This privacy policy is also published as a translation for websites that are available in different languages. Nevertheless, only the German language version is legally binding.
Who runs this website?
The website and all content on it is operated by engageability LLC.
Responsible for data protection, in accordance with the legal regulations of the Swiss Data Protection Act (DSG) and the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), is
Barbara Dubach
engageability LLC
Rämistrasse 28
CH-8001 Zurich
E-mail: barbara.dubach@engageability.ch
Website: https://engageability.ch
What personal information do we collect and why?
When you visit this website, general information is automatically stored. These are stored in a server log file and contain information such as the web browser used, your operating system, the name of the Internet service provider, your IP address and similar.
This is for the following reasons:
- To ensure an error-free structure of the website
- To ensure problem-free use of the website
- To check the security and stability of the system
- For further administrative purposes
No conclusions are drawn about your person from this data. This information is used exclusively for statistical evaluations in order to improve the website and the technology behind it.
Duration of storage
The data is deleted as soon as it is no longer required for its original purpose. As a rule, this is the case when the respective session has ended.
Comments on the website
If you leave comments on our website, the information shown in the comment form as well as your IP address and the user agent string of your browser will be recorded to help us recognize unsolicited messages.
If you enter an e-mail address, an anonymized code, also known as a hash, can be created from it and passed on to the Gravatar service. This is used to determine whether you are using this service. You can find more information in Gravatar’s privacy policy: https://automattic.com/privacy/.
Once your comment has been approved, your profile picture will be visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media content
As a registered user uploading photos to the website, we recommend that you do not upload images with embedded GPS location data. Other visitors could download these images and read out the location information.
Contact forms
We store the information you provide for individual communication with you. A valid e-mail address and your name are essential for processing your request. All other details are optional.
Cookies and web storage
If you write a comment, this could be interpreted as consent to the storage of your name, your e-mail address and your website in cookies. This function is for your convenience so that you do not have to enter all the data again when you make further comments. These cookies remain in place for one year.
If you have a user account and log in to this website, we will set a temporary cookie to ensure that your browser accepts cookies. This cookie does not store any personal information and is deleted as soon as you close your browser.
When you log in, additional cookies are set to save your log-in data and screen settings. Log-in cookies remain for two days and settings cookies for one year. If you select the “Stay logged in” option, your registration will be maintained for two weeks. The log-in cookies are removed when you log out.
When an article is edited or published, an additional cookie is saved that only stores the ID of the article that has just been edited. This cookie is deleted after one day.
Use of Google Web Fonts
In order to make the presentation of our content uniform and aesthetically pleasing across different browsers, we use “Google Web Fonts” from Google LLC (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; hereinafter referred to as “Google”) on this website. Further information on Google’s privacy policy can be found here: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/.
Content from third-party providers
Our website may also contain embedded elements such as videos, images or other content. These elements behave as if you had visited the original website. These third-party websites may collect information about you, set cookies and integrate other third-party tracking tools. They can also track your interactions with the embedded content, especially if you have an account there and are logged in.
Use of Google Analytics
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043 USA (hereinafter referred to as “Google”). Google Analytics uses “cookies”, which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site. The data generated by these cookies about your website usage is usually transferred to Google servers in the USA and stored there. However, IP anonymization is activated on this website, which means that Google shortens your IP address in advance within the European Union or in other contracting states of the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. Google will use this data on behalf of the website operator 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. Your IP address is not linked to other Google data during this process.
The aim of data collection is to analyze website usage and create activity reports. Other services associated with the use of the website and the Internet are provided on this basis.
Use of Twitter
Twitter functions may be integrated on our pages. These services are offered by Twitter Inc, 795 Folsom St., Suite 600, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA. By using Twitter and the “Re-Tweet” function, the websites you visit are linked to your Twitter account and made known to other users. Data such as IP address, browser type, domains visited, pages visited, mobile phone provider, device and application IDs and search terms are transmitted to Twitter. We would like to point out that, as the provider of the pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by Twitter. Further information can be found in Twitter’s privacy policy: https://twitter.com/privacy.
You can change your data protection settings on Twitter in the account settings at https://twitter.com/account/settings.
Use of Google AdSense
This website may use Google AdSense, a service provided by Google Inc. (“Google”). Google AdSense uses “cookies” and web beacons to analyze the use of the website. The information generated by cookies and web beacons is transferred to Google servers in the USA and stored there. Google may pass this information on to its contractual partners. However, your IP address will not be merged with other data stored by you.
Use of Google Maps
This website may use Google Maps from Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. This enables us to show you interactive maps directly on the website and allows you to use the map function conveniently. Further information can be found in Google’s data protection information, where you can also adjust your data protection settings.
Embedded YouTube videos
Some of our pages may contain embedded videos from YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave, San Bruno, CA 94066, USA. When you visit a page with a YouTube plug-in, a connection to the YouTube servers is established. If you are logged into your YouTube account, YouTube can assign your surfing behavior to you personally. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account. When a YouTube video is started, the provider uses cookies that collect information about user behavior.
Storage of your data
If you leave a comment on our website, it will be stored indefinitely, including metadata.
This enables us to automatically recognize and approve follow-up comments. For users who register on our website, we store the personal information provided in their profiles. All users can view, change or delete their personal information at any time (however, the user name cannot be changed). Administrators can also view and change this information.
Your rights to your data
If you have an account on this website or have left comments, you can request an export of your personal data from us. You can also request the deletion of all personal data that we have stored about you. This does not apply to data that we must retain for administrative, legal or security reasons.
Transfer of your data
Comments from visitors could be analyzed by an automated spam detection service.
Contact information
If you have any questions about data protection, please contact:
Barbara Dubach
engageability LLC
Rämistrasse 28
CH-8001 Zurich
E-mail: barbara.dubach@engageability.ch
Website: https://engageability.ch
Social plug-ins and Google Ads
We may use social media plug-ins and possibly Google Ads on our website. These plug-ins can send personal data to the service providers and be used by them. We use a 2-click solution to prevent unintentional or unconscious collection and transmission of your data. Data is only collected and transmitted after the respective plug-in has been activated by clicking on it.
Our website may also use Google Conversion Tracking. If you reach our website by clicking on a Google ad, Google sets a cookie for conversion tracking. This cookie helps us and Google to analyze click behavior and create conversion statistics. However, the information is not personal and cannot be used to identify the user.
How we protect your data
To ensure the security of your data during transmission, we use state-of-the-art encryption methods such as SSL encryption via HTTPS. This encryption ensures that your data cannot be intercepted or manipulated by third parties.
Changes to the privacy policy
We reserve the right to change this privacy policy at any time without prior notice. In such a case, the current version will be published on our website. We therefore recommend that you visit this page regularly to find out about possible changes.
Contact the data protection officer
If you have any questions about data protection, you can contact us at any time by e-mail or directly contact the person responsible for data protection in our organization, who is named at the beginning of this data protection declaration.
Validity date
This privacy policy was last updated on October 2, 2023 and is valid as of this date.
Zurich, October 2, 2023