Privacy Policy - ZAFFIRO.AGENCY

Referring to Article 13 of the Swiss Federal Constitution and the data protection provisions of the Federation (Data Protection Act, DPA), every individual has the right to protection of their privacy as well as protection against misuse of their personal information. The operators of these websites 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 make every effort to protect the databases as much as possible against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, or falsification.

We would like to point out that data transmission over the Internet (e.g., when communicating by email) can have security gaps. Complete protection of the 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. In general, this website can be visited without registration. Data such as pages called up or the name of the accessed file, date, and time are stored on the server for statistical purposes, without these data being directly related to your person. Personal data, in particular name, address, or email addresses, are collected on a voluntary basis as far as possible. Without your explicit consent, this data will not be passed on to third parties.

Personal data includes any information relating to an identified or identifiable person. An affected person is an individual whose personal data is processed. The processing extends to any handling of personal data, regardless of the means and methods used, and includes, in particular, the storage, disclosure, acquisition, deletion, storage, modification, destruction, and use of personal data.

We process personal data according to Swiss data protection laws. If the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is applicable, the processing of personal data is also based on the following legal grounds in connection with Article 6 (1) GDPR: a) Processing of personal data with the consent of the affected person. b) Processing of personal data for the performance of a contract with the affected person as well as to carry out pre-contractual measures. c) Processing of personal data for compliance with a legal obligation to which we are subject according to applicable EU law or the provisions of a country in which the GDPR is fully or partially applicable. d) Processing of personal data to protect vital interests of the affected person or another natural person. f) Processing of personal data to safeguard the legitimate interests of our company or third parties, provided that the fundamental freedoms and rights and interests of the affected person do not prevail. Legitimate interests include, in particular, our business interest in providing our website, information security, the enforcement of our own legal claims, and compliance with Swiss law.

We process personal data for the period necessary for the respective purpose or purposes. In case of long-term storage obligations due to legal or other obligations we are subject to, we restrict processing accordingly.

This website uses cookies – small text files that are stored on your device to save specific user-related information while you are using the website. Cookies, in particular, allow us to determine the frequency of use and the number of users of our pages, to analyze patterns of page use, and to make our offer more customer-friendly. Cookies remain stored at the end of a browser session and can be retrieved when you visit the site again. If you do not wish this, you can set your Internet browser to refuse the acceptance of cookies.

General objections to the use of cookies used for online marketing purposes can be declared for a large number of 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 switching them off in the browser settings. Please note that in this case, not all features of this online offer may be usable.

For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as requests you send to us as the site operator, this site uses SSL or TLS encryption. 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.

If SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

Server Log Files The provider of these websites automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These include:

Browser type and browser version
Operating system used
Referrer URL (the previously visited page that led you to our website)
Hostname of the accessing computer
Time of the server request

These data cannot be directly associated with any specific person. There is no merging of these data with other data sources. However, we reserve the right to subsequently check these data if we become aware of concrete indications of illegal use.

This website may use Google services, including Google Maps for map integration, Google Invisible reCAPTCHA for protection against bots and spam, and YouTube for video integration.

These services provided by the American company Google LLC use, among other things, cookies, which means that data can be transferred to Google in the USA. However, we assume that no personal tracking takes place solely through the use of our website.

Google has committed to maintaining reasonable privacy standards in accordance with the Privacy Shield between the USA and the European Union and between the USA and Switzerland.

More detailed information can be found in Google’s privacy policy.

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

Right to Confirmation

Every affected person has the right to request confirmation from the operator of this website as to whether personal data concerning them is being processed. To exercise this right of confirmation, you can contact the data protection officer at any time.

Right of Access:

Every person whose personal data is processed has the right to receive free information about the stored data and a copy of this information from the operator of this website at any time. Furthermore, the following information can be provided:

Purposes of processing
Categories of personal data processed
Recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data have been or will be disclosed
The planned duration of storage of personal data or, if specific information is not possible, criteria for determining that duration
The existence of a right to correction, deletion, or restriction of processing of personal data
The existence of a right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority
If the personal data were not collected from the affected person, all available information on the origin of the data In addition, the affected person has the right to know whether personal data has been transferred to a third country or to an international organization. If this is the case, the affected person has the right to obtain information about the appropriate safeguards relating to the transfer. To make use of this right to information, you can contact the data protection officer of this website at any time.

