Data privacy

This data privacy statement contains information about the lawful basis, type, scope and purpose of the personal data collected, used and processed by Swiss Facility Dienstleistungen GmbH.

Data controller
The data controller pursuant to data privacy legislation, in particular the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is:

Swiss Facility Dienstleistungen AG
Esat Kryeziu
Grafenauweg 8
6300 Zug

Tel: +41 41 561 70 80
E-Mail: info@swiss-fd.ch
Webseite: https://www.swiss-fd.ch

General information
Pursuant to Article 13 of the Swiss Federal Constitution and the federal government’s data protection provisions (Data Protection Act, FADP), every individual is entitled to protection of their privacy and protection against misuse of their personal data.

The operators of this website take the protection of your personal data very seriously. Consequently we handle your personal data in confidence and in accordance with the legal provisions and this data privacy statement. Personal data are treated with the utmost confidentiality and are not sold or disclosed to third parties.

Working closely with our hosting providers, we endeavor to protect our databases as best we can against external attacks, loss, misuse or falsification.

Please note that the transmission of data via the internet can never be completely secure. It is impossible to completely protect data from access by third parties. We nevertheless do everything we can to always keep our website up to date with the latest security features.

When you access our website, the following data are stored in log files: IP address, date, time, browser request and general information on the operating system or browser that is transmitted. The website can generally be used without having to register.

By using this website, you agree to the collection, processing and use of your data in accordance with the following description.

Data privacy statement for cookies
This website uses cookies. These are small text files that make it possible to store user-related information on the user’s end device while they are using the website.

Cookies are used to store information regarding the frequency of use and number of users of the website, to analyze user behavior and to make our offer more customer friendly.

The cookies remain on the device after the browser session has ended and can be called up again when the website is visited next. If you do not agree to this, you should change the settings of your internet browser to refuse the setting up of cookies.

If you write a comment on our website, it may be construed as consent to store your name, email address and website in cookies. This is a convenience function so that you do not have to enter all these data again the next time you want to write a comment. These cookies are saved for one year.

If you have an account and log in to this website, we will set a temporary cookie to find out if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie does not contain any personal data and will be deleted when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will set up some cookies to save your login information and display options. Login cookies expire after two days and display option cookies after one year. If you choose “Remain logged in” when logging in, your registration is maintained for two weeks. When you log out of your account, the login cookies are deleted.

Data privacy statement for SSL encryption
For security purposes and to ensure safe transmission of confidential contents such as queries you send to us as the website operator, this website uses SSL encryption. You can identify an encrypted connection by the fact that the browser address changes from “http://” to “https://” and a lock appears in the address bar.

When SSL encryption is activated, the data you send to us cannot be read by third parties.

Data privacy statement for server log files
The website operator or provider collects data concerning access to the site and stores these data as server log files. The following data are logged in this manner:

• Website called up
• Date and time of access
• Volume of data sent in bytes
• Source/reference from where you navigated to the website
• Browser used
• Operating system used
• IP address used (possibly in anonymized form)

The data are collected exclusively for the purposes of statistical analysis and the improvement of the website. The website operator reserves the right, however, to review the server log files at a later date if there should be any specific reason to suspect unlawful use.

Data privacy statement for contact form
When visitors write comments on the website, we collect the data displayed in the comment form, the visitor’s IP address and the user agent string (used to identify the browser) in order to support the identification of spam.

Your email address can be converted into an anonymized sequence of characters (also known as hash) and given to the Gravatar service to check whether you use this service. You can find the privacy policy of the Gravatar service here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. Once your comment has been approved, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Where we send your data
Comments by visitors can be checked by an automated service to identify spam.

Data privacy statement for right to information and right to request deletion or blocking of data
You have the right to receive information about your stored personal data, their origin and recipients, the purpose of data processing and the right to request the correction or deletion of these data. If you have any questions about the topic of personal data, please contact the address provided in the publishing details.

Data privacy statement for Google Analytics
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analysis service offered by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. Google offers a browser plug-in to deactivate Google Analytics at https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de. Google Analytics uses cookies. These are small text files that make it possible to store user-related information on the user’s end device. These allows Google to analyze the use of our website offer. The information generated by the cookie about the use of our website (including your IP address) is usually transmitted to and stored by Google on a server in the United States. Please note that Google Analytics added the code “gat._anonymizeIp();” to this website to enable the anonymized capture of IP addresses (known as IP masking). If anonymization is activated, Google truncates IP addresses within member states of the European Union or other signatory states to the Agreement on the European Economic Area so that no conclusions about your identity can be drawn. Only in exceptional cases is the full IP address transmitted to a Google server in the US and shortened there. Google observes the data privacy provisions of the Privacy Shield Framework and is registered with the Privacy Shield Program of the US trade department. It uses the information collected to analyze the use of our website, to prepare reports in this regard, and to provide other related services to us. You can find out more at https://www.google.com/intl/de/analytics/privacyoverview.html.

