{"id":8360,"date":"2022-12-01T16:44:05","date_gmt":"2022-12-01T15:44:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zirkusquartier.ch\/privacy-policy\/"},"modified":"2025-08-20T10:30:16","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T08:30:16","slug":"privacy-policy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/zirkusquartier.ch\/en\/privacy-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Privacy policy"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"\" class=\"sectionblock \" >\n  <div class=\"section-inner\">\n    <div class=\"container-lg\">\n      \n\n<p><strong>General<\/strong><br\/>Based on Article 13 of the Swiss Federal Constitution and the data protection provisions of the Swiss Confederation (Data Protection Act, DSG), every person has the right to protection of their privacy and protection against misuse of their personal data.\nThe operators of these pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously.\nWe treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy.  <br\/><br\/>In cooperation with our hosting providers, we make every effort to protect the databases as well as possible against unauthorized access, loss, misuse or falsification.<br\/><br\/>We would like to point out that data transmission over the Internet (e.g. when communicating by e-mail) may be subject to security vulnerabilities.\nComplete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible. <br\/><br\/>By using this website, you consent to the collection, processing and use of data in accordance with the following description.\nThis website can generally be visited without registration.\nData such as pages called up or names of files called up, date and time are stored on the server for statistical purposes without this data being directly related to your person.\nIf personal data (e.g. name, address or e-mail addresses) is collected on our website, this is always done on a voluntary basis as far as possible.\nThis data will not be passed on to third parties without your express consent.    <br\/><br\/><strong>Processing of personal data<\/strong><br\/>Personal data is any information relating to an identified or identifiable person.\nA data subject is a person about whom personal data is processed.\nProcessing includes any handling of personal data, regardless of the means and procedures used, in particular the storage, disclosure, procurement, erasure, retention, modification, destruction and use of personal data.  <br\/><br\/>We process personal data in accordance with Swiss data protection law.\nIf and insofar as the EU GDPR is applicable, we also process personal data on the following legal bases in conjunction with Art. 6 (1) GDPR:<br\/>lit.\na) Processing of personal data with the consent of the data subject.<br\/>lit.\nb) Processing of personal data for the performance of a contract with the data subject and for the implementation of corresponding pre-contractual measures.<br\/>lit.\nc) Processing of personal data for compliance with a legal obligation to which we are subject under applicable EU law or under the applicable law of a country in which the GDPR is applicable in whole or in part.<br\/>lit.\nd) Processing of personal data to protect the vital interests of the data subject or another natural person.<br\/>lit.\nf) Processing of personal data for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by us or by a third party, except where such interests are overridden by the fundamental freedoms and rights and interests of the data subject.\nThe legitimate interests include, in particular, our business interest in being able to provide our website, information security, the enforcement of our own legal claims and compliance with Swiss law.       <br\/><br\/>We process personal data for the duration required for the respective purpose or purposes.\nIn the case of longer-term retention obligations due to legal and other obligations to which we are subject, we restrict processing accordingly. <br\/><br\/><strong>Cookies<\/strong><br\/>This website uses cookies.\nThese are small text files that make it possible to store specific information relating to the user on the user&#8217;s device while the user is using the website.\nIn particular, cookies make it possible to determine the frequency of use and the number of users of the pages, to analyze behavior patterns of page use, but also to make our offer more customer-friendly.\nCookies remain stored beyond the end of a browser session and can be retrieved when you visit the site again.\nIf you do not wish this to happen, you should set your Internet browser to refuse to accept cookies.    <br\/><br\/>A general objection to the use of cookies for online marketing purposes can be declared for a large number of services, especially in the case of tracking, via the US website http:\/\/www.aboutads.info\/choices\/ or the EU website http:\/\/www.youronlinechoices.com\/.\nIn addition, the storage of cookies can be achieved by deactivating them in the browser settings.\nPlease note that in this case not all functions of this online service can be used.  <br\/><br\/><strong>With SSL\/TLS encryption<\/strong><br\/>This website uses SSL\/TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as requests that you send to us as the site operator.