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Privacy policy Richemont Fachschule SBC Foundation

Preliminary remark

This Privacy Policy explains how and what personal data Richemont Fachschule SBC Stiftung and Richemont Dienstleistungs AG (hereinafter referred to as Richemont Fachschule) collects and processes when you visit or use our websites or apps(https://richemontplus.com/, https://richemont.swiss, https://richemont.online, https://richemont-gastro.ch, https://learndoc.swiss, etc.), when you conclude contracts with us or when you deal with us in any other way. This is not an exhaustive description; other data protection declarations or general terms and conditions may regulate specific circumstances.

Personal data (“data”) means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (the “data subject”). Processing means any handling of personal data regardless of the means and procedures used, in particular the procurement, storage, retention, use, modification, disclosure, archiving, deletion or destruction of data.

If you provide us with the personal data of other persons (e.g. family members, work colleagues), please ensure that these persons are aware of this privacy policy. Only share their personal data with us if you are permitted to do so and if this personal data is correct.

The personal data will be processed lawfully and carefully in compliance with the statutory processing principles. This is done for the purposes described in this privacy policy and to the extent necessary. Personal data will only be stored to the extent and for as long as is necessary to provide the services or as required by law.

In cooperation with our hosting providers, we endeavor to protect the databases as well as possible against unauthorized access, loss, misuse or falsification. However, we would like to point out that data transmission over the Internet (e.g. when communicating by e-mail) may be subject to security vulnerabilities. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.

By using our website, you consent to the collection, processing and use of data in accordance with the following description.

1. person responsible

The data controller responsible for the data processing described here is

Richemont Fachschule SBC Stiftung
Seeburgstrasse 51
CH-6006 Lucerne

+41 (0)41 375 85 85
legal@richemont.swiss

If you have any questions about the data processing described here or would like to assert your rights, please contact us using the contact details provided.

2 Processing in the context of business activities

2.1 General information/procurement

We primarily process the personal data that we receive from our customers, suppliers and other business partners as part of our business relationship with them and other persons involved or that we collect from their users when operating our websites, apps and other applications.

In addition to the data that you provide to us directly, the categories of personal data that we receive about you from third parties include in particular

  • Information from public registers (e.g. debt collection registers, land registers, commercial registers),
  • Information that we obtain in connection with official and court proceedings,
  • information in connection with your professional functions and activities (e.g. so that we can conclude and process transactions with your employer with your help),
  • information about you in correspondence and meetings with third parties,
  • Credit information (insofar as we conduct business with you personally),
  • Information about you that people close to you (family, advisors, legal representatives, etc.) give us so that we can conclude or process contracts with you or with your involvement (e.g. references, your address for deliveries, powers of attorney),
  • information on compliance with legal requirements such as anti-money laundering and export restrictions),
  • Information from banks, insurance companies, sales and other contractual partners of ours regarding claims against you or the provision of services by you (e.g. payments made, purchases made),
  • Personal data from the media and the Internet (where appropriate in a specific case, e.g. as part of an application, press review, marketing/sales, etc.), your addresses and, where applicable, interests and other socio-demographic data (for marketing),
  • Data in connection with the use of the website (e.g. IP address, MAC address of the smartphone or computer, information about your device and settings, cookies, date and time of the visit, pages and content accessed, functions used, referring website, location data).
2.2 Processing purposes

We use the personal data we collect primarily to fulfill the educational purposes, to protect the interests of our members, to conclude and execute our contracts with our business partners, and to comply with our legal obligations in Switzerland and abroad. If you work for a member or a business partner, your personal data may of course also be affected in this capacity.

