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Based on Article 13 of the Swiss Federal Constitution and the data protection provisions of the federal government (Data Protection Act, DSG), every individual has the right to privacy protection and protection against the misuse of their personal data. The operators of these pages 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 cooperation with our hosting providers, we strive to protect the databases from unauthorized access, loss, misuse, or tampering as much as possible.

We would like to point out that data transmission over the internet (e.g., communication via email) can have security gaps. Complete protection of data from access by third parties is not possible.

By using this website, you agree to the collection, processing, and use of data as described below. This website can generally be visited without registration. Data such as accessed pages or names of accessed files, date, and time are stored on the server for statistical purposes, without these data being directly related to your person. To the extent that personal data (e.g., name, address, or email addresses) is collected on our pages, this is always done on a voluntary basis as far as possible. These data will not be disclosed to third parties without your explicit consent.

Processing of Personal Data Personal data refers to all information that relates to an identified or identifiable person. An affected person is someone about whom personal data is being processed. Processing includes any handling of personal data, regardless of the means and methods used, especially storage, transmission, acquisition, deletion, retention, alteration, destruction, and use of personal data.

We process personal data in accordance with Swiss data protection law. To the extent that the EU GDPR is applicable, we also process personal data based on the following legal bases in connection with Article 6(1) GDPR: a) Processing of personal data with the consent of the data subject. b) Processing of personal data for the performance of a contract with the data subject or for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. c) Processing of personal data to fulfill a legal obligation to which we are subject under applicable EU law or the law of a country in which the GDPR is fully or partially applicable. d) Processing of personal data to protect the vital interests of the data subject or another natural person. f) Processing of personal data to safeguard the legitimate interests of us or third parties, provided that the fundamental freedoms and rights and interests of the data subject do not outweigh them. Legitimate interests include, in particular, our business interest in being able to provide our website, information security, the enforcement of our own legal claims, and compliance with Swiss law.

We process personal data for the duration necessary for the respective purpose or purposes. For longer retention obligations due to legal and other obligations to which we are subject, we restrict processing accordingly.

Cookies This website uses cookies. These are small text files that allow specific, user-related information to be stored on the user’s device while using the website. Cookies enable us to determine the frequency of use and the number of users of the pages, to analyze usage patterns of page usage, and to make our offer more customer-friendly. Cookies are stored beyond the end of a browser session and can be retrieved when the page is revisited. If you do not wish this to happen, you should set your internet browser to refuse the acceptance of cookies.

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

With SSL/TLS Encryption This website uses SSL/TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as 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.

When 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 • Hostname of the accessing computer • Time of the server request

These data cannot be assigned to specific persons. These data are not merged with other data sources. We reserve the right to retrospectively check these data if we become aware of concrete indications of illegal use.

Third-party Services This website may use Google Maps for embedding maps, Google Invisible reCAPTCHA for protection against bots and spam, and YouTube for embedding videos. These services from the American Google LLC use cookies, which allow data to be transferred to Google in the USA. We assume that in this context, personal tracking is not conducted solely through the use of our website. Google is committed to ensuring adequate data protection in accordance with the US-European and US-Swiss Privacy Shield.

For more information, please refer to Google’s privacy policy.

Contact Form If you send us inquiries via the contact form, your details from the inquiry form, including the contact details you provided there, will be stored for the purpose of processing the inquiry and in case of follow-up questions. We will not share this data without your consent.

Rights of the Data Subject Right to Confirmation Every data subject has the right to request confirmation from the website operator as to whether personal data concerning them is being processed. If you wish to exercise this right of confirmation, you can contact the data protection officer at any time.

Right to Information Any data subject whose personal data is processed has the right to obtain information from the operator of this website at any time free of charge about the data stored about them and a copy of this information. Furthermore, information can be provided on the following: • Purposes of processing • Categories of personal data processed • Recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data has been or will be disclosed, in particular recipients in third countries or international organizations • If possible, the planned duration for which the personal data will be stored, or, if this is not possible, the criteria for determining that duration • The existence of a right to rectification or erasure of the personal data concerning them, or restriction of processing by the controller or a right to object to such processing • The existence of a right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority • Where the personal data is not collected from the data subject, any available information about its source • The existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, referred to in Article 22(1) and (4) GDPR and, at least in those cases, meaningful information about the logic involved, as well as the significance and the envisaged consequences of such processing for the data subject

Additionally, the data subject has the right to be informed whether personal data has been transferred to a third country or to an international organization. If this is the case, the data subject also has the right to obtain information about the appropriate safeguards in connection with the transfer.

If you wish to exercise this right of information, you can contact our data protection officer at any time.

Right to Rectification Any data subject whose personal data is processed has the right to request the correction of incorrect personal data concerning them. Furthermore, the data subject has the right to request the completion of incomplete personal data, including by means of a supplementary declaration, taking into account the purposes of processing.

If you wish to exercise this right of rectification, you can contact our data protection officer at any time.

