be achieved by deactivating them in the browser settings. Please note that in this case, not all functions of this online offering can be used.

SSL/TLS Encryption

For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as requests you send to us as the site operator, this website uses SSL/TLS encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from "http://" to "https://" and by the lock symbol in your browser line.

When SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

Server Log Files

The provider of this website automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These are:

  • Browser type and browser version
  • Operating system used
  • Referrer URL
  • Hostname of the accessing computer
  • Time of the server request

This data cannot be attributed to specific persons. This data is not merged with other data sources. We reserve the right to check this data retrospectively if we become aware of concrete indications of illegal use.

Rights of the Data Subject

Right to Confirmation
Every data subject has the right to request confirmation from the website operator as to whether personal data concerning them is being processed. If you wish to exercise this right of confirmation, you can contact the data protection officer at any time.

Right to Information
Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right to obtain, from the operator of this website, at any time and free of charge, information about the data stored about them and a copy of this information. In addition, information may be provided on the following, if applicable:

  • Purposes of the processing
  • Categories of personal data processed
  • The existence of a right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority if the personal data are not collected from the data subject
  • All available information about the origin of the data
  • Recipients to whom the personal data have been or will be disclosed
  • If possible, the planned duration of storage of the personal data or, if this is not possible, the criteria for determining this duration
  • The existence of a right to correct or delete personal data concerning them or to restrict processing by the data controller or a right to object to such processing
  • In addition, the data subject has the right to be informed whether personal data has been transferred to a third country or to an international organization. If this is the case, the data subject also has the right to obtain information about the appropriate safeguards related to the transfer. If you wish to exercise this right to information, you can contact our data protection officer at any time.

Right to Rectification
Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right to request the immediate correction of inaccurate personal data concerning them. In addition, the data subject has the right, taking into account the purposes of the processing, to request the completion of incomplete personal data, including by means of a supplementary statement. If you wish to exercise this right to rectification, you can contact our data protection officer at any time.

Right to Erasure
Every individual whose personal data is being processed has the right to request the immediate deletion of the personal data concerning them from the controller of this website, if one of the following reasons applies and the processing is no longer necessary:

  • The personal data has been collected or otherwise processed for purposes that are no longer necessary.
  • The data subject withdraws consent on which the processing is based, and there is no other legal ground for the processing.
  • The data subject objects to the processing for reasons arising from their particular situation, and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing, or the data subject objects to the processing for direct marketing purposes, including profiling.
  • The personal data has been unlawfully processed.
  • The erasure of personal data is necessary to comply with a legal obligation under Union law or the law of the Member States to which the controller is subject.
  • The personal data has been collected in relation to the offer of information society services directly to a child.

If any of the aforementioned conditions apply and you wish to request the deletion of personal data stored by the operator of this website, you can contact our data protection officer at any time. The data protection officer of this website will ensure that the deletion request is promptly complied with.

Right to Restriction of Processing
Every individual whose personal data is being processed has the right to request the restriction of processing from the controller of this website if one of the following conditions is met:

  • The accuracy of the personal data is contested by the data subject, for a period enabling the controller to verify the accuracy of the personal data.
  • The processing is unlawful, and the data subject opposes the erasure of the personal data and requests instead the restriction of its use.
  • The controller no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of the processing, but the data subject requires them for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.
  • The data subject has objected to processing pending the verification of whether the legitimate grounds of the controller override those of the data subject.

If any of the above conditions are met, you can contact our data protection officer at any time to request the restriction of processing of personal data by the operator of this website. The data protection officer of this website will arrange for the restriction of processing.

Right to Data Portability
Every individual whose personal data is being processed has the right to receive the personal data concerning them in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format. Additionally, the data subject has the right to have the personal data transmitted directly from one controller to another, where technically feasible and provided that it does not adversely affect the rights and freedoms of others. To exercise the right to data portability, you can contact the data protection officer appointed by the operator of this website at any time.

Every individual whose personal data is being processed has the right to object, on grounds relating to their particular situation, at any time to the processing of personal data concerning them.

The operator of this website will cease processing the personal data in case of objection, unless compelling legitimate grounds for the processing override the interests, rights, and freedoms of the data subject, or the processing is necessary for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims. To exercise your right to object, you can directly contact the data protection officer of this website.

Right to Withdraw Consent
Every individual whose personal data is being processed has the right to withdraw consent to the processing of personal data at any time. If you wish to exercise your right to withdraw consent, you can contact our data protection officer at any time.

Copyright

The copyright and all other rights to the content, images, photos, or other files on the website belong exclusively to the operator of this website or the expressly named rights holders. Prior written consent of the copyright holder must be obtained for the reproduction of all files. Anyone who commits copyright infringement without the consent of the respective copyright holders may be liable to prosecution and may be required to pay damages.

Disclaimer

All information on our website has been carefully checked. We make every effort to ensure that the information we provide is current, correct, and complete. However, the occurrence of errors cannot be completely ruled out, so we cannot guarantee the completeness, correctness, and timeliness of the information, including journalistic and editorial content. Liability claims relating to material or immaterial damage caused by the use or non-use of the information provided or by the use of incorrect or incomplete information are fundamentally excluded.

The publisher reserves the right to change or delete texts at its own discretion and without prior notice and is not obligated to update the content of this website. The use of this website or access to it is at the visitor's own risk. The publisher, its clients, or partners are not liable for damages, such as direct, indirect, incidental, or consequential damages, allegedly caused by visiting this website, and therefore assume no liability for such damages.

The publisher also assumes no responsibility or liability for the content and availability of third-party websites that can be accessed via external links from this website. The operators of the linked pages are solely responsible for their content. The publisher expressly distances itself from all third-party content that may be criminally or legally relevant or that violates good morals.