{"id":27837,"date":"2023-01-15T21:10:24","date_gmt":"2023-01-15T20:10:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swissdermaclinic.ch\/privacy-policy\/"},"modified":"2025-07-22T19:39:53","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T17:39:53","slug":"privacy-policy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/swissdermaclinic.ch\/en\/privacy-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Privacy Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t

Privacy Policy<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

1. An overview of data protection<\/h2>

General information<\/h3>

The fol\u00adlo\u00adwing infor\u00adma\u00adti\u00adon will pro\u00advi\u00adde you with an easy to navi\u00adga\u00adte over\u00adview of what will hap\u00adpen with your per\u00adso\u00adnal data when you visit this web\u00adsite. The term \u201cper\u00adso\u00adnal data\u201d com\u00adpri\u00adses all data that can be used to per\u00adso\u00adnal\u00adly iden\u00adti\u00adfy you. For detail\u00aded infor\u00adma\u00adti\u00adon about the sub\u00adject mat\u00adter of data pro\u00adtec\u00adtion, plea\u00adse con\u00adsult our Data Pro\u00adtec\u00adtion Decla\u00adra\u00adti\u00adon, which we have included beneath this copy.<\/p>

Data recording on this website<\/h3>

Who is the responsible party for the recording of data on this website (i.e., the \u201ccontroller\u201d)?<\/h4>

The data on this web\u00adsite is pro\u00adces\u00adsed by the ope\u00adra\u00adtor of the web\u00adsite, who\u00adse cont\u00adact infor\u00adma\u00adti\u00adon is available under sec\u00adtion \u201cInfor\u00adma\u00adti\u00adon about the respon\u00adsi\u00adble par\u00adty (refer\u00adred to as the \u201ccon\u00adtrol\u00adler\u201d in the GDPR)\u201d in this Pri\u00adva\u00adcy Policy.<\/p>

How do we record your data?<\/h4>

We coll\u00adect your data as a result of your sha\u00adring of your data with us. This may, for ins\u00adtance be infor\u00adma\u00adti\u00adon you enter into our cont\u00adact form.<\/p>

Other data shall be recor\u00added by our IT sys\u00adtems auto\u00adma\u00adti\u00adcal\u00adly or after you con\u00adsent to its recor\u00adding during your web\u00adsite visit. This data com\u00adpri\u00adses pri\u00adma\u00adri\u00adly tech\u00adni\u00adcal infor\u00adma\u00adti\u00adon (e.g., web brow\u00adser, ope\u00adra\u00adting sys\u00adtem, or time the site was acces\u00adsed). This infor\u00adma\u00adti\u00adon is recor\u00added auto\u00adma\u00adti\u00adcal\u00adly when you access this website.<\/p>

What are the purposes we use your data for?<\/h4>

A por\u00adti\u00adon of the infor\u00adma\u00adti\u00adon is gene\u00adra\u00adted to gua\u00adran\u00adtee the error free pro\u00advi\u00adsi\u00adon of the web\u00adsite. Other data may be used to ana\u00adly\u00adze your user pat\u00adterns. If con\u00adtracts can be con\u00adcluded or initia\u00adted via the web\u00adsite, the trans\u00admit\u00adted data will also be pro\u00adces\u00adsed for con\u00adtract offers, orders or other order enquiries.<\/p>

What rights do you have as far as your information is concerned?<\/h4>

You have the right to recei\u00adve infor\u00adma\u00adti\u00adon about the source, reci\u00adpi\u00adents, and pur\u00adpo\u00adses of your archi\u00adved per\u00adso\u00adnal data at any time wit\u00adhout having to pay a fee for such dis\u00adclo\u00adsures. You also have the right to demand that your data are rec\u00adti\u00adfied or era\u00addi\u00adca\u00adted. If you have con\u00adsen\u00adted to data pro\u00adces\u00adsing, you have the opti\u00adon to revo\u00adke this con\u00adsent at any time, which shall affect all future data pro\u00adces\u00adsing. Moreo\u00adver, you have the right to demand that the pro\u00adces\u00adsing of your data be rest\u00adric\u00adted under cer\u00adtain cir\u00adcum\u00ads\u00adtances. Fur\u00adther\u00admo\u00adre, you have the right to log a com\u00adplaint with the com\u00adpe\u00adtent super\u00advi\u00adsing agency.<\/p>

