Legal Notice

Legal notice

Barbara R. Wernicke Proofreading

Barbara R. Wernicke
Stutz 1
7430 Thusis
Switzerland

Email: brw.proofreading@gmail.com
Telephone: +41 (0)79 912 3221

Responsible: Barbara R. Wernicke
Photographs: Krista Burd-Battram
Logo: Marianne Stolhammer

Privacy policy

Introduction

Below we inform you about all points of our privacy policy.

All content relates to the current domain (named in the contact details) and to domains that are redirected to this domain.

The privacy policy complies with the provisions of the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection (Data Protection Act – DSG).

Contact details

The operator’s responsible body within the meaning of the Data Protection Act is named in the legal notice. If you have any question or concerns regarding the protection of your data by us, please contact us by email.

General information

Adjustments to the privacy policy

We may change, adapt and/or update this privacy policy. The changes will be published on our website, you will not be informed separately.

Liability

As the owner of this website, we take the utmost care to ensure that the information published/publicised is correct. Nevertheless, we cannot guarantee the correctness, accuracy, up-to-dateness, reliability and completeness of the content and information. We explicitly reserve the right to change, delete or temporarily not publish content without prior notice.

Liability claims for damages of a material or immaterial nature arising from access to or use or non-use of our published information, misuse of the connection or technical faults are excluded.

Copyright

The information contained on our websites is publicly accessible. Downloading or copying content, images, photos or other files does not transfer or assign any rights to the content. The copyright and all other rights to content, images, photos or other files on our website belong exclusively to us and/or the specifically named rights holders. The written consent of the copyright holders must be obtained in advance for reproductions of any kind and the use of content elements.

Privacy policy

Introduction

The privacy policy describes how and for what purpose we collect, process and/or use personal data. Responsible handling of data is important to us. In order to live up to this responsibility, we continuously adapt the declaration so that the personal data of our customers can be optimally protected.

It goes without saying that we only collect personal data that is absolutely necessary for the fulfilment of our tasks (data economy). Stored data is carefully managed and protected against misuse of any kind.

Individual and/or additional activities and operations may be regulated in further data protection declarations or legal documents such as general terms and conditions of use or conditions of participation.

Data collection

Based on Article 13 of the Swiss Federal Constitution and the data protection provisions of the Swiss Confederation, all persons are entitled to protection of their privacy and protection against misuse of their personal data. With regard to these provisions, we endeavour at all times to comply with all legal requirements on our website and web services.

General personal data

Personal data is any type of information relating to an identifiable natural person (e.g. name, IP address, home address, etc.). The natural person is identifiable if conclusions can be drawn about the identity of the person from the available information. We process your general personal data in accordance with applicable law.

Provided data

You often provide us with your personal data yourself. If you enter your personal data and transmit it to us, it is deemed to have been provided to us. The transmission of data to us is generally voluntary, but is sometimes necessary in order to be able to use our services.

Data collected

When you use our services (website), we collect some of your data without any active involvement on your part. This data is usually data about your device and/or data about user behaviour (device, web browser, operating system, etc.).

We only store the personal data to the extent and for as long as this is necessary to fulfil the purposes for which the personal data was collected, we have a legitimate overriding interest in storing it or are legally obliged to do so.

References and links

We have no influence on external sites to which we refer, nor on external sites that refer to offers on our site. Therefore, we cannot guarantee that the information on these sites is correct or that they are free of malware (e.g. viruses). Information and services from linked websites or web services are the full responsibility of the respective third party.

We decline any responsibility for such websites in accordance with applicable Swiss law.

Data transfer

We treat and process personal data confidentially. Personal data is only processed for the purpose for which it was provided to us and as described in this privacy policy or in accordance with applicable laws. Personal data will only be passed on to third parties (partners) if this is necessary for the fulfilment of the contract for the agreed services. Data may be passed on in the case of services relating to the operation or use of websites, emails, contact forms, web stores or similar.

General principles

What data we collect / from whom we receive this data:

First and foremost, we process personal data that you transmit to us or that we collect when operating our website. We may also receive personal data about you from third parties. This may include the following categories: Personal master data (name, address, date of birth, etc.); contact data (mobile phone number, email address, etc.); financial data (e.g. account details); online identifiers (e.g. cookie identifier, IP addresses); location and traffic data; sound and image recordings; data requiring special protection (e.g. biometric data or information about your health).

Under what conditions do we process your data

We process your data in good faith and in accordance with the purposes set out in this privacy policy. In doing so, we ensure transparent and proportionate processing.

If, in exceptional cases, we are unable to comply with these principles, the data processing may still be lawful because there is a justification. In particular, the following grounds for justification may apply: your consent; the performance of a contract or pre-contractual measures; our legitimate interests, provided that your interests do not prevail.

How you can withdraw your consent

If you have given us your consent to process your personal data for specific purposes, we will process your data within the scope of this consent unless we have another justification. You can withdraw your consent at any time by sending an email to the address given in the legal notice. Data processing that has already taken place is not affected by this.

How long we store your data

We only store personal data for as long as is necessary to fulfil the individual purposes for which the data was collected.

How we protect your data

We will keep your data secure and take appropriate measures to protect your data from loss, access, misuse or alteration.

Our contractual partners and employees who have access to your data are obliged to comply with data protection regulations. In some cases, it will be necessary for us to pass on your e nquiries to companies affiliated with us. Your data will also be treated confidentially in these cases.

Within our website, we use the SSL (Secure Socket Layer) method in conjunction with the highest level of encryption supported by your browser.

