Privacy Policy
Table of Contents
Privacy Policy
With this privacy policy, we inform you which personal data we process in connection with our activities and operations, including our website. In particular, we explain for what purposes, how, and where we process personal data. We also inform you about the rights of individuals whose data we process.
For specific or additional activities and operations, further privacy policies as well as other legal documents such as General Terms and Conditions (T&C), Terms of Use, or Participation Conditions may apply.
We are subject to Swiss data protection law and, where applicable, to foreign data protection law – in particular that of the European Union (EU) under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The European Commission has recognized that Swiss data protection law ensures adequate data protection.
1. Contact Addresses
Responsible for the processing of personal data:
Swissaround – Markus Manfredi Photography
Ueberlandstrasse 301
8051 Zurich
CH – Switzerland
Phone: +41 (0)79 436 62 42
Email: info@swissaround.ch
Website: https://www.swissaround.ch
We will inform you if there are other controllers responsible for the processing of personal data in individual cases.
Data Protection Officer:
We have the following Data Protection Officer as a point of contact for data subjects and as a contact for supervisory authorities regarding data protection inquiries:
Markus Manfredi
Ueberlandstrasse 301
8051 Zurich
CH – Switzerland
Phone: +41 (0)79 436 62 42
Email: info@swissaround.ch
Website: https://www.swissaround.ch
2. Definitions and Legal Bases
2.1 Definitions
Personal data means all information relating to an identified or identifiable individual.
A data subject is an individual whose personal data is processed.
Processing refers to any handling of personal data, regardless of the means and procedures applied, in particular the storage, disclosure, collection, recording, deletion, saving, modification, destruction, and use of personal data.
The European Economic Area (EEA) includes the European Union (EU) as well as Liechtenstein, Iceland, and Norway. The GDPR refers to the processing of personal data as the processing of personal data.
2.2 Legal Bases
We process personal data in accordance with Swiss data protection law, in particular the Federal Act on Data Protection (FADP) and the Ordinance to the Federal Act on Data Protection (OFADP). Where and insofar as the GDPR is applicable, we process personal data on at least one of the following legal bases:
Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR for processing necessary to fulfill a contract with the data subject and to carry out pre-contractual measures.
Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR – for processing necessary to safeguard our legitimate interests or those of third parties, provided that the fundamental freedoms, rights, and interests of the data subject do not outweigh these interests. Legitimate interests include in particular our interest in providing our services on a permanent, user-friendly, secure, and reliable basis, being able to advertise when necessary, ensuring information security and protection against misuse and unauthorized use, enforcing our own legal claims, and complying with Swiss law.
Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR – for processing necessary to comply with a legal obligation to which we are subject under applicable law of EEA member states.
Art. 6(1)(e) GDPR – for processing necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest.
Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR – for processing based on the consent of the data subject.
Art. 6(1)(d) GDPR – for processing necessary to protect the vital interests of the data subject or another natural person.
3. Type, Scope and Purpose
We process the personal data required to permanently, user-friendly, securely, and reliably carry out our activities and operations. Such personal data may in particular fall into the categories of inventory and contact data, browser and device data, content data, meta or ancillary data, usage data, location data, sales data, and contract and payment data.
We process personal data for as long as necessary for the respective purpose(s) or as required by law. Personal data that is no longer required is anonymized or deleted.
We may have personal data processed by third parties, jointly process personal data with third parties, or transfer personal data to third parties. Such third parties are in particular specialized providers whose services we use. We ensure data protection with such third parties as well.
We generally only process personal data with the consent of the data subject, unless the processing is permitted for other legal reasons. Processing without consent may, for example, be permitted to fulfill a contract with the data subject and for corresponding pre-contractual measures, to safeguard our overriding legitimate interests, because the processing is evident from the circumstances, or after prior information.
Within this context, we particularly process information that a data subject voluntarily provides to us when making contact – for example by postal mail, e-mail, instant messaging, contact form, inquiry form, social media, or telephone – or when registering for a user account. We may store such information, for example, in an address book, in a customer relationship management system (CRM system), or with comparable tools. If we receive data about other persons, the transmitting persons are obliged to ensure data protection with respect to these persons as well as to guarantee the accuracy of such personal 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 tasks, provided and insofar as such processing is legally permissible.