Plea\u00adse do not hesi\u00adta\u00adte to cont\u00adact us at any time if you have ques\u00adti\u00adons about this or any other data pro\u00adtec\u00adtion rela\u00adted issues.<\/p>

Analysis tools and tools provided by third parties<\/h3>

The\u00adre is a pos\u00adsi\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adty that your brow\u00adsing pat\u00adterns will be sta\u00adtis\u00adti\u00adcal\u00adly ana\u00adly\u00adzed when your visit this web\u00adsite. Such ana\u00adly\u00adses are per\u00adfor\u00admed pri\u00adma\u00adri\u00adly with what we refer to as ana\u00adly\u00adsis programs.<\/p>

For detail\u00aded infor\u00adma\u00adti\u00adon about the\u00adse ana\u00adly\u00adsis pro\u00adgrams plea\u00adse con\u00adsult our Data Pro\u00adtec\u00adtion Decla\u00adra\u00adti\u00adon below.<\/p>

2. Hosting<\/h2>

We are hos\u00adting the con\u00adtent of our web\u00adsite at the fol\u00adlo\u00adwing provider:<\/p>

External Hosting<\/h3>

This web\u00adsite is hos\u00adted extern\u00adal\u00adly. Per\u00adso\u00adnal data coll\u00adec\u00adted on this web\u00adsite are stored on the ser\u00advers of the host. The\u00adse may include, but are not limi\u00adt\u00aded to, IP addres\u00adses, cont\u00adact requests, meta\u00adda\u00adta and com\u00admu\u00adni\u00adca\u00adti\u00adons, con\u00adtract infor\u00adma\u00adti\u00adon, cont\u00adact infor\u00adma\u00adti\u00adon, names, web page access, and other data gene\u00adra\u00adted through a web site.<\/p>

The exter\u00adnal hos\u00adting ser\u00adves the pur\u00adpo\u00adse of ful\u00adfil\u00adling the con\u00adtract with our poten\u00adti\u00adal and exis\u00adting cus\u00adto\u00admers (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR) and in the inte\u00adrest of secu\u00adre, fast, and effi\u00adci\u00adent pro\u00advi\u00adsi\u00adon of our online ser\u00advices by a pro\u00adfes\u00adsio\u00adnal pro\u00advi\u00adder (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). If appro\u00adpria\u00adte con\u00adsent has been obtai\u00adned, the pro\u00adces\u00adsing is car\u00adri\u00aded out exclu\u00adsi\u00adve\u00adly on the basis of Art. 6 (1)(a) GDPR and \u00a7 25 (1) TDDDG, inso\u00adfar the con\u00adsent includes the sto\u00adrage of coo\u00adkies or the access to infor\u00adma\u00adti\u00adon in the user\u2019s end device (e.g., device fin\u00adger\u00adprin\u00adting) within the mea\u00adning of the TDDDG. This con\u00adsent can be revo\u00adked at any time.<\/p>

Our host(s) will only pro\u00adcess your data to the ext\u00adent neces\u00adsa\u00adry to ful\u00adfil its per\u00adfor\u00admance obli\u00adga\u00adti\u00adons and to fol\u00adlow our ins\u00adtruc\u00adtions with respect to such data.<\/p>

We are using the fol\u00adlo\u00adwing host(s):<\/p>

Meta\u00adnet
Josef\u00adstras\u00adse 218
8005 Z\u00fcrich
Schweiz<\/p>

Data processing<\/h4>

We have con\u00adcluded a data pro\u00adces\u00adsing agree\u00adment (DPA) for the use of the abo\u00adve-men\u00adtio\u00adned ser\u00advice. This is a con\u00adtract man\u00adda\u00adted by data pri\u00adva\u00adcy laws that gua\u00adran\u00adtees that they pro\u00adcess per\u00adso\u00adnal data of our web\u00adsite visi\u00adtors only based on our ins\u00adtruc\u00adtions and in com\u00adpli\u00adance with the GDPR.<\/p>

3. General information and mandatory information<\/h2>

Data protection<\/h3>

The ope\u00adra\u00adtors of this web\u00adsite and its pages take the pro\u00adtec\u00adtion of your per\u00adso\u00adnal data very serious\u00adly. Hence, we hand\u00adle your per\u00adso\u00adnal data as con\u00adfi\u00adden\u00adti\u00adal infor\u00adma\u00adti\u00adon and in com\u00adpli\u00adance with the sta\u00adtu\u00adto\u00adry data pro\u00adtec\u00adtion regu\u00adla\u00adti\u00adons and this Data Pro\u00adtec\u00adtion Declaration.<\/p>

