Privacy Policy
/ Privacy Policy As the operator of the website schiffahrt-urnersee.shw-family.ch, takes its data protection obligations very seriously and designs the website so that only as little personal data as necessary is collected, processed, and used. Under no circumstances will personal data be leased or sold to third parties for advertising purposes. Without the visitor’s express consent, no personal data will be used for advertising or marketing purposes.
At Schifffahrt Urnersee, access to personal data is restricted to those individuals who require such data to perform their duties within the responsible department, who are informed about the legal provisions on data protection and have undertaken to comply with them in accordance with the applicable legal provisions (Art. 4, 5, and 7of the Swiss Data Protection Act (“DSG”)). The collection, processing, use, and transfer of the collected personal data are carried out in accordance with Art. 6( 1) ofthe EU GDPR and Art. 12, 13 of the GDPR only to the extent necessary for the performance of a contractual relationship between Schiffahrt Urnersee, as the data controller, and the visitor, as the data subject.
Changes to the purpose of processing and data use
Since the processing methods used may change or, we reserve the right to update this privacy policy in accordance with new technical framework conditions. We therefore ask that you review the privacy policy of Schifffahrt Urnersee from time to time. If you do not agree with the changes made over time, you may request in writing, in accordance with Art. 17 of the EU GDPR as well as Art. 12, 13, and 15 of the DSG, request the deletion of data that is not stored on the basis of other legal requirements, such as commercial or tax retention obligations.
Anonymous Data Collection
The website provider automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. This includes:
- Browser type/Browser version
- operating system used
- ReferrerURL
- Host name of the connecting computer
- Time of the server request
This data cannot be attributed to specific individuals. This data is not combined with other data sources. We reserve the right to review this data at a later date if we become aware of specific indications of unlawful use.
Rights of the data subject
Upon request, Schifffahrt Urnersee will inform the user, in accordance with legal requirements, whether and what personal data regarding the user is stored by Schifffahrt Urnersee (right to information). Should the user’s data be stored incorrectly, Schifffahrt Urnersee will immediately replace this data with the correct data (correction). Furthermore, the user has the right to request the deletion of their data and to restrict the processing of their data.
Notes
The service providers engaged by the controller are based and operate their IT infrastructure exclusively within Switzerland. This also applies to any use of cloud-based services. Contracts are in place with the service providers that comply with the data protection and data security requirements of the EU GDPR and the DSG. Even when external service providers are engaged, Schifffahrt Urnersee remains the entity responsible for data processing.
Use and Disclosure of Personal Data
The personal data collected through the websites of the responsible entity will not be used without yourwill only be used for contract fulfillment and processing your inquiries. Furthermore, your data will only be used by the responsible body for advertising and market research purposes if you have previously given your consent. Otherwise, no data will be disclosed to other third parties. You may, of course, revoke your consent at any time with future effect.
External Links
For your information, our website contains links to third-party websites. Unless this is clearly indicated, we would like to point out that these are external links. The responsible party has no influence whatsoever on the content and design of these third-party websites. The guarantees of this privacy policy therefore do not apply to third-party providers.
Use of Cookies
The controller uses so-called “cookies” to customize and optimize the customer’s online experience and time spent online. A cookie is a text file that is either temporarily stored in the computer’s memory (“session cookie”) or saved on the hard drive (“persistent” cookie). Cookies contain, for example, information about the user’s previous visits to the respective server or information about which pages have been accessed so far. Cookies are not used to run programs or download viruses onto your computer. Rather, the main purpose of cookies is to provide a service tailored specifically to the customer and to make the use of the service as convenient as possible.
The Schifffahrt Urnersee website uses session cookies and persistent cookies.
Session cookies
The controller primarily uses “session cookies,” which are not stored on the customer’s hard drive and are deleted when the browser is closed. Session cookies are used here for login authentication.
Persistent cookies
In addition, the controller uses “persistent cookies” to store the personal settings that a customer enters when using the controller’s services, thereby enabling the personalization and improvement of the service. Persistent cookies ensure that the customer finds their personal settings again when they revisit the responsible party’s websites. In addition, the service providers commissioned by the responsible body to analyze user behavior use persistent cookies to recognize returning users. These services store the data transmitted by the cookie exclusively in an anonymous form. No association with the customer’s IP address is maintained.
Preventing Cookies
Visitors can choose to block cookies at any time. This is usually done by selecting the appropriate option in the browser settings or by using additional software. Further details can be found in the help function of the browser used by the customer. If the customer decides to disable cookies, this may reduce the scope of the service and have a negative impact on the use of the services provided by the data controllers.
Google Analytics
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses so-called “cookies,” text files that are stored on your computer and enable an analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by the cookie regarding your use of this website is generally transmitted to and stored on a Google server in the United States. However, if IP anonymization is enabled on this website, your IP address will be truncated by Google within member states of the European Union or in other signatory states to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and truncated there. IP anonymization is active on this website. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity, and to provide other services related to website and internet usage to the website operator. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics is not combined with other data held by Google. You can prevent the storage of cookies by adjusting the settings in your browser software; however, please note that in this case you may not be able to use all the features of this website to their full extent. You can also prevent the collection of data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) to Google, as well as the processing of this data by Google, by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link: tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
Further information and contact details:
If you have any further questions regarding “Data protection at the responsible entity,” please contact our company’s data protection officer. You may inquire about which of your data we have stored. In addition, you may send requests for information, deletion, or correction regarding your data, as well as any suggestions, at any time by mail or email to the following address:
Schifffahrt Urnersee AG
Seestrasse 13
6454 Flüelen