Privacy Statement
This Privacy Policy provides information about what personal data we process in connection with our activities and activities, including our
For individual or additional activities and activities, further data protection declarations and other legal documents such as general terms and conditions (GTC), terms of use or conditions of participation may apply.
1. Contact addresses
Responsibility for the processing of personal data:
Swiss Alpine Secondary School Davos
Guggerbachstrasse 2
CH-7270 Davos place
We point out if there are other responsible parties for the processing of personal data in individual cases.
2. Terms and Legal Bases
2.1 Terms
Personal data is any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person. A data subject is a person about whom we process personal data.
Processing includes any handling of personal data, regardless of the means and procedures used, such as querying, matching, adapting, archiving, storing, reading out, disclosing, procuring, recording, collecting, deleting, disclosing, arranging, organizing, storing, modifying, disseminating, linking, destroying and using personal data.
2.2 Legal basis
We process personal data in accordance with Swiss data protection law such as, in particular, the Federal Data Protection Act (Data Protection Act, DPA) and the Data Protection Ordinance (Data Protection Ordinance, DPA).
3. Type, scope and purpose
We process the personal data that is necessary for us to carry out our activities and operations in a sustainable, humane, safe and reliable manner. The personal data processed may in particular fall into the categories of browser and device data, content data, communication data, metadata, usage data, master data including inventory and contact data, location data, transaction data, contract data and payment data.
We also process personal data that we receive from third parties, obtain from publicly accessible sources or collect in the course of our activities and operations, insofar as such processing is permitted for legal reasons.
We process personal data, where necessary, with the consent of the data subjects. We may process personal data in many cases without consent, for example to fulfill legal obligations or to protect overriding interests. We may also request the consent of data subjects when their consent is not required.
We process personal data for the duration of the period necessary for the respective purpose. We anonymize or delete personal data in particular in accordance with statutory retention and limitation periods.
4. Disclosure of personal data
We may disclose personal data to third parties, have it processed by third parties or process it jointly with third parties. Such third parties are, in particular, specialized providers whose services we use.
We may disclose personal data, for example, to banks and other financial service providers, authorities, educational and research institutions, consultants and lawyers, interest groups, IT service providers, cooperation partners, credit and business information bureaus, logistics and shipping companies, marketing and advertising agencies, media, organizations and associations, social institutions, telecommunications companies and insurance companies.
5. Communication
We process personal data in order to communicate with individuals as well as with authorities, organizations and companies. In doing so, we process in particular data that a data subject transmits to us when establishing contact, for example by letter post or e-mail. We may store such data in an address book or with comparable tools.
Third parties who provide us with data about other persons are obliged to ensure the data protection of these persons independently. In particular, they must ensure that such data is correct and may be transmitted.
6. Data security
We take appropriate technical and organizational measures to ensure data security appropriate to the respective risk. In particular, we ensure the confidentiality, availability, traceability and integrity of the personal data processed, but we cannot guarantee absolute data security.
Access to our website and our other online presence is protected by transport encryption (SSL / TLS, in particular with the Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure, abbreviated HTTPS). Most browsers warn against visiting websites without transport encryption.
Our digital communication is subject – as is basically all digital communication – to mass surveillance without cause or suspicion by security authorities in Switzerland, the rest of Europe, the United States of America (USA) and other countries. We have no direct influence on the corresponding processing of personal data by secret services, police forces and other security authorities. We also cannot rule out the possibility that a data subject may be monitored specifically.
7. Personal Data Abroad
We process personal data basically in Switzerland. However, we may also disclose or export personal data to other countries, in particular in order to process it or have it processed there.
We may transfer personal data to all states and territories on Earth and elsewhere in the universe, provided that the law there ensures adequate data protection in accordance with the decision of the Swiss Federal Council.
We may disclose personal data to countries whose laws do not ensure adequate data protection, provided that adequate data protection is ensured for other reasons. Appropriate data protection may be ensured, for example, by appropriate contractual agreements, on the basis of standard data protection clauses or with other appropriate guarantees. Exceptionally, we may export personal data to countries without adequate or appropriate data protection if the special legal data protection requirements are met, for example the express consent of the data subjects or a direct connection with the conclusion or performance of a contract. We will be happy to provide data subjects with information on any guarantees or provide a copy of any guarantees upon request.
