Privacy Policy

General Note

Based on Article 13 of the Constitution of the Swiss Confederation and the data protection regulations of the Federal Government (Data Protection Act, DPA), every individual has the right to privacy protection and protection against the misuse of their personal data. The administrators of this platform attach great importance to the protection of your personal information. 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 make every effort to secure databases as effectively as possible against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, or manipulation. It should be noted that data transmission over the Internet (e.g., communication via email) may have security vulnerabilities. Complete protection of data from access by third parties is not possible.

By using this website, you consent to the collection, processing, and use of data as described below. The website can generally be visited without prior registration. Information such as pages accessed, names of files accessed, date, and time are stored on the server for statistical purposes without these pieces of information being directly attributable to your person. Personal data, especially name, address, or email address, are collected voluntarily whenever possible. Data will not be passed on to third parties without your consent.

Processing of Personal Data

Individual details include any information relating to an identified or identifiable person. A data subject is someone whose personal data is processed. The term "processing" includes any handling of personal data, regardless of the means and procedures used. This includes, in particular, the storage, disclosure, acquisition, deletion, storage, alteration, destruction, and use of personal data. Our processing of personal data is carried out in accordance with the data protection regulations of Switzerland. Furthermore, we process personal data in accordance with the following legal bases in the context of Article 6(1) GDPR, to the extent applicable:

1. Processing of personal data with the consent of the data subject.

2. Processing of personal data for the performance of a contract with the data subject and for the implementation of pre-contractual measures.

3. Processing of personal data to fulfill a legal obligation to which we are subject under applicable EU law or under the applicable law of a country in which the GDPR is wholly or partially applicable.

4. Processing of personal data to protect the vital interests of the data subject or another natural person.

5. Processing of personal data to safeguard our legitimate interests or those of third parties, unless the fundamental rights and freedoms and interests of the data subject prevail. Legitimate interests include, in particular, our economic interest in providing our website, securing information, enforcing our own legal claims, and complying with Swiss law.

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

Privacy Policy for Cookies

This website uses cookies. These are small text files that are stored on the user's end device and contain specific information related to the user. Cookies enable the collection of usage frequency and number of users, analysis of user behavior, and a more user-friendly design of our offer. Cookies remain stored beyond the end of a browser session and can be accessed again when you revisit the website. If you do not wish this to happen, you can refuse the acceptance of cookies in your internet browser settings. General refusal of the use of cookies for online marketing purposes can be declared via the US website http://www.aboutads.info/choices/ or the EU website http://www.youronlinechoices.com/. Cookies can also be deactivated in the browser settings. Please note, however, that this may mean that not all functions of this website can be used.

Privacy Policy for SSL/TLS Encryption

For security purposes and to protect confidential transmissions, such as inquiries you send to us as the operator of the website, SSL/TLS encryption is used. An encrypted connection can be recognized by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from "http://" to "https://" and by the presence of the lock symbol in your browser line. When SSL or TLS encryption is activated, it ensures that third parties cannot access the data you transmit.

Data Transmission Security (Without SSL)

Please note that information transmitted over an open network such as the Internet or an email service without SSL encryption may be visible to everyone. An unencrypted connection can be recognized by the display of "http://" in the address line of the browser and the absence of the lock symbol in your browser line. There is the possibility that data transmitted over the Internet and online content received may be transmitted via networks of third parties. We cannot guarantee that communications or documents transmitted via such open networks or networks of third parties will remain confidential.

If you disclose personal information over an open network or networks of third parties, you should be aware that your data may be lost or third parties may potentially access it. Even if individual data packets are often transmitted in encrypted form, this does not apply to the names of the sender and recipient. Transmission of data via such networks frequently takes place without controls, even across third-party countries where the same level of data protection may not exist as in your home country. We accept no responsibility for the security of your data during transmission over the Internet and disclaim all liability for direct or indirect losses. If you consider alternative means of communication appropriate for security reasons, we ask you to use them.

Despite comprehensive technical and organizational security measures, there is the possibility that data may be lost or intercepted and/or manipulated by unauthorized parties. We employ appropriate technical and organizational security measures to prevent this within our system. However, please note that your computer is outside our controlled security area. It is your responsibility as a user to inform yourself about necessary security precautions and to take appropriate measures. As the operator of the website, we accept no liability for any damages that may result from data loss or manipulation.

Data provided in online forms may be passed on to authorized third parties for order processing, viewed by them, and processed if necessary.

