Data Privacy
Privacy Policy
The Swiss Academy of Business (SAB) takes data protection seriously and would like to use this Privacy Policy to explain which data is absolutely necessary, how we use it, and how you can correct or change your information.
We cannot guarantee the security of data transmission over the Internet; in particular, there is a risk of unauthorized access by third parties when data is transmitted via email.
Should individual provisions or formulations of this disclaimer be or become invalid, the remaining provisions shall remain unaffected in terms of their content and validity.
We believe that protecting your privacy is of the utmost importance. Therefore, compliance with strict legal data protection regulations is a matter of course for us. We firmly believe that data protection begins with transparency. Therefore, it is our goal to ensure that you always know when we store which of your personal data, how we use it, and also how you can restrict or prevent such use.
What is personal data?
Personal data refers to all information regarding the personal and factual circumstances of an identified or identifiable individual. This includes information such as your (real) name, your address or other mailing address, and your phone number. Your email address is also included if it is linked to your name in such a way that you can be identified. Information that cannot be used to determine your identity is not included. Examples of such information include: any details with no connection to your name, such as only your gender, age, or educational background.
Use and Disclosure of Personal Data
The Swiss Academy of Business is committed to protecting your privacy, uses your personal information only within the organization, and discloses it only to companies that are involved in fulfilling the contracts concluded with you or otherwise in the provision of services. Otherwise, your personal information will not be disclosed to third parties unless you have expressly consented to such disclosure or we are required to disclose it, e.g., pursuant to a court order or an order from a government authority.
Contacting Us
When you contact us (for example, via the contact form or email), your information is stored for the purpose of processing your inquiry and in case follow-up questions arise.
Newsletter
When you subscribe to the newsletter, we store your IP address and the date of subscription. This storage serves solely as evidence in the event that a third party misuses an email address and subscribes to the newsletter without the rightful owner’s knowledge. You may revoke your consent to the storage of your data and email address, as well as their use for sending the newsletter, at any time. You can revoke your consent via a link in the newsletters themselves or by sending a message to the contact address listed in the legal notice.
Use of Cookies
We use cookies. Cookies are small text files that the web server stores in various locations in your computer’s browser and that allow us to identify you when you visit the website again. The cookies we use do not cause any damage to your computer and do not contain viruses. While you are using our website, we primarily store so-called session cookies on your computer’s hard drive, which are relevant only for your visit to our website. These cookies are used exclusively for connection management and navigation and enable you to browse our website in a user-friendly manner. For example, they remember certain settings during the session, saving you from having to re-enter information. Session cookies are deleted when you close your browser session. We also use persistent cookies, which allow us to recognize your browser on your next visit. Your browser offers you the option to receive a warning message when a web server attempts to place a cookie on your computer. You can accept or reject cookies. Most browsers are set to accept cookies automatically. However, you can disable the storage of cookies or configure your browser to notify you when cookies are being sent. After you leave our website, you can delete cookies from your computer’s hard drive, for example, if an Internet connection issue prevented them from being automatically deleted.
Of course, you can also view our websites without cookies. If you do not want us to recognize your computer, you can prevent cookies from being stored on your hard drive by selecting Do not accept cookies in your browser settings. For detailed instructions on how this works, please refer to the documentation provided by your browser manufacturer. However, if you do not accept cookies, this may result in limited functionality of our services.
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Google Analytics
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Inc. (Google). Google Analytics uses so-called cookies, which are text files stored on your computer that enable an analysis of your use of the website.
According to Google’s privacy policy and information provided by Google, these are text files that are stored on your computer and enable an analysis of your use of the website. For example, information collected includes details about your operating system, browser, IP address, the website you previously visited (referrer URL), and the date and time of your visit to our website. The information generated by these text files regarding your use of our website is then transmitted to a Google server in the United States and stored there. However, if IP anonymization is enabled on this website, Google will first truncate your IP address within member states of the European Union or in other signatory states to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases is the full IP address transmitted to a Google server in the United States and truncated there.
On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity, and to provide other services related to website and internet usage to the website operator. To the extent required by law or where third parties process this data on Google’s behalf, Google will also disclose this information to such third parties. This data is used in an anonymized or pseudonymized form. Google uses the DoubleClick DART cookie. Users can disable the use of the DART cookie by accessing the privacy policy of Google’s advertising network and content advertising network.
The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics is not combined with other data held by Google. You can prevent the storage of cookies by adjusting your browser settings accordingly; however, please note that in this case, you may not be able to use all features of this website to their full extent. You can also prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address), as well as from processing this data, by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link. As an alternative to the browser add-on—particularly for browsers on mobile devices—you can also prevent data collection by Google Analytics by clicking this link. An opt-out cookie will be set to prevent the future collection of your data when you visit this website. The opt-out cookie applies only to this browser and only to our website, and is stored on your device. If you delete the cookies in this browser, you will need to set the opt-out cookie again.
You can find more information about Google Analytics directly on Google’s website:
Data Collection Through the Use of Google Analytics
Right to Access, Right to Object, Questions
You may at any time request, free of charge and without delay, information about any data stored regarding you personally or regarding a username assigned to you. We reserve the right to provide this information electronically. Furthermore, you have the right at any time to object to the future use of your personal data. We do not retain any modified or deleted information. In the event of a request for information or an objection, you must provide sufficient details to identify yourself and present valid proof that the information in question pertains to you. In these cases or if you have any other questions regarding our data protection practices, please contact us (contact information can be found in the legal notice).
Reservation of the Right to Make Changes
We reserve the right to amend this Privacy Policy from time to time in accordance with applicable legal provisions.