1. Contact Addresses
Responsible for the processing of personal data:
Nils Erik Beckstrand Tierschutzstiftung
Poststrasse 14
6300 Zug
Switzerland
vasb@arogvrefpuhgm.pu
In individual cases, third parties may be responsible for the processing of personal data, or responsibility may be shared jointly with third parties.
2. Terms and Legal Basis
2.1 Terms
Data Subject: A natural person whose personal data we process.
Personal Data: Any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person.
Sensitive Personal Data: Data concerning trade union, political, religious or philosophical beliefs or activities; data concerning health, private life or membership of an ethnic group or race; genetic data; biometric data that uniquely identifies a natural person; data concerning criminal and administrative sanctions or prosecutions; and data concerning measures of social assistance.
Processing: Any operation performed on personal data, regardless of the means or procedures used. This includes, for example, accessing, comparing, adapting, archiving, storing, retrieving, disclosing, obtaining, recording, collecting, deleting, revealing, arranging, organising, saving, modifying, distributing, linking, destroying and using personal data.
2.2 Legal Basis
We process personal data in accordance with Swiss data protection law, in particular the Federal Act on Data Protection (Federal Act on Data Protection, FADP) and the Data Protection Ordinance (Data Protection Ordinance, DPO).
3. Nature, Scope and Purpose of Processing Personal Data
We process the personal data that is necessary to carry out our activities and operations on a sustainable, user-friendly, secure and reliable basis. The personal data processed may include, in particular, browser and device data, content data, communication data, metadata, usage data, master data including inventory and contact data, location data, transaction data, contract data and payment data.
We also process personal data that we receive from third parties, obtain from publicly accessible sources or collect in the course of carrying out our activities and operations, insofar as such processing is legally permissible.
Where necessary, we process personal data with the consent of the data subjects. In many cases, we may process personal data without consent, for example to fulfil legal obligations or safeguard overriding interests. We may also request consent from data subjects where such consent is not legally required.
We process personal data for the period necessary for the respective purpose. In particular, we anonymise or delete personal data in accordance with statutory retention and limitation periods.
4. Disclosure of Personal Data
We may disclose personal data to third parties, have personal data processed by third parties, or process personal data jointly with third parties. Such third parties include, in particular, specialised service providers whose services we use.
We may, for example, disclose personal data to banks and other financial service providers, authorities, educational and research institutions, consultants and lawyers, interest groups, IT service providers, cooperation partners, credit and business information agencies, logistics and shipping companies, marketing and advertising agencies, media organisations, organisations and associations, social services, telecommunications companies and insurance providers.
5. Communication
We process personal data in order to communicate with individuals as well as with authorities, organisations and companies. In particular, we process data that a data subject provides to us when making contact, for example by post or email. We may store such data in an address book or using comparable tools.
Third parties who provide us with data about other individuals are responsible for ensuring the data protection of those data subjects themselves. In particular, they must ensure that such data is accurate and that they are authorised to transmit it.
6. Job Applications
We process personal data relating to applicants insofar as it is necessary to assess their suitability for employment or for the subsequent performance of an employment contract. The required personal data is determined in particular by the information requested, for example as part of a job advertisement. We may publish job advertisements with the help of suitable third parties, for example in electronic and printed media or on job portals and employment platforms.
We also process personal data that applicants voluntarily provide or publish, in particular as part of cover letters, CVs and other application documents, as well as online profiles.
7. Data Security
We take appropriate technical and organisational measures to ensure a level of data security appropriate to the respective risk. In particular, these measures are designed to ensure the confidentiality, availability, traceability and integrity of the personal data processed, although absolute data security cannot be guaranteed.
Access to our website and other online presence is secured using transport encryption (SSL / TLS), in particular the Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure, abbreviated HTTPS. Most browsers warn users when visiting websites without transport encryption.
Our digital communications are subject — as is generally the case with all digital communications — to mass surveillance without cause or suspicion by security authorities in Switzerland, elsewhere in Europe, in the United States of America (USA) and in other countries. We have no direct influence over the corresponding processing of personal data by intelligence services, police authorities or other security authorities. We also cannot rule out the possibility that a data subject may be specifically monitored.
8. Personal Data Abroad
We generally process personal data in Switzerland. However, we may also disclose or export personal data to other countries, in particular for the purpose of processing it there or having it processed there.
We may disclose personal data to all countries in the world and elsewhere in the universe, provided that the applicable law, according to the decision of the Swiss Federal Council, ensures an adequate level of data protection.
