Data protection

Status: September 15, 2025
Valid for the website: https://schwimmkanal.ch

1. responsible body

Responsible for the data processing on this website is:

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Name/company name add name / company
Postal address add postal address
E-Mail: E-Mailerga¨nzenAdd e-mail

2. general

The protection of your personal data is important to us. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations of Switzerland (revDSG) and – where applicable – the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

This privacy policy provides information about what data we collect, what we use it for and what rights you have.

3. collection and storage of personal data

3.1 When visiting the website

When you visit our website, technical data transmitted by your browser is automatically collected:

  • IP address

  • Date and time of the request

  • visited page/file

  • Browser type, operating system, language

  • Referrer URL

This data is stored for security reasons (e.g. to defend against attacks, ensure functionality) and deleted after a short time.

Legal basis:

  • revDSG: Processing within the scope of the company’s interests

  • GDPR (if applicable): Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f (legitimate interest)

3.2 Bookings via Amelia

We use the Amelia plugin for appointment bookings. This processes the data you enter:

  • First name, last name

  • E-mail address

  • Telephone number (if provided)

  • booked service, date, time

  • Further voluntary information

This data is required to process your booking and provide the service.

3.3 Language selection (WPML)

We use WPML to provide the website in several languages. Cookies are set to save your language selection:

These cookies are technically necessary.

3.4 Web analysis with Google Analytics (only with consent)

We use Google Analytics 4, but only if you give your express consent (cookie banner).

Processed data: Use of the website, page views, interactions.
The IP address is not stored permanently.

You can revoke your consent at any time via the cookie banner.

4. disclosure of data

Your data will only be passed on if:

  • you have expressly consented,

  • it is necessary for the fulfillment of the contract (e.g. appointment processing),

  • we are legally obliged, or

  • this is necessary to enforce our rights.

Service providers (e.g. hosting, Amelia, Google) sometimes act as processors and are contractually obliged to protect data privacy.

5. storage period

  • Booking data: for the duration of contract processing and in accordance with statutory retention periods

  • Cookies: depending on type, between end of session and up to 2 years

  • Server log files: short time, then anonymized/deleted

6. your rights

Under Swiss law (revDSG), you have, among other things, the right to:

  • Information about which data we process

  • Correction of incorrect data

  • Deletion of data, insofar as permitted by law

  • Restriction or objection to certain processing operations

According to GDPR (if applicable):

  • Art. 15: Information

  • Art. 16: Rectification

  • Art. 17: Deletion

  • Art. 18: Restriction

  • Art. 20: Data portability

  • Art. 21: Objection

  • Art. 7 para. 3: Revocation of consent

To exercise your rights, please contact us using the contact details above.

7. safety

We use technical and organizational measures to protect your data from loss, misuse and unauthorized access (e.g. HTTPS encryption, access restrictions).

8. changes to this privacy policy

We reserve the right to amend this privacy policy at any time. You will always find the current version on this page.

9. supervisory authorities

Responsible for Switzerland:

Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (FDPIC)
Feldeggweg 1, CH-3003 Bern
https://www.edoeb.admin.ch

EU citizens can also contact the respective national supervisory authority.