In addition, we also process personal data of you and other persons, where permitted and where we deem it appropriate, for the following purposes in which we (and sometimes third parties) have a legitimate interest corresponding to the purpose:

  • Offering, ordering, selling our products and services (educational offers, events, digital products, quality management, specialist consultations, etc.); contract processing (incl. billing/payment, delivery);
  • Customer account: Users can create a user account. As part of the registration process, users are provided with the required mandatory information. The user accounts are not public and cannot be indexed by search engines, e.g. Google. If users have terminated their user account, their data relating to the user account will be deleted, subject to longer retention periods provided for by law. It is the responsibility of users to back up their data before the end of the contract in the event of termination:
  • Testing and further development of our offers, services and websites, apps and other platforms on which we are present;
  • Communication and processing of inquiries from you and third parties (e.g. inquiries via contact form, applications, media inquiries)
  • Examination and optimization of procedures for needs analysis and collection of personal data for the purpose of member and customer acquisition
  • Advertising, publication and marketing (including the organization of events and competitions), provided you have not objected to the use of your data (if we send you advertising as an existing customer, you can object to this at any time and we will then place you on a blacklist against further advertising mailings);
  • Newsletter, if you wish to receive the newsletter offered on this website. You can revoke your consent at any time, for example via the “unsubscribe” link in the newsletter.
  • Market and opinion research, media monitoring;
  • Statistics and analysis of the data collected for the purposes described above. The results may be published; however, no personal data is published.
  • Assertion of legal claims and defense in connection with legal disputes and official proceedings;
  • Prevention and investigation of criminal offenses and other misconduct (e.g. conducting internal investigations, data analysis to combat fraud);
  • Ensuring our operations, in particular IT, our websites, apps and other platforms;
  • Video surveillance to safeguard domiciliary rights or security and other measures for IT, building, plant and product security and protection of our employees and other persons and assets belonging to or entrusted to us (such as access controls, visitor lists, network and mail scanners, telephone recordings);
  • Transactions under company law and the associated transfer of personal data as well as measures for business management and compliance with legal and regulatory obligations and internal regulations of Richemont Fachschule.
  • Further tasks and purposes of use may arise in the event of any changes in the business area of Richemont Fachschule.

If you have given us your consent to process your personal data for specific purposes (for example, when you register to receive newsletters or carry out a background check), we will process your personal data within the scope of and based on this consent, unless we have another legal basis and require one. Consent that has been given can be withdrawn at any time, but this has no effect on data processing that has already taken place.

2.3 Type of personal data collected

The following information about our members, customers, interested parties, suppliers and other contractual partners is typically collected and processed as part of our business activities and for the other processing purposes listed:

  • First and last name, address, e-mail, telephone, date of birth/age, gender, family circumstances, AHV number, ID card
  • occupation, activity, position;
  • Images/photos and video or audio recordings;
  • Commercial register data, VAT number, company organization charts, VAT details, contacts;
  • particularly sensitive personal data such as data relating to health, privacy (e.g. extracts from the debt collection register);
  • Contract data;
  • Bank/account data, credit card data, payment data;
  • other information to safeguard our rights or fulfill our obligations.

3. further data processing purposes

In addition to the processing purposes described in section 2, we may process your personal data for the following purposes in particular:

