(EN) Privacy Policy

 

 

This Privacy Policy is designed to comply with the requirements of the EU General Data Protection Regulation («GDPR») and the revised Swiss Data Protection Act. Whether and to what extent these laws are applicable depends on the individual case.

 

 

 

1) General Information and Mandatory Information

 

Data Protection

 

We, the Präsidial-Anstalt, as operators of this website, take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the legal data protection regulations as well as this privacy policy.

 

When you use this website, various personal data are collected. Personal data are data with which you can be personally identified. This privacy policy explains what data we collect and for what purposes we use it. It also explains how and for what purpose this happens.

 

Notice Regarding the Responsible Entity

 

The responsible entity for data processing on this website is:

 

Präsidial-Anstalt

Pflugstrasse 16

9490 Vaduz

Liechtenstein

Phone: +423 375 14 00

Email: info@praesidial.com

 

Name and Address of the Data Protection Officer

 

The Data Protection Officer for the responsible processing entity is:

 

Jane Dormann

Presidential Institution

Pflugstrasse 16

9490 Vaduz

Liechtenstein

Phone: +423 375 14 28

Email: jane.dormann@praesidial.com

 

Website: https://praesidial.com

 

If you have concerns regarding data protection, or if you require information within the scope of our legal obligations, please contact this address.

 

 

Definitions

 

What are personal data?

Personal data are all details that relate to a specific or identifiable natural person. This includes, for example, name, address, date of birth, email address, or telephone number. Data about personal preferences such as hobbies or memberships are also considered personal data.

 

What are particularly sensitive personal data?

Data about religious, ideological, political, or trade union views or activities; data about health and, if applicable, information on administrative or criminal prosecutions and sanctions, as well as data on social assistance measures, are considered particularly sensitive personal data. Where necessary and appropriate, we may request and process particularly sensitive personal data. In this case, their processing is subject to stricter confidentiality.

 

What is the processing of personal data?

Processing is any handling of personal data, regardless of the means and procedures used, particularly the acquisition, storage, preservation, use, modification, disclosure, archiving, deletion, or destruction of data.

 

What is the disclosure of personal data?

This is the transmission or making available of personal data, for example, publication or disclosure to a third party.

 

Rights

 

Your rights are governed by the legal provisions of the GDPR and the revFADP.

 

Right to Information

Under the applicable legal provisions, you have the right at any time to free information about your stored personal data, their origin and recipient, and the purpose of the data processing. To do this, contact the responsible entity (see «Responsible Entity»).

We may restrict or refuse information or data disclosure if it conflicts with our legal obligations, legitimate own or public interests, or the interests of a third party.

 

Right to Deletion and Correction

You have the option at any time to request the deletion or correction of your data. For this purpose, please contact the responsible entity (see «Responsible Entity»).

We may reject the request if legal regulations oblige us to longer or unchanged storage, or if a permission fact opposes your request.

Please note that exercising your rights may conflict with contractual agreements and have corresponding effects on the execution of the contract (e.g., early termination of the contract or cost consequences).

 

Right to Data Portability

You have the right to have data, which we process automatically based on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR) or in fulfillment of a contract (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR), handed over to yourself or to a third party in a standard, machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of data to another responsible party, this will only be done to the extent technically feasible.

 

Right to Restriction of Processing

You have the right to request the restriction of processing of your personal data. The right to restriction of processing exists in the following cases:

 

  • If you dispute the accuracy of your personal data stored by us, we usually need time to verify this. For the duration of the review, you have the right to request the restriction of processing of your personal data.
  • If the processing of your personal data has happened/is happening unlawfully, you can request the restriction of data processing instead of deletion.
  • If we no longer need your personal data but you require them for the exercise, defense, or establishment of legal claims, you have the right to request the restriction of processing of your personal data instead of deletion.
  • If you have lodged an objection pursuant to Art. 21 (1) GDPR, a balance must be struck between your interests and ours. As long as it has not been determined whose interests prevail, you have the right to request the restriction of processing of your personal data.

