Privacy Policy

General / Introduction

Based on Article 13 of the Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation and the data protection principles of the Swiss Confederation (Federal Act on Data Protection, FADP), every person is entitled to protection of their privacy and protection against misuse of their personal data. The operators of this website take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in compliance with the statutory data protection regulations of the Swiss federation as well as these privacy statements.

In cooperation with our hosting providers, we make every effort to protect the databases as well as possible against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, or falsification.

Please note that data transmission over the Internet (e.g. when communicating via email) may have security gaps. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible. By using this website, you consent to the collection, processing, and use of data in accordance with the following description. This website can be visited without registration. Data such as accessed pages or names of accessed databases, date and time are stored on the server for statistical purposes without it being directly related to your person. If personal data (e.g. name, address, or email addresses) is collected on our website, this is always done on a voluntary basis as far as possible. This data will not be passed on to third parties without your express consent.

Responsibility

The responsible party in compliance with data protection laws, including the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), is:
Kinderregion c/o Zürich Tourismus
Gessnerallee 3
8001 Zurich
Switzerland
info@kinderregion.ch

Person Responsible for Data Protection

Patricia Casutt
patricia@kinderregion.ch

Processing of Personal Data

Personal data is any information relating to an identified or identifiable person. A data subject is the individual the personal data relates to. Processing includes any handling of personal data, regardless of the means and procedures used, in particular the storage, disclosure, procurement, deletion, retention, modification, destruction and use of personal data.

We process personal data in accordance with the Federal Act on Data Protection. If and insofar as the EU GDPR is applicable, we also process personal data on the following legal bases in conjunction with Art. 6 (1) GDPR:

(1) Processing shall be lawful only if and to the extent that at least one of the following applies:

(a) the data subject has given consent to the processing of his or her personal data for one or more specific purposes
(b) processing is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is party or in order to take steps at the request of the data subject prior to entering into a contract
(c) processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which the controller is subject;
(d) processing of personal data to protect the vital interests of the data subject or of another natural person;
(e) processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller;
(f) processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the controller or by a third party, except where such interests are overridden by the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject which require protection of personal data, in particular where the data subject is a child.

We process personal data for the duration required for the respective purpose or purposes. In the case of longer-term storage obligations due to legal and other obligations to which we are subject, we restrict processing accordingly.

This website uses cookies. A cookie is information that a website puts on a user’s computer. Cookies store limited information from a web browser session on a given website. In particular, cookies help to determine the frequency of use and the number of users of the pages, to analyze patterns of page use, but also to make our offer more customer-friendly. Cookies remain stored beyond the end of a browser session and can be retrieved when you visit the site again. If you do not wish this to happen, you should set your Internet browser to reject cookies.

A general objection to the use of cookies for online marketing purposes can be declared for a large number of services, especially in the case of tracking, via the US site aboutads.info/choices/ or the EU siteyouronlinechoices.com/. In addition, the storage of cookies can be achieved by deactivating them in the browser settings. Please note that in this case not all functions of this online service are accessible.

WithSSL/TLS Encryption

This website uses SSL/TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as requests that you send to us, the Site Operator. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from “http://” to “https://” and by the lock symbol in your browser line. If SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

Server log files
The provider of this website automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us.

These are:

browser type and browser version;
operating system you use;
referrer URL;
host name of the accessing computer;
time of the server request.

This data is not assigned to specific individuals. This data is not merged with other data sources. We reserve the right to check this data retrospectively if we become aware of specific indications of unlawful use.

Third-Party Services

This website may use Google Maps to embed maps, Google Invisible reCAPTCHA to protect against bots and spam, and YouTube to embed videos. These services of the American Google LLC use cookies, among others, whereby data is transferred to Google in the USA, whereas we assume that no personal tracking takes place in this context solely using our website. Google has undertaken to guarantee appropriate data protection in accordance with the US-European and US-Swiss Privacy Shield. Further information can be found in Google’s Privacy Policy.