  • Operation of our website: In order to operate our website securely and stably, we collect technical data, such as IP address, information about the operating system and settings of your end device, the region, the time and type of use. We also use cookies and similar technologies (see also sections 10 and 11).
  • Registration: In order to use certain offers and services (e.g. login areas or newsletters), you must register (directly with us or via our external login service providers). For this purpose, we process the data provided during the registration process. We may also collect personal data about you while you are using the offer or service; if necessary, we will provide you with further information about the processing of this data.
  • Communication: In order to communicate with you and third parties by e-mail, telephone, letter or otherwise (e.g. to answer inquiries, as part of a consultation and to initiate or process a contract), we process in particular the content of the communication, your contact details and the marginal data of the communication. This also includes image and audio recordings of (video) telephone calls, e.g. for quality assurance purposes. In the event of an audio or video recording, we will inform you of this separately and you are free to inform us if you do not wish to be recorded or to end the communication. If we need or want to establish your identity, we will collect additional data (e.g. a copy of an ID card).
  • Public relations: In order to respond to inquiries from the media or the public and for public communication and information, we process in particular the content of the inquiries and the contact details of the persons making the inquiry.
  • Initiation and conclusion of contracts: With regard to the conclusion of a contract with you or your clients or employers, we may in particular obtain and otherwise process your name, contact details, powers of attorney, declarations of consent, information about third parties, contract contents, date of conclusion, creditworthiness data and all other data that you provide to us or that we collect from third parties (e.g. references, extracts from the debt collection register).
  • Administration and processing of contracts: We obtain and process personal data so that we can comply with our contractual obligations towards our contractual partners (e.g. suppliers, service providers, project partners) and, in particular, provide and demand the contractual services. This also includes data processing for the enforcement of contracts (debt collection, legal proceedings, etc.) and accounting. For this purpose, we process the data that we receive or have collected as part of the initiation, conclusion and execution of the contract as well as, for example, data on contractual services and the provision of services and financial and payment information.
  • Other purposes: Other purposes include, for example, internal training and education purposes, administrative purposes (e.g. bookkeeping) or the organization of events for the public. We may listen to or record telephone or video conferences for training, evidence and quality assurance purposes. In such cases, we will inform you separately (e.g. by displaying a message during the video conference in question) and you are free to inform us if you do not wish to be recorded or to terminate the communication (if you simply do not wish your image to be recorded, please turn off your camera). In addition, we may process personal data for the organization, implementation and follow-up of events, in particular lists of participants, content of presentations and discussions, as well as image and audio recordings made during these events. The protection of other legitimate interests is also one of the other purposes, which cannot be listed exhaustively.

4 Categories of data recipients

Within the scope of our activities and processing purposes, the personal data collected may be passed on to the following bodies (companies, legally independent organizational units or persons who process this data on their own responsibility) in compliance with data protection or a legal basis:

  • Service providers in Switzerland and abroad who process data (i) on our behalf, (ii) under joint responsibility with us or (iii) under their own responsibility that they have received from us or collected for us. These service providers include, for example, IT providers, advertising service providers, other service or content providers, banks, insurance companies, debt collection agencies, credit agencies, address verifiers, consulting firms or lawyers. We generally enter into contracts with these third parties regarding the use and protection of personal data.
  • Dealers, suppliers, subcontractors and other business partners;
  • Members;
  • The public, media, visitors to websites and social media;
  • Competitors, industry organizations, associations, organizations and other bodies;
  • Courts and authorities;
  • persons involved in potential or actual legal proceedings;
  • other persons: This refers to other cases where the involvement of third parties arises from the processing purposes. This concerns, for example, delivery addressees or payment recipients specified by you, third parties in the context of representative relationships (e.g. your lawyer, trustee or your bank).

5. disclosure abroad

We process and store personal data mainly in Switzerland and the European Economic Area (EEA), but also in any country in the world in accordance with legal requirements.

If a recipient is located in a country without adequate data protection, we contractually oblige the recipient to comply with an adequate level of data protection (we use the revised standard contractual clauses of the European Commission, which are available at LINK; including the supplements required for Switzerland), unless the recipient is already subject to a legally recognized set of rules to ensure data protection and we cannot rely on an exemption provision. An exception may apply in particular in the case of legal proceedings abroad, but also in cases of overriding public interests, if the execution of a contract that is in your interest requires such disclosure (e.g, if we disclose data to our correspondence offices), if you have given your consent, or if it is not possible to obtain your consent within a reasonable period of time and the disclosure is necessary to protect your life or physical integrity or that of a third party, or if the data in question has been made generally accessible by you and you have not objected to its processing.

6 Storage of personal data

The personal data will be processed and stored – taking into account the legal requirements – for as long as is necessary for the fulfillment of contractual or legal obligations or otherwise for the purposes pursued with the processing.

