Privacy

Mail: kontakt@autismusinfo.com

Authorized representatives
Sigrid Andersen

Data protection officer
Sigrid Andersen
+41 78 222 99 20
Mail: kontakt@autismusinfo.com

General Information/Introduction
Based on Article 13 of the Swiss Federal Constitution and the data protection provisions of the federal government (Data Protection Act, DPA), every person has the right to privacy and protection against the misuse of their personal data. The operators of these pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the legal data protection regulations and this privacy policy.

In cooperation with our hosting providers, we strive to protect databases as much as possible from unauthorized access, loss, misuse, or alteration.

Please note that data transmission over the internet (e.g., communication via email) can have security vulnerabilities. It is not possible to fully protect data from access by third parties.

By using this website, you agree to the collection, processing, and use of data in accordance with the following description. This website can generally be visited without registration. Data such as pages viewed, file names accessed, date, and time may be stored on the server for statistical purposes, without being directly linked to you as an individual. Where personal data (such as name, address, or email address) is collected on our pages, this is done voluntarily wherever possible. These data will not be passed on to third parties without your express consent.

Processing of Personal Data
Personal data includes any information relating to an identified or identifiable person. A data subject is a person whose personal data is processed. Processing means any handling of personal data, regardless of the methods and procedures used, particularly storage, transmission, acquisition, deletion, retention, modification, destruction, and use of personal data.

We process personal data in accordance with Swiss data protection law. Insofar as and to the extent that the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) applies, we additionally process personal data on the following legal grounds in conjunction with Article 6 (1) GDPR:
lit. a) Processing of personal data with the consent of the data subject.
lit. b) Processing of personal data for the performance of a contract with the data subject, or for the implementation of pre-contractual measures.
lit. c) Processing of personal data for compliance with a legal obligation to which we are subject under applicable EU law or the law of a country where the GDPR is wholly or partially applicable.
lit. d) Processing of personal data to protect the vital interests of the data subject or another natural person.
lit. f) Processing of personal data to safeguard the legitimate interests of us or third parties, provided that the fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject do not outweigh those interests. Legitimate interests include, in particular, our business interest in providing our website, ensuring information security, enforcing our own legal claims, and complying with Swiss law.

We process personal data for as long as necessary to fulfill the respective purpose(s). If longer retention obligations arise from legal or other obligations, we restrict processing accordingly.

Cookies
This website uses cookies. These are small text files that make it possible to store specific user-related information on the user's device while they are using the website. Cookies allow, in particular, the frequency of use and the number of users of the site to be determined, to analyse user behaviour on the site, and to make our services more user-friendly. Cookies remain stored beyond the end of a browser session and can be retrieved when the site is visited again. If you do not wish this, you should configure your internet browser to refuse cookies.

A general objection to the use of cookies for online marketing purposes can be declared for a number of services, especially tracking, via the US site [http://www.aboutads.info/choices/](http://www.aboutads.info/choices/) or the EU site [http://www.youronlinechoices.com/](http://www.youronlinechoices.com/). Additionally, cookies can be disabled through your browser settings. Please note that if you disable cookies, not all features of this website may be fully available.

SSL/TLS Encryption
This website uses SSL/TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as inquiries you send to us as the website operator. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the address bar of the browser changes from "http://" to "https://" and by the lock symbol in your browser's address bar.

If SSL or TLS encryption is enabled, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

Server Log Files
The provider of this website automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These include:
Browser type and version
Operating system used
Referrer URL
Host name of the accessing computer
Time of the server request

These data are not linked to any specific person. These data are not combined with other data sources. We reserve the right to check these data later if we become aware of specific indications of illegal use.

Third-Party Services
This website may use Google Maps for embedding maps, Google Invisible reCAPTCHA for protection against bots and spam, and YouTube for embedding videos.

These services of the American company Google LLC use, among other things, cookies, and data is transmitted to Google in the USA. We assume that in this context, no personal tracking occurs simply using our website.

Google has committed to ensuring appropriate data protection in accordance with the US-European and US-Swiss Privacy Shield.

Further information can be found in Google's privacy policy.

Contact Form
If you send us inquiries via the contact form, your details from the inquiry form, including the contact details you provide, will be stored for the purpose of processing the inquiry and in case of follow-up questions. We do not share this data without your consent.

Newsletter
If you wish to receive the newsletter offered on the website, we require an email address from you, as well as information that allows us to verify that you are the owner of the provided email address and that you agree to receive the newsletter. No further data is collected. We use these data exclusively for sending the requested information and do not share them with third parties.
You can revoke your consent to the storage of your data, your email address, and its use for sending the newsletter at any time, for example, via the "unsubscribe" link in the newsletter.