 

If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, these data – apart from their storage – may only be processed with your consent or for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of important public interest of the European Union or a Member State (EU or EEA).

 

Revocation of Consent to Data Processing

If your consent is required for data processing, we will obtain it from you before processing the data. You may revoke your consent at any time. An informal email to us is sufficient for this purpose. The legality of the data processing carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

 

Right to Lodge a Complaint with the Competent Supervisory Authority

In the event of violations of the GDPR, those affected have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, particularly in the Member State of their habitual residence, place of work, or place of the alleged violation. This right to lodge a complaint exists irrespective of other administrative or judicial remedies.

 

If you are affected by the processing of personal data according to the revFADP, you have the right to enforce your rights in court or to submit a report to the competent supervisory authority. The competent supervisory authority in Switzerland is the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (http://www.edoeb.admin.ch).

 

Duration of Data Storage

 

We store personal data only as long as necessary to fulfill the various purposes for which the data were collected.

 

Data that we store during your visit to our website are kept for twelve months. An exception applies to analysis and tracking data, which can be stored for a longer period.

 

We store contractual data for a longer period as we are legally obliged to do so. In particular, we are required to keep business communication, concluded contracts, and booking receipts for up to 10 years. As far as we no longer need such data for the performance of services, the data is locked and used only for accounting and tax purposes.

 

 

2) Data Collection on Our Website

 

Cookies

 

Our website uses cookies in part. Cookies do not cause any damage to your computer and do not contain viruses. Cookies are used to make our offer more user-friendly, effective, and secure. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer and saved by your browser.

 

Most of the cookies we use are so-called «session cookies.» They are automatically deleted after your visit. Other cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them. These cookies allow us to recognize your browser on your next visit. As a result, we can store certain settings (such as language settings or location information) so that you do not have to re-enter them when you revisit the website.

 

We use cookies to make our website more user-friendly, effective, and secure. The use of cookies and the corresponding processing of your data is based on our legitimate interests for the mentioned purposes.

 

You can set your browser to inform you about the setting of cookies and allow cookies only in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for specific cases or in general, and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. If all cookies are rejected («functional cookies»), the visit to our website may be restricted or not available.

 

Here you can find assistance for cookie management in common browsers:

 

 

Cookies necessary for the execution of the electronic communication process or for providing certain functions desired by you are stored on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing cookies for the technically error-free and optimized provision of its services.

 

With 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 site operator. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from «http://» to «https://» and by the lock symbol in your browser line.

 

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

 

Third-Party Services

 

This website may use Google Maps for embedding maps, Google Invisible reCAPTCHA to protect against bots and spam, and YouTube for embedding videos.

 

These services of the American Google LLC use cookies, among other things, which transfer data to Google in the USA. We assume that no personal tracking takes place solely through the use of our website in this context. Google has committed to ensuring adequate data protection in accordance with the US-European and US-Swiss Privacy Shield.

 

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

 

Server Log Files

 

By visiting www.praesidial.com, certain data are automatically stored on our servers for technical reasons for system administration, statistical or security purposes, or for tracking purposes. This includes:

 

  • Browser type and browser version
  • Operating system used
  • URL called
  • The website from which you visit the URL (referrer URL)
  • Hostname of the accessing computer
  • The name of your internet service provider
  • Date and time of the server request
  • Your IP address
  • The search words you used.

 

These data cannot be assigned to a specific person and are not merged with other data sources. The collection of these data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The storage of log files is carried out to ensure the functionality of the website and to ensure the security of our information technology systems. This is our legitimate interest.

 

The data are stored only as long as necessary to achieve the purpose of their collection and are deleted at the latest after twelve months. The storage of log files is essential for the operation of the website; therefore, you have no possibility to object to it.

