Privacy Policy
We are pleased that you are visiting our website tuwapende-watoto.org and are interested in our foundation.
The protection of your personal data, such as date of birth, name, telephone number, address, etc., is important to us.
The purpose of this privacy policy is to inform you about the processing of your personal data that we collect when you visit our website. Our data protection practices are in accordance with the legal provisions of the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection (FADP) and the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). This privacy policy serves to fulfil the information obligations arising from the FADP and the GDPR. These can be found, for example, in Art. 19 ff. FADP and Art. 13 ff. GDPR.
Owner and Controller
The controller within the meaning of Art. 5 lit. j FADP and Art. 4 no. 7 GDPR is the person who alone or jointly with others decides on the purposes and means of the processing of personal data. The controller pursuant to Art. 4 no. 7 GDPR is also the recipient of personal data within the meaning of Art. 4 no. 9 GDPR. Any third-party recipient is identified separately.
With regard to our website, the owner and controller is:
Tuwapende Watoto Foundation
Hinterbühl 8
Ruth Bütikofer, President
3653 Oberhofen
Switzerland
Email:
info@tuwapende-watoto.org
Phone: +41 79 6936868
Provision of the Website and Creation of Log Files
Each time our website is accessed, our system automatically records data and information from the accessing device, such as a computer, mobile phone, tablet, etc.
The following personal data is collected: information about the browser type and version used, the operating system of the accessing device, hostname of the accessing computer, IP address of the accessing device, date and time of access, websites and resources accessed on our website, websites from which the user’s system reached our website (referrer tracking), notification of whether the access was successful, and the amount of data transferred.
This data is stored in our system’s log files. This data is not stored together with personal data of a specific user, so that individual website visitors are not identified.
The processing of personal data is carried out in accordance with the principle of lawfulness pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 FADP and the principle of good faith pursuant to Art. 6 para. 2 FADP and Art. 2 Swiss Civil Code as well as Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.
The temporary storage of data is necessary for the process of a website visit in order to enable delivery of the website. The storage and processing of personal data also takes place in order to maintain the compatibility of our website for as many visitors as possible, to combat misuse, to eliminate faults, to optimize the website, and to generally ensure the security of our information technology systems.
The above-mentioned technical data is deleted as soon as it is no longer required to ensure compatibility of the website for all visitors, but at the latest 3 months after accessing our website.
You may at any time request restriction of processing in accordance with Art. 18 GDPR, object to processing in accordance with Art. 21 GDPR, and request rectification or erasure of the data in accordance with Art. 16 and 17 GDPR. Which rights you are entitled to and how you may exercise them can be found in the lower section of this privacy policy.
Special Functions of the Website
Our website offers various functions during the use of which personal data is collected, processed, and stored by us. Below we explain what happens to this data.
Newsletter Registration Form
By registering for the newsletter on our website, we receive the email address you enter in the registration field and, where applicable, additional contact data if you provide this to us via the newsletter registration form.
The processing of personal data is carried out in accordance with the principle of lawfulness pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 FADP and the principle of good faith pursuant to Art. 6 para. 2 FADP and Art. 2 Swiss Civil Code as well as Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and Art. 9 para. 2 lit. a GDPR on the basis of your consent.
The data entered into our newsletter registration form is used exclusively for sending our newsletter, in which we inform you about all of our services and our news. After registration, you will receive a confirmation email containing a link that you must click in order to complete the registration for our newsletter (double opt-in). By doing so, you give your consent to data processing in accordance with Art. 6 para. 6 FADP.
Our newsletter can be unsubscribed from at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link contained in every newsletter. Your data will be deleted by us immediately after unsubscribing, unless there are statutory retention obligations. Likewise, your data will be deleted immediately if a registration is not completed. We reserve the right to delete data without stating reasons and without prior or subsequent notification.
You may at any time request restriction of processing in accordance with Art. 18 GDPR, object to processing in accordance with Art. 21 GDPR, and request rectification or erasure of the data in accordance with Art. 16 and 17 GDPR.
If you wish to use our newsletter, you must complete the fields marked as mandatory and confirm your email address by clicking the double opt-in link. The information provided for newsletter registration is necessary in order to use the newsletter service. If you do not complete the mandatory fields, we cannot provide you with our newsletter service.
Disclosure of Information to Third Parties
The processing of personal data is carried out in accordance with the principle of lawfulness pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 FADP and the principle of good faith pursuant to Art. 6 para. 2 FADP and Art. 2 Swiss Civil Code.
The disclosure of information to third parties depends on the scope of the activities or offers of our website or our business model described below.
