🔒 Privacy policy

This Privacy Policy informs you about the type, scope, and purposes of the collection and use of personal data by the responsible operator, G-IT AG, Birkenstrasse 47, 6343 Risch (hereinafter referred to as “Operator”). By accessing the pages and offers of the internet presence (hereinafter referred to as “Website”), you declare that you have understood and agree with the following terms of use and legal notices. If you disagree with the following legal notices, you are prohibited from using the Website.The European Commission continues to recognise Switzerland as providing adequate data protection, allowing for the free flow of personal data between the EU and Switzerland without additional safeguards. This status was confirmed as recently as January 2024.

This Privacy Policy applies to all personal data collected, used, shared, and stored by the Operator from you when you book services with the Operator, visit the Operator's website, or contact the Operator.The Operator's website contains links to third-party websites. This Privacy Policy does not apply to the data collection by these websites, and the Operator is not responsible for them.The Operator may change this Privacy Policy occasionally and inform you of any changes by posting the amended Privacy Policy on this website and notifying you by email before implementing these changes.

The Operator (or their webspace provider) collects data about every access to the offer (so-called server log files). The access data includes: the name of the accessed webpage, file, date and time of access, transferred data volume, notification of successful access, browser type and version, the user's operating system, referrer URL (the previously visited page), IP address, and the requesting provider (“log data”).The Operator uses the log data only for statistical evaluations for the purpose of operation, security, and optimization of the offer. However, the Operator reserves the right to check the log data retrospectively if there are concrete indications of unlawful use.

Personal data helps identify a natural person, i.e., information that can be traced back to a natural person. Relevant personal data includes personal details (name, address, and other contact details, date and place of birth, and nationality), identification data (e.g., ID data), and authentication data (e.g., signature samples or ID copies). This may also include order data (e.g., payment orders), data from fulfilling contractual obligations (e.g., transaction data), information about your financial situation (e.g., credit data, scoring/rating data, origin of assets), advertising and sales data (including advertising scores), documentation data, or location information, as well as other data comparable with the categories above. The Operator collects, processes, and uses personal data according to legal regulations only if it is legally permitted or you consent to the data collection, processing, and/or use.The Operator processes personal data by the provisions of the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Swiss Data Protection Act (DPA).When using this website, the Operator processes personal data only with your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1a) GDPR), to fulfil a contract to which you are a party, or upon your request to carry out pre-contractual measures (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 b) GDPR), to fulfil a legal obligation (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 c) GDPR) or when processing is necessary to protect the legitimate interests of the Operator or the legitimate interests of a third party, provided that your interests or fundamental rights and freedoms requiring the protection of personal data do not override them (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1f) GDPR).

When registering with the Operator, the following personal data is collected, processed, and used:

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For registration, the Operator may require an ID copy for verification purposes. This copy will be promptly deleted after verification.The aforementioned data entered during registration (hereinafter “registration data”) will be used to use the offer. You may be informed about offer—or registration-related information, such as changes to the scope of the offer or technical circumstances, via email. The registration data will only be collected, processed, and used to provide the operator's services. The registration data will be transmitted to the respective contract partner during the booking process, as this is necessary to provide the Operator's services.

With your consent, the Operator collects, processes, and uses information about your location when using the Operator's website and within the booking process (hereinafter “location data”). The location data is determined from the data provided by your browser. This data is usually the IP address, the location provided by your mobile service provider through cell tower queries, and/or the location determined by a GPS receiver built into your device. The consent is given before the initial collection of location data and can be revoked at any time. The location data will not be transmitted to third parties by the provider. You can use the portal without consenting to collect, process, and use your location data.

Within booking requests, the following data (hereinafter “payment data”) is collected:

The payment data is transmitted to the respective contract partners for payment processing. The transmission to these companies is necessary to ensure the payment of booking costs. Any further transmission of your data, especially registration and/or payment data, to other third parties is excluded.

The Operator collects this information when you contact our customer service via email, social media, or phone. The Operator may record phone calls for training purposes or to prevent or combat fraud.