8. Rights of data subjects.
8.1 Data protection rights
We grant data subjects all rights under applicable data protection law. In particular, data subjects have the following rights:
- Information: Data subjects may request information as to whether we process personal data about them, and if so, what personal data is involved. Data subjects also receive the information necessary to assert their data protection claims and to ensure transparency. This includes the processed personal data as such, but also, among other things, information on the purpose of processing, the duration of storage, any disclosure or export of data to other countries and the origin of the personal data.
- Correction and restriction: Data subjects can correct incorrect personal data, complete incomplete data and have the processing of their data restricted.
- Deletion and objection: Data subjects can have personal data deleted («right to be forgotten») and object to the processing of their data with effect for the future.
- Data surrender and transfer: Data subjects may request the surrender of personal data or the «transfer of their data to another controller.
We may suspend, restrict or refuse the exercise of the rights of data subjects to the extent permitted by law. We may inform data subjects of any requirements that must be met in order to exercise their data protection rights. For example, we may refuse to provide information in whole or in part on the grounds of business secrets or the protection of other persons. We may also, for example, refuse to delete personal data in whole or in part, citing legal obligations to preserve records.
We may exceptionally provide for costs for the exercise of rights. We inform data subjects in advance über allfällige costs.
We are obliged to take reasonable measures to identify data subjects who request information or assert other rights. Data subjects are required to cooperate.
8.2 Legal defense
Data subjects have the right to enforce their data protection claims by legal means or to lodge a complaint with a competent data protection supervisory authority
The data protection supervisory authority for private data controllers and federal bodies in Switzerland is the Swiss Data Protection and Information Commissioner (EDÖB).
9. Use of the website.
9.1 Cookies
We may use cookies. Cookies – own cookies (first-party cookies) as well as cookies from third parties whose services we use (third-party cookies) – are data that are stored in the browser. Such stored data need not be limited to traditional cookies in text form.
Cookies can be stored in the browser temporarily as «Session Cookies» or for a certain period of time as so-called permanent cookies. Session cookies are automatically deleted when the browser is closed. Permanent cookies have a specific storage period. Cookies make it possible in particular to recognize a browser the next time it visits our website and thus, for example, to measure the reach of our website. Permanent cookies can also be used, for example, for online marketing.
Cookies can be completely or partially deactivated or deleted at any time in the browser settings. Without cookies, our website may no longer be fully available. We ask – at least if and to the extent necessary – actively for the express consent to the use of cookies.
For cookies used for performance and reach measurement or for advertising, a general objection («opt-out») via the 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) possible.
9.2 Server logfiles
We may collect the following information for each access to our website, provided that this information 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, individual sub-page of our website accessed including the amount of data transferred, website last accessed in the same browser window (referrer).
We store such information on our server infrastructure.
We store such information, which may also represent personal data, in server log files. The information is necessary to provide our website permanently, user-friendly and reliable, as well as to ensure data security and thus in particular the protection of personal data – also by third parties or with the help of third parties.
9.3 Tracking pixel
We may use a tracking pixels on our website. Tracking pixel are also referred to as web beacons. Tracking pixels – also from third parties whose services we use – are small, usually not visible images that are automatically retrieved when you visit our website. A tracking pixel can collect the same information as a server log file.
10. Social Media
We are present on social media platforms and other online platforms in order to be able to communicate with interested persons as well as to inform about our activities and operations. In connection with such platforms, personal data may also be processed outside of Switzerland.
The General Terms and Conditions (GTC) and Terms of Use as well as data protection declarations and other provisions of the individual operators of such platforms also apply in each case. These provisions inform in particular about the rights of data subjects directly against the respective platform, which includes, for example, the right to information.
11. Third-party services
We use services of specialized third parties in order to be able to perform our activities and operations in a durable, user-friendly, secure and reliable manner. With such services, we can, among other things, embed functions and content into our website. In the case of such an embedding, the services used record the Internet Protocol (IP) addresses of the users at least temporarily for technically compelling reasons.
For necessary security-related, statistical and technical purposes, third parties whose services we use may process data in connection with our activities and operations in aggregated, anonymized or pseudonymized form. This is, for example, performance or usage data in order to be able to offer the respective service.
