Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy GYNE SINGER AG

This Privacy Policy provides information about the processing of personal data in connection with our activities and operations, including our website at the domain name gvzg.ch. In particular, we explain why, how, and where we process which personal data. We also provide information about the rights of individuals whose data we process. For specific or additional activities and operations, we may publish further privacy policies or other information regarding data protection.
 

1. Contact Information

The data controller within the meaning of data protection law is:

Dr. med. Michael Singer
GYNE SINGER AG
Kohlrainstrasse 10
CH - 8700 Küsnacht

In individual cases, third parties may be responsible for the processing of personal data, or there may be joint responsibility with third parties. Upon request, we are happy to provide data subjects with information regarding the respective responsibility.

 

2. Definitions and Legal Bases

2.1 Definitions


Data Subject: A natural person whose personal data we process.

Personal Data:
Any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person
.

Sensitive personal data:
Data regarding trade union, political, religious, or ideological views and activities; data regarding health, sexual life
, or membership in an ethnic or racial group; genetic data; biometric data that uniquely identifies a natural person; data concerning criminal or administrative sanctions or proceedings, and data concerning social assistance measures.

Processing:
Any handling of personal data, regardless of the means and procedures used, such as retrieving, comparing, modifying, archiving, storing, reading, disclosing, obtaining, recording, collecting, deleting, revealing, sorting, organizing, saving, altering, disseminating, linking, destroying, and using personal data.

2.2 Legal Basis
We process personal data in accordance with Swiss law, in particular the Federal Act on Data Protection (Data Protection Act, DSG) and the Ordinance on Data Protection (Data Protection Ordinance, DSV).

 

3. Nature, Scope, and Purpose of the Processing of Personal Data

We process the personal data necessary to carry out our activities and operations in a sustainable, user-friendly, secure, and reliable manner. The personal data processed may fall, in particular, into the categories of browser and device data,
content data, communication data, metadata, usage data, master data (including inventory and contact data), location data, transaction data, contract data, and payment data. The personal data may also constitute special-category personal data.

We also process personal data that we receive from third parties, obtain from publicly available sources, or collect in the course of our activities and operations, to the extent that such processing is permitted.

We process personal data, where necessary, with the consent of the data subjects. In many cases, we may process personal data without consent, for example, to comply with legal obligations or to safeguard legitimate interests. We may
also request consent from data subjects even when their consent is not required.

We process personal data for the period necessary to fulfill the respective purpose. We anonymize or delete personal data, in particular, in accordance with statutory retention and statute of limitations periods.

 

4. Disclosure of Personal Data

We may disclose personal data to third parties, have it processed by third parties, or process it jointly with third parties. Such third parties may include, for example, specialized providers whose services we utilize. In the course of our activities and operations,

we may disclose personal data in particular to banks and other financial service providers, government agencies, educational and research institutions, consultants and attorneys, interest groups, IT service providers, cooperation partners, credit
and business information agencies, logistics and shipping companies, marketing and advertising agencies, media outlets, parent companies, sister companies, and subsidiaries, organizations and associations, social institutions, telecommunications companies, insurance companies, and payment service providers.

 

5. Communication

We process personal data to enable communication with individuals as well as with government agencies, organizations, and companies. In doing so, we process, in particular, data that a data subject provides to us when contacting us, for example, by
mail or email. We may store such data in an address book or using comparable tools.

Third parties who provide us with data about other individuals are obligated to independently ensure the data protection of those data subjects. In particular, they must ensure that such data is accurate and may be disclosed.

We use selected services from suitable providers to enable and improve communication with individuals and other communication partners. We may also use such services to manage and otherwise process the data of data subjects beyond the scope of direct
communication.

 

6. Job Applications

We process personal data about job applicants to the extent that it is necessary to assess their suitability for employment or for the subsequent performance of an employment contract. The required personal data is derived in particular from the information requested, for example in the context of a job posting. We may publish job postings with the assistance of appropriate third parties, for example in electronic and print media or on job portals and recruitment platforms.

We also process personal data that applicants voluntarily provide or publish, particularly as part of cover letters, resumes, and other application documents, as well as online profiles.

 

7. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to ensure data security commensurate with the respective risk. Through these measures, we ensure, in particular, the confidentiality, availability, traceability, and integrity
of the personal data we process; however, we cannot guarantee absolute data security.