As a rule, we only retain your information as long as necessary and treat it confidentially. Exceptions are the transfer of personal data to debt collection service providers, to public bodies and authorities, and to private persons who are entitled to receive it due to legal provisions, court decisions, or official orders, as well as the transfer to authorities for the purpose of initiating legal proceedings or for criminal prosecution if our legally protected rights are attacked.
Statistical Evaluation of Visits to This Website – Web Tracking
When this website or individual files of the website are accessed, we collect, process, and store the following data: IP address, website from which the file was accessed, name of the file, date and time of access, amount of data transferred, and notification of whether the access was successful. We use this access data exclusively in non-personalized form for the continuous improvement of our internet offering and for statistical purposes.
Any processing of personal data is carried out in accordance with the principle of lawfulness pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 FADP and the principle of good faith pursuant to Art. 6 para. 2 FADP and Art. 2 Swiss Civil Code.
We use the following web trackers to evaluate visits to this website:
Facebook Connect
We use the Facebook Connect service provided by Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd., Merrion Road, D04 X2K5 Dublin 4, Ireland, email: impressum-support@support.facebook.com, website: http://www.facebook.com/.
According to the assessment of Swiss authorities, the processing takes place in secure third countries. Personal data is also transferred to the USA. With regard to the transfer of personal data to the USA, there is an adequacy decision by the EU Commission for the EU-US Data Privacy Framework within the meaning of Art. 45 GDPR. The operator of the service is certified under the DPF, so the usual level of protection under the GDPR applies to the transfer.
The legal basis for the transfer of personal data is your consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 6 FADP and Art. 31 para. 2 FADP as well as Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and Art. 9 para. 2 lit. a GDPR.
Through Facebook Connect, users can use their Facebook profile for simplified registration with other web services.
You may withdraw your consent at any time. Further information on the handling of transferred data can be found in the provider’s privacy policy at https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy. The provider also offers an opt-out option there.
We use the Google service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, email: support-deutschland@google.com, website: https://www.google.com/.
According to the assessment of Swiss authorities, the processing takes place in secure third countries. Personal data is also transferred to the USA. With regard to the transfer of personal data to the USA, there is an adequacy decision by the EU Commission for the EU-US Data Privacy Framework within the meaning of Art. 45 GDPR. The operator of the service is certified under the DPF.
The legal basis for the transfer of personal data is your consent.
We use Google in order to be able to load additional Google services on the website. The service is used to provide further Google services, such as the required data processing for the provision of streams and fonts as well as relevant content from Google Search. It is technically required in order to exchange information already available to Google about the website visitor between Google services and to provide the website visitor with individualized content.
For the processing itself, the service and/or we collect the following data: background data stored in the Google user account or other Google services, background data for the provision of Google services such as streaming data or advertising data, data about how the website user interacts with Google Search, information about the device used, IP address, browser, and other data from Google services relating to our website.
Further information on the handling of transferred data can be found in the provider’s privacy policy at https://policies.google.com/privacy. The provider also offers an opt-out option.
Google Ads
We use the Google Ads service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, email: support-deutschland@google.com, website: https://www.google.com/.
According to the assessment of Swiss authorities, the processing takes place in secure third countries. Personal data is also transferred to the USA. With regard to the transfer of personal data to the USA, there is an adequacy decision for the EU-US Data Privacy Framework. The operator of the service is certified.
The legal basis for the transfer of personal data is your consent.
Google Ads is an advertising system with which we can place advertisements on external websites on the internet in order to inform customers about our services. Google Ads displays advertising tailored to our target group according to parameters defined by us, which leads to our website. If a website visitor clicks on a Google Ads advertisement, they are directed to our website. In order to measure the success of advertising measures, Google Ads performs a measurement when our website is accessed. Our website processes the data provided by Google Ads so that we can analyze and improve our advertising measures. Your data may also be used for remarketing purposes if you have given the relevant consent.
For the processing, the service collects data about the advertising interests of website visitors, interactions with advertisements relating to our website, data about accessing our website by website visitors who previously clicked on Google Ads advertisements, data about the device used, IP address, browser, and other data from Google services.
Further information can be found at https://policies.google.com/privacy.
Google Analytics
On our website we use the web tracking service Google Analytics provided by Google Ireland Ltd., Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Google Analytics uses cookies stored on your computer as part of web tracking, which enable an analysis of the use of our website and your browsing behavior. We carry out this analysis in order to continuously optimize our internet offering and make it more available. We also require web tracking for security reasons. By activating IP anonymization within the Google Analytics tracking code of this website, your IP address is anonymized by Google Analytics before transmission.