 

Contact Form

 

When you send inquiries to us via the contact form, your details from the respective forms, including the contact details you provide there, will be stored for the purpose of processing the inquiry and in case of follow-up questions.

 

We do not pass on these data without your consent. Thus, the processing of data entered into the contact form is based solely on your consent. You can revoke this consent at any time. An informal email to us is sufficient for this purpose. The legality of the data processing operations carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

 

The data you enter in the contact form will remain with us until you request us to delete it, revoke your consent to storage, or the purpose for data storage ceases to apply (e.g., after your inquiry has been processed). Mandatory statutory provisions – in particular retention periods – remain unaffected.

 

3) Data Security

 
We will keep your data secure and take all appropriate measures to protect your data from loss, access, misuse, or alteration.

 

Our contractual partners and employees who have access to your data are obliged to comply with data protection regulations. In some cases, it will be necessary for us to pass on your inquiries to companies affiliated with us. In these cases, too, your data will be treated confidentially.

 

SSL or TLS Encryption

 

For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content that you send to us as the site operator, this site uses SSL or TLS encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the browser’s address line changes from «http://» to «https://» and by the lock symbol in your browser line.

 

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

 

Please be aware that, unless there is an explicit agreement and configuration, emails sent to us are unencrypted. If you wish to transmit confidential or sensitive information via email, please contact us in advance to arrange a secure method of data transmission.

 

4) Analysis Tools

 

Google Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Ireland Limited. If the data controller for this website is located outside the European Economic Area or Switzerland, then Google LLC performs the data processing for Google Analytics. Google LLC and Google Ireland Limited are hereinafter referred to as «Google.»

 

The statistics obtained enable us to improve our offering and make it more interesting for you as a user. This website also uses Google Analytics for a cross-device analysis of visitor flows, which is carried out via a user ID. If you have a Google account, you can disable the cross-device analysis of your usage in the settings under «My Data,» «Personal Data.»

 

The legal basis for the use of Google Analytics is Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. f GDPR. The IP address transmitted by your browser within the scope of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data. We point out that this website has extended Google Analytics with the code «_anonymizeIp();» to ensure anonymized collection of IP addresses. This means that IP addresses are processed in a shortened form, so they cannot be linked to a specific person. If the data collected about you can be attributed to a person, this will be immediately excluded, and the personal data will be promptly deleted.

 

Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted 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 the website, to compile reports on website activities, and to provide other services related to website and internet usage to the website operator. In the exceptional cases where personal data is transferred to the USA, Google has subjected itself to the EU-US Privacy Shield, https://www.privacyshield.gov/EU-US-Framework.

 

Google Analytics uses cookies. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. You can prevent the storage of cookies by adjusting your browser software accordingly; however, we would like to point out that in this case, you may not be able to use all the functions 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) and from processing this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link: Disable Google Analytics.

 

Additionally, you can prevent the use of Google Analytics by clicking on this link: Disable Google Analytics. This will store an opt-out cookie on your device, which prevents the processing of personal data by Google Analytics. Please note that if you delete all cookies on your device, these opt-out cookies will also be deleted, meaning you must reset the opt-out cookies if you want to continue to prevent this form of data collection. The opt-out cookies are set per browser and computer/device and must therefore be activated separately for each browser, computer, or other devices.

 

5) External Partners

 

We collaborate with external partners

 

In connection with the provision, operation, and maintenance of our website, we work with external data processors. Our data processors and recipients of data are contractually bound according to Art. 28 GDPR.

 

Most of our data processors and partners are located within the EU/EEA area or Switzerland.

 

Other recipients of your data may also be companies and manufacturers in countries outside the EU/EEA. We only collaborate with such companies if there is an adequate level of data protection in that country. The adequate level of protection in Switzerland has been recognized by the European Commission (Art. 45(3) GDPR).

 

Should there be a transfer of data to third countries that do not fall under the previous regulation, we use EU standard contractual clauses (Art. 46 GDPR) for cooperation.

 

Last updated on November 15, 2023