Privacy Policy

The website of Frédéric Furrer HB9CQK (hereinafter referred to as HB9CQK) is fundamentally subject to Swiss data protection law, in particular the Swiss Federal Data Protection Act (DSG). This privacy policy is aligned with the current authoritative standard in the field of data protection, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) of the European Union (EU).

The EU recognises that Swiss data protection law ensures adequate data protection. In principle, it is possible to use the HB9CQK website without providing personal data. However, if a person wants to use special services of via the website, processing of personal data could become necessary.

If the processing of personal data is necessary and there is no legal basis for such processing, we generally obtain the consent of the data subject. The processing of personal data, such as the name, address, e-mail address, or telephone number of a data subject shall always be in line with the legal requirements concerning data protection. By means of this data protection declaration, HB9CQK would like to inform the public about the type, scope and purpose of the personal data we collect, use and process.

Furthermore, data subjects are informed of their rights by means of this data protection declaration.

As the controller, HB9CQK has implemented numerous technical and organisational measures to ensure the most complete protection of personal data processed through this website.

Nevertheless, Internet-based data transmissions can always be subject to security vulnerabilities, so that absolute protection cannot be guaranteed. For this reason, every data subject is free to transmit personal data to us by alternative means, for example by telephone.

1. contact details of the person responsible for data protection issues

The responsible person in the sense of the law is Frédéric Furrer. Inquiries regarding data protection can be sent to me by letter or the contact form on this website:

Frédéric Furrer

Winkelhalde 11

6048 Horw

2. collection and storage of personal data as well as type and purpose of their use

When visiting our website

When you visit this website https://www.hb9cqk.ch, information is automatically sent to the server of the website by the browser used on your end device. This information is temporarily stored in a so-called log file. The following information is collected without your intervention and stored until automated deletion:

• IP address of the requesting computer,

• Date and time of access,

• Name and URL of the accessed file,

• website from which the access was made (referrer URL),

• browser used and, if applicable, the operating system of your computer as well as the name of your access provider.

The aforementioned data is processed for the following purposes:

• Ensuring a smooth connection setup of the website,

• Ensuring a comfortable use of the website,

• evaluation of system security and stability as well as

• for other administrative purposes.

The legal basis for data processing is the DSG. In no case do I use the collected data for the purpose of drawing conclusions about your person. In addition, we use cookies and analysis services when you visit our website. You can find more detailed explanation of this under points 4 and 5 of this data protection declaration.

When using the contact form

We offer you the opportunity to contact us with questions of any kind using a form provided on the website. It is necessary to enter your valid e-mail address so that we know who sent the request and can answer it. Further information can be provided voluntarily.

3. transfer of data

We do not transfer your personal data to third parties for purposes other than those listed below. We will only share your personal data with third parties if:

• you have given your express consent to do so,

• in the event that there is a legal obligation for the transfer, and

• this is legally permissible and necessary for the processing of contractual relationships.

4. cookies

We use cookies on the website. These are small files that are automatically created by your browser and stored on your end device (laptop, tablet, smartphone or similar) when you visit our site. Cookies do not cause any damage to your end device, do not contain viruses, Trojans or other malware.

In the cookie, information is stored that arises in each case in connection with the specific end device used. This does not mean, however, that we gain direct knowledge of your identity.

The use of cookies serves on the one hand to make the use of our offer more pleasant for you. For example, we use so-called session cookies to recognise that you have already visited individual pages of our website. These are automatically deleted after you leave our site.

In addition, we also use temporary cookies to optimise user-friendliness, which are stored on your terminal device for a certain fixed period of time. If you visit our site again to use our services, it is automatically recognised that you have already been to our site and which entries and settings you have made so that you do not have to enter them again.

On the other hand, we use cookies to statistically record the use of our website and to evaluate it for the purpose of optimising our offer for you (see section 5). These cookies enable us to automatically recognise that you have already been to our website when you visit it again. These cookies are automatically deleted after a defined period of time.

The data processed by cookies is necessary for the purposes mentioned.

Most browsers accept cookies automatically. However, you can configure your browser so that no cookies are stored on your computer or a message always appears before a new cookie is created. However, the complete deactivation of cookies may mean that you cannot use all the functions of our website.

5. analysis tools

The analysis and tracking measures listed below and used by us are carried out on the basis of the DSG. With the tracking measures used, we want to ensure a needs-based design and continuous optimisation of our website. On the other hand, we use the tracking measures to statistically record the use of our website and to evaluate it for the purpose of optimising our offer for you.

The respective data processing purposes and data categories can be seen from the corresponding tracking tools.

a) Google Analytics

For the purpose of demand-oriented design and continuous optimisation of our pages, we use Google Analytics, a web analysis service of Google Inc. (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; hereinafter "Google"; https://www.google.de/intl/de/about/). In this context, pseudonymised usage profiles are created and cookies (see under section 4) are used. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website, such as

• Browser type/version,

• operating system used,

• Referrer URL (the previously visited page),

• host name of the accessing computer (IP address),

• time of the server request,

are transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. The information is used to evaluate the use of the website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide other services related to website and internet use for the purposes of market research and demand-oriented design of these Internet pages. This information may also be transferred to third parties if this is required by law or if third parties process this data on our behalf. Under no circumstances will your IP address be merged with other Google data. The IP addresses are anonymised so that an assignment is not possible (IP masking). You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website.

You can also prevent the collection of data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) and the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing a browser add-on:

https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de.

