Privacy Policy
Privacy Policy
1. Privacy at a glance
General information
The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data means any data that can be used to identify you personally. For detailed information on data protection, please see our Privacy Policy set out below.
Data collection on this website
Who is responsible for collecting data on this website?
Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find the operator’s contact details in the section “Information about the controller” in this Privacy Policy.
How do we collect your data?
Some data is collected when you provide it to us. This may include, for example, information you enter in a contact form.
Other data is collected automatically or with your consent by our IT systems when you visit the website. This is primarily technical data (e.g. your internet browser, operating system, or the time you accessed a page). This data is collected automatically as soon as you access this website.
What do we use your data for?
Some of the data is collected to ensure that the website functions correctly. Other data may be used to analyze how you use the website.
What rights do you have regarding your data?
You have the right at any time to obtain, free of charge, information about the origin, recipients, and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have the right to request that this data be corrected or erased. If you have given consent to data processing, you may withdraw that consent at any time with future effect. In certain circumstances, you also have the right to request that the processing of your personal data be restricted. In addition, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.
You can contact us at any time with questions about this or other data protection matters.
Analytics tools and third-party tools
When you visit this website, your browsing behavior may be statistically analyzed. This is done primarily using analytics programs.
Detailed information about these analytics programs can be found in the Privacy Policy below.
2. Hosting
We host our website content with the following provider:
Host Europe
The provider is Host Europe GmbH, Hansestraße 111, 51149 Cologne (hereinafter “Host Europe”). When you visit our website, Host Europe collects various log files, including your IP address.
For details, please see Host Europe’s Privacy Policy: https://www.hosteurope.de/AGB/Datenschutzerklaerung/.
Host Europe is used on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in ensuring that our website is displayed as reliably as possible. Where consent has been requested, processing is carried out solely on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25(1) TTDSG, insofar as the consent covers the storage of cookies or access to information on the user’s device (e.g. device fingerprinting) as defined by the TTDSG. Consent may be withdrawn at any time.
Data processing agreement
We have entered into a data processing agreement (DPA) for the use of the service named above. This is a legally required data protection agreement that ensures the provider processes our website visitors’ personal data only in accordance with our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.
3. General information and mandatory disclosures
Data protection
The operators of these pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with statutory data protection regulations and this Privacy Policy.
When you use this website, various types of personal data are collected. Personal data is data that can be used to identify you personally. This Privacy Policy explains what data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and why this is done.
Please note that data transmitted over the internet (e.g. when communicating by email) may be vulnerable to security breaches. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.
Information about the controller
The controller responsible for data processing on this website is:
Tobias Wicky
Rittergasse 3
CH – 4051 Basel
Telephone: +41 78 788 00 04
Email: tobias.wicky@bluewin.ch
The controller is the natural or legal person who, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of processing personal data (e.g. names, email addresses, or similar information).
Data retention period
Unless a more specific retention period is stated in this Privacy Policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for processing it no longer applies. If you make a legitimate request for erasure or withdraw your consent to data processing, your data will be erased unless we have other legally permissible grounds for retaining it (e.g. tax or commercial retention periods); in the latter case, erasure will take place once those grounds no longer apply.
General information on the legal bases for processing data on this website
If you have consented to data processing, we process your personal data on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR or Art. 9(2)(a) GDPR, where special categories of data under Art. 9(1) GDPR are processed. If you have expressly consented to the transfer of personal data to third countries, processing is also based on Art. 49(1)(a) GDPR. If you have consented to the storage of cookies or access to information on your device (e.g. via device fingerprinting), processing is additionally based on Section 25(1) TTDSG. Consent may be withdrawn at any time. If your data is required to fulfil a contract or to take steps prior to entering into a contract, we process it on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR. We also process your data where necessary to comply with a legal obligation, on the basis of Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR. Data may also be processed on the basis of our legitimate interests under Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Information about the legal basis applicable in each individual case is provided in the following sections of this Privacy Policy.