Personal data from applications is processed only to the extent that it is necessary to assess suitability for an employment relationship or for the subsequent execution of an employment contract. The personal data required for conducting an application procedure results from the requested or communicated information, for example within the scope of a job advertisement. Applicants have the possibility to voluntarily provide additional information for their respective applications.
4. Personal Data Abroad
We generally process personal data in Switzerland and in the European Economic Area (EEA). However, we may also transfer personal data to other countries.
We may export personal data to all countries and territories of the world as well as elsewhere in the universe, provided that the law applicable there, in the opinion of the Swiss Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (FDPIC) or by decision of the Swiss Federal Council, ensures adequate data protection and – insofar as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is applicable – by decision of the European Commission, ensures adequate data protection.
We may transfer personal data to countries whose laws do not ensure adequate data protection, provided that data protection is guaranteed for other reasons, in particular on the basis of standard data protection clauses or with other appropriate safeguards. In exceptional cases, we may export personal data to countries without adequate or appropriate data protection if the special data protection requirements are met, for example the explicit consent of the data subjects or a direct connection with the conclusion or execution of a contract. Upon request, we are happy to inform data subjects about any safeguards or provide a copy of such safeguards.
5. Rights of Data Subjects
Data subjects whose personal data we process have the rights in accordance with Swiss data protection law. These include the right of access as well as the right to rectification, erasure, or blocking of the processed personal data.
Data subjects whose personal data we process may – insofar as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is applicable – request free of charge confirmation as to whether we process personal data concerning them. In such a case, data subjects may request information about the processing of their personal data, request restriction of the processing of their personal data, exercise their right to data portability, as well as have their personal data rectified, erased (“right to be forgotten”), blocked, or completed.
Data subjects whose personal data we process may – insofar as the GDPR is applicable – withdraw their given consent at any time with effect for the future and may at any time object (objection) to the processing of their personal data.
Data subjects whose personal data we process have the right to lodge a complaint with a competent supervisory authority. The supervisory authority for data protection in Switzerland is the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (FDPIC).
6. Data Security
We take appropriate technical and organizational measures to ensure data security appropriate to the respective risk. However, we cannot guarantee absolute data security.
Access to our website is made using transport encryption (SSL / TLS, in particular with Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure, abbreviated HTTPS). Most browsers indicate transport encryption with a padlock in the address bar.
Our digital communication is subject – as is generally the case with any digital communication – to mass surveillance without cause or suspicion, as well as other monitoring by security authorities in Switzerland, in the rest of Europe, in the United States of America (USA), and in other countries. We have no direct influence on the corresponding processing of personal data by intelligence services, police authorities, and other security agencies.
7. Use of the Website
This website is hosted by Swissaround – Markus Manfredi Photography. Swissaround – Markus Manfredi Photography collects personal data when you visit this website. This includes:
- Information about your browser, your network, and your device
- Websites you visited before visiting this website
- Websites you visit on this website
- Your IP address
Swissaround – Markus Manfredi Photography requires the data for the operation of this website as well as for the protection and improvement of its platform and services. Swissaround – Markus Manfredi Photography analyzes the data in a depersonalized form.
7.1 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 does not necessarily have to be limited to traditional text-form cookies.
Cookies may be stored in the browser temporarily as “session cookies” or for a specific period as so-called permanent cookies.
“Session cookies” are automatically deleted when the browser is closed. Permanent cookies have a specific storage duration. Cookies make it possible, in particular, to recognize a browser upon the next visit to our website and thereby, for example, measure the reach of our website. Permanent cookies may also be used, for example, for online marketing.
Cookies can be deactivated or deleted in whole or in part at any time in the browser settings. Without cookies, our website may no longer be fully available. We request – at least insofar as and to the extent necessary – the explicit consent to the use of cookies.
For cookies that are used for performance and reach measurement or for advertising, a general objection (“opt-out”) is possible for numerous services via 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).
7.2 Privacy Policy for SSL/TLS Encryption
For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content – such as the inquiries you send to us as the site operator – this website uses SSL/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 padlock symbol in your browser bar.
When SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.
7.3 Server Log Files
For each access to our website, we may collect the following information, provided that it is transmitted by your browser to our server infrastructure or can be determined by our web server: date and time including time zone, Internet Protocol (IP) address, access status (HTTP status code), operating system including user interface and version, browser including language and version, the individual sub-page of our website accessed including the amount of data transferred, and the last website visited in the same browser window (referrer).