As an alternative to the browser add-on, especially for browsers on mobile devices, you can also prevent the collection by Google Analytics by clicking on this link. An opt-out cookie will be set, which prevents the future collection of your data when visiting this website. The opt-out cookie is only valid in this browser and only for our website and is stored on your device. If you delete the cookies in this browser, you must set the opt-out cookie again.

Further information on data protection in connection with Google Analytics can be found, for example, in the Google Analytics help, which can be accessed at the following Google website:

https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=de.

b) Google Maps

The map service Google Maps may be used on our website via an API (programming interface). The provider is Google Inc, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.

To use the functions of Google Maps, it is necessary to store your IP address. This information is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. The operator of this site has no further influence on this data transmission.

Google Maps is used in the interest of an attractive presentation of our online offers and easy location of the places indicated by us on the website.More information on data protection atGoogle can be found at the following Google website: https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/

6. social media plugins and links to other websites

The Website allows you to log in to use the Service through the following Third-party Social Media Services:

• Facebook

• Instagram

• YouTube

If You decide to register through or otherwise grant us access to a Third-Party Social Media Service, We may collect Personal data that is already associated with Your Third-Party Social Media Service's account, such as Your name, Your email address, Your activities or Your contact list associated with that account.

You may also have the option of sharing additional information with HB9CQK through Your Third-Party Social Media Service's account. If You choose to provide such information and Personal Data, during registration or otherwise, You are giving the HB9CQK permission to use, share, and store it in a manner consistent with this Privacy Policy.

a) YouTube

So-called social plugins ("plugins") from YouTube are integrated on our website. YouTube is an Internet video portal that allows video publishers to post video clips free of charge and other users to view, rate and comment on them, also free of charge. YouTube allows the publication of all types of videos, which is why complete film and television programs, but also music videos, trailers or videos made by users themselves can be accessed via the Internet portal.

The operating company of YouTube is YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave, San Bruno, CA 94066, USA. YouTube, LLC is a subsidiary of Google Inc, 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, USA.By each call of one of the individual pages of this website, which is operated by the controller and on which a YouTube component (YouTube video) has been integrated, the internet browser on the information technology system of the data subject is automatically caused by the respective YouTube component to download a representation of the corresponding YouTube component from YouTube. Further information on YouTube can be found at https://www.youtube.com/yt/about/de/. Within the scope of this technical procedure, YouTube and Google receive information about which specific sub-page of our website is visited by the data subject. If the data subject is logged in to YouTube at the same time, YouTube recognises which specific sub-page of our website the data subject is visiting when a sub-page containing a YouTube video is called up. This information is collected by YouTube and Google and assigned to the respective YouTube account of the data subject.

YouTube and Google always receive information via the YouTube component that the data subject has visited our website if the data subject is simultaneously logged into YouTube at the time of calling up our website; this takes place regardless of whether the data subject clicks on a YouTube video or not. If the data subject does not want this information to be transmitted to YouTube and Google, he or she can prevent the transmission by logging out of his or her YouTube account before accessing our website.

The privacy policy published by YouTube, which can be found at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/, provides information about the collection, processing and use of personal data by YouTube and Google.

b) Links to other websites

Our Service may contain links to other websites that are not operated by Us. If You click on a third party link, You will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise You to review the Privacy Policy of every site You visit.

We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third party sites or services.

7. data subject rights

You have the right

Request information about your personal data processed by us. In particular, you can request information about the processing purposes, the category of personal data, the categories of recipients to whom your data has been or will be disclosed, the planned storage period, the existence of a right to rectification, erasure, restriction of processing or objection, the existence of a right of complaint, the origin of your data if it has not been collected by us, as well as the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling and, if applicable, meaningful information about its details;
immediately request the correction of irrelevant or incomplete personal data stored by us;
request the deletion of your personal data stored by us, unless the processing is necessary for the exercise of the right to freedom of expression and information, for compliance with a legal obligation, for reasons of public interest or for the assertion, exercise or defense of legal claims;
to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data, insofar as the accuracy of the data is disputed by you, the processing is unlawful, but you object to its deletion and we no longer require the data, but you need it for the assertion, exercise or defense of legal claims or you have objected to the processing;
To receive your personal data that you have provided to us in a structured, common and machine-readable format or to request that it be transferred to another responsible party;
To revoke your consent, once given, at any time vis-à-vis us. This has the consequence that we may no longer continue the data processing based on this consent in the future; and
to complain to a supervisory authority. As a rule, you can contact the supervisory authority of your usual place of residence or workplace or our company headquarters for this purpose.

8. right of objection

You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data if there are grounds for doing so that arise from your particular situation or if the objection is directed against direct advertising. In the latter case, you have a general right of objection, which will be implemented by us without specifying a particular situation. If you wish to exercise your right of revocation or objection, a message using the contact form on this website is sufficient.

9. data security

Within the website visit we use the widespread SSL procedure (Secure Socket Layer) in connection with the highest encryption level supported by your browser. You can see whether an individual page of our website is transmitted in encrypted form by the closed display of the key or lock symbol in the lower status bar of your browser.

We also use appropriate technical and organisational security measures to protect your data against accidental or intentional manipulation, partial or complete loss, destruction or against unauthorised access by third parties. Our security measures are continuously improved in line with technological developments.

10. up-to-dateness and change of this privacy statement

This privacy policy is currently valid and has the status of March 2024.

Due to the further development of our website and offers on it or due to changed legal or regulatory requirements, it may become necessary to change this privacy policy. The current data protection declaration can be accessed and printed out by you at any time on the website at https://www.hb9cqk.ch.

HB9CQK, February

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