Privacy Policy
Data protection and data security
We treat person-related data that you disclose to us when using this Website as confidential. This privacy policy describes how we deal with these data.
Security of data transfer
Please note that data transmitted over a public network such as the Internet or an email service can be viewed by anyone. We cannot guarantee the confidentiality of messages or documents transmitted through such open networks. If you disclose person-related information over an open network, you should be aware of the fact that third parties can potentially access this information and consequently can collect and use the data without your consent. Your data will be transmitted encrypted for specific services, but not the name of the sender and the receiver. Even if the sender and recipient reside in the same country, data transfer across such networks frequently also occurs without monitoring via third countries, i.e., including countries that may in some circumstances not offer the same level of data protection as that offered by your country of domicile.
Your data could be lost during transmission or could be intercepted by unauthorized third parties. We assume no responsibility for the security of your data during its transmission via the Internet and reject any and all liability for indirect and direct losses. We request that you use other means of communication if you consider this necessary or reasonable for reasons of security.
Protection, processing and use of person-related data
We automatically collect IP addresses and usage data when you visit this Website (please also note the reference to Google Analytics). This information helps us to determine in aggregated form how visitors use the Website and how often and how long they visit individual pages. We only acquire and process personal data in non-anonymized form (e.g., name, address, email address, or telephone number) relating to you (or in case of companies, also to your company) when you have provided this information to us (e.g., when you access password-protected areas of this Website or send us an email).
Person-related data are stored after their transmission to us on servers in Switzerland and in other European countries. Such data can only be accessed on a limited basis. We have implemented adequate technical and organizational measures so that only authorized persons have access to these servers and protect our technical environment according to recognized security standards.
Insofar as applicable law does not prohibit it, we can also use person-related data for marketing purposes.
Cookies
This Website uses cookies. Cookies are computer files that are stored on your computer in order to capture, e.g., your Website visit and your preferences, or to store settings for your next visit. Cookies help us to collect statistical data about the use of the Website (e.g., how often specific pages are visited) and thus help in making the Website more useful and user-friendly.
One of the cookies that we use primarily serves the operation of portions of the Website and was already placed.
You can decide against using cookies (and this Website) at any time by deleting the cookies that were set by the Website. This is possible using the settings in your Internet browser and by deleting all cookies. However, not all parts of this Website will function without cookies.
How are cookies used on this website?
We use the cookies that we store on our Websites for the following purposes:
- Recording the number and type of visits on the Website and its sub-pages so that we can determine whether and what parts of the Website must be improved
- Storing your settings for the screen layout including the preferred language and the country
- Collecting statistical data on the number of visitors and their usage habits and to improve the speed and performance of the Website pages
Cookies from third parties and partners
We occasionally use plug-ins and components from third parties in order to improve the user experience. These components can likewise use cookies for similar purposes. We merely have access to the data collected by us using cookies on this Website and do not share this data with third parties.