PRIVACY POLICY
Last updated on December 8, 2024
Transparent handling of personal data is very important to us. This privacy policy informs you about which personal data we collect, for what purpose and to whom we pass it on. We regularly review and update this privacy policy in order to ensure maximum transparency.
What Data We Collect
General Personal Data
We process your general personal data. Personal data refers to any information relating to an identifiable natural person. A natural person is considered identifiable if conclusions about their identity can be drawn from the available information.
Example: Your name, IP address, and private address are considered personal data.
Data Provided by You
You often provide your personal data to us directly. Whenever you enter your personal data and submit it to us, it is considered as data you have provided to us. Submitting data is generally voluntary, but in some cases, it is necessary to use our services.
Example: You enter your data into a contact form or sign up for a newsletter.
Data Collected by Us
When you use our services, we sometimes collect data without requiring your active participation. This typically includes information about your device and user behavior.
Product Development
We aim to continuously improve our offerings. To achieve this, we use your personal data to develop and enhance our services.
Example: We collect data about visitor behavior on our website to improve user-friendliness.
Data Sharing
We share your personal data with companies that can decide independently how to use the data. This is often necessary to comply with legal requirements, such as transferring an outstanding claim to a collection agency or detecting fraudulent activities.
Example: A legal regulation requires us to share your data with an authority.
Global Processing
We work with providers worldwide to process your personal data. This allows us to benefit from global offerings and access the best and most reliable services. However, the country to which the data is exported may not offer the same level of data protection as Switzerland.
Example: We use the services of a cloud provider like Google, which is based in the USA.
What Data We Process
Privacy Bee (https://www.privacybee.io/) | Data Protection
We use PrivacyBee on our website, a service provided by PrivacyBee AG, Laupenstrasse 1, 3008 Bern, Switzerland. PrivacyBee detects all data protection-related services and generates a tailored privacy policy for our website.
What Data Do We Process?
PrivacyBee is a service for generating privacy policies, which are integrated into our website via JavaScript. The following data is processed to provide this service:
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IP address
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Browser type and version
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Operating system
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Date and time of access to our privacy policy
Why Do We Process This Data?
Collecting this data ensures the privacy policy is displayed correctly on your device and remains accurate and up to date.
Who Do We Share the Data With?
Data sharing is governed by our general data-sharing guidelines. The data collected through PrivacyBee remains with PrivacyBee.
How Can You Prevent Data Processing?
To prevent data processing by PrivacyBee, you can disable JavaScript in your browser. Please note, however, that disabling JavaScript may limit the functionality of our website. We do not offer a specific opt-out option for PrivacyBee, as this service is essential for providing our privacy policy.
Wix (https://wix.com) | CMS
Wix is a website builder that enables users to create professional websites without coding or development knowledge. The Wix editor provides a variety of tools for creating complex and creative websites, including adding content, graphics, videos, and more. Wix also offers various apps to optimize websites, such as creating blogs, online stores, email marketing campaigns, and more.
Google Cloud CDN (https://cloud.google.com/cdn) | Hosting
Google Cloud CDN (Content Delivery Network) is used to enhance website performance and speed. It is a global network of proxy servers distributed across various locations worldwide, enabling users to quickly and efficiently access website content.
Key benefits of using Google Cloud CDN on a website include:
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Improved Page Load Speed: By distributing content across multiple server locations, Google Cloud CDN significantly reduces load times by serving content from the nearest server instead of the main server, which may be far away.
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Better Scalability: During high traffic periods, Google Cloud CDN helps distribute the load across multiple servers, reducing delays and preventing downtime.
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Global Content Delivery: Google Cloud CDN enables efficient delivery of content worldwide.
PRIVACY POLICY
1. What Do We Do?
The Zuger Treuhändervereinigung ZTV (Dorfstrasse 38, 6340 Baar) operates the website ztv-zug.ch (hereinafter referred to as "we" or "us"). On this website, you can learn about our organization, use our online services, and contact us.
Protecting your personal data is of utmost importance to us. This Privacy Policy provides transparent and comprehensible information on what data we collect through our website and how we handle it.
To aid your understanding, we use the icons provided by the PRIVACY ICONS association. These icons help you quickly grasp how we process your data.
2. What Do We Inform You About
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Who is responsible for data processing.