Privacy Policy for Server Log Files

The provider of this website collects and stores information automatically in server log files, which your browser automatically sends to us. This data does not allow any conclusions to be drawn about specific persons. There is no merging of this data with other sources. We reserve the right to check this data retrospectively if we become aware of specific indications of illegal use.

Third-Party Services

Third-party services such as Google Maps for map integration, Google Invisible reCAPTCHA for protection against bots and spam, and YouTube for video embedding may be used on this website.

The mentioned services of the US company Google LLC use cookies and transfer data to Google in the United States. It is assumed that the mere use of our website does not involve personal tracking. Google has committed to ensuring adequate data protection in accordance with the provisions of the American-European and American-Swiss Privacy Shield.

For more information, please refer to Google's privacy policy.

Privacy Policy for Contact Form

When sending inquiries via the contact form, the information from the form, including your contact details, is stored by us for processing the inquiry and for possible follow-up questions. This data will not be passed on without your consent.

Privacy Policy for Newsletter Data

If you would like to sign up for the newsletter on this website, we require your email address and information that allows us to verify whether you are the rightful owner of the provided email address and agree to receive the newsletter. No further data is collected. The collected information is used solely for sending the requested information and is not shared with third parties. The consent given for the storage of data, the email address, and its use for newsletter delivery can be revoked at any time, for example, via the "Unsubscribe" link in the newsletter.

Rights of Data Subjects

Right to Confirmation

Every data subject is entitled to request confirmation from the website operator as to whether personal data concerning them is being processed. If you wish to exercise this right of confirmation, you can contact the data protection officer at any time using the contact details provided.

Right to Information

Every person whose personal data is processed has the right to obtain free information from the operator of this website about the personal data stored at any time, as well as to receive a copy of this information. Additionally, information may be provided about the following details:

• The purposes of the processing

• The categories of personal data being processed

• The recipients to whom the personal data have been or will be disclosed

• Where possible, the envisaged duration for which the personal data will be stored, or, if not possible, the criteria used to determine that duration

• The right to rectification or erasure of personal data or restriction of processing by the controller, as well as the right to object to such processing

• The right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority

• If personal data has not been collected from the data subject: all available information about the origin of the data

Additionally, the data subject has the right to know whether personal data has been transferred to a third country or to an international organization. If this is the case, the data subject has the right to obtain information about the appropriate safeguards related to the transfer.

If you wish to exercise this right to information, you can contact our data protection officer at any time.

Right to Rectification

Every person whose personal data is processed has the right to demand the immediate correction of any inaccurate personal data concerning them. Furthermore, the data subject has the right to request the completion of incomplete personal data, taking into account the purposes of the processing, if necessary, by providing a supplementary statement. 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 whose personal data is processed has the right to demand from the controller of this website the immediate erasure of this data, provided that one of the following reasons applies and the processing is not necessary:

• The personal data have been collected or processed for purposes for which they are no longer necessary.

• The data subject withdraws their 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 context of direct marketing and profiling.

• The personal data have been unlawfully processed.

• The erasure of 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 were collected in relation to services offered by the information society directly from a child.

If any of the aforementioned reasons apply and you wish to request the erasure of your 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 your request for erasure is complied with immediately.

Right to Restriction of Processing

Every person whose personal data is processed 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 contested by the data subject, for a period enabling the controller to verify the accuracy of the personal data.

• The processing is unlawful, and the data subject opposes the erasure of the personal data and requests instead the restriction of their use.

• The controller no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of the processing, but the data subject requires them for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.

• The data subject has objected to processing pending the verification of whether the legitimate grounds of the controller override those of the data subject.

If any of the above conditions are met and you wish to request the restriction of the processing of your 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 initiate the restriction of processing.

Right to Data Portability

Every person whose personal data is processed has the right to receive the personal data concerning them, which they have provided to a controller, in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format. They also have the right to have these data transmitted to another controller, where technically feasible and as long as the legal requirements are met.

Furthermore, the data subject has the right to have personal data transmitted directly from one controller to another, where technically feasible and without affecting the rights and freedoms of others.

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 whose personal data is processed has the right to object at any time, on grounds relating to their particular situation, to the processing of personal data concerning them.

The operator of this website will no longer process the personal data in the event of objection, unless the controller demonstrates compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override the interests, rights, and freedoms of the data subject, or for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.

To exercise the right to object, you can directly contact the data protection officer of this website.

Right to Withdraw Consent for Data Processing

Every person whose personal data is processed has the right to withdraw consent for the processing of personal data at any time.

If you wish to exercise your right to withdraw consent, you can contact our data protection officer at any time.

