Privacy Policy

Daniela Scherer, owner of ErdVital, operates the website www.erdvital.ch and is therefore responsible for the collection, processing, and use of your personal data, as well as for ensuring that data processing complies with applicable law.

Your trust is important to us. We take data protection seriously and ensure appropriate security measures are in place. Of course, we comply with the legal provisions of the Federal Act on Data Protection (DSG), the Ordinance to the Federal Act on Data Protection (VDSG), the Telecommunications Act (FMG), and, where applicable, other data protection regulations, in particular the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

To help you understand what personal data we collect from you and for what purposes we use it, please review the information below.

Person in Charge

ErdVital Scherer
Adrian Scherer
Lanzacker 6
6286 Altwis

Protection of Your Privacy

Personal data is treated as strictly confidential and is neither sold nor disclosed to third parties. Every person has the right to privacy and to protection against the misuse of their personal data, in accordance with Article 13 of the Swiss Federal Constitution and the federal data protection provisions (Data Protection Act, DSG). We comply with these provisions.

Working closely with our hosting providers, we strive to protect our databases as effectively as possible against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, or tampering.

SSL encryption

To protect the security of your data during transmission, we use state-of-the-art encryption methods (SSL) via HTTPS.

Automated Data Processing on This Website

When you visit www.erdvital.ch, our servers temporarily log each visit in a log file. The following data is collected automatically without any action on your part and is stored by us until it is automatically deleted after no more than twelve months:

• the IP address of the requesting computer,
• the date and time of access,
• the name and URL of the file accessed,
• the website from which the access originated,
• your computer’s operating system and the browser you are using,
• the country from which you accessed the site and the language settings in your browser, and
• the name of your Internet service provider.

This data is collected and processed for the purpose of enabling the use of our website (establishing a connection), ensuring system security and stability, optimizing our website, and for internal statistical purposes. In particular, the IP address is used to determine the website visitor’s country of residence and to set the website’s language to the appropriate default. Furthermore, the IP address is analyzed in the event of attacks on the network infrastructure of www.erdvital.ch and for statistical purposes.

In addition, when you visit our website, we use so-called pixels and cookies to display personalized ads and to utilize web analytics services.

Types of Data Processed

• Master data (e.g., names, addresses).
• Contact information (e.g., email, phone numbers).
• Content data (e.g., text entries, photographs, videos).
• Usage data (e.g., websites visited, interests in content, times of access).
• Meta/communication data (e.g., device information, IP addresses).

Purpose of Processing

• Provision of the online service, its features, and content
• Responding to contact requests and communicating with users
• Safety Measures
• Audience Measurement/Marketing

Using Our Contact Form

You have the option of using a contact form to get in touch with us. You are required to provide the following personal information:

• Company,
• First and last name,
• Company address (street, house number, ZIP code, city),
• Phone number,
• Domain name,
• Email address

Failure to provide this information may hinder our ability to provide our services.

We use this information solely to respond to your inquiry in the best possible and most personalized way. You may object to this data processing at any time and request that we delete your information (via email).

Integration of Third-Party Services and Content

It may happen that content or services from third-party providers, such as city maps or fonts from other websites, are integrated into our online offering. The integration of third-party content always requires that the third-party providers detect the user’s IP address, since without the IP address they would not be able to send the content to the user’s browser. The IP address is therefore necessary for displaying this content. Furthermore, third-party content providers may set their own cookies and process user data for their own purposes. In doing so, they may create user profiles based on the processed data. We will use this content in a way that minimizes data collection and, where possible, avoids it altogether, and we will select reliable third-party providers with regard to data security.

The following list provides an overview of third-party providers and their content, along with links to their privacy policies, which contain further information on data processing and—as mentioned in some cases above—options to object (so-called “opt-out” options):

External fonts from Google, Inc., https://www.google.com/fonts (“Google Fonts”). Google Fonts are integrated via a server request to Google (usually in the U.S.). Privacy Policy: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/, Opt-out: https://www.google.com/settings/ads/.

Maps provided by the “Google Maps” service from the third-party provider Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. Privacy Policy: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/, Opt-Out: https://www.google.com/set-tings/ads/.

Videos from the “YouTube” platform provided by the third-party provider Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. Privacy Policy: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/, Opt-out: https://www.google.com/settings/ads/.

This website uses the reCAPTCHA service provided by Google Inc. (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; “Google”). The purpose of this query is to determine whether the input is being made by a human or through automated, machine-based processing. This process involves sending your IP address and, if applicable, other data required by Google for the reCAPTCHA service to Google. For this purpose, your input is transmitted to Google and processed there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of this service. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of reCAPTCHA will not be merged with other Google data. Your data may also be transferred to the United States in the course of this process. Processing is based on Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR with your consent. You may withdraw your consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of your consent prior to withdrawal. For more information about Google reCAPTCHA and the associated privacy policy, please visit: https://www.google.com/privacy/ads/.

Disclosure of Data to Third Parties

We will only disclose your personal data if you have expressly consented to such disclosure, if we are legally required to do so, or if it is necessary to enforce our rights, in particular to enforce claims arising from the relationship between you and us.

In addition, we share your data with third parties to the extent necessary in connection with your use of the website to provide the services you have requested and to analyze your user behavior. To the extent necessary for the purposes stated in the first sentence, this information may also be transferred abroad. If the website contains links to third-party websites, once you click on these links, we no longer have any influence over the collection, processing, storage, or use of personal data by the third party and assume no responsibility for such activities.

Transfer of Personal Data Abroad

We are authorized to transfer your personal data to third-party companies (contracted service providers) abroad, provided that this is necessary for the data processing described in this Privacy Policy. These providers are bound by the same data protection obligations as we are. If the level of data protection in a country does not meet Swiss or European standards, we will ensure through contractual agreements that the protection of your personal data is equivalent to that in Switzerland or the EU at all times.

Data Security

We use appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your personal data stored with us against tampering, partial or complete loss, and unauthorized access by third parties. Our security measures are continuously improved in line with technological developments.

You should always keep your payment information confidential and close the browser window when you have finished communicating with us, especially if you share a computer with others.

We also take internal data protection very seriously. We have required our employees and the service providers we engage to maintain confidentiality and comply with data protection regulations.

Cookies

Cookies help in many ways to make your visit to our website easier, more enjoyable, and more meaningful. Cookies are information files that your web browser automatically stores on your computer’s hard drive when you visit our website. Cookies do not damage your computer’s hard drive, nor do they transmit any of your personal data to us.

For example, we use cookies to better tailor the information, offers, and advertisements displayed to you to your individual interests. Using cookies does not result in us obtaining any new personal data about you as an online visitor. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies. However, you can configure your browser so that no cookies are stored on your computer or so that a notification always appears when you receive a new cookie.

Disabling cookies may prevent you from using all the features of our website.