Please read this Data Protection Statement carefully before you transfer your personal information. By accessing this website and its links, you declare to have understood the following information and agree to the conditions. If you do not agree with the Data Protection Statement, please do not access this website and stop transferring your personal data.
Swisscontact reserves the right to revise the Data Protection Statement at any time. The latest version at the time you are accessing this website shall apply.
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Cookies are small files left behind on your browsing device. These are used to determine if your device has already communicated with our website. Only the cookie left on your device will be identified. Personal data can then be stored in cookies once you have agreed or if technically essential, e.g. to enable a protected login.
The information obtained with the help of cookies will not be used to identify you. Cookies cannot serve any purpose other than those named herein.
If you are using our website, you are agreeing to our using cookies and storing them on your device. However, you can visit our website without accepting cookies. Most browsers accept cookies automatically. You can prevent cookies from being stored on your device by selecting “do not accept cookies” in your browser settings. You may delete all the cookies on your device at any time. Please read the user instructions provided for your browser or device.
We make use of donation technology engineered by RaiseNow AG, Hardturmstrasse 101, 8005 Zürich, whose privacy policy can be viewed here:https://www.raisenow.com/ch-en/datenschutz On the basis of our interests and donation processing, personal and payment-related data as well as communication preferences are captured by RaiseNow, in accordance with GDPR art. 6 par. 1 lit. b and a processing contact we have with them, as per art. 28 par. 3 line 1. RaiseNow AG based in Switzerland and RaiseNow GmbH based in Germany both comply with all requirements of the European General Data Protection Regulation. Switzerland is considered a safe country to which the European Commission has affirmed an appropriate level of data protection by means of a decision on conformity. This includes, for example, the security of data processing, which is regularly checked and certified by TÜV SÜD at RaiseNow AG on the basis of the PCI-DSS SAQ D Level 2 security standard (https://developer.raisenow.com/docs/pci-dss/Certificate-of-Validation_en.pdf). RaiseNow may use any collected data in anonymous form, that is without assignment to a donor, to optimize or improve its own services, but may not contact donors directly or pass this data on to third parties.
We use the web analysis tool Google Analytics to analyse non-personal usage data (connection data), which helps us to recognize trends and improve our online offer. This means that the data are not only processed by Swisscontact but also by Google on our behalf. Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, compile reports about your web activities, and provide additional services associated with website and Internet usage. Google may forward this information to third parties, provided that this is legally mandated or if third parties are to process these data on behalf of Google.
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When you register on online portals, complete surveys, sign up for newsletters, or execute other transactions on our website, you transmit personal information about yourself, such as name, address, and email address (“content data”). By transmitting this information you agree to your personal data being saved and processed for the indicated purpose when the data are recorded.
The SEC may use contact information provided by registered experts to communicate regarding SEC activities, advisory assignment opportunities, events and, where appropriate, fundraising and donation-related activities supporting the objectives of the Senior Expert Contact (SEC) programme.
Swisscontact will not share your personal data with third parties without your express consent. However, we reserve the right to share your data with third parties if mandated by law, court orders, or regulatory requirements.
For security purposes and to protect the transfer of confidential data, such as inquiries that you send us as the website visitor, this website uses the SSL or TLS protocol. You can recognize a secured connection if the browser’s address bar changes from “http://” to “https://” and exhibits a lock symbol. If the SSL or TLS protocol is activated, then the data you are sharing with us will not be read by third parties.
We will save your personal data in compliance with the Data Protection Act only as long as required for the indicated purpose. Connection data are subject to a legal retention period of six months. Users can request their content data be deleted at any time by sending an e-mail to info@swisscontact.org. These data will remain saved as long as the user does not make use of his or her right to data deletion.
Swisscontact’s entire website content is copyright protected. All rights are reserved. By accessing the Swisscontact website, downloading or copying this website’s data in part or entirely, the easer shall not be entitled to any rights to the content, software, registered brand name, or any other website component. Any change, reproduction, or use of the website, the Swisscontact logo or parts thereof for public or commercial purposes without Swisscontact’s prior written consent is strictly prohibited.
Swisscontact makes every effort to ensure the content on this website is current, thorough, and accurate. As content is subject to rapid changes, we cannot fully guarantee that it is up to date, thorough, or accurate. The information provided on this website is only for general information purposes. It may contain statements that relate to future events and which are purely speculative in nature. Such statements only reflect the specific estimated state of affairs.
The content on this website makes no promises or guarantees. Swisscontact shall not be liable under any circumstance, including for gross negligence and third party liability, for any applicable direct or indirect damages arising from access or use/non-use of this website’s information and materials, misuse of the connection, technical difficulties, or through accessing another website linked to Swisscontact’s. Likewise, we cannot make any guarantees for the content of a linked website.
Swisscontact shall assume no responsibility nor make any representations or warranties for the functions on its website regarding the consistent, uninterrupted, and error-free function of its website, nor shall it guarantee that errors shall be eliminated, nor that the website or its servers are free from computer viruses or other damaging components.