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Data Protection Switzerland

Data protection
Based on Article 13 of the Swiss Federal Constitution and the data protection provisions of the Confederation (Data Protection Act, DSG), every person has the right to the protection of his or her privacy and to protection against the misuse of his or her personal data. We comply with these provisions. Personal data is treated strictly confidentially and is neither sold nor passed on to third parties. In close cooperation with our hosting providers, we endeavour to protect the databases as best as possible against unauthorised access, loss, misuse or falsification.

When you access our website, the following data is stored in log files: IP address, date, time, browser request and generally transmitted information about the operating system or browser. This usage data forms the basis for statistical, anonymous evaluations, so that trends can be identified, on the basis of which we can improve our offers accordingly.

Automatic collection, processing and use of data during visits to our website

Cookies
So-called cookies are used on our website. Cookies are small data packages that are stored in your browser. We use them to simplify the use of our website for the user and to increase the attractiveness of our website. If you do not wish to use cookies, you can set your browser accordingly. Please refer to your browser's help function for details. In this case you may not be able to use the full range of our website functions.

Google Analytics
In order to be able to design our websites according to your needs, IWS analyses the page accesses of the visitors. For this purpose we use "Google Analytics", a web analysis service of Google Inc. ("Google"), 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. Google Analytics uses cookies. The information generated by the cookie about the use of our website is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. IWS has enabled a feature that instructs Google to delete the last octet of your IP address so that Google can previously shorten your IP address within member states of the European Union or other signatory states to the European Economic Area Agreement ("IP masking"). Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to and truncated by a Google server in the United States. Google uses the data on our behalf to create reports on the use of our website (for example, regarding the length of time spent on our website, the approximate geographical origin of page access, the origin of visitor traffic, exit pages and usage patterns). The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics is not combined with other data from Google. You can prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) and from processing this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available under the following link: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en As an alternative to the browser plug-in or within browsers on mobile devices, please click the following link to set an opt-out cookie that will prevent Google Analytics from collecting cookies from this site in the future (this opt-out cookie only works in this browser and only for this domain, delete your cookies in this browser, you must click this link again): Disable Google Analytics

Publications
We make specialist publications on various topics available on our website. In return, we collect certain personal data from you, which we use for promotional purposes. You can provide the following data when requesting publications: Salutation, first name, last name, company/organization (optional), e-mail address, message (optional).

This data is In this context, the granting of consent to promotional contact is required. If you do not provide us with your personal data and do not wish to give your consent to be contacted for advertising purposes, you are free not to make use of our offers. Your consent is voluntary and can be revoked at any time with effect for the future. You can send your revocation to the following e-mail address: info@iwsglobal.ch

We will implement your revocation without delay. The legal basis for the processing of your personal data is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a and b DSGVO. We will store your data collected in this way until you revoke your consent to us.