Recipients of personal data
As part of our business activities, we work with various external parties. In some cases, this also requires the transfer of personal data to these external parties. We disclose personal data to external parties only when this is necessary to fulfil a contract, when we are legally required to do so (e.g. disclosure of data to tax authorities), when we have a legitimate interest in disclosure under Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, or when another legal basis permits the disclosure. When using data processors, we disclose our customers’ personal data only on the basis of a valid data processing agreement. Where data is processed jointly, a joint processing agreement is concluded.
Withdrawal of your consent to data processing
Many data processing operations are possible only with your express consent. You may withdraw consent you have already given at any time. The lawfulness of data processing carried out before the withdrawal remains unaffected.
Right to object to data collection in specific cases and to direct marketing (Art. 21 GDPR)
IF DATA PROCESSING IS BASED ON ART. 6(1)(E) OR (F) GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT AT ANY TIME TO OBJECT, ON GROUNDS RELATING TO YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION, TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS. THE RELEVANT LEGAL BASIS FOR ANY PROCESSING IS SET OUT IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU OBJECT, WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS THE PERSONAL DATA CONCERNED UNLESS WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING THAT OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS, AND FREEDOMS, OR THE PROCESSING IS FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT, EXERCISE, OR DEFENCE OF LEGAL CLAIMS (OBJECTION UNDER ART. 21(1) GDPR).
IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA CONCERNING YOU FOR SUCH MARKETING; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING TO THE EXTENT THAT IT IS RELATED TO SUCH DIRECT MARKETING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL NO LONGER BE USED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES (OBJECTION UNDER ART. 21(2) GDPR).
Right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority
In the event of breaches of the GDPR, data subjects have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of their habitual residence, place of work, or the place of the alleged infringement. The right to lodge a complaint is without prejudice to other administrative or judicial remedies.
Right to data portability
You have the right to receive, or have transferred to a third party, data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in fulfilment of a contract, in a commonly used, machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will be done only where technically feasible.
Access, correction, and erasure
Within the scope of applicable legal provisions, you have the right at any time to obtain, free of charge, information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipients, and the purpose of data processing, and, where applicable, the right to have this data corrected or erased. You can contact us at any time with questions about this or other matters relating to personal data.
Right to restriction of processing
You have the right to request that the processing of your personal data be restricted. You may contact us at any time to do so. The right to restriction of processing applies in the following cases:
- If you dispute the accuracy of your personal data stored by us, we will generally need time to verify this. While verification is ongoing, you have the right to request that the processing of your personal data be restricted.
- If the processing of your personal data was or is unlawful, you may request restriction of data processing instead of erasure.
- If we no longer need your personal data, but you need it to establish, exercise, or defend legal claims, you have the right to request restriction of processing instead of erasure.
- If you have objected under Art. 21(1) GDPR, a balance must be struck between your interests and ours. While it has not yet been determined whose interests prevail, you have the right to request that the processing of your personal data be restricted.
If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, such data may—apart from being stored—be processed only with your consent, for the establishment, exercise, or defence of legal claims, to protect the rights of another natural or legal person, or for reasons of important public interest of the European Union or a Member State.
SSL/TLS encryption
For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or enquiries you send to us as the website operator, this site uses SSL or TLS encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the browser address changing from “http://” to “https://” and by the lock icon in your browser’s address bar.
When SSL or TLS encryption is enabled, the data you send to us cannot be read by third parties.
Objection to promotional emails
We hereby object to the use of contact details published as part of the legal notice requirements for sending advertising and informational materials that have not been expressly requested. The operators of these pages expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of unsolicited promotional information, such as spam emails.
4. Data collection on this website
Cookies
Our websites use “cookies.” Cookies are small data files that do not cause any damage to your device. They are stored on your device either temporarily for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (persistent cookies). Session cookies are automatically deleted when you leave the website. Persistent cookies remain on your device until you delete them yourself or your web browser deletes them automatically.
Cookies may be set by us (first-party cookies) or by third-party companies (so-called third-party cookies). Third-party cookies enable the integration of certain third-party services into websites (e.g. cookies used to process payment services).
Cookies have various functions. Many cookies are technically necessary because certain website features would not work without them (e.g. the shopping cart or video display). Other cookies may be used to analyze user behavior or for advertising purposes.
