Privacy Policy

Datenschutz



General / Introduction
Based on Article 13 of the Swiss Federal Constitution and the federal data protection regulations (Data Protection Act, DSG), every person has the right to the protection of their privacy and protection against the 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 much as possible from unauthorized access, loss, misuse, or falsification.

We would like to point out that data transmission on the internet (e.g., communication via email) may have security gaps. 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 in accordance with the following description. This website can generally be visited without registration. Data such as accessed pages or names of accessed files, date, and time are stored on the server for statistical purposes without these data being directly related to your person. If personal data (e.g., name, address, or email addresses) are collected on our pages, this is always done on a voluntary basis, as far as possible. This data will not be passed on to third parties without your express consent.

Processing of Personal Data
Personal data is all information that relates to an identified or identifiable person. A data subject 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, transfer, procurement, deletion, retention, 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 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 fulfill a legal obligation to which we are subject under applicable EU law or under applicable 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 protect the legitimate interests of us or third parties, unless the fundamental freedoms and rights and interests of the data subject outweigh them. The legitimate interests include, in particular, our business interest, our ability to provide the website, information security, the enforcement of our own legal claims, and the compliance with Swiss law.

We process personal data for the duration that is necessary for the respective purpose or purposes. In the case of longer-term storage obligations due to legal and other obligations to which we are subject, we restrict the 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 terminal 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 use, but also to make our offer more customer-friendly. Cookies are stored beyond the end of a browser session and can be retrieved when the page is visited again. If you do not want this, you should set your internet browser so that it rejects 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 for 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 offer can be used.

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

If SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data that 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 check this data retrospectively if we become aware of concrete indications of illegal use.

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

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

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

You can find further information 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 data you provide there, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the inquiry and in the event of follow-up questions. We will not pass on this data without your consent.

Newsletter
If you would like to receive the newsletter offered on the website, we require your email address and information that allows us to verify that you are the owner of the email address provided and that you agree to receive the newsletter. No further data is collected. We use this data exclusively for sending the requested information and do not pass it on to third parties. After you have given your consent to the storage of the data, the email address, and its use for sending the newsletter, you can revoke this consent at any time, for example via the "unsubscribe link" in the newsletter.

Comment Function
For the comment function on this website, in addition to your comment, information on the time of creation of the comment, your email address, and, if you do not post anonymously, the username you have chosen will be stored.

Storing the IP Address
Our comment function stores the IP addresses of users who submit comments. Since we do not review the comments on our site before they are activated, we need this data in order to be able to take action against the author in the event of legal violations such as insults or propaganda.

Subscribing to Comments
As a user of the site, you can subscribe to comments after registering. You will receive a confirmation email to verify that you are the owner of the email address provided. You can unsubscribe from this function at any time via a link in the information emails.

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 wish 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 receive free information at any time from the operator of this website about the data stored about them and a copy of this information. In addition, information may be provided on the following:
Purposes of processing
Categories of personal data being processed
Recipients to whom the personal data have been or will be disclosed
if possible, the planned duration of the storage of the personal data or, if this is not possible, the criteria for determining this duration
the 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 processing
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 on the origin of the data.
In addition, the data subject has the right to be informed as to whether personal data have been transferred to a third country or to an international organization. If this is the case, the data subject also has the right to be informed of the appropriate guarantees in connection with the transfer. If you would like to make use of 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 incorrect 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 declaration. If you wish 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 from the controller of this website the immediate erasure of personal data concerning them, provided that one of the following grounds applies and the processing is no longer necessary:
The personal data has been 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 advertising and related profiling
The personal data has been processed unlawfully
The erasure of the personal data is necessary to fulfill 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 information society services offered directly to a child
If one of the above-mentioned reasons applies and you wish to have personal data that is stored by the operator of this website deleted, you can contact our data protection officer at any time. The data protection officer of this website will ensure that the deletion request is complied with immediately.

Right to Restriction of Processing
Every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right to request from the controller of this website the restriction of processing if one of the following conditions is met:
The accuracy of the personal data is disputed by the data subject, for a period that enables 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 instead requests the restriction of the use of the personal data
The controller no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of the processing, but the data subject needs it for the assertion, The data subject has objected to the processing for reasons arising from their particular situation, and it has not yet been determined whether the legitimate interests of the controller outweigh those of the data subject
If one of the aforementioned conditions is met, you can contact our data protection officer at any time to request the 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, common, and machine-readable format. In addition, the data subject has the right to have the personal data transmitted directly from one controller to another controller, provided that this is technically feasible and does not impair 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.
A Right to Object
Every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right to object to the processing of personal data concerning them at any time for reasons arising from their particular situation.
The operator of this website will no longer process the personal data in the event of objection, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that outweigh the interests, rights, and freedoms of the data subject, or the processing serves to assert, exercise, or defend legal claims. To exercise your right to object, you can contact the data protection officer of this website directly.
Right to Withdraw Consent under Data Protection Law
Every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right to revoke consent given to the processing of personal data at any time.
If you wish to exercise your right to withdraw your consent, you can contact our data protection officer at any time.

