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This privacy policy provides information regarding what personal data we process and how, why and where we process it, particularly in conjunction with our platform altea-network.com and the other services we offer. This privacy policy also provides information regarding the rights of persons whose data we process.

Special, supplementary or additional privacy policies may apply in the case of individual or additional offerings and services, as well as other legal documents such as general terms and conditions (T&Cs), usage conditions or participation conditions.

 

Contact addresses

Company responsible for the processing of personal data:

Verein Altea Long COVID Network

Rennweg 57

8001 Zürich

 

We will inform you if the company responsible for the processing of personal data differs from the above for a specific individual case.

 

Data protection officer

We use the following data protection officer as a point of contact for data subjects as well as for the supervisory authorities for any issues relating to data protection law:

Dr. Michael Schlunegger

Verein Altea Long COVID Network

Rennweg 57

8001 Zürich

schlunegger@altea-network.com      

 

General information

Based on Article 13 of the Swiss Federal Constitution and the federal data protection provisions (Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection, FADP), every individual is entitled to the protection of their private sphere as well as to protection against the abuse of their personal data. The operators of this website 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 collaboration with our hosting providers, we endeavor to protect the databases as far as possible against external access, loss, abuse or falsification.

Please be aware that the transfer of data over the internet (e.g. during email communication) may involve security gaps. It is not possible to completely protect data against access by third parties.

By using this website, you agree to the collection, processing and use of data in accordance with the following description. This website can generally be accessed without prior registration. When you access the website, data such as the accessed pages, the name of the retrieved file, or the date and time are stored on the server for statistical purposes without referring directly to you personally. Personal data, in particular your name, address or email address, is as far as possible collected on a voluntary basis. Data is not transmitted to third parties without your consent.

Processing of personal data

Personal data constitutes all information relating to an identified or identifiable person. A data subject is a person whose personal data is being processed. Processing refers to any handling of personal data regardless of the methods and procedures used, but in particular the retaining, announcement, obtaining, deletion, storage, modification, destruction and use of personal data.

We process personal data in accordance with Swiss data protection law. Furthermore – if and to the extent that the GDPR applies – we process personal data in accordance with the following legal foundations in connection with Art. 6, Para. 1 of the GDPR:

• 1a) Processing of personal data with the consent of the data subject.
• 1b) Processing of personal data in order to perform a contract with the data subject and to take steps prior to entering into a contract.
• 1c) Processing of personal data in order to comply with a legal obligation to which we are subject in accordance with applicable EU law or in accordance with the applicable law of another country where the GDPR applies either in full or in part.
• 1d) Processing of personal data in order to protect the vital interests of the data subject or of another natural person.
• 1f) Processing of personal data in order to safeguard the legitimate interests pursued by us or by third parties, provided that these interests are not overridden by the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject. Legitimate interests are, in particular, our commercial interest in being able to provide our website, information security, enforcing our own legal claims and compliance with Swiss law.

We process personal data for any period of time that is required for the particular purpose or purposes. In the case of longer storage obligations based on legal and other obligations to which we are subject, we restrict processing accordingly.

 

Privacy policy for 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 end device while they use the website. Cookies make it possible to identify in particular the frequency and volume of people who visit the page and to analyze the behavior of these people in terms of their use of the page, but also to make our website more customer-friendly. Cookies remain stored on the device after the browser session is ended, and can be retrieved again the next time the page is accessed. If you do not want this to happen, you should change your internet browser settings so that cookies are not accepted.

You can declare your general objection to the use of cookies for online marketing purposes for a wide range of services, particularly for tracking, via the US website http://www.aboutads.info/choices/ or the EU website http://www.youronlinechoices.com/. You can also prevent the saving of cookies by blocking them in your browser settings. Please note that this may mean that you will not be able to use all of the functions of this online service.

 

Privacy policy for SSL/TLS encryption

This website uses SSL/TLS encryption for security reasons and in order to protect the transmission of confidential content such as inquiries that you send to us as the site operator. You can identify an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of your browser will change from “http://” to “https://” and the padlock symbol will appear in your browser bar.