Your rights

You have the right to receive information about the personal data we have stored about you. In addition, you have the right to correct incorrect data, block and delete your personal data, provided that there are no statutory retention obligations. To assert your rights, please contact us via the email mentioned at the beginning. We are at your disposal for further information in this regard.

Individual data processing operations

Provision of the website and creation of log files – what information we receive and use:

When you access our website, certain data is automatically stored on our servers or on servers of services and products that we purchase and/or have installed for system administration, statistical, backup or tracking purposes.

These are: Name of your internet service provider; IP address (in some circumstances); version of your browser software; operating system of the computer used to access the URL; date/time of access; website from which you access URL; search words used to find URL.

Why this data can/may be processed

This data cannot be assigned to a specific person and is not merged with other data sources. The log files are stored in order to guarantee the functionality of the website and to ensure the security of our information technology systems. This is our legitimate interest.

How data collection can be prevented

The data is only stored for as long as is necessary to achieve the purpose for which it was collected. All data is deleted at the end of the session. The storage of log files is absolutely necessary for the operation of the website, so you have no option to object to this.

Contact form

You can contact us via an electronic contact form on our website. The data you enter in the input mask, such as your name, email address, etc., will be transmitted to us and stored. We use the transmitted data to process your request.

Why are we allowed to process this data?

The justification is the implementation of pre-contractual measures and our legitimate interests in dealing with the request.

Email

You can contact us by email on the website. If you contact us by email, the following data will be processed: email address; content, subject and date of your email; contact details provided by you (e.g. name, telephone number if applicable, address).

Your details will be stored by us for the purpose of processing your request and for follow-up questions. Our interest in processing your request justifies the storage of this data.

Cookies

Our website uses cookies. These are data records that are stored on the operating system of your device with the help of the browser when you visit our website. Cookies do not cause any damage to your computer and do not contain viruses.

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 end device until you delete them. These cookies enable us to recognise your browser on your next visit. This allows us to save certain settings (such as language settings or location information) so that you do not have to re-enter them when you visit the website again.

We use cookies so that we can make our website more user-friendly, effective and secure. The use of cookies and the processing of your data in this regard is based on our legitimate interests in the aforementioned purposes.

Cookies are stored on your computer. You have full control over the use of cookies. You can delete them completely or deactivate and/or restrict their transmission by changing the settings in your browser. If you deactivate cookies for our website, you may no longer be able to use all the functions of the website to their full extent.

Third-party services and social networks

In which cases your data is passed on to third parties:

We may need to use the services of third parties. These may be commissioned to process your data. We ensure that third parties and affiliated companies comply with data protection requirements. We may also be obliged to disclose your data to authorities. We only pass on your personal data if: you have given your consent; this is necessary to fulfil the contract or implement agreed measures and to enforce our rights; there is a legal obligation to do so; we have a legitimate interest in doing so and your interests to the contrary do not prevail.

Transfer abroad:

Under certain circumstances, your personal data may be transferred to companies abroad as part of order processing. These companies are obliged to protect data to the same extent as we are. The transfer may take place worldwide.

Other recipients

We may also transfer your personal data to other recipients. These include authorities to fulfil legal reporting obligations (e.g. law enforcement authorities or social welfare authorities).

Services that we use

We use services from specialised third parties in order to be able to carry out our activities and operations in a permanent, user-friendly, secure and reliable manner. Among other things, we can use such services to embed functions and content in our website. In the case of such embedding, the services used record the Internet Protocol (IP) addresses of users at least temporarily for technically compelling reasons.

For necessary security, statistical and technical purposes, third parties whose services we use may process data in connection with our activities and operations in aggregated, anonymised or pseudonymised form. This is, for example, performance or usage data in order to be able to offer the respective service.

Social networks and other third-party services

We manage various accounts or profiles on social networks (e.g. Facebook, LinkedIN). These sites and services are offered and operated by third parties. Each of these sites has its own privacy policy.

These providers also use cookies, among other things. When you use our website, user data is automatically transmitted to these companies. The data protection provisions of the respective provider apply. Users must be aware that data may be collected via these services and in turn passed on to third parties. If users simultaneously use an account of a service, the operator can assign this transmitted information directly to the respective personal account.

We have no influence on the collection of data and its further use by these operators. We do not know to what extent, where and for how long the data is stored, to what extent they comply with any existing deletion obligations, what evaluations and links they make with the data and to whom they pass the data on.

Meta

Meta Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland;

https://about.fb.com/news/2022/05/metas-updated-privacy-policy/

LinkedIn

LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland;

https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy

Measuring success and reach

We use services and programs to determine how our online offering is used. In this context, we can, for example, measure the success and reach of our activities and operations as well as the impact of third-party links to our website. We can also, for example, test and compare how different versions of our online offering or parts of our online offering are used (“A/B test” method). Based on the results of the success and reach measurement, we can in particular correct errors, strengthen popular content or make improvements to our online offering.

When using services and programs to measure success and reach, the Internet Protocol (IP) addresses of individual users must be stored. IP addresses are always shortened (“IP masking”) in order to follow the principle of data minimisation through the corresponding pseudonymisation and thus improve user data protection. When using services and programs to measure success and reach, cookies may be used and user profiles may be created. User profiles include, for example, the pages visited or content viewed on our website, information on the size of the screen or browser window and the approximate location.

In principle, user profiles are only created in pseudonymised form. We do not use user profiles to identify individual users. Individual third-party services with which users are registered may be able to assign the use of our online offering to the user account or user profile with the respective service.

Final provisions

This privacy policy was created, edited and/or updated on our behalf. Copying, distributing and using this nDSE without our consent is prohibited due to copyright laws.

Last update: 02 December 2024