Identity of the person responsible and contact details

t-ea claude täschler executive advisory
Rümelbachstrasse 6
8153 Rümlang
Switzerland
Mobile: +41 79 432 22 01
Email: ctaeschler@t-ea.ch
Website: https://t-ea.ch

Contact person
Claude Täschler | Executive Advisor

Terms and legal basis

Terms:
Personal data is any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person. A data subject is a person about whom I process personal data.

Processing includes any handling of personal data, regardless of the means and procedures used, such as querying, matching, adapting, archiving, storing, reading, disclosing, obtaining, recording, collecting, erasing, disclosing, arranging, organizing, storing, modifying, disseminating, interconnecting, destroying and using personal data.

Legal basis:
I process personal data in accordance with Swiss data protection legislation, in particular the Federal Data Protection Act (DSG) and the Ordinance on Data Protection (DSV).

Nature, scope and purpose

I process the personal data necessary to carry out my activities and operations in a permanent, user-friendly, secure and reliable manner. Such personal data may, in particular, fall into the categories of inventory and contact data, browser and device data, content data, meta or peripheral data and usage data, location data, sales data as well as contract and payment data.

I process personal data for as long as necessary for the purpose(s) or as required by law. Personal data that no longer needs to be processed will be anonymized or deleted.

I process personal data only with the consent of the data subject. If and to the extent that processing is permitted for other legal reasons, I may refrain from obtaining consent. For example, I may process personal data without consent in order to fulfill a contract, to comply with legal obligations, or to protect overriding interests.

I also process personal data that I receive from third parties, obtain from publicly available sources or collect in the course of my activities and operations, if and to the extent that such processing is permitted for legal reasons.

Communication

I process data in order to communicate with third parties. In particular, I process data that a data subject provides when contacting me, for example by post or e-mail. I may store such information in an address book or similar tool.

Third parties who transfer data about other individuals are required to protect the privacy of those individuals. This includes ensuring the accuracy of the personal information transferred.

I use selected services from appropriate vendors to enhance my communications with third parties.

Data security

I take appropriate technical and organizational measures to ensure data security commensurate with the risk involved. In particular, my measures guarantee the confidentiality, availability, traceability and integrity of the processed personal data, without, however, being able to guarantee absolute data security.

The access to my website and my other online presence is carried out by means of transport encryption (SSL / TLS, in particular with the Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure, abbreviated to HTTPS). Most browsers indicate transport encryption with a small padlock in the address bar.

My digital communication - like all digital communication in general - is subject to mass surveillance without cause or suspicion by security authorities in Switzerland, the rest of Europe, the United States of America (USA) and other countries.

I have no direct control over the processing of personal data by intelligence services, police forces and other security authorities. Nor can I rule out the possibility that individual data subjects may be subject to targeted surveillance.

Personal data abroad

I usually process personal data in Switzerland. However, I may disclose or export personal data to other countries, in particular to process or have personal data processed there.

I may disclose personal data to all countries and territories on earth and elsewhere in the universe, provided that the law there guarantees an adequate level of data protection in accordance with the decision of the Swiss Federal Council.

I may disclose personal data to countries whose laws do not provide an adequate level of protection, provided that an adequate level of protection is provided for other reasons. Adequate data protection may be ensured, for example, by appropriate contractual arrangements, on the basis of standard data protection clauses, or by other appropriate guarantees. Exceptionally, I may export personal data to countries without adequate or appropriate data protection if special data protection requirements are met, such as the express consent of the data subject or a direct connection with the conclusion or performance of a contract. Upon request, I will be happy to inform individuals about any warranties or provide a copy of the warranties.

Data subject rights

Data protection rights:
I grant data subjects all rights in accordance with applicable data protection law. Specifically, data subjects have the following rights:

• Information: Data subjects may request information as to whether I am processing personal data about them and, if so, what personal data is involved. Data subjects will also receive the information necessary to assert their data protection rights and to ensure transparency. This includes the processed personal data as such, but also information about the purpose of the processing, the duration of storage, any transfer or export of data to other countries, and the origin of the personal data.
• Correction and restriction: Data subjects may have inaccurate personal data corrected, incomplete data completed, and the processing of their data restricted.
• Deletion and objection: Data subjects may have their personal data deleted ("right to be forgotten") and object to the processing of their data with effect for the future.
• Access and transfer: Data subjects may request the disclosure of personal data or the transfer of their data to another controller.
• I may postpone, restrict or deny the exercise of data subjects' rights to the extent permitted by law. I may inform data subjects of any conditions that must be met in order to exercise their rights under data protection law. For example, I may refuse to provide information in whole or in part with reference to business secrets or the protection of others. For example, I may also refuse to delete all or part of personal data with reference to legal retention obligations.

In exceptional cases, I may charge a fee for exercising rights. I will inform data subjects in advance of any such costs.

I am required to take reasonable steps to identify data subjects who request information or assert other rights. Data subjects are required to cooperate.

Legal protection:
Data subjects have the right to enforce their data protection rights through the courts or by lodging a complaint with a competent data protection authority.

The data protection supervisory authority for complaints by data subjects against private controllers and federal bodies in Switzerland is the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (FDPIC).

Use of the website

Cookies:
I may use cookies. Cookies – both my own cookies (first-party cookies) and cookies from third parties whose services I use (third-party cookies) – are data that are stored in the browser. Such stored data need not be limited to traditional text cookies.

Cookies can be stored in the browser temporarily as "session cookies" or for a certain period of time as so-called permanent cookies. "Session cookies are automatically deleted when the browser is closed. Permanent cookies are stored for a specific period of time. In particular, cookies make it possible to recognize a browser the next time it visits my website and thus, for example, to measure the reach of my website. Persistent cookies can also be used for online marketing purposes.

