Privacy policy

Privacy statement

Based on Article 13 of the Swiss Federal Constitution and the data protection provisions of the Swiss Confederation (Data Protection Act, DPA) and in particular based on the EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), every person has the right to protection of their privacy as well as protection against misuse of their personal data. Tecuro complies with these provisions. Personal data is treated as strictly confidential and is neither sold nor passed on to third parties.

In close cooperation with the hosting provider, Tecuro endeavors to protect the databases as well as possible against unauthorized access, loss, misuse or forgery. When accessing Tecuro’s websites, 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 Tecuro can use to improve offers accordingly.

Handling personal data

Tecuro collects, uses and discloses your personal data only if this is permitted by law or if you consent to the data collection. Personal data is any information that can be used to identify you and that can be traced back to you – for example, your name, e-mail address and telephone number.

Handling contact data

If you contact Tecuro using the contact options offered, your details will be stored so that they can be used to process and respond to your request. Without your consent, this data will not be passed on to third parties.
Rights of the user: information, correction and deletion

Upon request, you as a user will receive free information from Tecuro about which personal data has been stored about you. Provided that your request does not conflict with a legal obligation to retain data (e.g. data retention), you have the right to

to information on the personal data stored about you, Art. 15 DSGVO;
to correction of inaccurate or incomplete data, Art. 16 DSGVO;
to erasure of personal data, Art. 17 DSGVO;
to restriction of processing, Art. 18 DSGVO;
to data portability, Art. 20 DSGVO; and
to object to the processing of personal data concerning you, Art. 21 DSGVO.

To exercise these rights, you can contact Tecuro at any time – e.g. via one of the specified contact channels.

Comments

When visitors write comments on the website, we collect the data displayed in the comment form, in addition to the visitor’s IP address and the user agent string (this identifies the browser) to help detect spam.

When you post a comment on our website, it may be a consent to store your name, email address and website in cookies. This is a convenience feature so that when you post another comment, you do not have to re-enter all of this data. These cookies are stored for one year.

Cookies

If you have an account and you log in to this website, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie does not contain any personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you sign up, we will set up some cookies to store your login information and viewing options. Login cookies expire after two days and display options cookies expire after one year.

When you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie is stored in your browser. This cookie does not contain any personal data and only refers to the post ID of the article you just edited. The cookie expires after one day.

Google Maps

This website uses Google Maps to display interactive maps and to create directions. Google Maps is a map service provided by Google Inc, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, California 94043, USA. By using Google Maps, information about the use of this website, including your IP address and the (start) address entered as part of the route planner function, may be transmitted to Google in the USA. When you call up a web page on our website that contains Google Maps, your browser establishes a direct connection with Google’s servers. The map content is transmitted by Google directly to your browser, which then integrates it into the website. Therefore, we have no influence on the scope of the data collected by Google in this way. According to our knowledge, this is at least the following data:

Date and time of the visit to the web page in question,
Internet address or URL of the website called up,
IP address, (start) address entered as part of route planning.

If you do not want Google to collect, process or use data about you via our website, you can deactivate JavaScript in your browser settings. In this case, however, you will not be able to use the map display.

Google Analytics

Our website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Inc. Google Analytics helps us to evaluate our website usage, based on which we can constantly improve our site. For this purpose, Google Analytics uses so-called “cookies”. These are text files that are stored on your computer and allow an analysis of your use of the website. For example, information on the operating system, the browser, your IP address, the website you previously visited (referrer URL) and the date and time of your visit to our website are recorded. The information generated by this text file about the use of our website is transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. However, your IP address will be shortened by Google beforehand. On our behalf, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of our website and to compile reports on website activity for us.

We have no influence on the further processing and use of the data by Google and therefore cannot assume any responsibility for this.

For the purpose and scope of the data collection and the further processing and use of the data by Google, as well as your rights in this regard and setting options for protecting your privacy, please refer to Google’s privacy policy (https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en). By using our website, you consent to the processing in the manner and for the purposes set out above.
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