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Swiss Water Partnership
c/o Helvetas
Postfach
8021 Zurich
Switzerland
Disclaimer
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Liability claims relating to material or immaterial damage caused by the use or non-use of the information provided or incorrect and incomplete information are generally excluded.
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Copyrights
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Privacy policy
The responsible body within the meaning of the data protection laws, in particular the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), is:
Swiss Water Partnership
c/o Helvetas
Postfach
8021 Zurich
Switzerland
General Notice
Based on Article 13 of the Swiss Federal Constitution and the data protection regulations of the Swiss Confederation (Data Protection Act, FADP), every person is entitled to the protection of their privacy and to guard against misuse of their data. The operators of this website take the security of your data very seriously. We treat your data confidentially and follow the statutory data protection regulations and this data protection declaration.
In cooperation with our hosting providers, we strive to protect the databases as much as possible from unauthorized access, loss, misuse, or falsification. You should note that data transmission on the Internet (e.B. when communicating by email) may have security gaps. Complete protection of the data against access by third parties is not possible.
Using this website, you consent to collecting, processing, and using data by the following description. In principle, this website can be visited without registration. Data such as pages accessed or names of accessed files, date, and time are stored on the server for statistical purposes, without this data being directly associated with you. Insofar as personal data (e.g., name, address, or email addresses) are collected on our pages, this is always done voluntarily as far as possible. This data will not be passed on to third parties without your consent.
Processing of personal data
Personal data is any information relating to an identified or identifiable person. A data subject is a person about whom personal data is processed. The processing includes any handling of personal data, regardless of the means and procedures used, particularly the storage, disclosure, procurement, deletion, storage, modification, destruction, and use of personal data.
We process personal data by following the Swiss data protection law. Insofar as the EU GDPR is applicable, we also process personal data on the following legal bases in connection with Article 6 (GDPR):
lit. a) Processing of personal data with the consent of the data subject.
Lit. b) Processing personal data to perform a contract with the data subject and implement corresponding pre-contractual measures.
lit.c) Processing of personal data to comply with a legal obligation to which we are subject under applicable EU law or under the applicable law in which the GDPR is applicable in whole or in part.
Lit. d) Processing personal data to safeguard the data subject’s vital interests of another natural person.
They are lit. f) Processing personal data to safeguard the legitimate interests of third parties unless the data subject’s fundamental freedoms and rights and interests prevail. Legitimate interests include, in particular, our business interest in being able to provide our website, information security, the enforcement of our legal claims, and compliance with Swiss law.
We process personal data for the duration necessary for individual purposes. In the case of longer-term retention obligations due to legal and other obligations to which we are subject, we restrict the processing accordingly.
Privacy Policy for Cookies
This website uses cookies. These are small text files that make it possible to store specific information related to the user on the user’s terminal device while the user is using the website. Cookies make it possible, in particular, to determine the frequency of use and the number of users of the pages, to analyze behavior patterns of site use, and also to make our offer more customer-friendly. Cookies remain stored beyond the end of a browser session and can be retrieved when you revisit the site. If you do not want this, you should set your Internet browser to refuse to accept cookies.
A general objection to cookies for online marketing purposes can be declared for a large part of the services, particularly in tracking, via the US site https://www.aboutads.info/choices/ or the EU site https://www.youronlinechoices.com. In addition, the storage of cookies can be achieved by deactivating them in the browser settings. Please note that not all online offer functions can be used in this case.
Privacy Policy for SSL/TLS Encryption
This website uses SSL/TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as. B requests that you send to us as the site operator. You can recognize an encrypted connection because the browser’s address line changes from “HTTP://” to “HTTPS://” and 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.
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, among other things, cookies and data are thereby transmitted to Google in the USA, whereby we assume that in this context, no personal tracking takes place solely through the use of our website. Google is committed to ensuring adequate data protection by the US-European and US-Swiss Privacy Shields. For more information, see Google’s Privacy Policy.