Contact Form

If you send us inquiries via contact form, your details from the inquiry form, including the contact data you provide there, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the inquiry and in the event of follow-up questions. We will not pass this data to a third party without your consent.

Newsletter

If you wish to receive the newsletter offered on the website, we require an email address, your first and last name as well as information that allows us to verify that you are the owner of the email address provided and that you agree to receive the newsletter. No further data is collected. We use this data exclusively for sending the requested information and do not pass it on to third parties. You can revoke your given consent to the storage of the data, the email address, and its use for sending the newsletter at any time by clicking on the “unsubscribe” link in the newsletter.

Rights of Data Subjects

Right to confirmation
Every data subject has the right to obtain confirmation from the website operator as to whether or not personal data concerning him or her is being processed. If you wish to exercise this right to confirmation, you can contact the Data Protection Officer at any time.

Right to be informed
Any individual affected by the processing of personal data has the right to be informed at any time and free of charge by the Operator of this website about the collection and use of personal data. In addition, the following information may be provided where applicable:

the purposes of processing their personal data;
the categories of personal data being processed;
with whom the personal data have been or will be shared;
if possible, the retention periods of that personal data, or, if not possible, the criteria used to determine that period;
the right to request rectification or erasure of personal data, or the restriction of processing of personal data concerning the data subject, or to object to such processing from the controller;
the right of complaint to a supervisory authority;
if personal data is not collected from the data subject: all available information about the origin of the data.

Furthermore, the data subject has the right to information as to whether personal data has been shared with a third country or an international organization. If this is the case, the data subject also has the right to obtain information about the appropriate guarantees in connection with the transfer. If you would like to exercise your right to information, you can contact our Data Protection Officer at any time.

Right to rectification
The data subject shall have the right to obtain from the controller without undue delay the rectification of inaccurate personal data concerning him or her. Taking into account the purposes of the processing, the data subject shall have the right to have incomplete personal data completed, including by means of providing a supplementary statement. If you wish to exercise your right to rectification, you can contact our Data Protection Officer at any time.

Right to erasure (right to be forgotten)
The data subject shall have the right to obtain from the controller the erasure of personal data concerning him or her without undue delay and the controller shall have the obligation to erase personal data without undue delay where one of the following grounds applies:

the personal data are no longer necessary in relation to the purposes for which they were collected or otherwise processed;
the data subject withdraws consent on which the processing is based and where there is no other legal ground for the processing;
the data subject objects to the processing on grounds relating to his or her particular situation and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing, or the data subject objects to the processing in the case of direct marketing and associated profiling;
the personal data has been unlawfully processed;
the personal data have to be erased for compliance with a legal obligation in Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject;
the personal data have been collected in relation to the offer of information society services referred to in Article 8 (1).

If one of the grounds listed above applies and you would like to request the erasure of personal data stored by the operator of this website, you can contact our Data Protection Officer at any time. The Data Protection Officer of this website will ensure that the request for erasure is complied with immediately.

Right to restriction of processing
The data subject shall have the right to obtain from the controller restriction of processing where one of the following applies:

the accuracy of the personal data is contested by the data subject, for a period enabling the controller to verify the accuracy of the personal data;
the processing is unlawful and the data subject opposes the erasure of the personal data and requests the restriction of their use instead;
the controller no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of the processing, but they are required by the data subject for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims;
the data subject has objected to the processing on grounds relating to his or her particular situation pending the verification whether the legitimate grounds of the controller override those of the data subject.

If one of the grounds listed above applies, you can request the restriction of processing of personal data stored by the operator of this website. To do so, please contact our Data Protection Officer at any time. The Data Protection Officer of this website will arrange for the restriction of processing.

Right to data portability
The data subject shall have the right to receive the personal data concerning him or her, which he or she has provided to a controller, in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format and have the right to transmit those data to another controller without hindrance from the controller if all legal requirements are met. Furthermore, the data subject shall have the right to have the personal data transmitted directly from one controller to another, where technically feasible and provided that this does not adversely affect the rights and freedoms of others. To assert your right to data portability, contact the Data Protection Officer appointed by the operator of this website at any time.

