Privacy Policy
1. General Information
LexNews only collects the personal data that it needs to fulfil its tasks (data economy). Stored data are carefully managed and protected against any form of abuse.
Under Article 13 of the Swiss Federal Constitution and under federal data protection law, everyone is entitled to have their privacy protected and to have their personal data protected from abuse. LexNews complies with these provisions on its web pages and when providing its web services.
2. Scope of Application
This Privacy Notice applies to all pages on LexNews.ch and to the personal data collected via these web pages. This Privacy Notice may be amended at any time without prior notice. Where LexNews web pages or pages offer links to the web pages of other providers, the privacy information and policies of those providers apply to their own pages.
3. Links
LexNews has no influence over external pages to which it provides links, nor over external pages that provide links to LexNews pages. Accordingly, LexNews provides no guarantee in relation to such pages that the information they contain is accurate or that they are free of malware (such as viruses). Responsibility for the information and services provided on linked web pages or web services are entirely the responsibility of the third party concerned. LexNews accepts no responsibility or liability for such web pages or web services.
4. What happens to your data?
a) Retention and erasure
The processing of personal data on the web pages of LexNews is limited to the data that are required to provide a properly functioning website and user-friendly content and services, or to the data that you have actively made available to us. The personal data that we collect is only retained for as long as they are needed in order to fulfil the purpose concerned. Certain data may be retained for longer in order to meet statutory requirements or other obligations.
b) Data stored when completing a form
If you complete a form on our website (e.g. a contact form), we process the data that you provide us to the extent that this is required to fulfil the purpose of processing or to deal with your request. Normally any information we receive is provided on a voluntary basis. Obligatory fields are only marked as such if the information is required in order to fulfil our statutory duty or to deal with your request or enquiry. These data are erased when the statutory retention period expires at the latest.
d) Data stored for the purpose of web analysis
If you access LexNews’ web pages and web services, the following data will be stored in log files: the IP address, date, time, browser request and the information transmitted relating to the device used, including the operating system and browser. LexNews does this in order to continuously improve its methods of communication.
e) Cookies
Cookies are used on LexNews’ website in order to make visiting the website attractive and to allow certain functions to be used. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer. Most of the cookies used (session cookies) are deleted from your hard disk at the end of the browser session. Other cookies remain on your computer and enable you to be recognised again when you make your next visit (permanent cookies). You can stop cookies from being stored on your browser by restricting or deactivating the storage and reading of cookies. Please note that you will not be able to use certain functions of the website without enabling cookies.
The legal basis for the processing of personal data in this context are Art. 6 (1) (c) GDPR and Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest is the management of the cookies and similar technologies used and the related consents.
The provision of personal data is neither contractually required nor necessary for the conclusion of a contract. You are not obliged to provide the personal data. If you do not provide the personal data, we will not be able to manage your consents.
To manage the cookies and similar technologies used (tracking pixels, web beacons, etc.) and related consents, we use the consent tool “Real Cookie Banner”. Details on how “Real Cookie Banner” works can be found at https://devowl.io/rcb/data-processing/.
5. Your rights
You have the right to request information on the processing of your personal data by LexNews at any time free of charge. Contact the data controller at info@lexnews.ch. You may have further statutory rights, such as the right to have data erased or corrected, to have data processing restricted and to have data transmitted.
Collecting data in order to provide the website and storing data in log files is absolutely essential to the operation of our website. As a result, users of our website have no right to object in this respect.
6. Data security
Website: When you visit our website, LexNews uses encrypted data communication based on TLS in conjunction with the highest encryption level supported by your browser. You can see whether a page on the website is being transmitted in encrypted form by checking whether the lock symbol displayed in the address bar of your browser is closed.
General data processing: In addition, LexNews uses suitable technical and organisational security measures in its data processing in order to protect your data against accidental or wilful manipulation, partial or complete loss, destruction or unauthorised access by third parties. LexNews’s security measures correspond to the current state of the art.
7. Operation
The web servers that are used to operate the websites are technically maintained by LexNews’ own service providers. Individual services may also be provided by external partners. External operators are subject to the same data protection requirements as apply to internally operated applications.
8. Name and contact details of the persons responsible
If you have any questions about data processing or if you believe that LexNews may be infringing your rights by processing your personal data, please contact the data controller at info@lexnews.ch.