Privacy Policy for the contact form
If you send us inquiries via the contact form, your details from the inquiry form, including the contact details you provided there, will be stored by us to process the search and in the event of follow-up questions. We do not pass on this data without your consent.
Rights of data subjects
Right to confirmation: Every data subject has the right to obtain verification from the website operator about whether personal data concerning them is being processed. If you wish to exercise this right of confirmation, you can contact the Data Protection Officer at any time.
Right to information: Every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right to receive information from the operator of this website at any time, free of charge, about the data stored about them and a copy of this information. In addition, data may be provided about the following
- the purposes of the processing
- the categories of personal data processed
- the recipients to whom the personal data have been or will be disclosed
- where possible, the envisaged duration of storage of the personal data or, if this is not possible, the criteria for determining that period
- the existence of a right to rectification or erasure of personal data concerning them, to restriction of processing by the controller, or to object to such processing
- the presence of a right to complain about a supervisory authority
- if the personal data are not collected from the data subject: all available information on the origin of the data.
- In addition, the data subject has the right to be informed whether personal data have been transferred to a third country or an international organization. If this is the case, the data subject shall also have the right to obtain information on the appropriate safeguards connected to the transfer.
- If you wish to exercise this right of access, you can contact our data protection officer at any time.
Right to restriction of processing
Any data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right to obtain from the controller of this website the restriction of processing if one of the following conditions is met:
- 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; the data subject objects to the erasure of the personal data and instead requests the restriction of the use of the personal data.
- The controller no longer needs the personal data for the processing, but the data subject needs them for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.
- The data subject has objected to the processing on grounds relating to their particular situation. It has not yet been determined whether the controller’s legitimate interests override those of the data subject.
Suppose one of the above conditions is met. In that case, you can request the restriction of the processing of personal data stored by the operator of this website by contacting our data protection officer. The data protection officer of this website will arrange the restriction of the processing.
Right to data portability
Any data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right to receive the personal data concerning them in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format. It also has the right to transfer this data to another controller, provided that the legal requirements are met.
Furthermore, the data subject has the right to have the personal data transmitted directly from one controller to another controller, to the extent that this is technically feasible and provided that this does not adversely affect the rights and freedoms of other persons.
To assert the right to data portability, you can contact the data protection officer appointed by the operator of this website.
Right to object
Each data subject shall have the right to object to personal processing data concerning them on grounds relating to their particular situation.
The operator of this website will no longer process the personal data in the event of the objection unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override the interests, rights, and freedoms of the data subject, or for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.
To exercise your right to object, you can contact the data protection officer of this website directly.
Right to revoke a given data protection consent
Any person affected by the processing of personal data has the right to withdraw consent to the processing of personal data at any time.
If you wish to exercise your right to withdraw consent, you can contact our data protection officer at any time.
Data protection declaration for objections to advertising emails
The use of contact data published within the scope of the imprint obligation for sending advertising and information materials not expressly requested is, at this moment, rejected. The operators of the pages explicitly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of the unsolicited sending of advertising information, such as spam emails.
Paid services
For fee-based services, we request additional data, such as. B payment data to be able to carry out your order. We store this data in our systems until expired statutory retention periods.
Use of Google Maps
We use the services of Google Maps on this website. This enables us to display interactive maps directly on the website and allows you to use the map function conveniently. By visiting 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 to be assigned to your profile on Google, you must log out before activating the button. Google stores your data as usage profiles and uses them for advertising, market research, and -or the needs-based design of its website. Such an evaluation takes place in particular (also for users who are not logged in) to provide needs-based advertising and inform other social network users about your activities on our website. You have the right to object to creating these user profiles, whereby you must contact Google to exercise this right. You can find further information on the purpose and scope of data collection and processing by Google, as well as more details on your rights in this regard and setting options for the protection of your privacy can be found at: www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy
Google Ads Conversion Tracking
This website uses Google Conversion Tracking. If you have reached our website via an ad placed by Google, Google Ads will set a cookie on your computer. The cookie for conversion tracking 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, Google can recognize that the user clicked on the ad and was redirected to that page. Each Google Ads customer receives a different cookie, and cookies can therefore not be tracked across the websites of Ads customers. The information obtained using the conversion cookie is used to compile conversion statistics for ads for customers who have opted for conversion tracking. Customers learn the number of users who clicked on their ad and were redirected to a page with a conversion tracking tag. However, you will not receive any information that can be used to identify users personally.