7 Right to information and other rights of data subjects

Each and every data subject within the meaning of the FADP may request information about the personal data concerning them within the framework of the applicable data protection law. The right to information may also include the purpose of processing, the storage period and the origin of this personal data. The deletion and blocking of the forwarding of data can also be requested in principle, but it should be noted that the Richemont Fachschule may not be able to comply with such a request based on its legal obligations or overriding interests, depending on the situation. The identity of the data subject will be verified in all cases, for example by means of a copy of an identity document or the AHV number.

8 Data security

We take appropriate technical and organizational measures in accordance with the legal requirements, taking into account the state of the art, the implementation costs and the nature, scope, circumstances and purposes of the processing as well as the different probabilities of occurrence and the extent of the threat to the rights and freedoms of natural persons, in order to ensure a level of protection appropriate to the risk. The aforementioned protection of personal data against unauthorized access and misuse is promoted by issuing directives, training, IT and network security solutions, access controls and restrictions, encryption of data carriers and transmissions, pseudonymization and controls. Absolute security cannot be guaranteed, especially when using the Internet.

Measures include, in particular, ensuring the confidentiality, integrity and availability of data by controlling physical and electronic access to the data as well as the access, input, transmission, availability and separation of the data.

SSL/TLS encryption: Our 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.

9. external payment service providers

Our website uses external payment service providers through whose platforms users and we can carry out payment transactions. Examples of payment service providers and their privacy policies are

The data processed by the payment service providers includes inventory data, such as the name and address, bank data, such as account numbers or credit card numbers, passwords, TANs and checksums, as well as contract, total and recipient-related information. The information is required to carry out the transactions. However, the data entered is only processed by the payment service providers and stored by them. As the operator, we do not receive any information about the (bank) account or credit card, but only information to confirm (accept) or reject the payment. Under certain circumstances, the data may be transmitted by the payment service providers to credit agencies. The purpose of this transmission is to check identity and creditworthiness. Please refer to the payment service providers’ terms and conditions and data protection information.

For payment transactions, the terms and conditions and data protection notices of the respective payment service providers apply, which can be accessed within the respective website or transaction applications.

10 Cookies / tracking and other technologies in connection with the use of our website

When using our website (including newsletters and other digital offers), data is generated that is stored in logs (in particular technical data). We may also use cookies and similar technologies (e.g. pixel tags or fingerprints) to recognize website visitors, evaluate their behavior and identify preferences. A cookie is primarily used to store information about a user during or after their visit to an online offer. A cookie is a small file that is transmitted between the server and your system and makes it possible to recognize a specific device or browser. The information stored may include, for example, the language settings on a website, the login status, a shopping cart or the location where a video was watched. The term “cookies” also includes other technologies that perform the same functions as cookies (e.g. when user information is stored using pseudonymous online identifiers, also known as “user IDs”)

A distinction is made between the following cookie types and functions

Temporary cookies (also: session cookies): Temporary cookies are deleted at the latest after a user has left an online service and closed their browser.

Permanent cookies: Permanent cookies remain stored even after the browser is closed. For example, the login status can be saved or preferred content can be displayed directly when the user visits a website again. The interests of users that are used to measure reach or for marketing purposes can also be stored in such a cookie.

First-party cookies: First-party cookies are set by us.

Third-party cookies (also: third-party cookies): Third-party cookies are mainly used by advertisers (so-called third parties) to process user information.

Necessary (also: essential or absolutely necessary) cookies: Cookies may be absolutely necessary for the operation of a website (e.g. to save logins or other user input or for security reasons).

Statistical, marketing and personalization cookies: Cookies are also generally used to measure reach and when a user’s interests or behaviour (e.g. viewing certain content, using functions, etc.) on individual websites are stored in a user profile. Such profiles are used, for example, to show users content that matches their potential interests. This process is also referred to as “tracking”, i.e. tracking the potential interests of users. If we use “tracking” technologies, we will inform you separately when obtaining your consent.

