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Data protection

With this data protection declaration we inform you which personal data we process in connection with our www.geschichtenoase.ch-Website  and our other online offers, how, where and for what purpose. With this data protection declaration we also inform you about the rights of persons, whose data we process.

Special, supplementary or further data protection declarations as well as other legal documents such as general terms and conditions (GTC), terms of use or conditions of participation may apply to individual or additional offers and services.

Our online offer is subject to Swiss data protection law and any applicable foreign data protection law, in particular that of the European Union (EU) with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The European Commission acknowledgesthat Swiss data protection law guarantees adequate data protection.

1. Contact addresses

Responsibility for the online offer:

Sibylle Baumann
Strassburgstrasse 10
8004 Zurich
Switzerland

info@geschichtenoase.ch

2. Processing of personal data

2.1 Terms

Personal data is all information that relates to a specific or identifiable person. Eine betroffene Person ist eine Person, über die Personendaten bearbeitet werden. Bearbeiten umfasst_cc781905-5cde-3194-bb3b -136bad5cf58d_jeden handling of personal data, independent of the applied means and procedures, in particular the revocation, deletion, storage, Modification, destruction and use of personal data.

The European Economic Area (EEA) comprises the European Union (EU) as well as the Principality of Liechtenstein, Iceland and Norway. The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) describes the processing of personal data as processing of personal data.

2.2 Legal Bases

We process personal data in accordance with Swiss data protection law, in particular dem Federal law on data protection (DSG) and der Ordinance to the Federal Law on Data Protection (VDSG).

We process - if and to the extent that the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is applicable - personal data according to minimum one of the following legal bases:

  • Article 6 paragraph 1 letter b GDPR  for the necessary processing of personal data to fulfill a contract with the data subject and to carry out pre-contractual measures.

  • Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR for the necessary processing of personal data in order to protect our legitimate interests or those of third parties, provided that the fundamental freedoms and fundamental rights and interests of the data subject do not prevail. Legitimate interests are in particular our interest in being able to provide our online offer in a permanent, user-friendly, secure and reliable manner and to be able to advertise it if necessary, information security and protection against misuse and unauthorized use, the enforcement of our own legal claims and compliance with Swiss law .

  • Art. 6 (1) (c) GDPR for the necessary processing of personal data to fulfill a legal obligation to which we are subject under any applicable law of member states in the European Economic Area (EEA).

  • Article 6 paragraph 1 lit. e GDPR for the necessary processing of personal data to perform a task that is in the public interest.

  • Article 6 paragraph 1 lit. a GDPR for the processing of personal data with the consent of the person concerned.

  • Article 6 paragraph 1 lit. d GDPR for the necessary processing of personal data in order to protect the vital interests of the data subject or another natural person.

2.3 Nature, Scope and Purpose

We process the personal data that required in order to be able to provide our online offer permanently, user-friendly, securely and reliably. Such personal data can fall into the categories of inventory and contact data, browser and device data, content data, meta or marginal data and usage data, location data, sales, contract and payment data.

We process personal data for the duration that is required for the respective purpose or purposes or by law. Personal data that no longer needs to be processed will be made anonymous or deleted. Persons whose data we process have grundsätzlich ein Right to Erasure.

We process personal data grundsätzlich only with the consent of the data subject, unless processing is permitted for other legal reasons, for example to fulfill a contract with the data subject and for corresponding Pre-contractual measures to protect our overriding legitimate interests because the processing is evident from the circumstances or after prior information.

In this context, we process in particular information that a person concerned when contacting - for example by post, e-mail, contact form, social media or telephone - or when registering for a user account voluntarily and self_cc781905-5cde -3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ sent to us. We can store such information, for example, in an address book or with comparable tools. If you transmit personal data to us via third parties, you are obliged to ensure data protection against such third parties and to ensure the accuracy of such personal data.

We also process personal data that we receive from third parties, procure from publicly accessible sources or collect when providing our online offer, if and to the extent that such processing is permitted for legal reasons.

2.4 Processing of personal data by third parties, also abroad

We can have personal data processed by commissioned third parties or process it together with third parties and with the help of third parties or transmit it to third parties. Such third parties are in particular providers whose services we use. We also guarantee appropriate data protection for such third parties.