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What data is collected.
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The purpose for which this data is collected.
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To whom this data is disclosed.
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How you can object to data processing.
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What rights you have and how to exercise them.
3. Definitions of Terms
3.1 What Are Personal Data?
Personal data refers to all information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person. This includes, for example, names, addresses, birthdates, email addresses, phone numbers, and IP addresses. It also covers data about personal preferences such as hobbies or memberships.
3.2 What Are Special Categories of Personal Data?
Special categories of personal data include:
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Data concerning religious, ideological, political, or trade union opinions or activities.
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Data regarding health, private life, racial or ethnic origin, sexual life, or sexual orientation.
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Data on administrative or criminal proceedings and sanctions, as well as measures of social assistance.
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Genetic and biometric data that uniquely identify a person.
Where necessary and if you voluntarily disclose such data, we may process special categories of personal data. Processing such data is subject to stricter confidentiality.
3.3 What Is the Processing of Personal Data?
Processing (equivalent to "handling") refers to any action involving personal data, regardless of the methods and procedures used, including collection, storage, retention, use, modification, disclosure, archiving, deletion, or destruction.
3.4 What Is the Disclosure of Personal Data?
Disclosure refers to the transmission or making available of personal data, such as publication or revelation to a third party.
4. Contact
For questions or concerns regarding the protection of your data, you can contact our Data Protection Officer:
Zuger Treuhändervereinigung ZTV
Dorfstrasse 38
6340 Baar
knuesel@mutara.ch
5. Data Security
We will securely store your data and take all reasonable measures to protect it from loss, unauthorized access, misuse, or alteration.
Our contractors and employees with access to your data are obligated to comply with data protection regulations. In some cases, it may be necessary to forward your inquiries to affiliated companies as part of order processing. Even in such cases, your data will be treated confidentially.
Within our website, we use the SSL (Secure Socket Layer) protocol combined with the highest level of encryption supported by your browser.
6. Data Subject Rights
6.1 Right to Access
You may request information about the data we have stored about you at any time. Please submit your request along with credible proof of identity to info@ztv-zug.ch.
The information can be provided in writing, electronically, or orally if your identity is proven otherwise. If submitted electronically, we will provide the information in a standard electronic format unless specified otherwise.
Access is generally free of charge. However, a reasonable fee may apply for additional copies.
Requests that are evidently unfounded or excessive may be refused or subject to a reasonable fee, in accordance with legal limitations.
Processing your request will adhere to the statutory period of 30 days, extendable by two months for complex or numerous requests. You will be notified within one month if an extension is required, including the reasons.
6.2 Right to Rectification and Deletion
You may request the rectification, completion, or deletion of your data unless legal retention obligations or statutory permissions prevent this.
Please note that exercising these rights may conflict with contractual agreements and could affect contract execution (e.g., early termination or associated costs).
6.3 Right to Restriction of Processing
You also have the right to request a restriction of data processing if:
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You dispute the accuracy of the data.
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Processing is unlawful.
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The data is no longer required.
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You have objected to processing.
Restricted data can only be stored and further processed with your consent or for asserting, exercising, or defending legal claims, protecting another's rights, or for reasons of substantial public interest. You will be informed if the restriction is lifted.
6.4 Right to Data Portability
You have the right to receive your data in a standard file format or have it transferred to a third party, if technically feasible, under the following conditions:
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You have consented to the processing.
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The data was provided in connection with a contract or pre-contractual measures.
6.5 Right to Object
You may object to data processing, including profiling, based on our legitimate interests at any time. This right also applies to processing for direct marketing purposes.
6.6 Right to Legal Remedies
If you are affected by the processing of personal data, you have the right to assert your rights in court or file a complaint with the relevant supervisory authority. In Switzerland, this is the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner.
7. General Data Processing
7.1 What Data Do We Process, and Where Does It Come From?
We primarily process personal data that you provide to us or that we collect when operating our website. In some cases, we may receive personal data about you from third parties, such as:
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Personal details (name, address, date of birth, etc.).
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Contact details (mobile number, email address, etc.).
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Financial data (e.g., account details).
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Online identifiers (e.g., cookies, IP addresses).
These data may originate from:
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Publicly available sources (e.g., media, internet).