Suppose you do not wish to participate in tracking. In that case, you can refuse to set a necessary cookie – for example, by setting a browser that generally deactivates the automatic setting of cookies or by setting your browser so that cookies from the domain “googleleadservices.com” are blocked.
Please note that you may not delete the opt-out cookies unless you want measurement data to be collected. If you have deleted all your cookies in the browser, you must set the respective opt-out cookie again.
Use of Google Remarketing
This website uses the remarketing function of Google Inc. The function presents interest-based advertising to website visitors within the Google advertising network. A so-called “cookie” is stored in the website visitor’s browser, making it possible to recognize the visitor when he visits websites that belong to the Google advertising network. The visitor may be shown advertisements that refer to content that the visitor has previously accessed on websites that use Google’s remarketing function.
According to its information, Google does not collect any personal data during this process. However, if you do not want to use Google’s remarketing function, you can generally deactivate it by making the appropriate settings under https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated. Alternatively, you can disable the use of cookies for interest-based advertising through the Advertising Network Initiative by following the instructions at https://optout.networkadvertising.org.
Privacy Policy for Google Analytics
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Ireland Limited. Suppose the person responsible for data processing on this website is located outside the European Economic Area or Switzerland. In that case, the data processing of Google Analytics is carried out by Google LLC. FROM NOW ON, Google LLC and Google Ireland Limited are 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 use in the settings there under “My data” and “Personal data.”
Google Ads Privacy Policy
This website uses Google Ads by Google (“Google Ads”). Google Ads uses cookies to serve ads relevant to users, improve campaign performance reports, or prevent users from seeing the same ads multiple times. Google uses a cookie ID to record which ads are displayed in which browser and can thus prevent them from being displayed multiple times. In addition, Google Ads can use cookie IDs to record so-called conversions associated with ad views. This is the case, for example, if a user sees a Google Ads ad and later visits the advertiser’s website with the same browser and buys something there. According to Google, Google Ads cookies do not contain any personal information.
Due to the marketing tools used, your browser automatically establishes a direct connection to Google’s server. By integrating Google Ads, Google receives the information that you have accessed the corresponding part of our website or clicked on an ad from us. If you are registered with a Google service, Google can associate the visit with your account. Even if you are not registered with Google or have not logged in, there is a possibility that Google will receive and store your IP address.
You can prevent participation in this tracking process in several ways:
- by setting your browser software accordingly; in particular, the suppression of third-party cookies will result in you not receiving third-party advertising;
- by disabling conversion tracking cookies by setting your browser to block cookies from the domain “www.googleadservices.com,” https://adssettings.google.com; this setting is deleted when you delete your cookies;
- by disabling interest-based advertising from providers that are part of the “About Ads” self-regulatory campaign via the link https://www.aboutads.info/choices, whereby this setting will be deleted when you delete your cookies;
- by permanently deactivating firefox, internet explorer, or Google Chrome in your browsers under the link https://www.google.com/settings/ads/plugin. We would like to point out that in this case, you may not be able to use all the functions of this offer to their full extent.
The legal basis for processing your data is a balancing of interests. The processing of your data described above does not conflict with any overriding interests on your part (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence one lit. f GDPR). Further information on Google Ads from Google can be found under https://ads.google.com/intl/de_DE/home/, as well as on data protection at Google in general: https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy. Alternatively, you can visit the Network Advertising Initiative (NAI) website at https://www.networkadvertising.org.