\nYou can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from &#8220;&#8221;http:\/\/&#8221;&#8221; to &#8220;&#8221;https:\/\/&#8221;&#8221; and by the lock symbol in your browser line. <br\/><br\/>If SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.<br\/><br\/><strong>Server log files<\/strong><br\/>The provider of this website automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us.\nThese are:<br\/>Browser type and browser version<br\/>Operating system used<br\/>Referrer URL<br\/>Host name of the accessing computer<br\/>Time of the server request <br\/><br\/>This data cannot be assigned to specific persons.\nThis data is not merged with other data sources.\nWe reserve the right to check this data retrospectively if we become aware of specific indications of unlawful use.  <br\/><br\/><strong>Third-party services<\/strong><br\/>This website may use Google Maps to embed maps, Google Invisible reCAPTCHA to protect against bots and spam and YouTube to embed videos.<br\/><br\/>These services of the American Google LLC use, among other things, cookies, whereby data is transferred to Google in the USA, whereby we assume that no personal tracking takes place in this context solely through the use of our website.<br\/><br\/>Google has undertaken to guarantee appropriate data protection in accordance with the US-European and US-Swiss Privacy Shield.<br\/><br\/>Further information can be found in Google&#8217;s privacy policy.<br\/><br\/><strong>Contact form<\/strong><br\/>If you send us inquiries via the contact form, your details from the inquiry form, including the contact details you provide there, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the inquiry and in the event of follow-up questions.\nWe will not pass on this data without your consent. <br\/><br\/><strong>Newsletter<\/strong><br\/>If you would like to receive the newsletter offered on the website, we require an e-mail address from you as well as information that allows us to verify that you are the owner of the e-mail address provided and that you agree to receive the newsletter.\nNo further data is collected.\nWe use this data exclusively for sending the requested information and do not pass it on to third parties.<br\/>After you have given your consent to the storage of the data, the e-mail address and its use for sending the newsletter, you can revoke this at any time, for example via the &#8220;&#8221;unsubscribe link&#8221;&#8221; in the newsletter.  <br\/><br\/><strong>Copyright<\/strong><br\/>Copyright and all other rights to content, images, photos or other files on the website belong exclusively to the operator of this website or the specifically named copyright holders.\nThe prior written consent of the copyright holder must be obtained for the reproduction of all files.<br\/>Anyone who commits a copyright infringement without the consent of the respective copyright holder may be liable to prosecution and may be entitled to claim damages. <br\/><br\/><strong>Disclaimer<\/strong><br\/>All information on our website has been carefully checked.\nWe make every effort to ensure that the information we provide is up-to-date, correct and complete.\nNevertheless, the occurrence of errors cannot be completely ruled out, so that we cannot assume any liability for the completeness, correctness and topicality of the information, including that of a journalistic or editorial nature.\nLiability claims relating to material or immaterial damage caused by the use or non-use of the information provided or by the use of incorrect or incomplete information are fundamentally excluded.<br\/>The publisher may change or delete texts at its own discretion and without prior notice and is not obliged to update the content of this website.\nThe use of or access to this website is at the visitor&#8217;s own risk.\nThe publisher, its customers or partners are not responsible for any damages, such as direct, indirect, incidental or consequential damages, allegedly caused by visiting this website and consequently assume no liability for such damages.<br\/>The publisher also assumes no responsibility or liability for the content and availability of third-party websites that can be accessed via external links from this website.\nThe operators of the linked sites are solely responsible for their content.\nThe publisher therefore expressly distances itself from all third-party content that may be relevant under criminal or liability law or offend common decency.       <br\/><br\/><strong>Google Maps<\/strong><br\/>This website uses Google Maps.\nThis enables us to display interactive maps directly on the website and allows you to conveniently use the map function.\nWhen you visit the website, Google receives the information that you have accessed the corresponding subpage of our website.\nThis happens regardless of whether Google provides a user account through which you are logged in or whether no user account exists.\nIf you are logged in to Google, your data will be assigned directly to your account.\nIf you do not wish to be associated with your Google profile, you must log out before activating the button.