Data protections
Based on Article 13 of the Swiss Federal Constitution and the data protection provisions of the Confederation, every person has the right to protection of his or her privacy and to protection against misuse of his or her personal data. The federal authorities comply with these provisions. Personal data is treated as strictly confidential and is neither sold nor passed on to third parties.
In close cooperation with our hosting providers, we make every effort to protect the databases as well as possible against unauthorized access, loss, misuse or falsification.
When you access our web pages, the following data is stored in log files: IP address, date, time, browser request and general transmitted information about the operating system or browser.
This usage data forms the basis for statistical, anonymous evaluations, so that trends can be identified which the federal authorities can use to improve their services accordingly. In accordance with the Federal Act on the Surveillance of Postal and Telecommunications Traffic (BÜPF), there is a legal obligation to retain connection data for the last six months.
If you contact us voluntarily, your email address will be entered into a separate database, which will not be linked to the anonymous log files. You have the option to cancel your registration at any time.
Data protection notice Google Analytics
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses “cookies”, which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States.
In case of activation of the IP anonymization, Google will truncate/anonymize the last octet of the IP address for Member States of the European Union as well as for other parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases, the full IP address is sent to and shortened by Google servers in the USA.
On behalf of the website provider Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage to the website provider. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google.
Google will not associate your IP address with other data held by Google. 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.
By using this website, you consent to process data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above.