In this privacy policy, we, the Swiss Foundation for the Preservation of the Hohle Gasse, explain how we collect and otherwise process personal data. This is not an exhaustive description; other data protection declarations [or general terms and conditions, conditions of participation and similar documents] may regulate specific matters. Personal data refers to all information relating to an identified or identifiable person.
If you provide us with personal data of other persons (e.g. family members, data of work colleagues), please ensure that these persons are aware of this privacy policy and only share their personal data with us if you are authorised to do so and if this personal data is correct.
This Privacy Policy is designed to meet the requirements of the EU General Data Protection Regulation («GDPR»), the Swiss Data Protection Act («DPA») and the revised Swiss Data Protection Act («revDSG») However, whether and to what extent these laws are applicable depends on the individual case.
The Swiss Foundation for the Preservation of the Hohle Gasse is responsible for the data processing described here. If you have any data protection concerns, you can send them to us at the following contact address:
Swiss Foundation for the Preservation of the Hohlen Gasse
c/o Hanstoni Gamma
Stegriedstrasse 9
6403 Küssnacht SZ
Switzerland
We primarily process the personal data that we receive from our customers and other business partners as part of our business relationship with them and other persons involved or that we collect from their users when operating our websites, apps and other applications.
Insofar as this is permitted, we also obtain certain data from publicly accessible sources (e.g. debt collection registers, land registers, commercial registers, press, Internet) or receive such data from authorities and other third parties. In addition to the data that you provide to us directly, the categories of personal data that we receive about you from third parties include, in particular, information from public registers, information that we learn in connection with official and court proceedings, information in connection with your professional functions and activities (so that we can, for example to conclude and process transactions with your employer with your help), information about you in correspondence and meetings with third parties, creditworthiness information (insofar as we conduct business with you personally), information about you that people from your environment (family, advisors, legal representatives, etc.) give us so that we can conclude contracts with you. This includes information about you from the media and the Internet (where this is appropriate in a specific case, e.g. as part of a job application, press review, marketing/sales, etc.), your addresses and, where applicable, interests and other socio-demographic data (for marketing), Data in connection with the use of the website (e.g. IP address, MAC address of the smartphone or computer, information about your device and settings, cookies, date and time of the visit, pages and content accessed, functions used, referring website, location data).
We use the personal data we collect primarily to conclude and process our contracts with our customers and business partners and to purchase products and services from our suppliers and subcontractors, as well as to fulfil our legal obligations in Switzerland and abroad. If you work for such a customer or business partner, your personal data may of course also be affected in this function.
In addition, we also process personal data of you and other persons for the following purposes, where permitted and where we deem it appropriate, in which we (and sometimes third parties) have a legitimate interest corresponding to the purpose:
- Offering and further developing our products, services and websites, apps and other platforms on which we are present;
- Communication with third parties and processing their enquiries (e.g. applications, media enquiries);
- Examination and optimisation of procedures for needs analysis for the purpose of direct customer contact and collection of personal data from publicly accessible sources for the purpose of customer acquisition;
- Advertising and marketing (including the organisation of events), unless you have objected to the use of your data (if we send you advertising from us as an existing customer, you can object to this at any time and we will then put you on a blacklist against further advertising mailings);
- Market and opinion research, media monitoring;
- Assertion of legal claims and defence in connection with legal disputes and official proceedings;
- Prevention and investigation of criminal offences and other misconduct (e.g. conducting internal investigations, data analyses to combat fraud);
- Guarantees of our operations, in particular IT, our websites, apps and other platforms;
- Video surveillance to safeguard domiciliary rights and other measures for IT, building and facility security and protection of our employees and other persons and assets belonging to or entrusted to us (e.g. access controls, visitor lists, network and mail scanners, telephone recordings);
- Purchase and sale of business divisions, companies or parts of companies and other transactions under company law and the associated transfer of personal data as well as measures for business management and compliance with legal and regulatory obligations and internal regulations.
If you have given us your consent to process your personal data for specific purposes, we will process your personal data within the scope of and based on this consent, unless we have another legal basis and require one. Consent that has been granted can be revoked at any time, but this has no effect on data processing that has already taken place.