We may disclose personal data to countries whose laws do not provide adequate data protection if an appropriate level of protection is ensured for other reasons, in particular on the basis of standard data protection clauses or other appropriate safeguards. In exceptional cases, we may export personal data to countries without adequate or appropriate data protection if the specific data protection requirements are met, for example if the data subject has given explicit consent or if the transfer is directly connected with the conclusion or performance of a contract. Upon request, we are happy to provide data subjects with information about any applicable safeguards or with a copy of such safeguards.
9. Rights of Data Subjects
9.1 Data Protection Rights
We grant data subjects all rights provided for under applicable data protection law. Data subjects have, in particular, the following rights:
- Access: Data subjects may request information as to whether we process personal data concerning them and, if so, which personal data this is. Data subjects are also entitled to receive the information necessary to exercise their data protection rights and to ensure transparency. This includes the personal data itself and, among other things, information about the purpose of processing, the retention period, any disclosure or export of data to other countries, and the source of the personal data.
- Rectification and Restriction: Data subjects may request the rectification of inaccurate personal data, the completion of incomplete data and the restriction of the processing of their data.
- Deletion and Objection: Data subjects may request the deletion of their personal data (the “right to be forgotten”) and object to the processing of their data with effect for the future.
- Data Portability: Data subjects may request the disclosure of their personal data or the transfer of their data to another data controller.
We may postpone, restrict or refuse the exercise of data subjects’ rights to the extent permitted by law. We may inform data subjects of any requirements that must be met in order to exercise their data protection rights. For example, we may refuse access in whole or in part on the basis of confidentiality obligations, overriding interests or the protection of other persons. We may also refuse the deletion of personal data in whole or in part, for example due to statutory retention obligations.
We may exceptionally charge a fee for exercising these rights. We will inform data subjects in advance of any applicable costs.
We are required to take appropriate measures to identify data subjects who request access or exercise other rights. Data subjects are required to cooperate in this process.
9.2 Legal Remedies
Data subjects have the right to enforce their data protection rights through legal proceedings or to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority.
The data protection supervisory authority responsible for private data controllers and federal bodies in Switzerland is the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (FDPIC).
10. Use of the Website
10.1 Cookies
We may use cookies. Cookies — both our own cookies (first-party cookies) and cookies from third parties whose services we use (third-party cookies) — are data stored in the browser. Such stored data is not necessarily limited to traditional text-based cookies.
Cookies may be stored temporarily in the browser as “session cookies” or for a specific period as “persistent cookies”. Session cookies are automatically deleted when the browser is closed. Persistent cookies have a defined storage period. Cookies enable us, in particular, to recognise a browser when the website is visited again and thereby, for example, measure the reach of our website. Persistent cookies may also be used for online marketing.
Cookies can be fully or partially disabled or deleted at any time in the browser settings. Without cookies, our website may not be fully available. We actively request explicit consent to the use of cookies, at least where and to the extent required.
For cookies used for performance and reach measurement or advertising, many services offer a general opt-out through AdChoices (Digital Advertising Alliance of Canada), the Network Advertising Initiative (NAI), YourAdChoices (Digital Advertising Alliance) or Your Online Choices (European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance, EDAA).
10.2 Logging
For each access to our website and other online presence, we may log at least the following information, provided that it is transmitted to our digital infrastructure during such access: 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 our website accessed including the amount of data transferred, and the website most recently accessed in the same browser window (referrer).
We record such information, which may also constitute personal data, in log files. This information is necessary to provide our online presence on a sustainable, user-friendly and reliable basis. It is also necessary to ensure data security, including through third parties or with the assistance of third parties.
10.3 Tracking Pixels
We may incorporate tracking pixels into our online presence. Tracking pixels are also known as web beacons. Tracking pixels — including those provided by third parties whose services we use — are generally small, invisible images or JavaScript scripts that are automatically retrieved when our online presence is accessed. Tracking pixels can be used to collect at least the same information as is recorded in log files.
11. Notifications and Communications
11.1 Performance and Reach Measurement
Notifications and communications may contain web links or tracking pixels that record whether an individual communication has been opened and which web links have been clicked. Such web links and tracking pixels may also record the use of notifications and communications on an individual basis. We require this statistical analysis of usage to measure performance and reach and to send notifications and communications effectively and in a user-friendly, sustainable, secure and reliable manner based on the needs and reading habits of recipients.