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

 

Privacy policy for server log files

The provider of this website automatically collects and saves information in server log files, which your browser automatically sends to us. This information includes:

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

It is not possible to attribute this data to a particular person. This data is not merged with other data sources. We reserve the right to check this data at a later point in time if we have a concrete indication of illegal use.

 

Third-party services

This website uses Google Maps for the embedding of maps, Google Invisible reCAPTCHA for protection against bots and spam, and YouTube for the embedding of videos.

Among other technologies, these services from the US company Google LLC use cookies, meaning that data is transmitted to Google in the USA, whereby we assume that no personal tracking is carried out solely through the use of our website.

Google is committed to guaranteeing an adequate level of data protection in accordance with the EU–US and Swiss–US Privacy Shield.

Further information can be found in Google’s Privacy Policy.

Privacy policy for our contact form

If you send us any inquiries via our contact form, we will save your details from this form, including the contact details you entered, for the purpose of processing the inquiry and for any follow-up questions. We will not pass on this data without your consent.

 

Privacy policy for newsletter data

If you would like to receive the newsletter referred to on the website, we will need you to provide an email address as well as information proving that you are the owner of this email address and that you have agreed to receiving the newsletter. We will not collect any other data. We will use this data solely in order to send you the requested information, and will not pass it on to third parties.

You can withdraw your consent to the storage of your data and email address and their usage in order to send the newsletter at any time via the “Unsubscribe” link in the newsletter.

 

Privacy policy for objecting to advertising emails

The use of contact details published under the obligation to provide company information is hereby prohibited if used for the purpose of sending advertisements and informational materials that have not been explicitly requested. The website operators expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the case of the unrequested sending of advertising information, e.g. in the form of spam emails.

 

Privacy policy for Google Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analysis service from Google Ireland Limited. If the company responsible for the processing of data on this website is based outside of the European Economic Area or Switzerland, the processing of data for Google Analytics will be performed by Google LLC. Google LLC and Google Ireland Limited will hereinafter be referred to as “Google”.

We use the acquired statistics to improve the service for you and to make it more interesting for you as a user. This website also uses Google Analytics to carry out a cross-device analysis of visitor flows, which is performed by means of a user ID. If you have a Google user account, you can deactivate the cross-device analysis of your use in the “My info”, “Personal info” section of your account.

The legal foundation for the use of Google Analytics is Art. 6, Para. 1, Clause 1f) of the GDPR. Google does not combine the IP address determined by your browser as part of Google Analytics with other Google data. We would like to point out that the code “_anonymizeIp();” has been added to Google Analytics on this website in order to ensure that IP addresses are recorded anonymously. This means that IP addresses are shortened prior to further processing, which means that they cannot be traced to a specific user. If data collected about you becomes traceable to you, the link will be discarded, and the personal data immediately deleted.

The full IP address will only be transferred to a Google server in the USA and shortened there in exceptional cases. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to analyze your use of the website, in order to compile reports on the website activities and to provide additional services connected to the use of the website and the internet for the website operator. Google has submitted itself to the EU–US Privacy Shield https://www.privacyshield.gov/EU-US-Framework for all exceptions involving the transmission of personal data to the USA.

Google Analytics uses cookies. The information generated via the cookies in relation to your use of this website is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA, where it is stored. You can prevent the storage of cookies by adjusting the corresponding setting in your browser software; however, please note that in this case, you may not be able to make full use of all the functions of this website. You can also prevent Google from recording the data generated by the cookies relating to your use of the website (including your IP address) and from processing this data by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link: Google Analytics Opt-out.

You can also prevent the use of Google Analytics by clicking on this link: Google Analytics Opt-out. This stores an opt-out cookie on your data carrier, which prevents the processing of data by Google Analytics. Please note that if all cookies are deleted from your end device, these opt-out cookies will be deleted too, i.e. you will need to activate the opt-out cookies again if you still want to prevent this form of data collection. The opt-out cookies apply to the individual browser or computer/end device, and must therefore be activated separately for each browser, computer or end device.