Paid Services
For the provision of paid services, we request further data, such as payment data, in order to be able to process your order. We store this data in our systems until the statutory retention periods have expired.

Copyrights
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 named rights holders. For the reproduction of all files, the prior written consent of the copyright holders must be obtained. Anyone who commits a copyright infringement without the consent of the respective copyright holders may be liable to prosecution and may be liable for damages.

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. However, the occurrence of errors cannot be completely ruled out, so that we cannot assume any liability for the completeness, correctness, and up-to-dateness of the information, including journalistic-editorial information. Liability claims that relate 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 may change or delete texts at its own discretion and without prior notice and is not obliged 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 customers, or partners are not responsible for damages, such as direct, indirect, incidental, or consequential damages that are allegedly caused by visiting this website and therefore do not assume any 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 content of the linked pages is the sole responsibility of their operators. The publisher therefore expressly distances itself from all external content that may be relevant under criminal or liability law or that violates common decency.

Google Maps
This website uses the Google Maps service. This enables us to display interactive maps directly on the website and allows you to conveniently use the map function. By visiting the website, Google receives the information that you have accessed the corresponding subpage of our website. This happens regardless of whether Google provides a user account through which you are logged in or whether no user account exists. If you are logged into Google, your data will be assigned directly to your account. If you do not want your data to be assigned to your profile on Google, you must log out before activating the button. Google stores your data as usage profiles and uses them for advertising, market research, and/or the needs-based design of its website. Such an evaluation takes place in particular (also 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. Further information on the purpose and scope of the data collection and processing by Google as well as further information on your rights in this regard and setting options to protect your privacy can be found at: www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy.

Google reCAPTCHA
This website uses the reCAPTCHA service from Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street Dublin 4, Ireland, "Google"). The query serves 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 necessary, further data required by Google for the reCAPTCHA service to Google. For this purpose, your input is transmitted to Google and further 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. 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 within the framework of reCaptcha will not be merged with other Google data. Your data may also be transferred to the USA. There is an adequacy decision by the European Commission for data transfers to the USA, the "Privacy Shield." Google participates in the "Privacy Shield" and has submitted to the requirements. By activating the query, you consent to the processing of your data. The processing takes place on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR with your consent. You can revoke your consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until revocation. For more information about Google reCAPTCHA and the related data protection regulations, please visit: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de

Google Analytics
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analysis service provided by Google Ireland Limited. If the person responsible for data processing on this website is located outside the European Economic Area or Switzerland, the data processing of Google Analytics is carried out by Google LLC. Google LLC and Google Ireland Limited are referred to as "Google" below.
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 GDPR. The IP address transmitted by your browser within the framework of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data. 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 so that they cannot be linked to a specific person. Should the data collected about you be able to be assigned to a person, this will be immediately excluded, and the personal data will be deleted immediately.
Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be 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 the website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide further services related to website use and internet use to the website operator. For the exceptional cases in which personal data is transferred to the USA, Google has submitted to the EU-US Privacy Shield, https://www.privacyshield.gov/EU-US-Framework.
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 can prevent the storage of cookies by setting your browser software accordingly; however, we would like to point out that in this case you may not be able to use all the functions of this website to their full extent. In addition, you can prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the cookie and relating to your use of the website (including your IP address) and from processing this data by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available under the following link: Deactivate Google Analytics.
You can also prevent the use of Google Analytics by clicking on this link: Deactivate Google Analytics. This will store a so-called opt-out cookie on your data carrier, which prevents the processing of personal data by Google Analytics. Please note that when you delete all cookies on your terminal device, these opt-out cookies will also be deleted, i.e. you will have to set the opt-out cookies again if you wish to continue to prevent this form of data collection. The opt-out cookies are set per browser and computer/end device and must therefore be activated separately for each browser, computer or other end device.

Google Tag Manager
Google Tag Manager is a solution with which we can manage so-called website tags via an interface and thus, for example, integrate Google Analytics and other Google marketing services into our online offer. The Tag Manager itself, which implements the tags, does not process any personal data of users. With regard to the processing of personal data of users, we refer to the following information on the Google services. Usage Guidelines: https://www.google.com/intl/de/tagmanager/use-policy.html.

Data Transfer to the USA
Our website includes, among other things, tools from companies based in the USA. If these tools are active, your personal data may be transferred to the US servers of the respective companies. We would like to point out that the USA is not a safe third country within the meaning of EU data protection law. US companies are obliged to disclose personal data to security authorities without you, as the data subject, being able to take legal action against this. It can therefore not be ruled out that US authorities (e.g. intelligence agencies) may process, evaluate and permanently store your data located on US servers for surveillance purposes. We have no influence on these processing operations.

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 by email or other suitable means in the event of an update.

Disclaimer
The author assumes no liability for the correctness, accuracy, up-to-dateness, reliability and completeness of the information. Liability claims against the author for damages of a material or immaterial nature arising from access to or use or non-use of the published information, through misuse of the connection or through technical faults are excluded. All offers are non-binding. The author expressly reserves the right to change, supplement, delete parts of the pages or the entire offer without prior notice, or to discontinue publication temporarily or permanently.