Such third parties are located in Switzerland and in the European Economic Area (EEA). However, such third parties may also be located in other countries and territories on earth and elsewhere in the universe, provided that their data protection laws comply with Assessment of the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (EDÖB) and - if and to the extent that the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is applicable - according to Assessment of the European Commission - adequate data protection is guaranteed, or if adequate data protection is guaranteed for other reasons, such as by a corresponding contractual agreement, in particular on the basis of standard contractual clauses, or by a corresponding certification. For third parties in the United States of America (USA) , certification under the Privacy Shield can ensure adequate data protection. In exceptional cases, such a third party may be located in a country without adequate data protection, provided that the data protection requirements, such as the express consent of the person concerned, are met.

3. Rights of data subjects

Affected persons whose personal data we process have the rights under Swiss data protection law. This includes the right to information as well as the right to correction, deletion or blocking of the processed personal data.

Affected persons whose personal data we process can - if and to the extent that the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is applicable - receive confirmation free of charge as to whether we are processing their personal data and, if so, request information about the processing of their personal data, restrict the processing of their personal data exercise their right to data transferability and have their personal data corrected, deleted ("right to be forgotten"), blocked or completed.

Affected persons whose personal data we process can - if and to the extent that the GDPR is applicable - revoke a given consent at any time with effect for the future and object to the processing of their personal data at any time.

Affected persons whose personal data we process have a right of appeal to a competent supervisory authority. The supervisory authority for data protection in Switzerland is der Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner(FDPIC).

4. Data Security

We take appropriate and appropriate technical and organizational measures to ensure data protection and, in particular, data security. However, despite such measures, the processing of personal data on the Internet can always have security gaps. We can therefore not guarantee absolute data security.

Our online offer is accessed using transport encryption (SSL / TLS, in particular with the Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure, abbreviated as HTTPS). Most browsers mark transport encryption with a padlock in the address bar.

Access to our online offer is subject to mass surveillance without cause or suspicion, as well as other surveillance by security authorities in Switzerland, the European Union (EU ), in the United States of America (USA) and in other countries. We cannot have any direct influence on the corresponding processing of personal data by secret services, police stations and other security authorities.

5. Use of the Website

5.1 Cookies

We may use cookies for our website. Cookies - our own cookies (first-party cookies) as well as cookies from third parties whose services we use (third-party cookies) - are data in text form that are stored in your browser . Cookies cannot run programs or transmit malware such as Trojans and viruses.

When you visit our website, cookies can be stored in your browser temporarily as "session cookies" or for a certain period of time as so-called permanent cookies. "Session cookies" are automatically deleted when you close your browser. In particular, permanent cookies make it possible to recognize your browser the next time you visit our website and thus, for example, to measure the reach of our website. However, permanent cookies can also be used for online marketing, for example.

You can completely or partially deactivate or delete cookies in your browser settings at any time. Without cookies, our online offer may no longer be fully available. If and to the extent necessary, we actively ask for your express consent to the use of cookies.

5.2 Server Log Files

We can record the following information for each access to our website, provided that this is transmitted from your browser to our server infrastructure or can be determined by our web server: Date and time including time zone, Internet Protocol (IP) address, access status (HTTP status code), operating system including user interface and version, browser including language and version, individual page of our website accessed including amount of data transferred, website last accessed in the same browser window (referrer).

We store such information, which may also represent personal data, in server log files. The information is required in order to provide our online offer in a permanent, user-friendly and reliable manner and to be able to ensure data security and thus in particular the protection of personal data - also by third parties or with the help of third parties.

5.3 Tracking Pixels

We may use web beacons on our website. Tracking pixels are also known as web beacons. Tracking pixels - also from third parties whose services we use - are small images that are automatically retrieved when you visit our website. The same information can be recorded with tracking pixels as in server log files.

6. Notifications and Notices

We send notifications and communications such as newsletters via email and other communication channels such as instant messaging.

6.1 Success measurement and range measurement

Notifications and communications may contain web links or web beacons that record whether an individual communication was opened and which web links were clicked on. Such web links and tracking pixels can also record the use of notifications and communications on a personal basis. We need this statistical recording of usage to measure success and reach in order to be able to offer notifications and messages based on the needs and reading habits of the recipients in an effective, user-friendly, permanent, secure and reliable manner.