We store such information, which may also constitute personal data, in server log files. This information is necessary in order to provide our website on a permanent, user-friendly, and reliable basis, as well as to ensure data security and thereby, in particular, the protection of personal data – also by third parties or with the help of third parties.
7.4 Web Beacons (Tracking Pixels)
We may use tracking pixels on our website. Tracking pixels are also referred to as web beacons. Tracking pixels – including those from third parties whose services we use – are small, usually invisible images that are automatically retrieved when visiting our website. Tracking pixels can collect the same information as server log files.
8. Notifications and Communications
We send notifications and communications by e-mail and through other communication channels such as instant messaging or SMS.
8.1 Performance and Reach Measurement
Notifications and communications may contain weblinks or tracking pixels that record whether an individual message has been opened and which weblinks were clicked. Such weblinks and tracking pixels may also record the use of notifications and communications on a personal basis. We require this statistical recording of usage for performance and reach measurement in order to send notifications and communications effectively and user-friendly, as well as on a permanent, secure, and reliable basis, according to the needs and reading habits of the recipients.
8.2 Consent and Objection
As a rule, you must expressly give your consent to the use of your e-mail address and other contact addresses, unless use is permissible for other legal reasons. For any such consent, we use the “double opt-in” procedure wherever possible. This means you receive an e-mail with a weblink that you must click to confirm, so that misuse by unauthorized third parties is prevented. We may log such consent, including Internet Protocol (IP) address as well as date and time, for evidentiary and security reasons.
You may generally object to receiving notifications and communications such as newsletters at any time. By such an objection, you may simultaneously object to the statistical recording of usage for performance and reach measurement. Necessary notifications and communications in connection with our activities and tasks remain reserved.
8.3 Service Providers for Notifications and Communications
We send notifications and communications with the help of specialized service providers.
We specifically use: Mailchimp, Squarespace, Monday, and Acuity Scheduling.
Mailchimp: Communication platform; provider: The Rocket Science Group LLC DBA Mailchimp (USA) as a subsidiary of Intuit Inc. (USA); Data protection information: Privacy Policy (Intuit) including “Country and Region-Specific Terms,” “Frequently Asked Questions about Mailchimp Privacy,” “Mailchimp and European Data Transfers,” “Security,” Cookie Policy, “Privacy Rights Requests,” “Legal Terms.”
9. Social Media
We are present on social media platforms and other online platforms in order to communicate with interested persons and to provide information about our activities and tasks. In connection with such platforms, personal data may also be processed outside Switzerland and the European Economic Area (EEA).
The respective terms and conditions (T&C), terms of use, privacy policies, and other provisions of the individual operators of such platforms also apply. These provisions in particular inform data subjects about their rights directly vis-Ă -vis the respective platform, which include, for example, the right of access.
10. Performance and Reach Measurement
We use services and programs to determine how our online offering is used. In this context, we may measure, for example, the success and reach of our online offering as well as the impact of third-party links to our website. We may also test and compare how different versions of our online offering or parts of our online offering are used (“A/B testing” method). Based on the results of performance and reach measurement, we can, in particular, correct errors, strengthen especially popular content, or make improvements to our online offering.
When using services and programs for performance and reach measurement, the Internet Protocol (IP) addresses of individual users must be stored. IP addresses are generally truncated to comply with the principle of data minimization and to improve the privacy of visitors to our website (“IP masking”).
When using services and programs for performance and reach measurement, cookies may be used and user profiles created. User profiles may include, for example, the pages visited or content viewed on our website, information about the size of the screen or browser window, and at least the approximate location. As a rule, user profiles are created exclusively in pseudonymized form. We do not use user profiles to identify individual visitors to our website. Individual services in which you are logged in as a user may possibly associate the use of our online offering with your profile on the respective service, whereby you usually had to give your consent in advance to such association.
We specifically use:
Google Ads: This website uses Google Conversion Tracking. If you access our website via an advertisement placed by Google, a cookie is set by Google Ads on your computer. The cookie for conversion tracking is set when a user clicks on a Google advertisement. These cookies expire after 30 days and are not used for personal identification. If the user visits certain pages of our website and the cookie has not yet expired, we and Google can recognize that the user clicked the ad and was redirected to that page. Each Google Ads customer receives a different cookie. Cookies can therefore not be tracked across the websites of Ads customers. The information obtained using the conversion cookie is used to create conversion statistics for Ads customers who have opted for conversion tracking. Customers learn the total number of users who clicked their ad and were redirected to a page tagged with a conversion tracking tag. However, they do not receive information that can personally identify users.