Privacy Policy for Objection to Advertising Emails

We hereby object to the use of contact data published in the context of the imprint obligation for sending unsolicited advertising and information materials. The operators of these pages expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of unsolicited advertising information, such as spam emails.

Paid Services

To provide paid services, we collect additional data such as payment information to fulfill your order. This data is stored in our systems until the statutory retention periods have expired.

Google Ads

This website uses Google Conversion Tracking. When you reach our website through an ad placed by Google, a cookie is set on your computer. The conversion tracking cookie is set when a user clicks on an ad placed by Google. These cookies expire after 30 days and do not serve personal identification. If the user visits specific pages of our website and the cookie has not expired, we and Google can recognize that the user clicked on the ad and was redirected to that page. Each Google Ads customer receives a different cookie, so cookies cannot be tracked across Ads customers' websites. The information obtained through the conversion cookie is used to create conversion statistics for Ads customers who have opted for conversion tracking. Customers are informed about the total number of users who clicked on their ad and were redirected to a page tagged with a conversion tracking tag. However, they do not receive information that allows users to be personally identified.

If you do not want to participate in tracking, you can refuse the setting of cookies required for this purpose – for example, by adjusting your browser settings to generally deactivate the automatic setting of cookies or by setting your browser to block cookies from the domain "googleleadservices.com."

Please note that you must not delete the opt-out cookies as long as you do not wish to record measurement data. If you have deleted all your cookies in the browser, you must reset the respective opt-out cookie.

Use of Google Remarketing

This website uses the remarketing function of Google Inc. This function is used to present visitors to the website with interest-based advertisements within the Google advertising network. A cookie is stored in the visitor's browser, which allows the visitor to be recognized when they call up web pages that belong to Google's advertising network. On these pages, visitors may be presented with advertisements that relate to content they previously viewed on websites that use Google's remarketing function.

According to Google, no personal data is collected in this process. If you still do not wish to use Google's remarketing function, you can generally deactivate it by adjusting the appropriate settings at http://www.google.com/settings/ads. Alternatively, you can deactivate the use of cookies for interest-based advertising via the advertising network initiative by following the instructions at http://www.networkadvertising.org/managing/opt_out.asp.

Use of Google reCAPTCHA

This website uses the reCAPTCHA service from Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland "Google"). The purpose of the query is to determine 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 used there. However, your IP address will be shortened by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area before. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a server of Google 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 will not be merged with other data from Google. Your data may be transferred to the USA. For data transfers to the USA, there is an adequacy decision of the European Commission, the "Privacy Shield." Google participates in the "Privacy Shield" and has submitted to its requirements. By clicking on the query, you consent to the processing of your data. The processing is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR with your consent. You can revoke your consent at any time without affecting the legality of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until the revocation.

Further information on Google reCAPTCHA and the associated privacy policy can be found at: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de

Privacy policy for Google Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Ireland Limited. If the data processing controller on this website is located outside the European Economic Area or Switzerland, the Google Analytics data processing is carried out by Google LLC. Google LLC and Google Ireland Limited are termed ‘Google’ below.

We gather statistics to improve our services and to make our website more attractive for you as the user. Additionally, the website uses Google Analytics for universal analytics of website traffic, which is performed via a user ID. If you have a Google user account, you can disable universal analytics on your use of the website in your account under ‘My data’, ‘Personal data’.

The legal basis for the use of Google Analytics is Art. 6 Para. 1 sentence 1 (f) of the GDPR. Google will not associate the IP address transferred by your browser as part of Google Analytics with any other data held by Google. We would like to point out that, on this website, Google Analytics has been extended by the code ‘_anonymizeIp();’ in order to ensure an anonymised collection of IP addresses. This means that only shortened IP addresses are processed further so as to prevent them from being linked to a specific user. Insofar as data can be attributed to you as an individual, processing will immediately be suspended and the personal data shall be deleted immediately.

Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the US and shortened there. Google will use this information on behalf of the operator of this website to analyse your use of the website, compile reports on website activities and to render additional services associated with website use and internet use for the website operator. For exceptional cases where your personal data is transmitted to the USA, Google has agreed to the EU-US Privacy Shield, https://www.privacyshield.gov/EU-US-Framework.