Data privacy statement for Google AdSense
This website uses Google AdSense, an ad placement service offered by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. Google AdSense uses what are known as cookies, i.e. text files that are placed on your computer to help analyze how users use the website. Google AdSense also uses what are known as web beacons (invisible graphic images). These web beacons are used to analyze information such as visitor traffic on these sites. The information generated by cookies and web beacons about your use of this website (including your IP address) and delivery of ad format is transmitted to and stored by Google on a server in the United States. Google can forward this information to its contracting partners. However, Google will not link your IP address to other stored data about you. 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 confirm that you agree to the processing of your data by Google in the manner and for the purposes described above.

Data privacy statement for Google +1
This website uses social media functions offered by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. When calling up our pages with Google plug-ins, a connection is established between your browser and Google’s servers. Data are then transmitted to Google. If you have a Google account, these data can be linked to your account. If you do not wish these data to be linked to your Google account, you have to log out of Google before visiting our pages. Interactions, in particular using the comment function or clicking on a “+1” or “Share” button are also passed on to Google. You can find out more at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy.

Data privacy statement for Facebook
This website uses functions offered by Facebook Inc., 1601 S. California Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA. When calling up our pages with Facebook plug-ins, a connection is established between your browser and Facebook’s servers. Data are then transmitted to Facebook. If you have a Facebook account, these data can be linked to your account. If you do not wish these data to be linked to your Facebook account, you have to log out of Facebook before visiting our pages. Interactions, in particular using the comment function or clicking on a “Like” or “Share” button are also passed on to Facebook. You can find out more at https://de-de.facebook.com/about/privacy.

Data privacy statement for Twitter
This website uses functions offered by Twitter Inc., 1355 Market St, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA. When calling up our pages with Twitter plug-ins, a connection is established between your browser and Twitter’s servers. Data are then transmitted to Twitter. If you have a Twitter account, these data can be linked to your account. If you do not wish these data to be linked to your Twitter account, you have to log out of Twitter before visiting our pages. Interactions, in particular clicking on a “Re-tweet” button are also passed on to Twitter. You can find out more at https://twitter.com/privacy.

Data privacy statement for YouTube
This website uses plug-ins offered by YouTube, which is operated by Google. The operator of the site is YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA. When you visit our pages with a YouTube plug-in, a connection is established to YouTube’s servers The YouTube server is told which of our pages you have visited.

If you are logged in to your YouTube account, you enable YouTube to directly link your surfing behavior to your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account.

More information on the handling of user data can be found in YouTube’s data privacy statement at: https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy

Copyright
All copyright and other rights to contents, pictures, photos and other files on the website are the exclusive property of the operator of this website or other legal owners mentioned by name. The written consent of the copyright holder must be obtained before any files may be reproduced.

Anyone who violates a copyright without the consent of the copyright owner can be liable to prosecution and may have to pay damages.

Embedded contents of other websites
Articles on this website can contain embedded contents (e.g. videos, photos, contributions, etc.). Embedded contents of other websites behave exactly as if the visitor had visited the other website.

These websites can collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional tracking services from third parties, and record your interaction with this embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to this website.

General exclusion of liability
All information about our internet offer was carefully checked. We take care to offer up-to-date, correct and complete information. However, as errors cannot be completely excluded, we cannot offer any guarantee of the completeness, correctness and up-to-date nature of any information, including journalistic and editorial content. Liability claims arising from material or non-material loss or damage caused by the use of the information provided are excluded, unless we can be proven guilty of the intentional or grossly negligent violation of an obligation.

The publisher can change or delete texts at its own discretion and without prior notice and is not obliged to update the contents of this website. This website is used and accessed at the visitor’s own risk. The publisher, its customers or partners are not responsible for loss or damage, including direct, indirect, incidental or consequential damage or damage to be specified in advance that was purportedly caused by visiting this website and does not accept any liability in this regard.

The publisher also does not accept any responsibility and liability for the contents and availability of third-party websites that can be reached via external links on this website. The operators of the linked pages are exclusively responsible for their contents. The publisher explicitly distances itself from all third-party contents that may be subject to criminal or liability law or are morally objectionable.

Amendments
We may amend this data privacy statement at any time without advance notice. The version currently published on our website applies.

Questions to the data controller
If you have any questions about data privacy, please send us an email or contact the person in our organization who is responsible for data privacy listed at the beginning of the data privacy statement.