The legal basis for data processing is your consent given in our cookie notice regarding the use of cookies and web tracking.
On our behalf, Google will use this information to evaluate your visit to this website, compile reports on website activities, and provide us with further services related to website use and internet use.
Google will store the data relevant for the provision of web tracking for as long as necessary to fulfil the booked web service. Data collection and storage take place anonymously. If personal reference should nevertheless exist, the data will be deleted immediately unless subject to statutory retention obligations.
You can prevent the collection and forwarding of personal data to Google and the processing of this data by Google by deactivating the execution of script code in your browser or by installing a corresponding browser plug-in.
Google Analytics (Google Signals)
We also use the Google Analytics (Google Signals) service on our website, provided by Google Ireland Ltd.
Google Analytics is a web tracker that analyzes the behavior of website visitors and their interactions with our website and provides us with evaluations and forecasts regarding the content and products of our website and their popularity. Google Analytics uses data processing technologies that make it possible to track individual website visitors and their interaction across devices and independent of sessions with other Google services.
For the processing itself, the service collects data on website visitors’ interactions with website content, data on interaction with the services displayed on our website, data from external Google services insofar as they interact with our website, data on the approximate geographic origin, browser used, operating system, and other information about the device used.
The collected data will be deleted after 12 months at the latest unless statutory retention obligations prevent this.
Google Maps
We use the Google Maps service on our website provided by Google Ireland Limited.
The legal basis for the transfer of personal data is your consent.
On our behalf, Google will use the information obtained through Google Maps to display the map to you. By means of Google Maps, you can find us more quickly and accurately. The corresponding data is also used, where applicable, to assign website visitors who view our Google Maps map, possibly with the aid of the Google advertising ID, and to link them with physical visits and access to further contact information listed with Google.
For the processing, data required for the visualization and display of location data in the form of a map is processed, such as IP address, search terms, coordinates, starting point and destination when using the route planner, location data, and Google advertising ID.
Google Tag Manager
On our website we use the Google Tag Manager service provided by Google Ireland Ltd.
Google Tag Manager provides a technical platform for executing and centrally managing other web services and web tracking programs by means of so-called tags. In this context, Google Tag Manager stores cookies on your computer and analyzes your browsing behavior insofar as web tracking tools are executed through Google Tag Manager.
The legal basis for data processing is your consent in our cookie banner.
On our behalf, Google will use the information obtained through Google Tag Manager to evaluate your visit to this website, compile reports on website activities, and provide us with further services related to website use.
Gstatic
We use the Gstatic service on our website provided by Google Ireland Limited.
Gstatic is a background service used by Google to retrieve static content in order to reduce bandwidth usage and to preload required catalog files. In particular, the service loads background data for Google Fonts and Google Maps.
The legal basis for the transfer of personal data is your consent.
YouTube
We use the YouTube service on our website provided by Google Ireland Limited.
Through the YouTube service, videos from the YouTube platform are embedded on our website. This enables us to display videos directly on our website.
For the processing itself, the service collects data for displaying the stream, data on clicked videos, created playlists, ratings and comments, information about the device used, IP address, browser, and other data from Google services for the provision of the video.
The legal basis for the transfer of personal data is your consent.
Integration of External Web Services and Processing of Data Outside the EU
On our website we use active content from external providers, so-called web services. By accessing our website, these external providers may receive personal information about your visit to our website. In this context, data may be processed outside Switzerland and the EU.
We use the following external web services:
CloudFlare
We use the CloudFlare service provided by Cloudflare, Inc., 101 Townsend St, San Francisco, USA, email: support@cloudflare.com, website: https://www.cloudflare.com/de-de/.
The legal basis for the transfer of personal data is our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the secure and efficient provision of our website.
Cloudflare is a content delivery network that, in addition to distributing the website across several servers, also provides security functions. Cloudflare also acts as a reverse proxy for our website.
Google Cloud APIs
We use the Google Cloud APIs service provided by Google Ireland Limited.
We use Google APIs in order to load additional Google services on the website. The service is used in particular to display Google Fonts and provide the Google Maps map. For the processing itself, the service collects in particular the IP address.
The legal basis is your consent.
Google Fonts
We use the Google Fonts service on our website provided by Google Ireland Limited.
We use Google Fonts to integrate attractive fonts into our website. For the processing itself, the service collects font-related data, the website visitor’s IP address, statistics on font usage, and other Google service data relating to our website.
The legal basis is your consent.
Gravatar
We use the Gravatar service on our website provided by Aut O’Mattic A8C Ireland Ltd., Dublin, Ireland.