Google Analytics uses cookies. The information about your website use generated by the cookie is usually transmitted to a Google server in the US and stored there. You can prevent the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser; however, please note that if you do this you may not be able to access all the full functionality of this website. You can also prevent the data generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) from being sent to Google and the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available at the following link:

Alternatively, you can prevent the use of Google Analytics by clicking on the following link: Google Analytics deaktivieren. This saves what is known as an opt-out cookie to your data carrier, which prevents the processing of personal data by Google Analytics. Please note that if you delete all the cookies on your terminal device, these opt-out cookies will also be deleted, i.e. you must 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/terminal device and must therefore be activated separately for each browser, computer or other terminal device.

Privacy policy for Google AdSense

We use Google AdSense on this website. This is an advertising program from Google Inc. In Europe, the company Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland) is responsible for all Google services. Google AdSense allows us to display advertisements on the website that are relevant to our business.

Google AdSense uses cookies to show ads that are relevant to users, to improve campaign performance reports or to prevent a user from seeing the same ads more than once. Google uses a cookie ID to record which ads are shown in which browser and can thus prevent them from being shown more than once. In addition, Google AdSense can use cookie IDs to record what are known as conversions, which are related to ad requests. This is the case, for example, when a user sees a Google Ads advertisement and later opens the advertiser’s website with the same browser and buys something there. According to Google, Google Ads cookies do not contain any personal information.

Due to the marketing tools used, your browser automatically establishes a direct connection with Google’s server. Through the integration of Google Ads, Google receives the information that you have accessed the corresponding part of our website or clicked on one of our advertisements. If you are registered with a Google service, Google can assign the visit to your account. Even if you are not registered with Google or have not logged in, it is possible that Google will obtain and store your IP address.

You can prevent participation in this tracking process in various ways:

1. by adjusting your browser software settings accordingly, in particular, suppressing third-party cookies will result in you not receiving ads from third-party providers;

2. by disabling conversion-tracking cookies by setting your browser to block cookies from the domain ‘www.googleadservices.com’, https://adssettings.google.com, whereby this setting will be deleted when you delete your cookies;

3. by disabling interest-based ads from the providers that are part of the self-regulatory campaign ‘About Ads’, via the link https://www.aboutads.info/choices, whereby this setting is deleted when you delete your cookies;

4. by permanently disabling them in your browser Firefox, Internet Explorer or Google Chrome using the link https://www.google.com/settings/ads/plugin.. We would like to point out that, in this case, you may not be able to use all functions of this service to their full extent.

The legal basis for processing your data is a balancing of interests, according to which the processing of your personal data described above is not opposed by any overriding interests on your part (Art. 6 Para. 1 sentence 1 (f) of the GDPR). You can find additional information on Google Ads from Google at https://ads.google.com/intl/de_DE/home/, as well as data protection at Google in general at: https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy. Alternatively, you can visit the website of the Network Advertising Initiative (NAI) at https://www.networkadvertising.org

Privacy policy for the use of Google Web Fonts

This website uses web fonts provided by Google for the consistent display of fonts. When you access a page, your browser loads the required web fonts into its browser cache in order to display texts and fonts correctly. If your browser does not support web fonts, a standard font will be used by your computer.

Further information on Google Web Fonts can be found at https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and in Google’s privacy policy: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/

Google Tag Manager

Google Tag Manager is a solution we can use to manage website tags via an interface and thus integrate platforms such as Google Analytics and other Google marketing services into our online service. The tag manager itself, which implements the tags, does not process any personal data of the users. With regard to the processing of users’ personal data, please refer to the following information on Google services. Usage guidelines: https://www.google.com/intl/de/tagmanager/use-policy.html.

Privacy policy for HubSpot

Our website uses HubSpot, a marketing automation software from HubSpot, 2nd Floor 30 North Wall Quay, Dublin 1, Ireland. HubSpot is a software company based in the USA with a European office in Ireland. HubSpot helps us to analyse the use of our portal. HubSpot uses cookies for this purpose.

Certain usage data is linked to your person (e.g. after entry into a registration form) and stored in our CRM. This enables us to send you information and offers tailored to your interests.

In the process, your personal data may also be forwarded to HubSpot servers in the United States (USA). The appropriate level of protection is established by the fact that HubSpot Inc. participates in the EU-US Privacy Shield Agreement and is certified for its compliance.

We use HubSpots to provide you with information and services tailored to your needs. Accordingly, we have a legitimate interest in this processing as per Art. 6, Para. 1(f) of the GDPR. The legal basis for the processing of personal data by us in connection with the use of HubSpot is Art. 6 Para. 1(f) of the GDPR.

In the context of using HubSpot, we store your personal data for as long as is necessary to provide you with information and offers tailored to your needs.