General information on revocation and objection (opt-out): You can set your browser so that it automatically rejects, accepts or deletes cookies. You can also deactivate or delete cookies in individual cases. An objection to the use of cookies for online marketing purposes can also be declared using a variety of services, especially in the case of tracking, via the websites https://optout.aboutads.info and https://www.youronlinechoices.com/. However, this may also restrict the functionality of our online offering. You can find out how to manage cookies in your browser in the help menu of your browser.

Neither the technical data collected by us nor cookies generally contain any personal data. However, personal data that we or third-party providers commissioned by us store about you (e.g. if you have a user account with us or these providers) may be linked to the technical data or to the information stored in and obtained from cookies and thus possibly to your person.

We also use social media plug-ins, which are small software modules that establish a connection between your visit to our website and a third-party provider. The social media plug-in informs the third-party provider that you have visited our website and may send the third-party provider cookies that it has previously placed on your web browser. For more information on how these third-party providers use your personal data collected via their social media plug-ins, please refer to their respective privacy policies.

We also use our own tools and services from third-party providers (which may themselves use cookies) on our website, in particular to improve the functionality or content of our website (e.g. integration of videos or maps), to compile statistics and to place advertisements.

At present, we may in particular use offers from the following service providers and advertising partners, whereby their contact details and further information on the individual data processing can be found in the respective privacy policy:

We can use the statistics obtained to improve our offer and make it more interesting for you as a user. Our websites also use Google Analytics for a cross-device analysis of visitor flows, which is carried out via a user ID. If you have a Google user account, you can deactivate the cross-device analysis of your usage in the settings there under “My data”, “Personal data”.

The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data. Please note that the code “_anonymizeIp();” has been added to Google Analytics on this website to ensure anonymized collection of IP addresses. As a result, IP addresses are further processed in abbreviated form, so that they cannot be linked to a specific person. If the data collected about you is personally identifiable, it is immediately excluded and the personal data is deleted immediately.

Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and truncated there. Google will use this information on behalf of the operator of this website to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide other services relating to website activity and internet usage to the website operator.

Google Analytics uses cookies. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. 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. You can also prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the cookie and relating to your use of the website (including your IP address) and from processing this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available at the following link: Deactivate Google Analytics.

You can also prevent the use of Google Analytics by clicking on this link: Link to the deactivation add-on. This will store an opt-out cookie on your data carrier, which prevents the processing of personal data by Google Analytics. Please note that if you delete all cookies on your end device, these opt-out cookies will also be deleted, i.e. you will have to set the opt-out cookies again if you want to continue to prevent this form of data collection. The opt-out cookies are set for each browser and computer/end device and must therefore be activated separately for each browser, computer or other end device.

  • Google Web Fonts

Provider: Google Ireland Ltd. privacy policy: https: //www.google.com/policies/privacy/

Further information: https: //developers.google.com/fonts/faq

This website uses so-called web fonts provided by Google for the uniform display of fonts. When you access a page, your browser loads the required web fonts into your browser cache in order to display texts and fonts correctly. If your browser does not support web fonts, a standard font will be used by your computer.

  • Google Tag Manager

Google Tag Manager is a solution with which we can manage so-called website tags via an interface and thus, for example, integrate Google Analytics and other Google marketing services into our online offering. The Tag Manager itself, which implements the tags, does not process any personal user data. With regard to the processing of users’ personal data, please refer to the following information on Google services. Usage guidelines: https: //www.google.com/intl/de/tagmanager/use-policy.html

  • Google Maps

Our website uses the Google Maps service. This allows us to show you interactive maps directly on the website and enables you to use the map function conveniently. When you visit the website, Google receives the information that you have accessed the corresponding subpage of our website. This occurs regardless of whether Google provides a user account through which you are logged in or whether no user account exists. If you are logged in to Google, your data will be assigned directly to your account. If you do not wish your data to be associated with your Google profile, you must log out before activating the button. Google stores your data as usage profiles and uses them for the purposes of advertising, market research and/or the needs-based design of its website. Such an evaluation is carried out in particular (even for users who are not logged in) to provide needs-based advertising and to inform other users of the social network about your activities on our website. You have the right to object to the creation of these user profiles, whereby you must contact Google to exercise this right. For more information on the purpose and scope of data collection and its processing by Google, as well as further information on your rights in this regard and setting options to protect your privacy, please visit: www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy.

