PRIVACY POLICY

Last updated on August 31, 2023

The privacy policy describes how and for what purpose we collect, process and use personal data. The responsible handling and protection of your personal data is of great concern to us.

The responsible body within the meaning of data protection laws, in particular the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), is:

Prof. Dr. Max Cloëtta Foundation
Pfingstweidstrasse 10
8005 Zurich

info@cloetta-foundation.ch
T: +41 44 350 44 35

General Information

We appreciate your interest in our website and take the protection of your privacy and personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the legal data protection regulations and tis privacy policy.

In cooperation with our hosting providers, we make every effort to protect the databases as well as possible against unauthorized access, loss, misuse or falsification. We would like to point out that data transmission on the internet(e.g. communication by e-mail) can have security gaps. Data can be lost, damaged or changed during transmission. We assume no responsibility for data security or data protection on the internet.

By using this website, you agree to the collection, processing and use of data as described below. This website can generally be visited withour registration. Each time you visit this website, only data such as the pages viewed, names of the files accessed, your IP address, and the date and time of the server request are automatically stored on the server for statistical purposes (so-called server log files). 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. Personal data, in particular name, address or email address, is collected on a voluntary basis as far as possible. No data will be passed on to third parties without your consent.

Collection and processing of personal data

Personal data is any 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, regardless of the means and procedures used, in particular the storage, disclosure, procurement, deletion, storage, modification, destruction and use of personal data. As a matter of principle, we collect and use personal data only to the extent necessary to provide a functional website and our content and services. We primarily process the personal data that we receive from customers, beneficiaries and other business partners in the course of our activities with them and other persons involved in these activities, or that we collect from users in the course of operating our website and other applications (e.g. in the course of contacting them via an application/contact form). To the extent permitted, we also take 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.

We process and store your personal data only as long as it is necessary for the fulfillment of our contractual and legal obligations or otherwise the purposes pursued with the processing, i.e., for example, for the duration of the entire relationship (from initiation, processing to termination) and beyond in accordance with the statutory retention and documentation obligations. As soon as your personal data is no longer required for the above-mentioned purposes, it will be deleted or anonymized as a matter of principle and as far as possible. In the case of longer-lasting retention obligations due to legal and other obligations, we restrict the processing accordingly.

We use the personal data we collect primarily to conclude and process our contracts with our beneficiaries and business partners, in particular in the context of supporting individuals, institutions, projects, answering questions and providing further information about these activities. If you work for such a beneficiary or business partner, your personal data may of course also be affected in this capacity. Insofar as such services are provided by third parties, we will forward your data to the relevant service providers, for which you automatically authorize us by providing your data. Otherwise, we will treat your personal data confidentially and only process it ourselves in anonymized form or pass it on to third parties.

We process personal data in accordance with Swiss data protection law. In all other respects, we process your personal data – to the extent and insofar as the EU Data Protection Regulation is applicable – in accordance with the EU Data Protection Regulation.

 

Cookies

This website uses cookies and similar techniques to identify your browser or device. Cookies are smart text files that make it possible to store on the user’s terminal specific information related to the user while using the website. Cookies make it possible, in particular, to determine the frequency of use and number of users of the pages, to analyze behavior patterns of page use, but also to make our offer more customer-friendly. Cookies remain stored beyond the end of a browser session and enable us to recognize your browser on your next visit. If you do not wish this, you can set your Internet browser to refuse the acceptance of cookies.

A general objection to the use of cookies used for online marketing purposes can be declared for a large number of the services, especially in the case of tracking, via the U.S. site http://www.aboutads.info/choices/ or the EU site http://www.youronlinechoices.com/.
Furthermore, the storage of cookies can be achieved by disabling them in the browser settings. Please note that in this case not all functions of this online offer can be used. 

SSL-/TLS-Encryption

This website uses SSL/TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as the requests you send to us as the site operator. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from “http://” to “https://” and by the lock symbol in your browser line.

If SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data 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 te 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.

Right to information, deletion, blocking

You have the right at any time to free information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipient and the purpose of data processing, as well as a right to correction, blocking and restriction of data processing or deletion of this data. For this purpose, as well as for further questions on the subject of personal data, you can contact us at any time at the address provided in the impressum. 

In addition, every data subject has the right to enforce his or her 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)

Google Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analysis service from Google Inc, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. To deactivate Google Analytics, Google provides a browser plug-in at https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de. Google Analytics uses cookies. These are small text files that make it possible to store specific user-related information on the user’s device. These enable Google to analyze the use of our website. The information collected by the cookie about the use of our pages (including your IP address) is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. We would like to point out that on this website Google Analytics has been extended by the code “gat._anonymizeIp();” in order to ensure an anonymized collection of IP addresses (so-called IP masking). If anonymization is active, Google shortens IP addresses within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area, which is why no conclusions can be drawn about your identity. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and truncated there. Google complies with the data protection provisions of the “Privacy Shield” agreement and is registered with the “Privacy Shield” program of the US Department of Commerce and uses the information collected to evaluate the use of our websites, to compile reports for us in this regard and to provide us with other related services. You can find out more at https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=de.

Copyright

The copyright and all other rights to content, images, photos or other files on the website belong exclusively to the operator of this website or the specifically named rights holders. The written consent of the copyright holder must be obtained in advance for the reproduction of all files.

Anyone who commits a copyright infringement without the consent of the respective copyright holder may be liable to prosecution and may be liable for damages.

General disclaimer

All information on our website has been carefully checked. We make every effort to ensure that the information we provide is up-to-date, correct and complete. Nevertheless, the occurrence of errors cannot be completely ruled out, which means that we cannot guarantee the completeness, accuracy and topicality of information, including journalistic and editorial information. Liability claims arising from material or immaterial damage caused by the use of the information provided are excluded, unless there is evidence of willful intent or gross negligence.

The publisher may change or delete texts at its own discretion and without notice and is not obliged to update the content of this website. The use of or access to this website is at the visitor’s own risk. The publisher, its clients or partners are not responsible for damages, such as direct, indirect, accidental, pre-determined or consequential damages, which are allegedly caused by visiting this website and therefore assume no liability for this. 

The publisher also accepts no responsibility or liability for the content and availability of third-party websites that can be accessed via external links on this website. The operators of the linked pages are solely responsible for their content. The publisher therefore expressly distances itself from all third-party content that may be relevant under criminal or liability law or offend common decency.

Changes

We may amend this privacy policy at any time without prior notice. The current version published on our website applies. Insofar as the data protection declaration is part of an agreement with you, we will inform you of the change by email or other suitable means in the event of an update.