Depending on the settings of your social network, the Operator may receive data from the provider of the respective service. For example, if you create an account with the Operator via your Facebook or Google account, the Operator may receive a part of your social media profile, including username, profile picture, “likes,” and friends list, as well as other information. The Operator may also receive this data if you communicate with the Operator via their social media pages (e.g., if you post a comment, upload a photo, or click “like”). For more information about the personal data the Operator receives and how you can change your settings, please refer to the privacy policy of the respective social media provider.

The Operator uses your data for four purposes: (1) to provide the services and maintain contact with you, (2) for research to improve the services, (3) for direct marketing based on your preferences and behaviour, and (4) for administration and compliance with laws and regulations.

The Operator uses cookies to learn visitors' preferences and optimise the website's presentation and use. Cookies are small text files stored by your browser when you visit a website. This marks the browser used and can be recognised by the Operator's web server. The Operator uses particularly persistent cookies (“persistent cookies”) for website analysis. These cookies are automatically deleted after a predetermined duration, which can vary depending on the cookie. If personal data is processed through cookies, this is based on the legal basis of Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 f GDPR. This processing serves the legitimate interest of making the website more user-friendly, effective, and secure. You can delete cookies in your browser's security settings at any time. You can generally object to the use of cookies through your browser settings. However, such deactivation may limit the full use of certain functions of this website.

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analysis service provided by Google Inc. The data generated and collected by Google Analytics is usually transferred to and stored on a Google server in the USA. Google may transfer this data to third parties if required by law or if these third parties process the data on behalf of Google according to Google's general terms and conditions. By using this website, you expressly agree to the processing of data about your use of this website by Google under the conditions described above.

GDPR and the revised FADP allow data transfers to third countries only if they ensure adequate protection or appropriate safeguards, such as Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs).The Operator may share your data with third parties for the following three purposes: (1) with partners to execute your bookings, (2) with brands for complementary services, statistical research, and direct marketing, and (3) with suppliers who provide complementary services. Data will only be shared with regulatory authorities, tax authorities, and law enforcement agencies if required.

The Operator retains the data as long as necessary to achieve the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, including contract fulfilment, but generally at most two years after your last interaction with the Operator unless required for legal obligations (e.g., tax regulations) or potential disputes. If the Operator no longer needs your data, it will be destroyed or anonymised so it can no longer be traced back to you.

The Operator constantly strives to provide accurate, complete, and up-to-date content on its website. However, the Operator assumes no guarantee and liability for the website's content's accuracy, completeness, and timeliness. Any liability of the Operator for direct or indirect damages and consequential damages resulting from accessing or using the website is excluded to the extent legally possible. In particular, the Operator does not guarantee that the website or the server providing it contains no viruses or other harmful elements.

All rights reserved. The entire content of the website is protected by copyright. Reproducing, transmitting, modifying, linking, or using the website for public or commercial purposes is prohibited without prior written consent from the Operator. The logos on the website are legally protected trademarks of the respective owners and may not be published or otherwise used without prior consent.

Should individual provisions of this Privacy Policy be invalid or void, this shall not affect the validity of the Privacy Policy as a whole.

For disputes arising from this legal relationship, the ordinary courts at the company's registered office shall have exclusive jurisdiction, subject to differing mandatory jurisdictions under federal law.

As a data subject, you can exercise your rights against the Operator. In particular, you have the following rights:

By Art. 20 GDPR, you have the right to receive the personal data concerning you that you have provided to the Operator in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format and to transmit this data to another controller.You have the right to object to any processing based on the legal basis of Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1e) or f) GDPR by Art. 21 para. 1 GDPR. If personal data about you is processed by the Operator for direct marketing purposes, you can object to this processing by Art. 21 para. 2 and para. 3 GDPR.If you have given separate consent to the data processing by the Operator, you can revoke this consent at any time by Art. 7 para. 3 GDPR. Such a revocation does not affect the lawfulness of the processing carried out based on the consent until the revocation.

If you believe that the processing of personal data concerning you violates the provisions of the GDPR, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority in accordance with Art. 77 GDPR.Published in July 2024