  • Google Ads

Our website uses Google Conversion Tracking. If you have reached our website via an advertisement placed by Google, Google Ads will set a cookie on your computer. The cookie for conversion tracking is set when a user clicks on an ad placed by Google. These cookies lose their validity after 30 days and are not used for personal identification. If the user visits certain pages of our website and the cookie has not yet expired, we and Google can recognize that the user clicked on the ad and was redirected to this page. Each Google Ads customer receives a different cookie. Cookies can therefore not be tracked via the websites of Ads customers. The information collected using the conversion cookie is used to generate conversion statistics for Ads customers who have opted for conversion tracking. Customers are told the total number of users who clicked on their ad and were redirected to a page with a conversion tracking tag. However, they do not receive any information that can be used to personally identify users.

If you do not wish to participate in tracking, you can refuse the setting of a cookie required for this – for example, by setting your browser to generally deactivate the automatic setting of cookies or to set your browser to block cookies from the domain “googleleadservices.com”.

Please note that you may not delete the opt-out cookies as long as you do not wish measurement data to be recorded. If you have deleted all your cookies in the browser, you must set the respective opt-out cookie again.

  • Google Remarketing

This website uses the remarketing function of Google Inc. This function is used to present interest-based advertisements to website visitors within the Google advertising network. A so-called “cookie” is stored in the website visitor’s browser, which makes it possible to recognize the visitor when he or she visits websites that belong to the Google advertising network. On these pages, the visitor can be presented with advertisements that relate to content that the visitor has previously accessed on websites that use Google’s remarketing function.

According to its own information, Google does not collect any personal data during this process. However, if you do not wish to use Google’s remarketing function, you can deactivate it by making the appropriate settings at http://www.google.com/settings/ads. Alternatively, you can deactivate the use of cookies for interest-based advertising via the advertising network initiative by following the instructions at http://www.networkadvertising.org/managing/opt_out.asp.

11. data processing on social networks

We may operate pages and other online presences on social networks and other platforms operated by third parties and process data about you in this context. In doing so, we receive data from you (e.g. when you communicate with us or comment on our content) and from the platforms (e.g. statistics). The providers of the platforms can analyze your use and process this data together with other data they have about you. They also process this data for their own purposes (e.g. marketing and market research purposes and to manage their platforms), and act as their own controllers for this purpose. For further information on processing by the platform operators, please refer to the privacy policies of the respective platforms.

We currently use the following platforms, whereby the identity and contact details of the platform operator can be found in the privacy policy in each case:

  • Facebook
    www.facebook.com
    Provider: Facebook Inc, 1601 S. California Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA

Privacy policy: www.facebook.com/privacy/policy

When you visit our pages with Facebook plug-ins, a connection is established between your browser and the Facebook servers. Data is already transmitted to Facebook in the process. If you have a Facebook account, this data can be linked to it. If you do not wish this data to be linked to your Facebook account, please log out of Facebook before visiting our site. Interactions, in particular the use of a comment function or clicking on a “Like” or “Share” button, are also passed on to Facebook.

  • TikTok
    www.tiktok.com
    Provider: TikTok Technology Limited, 10 Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin, D02 T380, Ireland

Privacy policy: Privacy policy | TikTok

When you access our pages with TikTok plug-ins, a connection is established between your browser and the TikTok servers. Data is already transferred to TikTok in the process. If you have a TikTok account, this data can be linked to it. If you do not wish this data to be linked to your TikTok account, please log out of TikTok before visiting our site. Interactions, in particular the use of a comment function or clicking on a “Like” or “Share” button, are also passed on to TikTok.