If you do not wish to participate in tracking, you can refuse the setting of the necessary cookie – for example, by configuring your browser to generally disable the automatic setting of cookies, or by setting your browser to block cookies from the domain “googleleadservices.com.”
Please note that you must not delete the opt-out cookies as long as you do not want measurement data to be recorded. If you delete all cookies in your browser, you must reset the respective opt-out cookie.
Google Analytics: Performance and reach measurement; provider: Google LLC (USA) / Google Ireland Limited (Ireland) for users in the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland; Data protection information: measurement also across different browsers and devices (cross-device tracking) as well as with pseudonymized Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, which are only exceptionally transmitted in full to Google in the USA; “Privacy and Security Principles,” Privacy Policy, “Privacy Guide in Google Products” (including Google Analytics), “How we use data from websites or apps that use our services” (Google information), “How Google uses cookies,” “Browser add-on to deactivate Google Analytics,” “Personalized advertising” (activation / deactivation / settings).
Microsoft Clarity: We use the analytics service Microsoft Clarity provided by Microsoft Corporation to better understand user behavior on our website (e.g., heatmaps, scrolling and clicking behavior). Clarity uses cookies and similar technologies to analyze interactions in an anonymized manner. This may include processing information about your device and your use of our website.
The collected data is stored in an anonymized form in accordance with the GDPR. IP addresses are truncated so that no direct personal reference can be made. A transfer to the USA may occur, which is based on the EU-US Data Privacy Framework.
Processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR). You can withdraw your consent at any time via our cookie banner.
For further information, please refer to the Microsoft Clarity privacy policy: https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/privacystatement
Google Tag Manager: This website uses Google Tag Manager, a service provided by Google Ireland Ltd., Building Gordon House, Barrow St. Dublin 4, Ireland, with headquarters at Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (together “Google”). Google Tag Manager is a service for centrally managing various tracking tags (e.g., Facebook Pixel, Google Analytics, Hotjar, etc.). Google Tag Manager itself does not collect any data. The tags that do collect data, which we manage using Google Tag Manager, are listed in this privacy policy.
Site Kit: Site Kit is a WordPress plugin developed by Google that provides various Google tools and information on a website. It offers website owners useful functions to optimize their site and improve performance.
Google Web Fonts: Diese Website verwendet fĂĽr die einheitliche Darstellung von Schriftarten sogenannte Webfonts, die von Google bereitgestellt werden. Wenn Sie
eine Seite aufrufen, lädt Ihr Browser die benötigten Web Fonts in seinen Browser-Cache, um Texte und Schriften korrekt darzustellen. Wenn Ihr Browser keine Web Fonts unterstützt, wird eine Standardschriftart von Ihrem Computer verwendet. Weitere Informationen zu Google Web Fonts finden Sie unter https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq und in den Datenschutzbestimmungen von Google:
https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/.
PrivacyBee: This website uses PrivacyBee, a service provided by PrivacyBee AG, Laupenstrasse 1, 3008 Bern, Switzerland. PrivacyBee is used to identify all data protection-relevant services and generate an individual privacy policy for the website. This includes:
- IP-Address
- Browser type and version
- Operating system
Date and time of access to our privacy policy
11. Services from Third Parties
We use services from specialized third parties to carry out our activities and tasks on a permanent, user-friendly, secure, and reliable basis. With such services, we can, among other things, embed functions and content into our website. In such embedding, the services used necessarily collect at least temporarily the Internet Protocol (IP) addresses of users for technical reasons.
For necessary security-related, statistical, and technical purposes, third parties whose services we use may process data in connection with our activities and tasks in aggregated, anonymized, or pseudonymized form. This may include, for example, performance or usage data in order to provide the respective service.
11.1 Digital Infrastructure
We use services from specialized third parties to obtain the necessary digital infrastructure in connection with our activities and tasks. These include, for example, hosting and storage services as well as payment modalities from selected providers.
11.2 Contact Options
We use services from selected providers in order to communicate more effectively with third parties such as potential and existing customers.