6.2 Consent and Objection

You must expressly consent to the use of your e-mail address and other contact addresses, unless the use is permitted for other legal reasons. If possible, we use the "double opt-in" procedure for any consent to receive e-mails, i.e. you will receive an e-mail with a web link that you must click to confirm, so that no misuse by unauthorized third parties can be done. We may log such consents, including Internet Protocol (IP) address and date and time, for evidentiary and security reasons.

You can unsubscribe from notifications and communications such as newsletters at any time. Notifications and notifications that are absolutely necessary for our online offer remain reserved. By unsubscribing, you can, in particular, object to the statistical recording of use for measuring success and reach.

6.3 Notification and Communication Service Providers

We send notifications and communications through third party services or with the help of service providers. Cookies can also be used for this. We also guarantee appropriate data protection for such services.

We use MailChimp to send and manage newsletters. MailChimp is a service of the American The Rocket Science Group LLC. Further information on the type, scope and purpose of data processing can be found in der MailChimp Privacy Policy  and on the Page about MailChimp, the Privacy Shield and the GDPR.

7. Social Media

We are present on social media platforms and other online platforms in order to be able to communicate with interested persons and to be able to provide information about our online offer. Personal data can also be processed outside of Switzerland and the European Economic Area (EEA).

The general terms and conditions (GTC) and terms of use as well as data protection declarations and other provisions of the individual operators of such online platforms also apply. These provisions provide information in particular about the rights of data subjects, including in particular the right to information.

For our social media presence at Facebook  we are jointly responsible with Facebook for the so-called page insights, if and to the extent that the GDPR is applicable. The Page Insights provide information about how visitors interact with our Facebook presence. We use page insights to provide our social media presence on Facebook in an effective and user-friendly manner. Facebook hat About Page Insights data  and one Addendum regarding responsibility for Page Insights  published.

8. Third Party Services

We use third-party services in order to be able to provide our online offer in a permanent, user-friendly, secure and reliable manner. Such services also serve to embed content in our online offering. Such services - for example hosting and storage services, video services and payment services - require your Internet Protocol (IP) address, otherwise such services cannot transmit the corresponding content. Such services may be located outside of Switzerland and the European Economic Area (EEA), provided that adequate data protection is guaranteed.

For their own security-related, statistical and technical purposes, third parties whose services we use can also process data in connection with our online offer and from other sources in an aggregated, anonymized or pseudonymized form - including with cookies, log files and tracking pixels.

8.1 Social Media Features and Social Media Content

8.1.1 Facebook

We use social plugins from Facebook to be able to embed Facebook functions and Facebook content on our website. Such functions are, for example, "Like" or "Share". Cookies are also used for this. For more information see der Facebook social plug-ins page.

The social plugins are an offer from Facebook Ireland Ltd. in Ireland or the American Facebook Inc. If you are registered as a user on Facebook, Facebook can assign the use of our online offer to your profile. Further information on the type, scope and purpose of data processing can be found in der Facebook Data Policy.

8.1.2 Instagram

For our website, we use the option of embedding functions and content from Instagram_cc781905-5cde-3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d. For example, we can use this to show you images that have been published on Instagram on our website. Cookies are also used for this.

Instagram is an offer from Facebook Ireland Ltd. in Ireland or the American Facebook Inc. If you are registered as a user on Instagram or other Facebook services, Facebook can assign the use of our online offer to your profile. Further information on the type, scope and purpose of data processing can be found in der Instagram Privacy Policy.

8.2 Entertainment

We use YouTube to embed videos on our website. Cookies are also used for this. YouTube is a service of the American Google LLC. For users in the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland, the Irish Google Ireland Limited responsible. Further information on the type, scope and purpose of data processing can be found in den Privacy and Security Principles  and in the Data protection  each from Google, im Guide to privacy in Google products  (including YouTube), in den Information on how Google uses data from websites that use Google services  and in den Information about cookies on Google. There is also the possibility Objection to personalized advertising .

9. Final Provisions

We have this privacy statement with dem Privacy Generator von Privacy Partner created.

We can adapt and supplement this data protection declaration at any time. We will inform you about such adjustments and additions in a suitable form, in particular by publishing the current data protection declaration on our website.

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