We use in particular:
- Services of Google: Providers: Google LLC (USA) / Google Ireland Limited (Ireland) for users in the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland; General information on data protection: «Privacy and Security Policy», Privacy Statement, «Google is committed to complying with applicable privacy laws», «Privacy Guide in Google Products», «How we use data from websites or apps on or in which our services are used» (provided by Google), «Cookie types used by Google and other technologies», «Personalized advertising» (activation / deactivation / settings).
11.1 Digital infrastructure
We use services of specialized third parties in order to be able to make use of required digital infrastructure in connection with our activities and operations. This includes, for example, hosting and storage services from selected providers.
We use in particular:
- Cyon: hosting; provider: cyon GmbH (Switzerland); privacy information: «data protection», Data protection declaration.
11.2 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.
We specifically use:
- Vimeo: video platform; provider: Vimeo Inc. (USA); privacy information: privacy statement, «privacy».
11.3 Advertising
We use the ability to display targeted advertisements for our activities and operations on third parties such as social media platforms and search engines.
We want to use such advertising in particular to reach people who are already interested in our activities and operations or who might be interested in them (Remarketing and Targeting). For this purpose, we may disclose relevant personal data to third parties that enable such advertising. We can also determine whether our advertising is successful, that is, in particular, whether it leads to visits to our website (Conversion Tracking).
Third parties with whom we advertise and where you are registered as a user, can assign the use of our online offer to your profile there.
We use in particular:
- LinkedIn Ads: social media advertising; providers: LinkedIn Corporation (USA) / LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company (Ireland); data protection information: remarketing and targeting, in particular with the LinkedIn Insight Tag, 'data protection', privacy policy, cookie policy, objecting to personalized advertising.
- Meta Ads: social media advertising on Facebook and Instagram; providers: Meta Platforms Ireland Limited (Ireland) and other Meta companies (including in the US); data protection information: targeting, including retargeting, in particular with the Meta pixel and with Custom Audiences including Lookalike Audiences, privacy policy, 'advertising preferences' (user registration required).
12. Extensions for the website
We use extensions for our website to be able to use additional functions. We can use selected services from suitable providers or use such extensions on our own digital infrastructure.
In particular, we use:
- Cloudflare Turnstile: Spam protection (distinguishing between desired content from people and undesired content from bots and spam); Cloudflare Inc. (USA); Information on data protection: “Turnstile, a user- and privacy-friendly alternative to CAPTCHA”, “Privacy”, Privacy Policy.
13. Success-and-reach-measurement
We use services and programs to determine how our online offering is used. In this context, we can, for example, measure the success and reach of our activities and operations as well as the effect of third-party links to our website. However, we can also, for example, test and compare how different versions of our online offering or parts of our online offering are used («A/B test»method). Based on the results of the performance and reach measurement, we can in particular correct errors, strengthen 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 basically shortened («IP masking») in order to follow the principle of data economy through the corresponding pseudonymization and thus to improve the data protection of users.
When using services and programs for performance and reach measurement, cookies may be used and user profiles may be created. User profiles include, for example, the pages visited or content viewed on our website, information about the size of screen or browser window and the – at least approximate – location. Basically user profiles are created exclusively pseudonymized. We do not use user profiles for the identification of individual users. Individual services of third parties, with which users are registered, can assign the use of our online offer at most to the user account or user profile at the respective service.
We use in particular:
- Google Analytics: Success and reach measurement; provider: Google; Google Analytics-specific information: Measurement also across different browsers and devices (cross-device tracking) as well as with pseudonymized Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, which are only exceptionally completely transmitted to Google in the USA, «Privacy», «Browser Add-on to disable Google Analytics».
- Google Tag Manager: Integration and management of other services for performance and reach measurement as well as other services from Google as well as third parties; provider: Google; Google Tag Manager-specific information: «Data collected with Google Tag Manager»; further information on data protection can be found at the individual integrated and managed services.
- Hotjar: Recording of user behavior; provider: Hotjar Ltd. (Malta); privacy information: recording without reference to individual website visitors, for example in relation to movements and clicks with a mouse or with any other input device, «Your Privacy & Hotjar»), privacy statement, cookie policy, Objection to collection by Hotjar («Do Not Track: Do you want to tell Hotjar not to collect your data?»).
14. Final provisions
We may amend and supplement this privacy statement at any time. We will inform you about such adjustments and additions in an appropriate manner, in particular by publishing the current data protection statement on our website.
This privacy policy is machine translated from the german version