Privacy and Personal Data Protection Policy As of 31/03/2020

The protection of your privacy is part of the information provided on our website and is of great importance to Swiss Gifts. Below you will find information on the processing of your personal data, in particular on its use, transmission to third parties, storage and destruction.

1. PERSONAL DATA

Personal data ("data") is defined as all data relating to an identified or identifiable person that you entrust to Association Swiss Gifts, when, for example, you fill in a contact form or a registration form. In general, the necessary data is limited to the following information: surname, first name, address, postal number and city, country, telephone number, e-mail address or date of birth. The site also records your IP address. Swiss Gifts Association also collects data via cookies, for example: IP address, location, navigation data, clicks or links opened and the duration of sessions on our website. Requests to link to your social network accounts are sources of information collected about you. No personal data related to financial transactions is required on our site and therefore is not requested or collected. Information is only sent to you if you have given us permission to do so via a contact form on this site or via our communications. If you wish to change your mind or unsubscribe from our communications, you can let us know at any time, either by e-mail or via the link provided in our communications. In addition, we also collect your data when you apply for a job. Of course, all such data will be deleted within the legal time limits.

2. USE

Our aim is to provide you with the information you have subscribed to, or services that may improve our websites so that we can inform you even better about our services. The security of your personal data is a top priority for us. By agreeing to this data protection policy, you authorise us to collect, store and use your personal data for the following purposes:

● For the use of the services offered on our websites

● For sending communications to which you have expressly given us your consent

● For the adaptation of our services and contents as well as their evaluation and improvement.

● For possible prevention of illegal use. 

3. FORWARDING OF DATA

We do not pass on your data to third parties unless we have to comply with our legal obligations. In addition, your data may be passed on where appropriate to the following groups:

● One of our service providers, if you have requested their services ;

● To third parties who provide services to us in connection with our business. However, this information is excluded from further use and will be deleted after a period of time set by law. If you wish to access your personal data, please contact us.

4. COOKIES AND SIMILAR TECHNOLOGIES

We also use cookies to improve the quality and security of our services and communications. A cookie is a small packet of data exchanged between computers. Cookies collect information (including your IP address, if applicable) and help us to inform you about your preferences and settings and in particular to ensure your safety on the net. We do not use cookies and similar technologies (e.g. retargeting from Google, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter) to voluntarily provide you with personalised content and advertisements. For our analyses, we use Google Analytics. According to Google, the information collected by Google Analytics is made anonymous. Visitors to our website are therefore not personally identified. The IP address enables Google Analytics to identify the country, region and city in which the visitor is located. You can find the data protection policy of Google Analytics under this link. You can prevent the collection of your data by Google Analytics by clicking on : Opt-out of Google Analytics. An opt-out cookie will be set which will prevent the collection of your data when you visit our website.

5. SECURITY

In order to protect your data from unauthorised use, we apply technical and organisational measures. We improve our measures in line with technological progress, although unfortunately data cannot yet be fully protected with the current state of the art.

6. DISPOSAL OF PERSONAL DATA

We will only store your data for the period of time permitted by the applicable law. Your data will then be deleted. The data of unsuccessful applicants will also be destroyed within the period of time allowed by law.

7. RIGHT OF OBJECTION AND DATA PROTECTION ISSUES

You may of course object to the use of your personal data at any time. A simple request is sufficient, either in writing to Association Swiss Gifts, Rue des Pâquis 11, 1201 Geneva, or by e-mail (communication@raceforgift.ch).