The legal basis for using Google Analytics is Art. 6 para.. 1 sentence one lit. f GDPR. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data. We would like to point out that on this website, Google Analytics has been extended by the code “_anonymizeIp(); “to ensure an anonymous collection of IP addresses. This means that IP addresses are processed in abbreviated form so that they cannot be associated with a specific person. If the data collected about you is related to a person, this person will be excluded immediately, and the personal data will be deleted immediately.
Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, compile reports on website activity, and provide other services related 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, https://www.privacyshield.gov/EU-US-Framework.
Google Analytics uses cookies. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. You can prevent the storage of cookies by setting your browser software accordingly; however, we would like to point out that in this case, you may not be able to use all the functions of this website to their full extent. 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 processing this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available under the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
In addition, you can also prevent the use of Google Analytics by clicking on this link: Deactivate Google Analytics. As a result, a so-called opt-out cookie is stored on your data carrier, which prevents the processing of personal data by Google Analytics. Please note that if you delete all cookies on your device, these opt-out cookies will also be deleted, i.e., You must set the opt-out cookies again if you want to continue to prevent this form of data collection. The opt-out cookies are set per browser and computer/device and must be activated separately for each browser, computer, or device.
Privacy Policy for the use of Google Web Fonts
This website uses so-called web fonts provided by Google for the uniform presentation of fonts. When you visit a page, your browser loads the required web fonts into its cache to display texts and fonts correctly. If your browser does not support web fonts, a standard font from your computer will be used.
Further information on Google Web Fonts can be found under https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and in Google’s privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy.
LinkedIn privacy policy
Within our online offer, we use the marketing services of the social network LinkedIn of LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland (“LinkedIn”).
These use cookies, i.e., text files stored on your computer. This allows us to analyze your use of the website. For example, we can measure the success of our ads and show users products they have previously been interested in.
For example, information about the operating system, the browser, the previously visited website (referrer URL), the websites visited, the offers clicked on, and the date and time of your visit to our website are collected.
The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is transmitted in the pseudonymous form to a LinkedIn server in the USA and stored there. LinkedIn does not hold the name or email address of the respective user. Instead, the data mentioned above is only assigned to the person for whom the cookie was generated. This does not apply if the user has allowed LinkedIn to process without pseudonymization or has a LinkedIn account.
You can prevent the installation of cookies by setting your browser accordingly; however, we would like to point out that in this case, you may not be able to use all the functions of this website to their full extent. You can also object to using your data directly at LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/psettings/guest-controls/retargeting-opt-out.
We use LinkedIn Analytics to analyze and regularly improve the use of our website. The statistics obtained enable us to improve our offer and make it more interesting for you as a user. All LinkedIn companies have adopted the Standard Contractual Clauses to ensure that the United States and Singapore traffic necessary for the Services’ development, implementation, and maintenance is lawful. If we ask users for consent, the legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR. Otherwise, the legal basis for the use of LinkedIn Analytics is Art. 6 para.. 1 sentence one lit. f GDPR.
Third-party information: LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company Wilton Place, Dublin 2 Ireland; User Agreement and Privacy Policy.
YouTube privacy policy
Functions of the “YouTube” service are integrated on this website. “YouTube” is the property of Google Ireland Limited, a company incorporated and operated under Irish law with its registered office at Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, which uses the Services in the European Economic Area and Switzerland.
Your legal agreement with “YouTube” consists of the Terms and Conditions, which you can find at the following link: https://www.youtube.com/static?gl=de&template=terms&hl=de. These Terms constitute a legally binding agreement between you and “YouTube” regarding your use of the Services. Google’s Privacy Policy explains how “YouTube” treats and protects your personal information when you use the Service.
Agency Services
As part of our contractual services, we process our customers’ data by the data protection regulations of the federal government (Data Protection Act, DSG) and the EU GDPR.