11.3 Audio and Video Conferences
We use services from specialized third parties to obtain the necessary digital infrastructure in connection with our activities and tasks. These include, for example, hosting and storage services from selected providers, in particular the platform “Gather” from Gather Presence Inc. for events at the Digital Literature House.
Depending on your personal situation, we recommend muting your microphone by default when participating in audio or video conferences, as well as blurring the background or displaying a virtual background.
11.4 Digital Audio and Video Content
We use services from specialized third parties to enable the direct playback of digital audio and video content, such as music or podcasts.
11.4.1 SoundCloud
We use the option of embedding functions and content from SoundCloud on our website. This allows us to display, for example, music published on SoundCloud within our website. Cookies are also used in this process.
SoundCloud is an offering of SoundCloud Holdings GmbH based in Berlin or SoundCloud Holdings II Limited in the Cayman Islands. If you are logged in to SoundCloud as a user, SoundCloud may associate the use of our online offering with your profile. Further information on the type, scope, and purpose of data processing can be found in SoundCloud’s privacy policy.
11.4.2 Spotify
We use the option of embedding functions and content from Spotify on our website. This allows us to display, for example, music published on Spotify within our website. Cookies are also used in this process.
Spotify is an offering of the Swedish company Spotify AB based in Stockholm. If you are logged in to Spotify as a user, Spotify may associate the use of our online offering with your profile. Further information on the type, scope, and purpose of data processing can be found in Spotify’s privacy policy.
11.5 Social Media Functions and Social Media Content
11.5.1 Facebook
We use social plugins from Facebook in order to embed Facebook functions and Facebook content into our website. Such functions include, for example, “Like” or “Share.” Cookies are also used in this process. Further information can be found on Facebook’s “Social Plugins” page.
The social plugins are an offering of Facebook Ireland Ltd. in Ireland or the American Facebook Inc. If you are logged in to Facebook as a user, Facebook can associate the use of our online offering with your profile. Further information on the type, scope, and purpose of data processing can be found in Facebook’s Privacy Policy (“Data Policy”).
11.5.2 Instagram
We use the option of embedding functions and content from Instagram on our website. This allows us to display, for example, images published on Instagram within our website. Cookies are also used in this process.
Instagram is an offering of Facebook Ireland Limited in Ireland or the American Facebook Inc. If you are logged in to Instagram or other Facebook services as a user, Facebook can associate the use of our online offering with your profile. Further information on the type, scope, and purpose of data processing can be found in Instagram’s Privacy Policy.
11.5.3 LinkedIn
We use the option of embedding functions and content from LinkedIn on our website with the help of plugins. This allows us, for example, to enable you to use LinkedIn’s “Share” function on our website. Cookies are also used in this process. Further information can be found on
LinkedIn’s page about plugins.
The plugins are an offering of LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company in Ireland or the American LinkedIn Corporation. If you are logged in to LinkedIn as a user, LinkedIn can associate the use of our online offering with your profile. Further information on the type, scope, and purpose of data processing can be found in
LinkedIn’s Privacy Policy, Cookie Policy, and on LinkedIn’s Data Protection Portal respectively. There is also the possibility to object to personalized advertising.
11.5.4 YouTube
As soon as you access a webpage of ours that contains an embedded YouTube video, a connection to YouTube’s servers is established and YouTube plug-ins (YouTube LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA; subsidiary of Google LLC / Google Ireland Limited (Ireland)) are used in some cases.
In doing so, YouTube is informed which page was visited from which IP address.
11.5.5 TikTok
We use the option of embedding functions and content from TikTok on our website. This allows us to display, for example, videos published on TikTok within our website. Cookies are also used in this process.
TikTok is an offering of TikTok Technology Limited in Ireland or TikTok Information Technologies UK Limited. If you are logged in to TikTok as a user, TikTok can associate the use of our online offering with your profile. Further information on the type, scope, and purpose of data processing can be found in TikTok’s Privacy Policy.
11.5.6 Pinterest
On this website we use social plugins of the social network Pinterest, which is operated by Pinterest Inc., 808 Brannan Street, San Francisco, CA 94103-490, USA (“Pinterest”). When you access a page that contains such a plugin, your browser establishes a direct connection to Pinterest’s servers. The plugin transmits log data to Pinterest’s server in the USA. This log data may include your IP address, the address of the websites you visited that also contain Pinterest functions, type and settings of the browser, date and time of the request, your use of Pinterest, as well as cookies.