Cookies that are necessary to carry out electronic communications, provide certain features you have requested (e.g. the shopping cart), or optimize the website (e.g. cookies for measuring website traffic) (“necessary cookies”) are stored on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, unless another legal basis is specified. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing necessary cookies to ensure the technically error-free and optimized provision of its services. If consent has been requested for the storage of cookies and similar recognition technologies, processing is carried out solely on the basis of that consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25(1) TTDSG); consent may be withdrawn at any time.
You can configure your browser to notify you when cookies are set, to allow cookies only in individual cases, to reject cookies in specific cases or in general, and to enable automatic deletion of cookies when you close your browser. If cookies are disabled, the functionality of this website may be limited.
This Privacy Policy explains which cookies and services are used on this website.
Contact form
If you send us enquiries using the contact form, we will store the information you provide in the enquiry form, including the contact details you enter there, in order to process your enquiry and in case of follow-up questions. We will not share this data without your consent.
This data is processed on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR if your enquiry relates to the performance of a contract or is necessary to take steps prior to entering into a contract. In all other cases, processing is based on our legitimate interest in effectively handling enquiries addressed to us (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR), if consent was requested; consent may be withdrawn at any time.
The data you enter in the contact form will remain with us until you ask us to erase it, withdraw your consent to its storage, or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies (e.g. once your enquiry has been fully processed). Mandatory statutory provisions—in particular retention periods—remain unaffected.
Enquiries by email, telephone, or fax
If you contact us by email, telephone, or fax, we will store and process your enquiry, including all personal data resulting from it (name, enquiry), for the purpose of handling your request. We will not share this data without your consent.
This data is processed on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR if your enquiry relates to the performance of a contract or is necessary to take steps prior to entering into a contract. In all other cases, processing is based on our legitimate interest in effectively handling enquiries addressed to us (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR), if consent was requested; consent may be withdrawn at any time.
The data you send us in connection with enquiries will remain with us until you ask us to erase it, withdraw your consent to its storage, or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies (e.g. once your request has been fully handled). Mandatory statutory provisions—in particular statutory retention periods—remain unaffected.
5. Social media
Elements of the Facebook social network are integrated into this website. The provider of this service is Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland. However, according to Facebook, the data collected is also transferred to the United States and other third countries.
You can find an overview of Facebook social media elements here: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/?locale=de_DE.
When the social media element is active, a direct connection is established between your device and the Facebook server. Facebook thereby receives information that you have visited this website using your IP address. If you click the Facebook “Like” button while logged into your Facebook account, you can link the content of this website to your Facebook profile. This allows Facebook to associate your visit to this website with your user account. Please note that, as the provider of these pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the data transmitted or how Facebook uses it. For more information, please see Facebook’s Privacy Policy: https://de-de.facebook.com/privacy/explanation.
Where consent has been obtained, the service named above is used on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25 TTDSG. Consent may be withdrawn at any time. Where no consent has been obtained, the service is used on the basis of our legitimate interest in achieving the greatest possible visibility on social media.
Where personal data is collected on our website using the tool described here and forwarded to Facebook, we and Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland, are jointly responsible for this data processing (Art. 26 GDPR). This joint responsibility is limited solely to the collection of the data and its transfer to Facebook. Processing by Facebook after the transfer is not part of our joint responsibility. Our joint obligations are set out in an agreement on joint processing. The agreement is available at: https://www.facebook.com/legal/controller_addendum. Under this agreement, we are responsible for providing privacy information when using the Facebook tool and for implementing the tool on our website in a manner that complies with data protection law. Facebook is responsible for the data security of Facebook products. You may exercise your data subject rights (e.g. requests for access) regarding data processed by Facebook directly with Facebook. If you exercise your data subject rights with us, we are required to forward your request to Facebook.
The transfer of data to the United States is based on the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses. Details are available here: https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum, https://de-de.facebook.com/help/566994660333381, and https://www.facebook.com/policy.php.
The company is certified under the EU–US Data Privacy Framework (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the United States intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards when data is processed in the United States. Every company certified under the DPF undertakes to comply with these data protection standards. Further information is available from the provider at the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/s/participant-search/participant-detail?contact=true&id=a2zt0000000GnywAAC&status=Active
This website incorporates features of the Instagram service. These features are provided by Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland.
