Privacy Policy

General Note

Personal data is any information relating 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 applied, in particular the storage, disclosure, acquisition, deletion, saving, modification, destruction, and use of personal data.

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

• Consent (Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR) – The data subject has given their consent to the processing of personal data concerning them for a specific purpose or several specific purposes.

• Performance of a contract and pre-contractual inquiries (Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR) – Processing is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is a party or to take steps at the request of the data subject prior to entering into a contract.

• Legal obligation (Art. 6 (1) (c) GDPR) – Processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which the controller is subject.

• Protection of vital interests (Art. 6 (1) (d) GDPR) – Processing is necessary to protect the vital interests of the data subject or another natural person.

• Legitimate interests (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR) – Processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the controller or by a third party, except where such interests are overridden by the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject which require protection of personal data.

• Application procedures as a pre-contractual or contractual relationship (Art. 9 (2) (b) GDPR) – Insofar as special categories of personal data within the meaning of Art. 9 (1) GDPR (e.g., health data, such as disability status or ethnic origin) are requested from applicants in the context of the application procedure so that the controller or the data subject can exercise the rights and fulfill the obligations arising from labor law and social security and social protection law, their processing is carried out according to Art. 9 (2) (b) GDPR, in the case of the protection of vital interests of the applicants or other persons according to Art. 9 (2) (c) GDPR, or for purposes of preventive healthcare or occupational medicine, for the assessment of the working capacity of the employee, for medical diagnosis, the provision of health or social care or treatment, or the management of health or social care systems and services according to Art. 9 (2) (h) GDPR. In the case of a disclosure of special categories of data based on voluntary consent, their processing is based on Art. 9 (2) (a) GDPR.

We process personal data for the duration necessary for the respective purpose or purposes. In the case of longer-term retention obligations due to legal and other obligations to which we are subject, we restrict the processing accordingly.

Relevant Legal Bases

In accordance with Art. 13 GDPR, we inform you of the legal bases of our data processing. Unless the legal basis is explicitly named in the privacy policy, the following applies: The legal basis for obtaining consent is Art. 6 (1) (a) and Art. 7 GDPR; the legal basis for processing to fulfill our services and carry out contractual measures as well as answering inquiries is Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR; the legal basis for processing to fulfill our legal obligations is Art. 6 (1) (c) GDPR; and the legal basis for processing to safeguard our legitimate interests is Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. In the event that vital interests of the data subject or another natural person make processing of personal data necessary, Art. 6 (1) (d) GDPR serves as the legal basis.

Security Measures

We take appropriate technical and organizational measures in accordance with legal requirements, taking into account the state of the art, implementation costs, and the nature, scope, circumstances, and purposes of the processing, as well as the varying likelihood and severity of the risk to the rights and freedoms of natural persons, to ensure a level of protection appropriate to the risk.

The measures include, in particular, ensuring the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data by controlling physical and electronic access to the data, as well as access, entry, disclosure, ensuring availability, and separation of the data. Furthermore, we have established procedures to ensure the exercise of data subject rights, deletion of data, and responses to data threats. Furthermore, we take the protection of personal data into account as early as the development or selection of hardware, software, and procedures in accordance with the principle of data protection, through technology design, and through data protection-friendly default settings.

Transfer of Personal Data

As part of our processing of personal data, it may happen that data is transferred to other bodies, companies, legally independent organizational units, or persons, or disclosed to them. Recipients of this data may include, for example, service providers commissioned with IT tasks or providers of services and content integrated into a website. In such cases, we comply with legal requirements and, in particular, conclude corresponding contracts or agreements that serve to protect your data with the recipients of your data.

Data Processing in Third Countries

If we process data in a third country (i.e., outside the European Union (EU), the European Economic Area (EEA)) or if the processing takes place in the context of the use of third-party services or the disclosure or transfer of data to other persons, bodies, or companies, this only takes place in accordance with legal requirements.

Subject to express consent or contractually or legally required transfer, we only process the data in third countries with a recognized level of data protection, contractual obligation through so-called standard protection clauses of the EU Commission, in the presence of certifications, or binding internal data protection regulations (Art. 44 to 49 GDPR).