Right to Erasure (Right to Be Forgotten) Any data subject whose personal data is processed has the right to demand that the operator of this website erase the personal data concerning them without delay, provided that one of the following reasons applies, and insofar as the processing is not necessary: • The personal data is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected or otherwise processed. • The data subject withdraws their consent on which the processing was based, pursuant to Article 6(1) GDPR, or Article 9(2)(a) GDPR, and where there is no other legal basis for the processing. • The data subject objects to the processing pursuant to Article 21(1) GDPR and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing, or the data subject objects to the processing pursuant to Article 21(2) GDPR. • The personal data was processed unlawfully. • The erasure of personal data is necessary to fulfill a legal obligation under Union law or the law of the member states to which the operator of this website is subject. • The personal data was collected in relation to information society services offered pursuant to Article 8(1) GDPR.

If one of the above reasons applies and you want to arrange for the deletion of personal data stored by us, you can contact our data protection officer at any time. They will ensure that the deletion request is complied with immediately.

Where we have made personal data public and are obliged to erase it in accordance with Article 17(1) GDPR, we will take appropriate measures, including technical measures, to inform other data controllers who process the personal data that you, as the data subject, have requested the erasure of all links to this personal data or of copies or replications of this personal data, insofar as processing is not required. The data protection officer will arrange the necessary measures in individual cases.

Right to Restriction of Processing Any data subject whose personal data is processed has the right to demand that the processing be restricted if one of the following conditions is met: • The accuracy of the personal data is contested by the data subject, for a period enabling the operator to verify the accuracy of the personal data. • The processing is unlawful, the data subject opposes the erasure of the personal data and requests the restriction of its use instead. • The operator no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of processing, but the data subject needs it for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims. • The data subject has objected to processing pursuant to Article 21(1) GDPR and it is not yet clear whether the operator’s legitimate grounds override those of the data subject.

If one of the above conditions is met and you want to request the restriction of personal data stored by us, you can contact our data protection officer at any time. They will arrange the restriction of processing.

Right to Data Portability Any data subject whose personal data is processed has the right to receive the personal data concerning them in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format. They also have the right to transmit this data to another controller without hindrance from the operator to whom the personal data was provided, provided that the processing is based on consent pursuant to Article 6(1) GDPR, or Article 9(2)(a) GDPR, or on a contract pursuant to Article 6(1) GDPR, and the processing is carried out by automated means, provided that the processing is not necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the operator.

Furthermore, in exercising their right to data portability pursuant to Article 20(1) GDPR, the data subject has the right to have the personal data transmitted directly from one operator to another, where technically feasible and when doing so does not adversely affect the rights and freedoms of others.

To assert the right to data portability, the data subject can contact our data protection officer at any time.

Right to Object Any data subject whose personal data is processed has the right to object at any time to the processing of their personal data for reasons arising from their particular situation, pursuant to Article 6(1) GDPR, or Article 9(2)(a) GDPR. This also applies to profiling based on these provisions.

The operator will no longer process the personal data in the event of objection, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that outweigh the interests, rights, and freedoms of the data subject, or the processing serves to establish, exercise, or defend legal claims.

If the operator processes personal data for direct marketing purposes, the data subject has the right to object at any time to the processing of their personal data for the purpose of such marketing. This also applies to profiling insofar as it is related to such direct marketing. If the data subject objects to the operator processing data for direct marketing purposes, the operator will no longer process the personal data for these purposes.

In addition, the data subject has the right to object to the operator processing their personal data for scientific or historical research purposes or for statistical purposes pursuant to Article 89(1) GDPR for reasons arising from their particular situation, unless the processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest.

To exercise the right to object, the data subject can contact the data protection officer directly.

Automated Individual Decision-Making, Including Profiling Any data subject whose personal data is processed has the right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, which produces legal effects concerning them, or similarly significantly affects them, provided that the decision (1) is not necessary for entering into, or the performance of, a contract between the data subject and the operator, or (2) is not authorized by Union or Member State law to which the operator is subject and which also lays down suitable measures to safeguard the data subject’s rights and freedoms and legitimate interests, or (3) is not based on the data subject’s explicit consent.

If the decision (1) is necessary for entering into, or the performance of, a contract between the data subject and the operator, or (2) it is based on the data subject’s explicit consent, the operator will implement suitable measures to safeguard the data subject’s rights and freedoms and legitimate interests, at least the right to obtain human intervention on the part of the operator, to express their point of view, and to contest the decision.

If the data subject wishes to exercise rights relating to automated decision-making, they can contact our data protection officer at any time.

Right to Withdraw Consent Any data subject whose personal data is processed has the right to withdraw consent to the processing of their personal data at any time.

If the data subject wishes to exercise their right to withdraw consent, they can contact our data protection officer at any time.

Data Protection in Applications and in the Application Process The operator collects and processes personal data of applicants for the purpose of processing the application process. Processing may also be carried out electronically. This is particularly the case if an applicant submits relevant application documents to the operator electronically, for example by email or via a web form on the website. If the operator concludes an employment contract with an applicant, the data transmitted will be stored for the purpose of processing the employment relationship in compliance with legal requirements. If the operator does not conclude an employment contract with the applicant, the application documents will be automatically deleted two months after notification of the rejection decision, provided that deletion does not conflict with any other legitimate interests of the operator. Other legitimate interest in this sense is, for example, a duty of proof in proceedings under the General Equal Treatment Act (AGG).