Right to Correction Every affected person has the right to demand the immediate correction of incorrect personal data concerning them. Taking into account the purposes of processing, the affected person has the right to have incomplete personal data completed, including by means of providing a supplementary statement. If you want to exercise this right to correction, you can contact the data protection officer at any time.

Right to Deletion (Right to be Forgotten) Every affected person has the right to demand from the operator of this website the immediate deletion of personal data concerning them, if one of the following reasons applies and if processing is not necessary:

The personal data have been collected or otherwise processed for purposes for which they are no longer necessary.
The affected person revokes their consent on which the processing was based, and there is no other legal basis for the processing.
The affected person objects to the processing for reasons arising from their particular situation, and there are no overriding legitimate reasons for the processing, or the affected person objects to the processing for direct marketing purposes.
The personal data have been unlawfully processed.
The deletion of personal data is necessary to fulfill a legal obligation under Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject.
The personal data have been collected in relation to information society services offered directly to a child. If one of these reasons applies and you wish to have personal data stored about you deleted, you can contact the data protection officer at any time. The data protection officer will ensure that the deletion request is complied with immediately.

Right to Restriction of Processing

Every affected person has the right to demand the restriction of processing of their personal data if one of the following conditions is met:

The accuracy of the personal data is contested by the affected person, for a period enabling the controller to verify the accuracy of the personal data.
The processing is unlawful, the affected person opposes the deletion of the personal data and requests the restriction of their use instead.
The controller no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of processing, but they are required by the affected person for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.
The affected person has objected to processing pending the verification whether the legitimate grounds of the controller override those of the affected person. If one of these conditions is met and you wish to request the restriction of personal data stored about you, you can contact the data protection officer at any time. The data protection officer will arrange for the restriction of processing.

Right to Data Portability

Every affected person has the right to receive the personal data concerning them, which they have provided to a controller, in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format. They also have the right to transmit those data to another controller without hindrance from the controller to which the personal data have been provided, where the processing is based on consent or on a contract, and the processing is carried out by automated means. In exercising this right, the affected person has the right to have the personal data transmitted directly from one controller to another, where technically feasible.

The copyright and all other rights to content, images, photos, or other files on the website belong exclusively to the operator of this website or to the specifically named rights holders. For the reproduction of any elements, the written consent of the copyright holders must be obtained in advance. Unauthorized use of copyrighted material can lead to legal consequences, including criminal prosecution and potential claims for damages from copyright holders.

All information on our website has been carefully checked. We strive to ensure that the information we provide is current, correct, and complete. Nevertheless, the occurrence of errors cannot be completely ruled out. Therefore, we cannot guarantee the completeness, correctness, and timeliness of the information, including journalistic-editorial content. Liability claims for material or immaterial damages caused by the use or non-use of the presented information or by the use of incorrect or incomplete information are fundamentally excluded.

The publisher reserves the right to change or delete texts at its discretion and without prior notice. There is no obligation to update the content of this website. The use of the website and the access to it are at the visitor’s own risk. Neither the publisher nor its clients or partners are liable for damages allegedly caused by visiting this website, whether in the form of direct, indirect, incidental, or consequential damages. Consequently, they assume no responsibility for such damages.

Furthermore, the publisher assumes no responsibility or liability for the content and availability of third-party websites that can be accessed via external links from this website. The operators of the linked pages are solely responsible for their content. The publisher expressly distances itself from all foreign content that may be legally relevant or offensive.