When\u00adever you use this web\u00adsite, a varie\u00adty of per\u00adso\u00adnal infor\u00adma\u00adti\u00adon will be coll\u00adec\u00adted. Per\u00adso\u00adnal data com\u00adpri\u00adses data that can be used to per\u00adso\u00adnal\u00adly iden\u00adti\u00adfy you. This Data Pro\u00adtec\u00adtion Decla\u00adra\u00adti\u00adon explains which data we coll\u00adect as well as the pur\u00adpo\u00adses we use this data for. It also explains how, and for which pur\u00adpo\u00adse the infor\u00adma\u00adti\u00adon is collected.<\/p>

We here\u00adwi\u00adth advi\u00adse you that the trans\u00admis\u00adsi\u00adon of data via the Inter\u00adnet (i.e., through e\u2011mail com\u00admu\u00adni\u00adca\u00adti\u00adons) may be pro\u00adne to secu\u00adri\u00adty gaps. It is not pos\u00adsi\u00adble to com\u00adple\u00adte\u00adly pro\u00adtect data against third-par\u00adty access.<\/p>

Information about the responsible party (referred to as the \u201ccontroller\u201d in the GDPR)<\/h3>

The data pro\u00adces\u00adsing con\u00adtrol\u00adler on this web\u00adsite is:<\/p>

Swiss Der\u00adma Cli\u00adnic AG
L\u00f6wen\u00adstras\u00adse 1
8001 Z\u00fcrich
Schweiz<\/p>

Pho\u00adne: +41 44 739 9000
E\u2011mail: info@swissdermaclinic.ch<\/p>

The con\u00adtrol\u00adler is the natu\u00adral per\u00adson or legal enti\u00adty that sin\u00adgle-han\u00addedly or joint\u00adly with others makes decis\u00adi\u00adons as to the pur\u00adpo\u00adses of and resour\u00adces for the pro\u00adces\u00adsing of per\u00adso\u00adnal data (e.g., names, e\u2011mail addres\u00adses, etc.).<\/p>

Storage duration<\/h3>

Unless a more spe\u00adci\u00adfic sto\u00adrage peri\u00adod has been spe\u00adci\u00adfied in this pri\u00adva\u00adcy poli\u00adcy, your per\u00adso\u00adnal data will remain with us until the pur\u00adpo\u00adse for which it was coll\u00adec\u00adted no lon\u00adger appli\u00ades. If you assert a jus\u00adti\u00adfied request for dele\u00adti\u00adon or revo\u00adke your con\u00adsent to data pro\u00adces\u00adsing, your data will be dele\u00adted, unless we have other legal\u00adly per\u00admis\u00adsi\u00adble reasons for sto\u00adring your per\u00adso\u00adnal data (e.g., tax or com\u00admer\u00adcial law reten\u00adti\u00adon peri\u00adods); in the lat\u00adter case, the dele\u00adti\u00adon will take place after the\u00adse reasons cea\u00adse to apply.<\/p>

General information on the legal basis for the data processing on this website<\/h3>

If you have con\u00adsen\u00adted to data pro\u00adces\u00adsing, we pro\u00adcess your per\u00adso\u00adnal data on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR or Art. 9 (2)(a) GDPR, if spe\u00adcial cate\u00adgo\u00adries of data are pro\u00adces\u00adsed accor\u00adding to Art. 9 (1) DSGVO. In the case of expli\u00adcit con\u00adsent to the trans\u00adfer of per\u00adso\u00adnal data to third count\u00adries, the data pro\u00adces\u00adsing is also based on Art. 49 (1)(a) GDPR. If you have con\u00adsen\u00adted to the sto\u00adrage of coo\u00adkies or to the access to infor\u00adma\u00adti\u00adon in your end device (e.g., via device fin\u00adger\u00adprin\u00adting), the data pro\u00adces\u00adsing is addi\u00adtio\u00adnal\u00adly based on \u00a7 25 (1) TDDDG. The con\u00adsent can be revo\u00adked at any time. If your data is requi\u00adred for the ful\u00adfill\u00adment of a con\u00adtract or for the imple\u00admen\u00adta\u00adti\u00adon of pre-con\u00adtrac\u00adtu\u00adal mea\u00adsu\u00adres, we pro\u00adcess your data on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR. Fur\u00adther\u00admo\u00adre, if your data is requi\u00adred for the ful\u00adfill\u00adment of a legal obli\u00adga\u00adti\u00adon, we pro\u00adcess it on the basis of Art. 6(1)\u00a9 GDPR. Fur\u00adther\u00admo\u00adre, the data pro\u00adces\u00adsing may be car\u00adri\u00aded out on the basis of our legi\u00adti\u00adma\u00adte inte\u00adrest accor\u00adding to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Infor\u00adma\u00adti\u00adon on the rele\u00advant legal basis in each indi\u00advi\u00addu\u00adal case is pro\u00advi\u00added in the fol\u00adlo\u00adwing para\u00adgraphs of this pri\u00adva\u00adcy policy.<\/p>