The provision of personal data collected via HubSpot is not required by law or contract or necessary for the conclusion of a contract. If you do not provide us with this data, we will not be able to provide you with information and services tailored to your needs.

You can find more information on data used by HubSpot in HubSpot’s privacy policy at: https://legal.hubspot.com/privacy-policy.

You can object to the use of your data at any time – for example, by sending an email to our email address in this privacy policy.

HubSpot is certified under the terms of the ‘EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Frameworks’ and is subject to TRUSTe’s Privacy Seal as well as the ‘U.S.-Swiss Safe Harbor’ framework.

• More information about HubSpot’s data protection regulations

• More information from HubSpot with regard to EU data protection regulations

• More information from HubSpot regarding cookies set in a visitor’s browser

• More information about the cookies set on HubSpot websites

Privacy policy for the use of Hotjar

This website uses the service of Hotjar to improve visitors’ user experience. Hotjar Ltd. Hotjar Ltd. is a European company based in Malta (Hotjar Ltd, Level 2, St Julians Business Centre, 3, Elia Zammit Street, St Julians STJ 1000, Malta, Europe). Mouse clicks as well as mouse and scroll movements can be recorded. Keystrokes performed on this website can also be recorded. Personalised information is not recorded. Hotjar uses a tracking code to collect and transmit your data. As soon as you visit our website, the Hotjar tracking code automatically collects data based on your activity and stores it on the Hotjar servers (located in Ireland). In addition, the cookies placed on your computer or terminal device by the website also collect data. For more information on how Hotjar works, visit this page: https://www.hotjar.com/privacy.

If you wish to object to the collection of data by Hotjar (opt-out), please click here: https://www.hotjar.com/opt-out.

Firebase

Furthermore, we use the ‘Google Firebase’ service to analyse and categorise user groups and to display push notifications.

If you have disabled measurements via Google Analytics (see above), measurement via Universal Analytics and Firebase is also disabled, but only on this device and not on other devices that you may use. You can disable push notifications in the settings of the app via the item ‘Notifications’ as well as via the system settings of your device.

Bugsnag

The app uses the Bugsnag service from Bugsnag Inc. 939 Harrison St, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA (‘Bugsnag’). This service enables us to quickly identify errors in the app that have led to a malfunction or crash and thereby improve our service. If an error occurs, the calling IP address (in anonymised form), data on your settings and details of the page of the app on which the error occurred and the data incorporated there are transmitted to Bugsnag in order to evaluate the error. You can find additional information about data protection at Bugsnag at: https://docs.bugsnag.com/legal/privacy-policy.

Appsflyer

We use AppsFlyer, an analysis service provided by AppsFlyer Ltd. The information generated by AppsFlyer about the use of the Tavoo app is generally transmitted to a server outside Germany and stored there. We have activated IP anonymisation in the code of the Tavoo app so that the IP address of the users is shortened before it is saved by AppsFlyer Ltd. On our behalf, Google and AppsFlyer Ltd. will use the anonymous information to evaluate the use of the Tavoo app and to compile reports for us on your activities in the Tavoo app. You can further restrict the way Google Analytics and AppsFlyer work in the privacy settings of your device. You can also send an email to [email protected] if you do not want to allow AppsFlyer.

Privacy policy for Facebook

This website uses functions of Facebook Inc., 1601 S. California Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA. When you access our pages with Facebook plug-ins, a connection is established between your browser and the Facebook servers. In the process, data is already transmitted to Facebook. If you have a Facebook account, this data can be linked to it. If you do not wish the data to be associated with your Facebook account, please log out of Facebook before visiting our site. Interactions, in particular the use of a comment function or the clicking of a ‘Like’ or ‘Share’ button, are also forwarded to Facebook. You can find out more at: https://facebook.com/about/privacy.

Privacy policy for Twitter

This website uses functions of Twitter, Inc., 1355 Market St, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA. When you access our pages with Twitter plug-ins, a connection is established between your browser and the Twitter servers. In the process, data is already transmitted to Twitter. If you have a Twitter account, this data can be linked to it. If you do not wish the data to be associated with your Twitter account, please log out of Twitter before visiting our site. Interactions, in particular the clicking of a ‘Retweet’ button, are also forwarded to Twitter. You can find out more at: https://twitter.com/privacy.

Privacy policy for Instagram

Instagram functions are embedded in our website. These functions are provided by Instagram Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA. If you are logged into your Instagram account, you can click the Instagram button to link the content of our pages with your Instagram profile. This allows Instagram to associate your visit to our site with your user account. Please note that, as the operator of this site, we have no knowledge of the content of the data transmitted to Instagram or how Instagram uses this data.

