Privacy Policy

General
Based on Article 13 of the Swiss Federal Constitution and the data protection provisions of the Confederation (Data Protection Act, DPA), every person has the right to protection of their privacy and to 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 strive to protect the databases as well as possible against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, or tampering.

Please note that data transmission over the internet (e.g., when communicating by email) can have security gaps. Complete protection of data against 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 names of files accessed, date and time are stored on the server for statistical purposes, without this data being directly linked to you. If personal data (for example name, address, or email addresses) is collected on our pages, this is always done on a voluntary basis where possible. This data will not be passed on to third parties without your explicit consent.

Processing of personal data
Personal data is any information relating to an identified or identifiable person. A data subject is a person whose personal data is processed. Processing includes any handling of personal data, regardless of the means and procedures used, in particular the storage, disclosure, collection, deletion, retention, alteration, 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 for the performance of a contract with the data subject and for the implementation of corresponding pre-contractual measures.
lit. c) Processing of personal data to comply with a legal obligation to which we are subject under applicable EU law or under the law of a country in which the GDPR applies in whole or in part.
lit. d) Processing of personal data to protect vital interests of the data subject or of another natural person.
lit. f) Processing of personal data to safeguard our legitimate interests or those of third parties, unless the fundamental freedoms and rights and interests of the data subject prevail. 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 as long as required for the respective purpose or purposes. Where longer retention obligations apply 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 make it possible to store specific, user-related information on the user’s device while the user is using the website. Cookies make it possible, in particular, to determine the frequency of use and the number of users of the pages, to analyze patterns of page usage, and also to make our offering more user-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 want this, you should set your internet browser to refuse cookies.

A general objection to the use of cookies for online marketing purposes can be declared for a variety of services, especially tracking, via the US site http://www.aboutads.info/choices/ or the EU site http://www.youronlinechoices.com/. In addition, cookies can be disabled in the browser settings. Please note that in this case not all functions of this online offering may be available.

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

If SSL or TLS encryption is enabled, 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 assigned to specific persons. This data is not merged with other data sources. We reserve the right to review this data retrospectively if we become aware of specific indications of unlawful use.

Third-party services
This website may use Google Maps to embed maps, Google Invisible reCAPTCHA to protect against bots and spam, and YouTube to embed videos.

These services of the American company Google LLC use cookies, among other things, which means data is transferred to Google in the USA; however, we assume that no personal tracking takes place in this context solely through the use of our website.

Google has committed to ensuring an adequate level of data protection in accordance with the US-EU and US-Swiss Privacy Shield.

Further information can be found in Google’s privacy policy.

Contact Form
If you send us inquiries via the contact form, your details from the inquiry form, including the contact details you provide there, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the inquiry and in case of follow-up questions. We do not pass this data on without your consent.

Newsletter

If you subscribe to our newsletter, we will regularly inform you about our offers and news. To send the newsletter, we use the service Brevo (formerly Sendinblue) from Sendinblue GmbH, Köpenicker Straße 126, 10179 Berlin, Germany.

To send it, we need your email address. Providing additional data is voluntary and is used exclusively to address you personally. Registration takes place using the double opt-in procedure: after registering, you will receive an email asking you to confirm your registration. This ensures that you are the owner of the email address provided.

The newsletter is sent and its associated performance measurements are based on your consent in accordance with Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR. You can withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future by unsubscribing via the unsubscribe link in the newsletter.

We have concluded a data processing agreement with Brevo, in which Brevo undertakes to protect our users’ data and not to pass it on to third parties. Further information on data protection at Brevo can be found at: https://www.brevo.com/de/legal/privacypolicy/.

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

Right of access
Every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right to obtain, at any time and free of charge, information from the operator of this website about the data stored about them and a copy of this information. In addition, information may be provided about the following, where applicable: purposes of processingcategories of personal data processedrecipients to whom the personal data has been or will be disclosedif possible, the planned duration of storage of the personal data or, if this is not possible, the criteria used to determine that durationthe existence of a right to rectification or erasure of personal data concerning them or to restriction of processing by the controller or a right to object to such processingthe existence of a right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authorityif the personal data is not collected from the data subject: all available information about the source of the data.

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 in connection with the transfer.
If you would like to exercise this right of access, you can contact our data protection officer at any time.