\nGoogle stores your data as usage profiles and uses them for the purposes of advertising, market research and\/or the needs-based design of its website.\nSuch an evaluation is carried out in particular (even for users who are not logged in) to provide needs-based advertising and to inform other users of the social network about your activities on our website.\nYou have the right to object to the creation of these user profiles, whereby you must contact Google to exercise this right.\nYou can find more information on the purpose and scope of data collection and processing by Google as well as further information on your rights in this regard and setting options to protect your privacy at: www.google.de\/intl\/de\/policies\/privacy.         <br\/><br\/><strong>Facebook<\/strong><br\/>This website uses functions of Facebook Inc, 1601 S. California Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA .\nWhen you visit our pages with Facebook plugins, a connection is established between your browser and the Facebook servers.\nData is already transmitted to Facebook in the process.\nIf you have a Facebook account, this data can be linked to it.\nIf you do not want this data to be linked to your Facebook account, please log out of Facebook before visiting our site.\nInteractions, in particular the use of a comment function or clicking on a &#8220;Like&#8221; or &#8220;Share&#8221; button, are also forwarded to Facebook.\nYou can find out more about this at https:\/\/de-de.facebook.com\/about\/privacy.      <br\/><br\/><strong>Instagram<\/strong><br\/>Functions of the Instagram service are integrated on our website. These functions are offered by Instagram Inc, 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA, 94025, USA. If you are logged into your Instagram account, you can link the content of our pages to your Instagram profile by clicking on the Instagram button. This allows Instagram to associate your visit to our pages with your user account. We would like to point out that, as the provider of the pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by Instagram. Further information can be found in Instagram&#8217;s privacy policy: http:\/\/instagram.com\/about\/legal\/privacy\/<br\/><br\/><strong>Sending newsletters &#8211; Mailchimp<\/strong><br\/>The newsletter is sent via the mailing service provider &#8216;MailChimp&#8217;, a newsletter mailing platform of the US provider Rocket Science Group, LLC, 675 Ponce De Leon Ave NE #5000, Atlanta, GA 30308, USA. You can view the privacy policy of the mailing service provider here. The Rocket Science Group LLC d\/b\/a MailChimp is certified under the Privacy Shield Agreement and thus offers a guarantee of compliance with the European level of data protection (Privacy Shield). The use of the mailing service provider is based on our legitimate interests pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR and an order processing agreement pursuant to Art. 28 para. 3 P. 1 GDPR.<br\/><br\/>The mailing service provider may use the data of the recipients in pseudonymous form, i.e. without allocation to a user, to optimize or improve its own services, e.g. for the technical optimization of the mailing and presentation of the newsletter or for statistical purposes.\nHowever, the mailing service provider does not use the data of our newsletter recipients to write to them itself or pass it on to third parties. <br\/><br\/><strong>YouTube<\/strong><br\/>Functions of the &#8220;YouTube&#8221; service are integrated on this website.\n&#8220;YouTube&#8221; is owned and operated by Google Ireland Limited, a company incorporated and operated under the laws of Ireland with its registered office at Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, which operates the services in the European Economic Area and Switzerland.<br\/>Your legal agreement with &#8220;YouTube&#8221; consists of the terms and conditions which you can find at the following link: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/static?gl=de&amp;template=terms&amp;hl=de. These Terms constitute a legally binding agreement between you and &#8220;YouTube&#8221; regarding your use of the Services.\nGoogle&#8217;s privacy policy explains how &#8220;YouTube&#8221; handles and protects your personal data when you use the service.  <br\/><br\/><strong>Vimeo<\/strong><br\/>Plugins from the Vimeo video portal of Vimeo, LLC, 555 West 18th Street, New York, New York 10011, USA are integrated on this website.\nWhen you visit a page that offers one or more Vimeo video clips, a direct connection is established between your browser and a Vimeo server in the USA.\nInformation about your visit and your IP address will be stored there.\nThrough interactions with the Vimeo plugins (e.g. clicking the start button), this information is also transmitted to Vimeo and stored there.\nVimeo&#8217;s privacy policy with more detailed information on the collection and use of your data by Vimeo can be found in Vimeo&#8217;s privacy policy.    <br\/><br\/>If you have a Vimeo user account and do not want Vimeo to collect data about you via this website and link it to your membership data stored with Vimeo, you must log out of Vimeo before visiting this website.