For more information, please see Instagram’s privacy policy at: http://instagram.com/about/legal/privacy/

Privacy policy for LinkedIn

We use the marketing services of the social network LinkedIn of LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland (‘LinkedIn’).

These use cookies, i.e. text files that are saved on your computer. This enables us to analyse your use of the website. For example, we can measure the success of our advertisements and show users products they have previously been interested in.

For example, information on the operating system, the browser, the website you previously visited (referrer URL), which websites the user has accessed, which offers the user has clicked on, and the date and time of your visit to our website are recorded.

The information generated by the cookie about your use of this internet page is transmitted pseudonymised to a LinkedIn server in the US and stored there. LinkedIn therefore does not store the name or email address of the respective user. Rather, the above-mentioned data is only assigned to the person for whom the cookie was generated. This does not apply if the user has allowed LinkedIn to process without pseudonymisation or has a LinkedIn account.

You can prevent the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser; however, please note that if you do this you may not be able to access the full functionality of this internet page. You can object to the use of this data directly at LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/psettings/guest-controls/retargeting-opt-out.

We use LinkedIn Analytics to allow us to analyse the use of our website and to continually enhance it. We gather statistics to improve our services and to make our website more attractive for you as the user. All LinkedIn companies have adopted the standard contractual clauses to ensure that the data traffic to the US and Singapore necessary for the development, implementation and maintenance of the services takes place in a lawful manner. Where we ask users for consent, Art. 6 Para. 1(a) of the GDPR is the legal basis for the data processing. Otherwise, the legal basis for the use of LinkedIn Analytics is Art. 6 Para. 1 sentence 1(f) GDPR.

Third-party provider details: LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company Wilton Place, Dublin 2 Ireland; User Agreement and Privacy Policy.

Privacy policy for Pinterest

Our website uses social plug-ins from the Pinterest social network, which is operated by Pinterest Inc., 808 Brannan Street San Francisco, CA 94103-490, USA (‘Pinterest’). When you visit a page that contains such a plug-in, your browser makes a direct connection to the Pinterest servers. The plug-in transmits this protocol data to the Pinterest server in the US. This protocol data may include your IP address, the address of the websites visited that also contain Pinterest functions, your browser type and settings, the date and time of the request, your use of the Pinterest options as well as cookies.

Additional information about the purpose, scope and additional processing and use of your data by Pinterest, as well as information about your rights in this regard and how you can protect your privacy, can be found on Pinterest’s privacy pages: https://about.pinterest.com/privacy-policy

Privacy policy for SoundCloud

Plug-ins of the social network SoundCloud (SoundCloud Limited, Berners House, 47-48 Berners Street, London W1T 3NF, Great Britain) may be integrated on this website. You can recognise the SoundCloud plug-ins by the SoundCloud logo on the pages concerned.

When you visit our pages, a direct connection is established between your browser and the SoundCloud server after the plug-in has been activated. This enables SoundCloud to receive the information that you have visited our site from your IP address. If you click the ‘Like’ or ‘Share’ button while you are logged into your SoundCloud account, you can link the content of our pages to your SoundCloud profile. This allows SoundCloud to associate your visit to our pages with your user account. Please note that, as the operator of this site, we have no knowledge of the content of the data transmitted to SoundCloud or how SoundCloud uses this data. For more information on SoundCloud’s privacy policy, please visit https://soundcloud.com/pages/privacy

If you do not want SoundCloud to associate your visit to our pages with your SoundCloud user account, log out of your SoundCloud account before activating the content of the SoundCloud plug-in.

Privacy policy for Tumblr

This website uses buttons of the service Tumblr. The provider is Tumblr, Inc., 35 East 21st St, 10th Floor, New York, NY, 10010, USA. These functions allow you to share a post or a page on Tumblr or to follow the operator on Tumblr. When you access one of our websites via the Tumblr button, your browser establishes a direct connection to the Tumblr servers. We have no influence on the amount of data that Tumblr collects and transmits with the plug-in. At present, the user’s IP address as well as the URL of the respective website are transmitted.

For more information, please see Tumblr’s privacy policy at: https://www.tumblr.com/policy/privacy.

Use of Snapchat pixel

If you agree, we use ‘conversion pixels’ of the social network Snapchat, which is operated by Snap Inc., 63 Market Street, Venice, CA 90291, USA (‘Snapchat’).

The Snapchat ‘conversion pixel’ is used for the purpose of analysing, optimising and economically operating our online service, our advertising presence and our marketing measures through advertisements on Snapchat (known as ‘Snapchat ads’).

