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In this cookie policy, unless the context otherwise requires, the following expressions have the following meanings:
| “Cookie” | means a small file placed on your computer or device by this Website when you visit certain parts of this Website and/or when you use certain features of this Website; |
| “Cookie Law” | means the relevant parts of the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003 and of EU Regulation 2016/679 General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) and the Swiss Data Protection Act (“DPA”); |
| “personal data” | means any and all data that relates to an identifiable person who can be directly or indirectly identified from that data, as defined by the DPA and/or GDPR; and |
| “we/us/our” | Velux Stiftung, a Swiss foundation whose registered address is Kirchgasse 42 8001 Zürich. |
This Website is owned and operated by Velux Stiftung. We can be contacted at Office office@daylight.academy.
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1 day |
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VELUX STIFTUNG
Daylight Academy
Kirchgasse 42
CH-8001 Zürich
+41 44 224 30 10
Velux Stiftung, Kirchgasse 42, 8001 Zurich, Switzerland (“Velux Stiftung“) understand that your privacy is important to you and that you care about how your personal data is used and shared online. We respect and value the privacy of everyone who visits this website https://daylight.academy/ (“Website”) and (subject to the limited exceptions in section 5, below) we do not collect personal data about you unless you contact us (see section 6, below).
Please read this privacy policy carefully and ensure that you understand it. Your acceptance of the policy is deemed to occur upon your first use of the Website. If you do not accept and agree with this policy, you must stop using the Website immediately.
In this policy, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
| “personal data” | means any and all data that relates to an identifiable person who can be directly or indirectly identified from that data. In this case, it means personal data that you give to us via the Website. This definition shall, where applicable, incorporate the definitions provided in the Swiss Data Protection Act (as revised from time to time) (“DPA”) and/or the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”); and |
| “we/us/our” | Velux Stiftung, Kirchgasse 42, 8001 Zurich, Switzerland |
This policy applies to your use of and the personal data you deliver and/or we collect through the Website.
The Website may contain links to other websites. Please note that we have no control over how your data is collected, stored, or used by other websites and we advise you to check the privacy policies of any such websites before accessing them.
4.1. As a data subject, you have the following rights under the DPA and/or GDPR:
4.2. If you have any cause for complaint about our use of your personal data, please contact us using the details provided in section 10 and we will do our best to solve the problem for you. If we are unable to help, you also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Swiss Federal Data Protection and Information Officer (“FDPIC”) and/or any competent EEA supervisory authority (as the case may be).
5.1. Subject to section 5.2, we do not collect any personal data from you. We do place cookies on your computer or device. In this context please refer to our cookie policy.
5.2. If you send us an email, we may collect your name, your email address, and any other information which you choose to give us.
6.1. If we do collect personal data, it will be processed and stored securely, for no longer than is necessary in light of the reason(s) for which it was first collected. We will do our best to comply with our obligations and safeguard your rights under the DPA and/or GDPR at all times.
6.2. As noted above, we do not generally collect personal data. If you contact us and we obtain your personal details from your email or through the contact form, we may use them as follows:
6.2.1. To reply to your email;
6.2.2. As contact data in case you announce an application, register for an event or a newsletter;
6.3. You have the right to withdraw your consent to us using your personal data at any time, and to request that we delete it.
6.4. We will not share any of your data with any third parties for any purposes.
7.1. We only keep your personal data for as long as we need to in order to use it as described above in section 6, and/or for as long as we have your permission to keep it.
7.2. Your data will only be stored within the European Economic Area (“the EEA”) or Switzerland.
Your personal data will normally not be shared with third parties. If we work together with external service providers who provide technical or organisational services on our behalf and that we require for the purposes mentioned above or to carry out general business activities, these service providers are contractually bound to process your personal data exclusively on our behalf and as instructed by us, and to guarantee that the appropriate technical or organisational security measures are in place to guarantee your personal data is protected. If a service provider is located in a country that does not ensure a level of personal data protection comparable with that found in Switzerland, we enter contractual agreements with these providers to ensure compliance with Swiss standards of data protection. In doing so, we use standard contractual clauses issued by the European Commission and/or the Swiss transborder data flow agreement issued by the FDPIC.
Your personal data shall not otherwise be passed on, transmitted or sold to third parties outside the EEA or Switzerland unless you have expressly consented to it.
This notwithstanding, Velux Stiftung may disclose personal data for legal reasons; for example, to law enforcement agencies for the purpose of prosecuting and detecting illegal activities or to tax authorities.
Velux Stiftung has implemented appropriate technical and organisational security measures to help protect your personal data against loss and to safeguard against access by unauthorised persons.
If you have any questions about the Website or this policy, please contact us by email at office@daylight.academy.
We may change this policy from time to time (for example, if the law changes). Any changes will be immediately posted on the Website and you will be deemed to have accepted the terms of the policy on your first use of the Website following the alterations. We recommend that you check this page regularly to keep up-to-date.
These terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with Swiss law (to the exclusion of Swiss Private International Law and international treaties, unless applicable mandatory data protection states otherwise).
Any disputes concerning these terms shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the competent courts in Zurich 1, Switzerland, unless applicable mandatory data protection law states otherwise.
Zürich, 17. September 2018
VELUX STIFTUNG
Daylight Academy
Kirchgasse 42
CH-8001 Zürich
+41 44 224 30 10
info@daylight.academy