<br\/><br\/>In addition, Vimeo calls up the Google Analytics tracker via an iFrame in which the video is called up.\nThis is Vimeo&#8217;s own tracking, to which we have no access.\nYou can prevent tracking by Google Analytics by using the deactivation tools that Google offers for some Internet browsers.\nYou can also prevent the collection of data generated by Google Analytics and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) to Google and the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link:   <br\/><br\/>https:\/\/tools.google.com\/dlpage\/gaoptout?hl=de<br\/><br\/><strong>Agency services<\/strong><br\/>We process our customers&#8217; data in accordance with the data protection provisions of the Swiss Confederation (Data Protection Act, DSG) and the EU GDPR as part of our contractual services, e-mail, telephone numbers), content data (e.g. text entries, etc.), contract data (e.g. subject matter of the contract, term), payment data (e.g. bank details, payment history), usage data and metadata (e.g. as part of the evaluation and performance measurement of marketing measures). The data subjects include our customers, interested parties and their customers, users, website visitors or employees as well as third parties. The purpose of the processing is the provision of contractual services, billing and our customer service. The legal basis for the processing results from Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR (contractual services), Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR (analysis, statistics, optimization, security measures). We process data that is necessary for the establishment and fulfillment of contractual services and point out the necessity of their disclosure. Data is only passed on to external parties if this is necessary in the context of an order. When processing the data provided to us as part of an order, we act in accordance with the instructions of the client and the legal requirements of order processing in accordance with Art. 28 GDPR and do not process the data for purposes other than those specified in the order.<br\/>We delete the data after expiry of the statutory warranty and comparable obligations.\nThe necessity of storing the data is reviewed at irregular intervals.\nIn the case of statutory archiving obligations, deletion takes place after their expiry.\nIn the case of data that the client has provided to us as part of an order, we delete the data in accordance with the specifications of the order, usually after completion of the order.   <br\/><br\/><strong>Data transfer to the USA<\/strong><br\/>Our website includes tools from companies based in the USA.\nIf these tools are active, your personal data may be transferred to the US servers of the respective companies.\nWe would like to point out that the USA is not a safe third country within the meaning of EU data protection law.\nUS companies are obliged to disclose personal data to security authorities without you as the data subject being able to take legal action against this.\nIt can therefore not be ruled out that US authorities (e.g. secret services) may process, evaluate and permanently store your data on US servers for surveillance purposes.\nWe have no influence on these processing operations.     <br\/><br\/><strong>Changes<\/strong><br\/>We may change this privacy policy at any time without prior notice.\nThe current version published on our website shall apply.\nIf the privacy policy is part of an agreement with you, we will inform you of the change by e-mail or other appropriate means in the event of an update.  <br\/><br\/><strong>Disclaimer<\/strong><br\/>The author assumes no liability for the correctness, accuracy, timeliness, reliability and completeness of the information.<br\/>Liability claims against the author for material or immaterial damage resulting from access to or use or non-use of the published information, misuse of the connection or technical faults are excluded.<br\/><br\/>All offers are subject to change.\nThe author expressly reserves the right to change, supplement or delete parts of the pages or the entire offer without prior notice or to cease publication temporarily or permanently. <\/p>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"privacy-policy.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-8360","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/zirkusquartier.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8360","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/zirkusquartier.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/zirkusquartier.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zirkusquartier.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zirkusquartier.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8360"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/zirkusquartier.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8360\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19092,"href":"https:\/\/zirkusquartier.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8360\/revisions\/19092"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/zirkusquartier.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8360"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}