The use of the Snapchat ‘conversion pixel’ is intended to ensure, on the one hand, that our Snapchat ads correspond to the potential interest of users and are not annoying. The pixel enables us to determine the visitors to our website as the target group for our Snapchat ads. The use of the Snapchat ‘conversion pixel’ is carried out with the purpose of displaying the Snapchat ads placed by us only to those Snapchat users who have also shown an interest in our online service or who, based on their user behaviour, meet certain criteria (e.g. interest in certain subjects or products determined on the basis of websites visited) that we specify to Snapchat (known as ‘custom audiences’).

On the other hand, we use the Snapchat ‘conversion pixel’ for statistical and market research purposes. For this purpose, the Snapchat ‘conversion pixel’ allows us to track whether users have been redirected to our website after clicking on Snapchat ads and have made a transaction there (known as ‘conversion’).

The legal basis for the processing of personal data using cookies in connection with the use of the Snapchat ‘conversion pixel’ for analysis purposes is Art. 6 Para. 1(a) of the GDPR if you have given your consent in this regard. In addition, we have a legitimate interest in data processing as per Art. 6, Para. 1(f) of the GDPR, as we are interested in optimising our online service, our advertising presence and our marketing measures on Snapchat.

Snapchat is bound by standard contractual clauses with us and thereby provides a guarantee of compliance with European data protection law.

For more information on the handling of user data, please see Snapchat’s privacy policy at https://www.snap.com/privacy/privacy-policy/

You can revoke your consent to the above-mentioned data processing at any time by changing the settings with regard to the cookies permitted or by changing the settings in your browser.

External payment service providers

This website uses external payment service providers. Their platforms allow both users and us to make payment transactions. For example through

• PostFinance (https://www.postfinance.ch/en/detail/legal-information-and-accessibility.html)

• Visa (https://www.visa.co.uk/legal/privacy-policy.html)

• Mastercard (https://www.mastercard.co.uk/en-gb/vision/terms-of-use/commitment-to-privacy/privacy.html)

• American Express (https://www.americanexpress.com/de/legal/online-datenschutzerklarung.html)

• PayPal (https://www.paypal.com/uk/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full)

• Bexio AG (https://www.bexio.com/en-CH/policies/privacy-policy)

• Payrexx AG (https://www.payrexx.com/site/assets/files/3945/privacy_policy.pdf)

• Apple Pay (https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT203027)

• Stripe (https://stripe.com/en-gb/privacy)

• Klarna (https://www.klarna.com/uk/privacy/)

• Skrill (https://www.skrill.com/en/footer/privacypolicy/)

• Giropay (https://www.giropay.de/rechtliches/datenschutzerklaerung) etc.

In the context of fulfilling contracts, we use payment service providers on the basis of the Swiss Data Protection Ordinance and, where necessary, Art. 6 Para. 1(b) of the EU-GDPR. Furthermore, we use external payment service providers on the basis of our legitimate interests in accordance with the Swiss Data Protection Ordinance and, where necessary, Art. 6 Para. 1(f) of the EU-GDPR in order to offer our users effective and secure payment options.

The data processed by the payment service providers includes inventory data such as the name and address; bank data, such as account numbers or credit card numbers; passwords; TANs and checksums, as well as the contract, totals and recipient-related information. The information is required to carry out the transactions. However, the data entered is only processed by the payment service providers and stored with them. We as the operator do not receive any information about the (bank) account or credit card, but only information to confirm (accept) or reject the payment. Under certain circumstances, the data may be transmitted by the payment service providers to credit agencies. The purpose of this transmission is to check identity and creditworthiness. Please refer to the terms and conditions and data protection information from the payment service providers.

The terms and conditions and data protection information of the respective payment service providers apply to the payment transactions and can be accessed within the respective website or transaction applications. We also refer to these for further information and the assertion of revocation, information and other data subject rights.

Agency services

We process our customers’ data in accordance with the data protection regulations of the Confederation (Data Protection Act, DPA) and the EU-GDPR within the scope of our contractual services.