Rights of the Data Subject
Right to Confirmation
Every data subject has the right to request confirmation from the operator of the website as to whether personal data concerning them is being processed. If you wish to exercise this right, you can contact the Data Protection Officer at any time.

Right to Access
Any person affected by the processing of personal data has the right to obtain, at any time and free of charge, information from the operator of this website regarding the personal data stored about them, and to receive a copy of this information. Additionally, they may be informed about:
The purposes of processing
The categories of personal data being processed
Recipients to whom the personal data have been or will be disclosed
Where possible, the planned duration of the storage of personal data, or if not possible, the criteria used to determine this duration
The existence of a right to rectification or deletion of personal data concerning them, or to restrict processing by the controller, or to object to such processing
The existence of a right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority
If personal data were not collected from the individual: Any available information about the source of the data
Additionally, the data subject has the right to know whether personal data has been transferred to a third country or an international organization. If so, the data subject also has the right to be informed of the appropriate safeguards related to the transfer.
If you wish to exercise this right of access, you can contact our Data Protection Officer at any time.

Right to Rectification
Any person affected by the processing of personal data has the right to request the immediate rectification of inaccurate personal data concerning them. Furthermore, the individual has the right to request the completion of incomplete personal data, including by means of a supplementary statement, considering the purposes of the processing.
If you wish to exercise this right of rectification, you can contact our Data Protection Officer at any time.

Right to Deletion (Right to be Forgotten)
Any person affected by the processing of personal data has the right to request the immediate deletion of personal data concerning them from the controller of this website if one of the following reasons applies and processing is no longer necessary:
The personal data was collected or processed for purposes no longer necessary.
The individual withdraws consent on which the processing is based, and there is no other legal basis for the processing.
The individual objects to the processing based on their particular situation, and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing, or they object to processing for direct marketing purposes and associated profiling.
The personal data was processed unlawfully.
The deletion of personal data is required to fulfil a legal obligation under Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject.
The personal data was collected in connection with the offer of information society services directly aimed at a child.
If any of the above reasons apply, and you wish to request the deletion of personal data stored by the operator of this website, you can contact our Data Protection Officer at any time. The Data Protection Officer of this website will ensure that the deletion request is promptly fulfilled.

Right to Restrict Processing
Any person affected by the processing of personal data has the right to request the restriction of processing from the controller of this website if one of the following conditions is met:
The accuracy of the personal data is contested by the data subject, for a period that allows the controller to verify the accuracy of the personal data.
The processing is unlawful, and the data subject objects to the deletion of the personal data and requests instead the restriction of its use.
The controller no longer needs the personal data for processing purposes, but the data subject requires it to assert, exercise, or defend legal claims. The data subject has objected to the processing based on their particular situation, and it has not yet been determined whether the legitimate interests of the controller outweigh those of the data subject.
If one of these conditions is met, you can contact our Data Protection Officer at any time to request the restriction of the processing of personal data by the operator of this website. The Data Protection Officer will arrange for the processing to be restricted.

Right to Data Portability
Any person affected by the processing of personal data has the right to receive the personal data concerning them in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format. They also have the right to request that the personal data be transferred directly from one controller to another, where technically feasible and if this does not affect the rights and freedoms of others.
To assert the right to data portability, you can contact the Data Protection Officer designated by the operator of this website at any time.
Right to Object
Any person affected by the processing of personal data has the right to object, at any time, to the processing of their personal data for reasons arising from their particular situation.
The operator of this website will no longer process the personal data in the event of an objection unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for processing that override the interests, rights, and freedoms of the data subject, or the processing serves the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.
To exercise your right to object, you can contact the Data Protection Officer of this website at any time.
Right to Withdraw Consent
Any person affected by the processing of personal data has the right to withdraw their consent to the processing of personal data at any time.
If you wish to exercise your right to withdraw consent, you can contact our Data Protection Officer at any time.

Paid Services
For the provision of paid services, we request additional data, such as payment information, to process your order. We store this data in our systems until the legally required retention periods have expired.

Copyright
The copyright and all other rights to the content, images, photos, or other files on the website belong exclusively to the operator of this website or the specifically named rights holders. Reproduction of any files requires prior written permission from the copyright holders.
Anyone who commits a copyright infringement without the permission of the respective rights holders may be held liable and subject to claims for damages.

Disclaimer
All information on our website has been carefully checked. We strive to ensure that the information we provide is current, accurate, and complete. Nevertheless, errors cannot be completely ruled out, so we do not guarantee the completeness, accuracy, or timeliness of the information, including journalistic/editorial content. Liability claims relating to damages of a material or immaterial nature caused by the use or non-use of the information provided, or using incorrect or incomplete information, are excluded.
The publisher may change or delete texts at their own discretion and without prior notice and is not obliged to update the contents of this website. The use of this website or access to it is at the user's own risk. The publisher, its customers, or partners are not responsible for damages, such as direct, indirect, incidental, or consequential damages, allegedly caused by visiting this website, and thus assume no liability for such damages.
The publisher also assumes no responsibility or liability for the content and availability of third-party websites that can be accessed via external links from this website. The content of linked pages is the sole responsibility of their operators. The publisher expressly distances itself from all third-party content that may be criminally or liability-relevant or that violates public decency.

