We attach great importance to transparency in the handling of personal data. This privacy policy provides information about what personal data we collect, for what purpose and to whom we pass it on. To ensure a high level of transparency, this privacy policy is regularly reviewed and updated.
If you have any questions or concerns about the protection of
your data by us, you can contact us at any time by e-mail at
admin.zav@zhaw.ch.
Responsible for the data processing that takes place on this
webapplication is:
ZHAW Centre for Aviation
Technikumstrasse 71
8400 Winterthur
Switzerland
Person responsible for data protection:
Prof. Dr Michel Guillaume
We primarily process personal data that you provide to us or that we collect when operating our website. This may include the following categories:
We treat your data confidentially and in accordance with the
purposes set out in this privacy policy. In this regard, we
ensure transparent and proportionate processing.
If, in exceptional cases, we are unable to comply with these
principles, data processing may still be lawful because there
is a justification. In particular, the following grounds for
justification may apply:
If you have given us your consent to process your personal
data for specific purposes, we will process your data within
the scope of this consent unless we have another
justification.
You can withdraw your consent at any time by sending an e-mail
to the address given in the legal notice. Data processing that
has already taken place is not affected by this.
We may need to utilise the services of third parties or affiliated companies and commission them to process your data (so-called processors). Categories of recipients are in particular:
We ensure that these third parties and our affiliated
companies comply with data protection requirements and treat
your personal data confidentially.
We may also be obliged to disclose your personal data to
authorities.
Under certain circumstances, your personal data may be transferred to companies abroad as part of order processing. These companies are obliged to protect data to the same extent as we are. The transfer may take place worldwide. If the level of data protection does not correspond to that in Switzerland, we will carry out a prior risk assessment and contractually ensure that the same level of protection is guaranteed as in Switzerland (e.g. by means of the new standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission or other legally prescribed measures). If our risk assessment is negative, we will take additional technical measures to protect your data. You can access the EU Commission's standard contractual clauses at the following link: EU Commission's standard contractual clauses
We only store personal data for as long as is necessary to
fulfil the individual purposes for which the data was
collected.
Data that we store when you visit our website is stored for
twelve months. An exception applies to analysis and tracking
data, which may be stored for longer.
We store contract data for longer, as we are obliged to do so
by law. In particular, we must store business communications,
concluded contracts and accounting documents for up to 10
years. If we no longer need such data from you to perform the
services, the data will be blocked and we will only use it for
accounting and tax purposes.
We will store your data securely and take all reasonable
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
enquiries to companies affiliated with us. Your data will also
be treated confidentially in these cases.
Within our website, we use the SSL (Secure Socket Layer)
method in conjunction with the highest level of encryption
supported by your browser.
a. Right to information
You can request information about the data we have stored
about you at any time. Please send your request for
information together with proof of identity to
admin.zav@zhaw.ch.
You also have the right to receive your data in a commonly
used file format if we process your data automatically and if:
We may restrict or refuse to provide information or data if
this conflicts with our legal obligations, our own legitimate
interests, public interests or the interests of a third party.
The processing of your request is subject to the statutory
processing period of 30 days. However, we may extend this
period due to a high volume of enquiries, for legal or
technical reasons or because we require more detailed
information from you. You will be informed of the extension in
good time, at least in text form.
b. Erasure and rectification
You have the option of requesting the erasure or rectification
of your data at any time. We may reject the request if
statutory provisions oblige us to store the data for a longer
period or to store it unchanged or if your request conflicts
with a legal authorisation.
Please note that exercising your rights may be in conflict
with contractual agreements and may have a corresponding
impact on the performance of the contract (e.g. premature
cancellation of the contract or cost consequences).
c. Legal recourse
If you are affected by
the processing of personal data, you have the right to enforce
your rights in court or to file a complaint with the competent
supervisory authority. The competent supervisory authority in
Switzerland is the Federal Data Protection and Information
Commissioner:
https://www.edoeb.admin.ch/en
We may change this privacy policy at any time. The changes will be published on , you will not be informed separately.
What information do we receive and how do we use it? When you visit our website, certain data is automatically stored on our servers or on servers of services and products that we purchase and/or have installed for the purposes of system administration, for statistical or backup purposes or for tracking purposes. These are:
This data cannot be assigned to a specific person and is not merged with other data sources. The log files are stored in order to guarantee the functionality of the website and to ensure the security of our information technology systems. This is our legitimate interest.
The data is only stored for as long as is necessary to fulfil the purpose for which it was collected. Accordingly, the data is deleted at the end of each session. The storage of log files is absolutely necessary for the operation of the website; you therefore have no option to object to this.
On our website, we use the Google Fonts API, a service provided by Google LLC (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; "Google"), to integrate fonts. When you visit our website, your browser will connect to Google's servers to download the fonts and display them correctly. Through this connection, data, in particular your IP address and information about the browser you are using, may be transmitted to Google and stored on Google's servers. These servers may be located in the USA or other countries. If you wish to prevent the transfer of data within the Google Fonts API, you can block access to the domain fonts.googleapis.com in your browser settings. Please note that in this case, our website may not be displayed correctly.
The privacy policy was created with the help of BrainBox Generators. This is a service provided by BrainBox Solutions GmbH to recognise all data protection-relevant services on a website and, among other things, to help with the creation of the privacy policy. No personal data is collected or processed in the process.