Right to rectification
Every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right to request the immediate rectification of inaccurate personal data concerning them. Furthermore, 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 statement.
If you would like to exercise this right to rectification, you can contact our data protection officer at any time.

Right to erasure (right to be forgotten)
Every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right to request the immediate erasure of personal data concerning them from the controller of this website, provided that one of the following reasons applies and processing is no longer necessary:

The personal data was collected or otherwise processed for purposes for which it is no longer necessary.
The data subject withdraws the consent on which the processing was based, and there is no other legal basis 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 in the case of direct marketing and related profiling.

The personal data was processed unlawfully.
Erasure of the 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 was collected in relation to information society services offered directly to a child.
If one of the above reasons applies and you would like to request the erasure 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 erasure request is complied with immediately.

Right to restriction of processing
Every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right to request 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; the data subject objects to the erasure of the personal data and requests restriction of the use of the personal data instead.

The controller no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of processing, but the data subject needs it for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims. The data subject has objected to processing for reasons arising from their particular situation, and it has not yet been determined whether the controller’s legitimate grounds override those of the data subject.
If one of the above conditions is met, you can contact our data protection officer at any time to request restriction of the 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 person affected by the processing of personal data has the right to receive the personal data concerning them in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format. Furthermore, the data subject has the right to have the personal data transmitted directly from one controller to another controller, where technically feasible and provided that this does not adversely affect the rights and freedoms of other persons.
To exercise the right to data portability, you can contact the data protection officer appointed by the operator of this website at any time.

Right to object
Every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right to object at any time, for reasons arising from their particular situation, to the processing of personal data concerning them.
In the event of an objection, the operator of this website will no longer process the personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that override the interests, rights, and freedoms of the data subject, or the processing serves the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.
To exercise your right to object, you can contact the data protection officer of this website directly.

Right to withdraw a data protection consent
Every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right to withdraw consent to the processing of personal data at any time. If you would like to exercise your right to withdraw consent, you can contact our data protection officer at any time.

Objection to email
The use of contact data published as part of the legal notice obligation for sending advertising and informational materials not expressly requested is hereby objected to. The operators of the pages expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of unsolicited sending of advertising information, such as spam emails.

Google reCAPTCHA
This website uses the reCAPTCHA service of Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street Dublin 4, Ireland “Google”). The query is used to distinguish whether the input is made by a human or by automated, machine processing. The query includes the transmission of the IP address and, if applicable, other data required by Google for the reCAPTCHA service to Google. For this purpose, your input is transmitted to Google and used there. However, your IP address is shortened by Google within Member States of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area beforehand. Only in exceptional cases is the full IP address transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of this service. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of reCAPTCHA is not merged with other Google data. Your data may also be transferred to the USA. For data transfers to the USA, there is an adequacy decision by the European Commission, the “Privacy Shield”. Google participates in the “Privacy Shield” and has submitted to its requirements. By clicking the query, you consent to the processing of your data. Processing is based on Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR with your consent. You can withdraw your consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing carried out on the basis of consent before its withdrawal.
Further information about Google reCAPTCHA and the associated privacy policy can be found at: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de

Disclaimer
All information on our website has been carefully checked. We strive to ensure that the information we provide is up to date, correct, and complete. Nevertheless, errors cannot be completely ruled out, so we cannot guarantee the completeness, accuracy, or timeliness of the information, including of a journalistic/editorial nature. 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 and incomplete information are generally excluded.

The publisher may change or delete texts at its own discretion and without prior notice and is not obliged to update the content of this website. Use of this website and access to it is at the visitor’s own risk. The publisher, its customers, or partners are not responsible for damages, such as direct, indirect, incidental, or consequential damages, allegedly caused by visiting this website, and therefore accept 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 reached via external links from this website. The operators of the linked pages are solely responsible for their content. The publisher therefore expressly distances itself from all third-party content that may be relevant under criminal or liability law or that violates common standards of decency.

Copyright
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 specifically named rights holders. Written consent from the copyright holders must be obtained in advance for the reproduction of any files. Anyone who commits a copyright infringement without the consent of the respective copyright holders may be liable to prosecution and may be subject to claims for damages.

Changes
We may change this privacy policy at any time without prior notice. The current version published on our website applies. If the privacy policy is part of an agreement with you, we will inform you of the change in the event of an update by email or in another appropriate way.