 

Privacy policy for the use of Google Web Fonts

This website uses Web Fonts provided by Google in order to ensure that fonts are displayed consistently. When you access a website, your browser loads the required Web Fonts to your browser cache in order to ensure that text and fonts are displayed correctly. If your browser does not support Web Fonts, a standard font from your computer will be used.

Further information on Google Web Fonts can be found at https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and in Google’s Privacy Policy: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/

 

Privacy policy for Twitter

This website uses functions provided by Twitter, Inc., 1355 Market St, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA. When you access our pages that feature Twitter plugins, a connection is established between your browser and the Twitter servers. This in itself will transmit data to Twitter. If you have a Twitter account, this data can be linked to your account. If you do not want this data to be allocated to your Twitter account, please sign out of Twitter before visiting our website. Interactions, in particular clicking on the “Retweet” button, are also transmitted to Twitter. You can find out more at https://twitter.com/privacy.

 

Privacy policy for Instagram

Our website features functions provided by Instagram. These integrated functions are provided by Instagram Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA, 94025, USA. If you are signed into your Instagram account, you can link the content on our pages to your Instagram profile by clicking on the Instagram button. This allows Instagram to allocate your visit to our pages to your user account. Please be aware that as the website provider, we do not have any knowledge of the contents of the transferred data or how it is used by Instagram.

Further information about this can be found in Instagram’s privacy policy at: http://instagram.com/about/legal/privacy/

 

Privacy policy for Facebook

This website uses functions provided by Facebook Inc., 1601 S. California Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA. When you access our pages that feature Facebook plugins, a connection is established between your browser and the Facebook servers. This in itself will transmit data to Facebook. If you have a Facebook account, this data can be linked to your account. If you do not want this data to be allocated to your Facebook account, please sign out of Facebook before visiting our website. Interactions, in particular using a comment function or clicking on the “Like” or “Share” buttons, are also transmitted to Facebook. You can find more information at https://en-gb.facebook.com/about/privacy.

 

Privacy policy for LinkedIn

As part of our online services, we use the marketing services of the social network LinkedIn, from LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland (“LinkedIn”).

These use cookies (i.e. text files) that are stored on your computer. This allows us to analyze your use of the website. We can measure the success of our advertisements, for example, and show users products that they have previously shown interest in.

Information is collected in relation e.g. to the user’s operating system, browser and previously accessed website (referrer URL), the websites that the user has visited, the online content that the user has clicked on, and the date and time of their visit to our website.

The information generated via the cookies in relation to your use of this website is pseudonymized and then transferred to a LinkedIn server in the USA, where it is stored. The user’s name and email address are therefore not saved by LinkedIn. The data specified above is instead only allocated to the system for which the cookie was generated. This does not apply if the user has permitted LinkedIn to process their data without pseudonymization or if they have a LinkedIn account.

You can prevent the storage of cookies by adjusting the corresponding setting in your browser software; however, please note that in this case, you may not be able to make full use of all the functions of this website. You can also opt out of the use of your data directly via LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/psettings/guest-controls/retargeting-opt-out.

We use LinkedIn Analytics in order to analyze the use of our website and carry out regular improvements. We use the acquired statistics to improve the service for you and to make it more interesting for you as a user. All LinkedIn companies have adopted standard contractual clauses in order to guarantee that the traffic of data to the USA and Singapore that is required for the development, performance and maintenance of services is carried out in a lawful manner. If we ask the user for consent, the legal foundation for the processing is Art. 6, Para. 1a) of the GDPR. Otherwise, the legal foundation for the use of LinkedIn Analytics is Art. 6, Para. 1, Clause 1f) of the GDPR.

Information regarding the third-party provider: LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Place, Dublin 2 Ireland; user agreement and privacy policy.

