Privacy policy
If you have any questions or concerns about how we protect your data, you can contact us at any time by sending an email to info@eco-swiss.ch. The responsible controller for the purposes of data processing in connection with this website is:
ECO SWISS
Ivan Raffainer
Spanweidstrasse 3
8006 Zurich
Scope
This Privacy Policy explains the action we have taken in order to comply with data protection requirements under Swiss law as well as other applicable laws governing the collection, storage, usage and transmission (“processing”) of personal data.
This Privacy Policy applies to the websites of ECO SWISS and any means of communication (such as emails, contact forms, etc.) that refer to this Policy. Please note that if you access our services by clicking on links or via third-party websites, you will have to take account of the privacy policies of these third parties. ECO SWISS is not responsible for how these third-party websites or services handle information or data protection.
If you transmit or disclose data to us concerning other persons, such as colleagues, we assume that you are entitled to do so and that the data is correct. You will be deemed to have confirmed this fact in transmitting data concerning third parties. Please also ensure that these third parties have been informed of this Privacy Policy.
Data protection
Under the terms of Article 13 of the Swiss Federal Constitution and the Federal Act on Data Protection (FADP), every person is entitled to have their privacy respected and their data protected against misuse. ECO SWISS complies with these provisions. Personal data is treated confidentially.
Acting in close cooperation with our hosting providers, we endeavor to protect databases as far as possible against third-party or unauthorized access, loss, misuse or falsification.
Nonetheless, ECO SWISS does not provide any warranty concerning the security of your personal data. To the extent permitted by law, ECO SWISS declines all liability and will refuse to provide any compensation in relation to third-party or unauthorized access, loss, misuse or falsification. ECO SWISS recommends that you take all security measures available to you in order to protect your personal data.
Processing of personal data; type, purpose, and usage
Personal data means any information concerning an identified or identifiable natural person. This includes names, email addresses, and telephone numbers. Whenever our website is accessed, we may collect certain types of personal data that do not enable you to be identified directly by name, but that can nonetheless identify the specific computer or device (IP address).
Personal data is only processed by ECO SWISS (in particular, stored, retained, used, archived, etc.) where permitted by law or where you have consented to data processing.
In providing your personal data, you accept that ECO SWISS may process and exchange the data for purposes including the following:
- to compile information (e.g. invitations, information concerning the association, its activities or third parties, etc.);
- to improve user-friendliness;
- to carry out website analyses and measure performance metrics;
- to maintain the website, including for security purposes.
In some parts of our website, you are asked to enter personal data if you would like to use the respective functions. In such cases, your personal data is provided voluntarily and by doing so, you will be deemed to have consented to the processing of this data by ECO SWISS or respectively its processors. Please note that it is possible that you will be unable to use certain functions on this website if you decide not to provide certain personal data. We process all of the personal data that you provide to us in line with this Privacy Policy.
Access data
The following data is stored in log files (files in which events in computer systems or networks are logged) whenever the ECO SWISS website is accessed: IP address, date, time, browser request, and general information transmitted concerning the operating system or the browser. These usage data are utilized as a basis for anonymous statistical analyses in order to identify trends so that we can improve our content accordingly. However, ECO SWISS reserves the right to review log files retrospectively if there are any specific indications that establish a justified suspicion of unlawful usage.
Withdrawal of consent, changes, corrections, and updates
You have the right to request information free of charge concerning your personal data that ECO SWISS or respectively its processors store. You also have the right to obtain the rectification of inaccurate data as well as the blocking or erasure of your personal data, unless this is prevented by a statutory retention requirement.
Storage and storage duration of your personal data
The period of time for which your personal data is stored depends on the purpose for which the data was obtained and for which we process it. However, we will store your data for a longer period of time if we are required to do so by law.
Disclosure of data to third parties
(including joint controllers and processors)
Your data will be shared with our partners (third parties) where necessary for order execution purposes. If we share data with external service providers, we shall adopt technical and organizational measures to ensure that such disclosure occurs in accordance with data protection law. If you provide us with any personal or company data on your own initiative, we shall not use, process or disclose this data in any way that is not permitted by law or covered by your consent. In addition, we only provide your data to external service providers where this is necessary for the performance of a contract, and provided that they have accepted the respective confidentiality obligations and duties of care. Otherwise, we only share your data if we obliged to do so under the terms of an order of an administrative authority or a court of law.
Cookies
The ECO SWISS website uses cookies. Cookies are small text files that are stored either permanently or temporarily on your computer whenever this website is visited. Cookies are used in particular in order to analyze website usage for the purpose of statistical analysis as well as ongoing improvement.
Updating of this Privacy Policy
ECO SWISS may revise this Privacy Policy from time to time. We recommend that you check this Privacy Policy regularly for any changes. You can find the date of the last amendment in the footer of this Privacy Policy.
July 2024