Privacy Policy

User Data

Visits to the SWEET reFuel.ch website are generally anonymous in nature. Piwik Pro may collect anonymised statistical data when required, such as data about your usage of this website, which will be stored on a server from Piwik Pro located in the European Union. The SWEET reFuel.ch uses this information to analyse your usage of this website and to create reports on the website activities for SWEET reFuel.ch. IP addresses are saved only if and for as long as they are required for technical reasons. The SWEET reFuel.ch may analyse data relating to your visit using tools from third party providers (e.g. Piwik Pro). Any data saved is used exclusively for internal purposes and is not passed on to third parties.

Empa uses personal data submitted by you in order to enable requested exchanges of information or for other specific contact purposes, especially the SWEET reFuel.ch Newsletter. This website uses Mailchimp to generate newsletters and analyse the use of the newsletter (clicks on links, remaining time on a page etc.).

By using this website or subscribing to the newsletter you acknowledge the processing and analysis of the data pertaining to your use of the website or newsletter as described above for the purposes mentioned above.

Rights of Users

As a user, you have the right to request the deletion, blocking or correction/amendment of any data about you. If you wish to avail yourself of such rights, or if you have any other questions or suggestions regarding the security and protection of your data, please contact us via:

info@sweet-refuel.ch

.

The responsible host-institution is:

Empa
SWEET reFuel.ch,
8600 Dübendorf

This policy remains valid until revoked. Any amendments will be publicised here. Empa reserves the right to amend or delete all or part of this disclaimer at any time and without providing prior notice.

Individual data processing operations

What information do we receive and how do we use it?

By visiting , certain data is automatically stored on our servers or on servers of services and products that we obtain and / or have installed, for purposes of system administration, for statistical or backup purposes or for tracking purposes. These are:

the name of your Internet service provider;
Your IP address (in some circumstances);
the version of your browser software;
the operating system of the computer with which the URL is accessed;
the date and time of access;
the web page from which you are visiting URL;
the search words you used to find the URL.

Why may we process this data?

This data cannot be assigned to a specific person and there is no merging of this data 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.

How can you prevent data collection?

The data is only stored for as long as is necessary to achieve the purpose for which it was collected. Accordingly, the data is deleted after the end of each session. The storage of the log files is mandatory for the operation of the website, you therefore have no possibility to object.

Services we use

MailChimp

For sending newsletters and email notifications, we use the service MailChimp, offered by The Rocket Science Group, LLC, 675 Ponce de Leon Ave NE, Suite 5000, Atlanta, GA 30308, USA.

When you sign up for our newsletter, the data you provide and your email address are transferred to MailChimp, stored and processed. This enables us to send you regular updates, offers and information.

By subscribing to the newsletter, your IP address and the date of subscription are stored. This storage serves solely as evidence in the event that a third party misuses an e-mail address and registers to receive the newsletter without the knowledge of the authorized person.

MailChimp offers extensive analytics about how the sent newsletters are opened and used. These analyses are group-related and are not used by us for individual evaluation.

The data stored by MailChimp will be deleted as soon as you unsubscribe from our newsletter. This does not affect data that is stored with us for other purposes.

MailChimp has its own privacy policies and practices, which may differ from those on our website. For more information about MailChimp's privacy practices, please visit: https://mailchimp.com/legal/privacy/. If you have any questions about the data collected by MailChimp or would like to exercise your rights regarding that data, you should contact The Rocket Science Group, LLC directly.

Cloudflare CDN

Our website uses the Content Delivery Network (CDN) service provided by Cloudflare, Inc, 101 Townsend St, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA ("Cloudflare"). A CDN helps deliver content from our website faster by distributing copies of the content to a network of fast loading servers.

When you visit our website, your IP address is transmitted to Cloudflare and cookies may be set in your browser, which are necessary for the optimization and security of the service. Cloudflare uses this data to speed up traffic between our web server and your end device and to protect our website from attacks.

Webflow

We use services on our website from Webflow, a web design tool and hosting service provided by Webflow, Inc, 398 11th Street, 2nd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA. Webflow allows us to create and host a responsive and user-friendly design for our website.

By visiting our website hosted via Webflow, various data may be collected, including your IP address, date and time of access, browser type, operating system, as well as information about the pages and content you have accessed. This data is mainly used for statistical purposes and to optimize the user experience.

Webflow may set cookies on your device to store your preferences and interactions with our website. This is to facilitate navigation and ensure a consistent user experience.

The main purpose of data processing by Webflow is to provide and optimize our website in order to present you with relevant content in an appealing design.

Piwik PRO

We use Piwik PRO as our website/app analytics software and consent management tool. We collect data about website visitors based on cookies. The collected information may include a visitor’s IP address, operating system, browser ID, browsing activity and other information. See the scope of data collected by Piwik PRO.

We calculate metrics like bounce rate, page views, sessions and the like to understand how our website/app is used. We may also create visitors’ profiles based on browsing history to analyze visitor behavior, show personalized content and run online campaigns.

We host our solution on Microsoft Azure in Germany, Netherlands, United States and Hong Kong, Orange in France and ElastX in Sweden, and the data is stored for 14/25 months.

The purpose of data processing: analytics and conversion tracking based on consent. Legal basis: Art. 6 (1)(a) GDPR.

Piwik PRO does not send the data about you to any other sub-processors or third parties and does not use it for its own purposes. For more, read Piwik PRO’s privacy policy.