11.2 Consent and Objection
You must generally consent to the use of your email address and other contact details unless their use is permitted for other legal reasons. Where applicable, we may use a “double opt-in” procedure to obtain confirmed consent. In this case, you will receive a communication containing instructions for confirming your consent. We may record obtained consent, including IP address and timestamp, for evidentiary and security purposes.
You may generally object to receiving notifications and communications, such as newsletters, at any time. By doing so, you may also object to the statistical analysis of usage for performance and reach measurement. This does not affect notifications and communications that are necessary in connection with our activities and operations.
11.3 Service Providers for Notifications and Communications
We send notifications and communications with the assistance of specialised service providers.
We use, in particular:
12. Social Media
We maintain a presence on social media platforms and other online platforms in order to communicate with interested individuals and provide information about our activities and operations. In connection with these platforms, personal data may also be processed outside Switzerland.
The general terms and conditions, terms of use, privacy policies and other provisions of the respective platform operators also apply. These provisions provide information in particular about the rights of data subjects vis-à-vis the respective platform, including, for example, the right of access.
13. Third-Party Services
We use services provided by specialised third parties to carry out our activities and operations on a sustainable, user-friendly, secure and reliable basis. These services may include embedding functions and content into our website. When such content is embedded, the services used may, for technically necessary reasons, temporarily collect at least the IP addresses of users.
For necessary security-related, statistical and technical purposes, third parties whose services we use may process data relating to our activities and operations in aggregated, anonymised or pseudonymised form. This may include performance or usage data required to provide the respective service.
We use, in particular:
13.1 Digital Infrastructure
We use services provided by specialised third parties to access the digital infrastructure required for our activities and operations. This includes, for example, hosting and storage services provided by selected providers.
We use, in particular:
13.2 Audio and Video Conferencing
We use specialised audio and video conferencing services to communicate online. These services may be used, for example, to hold virtual meetings or conduct online classes and webinars. The legal texts of the respective services, such as privacy policies and terms of use, also apply to participation in audio and video conferences.
Depending on their circumstances, we recommend that participants in audio or video conferences keep their microphone muted by default and blur their background or use a virtual background.
We use, in particular:
13.3 Maps
We use third-party services to embed maps into our website.
We use, in particular:
13.4 Digital Content
We use services provided by specialised third parties to embed digital content into our website. Digital content includes, in particular, images and video material, music and podcasts.
We use, in particular:
14. Website Extensions
We use extensions for our website to provide additional functionality. We may use selected services from suitable providers or operate such extensions on our own digital infrastructure.
We use, in particular:
- CleanTalk: website spam protection; provider: CleanTalk Inc. (USA); data protection information: Privacy Policy.
- Google reCAPTCHA: spam protection (distinguishing desired content generated by humans from unwanted content generated by bots and spam); provider: Google; Google reCAPTCHA-specific information: “What is reCAPTCHA?”.
15. Performance and Reach Measurement
We seek to measure the performance and reach of our activities and operations. In this context, we may also measure the impact of references from third parties or assess how different parts or versions of our online offering are used (“A/B testing”). Based on the results of performance and reach measurement, we may, in particular, correct errors, strengthen popular content or make improvements.
In most cases, performance and reach measurement involves collecting the IP addresses of individual users. In such cases, IP addresses are generally shortened (“IP masking”) in order to comply with the principle of data minimisation through the corresponding pseudonymisation.
Cookies may be used and user profiles may be created as part of performance and reach measurement. Any user profiles created may include, for example, individual pages visited or content viewed on our website, information about the size of the screen or browser window, and the user’s — at least approximate — location. Generally, any user profiles are created exclusively in pseudonymised form and are not used to identify individual users. Certain third-party services that users are logged into may potentially associate use of our online offering with the user account or user profile maintained with the respective service.
We use, in particular:
- AWStats: performance and reach measurement; developer: Laurent Destailleur (France, free open-source software); data protection information: analysis of server log files on our own digital infrastructure, “What is AWStats / Features Overview”.
- Matomo: performance and reach measurement; provider: InnoCraft Ltd. (New Zealand, free open-source software); data protection information: use on our own digital infrastructure and with pseudonymised IP addresses, “List of all Matomo Features”.
16. Final Notes on this Privacy Policy
We have prepared this Privacy Policy using the Data Protection Generator provided by Data Protection Partner.
We may update this Privacy Policy at any time. We will communicate updates in an appropriate manner, in particular by publishing the current version of this Privacy Policy on our website.
Please note: This Privacy Policy has been automatically translated from German. In the event of any discrepancies or ambiguities, the German version shall prevail.