Privacy policy

We take the protection of your personal data very seriously and adhere strictly to the rules of data protection laws. Personal data is only collected on this website to the extent technically necessary. Under no circumstances will the collected data be sold or passed on to third parties for other reasons. The following declaration gives you an overview of how we ensure this protection and what kind of data is collected for what purpose.

Data processing on this page

The following information, which your browser transmits to us, is stored in the server log files:
  • Browser type/version
  • Operating system used
  • Referrer URL (the previously visited page)
  • Host name of the accessing computer (IP address)
  • Time of the server request

What data is collected?

When you visit this website, you may give us two types of information: Personal information that we use to process orders or requests for information and website information (e.g. duration and frequency of visits, language and country preferences, type of browser, etc.) on an anonymous basis. We use Google Analytics to compile anonymised website statistics. Like most websites, we use a standard technology called "cookies" (see "What are cookies?" below) and server log data to collect information about anonymous visitor behaviour on our websites. Data collected via servers may include the following: Date and time of visits, web pages visited, time spent on our web pages, as well as access sources and bounce rates.

What are cookies?

A cookie is a very small text document that carries a unique but anonymous identification. Cookies are a prerequisite for the correct functioning of many websites and online shops today. A cookie can NOT pass on any other data from your hard drive (not even viruses).

Web analysis with Google (Universal) Analytics

This website uses Google (Universal) Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc (www.google.ch). Google (Universal) Analytics uses methods that enable an analysis of your use of the website, such as so-called "cookies", text files that are stored on your computer. The information generated about your use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. By activating IP anonymisation on this website, the IP address is shortened before transmission within the Member States of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on 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. The anonymised IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data. You can prevent the collection of the data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (incl. your IP address) by Google as well as the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available under the following link: Browser add-on for Deactivation of Google Analytics