Privacy policy

The protection of privacy is important to us. The following points of the privacy policy stated below must be complied with.

Use of information

In principle you can visit our website without having to disclose personal particulars. Only impersonal user data such as your IP address, last visited website, browser used, date, time, etc., once rendered anonymous, are evaluated internally to identify trends and improve our online provision. No indications about you personally are derived from this. To protect your privacy, the last octet of your IP address is made anonymous using the Google Analytics function "_anonymizeIp()".

No disclosure of information

The data mentioned above are neither sold nor shared with third parties. The exceptions are external service providers who process absolutely necessary data on our behalf. This means the following in particular:

Google Inc. (Google Analytics, access statistics)

The above provider’s privacy policies guarantee that such data comply with the requirements of privacy and data security.

The additional Google Analytics Terms of Service, also apply by virtue of the use of Google Analytics at this website: 

“This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (‘Google’). Google Analytics uses ‘cookies’, which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google’s behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. You may refuse 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 use the full functionality of this website. By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above.”

Cookies

Cookies are used in some cases (see Google Analytics and Google Adwords). A browser can be set to display a warning on the screen before a cookie is stored. The advantages of personal cookies can also be overridden. If this is done, some services cannot be used.

Amendments to this privacy policy

This privacy policy is subject to amendment at any time. Please consult this policy regularly.

Basis in law

The Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection (DPA) forms the basis of this privacy policy.

(Version dated: 20.08.2012)