When the social media element is active, a direct connection is established between your device and the Instagram server. Instagram thereby receives information about your visit to this website.
If you are logged into your Instagram account, you can link the content of this website to your Instagram profile by clicking the Instagram button. This allows Instagram to associate your visit to this website with your user account. Please note that, as the provider of these pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the data transmitted or how Instagram uses it.
Where consent has been obtained, the service named above is used on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25 TTDSG. Consent may be withdrawn at any time. Where no consent has been obtained, the service is used on the basis of our legitimate interest in achieving the greatest possible visibility on social media.
Where personal data is collected on our website using the tool described here and forwarded to Facebook or Instagram, we and Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland, are jointly responsible for this data processing (Art. 26 GDPR). This joint responsibility is limited solely to the collection of the data and its transfer to Facebook or Instagram. Processing by Facebook or Instagram after the transfer is not part of our joint responsibility. Our joint obligations are set out in an agreement on joint processing. The agreement is available at: https://www.facebook.com/legal/controller_addendum. Under this agreement, we are responsible for providing privacy information when using the Facebook or Instagram tool and for implementing the tool on our website in a manner that complies with data protection law. Facebook is responsible for the data security of Facebook and Instagram products. You may exercise your data subject rights (e.g. requests for access) regarding data processed by Facebook or Instagram directly with Facebook. If you exercise your data subject rights with us, we are required to forward your request to Facebook.
The transfer of data to the United States is based on the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses. Details are available here: https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum, https://privacycenter.instagram.com/policy/, and https://de-de.facebook.com/help/566994660333381.
For more information, please see Instagram’s Privacy Policy: https://privacycenter.instagram.com/policy/.
The company is certified under the EU–US Data Privacy Framework (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the United States intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards when data is processed in the United States. Every company certified under the DPF undertakes to comply with these data protection standards. Further information is available from the provider at the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/s/participant-search/participant-detail?contact=true&id=a2zt0000000GnywAAC&status=Active
6. Plugins and tools
YouTube with enhanced privacy
This website embeds videos from YouTube. The operator of the service is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
We use YouTube in enhanced privacy mode. According to YouTube, this mode means YouTube does not store information about visitors to this website before they watch a video. However, enhanced privacy mode does not necessarily prevent data from being shared with YouTube partners. For example, whether or not you watch a video, YouTube connects to the Google Marketing Network.
As soon as you start a YouTube video on this website, a connection to YouTube’s servers is established. This tells the YouTube server which of our pages you have visited. If you are logged into your YouTube account, you allow YouTube to associate your browsing behavior directly with your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account.
In addition, after you start a video, YouTube may store various cookies on your device or use similar recognition technologies (e.g. device fingerprinting). YouTube may use this information to obtain data about visitors to this website. Among other things, this information is used to compile video statistics, improve user-friendliness, and prevent fraud.
Further data processing operations may be triggered when you start a YouTube video, over which we have no control.
YouTube is used to provide an appealing presentation of our online services. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Where consent has been requested, processing is carried out solely on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25(1) TTDSG, insofar as the consent covers the storage of cookies or access to information on the user’s device (e.g. device fingerprinting) as defined by the TTDSG. Consent may be withdrawn at any time.
For more information about data protection on YouTube, please see its Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.
The company is certified under the EU–US Data Privacy Framework (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the United States intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards when data is processed in the United States. Every company certified under the DPF undertakes to comply with these data protection standards. Further information is available from the provider at the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/s/participant-search/participant-detail?contact=true&id=a2zt000000001L5AAI&status=Active
Google Fonts (locally hosted)
This website uses so-called Google Fonts, provided by Google, to ensure consistent font display. Google Fonts are installed locally. No connection to Google’s servers is established.
For more information about Google Fonts, see https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and Google’s Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.
Cloudflare Turnstile
We use Cloudflare Turnstile to protect information submitted through contact forms from spam and misuse. When Turnstile is used, technical data such as your IP address is transmitted to Cloudflare’s servers. Processing is based on our legitimate interest in the security and functionality of our website, in accordance with Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. For more information, please see Cloudflare’s Privacy Policy: https://www.cloudflare.com/privacypolicy/.