Right to object
The data subject shall have the right to object on grounds relating to his or her particular situation. In the event of an objection, the operator of this website will no longer process the personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override the interests, rights, and freedoms of the data subject or if the processing serves the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims. To exercise your right to object, contact the Data Protection Officer of this website directly.

Right to withdraw consent
The data subject shall have the right to withdraw his or her consent at any time. To exercise your right to withdraw consent, contact our Data Protection Officer at any time.

Objection to Advertising Email

We hereby object to the use of our contact information published in the scope of the legal notice requirement to send advertising and information material that we have not expressly requested. The operators of this website expressly reserve the right to take legal action in case of unsolicited sending of advertising information, such as spam mails.

The copyright and all other rights to the content, images, photos, or other files on the website belong exclusively to the operator of this website or the rights holders. Third parties give their consent by uploading to the image database. Anyone who commits a copyright infringement without the consent of the respective copyright holder may be liable to prosecution and/or compensation for damages.

Disclaimer

All information on our website has been carefully checked. We make every effort to ensure that the information we provide is up-to-date, correct, and complete. However, the occurrence of errors cannot be completely ruled out, we therefore cannot guarantee the completeness, accuracy, and topicality of the information, including journalistic and editorial information. Liability claims relating to material or non-material damage caused by the use or non-use of the information provided or by the use of incorrect or incomplete information are fundamentally excluded.

The publisher may change or delete texts at his or her own discretion and without prior notice 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 customers or partners are not responsible for any damages, such as direct, indirect, incidental, or consequential damages, allegedly caused by visiting this website and consequently assume no liability for such damages.

The publisher also accepts no responsibility or liability for the content and availability of third-party websites that can be accessed via external links from this website. The operators of the linked sites are solely responsible for their content. The publisher therefore expressly distances him or herself from all third-party content that may be relevant under criminal or liability law or offend common decency.

Data Transfer to the USA

Tools from companies based in the USA are integrated on our website. If these tools are active, your personal data may be transferred to the US servers of the respective companies. Please note that the USA is not a safe third country within the meaning of EU data protection law. US companies are required to disclose 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. secret services) may process, evaluate, and permanently store your data on US servers for surveillance purposes. We have no influence on these processing operations.

Amendments

We may change this Privacy Policy at any time without prior notice. The current version published on our website applies. If the privacy policy is part of an agreement with you, we will inform you of the change by email or other suitable means in the event of an update.

Facebook

This website uses functions of Facebook Inc., 1601 S. California Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA. When you visit our pages with Facebook plugins, a connection is established between your browser and the Facebook servers. Data is already transmitted to Facebook in the process. If you have a Facebook account, this data can be linked to it. If you do not want this data to be linked to your Facebook account, please log out of Facebook before visiting our site. Interactions, in particular the use of a comment function or clicking on a “Like” or “Share” button, are also forwarded to Facebook. You can find out more at de-de.facebook.com/about/privacy.

Instagram

Functions of the Instagram service are integrated on our website. These functions are offered by Instagram Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA, 94025, USA. If you are logged into your Instagram account, you can link the content of our pages to your Instagram profile by clicking on the Instagram button. This allows Instagram to associate your visit to our pages with your user account. Please note that, as the provider of the pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by Instagram. Further information can be found in Instagram’s privacy policy: instagram.com/about/legal/privacy/.

Google Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Ireland Limited. If the controller responsible for data processing on this website is located outside the European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland, the data processing of Google Analytics is carried out by Google LLC. Google LLC and Google Ireland Limited are hereinafter referred to as “Google”.

The statistics obtained enable us to improve our offer and make it more interesting for you as a user. This website also uses Google Analytics for a cross-device analysis of visitor flows, which is carried out via a user ID. If you have a Google user account, you can deactivate the cross-device analysis of your usage in the settings under “My Data”, “Personal Data”.