Information on the data transfer to third-party countries that are not secure under data protection law and the transfer to US companies that are not DPF-certified<\/h3>

We use, among other tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgies, tools from com\u00adpa\u00adnies loca\u00adted in third-par\u00adty count\u00adries that are not safe under data pro\u00adtec\u00adtion law, as well as US tools who\u00adse pro\u00advi\u00adders are not cer\u00adti\u00adfied under the EU-US Data Pri\u00adva\u00adcy Frame\u00adwork (DPF). If the\u00adse tools are enab\u00adled, your per\u00adso\u00adnal data may be trans\u00adfer\u00adred to and pro\u00adces\u00adsed in the\u00adse count\u00adries. We would like you to note that no level of data pro\u00adtec\u00adtion com\u00adpa\u00adra\u00adble to that in the EU can be gua\u00adran\u00adteed in third count\u00adries that are inse\u00adcu\u00adre in terms of data pro\u00adtec\u00adtion law.<\/p>

We would like to point out that the US, as a secu\u00adre third-par\u00adty coun\u00adtry, gene\u00adral\u00adly has a level of data pro\u00adtec\u00adtion com\u00adpa\u00adra\u00adble to that of the EU. Data trans\u00adfer to the US is the\u00adr\u00ade\u00adfo\u00adre per\u00admit\u00adted if the reci\u00adpi\u00adent is cer\u00adti\u00adfied under the \u201cEU-US Data Pri\u00adva\u00adcy Frame\u00adwork\u201d (DPF) or has appro\u00adpria\u00adte addi\u00adtio\u00adnal assu\u00adran\u00adces. Infor\u00adma\u00adti\u00adon on trans\u00adfers to third-par\u00adty count\u00adries, inclu\u00adding the data reci\u00adpi\u00adents, can be found in this Pri\u00adva\u00adcy Policy.<\/p>

Recipients of personal data<\/h3>

In the scope of our busi\u00adness acti\u00advi\u00adties, we coope\u00adra\u00adte with various exter\u00adnal par\u00adties. In some cases, this also requi\u00adres the trans\u00adfer of per\u00adso\u00adnal data to the\u00adse exter\u00adnal par\u00adties. We only dis\u00adc\u00adlo\u00adse per\u00adso\u00adnal data to exter\u00adnal par\u00adties if this is requi\u00adred as part of the ful\u00adfill\u00adment of a con\u00adtract, if we are legal\u00adly obli\u00adga\u00adted to do so (e.g., dis\u00adclo\u00adsure of data to tax aut\u00adho\u00adri\u00adties), if we have a legi\u00adti\u00adma\u00adte inte\u00adrest in the dis\u00adclo\u00adsure pur\u00adsu\u00adant to Art. 6 (1)(f) GDPR, or if ano\u00adther legal basis per\u00admits the dis\u00adclo\u00adsure of this data. When using pro\u00adces\u00adsors, we only dis\u00adc\u00adlo\u00adse per\u00adso\u00adnal data of our cus\u00adto\u00admers on the basis of a valid con\u00adtract on data pro\u00adces\u00adsing. In the case of joint pro\u00adces\u00adsing, a joint pro\u00adces\u00adsing agree\u00adment is concluded.<\/p>

Revocation of your consent to the processing of data<\/h3>

A wide ran\u00adge of data pro\u00adces\u00adsing tran\u00adsac\u00adtions are pos\u00adsi\u00adble only sub\u00adject to your express con\u00adsent. You can also revo\u00adke at any time any con\u00adsent you have alre\u00ada\u00addy given us. This shall be wit\u00adhout pre\u00adju\u00addi\u00adce to the lawful\u00adness of any data coll\u00adec\u00adtion that occur\u00adred pri\u00ador to your revocation.<\/p>

