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Jacobs Foundation, Seefeldquai 17, 8008 Zurich, Switzerland, is the operator of this website, which can be reached at levante-network.org, and the provider of the services and products offered and described on this website. Jacobs Foundation is responsible for the collection, processing, and use of your personal data and must ensure compliance with Swiss law.
This policy describes the information we collect from you, how we use that information, and our legal basis for doing so. It also describes whether and how that information may be shared and your rights and choices regarding the information you provide to us.
By using this website, you consent to the collection, processing, and use of data in accordance with this policy and the cookie policy. This website can be visited without registration. Data such as pages accessed or names of files accessed, date, and time are stored on the server for statistical purposes without this data being directly related to your person. Personal data, in particular name, address, or email address, are collected to the extent possible on a voluntary basis.
When you visit our website, certain data is automatically stored on our servers or on the servers of services and products that we procure and/or have installed for system administration, statistics, security, or tracking purposes. This information may include the following:
If we share data with external service providers, we take technical and organizational measures to ensure that the data is shared in accordance with the legal provisions of data protection. If you make personal or company-related data available to us on your own initiative, we will not use, process, or disclose this data beyond the scope permitted by law or by you in a declaration of consent. We will share your data with external service providers insofar as this is necessary for the performance of the contract, and they have agreed to the corresponding confidentiality and diligence provisions. In addition, we will only disclose your data if we are obliged to do so by law or by governmental or judicial order.
By subscribing to our newsletter, you agree that we may use the data you provide, such as your first and last name, address, email address, and any data you have voluntarily entered in your user profile, to send you the newsletter.
We need statistical information about the use of our online services (in particular our website and newsletter) to make them more user-friendly, measure their range and conduct market research. We use web analytics tools for this purpose, specifically Google Analytics. The user profiles we create using these tools and cookies are not linked to personal data. The tools do not use visitors’ IP addresses, or they abbreviate them immediately after the information is collected.
In addition to the data listed above (see “What data are processed when you use our websites?”), we gather the following information:
This information is used to analyze website use. If you want to deactivate Google Analytics, you will find the necessary browser add-on at http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de. As explained in the previous section, you can avoid the creation of a user profile by deactivating the use of all cookies.
We may use social plug-ins on our website to promote our company (for advertising purposes). The respective provider is responsible for compliance with data protection regulations. Data processing in connection with these plug-ins takes place with your consent when you use these plug-ins.
If you use the services of these social networks independently or in connection with our website, the social networks will evaluate your use of the plug-in. In this case, information about the plug-in is forwarded to social networks.
You can request information about your data stored by us at any time. Please send a request for information by e-mail to the address below. Together with the request, you will need proof of your identity at the same address.
You can request the deletion or correction of your data at any time. You are, of course, also entitled at any time to revoke your consent to using or processing personal data with effect for the future.
Stored data will be deleted by us if they are no longer needed for the purpose indicated. With regard to the deletion of data, it should be noted that we are subject to certain legal obligations, which provide for certain data to be retained. We must comply with this obligation. If you request deletion of data that is subject to a legal retention requirement, the data will be locked in our system and used only to fulfil the legal retention requirement. At the end of the retention period, we will comply with your request for deletion.
If your personal data can be processed on the basis of legitimate interests, you have the right to object to the processing of your personal data if there are reasons for doing so that arise from your particular situation or the objection is directed against direct marketing. In the latter case, you have a general right to object, which we will exercise without the need to specify any particular circumstance.
You also have the option of receiving the personal data you have provided to us or requesting that it be transferred to another responsible party.
We kindly ask that you send us an email at levante@jacobsfoundation.org. We reserve the right to ask you to provide us with an identity card and to assume the effective costs in advance should the effort involved be disproportionately high.
The above does not restrict any other rights you might have pursuant to applicable data protection legislation under certain circumstances.
Here are our contact details:
Jacobs Foundation, Seefeldquai 17, 8008 Zurich
levante@jacobsfoundation.org
We may change or adapt this Privacy Policy at any time. The current Privacy Policy is available at https://levante-network.org/privacy-policy.
Zurich, 18 June 2024