Privacy Policy for Cookies

This website uses cookies. Cookies are text files that contain data from visited websites or domains and are stored by a browser on the user's computer. A cookie primarily serves to store information about a user during or after their visit within an online offering. The information stored may include, for example, language settings on a website, login status, a shopping cart, or the place where a video was watched. The term "cookies" also includes other technologies that fulfill the same functions as cookies (e.g., when user information is stored using pseudonymous online identifiers, also referred to as "user IDs").

The following cookie types and functions are distinguished:

• Temporary cookies (also: session cookies): These are deleted at the latest after a user has left an online offer and closed their browser.

• Permanent cookies: These remain stored even after the browser is closed. For example, the login status can be saved or preferred content can be displayed directly when the user visits a website again.

• First-party cookies: Set by us.

• Third-party cookies: Used primarily by advertisers (so-called third parties) to process user information.

• Necessary (or essential) cookies: Required for the operation of a website (e.g., to save logins or for security reasons).

• Statistics, Marketing, and Personalization cookies: Used for reach measurement and when a user's interests or behavior are stored in a user profile. This process is also referred to as "tracking."

Notes on legal bases: The legal basis on which we process your personal data using cookies depends on whether we ask you for consent. If so, the legal basis is your consent. Otherwise, the data is processed on the basis of our legitimate interests (e.g., in the commercial operation of our online offer and its improvement) or to fulfill our contractual obligations.

Storage duration: Unless we provide explicit information on the storage period of permanent cookies (e.g., as part of a cookie opt-in), please assume that the storage period can be up to two years.

General notes on withdrawal and objection (Opt-Out): You have the option to withdraw consent or object to processing at any time through your browser settings (e.g., by disabling cookies). An objection to the use of cookies for online marketing purposes can also be declared via https://optout.aboutads.info and https://www.youronlinechoices.com/.

Privacy Policy for 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 address line of the browser changing from "http://" to "https://" and by the lock symbol in your browser line.

Privacy Policy for 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 specific indications of illegal use.

Third-Party Services

This website may use Google Maps for embedding maps, Google Invisible reCAPTCHA for protection against bots and spam, and YouTube for embedding videos. These services from the American Google LLC use cookies, and as a result, data is transmitted to Google in the USA. Google is committed to ensuring adequate data protection in accordance with the US-European and US-Swiss Privacy Shield frameworks.

Privacy Policy for Contact Form

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

Rights of Data Subjects

• Right to Confirmation: Every data subject has the right to request confirmation as to whether personal data concerning them is being processed.

• Right of Access: Every data subject has the right to receive free information about the personal data stored about them and a copy of this information.

• Right to Rectification: You have the right to demand the immediate rectification of inaccurate personal data concerning you.

• Right to Erasure (Right to be Forgotten): You have the right to demand the immediate deletion of personal data concerning you, provided that one of the legal grounds applies (e.g., the data is no longer necessary).

• Right to Restriction of Processing: You have the right to request the restriction of processing under certain conditions (e.g., if the accuracy of the data is contested).

• Right to Data Portability: You have the right to receive personal data concerning you in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.

• Right to Object: You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation.

• Right to Withdraw Consent: You have the right to withdraw your consent to the processing of personal data at any time.

Copyrights

The copyright and all other rights to content, images, photos, or other files on the website belong exclusively to the operator of this website or the specifically named rights holders. For the reproduction of any files, the written consent of the copyright holder must be obtained in advance.

General Disclaimer

All information on our website has been carefully checked. We endeavor to ensure that the information we provide is up-to-date, correct, and complete. Nevertheless, the occurrence of errors cannot be completely ruled out, meaning we cannot guarantee the completeness, correctness, and topicality of information, including information of a journalistic-editorial nature. Liability claims for material or immaterial damage caused by the use of the information offered are excluded, provided there is no demonstrably intentional or grossly negligent fault.

The publisher may, at its own discretion and without notice, change or delete texts and is not obliged to update the contents of this website. Use of or access to this website is at the visitor's own risk. The publisher, its clients, or partners are not responsible for damages, such as direct, indirect, accidental, specifically to be determined in advance, or consequential damages, allegedly caused by visiting this website and consequently assume no liability for this.

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