In doing so, we process inventory data (e.B., customer master data such as names or addresses), contact data (e.B. email, telephone numbers), content data (e.B. text entries, etc.), contract data (e.B. subject matter of the contract, term), payment data (e.B. bank details, payment history), usage data and metadata (e.B. in the context of the evaluation and success measurement of marketing measures). The persons concerned include our customers, interested parties, users, website visitors or employees, and third parties. The purpose of the processing is to provide contractual services, billing, and customer service. The legal basis for the processing results from Art. 6 para.. 1 lit.b GDPR (contractual services), Art. 6 para.. 1 lit. f GDPR (analysis, statistics, optimization, security measures). We process data necessary to establish and fulfill contractual services and point out the necessity of their disclosure. A transfer to external parties only takes place if this is necessary in the context of an order. When processing the data provided to us in the context of an order, we act by the instructions of the client and the legal requirements of order processing by Art. 28 GDPR. We do not process the data for purposes other than those stated in the order.
We delete the data after the statutory warranty and comparable obligations expire. The necessity of storing the data is checked at irregular intervals. In the case of statutory archiving obligations, the deletion occurs after their expiry. In the case of data that the customer has provided to us as part of an order, we delete the data by the order’s specifications, usually after completion of the order.
Contractual services
We process the data of our contractual partners and interested parties as well as other clients, customers, clients, or contractual partners (uniformly referred to as “contractual partners”) following the data protection regulations of the Federal Data Protection Act (FADP) and the EU GDPR by Art. 6 para. One lit. b. GDPR to provide them with our contractual or pre-contractual services. The data processed in this context, type, scope, and purpose and the necessity of their processing result from the underlying contractual relationship.
The processed data includes master data of our contractual partners (e.B., names and addresses), contact data (e.B., email addresses and telephone numbers), as well as contract data (e.B. services used, contract contents, contract communication, names of contact persons) and payment data (e.B. bank details, payment history).
We generally do not process special categories of personal data unless they are part of an order or contract processing.
We process data necessary to establish and fulfill the contractual services and point out the necessity of their disclosure unless this is obvious to the contractual partners. A transfer to external persons or companies only takes place if necessary within the framework of a contract. When processing data that is made available to us within the scope of an order, we act by the customer’s instructions and by the statutory provisions.
As part of our online services, we may store the IP address and the time of the respective user action. The storage takes place based on our legitimate interests and the users’ interests in protecting against misuse and other unauthorized use. In principle, this data will not be passed on to third parties unless it is necessary to pursue our claims under Art. 6 para. One lit. f. GDPR or there is a legal obligation to do so by Art. 6 para. 1 lit.c. GDPR.
The deletion of the data takes place when the data is no longer required for the fulfillment of contractual or legal due diligence obligations and for the processing of any warranty and comparable obligations, whereby the necessity of storing the data is checked at irregular intervals. In all other respects, the statutory retention obligations apply.
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 the named rights holders. For the reproduction of any files, the written consent of the copyright holder must be obtained in advance.
Anyone who commits a copyright infringement without the consent of the respective rights holder can make himself liable to prosecution and possibly assert claims for damages.
General Disclaimer
All information on our website has been carefully checked. We make every effort to ensure that our data is up-to-date, correct, and complete. Nevertheless, the occurrence of errors cannot be completely ruled out, so we cannot guarantee the completeness, correctness, and timeliness of the information, not even for journalistic and editorial content. Liability claims relating to material or immaterial damage caused by the use or non-use of the information provided or incorrect and incomplete information are generally excluded.
The Publisher may change or delete texts at its discretion and without prior notice and is not obliged to update the contents of this website. The use 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. Consequently, they accept no liability for such damages.
The Publisher also assumes no responsibility or liability for the content and availability of third-party websites that can be reached via external links from this website. The operators of the linked pages are solely responsible for their content. The Publisher, therefore, expressly distances itself from all third-party content that may be relevant under criminal or liability law or that violates common decency.
Changes
This Privacy Policy is subject to change at any time without notice. The current version published on our website shall apply. To the extent that the Privacy Policy is part of an agreement with you, we will notify you of the change by email or other appropriate means in the event of an update.
Questions to the Data Protection Officer
If you have any questions about data protection, please write to us by e-mail or use the contact details listed at the beginning of the privacy policy.
4 October 2023