Data protection

Privacy Policy Schloss Münchenwiler / Privacy Policy
As the provider of the website www.schloss-muenchenwiler.ch, Schloss Münchenwiler takes its obligation to data protection very seriously and designs the website in such a way that only as little personal data as necessary is collected, processed and used. Under no circumstances will personal data be rented or sold to third parties for advertising purposes. No personal data will be used for advertising or marketing purposes without the express consent of the visitor.

At Münchenwiler Castle, only those persons have access to personal data who need this data to carry out their tasks within the responsible body, who are informed about the legal provisions on data protection and who have undertaken to comply with them in accordance with the applicable legal provisions (Art. 4, 5 +7 Swiss Data Protection Act ("DSG")). The collection, processing, use and transmission of the personal data collected is carried out in accordance with Art. 6( 1) EU GDPR and Art. 12, 13 DSG only to the extent necessary for the execution of a contractual relationship between Münchenwiler Castle as the responsible body and the visitor as the data subject.

Changes to the purpose of processing and use of data
As the processing methods used may change/evolve due to technical progress and organizational changes, we reserve the right to further develop this privacy policy in accordance with the new technical framework conditions. We therefore ask you to review the Münchenwiler Castle Privacy Policy from time to time. If you do not agree with the further developments that occur in the course of time, you can request in writing, in accordance with Art. 17 EU GDPR and Art. 12, 13 + 15 DSG, the deletion of data that is not stored on the basis of other legal requirements, such as commercial or tax retention obligations.

Anonymous data collection
The provider of the pages automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These are

  • Browser type/browser version
  • Operating system used
  • Referrer URL
  • Host name of the accessing computer
  • Time of the server request

This data cannot be assigned to specific persons. This data is not merged with other data sources. We reserve the right to check this data retrospectively if we become aware of specific indications of unlawful use.
 

Rights of the data subject
On request, Münchenwiler Castle will inform the user, taking into account the legal requirements, whether and what personal data about the user is stored at Münchenwiler Castle (right to information). If the user's data is stored incorrectly, Münchenwiler Castle will immediately replace this data with the correct data (rectification). Furthermore, the user has the right to request the deletion of their data and to restrict the processing of their data.

Notes
The service providers engaged by the controller are based and operate their IT infrastructure exclusively within Switzerland. This also applies to any use of cloud-based services. There are contracts with the service providers that comply with the data protection and data security requirements of the EU GDPR and the FADP. Even if external service providers are used, Münchenwiler Castle remains the data controller.

Use and disclosure of personal data
The personal data collected on the controller's website will only be used without your consent to process contracts and your inquiries. In addition, your data will only be used for advertising and market research purposes by the controller if you have given your prior consent. Otherwise, your data will not be passed on to other third parties. You can of course revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future.
 

External links

For your information, you will find links on our website that refer to third-party websites. As far as this is not obviously recognizable, we point out that it is an external link. The responsible body has no influence whatsoever on the content and design of these pages of other providers. The guarantees of this data protection declaration therefore do not apply to external providers.

Use of cookies
The controller uses so-called "cookies" to customize and optimize the customer's online experience and online time. A cookie is a text file that is either temporarily stored in the computer's working memory ("session cookie") or saved on the hard disk ("permanent" cookie). Cookies contain, for example, information about the user's previous accesses to the corresponding server or information about which offers have been accessed so far. Cookies are not used to execute programs or load viruses onto your computer. Rather, the main purpose of cookies is to provide an offer tailored specifically to the customer and to make the use of the service as convenient as possible. 

The Münchenwiler Castle website uses session cookies and permanent cookies. 

Session cookies
The controller mainly uses "session cookies", which are not stored on the customer's hard disk and are deleted when the browser is closed. Session cookies are used for login authentication.

Permanent cookies
In addition, the controller uses"permanent cookies" to store the personal user settings that a customer enters when using the controller's services in order to personalize and improve the service. The permanent cookies ensure that the customer will find his personal settings again when he visits the responsible body's websites again In addition, the service providers that the responsible body has commissioned to analyze user behavior use permanent cookies in order to be able to recognize returning users. These services store the data transmitted by the cookie exclusively anonymously. No assignment to the customer's IP address is kept.

Avoiding cookies
The visitor has the option at any time to refuse the setting of cookies. This is usually done by selecting the appropriate option in the browser settings or by using additional programs. Further details can be found in the help function of the browser used by the customer. If the customer decides to disable cookies, this may reduce the scope of the service and have a negative impact on the use of the services of the responsible party.

Google Analytics
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Inc ("Google"). Google Analytics uses so-called "cookies", text files which are stored on your computer and which enable your use of the website to be analyzed. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. However, if IP anonymization is activated on this website, your IP address will first be truncated by Google within member states of the European Union or in other states party to 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 truncated there. IP anonymization is active on this website. Google will use this information on behalf of the operator of this website for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage to the website operator. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. You can also prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the cookie and relating to your use of the website (including your IP address) and from processing this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available at the following link: tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

Further information and contacts
If you have any further questions on the subject of "Data protection at the controller", please contact our company's data protection officer. You can ask which of your data is stored by us. In addition, you can send information, deletion and correction requests regarding your data and suggestions at any time by letter or e-mail to the following address:

Münchenwiler Castle
Andalo GmbH
Kühergasse 7
CH-1797 Münchenwiler
+41 26 672 81 81