This website uses the reCAPTCHA service provided by Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, “Google”). This service is used to distinguish between human and automated input. When using it, your IP address and possibly other data required for the reCAPTCHA service are transmitted to Google. This is done to allow Google to determine whether the input is made by a human or through automated processes. Your input will be sent to Google and used there. Your IP address will be shortened within the member states of the European Union or other parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area before transmission. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be sent to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the reCAPTCHA service. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of reCAPTCHA is not merged with other Google data. There is a possibility that your data will be transferred to the USA. For this, an adequacy decision by the European Commission exists, the “Privacy Shield”. Google is a participant in the “Privacy Shield” and has committed to complying with certain privacy standards. By using the reCAPTCHA function, you consent to the processing of your data. The processing is carried out in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter a GDPR based on your consent. You can revoke your consent at any time, without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal. Further information on Google reCAPTCHA and Google’s privacy policy can be found here: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Ireland Limited. If the person responsible for data processing on this website is located outside the European Economic Area or Switzerland, Google Analytics data processing is performed by Google LLC. Google LLC and Google Ireland Limited are hereinafter referred to as “Google”. The statistics obtained enable us to improve our offer and make it more interesting for you as a user. This website also uses 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 under “My data”, “Personal data”. The legal basis for the use of Google Analytics is Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. f DS-GVO. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics is not merged with other Google data. We note that on this website, Google Analytics has been extended to include the code “_anonymizeIp();” to ensure the anonymous collection of IP addresses. This means that IP addresses are processed in shortened form, thus excluding the possibility of personal references. If the data collected about you have a personal reference, this is immediately excluded and the personal data are deleted immediately. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be sent to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity, and to provide other services related to website usage and internet usage to the website operator. For the exceptional cases in which personal data is transferred to the USA, Google has submitted to the EU-US Privacy Shield, https://www.privacyshield.gov/EU-US-Framework. Google Analytics uses cookies. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. 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 prevent the collection of data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) to Google and the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plugin available under the following link: Disable Google Analytics. Furthermore, you can also prevent the use of Google Analytics by clicking on this link: Disable Google Analytics. This will store a so-called 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 device, these opt-out cookies will also be deleted, i.e., you must set the opt-out cookies again if you want to continue to prevent this form of data collection. The opt-out cookies are set per browser and computer/device and must therefore be activated separately for each browser, computer, or other device.

This website uses so-called Webfonts provided by Google to uniformly display fonts. When you call up a page, your browser loads the required Webfonts into your browser cache to display texts and fonts correctly. If your browser does not support Webfonts, a standard font from your computer will be used instead. Further information about Google Webfonts can be found at https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and in Google’s privacy policy: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/

The Google Tag Manager is a platform that allows us to manage website tags through an interface. This allows us, for example, to integrate Google Analytics and other Google marketing services into our online offering. The Google Tag Manager itself does not process any personal user data. Regarding the processing of personal user data, we refer to the information on the respective Google services. Further information can be found in the usage guidelines of the Google Tag Manager: https://www.google.com/intl/en/tagmanager/use-policy.html.

Functions of the social network Instagram are integrated on our website, provided by Instagram Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA, 94025, USA. If you are logged into your Instagram account, you can link content from our pages to your Instagram profile by clicking the Instagram button. This allows Instagram to associate the visit to our pages with your user account. Please note that as the provider of these pages, we do not have knowledge of the content of the transmitted data and their use by Instagram. Further information can be found in Instagram’s privacy policy: http://instagram.com/about/legal/privacy/

Our website includes, among others, tools from companies based in the USA. When these tools are active, your personal data can be transferred to the respective companies’ servers in the USA. We would like to point out that the USA is not considered a safe third country under EU data protection law. US companies are obliged to release personal data to security authorities without you as the data subject being able to take legal action against this. Therefore, it cannot be ruled out that US authorities (e.g., intelligence services) process, analyze, and permanently store your data on US servers for monitoring purposes. We have no influence on these processing activities.

We reserve the right to change this privacy policy at any time without prior notice. The current version of this privacy policy will be published on our website. If the privacy policy is part of an agreement with you, we will notify you of updates by email or in another appropriate manner.

The author assumes no liability for the correctness, accuracy, timeliness, reliability, and completeness of the information. Liability claims against the author for material or immaterial damage resulting from accessing or using or not using the published information, from misuse of the connection or from technical malfunctions are excluded. All offers are non-binding. The author expressly reserves the right to change, supplement, delete parts of the pages or the entire offer without special notice or to cease publication temporarily or permanently.