Cookies can be completely or partially disabled and deleted at any time in the browser settings. Without cookies, my website may not be fully available. I actively request your express consent to the use of cookies - at least when and insofar as necessary.

For cookies that are used to measure success and reach or for advertising, a general opt-out is available for many services through AdChoices (Digital Advertising Alliance of Canada), the Network Advertising Initiative(NAI), YourAd-Choices (Digital Advertising Alliance), or Your Online Choices (European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance, EDAA).

Logging:
I may log at least the following information for each access to my website and other online presence, to the extent that such information is transmitted to my digital infrastructure during such accesses Date and time including time zone, IP address, access status (HTTP status code), operating system including user interface and version, browser including language and version, individual subpage of my website accessed including amount of data transferred, last website accessed in the same browser window (referrer).

I log this information, which may include personal information, in log files. The information is necessary to provide my online presence in a permanent, user-friendly and reliable manner. The information is also needed to ensure data security - even by third parties or with the help of third parties.

Tracking pixels:
I can incorporate tracking pixels into my online presence. Web beacons are also known as tracking pixels. Tracking pixels - including those from third parties whose services I use – are typically small, invisible images or scripts written in JavaScript that are automatically retrieved when my site is accessed. Web beacons can be used to collect at least the same information as log files.

Notifications and messages

I send notifications and messages via email and other communication channels such as instant messaging or SMS.

Consent and opt-out:
As a matter of principle, you must explicitly agree to the use of your e-mail address and other contact addresses, unless the use is permitted for other legal reasons. Wherever possible, I use the "double opt-in" process to obtain consent, i.e. you receive an e-mail with a web link that you must click to confirm, to prevent misuse by unauthorized third parties. I may log such consents, including IP address, date and time, for evidence and security purposes.

You may opt out of receiving notifications and communications such as newsletters at any time. Necessary notifications and communications in connection with my activities and operations remain reserved.

Social media

I am present on social media platforms and other online platforms to communicate with interested parties and to provide information about my activities and operations. In connection with such platforms, personal data may also be processed outside Switzerland.

The general terms and conditions and terms of use as well as data protection declarations and other provisions of the individual operators of such platforms also apply in each case. In particular, these provisions provide information about the rights of data subjects directly vis-à-vis the respective platform, including, for example, the right to information.

Third party services

I use the services of specialized third parties in order to carry out my activities and operations in a permanent, user-friendly, secure and reliable manner. Among other things, I may use such services to embed features and content into my website. In the case of such embedding, the used services collect the IP addresses of the users at least temporarily for technically compelling reasons.

For necessary security-related, statistical and technical purposes, third parties whose services I use may process data in connection with my activities and operations in aggregated, anonymized or pseudonymized form. This includes, for example, performance or usage data in order to be able to offer the respective service.

I use in particular:

• Google services: Provider: Google LLC (USA) / Google Ireland Limited (Ireland) for users in the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland; General information about privacy: "Privacy and security principles","Privacy policy","Google's commitment to comply with applicable data protection laws," "Privacy policy for Google products," "How we use information from websites or applications on or in which our services are used" (information provided by Google), "Types of cookies and other technologies used by Google," "Personalized advertising" (opt-in/opt-out/settings).
• Services from Microsoft: Provider: Microsoft Corporation (USA) / Microsoft Ireland Operations Limited (Ireland) for users in the European Economic Area (EEA), the United Kingdom and Switzerland; General information about privacy: "Privacy at Microsoft," "Privacy and security (Trust Center)," Privacy statement, Privacy dashboard (data and privacy settings).

Digital infrastructure:
I use the services of specialized third parties to provide the digital infrastructure necessary for my activities and operations. This includes, for example, hosting and storage services from selected providers.

I use in particular:

• cyon: Hosting; service provider: cyon gmbh (Switzerland); information on data protection: privacy policy).
• WordPress.com: Blog hosting and website builder; Service Provider: Automattic Inc (USA) / Aut O'Mattic A8C Ireland Ltd (Ireland) for users in Europe and elsewhere; privacy policy: privacy policy, cookie policy.

Social media features and social media content:
I use third-party services and plugins to embed social media features and content and to enable content sharing on social media platforms and otherwise

I use in particular:

LinkedIn consumer solutions platform:
Embedding features and content from LinkedIn, for example, with Plugins plugins such as the  "Share Plugin"; Vendor: Microsoft; LinkedIn-specific information:  privacy, privacy policy, cookie policy, cookie management / opt-out of email and SMS communications from LinkedIn, opt-out of interest-based advertising.

Digital audio and video content:
I use specialized third-party services to enable direct playback of digital audio and video content, such as music or podcasts.

I use in particular:

YouTube: Video platform; provider: Google; YouTube-specific information: "Privacy and security center", "My information on YouTube".

Fonts:
I use third party services to embed selected fonts and icons on my site.

I use in particular:

Google Fonts: fonts; provider: Google; Google Fonts-specific information: "Privacy and Google Fonts", "Privacy and data collection".

Extensions for the website:
I use extensions for my website to provide additional functionality. I can use selected services from suitable providers or use such extensions on my own server infrastructure.

I use in particular:

• WP Image CAPTCHA: spam protection (differentiation between wanted content from humans and unwanted content from bots and spam); provider: WP Image CAPTCHA (Austria); WP Image CAPTCHA-specific information: Privacy policy.

Final provisions

I may change or amend this Privacy Policy at any time. I will provide notice of such changes and additions in a reasonable manner, including by posting the current privacy policy on my website.