Privacy policy

Contact person

Elmar Nicola
Brändistrasse 18
6048 Horw

General / introduction

On the basis of Article 13 of the Swiss Federal Constitution and the federal data protection provisions (Data Protection Act, DPA), every person has the right to protection of their privacy and to protection against misuse of their personal data. The operators of these pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. 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 endeavour to protect the databases as well as possible against unauthorised access, loss, misuse or falsification.

We would like to point out that data transmission over the internet (e.g. when communicating by e-mail) may have security gaps. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.

By using this website you consent to the collection, processing and use of data as described below. This website can generally be visited without registration. Data such as pages accessed or names of files accessed, date and time are stored on the server for statistical purposes, without this data being directly related to your person. Where personal data (for example name, address or e-mail addresses) is collected on our pages, this is always done on a voluntary basis where possible. This data will not be passed on to third parties without your express consent.

Processing of personal data

Personal data is all information that relates to an identified or identifiable person. A data subject is a person about whom personal data is processed. Processing includes any handling of personal data, irrespective of the means and procedures used, in particular the storage, disclosure, acquisition, deletion, retention, modification, destruction and use of personal data. We process personal data in accordance with Swiss data protection law. If and to the extent that the EU GDPR is applicable, we also process personal data on the following legal bases in connection with Art. 6 (1) GDPR:

lit. a) Processing of personal data with the consent of the data subject.

lit. b) Processing of personal data for the performance of a contract with the data subject and for the implementation of corresponding pre-contractual measures.

lit. c) Processing of personal data to comply with 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.

lit. d) Processing of personal data to protect the vital interests of the data subject or of another natural person.

lit. f) Processing of personal data to safeguard the legitimate interests of ourselves or of third parties, unless the fundamental freedoms and rights and interests of the data subject override them. Legitimate interests include in particular our business interest in being able to provide our website, information security, the enforcement of our own legal claims and compliance with Swiss law.

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

Cookies

This website uses cookies. These are small text files that make it possible to store specific information relating to the user on the user's device while the user is using the website. Cookies make it possible, in particular, to determine how often the pages are used and the number of users, to analyse patterns of website use, and also to make our offering more customer-friendly. Cookies remain stored beyond the end of a browser session and can be retrieved on a repeat visit to the site. If you do not want this, you should set your internet browser to refuse cookies.

A general objection to the use of cookies for online marketing purposes can be declared for a large number of services, in particular for tracking, via the US site http://www.aboutads.info/choices/ or the EU site http://www.youronlinechoices.com/. In addition, cookies can be prevented from being stored by deactivating them in the browser settings. Please note that in this case not all functions of this online offering can be used.

With SSL/TLS encryption

For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as enquiries that you send to us as the site operator, this website uses SSL/TLS encryption. You can recognise an encrypted connection by the fact that the address bar of the browser changes from «http://» to «https://» and by the lock symbol in your browser bar.

If SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data that you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

Server log files

The provider of this website automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These are:

  • Browser type and browser version
  • Operating system used
  • Referrer URL
  • Host name of the accessing computer
  • Time of the server request

This data cannot be assigned to specific persons. This data is not merged with other data sources. We reserve the right to check this data retrospectively if we become aware of specific indications of unlawful use.

Third-party services

This website may use Google Maps to embed maps, Google Invisible reCAPTCHA to protect against bots and spam, and YouTube to embed videos. These services of the American company Google LLC use, among other things, cookies, as a result of which data is transmitted to Google in the USA, whereby we assume that no personal tracking takes place in this connection merely through the use of our website. Google has committed to ensuring adequate data protection in accordance with the US-European and the US-Swiss Privacy Shield. Further information can be found in Google's privacy policy.

Rights of the data subject

Right to confirmation

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

Right of access

Every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right to obtain from the operator of this website, at any time and free of charge, information about the data stored about them and a copy of this information. In addition, information may be provided, where applicable, about the following:

  • Purposes of the processing
  • Categories of personal data processed
  • Recipients to whom the personal data has been or will be disclosed, where possible the planned storage period of the personal data or, if this is not possible, the criteria for determining this period; the existence of a right to rectification or erasure of the personal data concerning them or to restriction of processing by the controller or a right to object to such processing; the existence of a right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority; if the personal data is not collected from the data subject: all available information about the origin of the data. The data subject also has the right to be informed whether personal data has been transferred to a third country or to an international organisation. If this is the case, the data subject also has the right to obtain information about the appropriate safeguards in connection with the transfer.

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

Right to rectification

Every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right to demand the immediate rectification of inaccurate personal data concerning them. Furthermore, the data subject has the right, taking into account the purposes of the processing, to request the completion of incomplete personal data – including by means of 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 affected by the processing of personal data has the right to demand from the controller of this website the immediate erasure of personal data concerning them, provided that one of the following grounds applies and the processing is no longer necessary:

  • The personal data was collected or otherwise processed for purposes for which it is no longer necessary.
  • The data subject withdraws the consent on which the processing was based, and there is no other legal basis for the processing
  • The data subject objects to the processing on grounds relating to their particular situation, and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing, or the data subject objects to the processing in the case of direct marketing and associated profiling
  • The personal data has been processed unlawfully
  • The erasure of the personal data is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation under Union law or the law of the Member States to which the controller is subject
  • The personal data has been collected in relation to information society services offered directly to a child

If one of the above grounds applies and you wish to have personal data stored by the operator of this website erased, you can contact our data protection officer at any time. The data protection officer of this website will arrange for the erasure request to be complied with immediately.

Right to restriction of processing

Every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right to demand 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, 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 it for the establishment, The data subject has objected to the processing on grounds relating to their particular situation, and it has not yet been determined whether the legitimate interests of the controller override those of the data subject

If one of the aforementioned conditions is met, you can contact our data protection officer at any time to request the restriction of the processing of personal data by the operator of this website. The data protection officer of this website will arrange for the restriction of processing.

Right to data portability

Every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right to receive the personal data concerning them in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format. Furthermore, the data subject has the right to have the personal data transmitted directly from one controller to another controller, where this is technically feasible and where this does not adversely affect the rights and freedoms of other persons.

To assert the right to data portability, you can contact the data protection officer appointed by the operator of this website at any time.

A right to object

  • Every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right, on grounds relating to their particular situation, to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning them.
  • In the event of an objection, the operator of this website will no longer process the personal data, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override the interests, rights and freedoms of the data subject, or the processing serves the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims.
  • To exercise your right to object, you can contact the data protection officer of this website directly.
  • Right to withdraw consent under data protection law
  • Every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right to withdraw a consent given to 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.

Data transfer to the USA

Our website includes, among others, tools from companies based in the USA. When these tools are active, your personal data may be transferred to the US servers of the respective companies. We would like to point out that the USA is not a safe third country within the meaning of EU data protection law. US companies are obliged to hand over personal data to security authorities without you as the data subject being able to take legal action against this. It can therefore not be ruled out that US authorities (e.g. intelligence services) process, analyse and permanently store your data located on US servers for surveillance purposes. We have no influence on these processing operations.

Changes

We may change this privacy policy at any time without prior notice. The current version published on our website applies. Where the privacy policy is part of an agreement with you, we will inform you of any update by e-mail or in another suitable way.

Disclaimer

The author accepts no liability for the accuracy, correctness, timeliness, reliability and completeness of the information.

Liability claims against the author for damage of a material or immaterial nature arising from access to or use or non-use of the published information, from misuse of the connection or from technical faults are excluded.

All offers are subject to change. The author expressly reserves the right to change, supplement or delete parts of the pages or the entire offer without separate notice, or to discontinue publication temporarily or permanently.