We typically use “cookies” and similar technologies on our websites to identify your browser or device. A cookie is a small file that is sent to your computer or automatically stored on your computer or mobile device by the web browser you use when you visit our website. This enables us to recognise you when you return to this website, even if we do not know who you are. In addition to cookies that are only used during a session and are deleted after your visit to the website (“session cookies”), cookies can also be used to store user settings and other information for a certain period of time (e.g. two years) (“permanent cookies”).
However, you can set your browser so that it rejects cookies, only saves them for one session or otherwise deletes them prematurely. Most browsers are preset to accept cookies. We use permanent cookies. If you block cookies, certain functions, such as ordering processes, may no longer work.
By using our website and accepting cookies, you consent to the use of these technologies. You can revoke your consent at any time via the cookie settings.
We sometimes use Google Analytics or similar services on our websites. This is a service provided by third parties, which may be located in any country in the world (in the case of Google Analytics, it is Google Ireland (based in Ireland), Google Ireland relies on Google LLC (based in the USA) as processor (both “Google”), www.google.com), with which we can measure and analyse the use of the website (not on a personal basis). Permanent cookies set by the service provider are also used for this purpose. We have configured the service so that the IP addresses of visitors to Google in Europe are truncated before being forwarded to the USA and therefore cannot be traced. We have switched off the settings “Data transfer” and “Signals”. Although we can assume that the information we share with Google is not personal data for Google, it is possible that Google can use this data for its own purposes to draw conclusions about the identity of visitors, create personal profiles and link this data to the Google accounts of these persons. If you have registered with the service provider yourself, the service provider also knows you. The processing of your personal data by the service provider is then the responsibility of the service provider in accordance with its data protection provisions. The service provider only informs us how our respective website is used (no information about you personally).
The privacy policy of the library operator Google can be found here: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/
We use the Google Maps service on this website. Google Maps is operated by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (hereinafter “Google”). This allows us to show you interactive maps directly on the website and enables you to use the map function conveniently.
You can find more information about data processing by Google in the Google data protection information. You can also change your personal data protection settings there in the data protection centre.
The privacy policy of the library operator Google can be found here: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/
This website is protected by Google’s reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
The privacy policy of the library operator Google can be found here: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/
In order to display our content correctly and graphically appealing across browsers, we use “Google Web Fonts” from Google LLC (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; hereinafter “Google”) to display fonts on this website.
The privacy policy of the library operator Google can be found here: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/
We also use plug-ins from social networks such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Pinterest, Instagram and others on our websites. This is visible to you in each case (typically via corresponding symbols).
We have configured these elements so that they are deactivated by default. If you activate them (by clicking on them), the operators of the respective social networks can register that you are on our website and where and can use this information for their purposes. The processing of your personal data is then the responsibility of this operator in accordance with its data protection provisions. We do not receive any information about you from them.
We use the “Real Cookie Banner” consent tool to manage the cookies and similar technologies used (tracking pixels, web beacons, etc.) and related consents. You can find details on how “Real Cookie Banner” works at https://devowl.io/de/rcb/datenverarbeitung/.
The legal basis for the processing of personal data in this context is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR and Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. Our legitimate interest is the management of the cookies and similar technologies used and the related consents.
The provision of personal data is neither contractually required nor necessary for the conclusion of a contract. You are not obliged to provide the personal data. If you do not provide the personal data, we will not be able to manage your consents.
Posts on this website may contain embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves exactly as if the visitor had visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking services and record your interaction with this embedded content, including your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to this website.
Embedded YouTube videos
We embed YouTube videos on some of our websites. You can deactivate this content using the cookie settings.
The provider of the videos or the corresponding plugins is YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave, San Bruno, CA 94066, USA (hereinafter “YouTube”). When you visit a page with the YouTube plugin, a connection to YouTube servers is established. YouTube is informed which pages you visit. If you are logged into your YouTube account, YouTube can assign your surfing behaviour to you personally. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account beforehand.
