Principle
We, Wagner Prazeller Hug AG, place great importance on correct and transparent handling of personal data and the protection and security of personal data of our customers and visitors to our website (hereinafter referred to as 'users'). In this privacy policy, you will get an overview of how we handle personal data and what rights you have as a user.
Legal basis and scope of application
To ensure the protection of all users, we commit to adhering to the present principles as well as the relevant data protection legislation, in particular the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection (available here). In the event that personal data of individuals residing in the European Union is processed, the General Data Protection Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council ("GDPR", available here) may apply under certain circumstances.
We do not process any personal data without a legal basis. The legal basis is provided by
- the consent,
- the fulfillment of a contract or pre-contractual measures,
- the legal obligations or the protection of vital interests of the data subject or another natural person,
- the protection of a legitimate interest on our part (e.g. economic interests) or that of a third party.
These data protection regulations do not apply to third-party websites that can be accessed via our website. We neither assume liability nor guarantee that the data protection regulations are complied with on these websites.
Definitions and Terms
The term 'personal data' refers to any information relating to an identified or identifiable person, i.e. any type of information that can be attributed to a person personally, regardless of its origin, form or representation. The term 'personal data' is equivalent to the term 'personal data'.
Any handling of your data, in particular the collection, storage, administration, use, transmission, disclosure or deletion of personal data, is considered 'processing' or 'handling'.
Scope and Purpose of Processing Personal Data
We generally do not process user personal data when visiting our website. However, general technical visitor information is automatically logged when visiting our website. This includes, among other things, the following information, which is collected anonymously:
- IP address
- Browser, operating system, language
- Date, time, and duration of visit
- Visitor type (first-time visitor/returning visitor)
- Individual tags or variables
- Referrer URL
- Internet service provider and its location
- Cookies (see below for more information)
Technical and organizational measures ensure that the user cannot be identified at any time, unless they have consented to the processing of personal data.
Personal data that may relate to a specific, identifiable person is anonymized as soon as possible.
Purpose of the collected information
The collection and processing of the aforementioned information is carried out for the purpose of enabling the use of the web pages, ensuring system security and stability, analyzing the use of products, collecting general demographic information and optimizing products.
In addition, the information is used for internal statistical purposes. The information is used in particular for product improvement, marketing measures and target group-specific advertising.
No identification of the user takes place in the process. Likewise, no connection is generally established between this automatically collected information and personal data stored by the provider.
Newsletter
The user has the option to subscribe to a newsletter. To do so, the user registers for the newsletter with their email address. After registration, the user receives an email with a link to confirm their registration. If the registration is not confirmed, the user will not receive a newsletter.
Wagner Prazeller Hug AG informs with the newsletter about its own events, information on developments in the law, news and information about our law firm and our offers.
The user can unsubscribe from the newsletter list at any time by clicking on the "Unsubscribe" link at the end of the newsletter.
User rights (information, revocation, deletion, return)
The user has a right to information at any time and free of charge regarding their stored personal data. They have the right to revoke their consent to the processing of their personal data at any time and to restrict the processing of their personal data, whereby restrictions on the user's rights of use may be associated with this. Mandatory statutory provisions on data retention remain reserved.
Furthermore, the user has the right to have their personal data handed over in a common, machine-readable format.
Requests for information must be made in writing or by e-mail to Wagner Prazeller Hug AG:
Wagner Prazeller Hug AG, Pelikanweg 2, P.O. Box, 4002 Basel, info@wphlaw.ch
Wagner Prazeller Hug AG reserves the right to request appropriate proof of identity in connection with requests for information or deletion.
A user's personal data will be deleted within 30 days of receipt of a corresponding deletion request. The deletion of data usually takes place after the statutory retention periods have expired. If data is not affected by this, it will be deleted when its agreed purpose is no longer applicable.
Cookies
General
So-called 'cookies' are used on our website to manage advertising and determine the popularity of individual subject areas. These are text files that are stored on the user's system for the purpose of analyzing the use of the products (user behavior, reach measurement, product optimization, and delivery of target-group-oriented advertising formats). This means that users of registration-required services do not have to log in again with each visit, and users can be offered individualized services and products. These text files do not contain any personal data.
The use of cookies can be prevented through the corresponding browser settings. However, this may affect the functionality of the products under certain circumstances. Access to areas with registration requirements and the use of certain services is only possible with cookies enabled. The provider assumes no liability for the careless and/or unlawful use of the data by third parties and recommends consulting the data protection regulations of the corresponding websites.
For statistical purposes and to optimize the products, the provider can use the analysis services of Google Analytics, Matomo (Pikwik), and/or Mouseflow. In principle, no personal data is collected for this purpose. If this is still necessary, only the minimum amount of data required for the execution of the contract is transmitted. The corresponding explanations for these services can be found below.
Google Analytics
We use the functions of the web analysis service Google Analytics on our website. The provider is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.
Google Analytics uses cookies that are stored on the user's computer and enable analysis of the website usage by the user. The information generated by the cookie is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. The user can prevent the collection of data generated by the cookie and related to the user's use of the website (including the IP address) by Google, as well as the processing of this data by Google, by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en
If the user deletes cookies or uses a different browser, this has the consequence that the opt-out cookies are also deleted or not set. The opt-out must be reactivated on a renewed visit to our site.
Collaboration with third parties
Personal data is generally not passed on to third parties. Exceptions to this exist with the consent of the users, with a legal obligation and in the context of cooperation with a partner who supports us in providing our services.
The hosting provider of our website is JKweb GmbH in Basel. In addition, we use the services of Google by embedding a 'Google Maps' map with our location on our website. On our website, we also integrate so-called Twitter feeds from the 'Twitter' service. Further information on the used services 'Google Analytics' as well as the used social media plugins can be found under the corresponding titles of this privacy policy.
If we are supported by a partner in data processing, this partner is obliged to act in accordance with the relevant legal provisions, including the applicable data protection regulations, and in accordance with this privacy policy. In doing so, partners may neither process these personal data for their own purposes nor pass them on to third parties.
We reserve the right to process information and personal data and to pass it on to the competent civil and criminal law enforcement authorities in order to comply with applicable laws, regulations, court proceedings or criminal investigations.
Plug-ins of social media services
On our website, plug-ins from social media services, third-party media, in particular from Twitter and LinkedIn, are integrated.
If the user has a user account with these third parties, it may also be possible for these third parties to measure and evaluate the use of the provider's products under certain circumstances. In the process, further personal data such as IP address, personal browser settings and other parameters can be transmitted to these third parties and stored there.
We have no control over the use of personal data collected by third parties in this way and therefore cannot assume any responsibility or liability for it. For further information, please refer to the following links:
- For Twitter: https://x.com/privacy;
- For LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy;
Contact Person
We take the topic of «data protection» very seriously. If you have any questions about «data protection», you can contact us at any time at info@wphlaw.ch.
Final Provisions
This privacy policy can be changed at any time. The last line of this declaration contains the date of the last update.
If any provision of this privacy policy is invalid, this shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions. Invalid provisions shall be replaced by provisions that come closest to the intended meaning of the invalid provision.
Basel, May 16, 2018