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Public registers (e.g., commercial register, debt collection register, land register).
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Data related to legal or administrative proceedings.
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Professional activities (e.g., business networks).
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Correspondence and meetings with third parties.
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Credit reports (for personal transactions).
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Data from website use.
7.2 Under What Conditions Do We Process Your Data?
We process your data in good faith and as outlined in this Privacy Policy. Processing is transparent and proportionate unless a valid legal basis exists, such as:
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Your consent.
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Contract execution or pre-contractual measures.
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Legal obligations.
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Our legitimate interests, provided they do not outweigh your interests.
Disclosing certain data may be mandatory for business relations or website use (e.g., IP addresses).
7.3 How Can You Revoke Granted Consent?
If you have provided us with consent to process your personal data for specific purposes, we will process your data within the scope of this consent, unless we have another justification or legal basis for doing so.
You may revoke your consent for future processing at any time by sending an email to the address provided in the legal notice. Data processing activities carried out prior to the revocation remain unaffected and retain their validity.
7.4 In Which Cases Do We Share Your Data with Third Parties?
a. General Principles
In certain circumstances, we may need to engage third parties or affiliated companies and assign them to process your data (so-called "processors"). Categories of recipients include, but are not limited to:
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Accounting, fiduciary, and auditing companies;
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Consulting firms (e.g., legal advice, tax services);
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IT service providers (e.g., web hosting, support, cloud services, web design);
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Payment service providers (only with your prior consent);
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Providers of tracking, conversion, and advertising services.
We ensure that any data sharing occurs only with your explicit consent, unless it constitutes commissioned data processing. Additionally, we make sure these third parties and affiliated companies comply with data protection regulations and handle your personal data confidentially. In certain cases, we may also be obligated to disclose your personal data to authorities.
b. Disclosure to Partners and Cooperation Companies
We collaborate with various companies and partners that may offer their services on our website. It will be evident to you that these are third-party offers (marked as "advertising").
If you choose to utilize such an offer, we will transmit your personal data (e.g., name, role, communication details, etc.) to the respective partner or cooperation company whose offer you wish to engage with, provided you have explicitly consented to this beforehand. These partners and cooperation companies are independently responsible for the personal data they receive. After the transfer, the data protection provisions of the respective partner apply.
c. Data Transfers Abroad
In the context of commissioned data processing, it may be necessary to transfer your personal data to companies abroad. These companies are subject to the same data protection obligations as we are. Transfers may occur worldwide.
If the level of data protection does not match that of Switzerland, we conduct a prior risk assessment and ensure contractually that the same level of protection as in Switzerland is guaranteed (e.g., using the new standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission or other legally mandated measures). If our risk assessment identifies significant concerns, we implement additional technical measures to protect your data. You can access the EU Commission's standard contractual clauses via this link.
7.5 How Long Do We Retain Your Data?
We retain personal data only as long as necessary to fulfill the specific purposes for which the data was collected.
We store contract-related data for longer periods as required by legal regulations. Specifically, we are obligated to retain business communications, concluded contracts, and accounting records for up to 10 years. Once such data is no longer needed to provide our services, it is restricted for further processing and used solely for accounting and tax purposes.
8. Details of Data Processing
8.1 Providing the Website and Creating Log Files
By simply visiting ztv-zug.ch without registering or providing any additional information, only the data automatically transmitted by your browser to our server will be collected. These data are technically required for the operation of the website.
What data do we process?
To provide the website and create log files, the following data in particular are processed:
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Name of the internet service provider
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IP address
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Technical information such as browser, operating system, or screen resolution
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Date and time of access
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Referrer URL
These data cannot be assigned to a specific individual, and no combination of these data with other data sources takes place.
For what purpose do we process the data?
The processing of log files ensures the functionality of the website and guarantees the security of our IT systems.
To whom do we disclose the data?
The disclosure of data is governed by our general provisions on data sharing.
How can you prevent the data processing?
The data are stored only as long as necessary for their intended purpose and are deleted at the end of each session. Since log file storage is essential for website operation, it cannot be objected to unless you refrain from visiting our website.
8.2 Contact
You can contact us in various ways. If you provide personal data when contacting us, data processing will occur. This includes all oral, written, and other forms of communication with us.
What data do we process?