As part of our business activities and for the purposes set out in Section 3, we also disclose data to third parties to the extent permitted and deemed appropriate, either because they process it for us or because they wish to use it for their own purposes. This relates in particular to the following positions:
- Service providers of ours (e.g. banks, insurance companies), including contract processors (e.g. IT providers);
- Dealers, suppliers, subcontractors and other business partners;
- Customers;
- Domestic and foreign authorities, official bodies or courts;
- Media;
- The public, including visitors to websites and social media;
- Competitors, industry organisations, associations, organisations and other bodies;
- other parties in potential or actual legal proceedings;
all recipients together.
Some of these recipients are in Germany, but they can be anywhere in the world. In particular, you must expect your data to be transferred to all countries, as well as to other countries in Europe and the USA, where the service providers we use are located (such as [Microsoft], [SAP], [Amazon], [Salesforce .com]).
If a recipient is located in a country without adequate statutory data protection, we contractually oblige the recipient to comply with the applicable data protection (we use the revised standard contractual clauses of the European Commission, which are available here: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2021/914/oj?), unless the recipient is already subject to a legally recognised set of rules to ensure data protection and we cannot rely on an exemption clause. Eine Ausnahme kann namentlich bei Rechtsverfahren im Ausland gelten, aber auch in Fällen überwiegender öffentlicher Interessen oder wenn eine Vertragsabwicklung eine solche Bekanntgabe erfordert, wenn Sie eingewilligt haben oder wenn es sich um von Ihnen allgemein zugänglich gemachte Daten handelt, deren Bearbeitung Sie nicht widersprochen haben.
On our website you will find links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the content and data protection precautions on external websites that you can reach via the links. Please inform yourself about data protection directly on the respective websites.
We process and store your personal data for as long as is necessary for the fulfilment of our contractual and legal obligations or otherwise for the purposes pursued with the processing, i.e. for example for the duration of the entire business relationship (from the initiation, processing to the termination of a contract) and beyond that in accordance with the statutory retention and documentation obligations. It is possible that personal data may be stored for the period in which claims can be asserted against our company and insofar as we are otherwise legally obliged to do so or legitimate business interests require this (e.g. for evidence and documentation purposes). As soon as your personal data is no longer required for the above-mentioned purposes, it will be deleted or anonymised as far as possible. Shorter retention periods of twelve months or less generally apply to operational data (e.g. system protocols, logs).
We take appropriate technical and organisational security precautions to protect your personal data from unauthorised access and misuse, such as issuing instructions, training, IT and network security solutions, access controls and restrictions, checks.
As part of our business relationship, you must provide the personal data that is necessary for the establishment and implementation of a business relationship and the fulfilment of the associated contractual obligations (as a rule, you do not have a legal obligation to provide us with data). Without this data, we will generally not be able to enter into or fulfil a contract with you (or the entity or person you represent). The website can also not be used if certain information to secure data traffic (such as IP address) is not disclosed.
You have the right to information, correction, deletion, the right to restrict data processing and otherwise to object to our data processing, as well as to the disclosure of certain personal data for the purpose of transfer to another organisation (so-called data portability) within the framework of the data protection law applicable to you and insofar as provided for therein (such as in the case of the GDPR).
Please note, however, that we reserve the right to assert the restrictions provided for by law, for example if we are obliged to store or process certain data, have an overriding interest in doing so (insofar as we are entitled to invoke this) or need it for the assertion of claims.
If you incur costs, we will inform you in advance. We have already informed you about the possibility of withdrawing your consent in section 3. Please note that exercising these rights may conflict with contractual agreements and may have consequences such as premature cancellation of the contract or cost consequences. We will inform you in advance if this is not already contractually regulated.
The exercise of such rights generally requires that you clearly prove your identity (e.g. by means of a copy of your identity card, where your identity is otherwise not clear or cannot be verified). To assert your rights, you can contact us at the address given in section 1.
Every data subject also has the right to enforce their claims in court or to lodge a complaint with the competent data protection authority. The competent data protection authority in Switzerland is the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (http://www.edoeb.admin.ch).
We may amend this privacy policy at any time without prior notice. The current version published on our website shall apply. If the privacy policy is part of an agreement with you, we will inform you of the change by e-mail or other suitable means in the event of an update.