Gravatar is a service for providing avatars across websites.
The legal basis is your consent.
Jsdelivr
We use the Jsdelivr service on our website provided by Prospect One Sp., Krakow, Poland.
JSDelivr is a content delivery network that mirrors our content across various servers in order to ensure optimal global accessibility.
The legal basis for the transfer of personal data is our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.
Legally ok Legal Text Snippet and Modules
We use the Legally ok legal text snippet and modules service on our website provided by Legally ok GmbH, Schochenmühlestrasse 6, 6340 Baar, Switzerland.
With the help of this service, content of our legal texts is loaded on our website. Through this integration, the current legal texts are loaded.
The legal basis for the transfer and processing is Art. 31 para. 1 FADP and Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR.
PayPal
We use the PayPal service on our website provided by PayPal (Europe) S.à r.l. et Cie, S.C.A., Luxembourg.
The service is integrated so that we can display the PayPal button on every subpage of our online shop and so that you know which payment method can be used for purchases.
The legal basis for the transfer of personal data is performance of a contract pursuant to Art. 31 para. 2 lit. a FADP and Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR.
PayPalObjects
We use the PayPalObjects service on our website provided by PayPal (Europe) S.à r.l. et Cie, S.C.A., Luxembourg.
This service is also integrated in order to display the PayPal button on every subpage of our online shop.
The legal basis is likewise performance of a contract.
RaiseNow
We use the RaiseNow service on our website provided by RaiseNow AG, Hardturmstrasse 101, 8005 Zurich, Switzerland.
RaiseNow provides solutions for integrating donation forms and payment processing on our website. This enables easier and more secure receipt of donations.
The legal basis for the transfer of personal data is your consent.
Stripe
We use the Stripe service on our website provided by Stripe Payments Europe Limited, Dublin, Ireland.
With this plugin, we can implement Stripe’s services, an online payment service provider, on our website. This simplifies and automates payment processes.
The legal basis for the transfer of personal data is performance of a contract pursuant to Art. 31 para. 2 lit. a FADP and Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR.
Information on the Use of Cookies
We integrate and use cookies on various pages in order to enable certain functions of our website and to integrate external web services. So-called cookies are small text files that your browser can store on your access device. These text files contain a characteristic string that uniquely identifies the browser when you return to our website. The process of storing a cookie file is also referred to as setting a cookie. Cookies can be set both by the website itself and by external web services.
Relevant legal bases are Art. 6 ff. FADP and Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR as well as Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a and Art. 9 para. 2 lit. a GDPR. Which legal basis applies in each individual case depends on the function of the respective cookie.
As a rule, where cookies are collected on the basis of a legitimate interest, our legitimate interest lies in ensuring the functionality of our website and the services integrated on it. In addition, cookies can increase user-friendliness and allow for a more individualized approach.
Cookies are set by our website and/or the external web services in order to maintain the full functionality of our website, improve user-friendliness, or pursue the purpose specified with your consent.
Among others, the following cookies are used on our website:
YouTube sets cookies such as LAST_RESULT_ENTRY_KEY, TESTCOOKIESENABLED, VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE, VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA, YSC, nextId, remote_sid, and requests. These cookies are used, among other things, to store user settings when retrieving embedded videos, recognize consent to data transmission, generate statistics on video views, store user preferences, and technically provide embedded content. Depending on the cookie, the storage duration ranges from the session to about 6 months. The legal basis is, depending on the purpose, consent, fulfilment of legal obligations, or technical necessity.
Stripe sets the cookies __stripe_mid, __stripe_sid, and m. These cookies are necessary in order to carry out credit card transactions on the website via Stripe or to determine the device used and format the website accordingly. Depending on the cookie, the storage duration is about 31 minutes, about 12 months, or about 24 months. The legal basis is consent or technical necessity.
Google Analytics sets in particular the cookies _ga, ga, gat_gtag_UA, and _gid. These cookies assign a user ID to a user so that the web tracker can combine the user’s actions and analyze website usage. Depending on the cookie, the storage duration is about 120 seconds, 24 hours, or up to 24 months. The legal basis is consent.
The website operator uses the cookie _icl_visitor_lang_js to determine the visitor’s origin by means of the IP address and to set the website language based on the origin of the access. The storage duration is about 24 hours. The legal basis is consent.
The cookie legally_cbconsent is used to store whether the cookie banner was correctly displayed to you and how you decided with regard to the use of cookies on our website. The storage duration is the session. The legal basis is the fulfilment of legal obligations.
PayPal sets the cookies ts and ts_c. These are used in connection with the PayPal payment function on the website and are necessary in order to carry out a secure transaction via PayPal. The storage duration for each is about 3 years. The legal basis is performance of a contract.