Further information on the purpose, scope, and further processing and use of the data by Pinterest as well as your rights in this regard and options for protecting your privacy can be found in Pinterest’s Privacy Policy.
11.5.7 WhatsApp
If you send us a message via WhatsApp (WhatsApp Inc., 650 Castro Street, Suite 120-219, Mountain View, California, 94041, USA) or become part of one of our WhatsApp groups, you thereby transmit your telephone number to us. According to WhatsApp, this is stored on secured servers and not passed on to third parties.
We use the number only for WhatsApp communication with you and for analysis purposes. If you install and use WhatsApp on your mobile phone, you agree to WhatsApp’s Terms and Conditions. These include, among other things, that you grant WhatsApp Inc. access to your telephone number and the contacts stored on your phone. For questions of a personal or confidential nature (i.e., with content that concerns personal data), an e-mail address or telephone number should be provided for further correspondence, as we do not answer such questions via WhatsApp.
The legal basis for the aforementioned data processing lies in our legitimate interest in the economic operation of our online offering.
Further information on the collection and use of your data by WhatsApp can be found in their Privacy Policy: https://www.whatsapp.com/legal
11.5.8 X (formerly Twitter)
Functions of the service X (formerly Twitter) are integrated on our pages. These functions are offered by X Corp., with legal seat in Nevada and administrative headquarters in San Francisco, USA. By using X, the websites you visit are linked to your X account (@X) and made known to other users. In doing so, data such as IP address, browser type, accessed domains, pages visited, mobile provider, device and application IDs, and search terms are transmitted to X.
We point out that, as the provider of the pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data as well as their use by X. You can change your privacy settings at X in the account settings. For questions, please refer to https://help.twitter.com.
11.5.9 Messenger Services
To use the service, an existing messaging account with a provider is required. By installing a messenger, the terms of use and privacy rules of the respective provider are accepted. These providers receive personal data through the use of messenger services. Detailed information on data processing and the protection of personal rights can be found on the website of the respective messenger operator.
Responsible providers of the messengers are:
- WhatsApp, WhatsApp, Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA; Privacy Policy available at https://www.whatsapp.com/legal/privacy-policy-eea
- Telegram, Telegram Messenger LLP, 71-75 Shelton Street, Covent Garden, London, United Kingdom; Privacy Policy available at https://telegram.org/privacy
The respective messenger provider may receive personal data (in particular metadata of the communication) that may also be processed on servers in countries outside the EU (e.g., USA), where an adequate level of data protection cannot be guaranteed. However, WhatsApp Inc. is certified under the Privacy Shield agreement and thereby offers a guarantee to comply with European data protection law. Further information is contained in the above privacy policies of the respective messengers. The VBZ have neither exact knowledge nor influence over data processing by the respective provider.
11.6 Maps
We use services from third parties to embed maps into our website. We specifically use:
11.6.1 Google Maps
Google Maps including Google Maps Platform: mapping service; provider: Google LLC (USA) / Google Ireland Limited (Ireland) for users in the European Economic Area (EEA) and in Switzerland; Data protection information: “Privacy and Security Principles,” Privacy Policy, “Privacy Guide in Google Products” (including Google Maps), “How we use data from websites or apps that use our services” (Google information), “How Google uses cookies,” “Personalized advertising” (activation / deactivation / settings).
11.7 Audiovisual Media
We use services from third parties to enable the direct playback of audiovisual media such as music or videos on our website.
11.8 Documents
We use services from third parties to embed documents into our website. Such documents may include, for example, forms, PDF files, presentations, spreadsheets, and text documents.
11.9 Fonts and Icons
We use Google Fonts to embed selected fonts into our website. Cookies are not used in this process. This is a service of the American Google LLC, offered independently of other Google services. For users in the European Economic Area (EEA) and in Switzerland, the Irish Google Ireland Limited is responsible. Further information on the type, scope, and purpose of data processing can be found in Google’s Privacy and Security Principles as well as in Google’s Privacy Policy.
11.10 Spam and abuse protection (Cloudflare Turnstile)
We use Cloudflare Turnstile to protect our forms from spam and abuse. The provider is Cloudflare Inc., 101 Townsend St, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA.