  • Twitter (“X”)
    www.twitter.com
    Provider: Twitter, Inc, 1355 Market St, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA

Privacy policy: https: //twitter.com/privacy

When you access our pages with Twitter plug-ins, a connection is established between your browser and the Twitter servers. Data is already transmitted to Twitter. If you have a Twitter account, this data can be linked to it. If you do not wish this data to be associated with your Twitter account, please log out of Twitter before visiting our site. Interactions, in particular clicking on a “Re-Tweet” button, are also forwarded to Twitter.

  • Instagram
    www.instagram.com
    Provider: Instagram Inc, 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA, 94025, USA

Privacy policy: http: //instagram.com/about/legal/privacy/

Functions of the Instagram service are integrated on our website. If you are logged into your Instagram account, you can link the content of our pages to your Instagram profile by clicking on the Instagram button. This allows Instagram to associate your visit to our pages with your user account. We would like to point out that, as the provider of the pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the data transmitted or its use by Instagram.

  • LinkedIn
    www.linkedin.com
    Provider: LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland

Privacy policy: LinkedIn privacy policy

We use the marketing services of the social network LinkedIn within our online offering.

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

For example, information about the operating system, the browser, the website you previously visited (referrer URL), which websites the user visited, which offers the user clicked on, and the date and time of your visit to our website are recorded.

The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is transferred to a LinkedIn server in the USA in pseudonymized form and stored there. LinkedIn therefore does not store the name or email address of the respective user. Rather, the above-mentioned data is only assigned to the person for whom the cookie was generated. This does not apply if the user has allowed LinkedIn to process the data without pseudonymization or has a LinkedIn account.

You can prevent the storage of cookies by setting your browser software accordingly; however, we would like to point out that in this case you may not be able to use all the functions of this website to their full extent. You can also object to the use of your data directly at LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/psettings/guest-controls/retargeting-opt-out.

We use LinkedIn Analytics to analyze and regularly improve the use of our website. We can use the statistics obtained to improve our offering and make it more interesting for you as a user. All LinkedIn companies have adopted the standard contractual clauses to ensure that the data traffic to the USA and Singapore necessary for the development, implementation and maintenance of the services takes place in a lawful manner.

  • YouTube
    www.youtube.com
    Provider: Google Ireland Ltd, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland

Functions of the “YouTube” service are integrated on this website. Your legal agreement with “YouTube” consists of the terms and conditions to be found under the following link: https://www.youtube.com/static?gl=de&template=terms&hl=de. These terms form a legally binding agreement between you and “YouTube” regarding the use of the services. Google’s privacy policy explains how “YouTube” handles your personal data and protects your data when you use the service.

  • Vimeo
    www.vimeo.com
    Provider: Vimeo, LLC, 555 West 18th Street, New York, New York 10011, USA

Privacy policy: Privacy policy on Vimeo

Plugins from the video portal Vimeo are integrated on this website. Each time you access a page that offers one or more Vimeo video clips, a direct connection is established between your browser and a Vimeo server in the USA. Information about your visit and your IP address is stored there. By interacting with the Vimeo plugins (e.g. clicking the start button), this information is also transmitted to Vimeo and stored there.

If you have a Vimeo user account and do not want Vimeo to collect data about you via this website and link it to your membership data stored with Vimeo, you must log out of Vimeo before visiting this website.

In addition, Vimeo calls up the Google Analytics tracker via an iFrame in which the video is called up. This is Vimeo’s own tracking, to which we have no access. You can prevent tracking by Google Analytics by using the deactivation tools that Google offers for some Internet browsers. You can also prevent Google from collecting the data generated by Google Analytics and relating to your use of the website (including your IP address) and from processing this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available at the following link: https: //tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de

12. changes to this privacy policy

We may amend this privacy policy at any time without prior notice. The published version is the current version. If the privacy policy is part of an agreement with you, we will inform you of the change by e-mail or other suitable means in the event of an update.

Bern, June 1, 2025