WPML sets the cookie wpml_browser_redirect_test in order to determine whether the browser allows cookies to be set. The storage duration is the session. The legal basis is consent.
If cookies are set on the basis of your consent, you may withdraw your consent at any time in the cookie settings of the cookie banner.
You can configure your browser according to your wishes so that the setting of cookies is generally prevented. You can then decide on a case-by-case basis whether to accept cookies or accept cookies in general. If you have expressly given us permission to process your personal data, you may withdraw this consent at any time.
Data Security and Privacy, Communication by Email
Your personal data is protected by technical and organizational measures during collection, storage, and processing in such a way that it is not accessible to third parties. In the case of unencrypted communication by email, complete data security on the transmission path to our IT systems cannot be guaranteed by us, so for information requiring a high level of confidentiality, we recommend encrypted communication or postal mail.
Duration of Storage of the Data and Rights of the Data Subject
We store personal data only to the extent and for as long as this is necessary to fulfil the purposes for which the personal data was collected, if we have an overriding legitimate interest in retention, or if we are legally obliged to do so.
Right of Access
You have the right to request confirmation as to whether we process personal data concerning you. If this is the case, you have a right of access to the information specified in Art. 25 ff. FADP or Art. 15 para. 1 GDPR, insofar as access cannot be refused, restricted, or postponed. We will also be happy to provide you with a copy of the data.
Right to Rectification
Pursuant to Art. 32 para. 1 FADP or Art. 16 GDPR, you have the right to request that inaccurate personal data stored by us be corrected. You may also request that the data we have stored be completed at any time.
Right to Erasure
Pursuant to Art. 17 para. 1 GDPR, you have the right to have the personal data collected about you erased if the data is no longer needed, the legal basis for processing ceases to apply as a result of withdrawal of your consent, there are no longer any legitimate grounds for processing, your data is being processed unlawfully, or a legal obligation requires erasure.
According to Art. 17 para. 3 GDPR, the right to erasure does not exist if processing is necessary for exercising the right of freedom of expression and information, your data was collected on the basis of a legal obligation, processing is necessary for reasons of public interest, or the data is required for the establishment, exercise, or defence of legal claims.
Right to Restriction of Processing
Pursuant to Art. 18 para. 1 GDPR, you have the right in individual cases to request restriction of the processing of your personal data, in particular if you dispute the accuracy of the personal data, the processing is unlawful and you oppose erasure, the data is no longer required for the purpose of processing but is needed for the establishment, exercise, or defence of legal claims, or if an objection has been lodged and it has not yet been determined whose interests prevail.
Right to Withdraw Consent
If you have given us explicit consent to process your personal data, you may withdraw this consent at any time. Please note that the lawfulness of processing carried out on the basis of consent before its withdrawal remains unaffected.
Right to Object
Pursuant to Art. 21 GDPR, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you that is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.
How Can You Exercise Your Rights?
You may exercise your rights at any time by contacting:
Tuwapende Watoto Foundation
Hinterbühl 8
Ruth Bütikofer, President
3653 Oberhofen
Switzerland
Email:
info@tuwapende-watoto.org
Phone: +41 79 6936868
Right to Data Portability
Pursuant to Art. 20 GDPR, you are entitled to receive the personal data concerning you. The data will be provided by us in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format. The data may be transmitted either to you directly or to a controller designated by you.
Upon request, we provide in particular the following data: data collected on the basis of consent, data received from you in the context of existing contracts, and data processed by automated means. We will transmit the personal data directly to a controller designated by you where technically feasible.
Notifications to the FDPIC and Legal Action
Data subjects may file a report with the supervisory authority pursuant to Art. 49 FADP if there are sufficient indications that data processing could violate data protection regulations. The supervisory authority for data protection in Switzerland is the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (FDPIC).
Further information can be found in the FDPIC contact form:
https://www.edoeb.admin.ch/edoeb/de/home/deredoeb/kontakt.html
If you suspect that your data is being processed unlawfully on our website, you may seek judicial clarification of the matter pursuant to Art. 32 FADP.
Right to Lodge a Complaint with a Supervisory Authority Pursuant to Art. 77 para. 1 GDPR
If you suspect that your data is being processed unlawfully on our website, you may of course seek judicial clarification of the matter at any time. In addition, any other legal option remains available to you. Independently of this, pursuant to Art. 77 para. 1 GDPR, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. The right to lodge a complaint exists in the EU Member State of your place of residence, your place of work, and/or the place of the alleged infringement.