In doing so, we process inventory data (e.g. customer master data, such as names and addresses), contact data (e.g. email, phone numbers), content data (e.g. text entries), contract data (e.g. subject of the contract, term), payment data (e.g. bank details, payment history), usage data and meta data (e.g. in the context of evaluation and measuring the success of marketing measures). The data subjects include our customers, interested parties as well as their customers, users, website visitors or employees as well as third parties. The purpose of the processing is the provision of contractual services, billing and our customer service. The legal basis for the processing results from Art. 6 Para. 1(b) of the GDPR (contractual services), Art. 6 Para. 1(f) of the GDPR (analysis, statistics, optimisation, security measures). We process data that is necessary for the justification and fulfilment of contractual services and point out the necessity of their provision. Disclosure to external parties only takes place if it is necessary in the context of an order. When processing the data provided to us within the scope of an order, we act in accordance with the client’s instructions as well as the legal requirements of order processing pursuant to Art. 28 of the GDPR and do not process the data for any other purposes than those specified in the order.

We delete the data after the legal warranty and comparable obligations have expired. The necessity of retaining the data is reviewed at irregular intervals. In the case of legal archiving obligations, the deletion takes place after their expiry. In the case of data disclosed to us by the client within the scope of an order, we delete the data in accordance with the specification of the order, in principle after the end of the order.

Contractual services

We process the data of our contractual partners and interested parties as well as other clients, customers or contractual partners (referred to collectively as ‘Contractual Partners’) in accordance with the data protection regulations of the Confederation (Data Protection Act, DPA) and the EU-GDPR pursuant to Art. 6 Para. 1(b) of the GDPR in order to provide them with our contractual or pre-contractual services. The data processed in this contact, the type, the scope, the purpose and the necessity of its processing, are determined by the underlying contractual relationship.

The data processed includes the master data of our contractual partners (e.g. names and addresses), contact data (e.g. email addresses and phone numbers) as well as contract data (e.g. services used, contents of the contract, contractual communication, names of contact persons) and payment data (e.g. bank details, payment history).

As a matter of principle, we do not process special categories of personal data unless these are components of commissioned or contractual processing.

We process data that is necessary for the justification and fulfilment of contractual services and point out the necessity of its provision, unless this is evident to the contractual partner. Disclosure to external persons or companies only takes place if it is necessary in the context of a contract. When processing the data provided to us within the scope of an order, we act in accordance with the client’s instructions as well as the legal requirements.

Within the context of use of our online services, we may store the IP address and the time of the respective user action. This storage is based on our legitimate interests as well as the interests of users in protection against misuse and other unauthorised use. As a matter of principle, this data is not forwarded to third parties unless it is necessary for the pursuit of our claims pursuant to Art. 6 Para. 1(f) of the GDPR or there is a legal obligation to do so pursuant to Art. 6 Para. 1(c) of the GDPR.

The data is deleted when it is not longer required for the fulfilment of contractual or legal duties of care, as well as for dealing with any warranty and comparable obligations, whereby the necessity of retaining the data is reviewed at irregular intervals. In all other respects, the statutory retention obligations apply.

Note on data transfer to the US

Among other things, tools from companies based in the US are integrated on our website. If these tools are active, your personal data may be transferred to the US servers of the respective companies. Please note that the US is not a safe third country in the sense of EU data protection law. US companies are obliged to hand over personal data to security authorities without you as a data subject being able to take legal action against this. For this reason, it cannot be ruled out that US authorities (e.g. intelligence services) process, evaluate and permanently store your data located on US servers for monitoring purposes. We have no influence on these processing activities.

Copyrights

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

Anyone who commits a copyright infringement without the consent of the respective copyright holder may be liable to prosecution and possibly to damages.

General disclaimer

All information on our website has been carefully checked. We make every effort to ensure that the information we provide is up to date, accurate and complete. Nevertheless, the occurrence of errors cannot be completely ruled out, which means that we cannot guarantee that the information is complete, correct and up to date, including journalistic and editorial information. Liability claims based on damage of a material or non-material nature resulting from the use of the information provided, are excluded except in cases of wilful or gross negligence.

The publisher may change or delete texts at their own discretion and without notice and is not obliged to update the contents of this website. The use of or access to this website is at the visitor’s own risk. The publisher, its clients or partners are not responsible for damage such as direct, indirect, incidental, pre-defined or consequential damage allegedly caused by visiting this website and consequently assume no liability for such damage.

The publisher also accepts no responsibility or liability for the content and availability of third-party websites that can be accessed by external links on this website. The operators of the linked third-party sites bear sole responsibility for their respective contents. The publisher thus expressly distances itself from all third-party content that may be relevant under criminal or liability law or that may offend common decency.

Changes

We may amend this privacy policy at any time without prior notice. The current version published on our website shall apply. As far as 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.

Questions to the data protection officer

If you have any questions about data protection, please send us an email at [email protected]. The person responsible in our organisation will then get back to you.