Turnstile automatically processes technical information (such as IP address, browser data, and session duration) to determine whether an input is made by a human or an automated program (bot). The processing of this data is solely for spam prevention and website security. It is not used for advertising or marketing purposes.
For more information, please refer to the Cloudflare Privacy Policy.
12. Extensions for the Website
12.1 We use jQuery, a free JavaScript library of the JS Foundation. We integrate the library with the help of jQuery.com in order to improve the speed of our website. In this context, jQuery is delivered via the StackPath Content Delivery Network (CDN), a service of the American StackPath LLC. Cookies may also be used in this process. Further information on the type, scope, and purpose of data processing can be found in StackPath’s Privacy Policy.
12.2 We use jQuery, a free JavaScript library of the JS Foundation. We integrate the library via the Google Hosted Libraries Content Delivery Network (CDN) (domain name ajax.googleapis.com) in order to improve the speed of our website. Cookies are only used insofar as they are necessary to prevent misuse and for security-related purposes. This is a service of the American Google LLC, offered independently of other Google services. For users in the European Economic Area (EEA) and in Switzerland, the Irish
Google Ireland Limited is responsible.
Further information on the type, scope, and purpose of data processing can be found in Google’s Privacy and Security Principles and in Google’s Privacy Policy respectively, as well as in the Terms of Service for Google Hosted Libraries.
12.3 We embed on our website the CSS framework Bootstrap of the company LLC. NetDNA, 3575, Cahuenga Blvd Suite 630, Los Angeles, CA 90068, USA (hereinafter: Bootstrap CDN) in order to optimally display the content we offer on different end devices and to reduce the loading speeds of our website. Bootstrap CDN is a public Content Delivery Network (CDN) for providing content. Users of Bootstrap CDN can remotely load CSS, JavaScript, and images from its servers. The use or embedding of Bootstrap CDN is necessary for the aforementioned purposes to safeguard our legitimate interests in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR necessary.
When JavaScript is activated in your browser and no (Java)Script blocker is installed, your browser will transmit personal data (e.g., your IP address and browser) to Bootstrap CDN when loading our page.
The provider’s privacy policy can be found at https://www.bootstrapcdn.com/privacy-policy/
13. Notice on Data Transfer to the USA
Tools from companies based in the USA are integrated into our website, among others. If these tools are active, your personal data may be transmitted to the US servers of the respective companies. We point out that the USA is not a secure third country within the meaning of EU data protection law. US companies are obliged to hand over personal data to security authorities without you, as the data subject, being able to take legal action against this. It can therefore not be ruled out that US authorities (e.g., intelligence services) process, evaluate, and permanently store your data located on US servers for surveillance purposes. We have no influence on these processing activities.
This also applies to the use of Cloudflare Turnstile (Cloudflare Inc., San Francisco, USA).
14. Copyrights
The copyrights 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. Written consent from the copyright holder must be obtained in advance for the reproduction of any files.
Anyone who commits a copyright infringement without the consent of the respective rights holder may be liable to prosecution and, if applicable, liable for damages.
15. General Disclaimer
All information in our online offering has been carefully checked. We make every effort to provide our information offering in an up-to-date, factually correct, and complete manner. Nevertheless, errors cannot be completely ruled out, which is why we cannot assume any guarantee for completeness, accuracy, and timeliness of the information, including of a journalistic-editorial nature. Liability claims for material or immaterial damages caused by the use of the information provided are excluded, unless there is proven intentional or grossly negligent fault.
The publisher may, at its own discretion and without notice, change or delete texts and is not obliged to update the contents of this website. The use of or access to this website is at the visitor’s own risk. The publisher, its clients, or partners are not responsible for damages such as direct, indirect, incidental, pre-determined, or consequential damages allegedly caused by the visit to this website and therefore assume no liability for them.
The publisher also assumes no responsibility or liability for the contents and availability of third-party websites that can be accessed via external links on this website. The operators of the linked sites are solely responsible for their content. The publisher therefore expressly distances itself from all third-party content that may be criminally or civilly relevant or that violates common decency.
16. Final Provisions
We may amend and supplement this privacy policy at any time. We will inform about such amendments and supplements in an appropriate form, in particular by publishing the current privacy policy on our website.
General
This page was last updated on September 06, 2025.