Google Maps
This website uses Google Maps. This allows us to display interactive maps directly on the website and enables you to conveniently use the map function. By visiting the website, Google receives the information that you have accessed the corresponding subpage of our website. This occurs regardless of whether Google provides a user account through which you are logged in or whether no user account exists. If you are logged in to Google, your data will be directly associated with your account. If you do not want this association, you must log out before activating the button.Google stores your data as usage profiles and uses them for purposes of advertising, market research, and/or the customized design of its website. Such analysis occurs in particular (even for users not logged in) to provide customized advertising and to inform other users of the social network about your activities on our website. You have the right to object to the creation of these user profiles, but you must contact Google to exercise this right. For more information on the purpose and scope of data collection and processing by Google, as well as further information on your rights and settings to protect your privacy, please visit: [www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy](http://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy).

Google reCAPTCHA
This website uses the reCAPTCHA service from Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland "Google"). The query is used to distinguish whether the input is made by a human or by automated, machine processing. The query includes the transmission of the IP address and possibly other data required by Google for the reCAPTCHA service to Google. For this purpose, your input is sent to Google and used there. However, your IP address will be shortened by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transferred to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of this service. The IP address transmitted by your browser within the scope of reCAPTCHA will not be merged with other data from Google. Your data may also be transferred to the USA. For data transfers to the USA, there is an adequacy decision of the European Commission, the "Privacy Shield." Google participates in the "Privacy Shield" and has submitted to its requirements. By confirming the query, you consent to the processing of your data. The processing is based on Article 6 (1) lit. a GDPR with your consent. You can withdraw your consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of the processing based on the consent until the withdrawal.
Further information on Google reCAPTCHA and the associated privacy policy can be found at: [https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en](https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en)

Google AdSense
We use Google AdSense on this website. This is an advertising program from Google Inc. In Europe, Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland) is responsible for all Google services. Google AdSense allows us to display ads on this website that are relevant to our topic.

Google AdSense uses cookies to serve ads that are relevant to users, improve reports on campaign performance, or prevent a user from seeing the same ads multiple times. Through a cookie ID, Google records which ads are shown in which browser, thus preventing them from being displayed repeatedly. Additionally, Google AdSense may use cookie IDs to record so-called conversions related to ad views. This occurs, for example, when a user sees a Google Ads ad and later visits the advertiser's website with the same browser and makes a purchase there. According to Google, Google Ads cookies do not contain personal information.

Through the marketing tools used, your browser automatically establishes a direct connection with Google's server. By integrating Google Ads, Google receives the information that you have called up the corresponding part of our website or clicked on one of our ads. If you are registered with a Google service, Google can assign the visit to your account. Even if you are not registered with Google or have not logged in, there is a possibility that Google will find out and store your IP address.

You can prevent participation in this tracking process in various ways:

By adjusting your browser software; in particular, suppressing third-party cookies will prevent you from receiving ads from third parties.
By disabling conversion tracking cookies by configuring your browser to accept cookies from the domain "www.googleadservices.com", [https://adssettings.google.com](https://adssettings.google.com), noting that this setting will be deleted when you delete your cookies.
By disabling interest-based advertising from providers that are part of the self-regulatory campaign "About Ads" via the link [https://www.aboutads.info/choices](https://www.aboutads.info/choices), noting that this setting will be deleted when you delete your cookies.
By permanently disabling in your browsers Firefox, Internet Explorer, or Google Chrome via the link [https://www.google.com/settings/ads/plugin](https://www.google.com/settings/ads/plugin). Please note that in this case, you may not be able to fully utilize all the features of this offer.
The legal basis for processing your data is a balancing of interests, according to which there are no overriding interests opposing the processing of your personal data as described above (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR). Further information on Google Ads from Google can be found at [https://ads.google.com/intl/en/home/](https://ads.google.com/intl/en/home/), as well as general information about data protection at Google: [https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy](https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy). Alternatively, you can visit the Network Advertising Initiative (NAI) website at [https://www.networkadvertising.org](https://www.networkadvertising.org).

Google WebFonts
This website uses so-called web fonts provided by Google for the uniform display of fonts. When you access a page, your browser loads the required web fonts into its browser cache to correctly display texts and fonts. If your browser does not support web fonts, a standard font from your computer will be used.
Further information about Google Web Fonts can be found at [https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq] and in Google's privacy policy: [https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/].