Access to our website and our other digital presence is secured via transport encryption (SSL/TLS, specifically using the Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure, abbreviated as HTTPS). Most browsers warn users before visiting a website without transport encryption.

Our digital communications—like all digital communications in general—are subject to mass surveillance without cause or suspicion by security authorities in Switzerland, the rest of Europe, the United States of America (USA), and other countries. We have no direct influence over the processing of personal data by intelligence agencies, police departments, and other security authorities. Nor can we rule out the possibility that a data subject may be specifically monitored.

 

8. Personal Data Abroad

We generally process personal data in Switzerland. However, we may also disclose or export personal data to other countries, in particular to process it there or have it processed there.

We may disclose personal data to any country on Earth or elsewhere in the universe, provided that the law of that country ensures an adequate level of data protection in accordance with a decision by the Swiss Federal Council.

We may disclose personal data to countries whose laws do not ensure an adequate level of data protection, provided that appropriate data protection is ensured for other reasons, in particular on the basis of standard data protection clauses or other suitable safeguards. In exceptional cases, we may export personal data to countries without adequate or appropriate data protection if the specific legal requirements under data protection law are met, such as the explicit consent of the data subjects
or a direct connection to the conclusion or performance of a contract. Upon request, we are happy to provide data subjects with information about any safeguards in place or to supply a copy of such safeguards.
 

9. Rights of Data Subjects

9.1 Data Protection Rights

We grant data subjects all rights in accordance with applicable law. Data subjects have the following rights in particular:

  • Right of Access:
    Data subjects may request information as to whether we process personal data about them and, if so, what personal data is involved. Data subjects shall also receive the information necessary to exercise their data protection rights
    and to ensure transparency. This includes the personal data being processed as such, as well as, among other things, details regarding the purpose of processing, the retention period, any disclosure or export of
    data to other countries, and the origin of the personal data.
  • Rectification and Restriction:
    Data subjects may have inaccurate personal data rectified, incomplete data supplemented, and the processing of their data
    restricted.
  • Right to Express One’s Own View and Human Review:
    Data subjects may, in the case of decisions based exclusively on the automated processing of personal data that result in legal consequences for them or significantly affect them (automated individual decisions), express their own view and request a review by a human.
  • Erasure and Objection:
    Data subjects may request the erasure of personal data (“right to be forgotten”) and object to the processing of their data with effect for the future.
  • Data Disclosure and Data Portability:
    Data subjects may request the disclosure of personal data or the transfer of their data to another data controller
    .

We may defer, restrict, or deny the exercise of data subjects’ rights within the limits permitted by law. We may inform data subjects of any conditions that must be met for them to exercise their data protection rights
. For example, we may refuse to provide information in whole or in part, citing confidentiality obligations, overriding interests, or the protection of other individuals. We may also, for example, refuse to delete personal data in whole or in part, particularly by citing statutory retention obligations.

In exceptional cases, we may charge a fee for the exercise of these rights. We will inform data subjects in advance of any such costs.

We are obligated to identify data subjects who request information or assert other rights through appropriate measures. Data subjects are required to cooperate.

9.2 Legal Remedies

Data subjects have the right to enforce their data protection claims through legal action or to file a report or complaint with a data protection supervisory authority.

The data protection supervisory authority for private data controllers and federal agencies in Switzerland is the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (FDPIC).


10. Use of the Website

10.1 Cookies

We may use cookies. Cookies—including our own cookies (first-party cookies) as well as cookies from third parties whose services we use (third-party cookies)—are data stored in the browser. Such stored data need not be limited to traditional text-based cookies.

Cookies can be stored temporarily in the browser as “session cookies” or for a specific period as so-called persistent cookies. “Session cookies” are automatically deleted when the browser is closed. Persistent cookies have a specific retention period. In particular, cookies make it possible to recognize a browser upon the next visit to our website and thereby, for example, measure the reach of our website. However, persistent cookies can also be used for online marketing
, for instance.

Cookies can be disabled, restricted, or deleted in whole or in part at any time via the browser settings. Browser settings often also allow for the automatic deletion and other management of cookies. Without cookies, our website
may no longer be fully available. We actively seek—at least to the extent required by applicable law—your explicit consent to the use of cookies.