If you contact us, we process all data you provide, including:
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Name
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Email address
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Content and time of contact
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Contact details
In some cases, specific data must be provided, such as when using a contact form or requesting a callback.
For what purpose do we process the data?
The purpose of data usage depends on the nature of your contact. We never use your data for unforeseen or unexpected purposes. Common purposes include communication, feedback, customer service, and processing business inquiries.
To whom do we disclose the data?
The disclosure of data is governed by our general provisions on data sharing. If your contact requires sharing your data with third parties, we will do so to the necessary extent.
How can you prevent the data processing?
If you contact us, data processing is unavoidable. To prevent data processing, you would need to refrain from contacting us.
8.3 Cookies
Our website uses cookies, which are text files stored on your device's operating system via your browser when you visit our site. Cookies do not harm your computer and do not contain viruses. Some cookies are technically necessary for the website to function. Most cookies we use are “session cookies,” which are automatically deleted after your visit. Other cookies remain on your device until deleted or until their expiration date.
For what purpose do we process the data?
We use cookies to make our website more user-friendly, efficient, and secure. Cookies are used to:
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Save preferences (e.g., language and location settings)
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Provide fast, attractive website content (e.g., via fonts and content delivery networks)
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Analyze website usage for statistical evaluation and continuous improvement (usually via third-party cookies)
To whom do we disclose the data?
The disclosure of data is governed by our general provisions on data sharing. Refer to specific details of data processing in this privacy policy.
How can you prevent the data processing?
Cookies are stored on your computer. You can delete them entirely or restrict their transmission by adjusting your browser settings. Disabling cookies for our website may result in limited functionality.
Guides for popular browsers:
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Google Chrome
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Apple Safari
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Microsoft Edge
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Mozilla Firefox
For cookies used for performance measurement or advertising, opt-out options are available via:
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Network Advertising Initiative (NAI)
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YourAdChoices (Digital Advertising Alliance)
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Your Online Choices (European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance, EDAA)
8.4 Web Beacons
We may use web beacons (also called tracking pixels) on our website or in emails. These are small, typically invisible images automatically retrieved when visiting our website or opening emails.
What data do we process?
Web beacons capture the same information as log files and can track session movement patterns. Web beacons are often implemented by third-party services that we utilize.
For what purpose do we process the data?
Web beacons analyze website usage, support statistical evaluation, enable continuous improvement, and provide email tracking.
To whom do we disclose the data?
The disclosure of data is governed by our general provisions on data sharing. Refer to specific details in this privacy policy regarding tracking services.
How can you prevent the data processing?
To block data processing via web beacons, you can install browser extensions like uBlock Origin or block external images in your email program.
8.5 Google Web Fonts
How does Google Web Fonts work?
We use Google Web Fonts for a uniform representation of fonts. When visiting a page, your browser downloads required fonts to its cache for correct text and font display.
What information is shared, and how is it used?
Your browser connects to Google’s servers, notifying Google of your IP address accessing our website. If Web Fonts are unsupported, a default system font is used.
Why do we use Google Web Fonts?
The use of Google Web Fonts ensures a consistent and appealing presentation of our online services. For more details, see Google Web Fonts FAQ.
8.6 jsDelivr
jsDelivr, a content delivery network (CDN), facilitates faster delivery of JavaScript, CSS, and other libraries by utilizing a global server infrastructure, reducing page load times, and improving performance.
8.7 jQuery CDN
jQuery CDN provides fast and efficient loading of the jQuery library, reducing website bandwidth usage and enhancing the user experience.
8.8 PrivacyBee
What is PrivacyBee?
PrivacyBee, provided by PrivacyBee AG, helps identify privacy-related services and generate customized privacy policies for websites.
What data do we process?
PrivacyBee processes:
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IP address
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Browser type and version
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Operating system
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Date and time of access
For what purpose do we process the data?
The data enable the proper display of privacy policies tailored to your device.
To whom do we disclose the data?
Data collected by PrivacyBee remain with PrivacyBee.
How can you prevent the data processing?
To block PrivacyBee data processing, disable JavaScript in your browser. Note that some website functionalities may be unavailable.
9. Is our privacy policy always the same?
We may update this privacy policy at any time. Changes will be published on ztv-zug.ch without specific notification.