The legal basis for the use of Google Analytics is Article 6 (1) sentence 1 point (f) GDPR. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data. Please note that on this website Google Analytics has been extended by the code “_anonymizeIp();” to ensure an anonymized collection of IP addresses. Which means that IP addresses are processed in abbreviated form so that they cannot be linked to a specific individual. If the data collected about you can be assigned to a person, it will immediately be ruled out and the personal data is deleted immediately.

Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and truncated there. Google will use this information on behalf of the operator of this website for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity, and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage to the website operator. For the exceptional cases in which personal data is transferred to the USA, Google has submitted to the EU-US Privacy Shield, privacyshield.gov/EU-US-Framework.

Google Analytics uses cookies. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however, please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. You can also prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the cookie and relating to your use of the website (including your IP address) and from processing this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available at the following link: Deactivate Google Analytics.

This will store a so-called opt-out cookie on your data carrier, which prevents the processing of personal data by Google Analytics. Please note that if you delete all cookies on your end device, these opt-out cookies will also be deleted, i.e. you must set the opt-out cookies again if you wish to continue to prevent this form of data collection. The opt-out cookies are set for each browser and computer/end device and must therefore be activated separately for each browser, computer, or other end device.

Google Maps

This website uses the Google Maps service. This enables us to display interactive maps directly on the website and allows you to use the map function conveniently. When you visit the website, Google receives the information that you have accessed the corresponding subpage of our website. This happens regardless of whether Google provides a user account through which you are logged in or whether no user account exists. If you are logged in to Google, your data will be assigned directly to your account. If you do not wish your data to be assigned to your Google profile, you must log out before activating the button. Google stores your data as usage profiles and uses them for the purposes of advertising, market research and/or the needs-based design of its website. Such an evaluation is carried out in particular (even for users who are not logged in) to provide needs-based advertising and to inform other users of the social network about your activities on our website. You have the right to object to the creation of these user profiles, whereby you must contact Google to exercise this right. You can find more information on the purpose and scope of data collection and processing by Google as well as further information on your rights in this regard and setting options to protect your privacy at: policies.google.com/privacy

Google Tag Manager

Google Tag Manager is a solution with which we can manage so-called website tags via an interface and thus, for example, integrate Google Analytics and other Google marketing services into our online offering. The Tag Manager itself, which implements the tags, does not process any personal user data. With regard to the processing of users’ personal data, we refer to the following information on Google services. Usage guidelines: google.com/intl/de/tagmanager/use-policy.html.

Google Remarketing

This website uses the remarketing function of Google Inc. This function is used to present interest-based advertising to website visitors within the Google advertising network. A so-called “cookie” is stored in the website visitor’s browser, which makes it possible to recognize the visitor when he or she visits websites that belong to the Google advertising network. On these websites, the visitor can be shown advertising that relates to content that the visitor has previously accessed on websites that use Google’s remarketing function.

According to its own information, Google does not collect any personal data during this process. However, if you do not wish to use Google’s remarketing function, you can generally deactivate it by making the appropriate settings at google.com/settings/ads. Alternatively, you can deactivate the use of cookies for interest-based advertising via the advertising network initiative by following the instructions at networkadvertising.org/managing/opt_out.asp

Google Ads

This website uses Google Conversion Tracking. If you have reached our website via an advertisement placed by Google, Google Ads will set a cookie on your computer. The conversion tracking cookie is set when a user clicks on an ad placed by Google. These cookies lose their validity 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 on the ad and was redirected to this 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 generate conversion statistics for Ads customers who have opted for conversion tracking. Customers are told the total number of users who clicked on their ad and were redirected to a page with a conversion tracking tag. However, they do not receive any information that can be used to personally identify users.

If you do not wish to participate in tracking, you can refuse the setting of a cookie required for this – for example, by using a browser setting that generally deactivates the automatic setting of cookies or by setting your browser to block cookies from the domain “googleleadservices.com”.

Please note that you may not delete the opt-out cookies as long as you do not want measurement data to be recorded. If you have deleted all your cookies in the browser, you must set the respective opt-out cookie again.