Use of Adobe Fonts

We use Adobe Fonts for the visual appearance of our website. Adobe Fonts is a service provided by Adobe Systems Incorporated, 345 Park Avenue, San Jose, CA 95110-2704, USA (Adobe), which gives us access to a font library. In order to integrate the fonts used on our website, your browser will need to establish a connection to an Adobe server in the USA and to download the font required for our website. Adobe will therefore receive the information that our website has been accessed by your IP address. Further information regarding Adobe Fonts can be found in the Adobe privacy policy, which can be viewed here: Adobe Fonts

 

Privacy policy for YouTube

This website features functions provided by “YouTube”. “YouTube” belongs to Google Ireland Limited, a company that is registered and operated in accordance with Irish law and with headquarters in Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, which runs the services in the European Economic Area and Switzerland.

Your legal agreement with “YouTube” consists of the terms and conditions that can be viewed by clicking on the following link: https://www.youtube.com/static?gl=de&template=terms&hl=de. These service terms form a legally binding agreement between you and “YouTube” with regard to the use of the services. Google’s privacy policy explains how “YouTube” handles your personal data and how it protects your data when you use the service.

 

Privacy policy for Vimeo

This website features plugins by the video portal Vimeo from Vimeo, LLC, 555 West 18th Street, New York, New York 10011, USA. Whenever a page is accessed that features one or more Vimeo video clips, a direct connection is established between your browser and a Vimeo server in the USA. Information is then saved on this server regarding your visit and your IP address. Interactions with the Vimeo plugins (e.g. clicking on the “Play” button) causes this information to be transmitted to Vimeo and stored. Vimeo’s privacy policy, which contains more detailed information on the collection and use of your data by Vimeo, can be found here: Vimeo privacy policy.

If you have a Vimeo user account and you do not want Vimeo to collect data about you via this website and link it to your membership details saved with Vimeo, you will need to sign out of Vimeo before visiting this website.

Vimeo also opens the Google Analytics tracker via an iFrame in which the video is opened. This is Vimeo’s own tracking that we have no access to. You can object to tracking by Google Analytics using the deactivation tool that Google provides for some internet browsers. You can also prevent Google from recording the data generated by Google Analytics relating to your use of the website (including your IP address) and from processing this data by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en

 

Copyrights

The copyrights and all other rights to content, images, photos and other files on the website are owned exclusively by the operator of this website or the expressly mentioned rights holders. The written approval of the copyright holder must be obtained in advance for the reproduction of any files.

Anybody who commits a copyright infringement without the consent of the relevant rights holder may be liable to prosecution and, where applicable, liable for damages.

 

General exclusion of liability

All of the information on our web pages has been carefully checked. We endeavor to provide information that is up to date, factually correct, and complete. Nevertheless, errors cannot be fully ruled out, so we are unable to guarantee the completeness, correctness and actuality of information, including that of a journalistic/editorial nature. Liability claims arising from damages of a material or non-material nature caused by the use of the information provided are excluded provided that no intentional or grossly negligent behavior can be demonstrated.

The publisher can change or delete text at its own discretion and without giving notice, and is not obligated to update the content of this website. The use and accessing of this website is at the user’s own risk. The publisher and its clients or partners are not responsible for damages such as direct, indirect or incidental damages, damages to be specified in advance, or consequential damages that are alleged to have arisen through visiting this website, and therefore accept no liability for such damages.

The publisher also accepts no responsibility or liability for the content and availability of third-party websites accessed via external links on this website. The operators of the linked sites are solely responsible for their content. The publisher therefore expressly distances itself from all third-party content that may be relevant in terms of penal or liability law, or that is contrary to public order or morality.

 

Changes

We can make changes to this privacy policy at any time and without notice. The current version published on our website applies. If the privacy policy forms part of an agreement with you, we will inform you of any updates via email or in another suitable manner.

 

Questions for the data protection officer

If you have any questions regarding data protection, please get in touch with us via email or contact the person in our organization who is listed at the start of the privacy policy as being responsible for data protection.

 

Wallisellen, 05/12/2022
Source: SwissAnwalt