Privacy policy

Fundamentals

This privacy policy is based on the legal regulations of the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) and the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection. 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. The use of our website is generally possible without providing personal data. Insofar as personal data (e.g., name, first name, telephone number, address, or email addresses) is collected on our pages, this is always done, as far as possible, on a voluntary basis. This data will not be passed on to third parties without your express consent. We point out that, despite all the measures we have taken, data transmission on the internet (e.g., when communicating by email) may have security vulnerabilities, and therefore, complete protection of the data from access by third parties cannot be guaranteed in all cases.

Cookies

This website uses cookies. Cookies do not cause any harm to your computer and do not contain viruses. Creating a cookie is a way to temporarily store data and serves to make our website more user-friendly, effective, and secure. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer and saved by your browser. The cookies most frequently used by us are so-called “session cookies,” which have a limited lifespan. They are automatically deleted after the end of your visit. Other cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them. These cookies allow us to recognise you as a visitor on your next visit and thus offer you a better visitor experience. You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies. You can also specifically allow cookies only in individual cases or generally exclude them. You can also set cookies to be automatically deleted when the browser window is closed. If you deactivate cookies, the functionality of this website may be limited.

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Server Log Files

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

  • Browser type and browser version

  • Operating system used

  • Referrer URL

  • Hostname 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 concrete indications of illegal use. This data collection primarily serves to evaluate and prevent attempted attacks on the website. Hosting providers are also legally obliged in certain situations to be able to provide information on where access was made from in order to counteract criminal activities.

SSL Encryption

For the protection of the transmission of confidential data via our forms and for security reasons, we use SSL encryption as a technology. You can recognise an encrypted connection by the address line “https://” and the lock symbol displayed in the browser. Data encrypted via SSL cannot be read by third parties during transmission.

Right to Information, Deletion, Blocking

You have the right at any time to free information about your stored personal data. In particular, their origin and recipient and the purpose of the data processing, as well as a right to correction, blocking, or deletion of this data.

Objection to Unwanted Advertising Emails or Mail

The use of contact data published within the scope of the imprint obligation for sending not expressly requested advertising and information material is hereby objected to. In the event of unsolicited sending of advertising information, such as via spam emails or mail, the operators of this site expressly reserve the right to take legal action.

Google Analytics

This offering uses Google Analytics, a web analysis service provided by Google Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses so-called “cookies,” which are text files placed on users’ computers, enabling analysis of how users use the website. The information generated by the cookie about the users’ use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. However, in the event that IP anonymisation is activated on this website, Google will shorten the users’ IP address beforehand within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. IP anonymisation is active on this website. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate the use of the website by users, to compile reports on website activity, and to provide other services related to website usage and internet usage to the website operator. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data. Users can prevent the storage of cookies by setting their browser software accordingly; however, this offering informs users that in this case, they may not be able to fully use all functions of this website. Users can also prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the cookie and relating to their use of the website (including their IP address) and from processing this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en. Third-party providers, including Google, serve ads on websites on the Internet. Third-party providers, including Google, use stored cookies to serve ads based on a user’s previous visits to this website. Under no circumstances will Google link your IP address with other Google data. Data collection and storage can be objected to at any time with effect for the future. You can deactivate the use of cookies by Google by setting your browser software accordingly. Further information on Google’s data use for advertising purposes, settings, and objection options can be found on Google’s websites: https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/partners (“How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services”), http://www.google.com/policies/technologies/ads (“Use of data for advertising purposes”), http://www.google.de/settings/ads (“Manage information Google uses to show you ads”) and http://www.google.com/ads/preferences (“Control the ads Google shows you”). Alternatively to the browser add-on or within browsers on mobile devices, please install the Ghostery app (www.ghostery.com/en/download). By using this website, you agree to the processing of the data collected about you by Google in the manner described above and for the purpose named above.

Integration of Third-Party Services and Content

It may happen that third-party content, such as videos from YouTube, maps from Google Maps, RSS feeds, or graphics from other websites, is integrated into this online offering. This always presupposes that the providers of this content (hereinafter referred to as “third-party providers”) perceive the IP address of the users. Because without the IP address, they could not send the content to the browser of the respective user. The IP address is therefore required for the display of this content. We strive to only use content whose respective providers only use the IP address for the delivery of the content. However, we have no influence on whether the third-party providers store the IP address, e.g., for statistical purposes. We inform users about this if we are aware of it. If you do not want to disclose any data about yourself, please log out of your Google account or use a plugin like Ghostery to block data exchange.

Contact for Data Protection

BeLEARN
Jean-Daniel Roth
Laupenstrasse 19
3008 Bern
Tel. +41 79 948 12 34
E-Mail