Right to object to the collection of data in special cases; right to object to direct advertising (Art. 21 GDPR)<\/h3>

IN THE EVENT THAT DATA ARE PROCESSED ON THE BASIS OF ART. 6(1)(E) OR (F) GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO AT ANY TIME OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA BASED ON GROUNDS ARISING FROM YOUR UNIQUE SITUATION. THIS ALSO APPLIES TO ANY PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS. TO DETERMINE THE LEGAL BASIS, ON WHICH ANY PROCESSING OF DATA IS BASED, PLEASE CONSULT THIS DATA PROTECTION DECLARATION. IF YOU LOG AN OBJECTION, WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR AFFECTED PERSONAL DATA, UNLESS WE ARE IN A POSITION TO PRESENT COMPELLING PROTECTION WORTHY GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING OF YOUR DATA, THAT OUTWEIGH YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS OR IF THE PURPOSE OF THE PROCESSING IS THE CLAIMING, EXERCISING OR DEFENCE OF LEGAL ENTITLEMENTS (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21(1) GDPR).<\/p>

IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS BEING PROCESSED IN ORDER TO ENGAGE IN DIRECT ADVERTISING, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR AFFECTED PERSONAL DATA FOR THE PURPOSES OF SUCH ADVERTISING AT ANY TIME. THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING TO THE EXTENT THAT IT IS AFFILIATED WITH SUCH DIRECT ADVERTISING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL SUBSEQUENTLY NO LONGER BE USED FOR DIRECT ADVERTISING PURPOSES (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21(2) GDPR).<\/p>

Right to log a complaint with the competent supervisory agency<\/h3>

In the event of vio\u00adla\u00adti\u00adons of the GDPR, data sub\u00adjects are entit\u00adled to log a com\u00adplaint with a super\u00advi\u00adso\u00adry agen\u00adcy, in par\u00adti\u00adcu\u00adlar in the mem\u00adber sta\u00adte whe\u00adre they usual\u00adly main\u00adtain their domic\u00adi\u00adle, place of work or at the place whe\u00adre the alle\u00adged vio\u00adla\u00adti\u00adon occur\u00adred. The right to log a com\u00adplaint is in effect regard\u00adless of any other admi\u00adnis\u00adtra\u00adti\u00adve or court pro\u00adcee\u00addings available as legal recourses.<\/p>

Right to data portability<\/h3>

You have the right to have data that we pro\u00adcess auto\u00adma\u00adti\u00adcal\u00adly on the basis of your con\u00adsent or in ful\u00adfill\u00adment of a con\u00adtract han\u00added over to you or to a third par\u00adty in a com\u00admon, machi\u00adne-rea\u00adda\u00adble for\u00admat. If you should demand the direct trans\u00adfer of the data to ano\u00adther con\u00adtrol\u00adler, this will be done only if it is tech\u00adni\u00adcal\u00adly feasible.<\/p>

Information about, rectification and eradication of data<\/h3>

Within the scope of the appli\u00adca\u00adble sta\u00adtu\u00adto\u00adry pro\u00advi\u00adsi\u00adons, you have the right to demand infor\u00adma\u00adti\u00adon about your archi\u00adved per\u00adso\u00adnal data, their source and reci\u00adpi\u00adents as well as the pur\u00adpo\u00adse of the pro\u00adces\u00adsing of your data at any time. You may also have a right to have your data rec\u00adti\u00adfied or era\u00addi\u00adca\u00adted. If you have ques\u00adti\u00adons about this sub\u00adject mat\u00adter or any other ques\u00adti\u00adons about per\u00adso\u00adnal data, plea\u00adse do not hesi\u00adta\u00adte to cont\u00adact us at any time.<\/p>

Right to demand processing restrictions<\/h3>

You have the right to demand the impo\u00adsi\u00adti\u00adon of rest\u00adric\u00adtions as far as the pro\u00adces\u00adsing of your per\u00adso\u00adnal data is con\u00adcer\u00adned. To do so, you may cont\u00adact us at any time. The right to demand rest\u00adric\u00adtion of pro\u00adces\u00adsing appli\u00ades in the fol\u00adlo\u00adwing cases:<\/p>