Legal notice

Article 13 of Switzerland’s Federal Constitution and Swiss data protection laws (Data Protection Act, FADP) guarantee everyone the right to privacy and protection from the misuse of their personal information. We comply with these laws and provisions. Personal information is handled with strict confidentiality and is not sold or transferred to third parties. In close cooperation with our hosting providers, we do our utmost to protect our databases against unauthorised access, loss, misuse or falsification. When visiting our website, the following data is recorded in log files: IP address, date, time, browser query and general information transmitted concerning the operating system and browser. This usage data is utilised for anonymous, statistical analyses to identify trends, which enable us to improve our web pages accordingly.

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (‘Google’). Google Analytics uses so-called ‘cookies’, which are text files placed on your computer for the purpose of analysing your use of the website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website is usually transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. However, if IP anonymisation is enabled on this website, your IP address is first truncated within member states of the European Union or in countries that are party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the complete IP address be first transferred to a Google server in the USA and truncated there. 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. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser. However, please note that you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website if you do so. You can also prevent the collection and use of the data related to your use of the website (incl. your IP address) by Google Analytics by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available at this link. You can also block collection by setting an opt-out cookie. If you would like to prevent the future collection of your information when visiting this website, click here: deactivate Google Analytics. This website uses Google Analytics with the extension ‘anonymizeIP()’ so that the IP addresses are only processed in a truncated form in order to prevent direct association with a person.

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