Facebook
This website utilizes functions from Facebook Inc, 1601 S. California Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA. When you access our pages with Facebook plugins, a connection is established between your browser and the Facebook servers. Data is already transmitted to Facebook in this process. If you have a Facebook account, this data can be linked to it. If you do not want this data to be associated with your Facebook account, please log out of Facebook before visiting our site. Interactions, particularly the use of a comment function or clicking a "Like" or "Share" button, are also forwarded to Facebook. You can learn more at [https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy](https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy).

Contractual Services
We process the data of our contractual partners and interested parties, as well as other clients, customers, or contractual partners (collectively referred to as "contractual partners") in accordance with the data protection regulations of the Federal Data Protection Act (DSG) and the EU GDPR in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR, to provide them with our contractual or pre-contractual services. The data processed in this context, the type, scope, and purpose, as well as the necessity of their processing, arise from the underlying contractual relationship. The processed data includes the master data of our contractual partners (e.g., names and addresses), contact data (e.g., email addresses and phone numbers), as well as contract data (e.g., services utilized, contract contents, contract communication, names of contact persons) and payment data (e.g., bank details). We generally do not process special categories of personal data unless they are part of an order or contract processing.
We process data that is necessary for the establishment and fulfillment of contractual services and point out the necessity of their transfer unless this is obvious to the contractual partners. Disclosure to external persons or companies only occurs if this is necessary within the framework of a contract. In processing the data entrusted to us in the context of an order, we act in accordance with the instructions of the client and the legal provisions.
In the context of using our online services, we may store the IP address and the time of the respective user action. The storage is based on our legitimate interests and the interests of users in protection against misuse and other unauthorized use. Disclosure of this data to third parties generally does not occur unless it is necessary for the assertion of our claims under Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR or there is a legal obligation to do so according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR.
Data deletion occurs when the data is no longer necessary for fulfilling contractual or legal due diligence obligations as well as for processing any warranty and comparable obligations, with the necessity of data retention being reviewed at irregular intervals. In other respects, the legal retention periods apply.

Administration, accounting etc.
We process data in accordance with the data protection regulations of the Swiss Confederation (Federal Data Protection Act, DSG) and the EU GDPR within the framework of administrative tasks as well as the organization of our operations, financial accounting, and fulfilment of legal obligations, such as archiving. In this process, we process the same data that we process in the context of providing our contractual services. The processing bases are Art. 13 para. 1 DSG, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. Customers, interested parties, business partners, and website visitors are affected by the processing. The purpose and our interest in processing lie in administration, financial accounting, office organization, data archiving, i.e., tasks that serve to maintain our business operations, fulfil our tasks, and provide our services. Data deletion concerning contractual services and contractual communication corresponds to the data mentioned in these processing activities.

In this context, we disclose or transmit data to tax authorities, consultants, such as tax advisors or auditors, as well as other fee-based positions and payment service providers.

Furthermore, we store information about suppliers, organizers, and other business partners due to our business interests, e.g., for the purpose of later contact. This mostly company-related data is generally stored permanently.

Services According to Statutes
We process the data of our members, supporters, interested parties, customers, or other persons in accordance with the data protection regulations of the Swiss Confederation (Federal Data Protection Act, DSG), as far as we offer contractual services to them or act within existing business relationships, e.g., towards members, or are themselves recipients of services and services. The data processed in this context, the type, scope, and purpose, as well as the necessity of their processing arise from the underlying contractual relationship. This basically includes inventory and master data of persons (e.g., name, address, etc.) as well as contact data (e.g., email address, phone, etc.), contract data (e.g., services utilized, contents and provided information, names of contact persons), and, if we offer paid services or products, payment data (e.g., bank details, payment behavior, etc.).

Data Transfer to the USA
Our website incorporates tools from companies based in the USA. When these tools are active, your personal data may be transferred to the US servers of the respective companies. We would like to point out that the USA is not a safe third country in the sense of EU data protection law. US companies are obliged to hand over personal data to security authorities without you as the affected party being able to take legal action against it. It cannot therefore be excluded that US authorities (e.g., secret services) process, evaluate, and store your data on US servers for surveillance purposes. We have no influence on these processing operations.

Changes
We can change this privacy policy at any time without prior notice. The current version published on our website applies. If the privacy policy is part of an agreement with you, we will inform you of the change via email or in another appropriate manner in the event of an update.

Disclaimer
The author assumes no responsibility for the correctness, accuracy, timeliness, reliability, and completeness of the information.
Liability claims against the author for damages of a material or immaterial nature arising from access to or use or non-use of the published information, through misuse of the connection or through technical disruptions are excluded.

All offers are non-binding. The author expressly reserves the right to change, supplement, delete parts of the pages or the entire offer without separate announcement, or to temporarily or permanently discontinue publication.