For cookies used to measure performance and reach or for advertising, many services offer a general opt-out option through AdChoices (Digital Advertising Alliance of Canada), the Network Advertising Initiative (NAI), YourAdChoices
(Digital Advertising Alliance), or Your Online Choices (European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance, EDAA).

10.2 Logging

For each visit to our website and our other digital presence, we may log at least the following information, provided that it is transmitted to our digital infrastructure during such visits: Date and time, including time zone; IP address;
access status (HTTP status code); operating system, including user interface and version; browser, including language and version; specific subpages of our website accessed, including the amount of data transferred; and the last webpage accessed
in the same browser window (referrer). 

We log this information, which may also constitute personal data, in log files. This information is necessary to ensure that our digital presence is available on a permanent, user-friendly, and reliable basis. It is also necessary to ensure data security
—including through third parties or with the assistance of third parties.

10.3 Web Beacons

We may incorporate tracking pixels into our digital presence. Tracking pixels are also known as web beacons. Tracking pixels—including those from third parties whose services we use—are typically small, invisible images or JavaScript scripts that
are automatically loaded when you access our digital presence. Tracking pixels can capture at least the same information as is recorded in log files.
 

11. Third-Party Services

We use services provided by specialized third parties to ensure that we can carry out our activities and operations in a sustainable, user-friendly, secure, and reliable manner. These services enable us, among other things, to embed functions and content into our website. When such
embedding occurs, the services used collect users’ IP addresses—at least temporarily—for technically necessary reasons.

For necessary security-related, statistical, and technical purposes, third parties whose services we use may process data related to our activities and operations in an aggregated, anonymized, or pseudonymized form. This includes, for example, performance
or usage data required to provide the respective service.

In particular, we use:


11.1 Digital Infrastructure

We use services from specialized third parties to access the digital infrastructure required for our activities and operations. These include, for example, hosting and storage services from selected providers.

In particular, we use:


11.2 Automation and Integration of Apps and Services

We use specialized platforms to integrate and connect existing third-party apps and services. We can also use such “no-code” platforms to automate processes and activities with third-party apps and services.


11.3 Audio and Video Conferences

We use specialized services for audio and video conferencing to enable online communication. For example, we can use these services to hold virtual meetings or conduct online classes and webinars. Participation in audio and video conferences
is additionally subject to the legal terms of the individual services, such as privacy policies and terms of use.

Depending on your situation, we recommend that you mute your microphone by default when participating in audio or video conferences, as well as blur your background or display a virtual background.

11.4 Digital Content



We use services provided by specialized third parties to embed digital content on our website. Digital content includes, in particular, images, video material, music, and podcasts. Specifically, we use:

11.5 Fonts

We use third-party services to embed selected fonts, as well as icons, logos, and symbols, into our website.

In particular, we use:

12. Website Extensions

We use extensions for our website to enable additional features. We may use selected services from appropriate providers or implement such extensions on our own digital infrastructure.

In particular, we use:

  • Google reCAPTCHA: Spam protection (distinguishing between desired content created by humans and undesired content generated by bots and spam); Provider: Google; Google reCAPTCHA-specific information: “What is reCAPTCHA?”.


13. Measuring Success and Reach

We seek to measure the success and reach of our activities and operations. In this context, we may also measure the impact of third-party content or test how different parts or versions of our digital presence are used (“A/B testing
»method”). Based on the results of these success and reach measurements, we can, in particular, correct errors, enhance popular content, or make improvements.

In most cases, the IP addresses of individual users are collected for the purpose of measuring success and reach. In such cases, IP addresses are generally truncated (“IP masking”) to comply with the principle of
data minimization through appropriate pseudonymization.

Cookies may be used for performance and reach measurement, and user profiles may be created. Any user profiles created may include, for example, the individual pages visited or content viewed on our digital platform, information about the size
of the screen or browser window, and the user’s location (at least approximately). As a general rule, any user profiles created are exclusively pseudonymized and are not used to identify individual users. Certain third-party
services with which users are registered may, in some cases, associate the use of our online services with the user’s account or profile on the respective service.

In particular, we use:


14. Final Notes on the Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy at any time. We will notify you of updates in an appropriate manner, in particular by publishing the most current version of the Privacy Policy on our website.