Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy for the publicly accessible website offering at www.vulpes.ch

We, VULPES Venture Services AG, Lenzenwiesstrasse 3, 8702 Zollikon, are responsible for processing any personal data we collect through our online offering. The processing of personal data within a client relationship is separately regulated.

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We adhere to the legal provisions of the Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG), the Ordinance to the Federal Data Protection Act (VDSG), and other applicable data protection regulations, such as the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), where applicable.

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Compliance with data protection requirements is not just a legal obligation for us; we consider responsible and careful handling of personal data to be our top priority. We also want to provide you with a clear overview of how we collect and process personal data.

 

General Personal Data
We process general personal data about you, such as name and contact information.

 

Data Collected
We process general personal data about you, such as name and contact information.

 

Data Sharing
We may share your personal data with other companies that can decide how to use the data.

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Global Data Processing
We process your personal data outside of Switzerland and the EU.

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The goal of our website is to provide a privacy-friendly user experience, which includes the principle of collecting as little personal data as possible.

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Data Processing Activities and Purposes when Visiting Our Website (Logfiles)
When you visit our website www.vulpes.ch, your browser automatically sends information to our website server. This information is temporarily stored in a so-called log file. The following information is collected and stored without your intervention until automated deletion occurs:
- IP address of the requesting computer
- Date and time of access
- Name and URL of the accessed file
- Website from which 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.

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These data are collected and processed to ensure the long-term functionality, security, and stability of our website, as well as to optimize our online offering and evaluate it for internal statistical purposes. In the scope of the GDPR, we rely on the legal basis of legitimate interest as defined in Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. Under no circumstances do we use the collected data to draw conclusions about your identity.

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An IP address can be personal data, but it is only evaluated for purposes such as investigating attacks on our website's network infrastructure, suspicion of unauthorized or abusive use of the website, or for identification purposes in criminal and civil proceedings when necessary. The legal basis for processing for these purposes under the GDPR is our legitimate interests as defined in Article 6(1)(f) GDPR.

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Furthermore, we use cookies and analytics services when you visit our website. Further information can be found in the following sections of this privacy policy.

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Tracking Tools
We use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Google Building Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland, or Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, USA. Google Analytics uses methods that allow an analysis of website usage, such as cookies. These generate information about your use of this website, including:
- The path a visitor takes on the website
- Duration of time spent on the website or a subpage
- The subpage from which the website is exited
- The country, region, or city from which access is made
- Device information (type, version, color depth, resolution, width, and height of the browser window)
- Returning or new visitors
- Browser type/version
- The operating system used
- The referrer URL (the previously visited page)
- Hostname of the accessing computer (IP address)
- Time of the server request

This data is transferred to the USA and stored on Google servers. By activating IP anonymization ("anonymiseIP") on this website, the IP address is shortened before transmission within the member states of the European Union or other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as well as Switzerland. According to Google, the anonymized IP address transmitted by the user's browser as part of Google Analytics is not merged with other Google data. Only in exceptional cases may the full IP address be transferred to a Google server in the USA and then shortened. In such cases, we ensure, through contractual guarantees, that Google maintains an adequate level of data protection. The information is used to evaluate website usage, create reports on website activity, and provide other services related to website and internet usage for market research and custom website design purposes. Google may also transfer this information to third parties when required by law or when third parties process this data on behalf of Google. Google states that no connection is made between the IP address and other user data in any case. In the scope of the GDPR, this processing is based on our legitimate interest as defined in Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. You can object to this data processing at any time by notifying us. You can also prevent the data collection described above by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available at the following link: tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en. An opt-out cookie will be stored on your device. If you delete your cookies, the link must be clicked again. We use the Google Maps API (Application Programming Interface, "Google Maps") from Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, or Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, USA, on our website for visual representation of geographical information (maps). By using Google Maps, information about the use of our website, including your IP address, is transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. In the scope of the GDPR, the legal basis for processing data for this purpose is our legitimate interest as defined in Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. You can object to this data processing at any time by notifying us. It is possible to disable Google Maps and prevent data transfers to Google by disabling JavaScript in your browser. This will prevent you from using the map display. Further information about the collection, processing, and use of your data by Google and your rights and privacy options can be found in Google's privacy policy and Google Maps: policies.google.com/privacy and google.com/help/terms_maps.

 

On our website, we have also included links to our social media profiles on the following social networks: LinkedIn Corp., 1000 W. Maude Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94085, USA; When you click on the corresponding icons of the social networks, you will be automatically redirected to our profile on the respective social network. To use the functions of the respective network, you may need to log into your user account for that network. When you open a link to one of our social media profiles, a direct connection is established between your browser and the server of the respective social network. As a result, the network receives information that you have visited our website with your IP address and accessed the link. If you access a network link while logged into your account for that network, the content of our page can be associated with your profile on the network, meaning the network can directly link your visit to our website to your user account. If you want to prevent this, you should log out before clicking on the respective links. An association is made in any case when you log into the network after clicking on the link. For more information about the purpose and scope of data collection and processing by the above-mentioned social media networks and your respective rights and privacy options, please refer to the privacy policies of LinkedIn and Twitter. LinkedIn Conversion Tracking and Insight Tag The LinkedIn Insight Tag is a simple JavaScript code provided by LinkedIn Corporation, 2029 Stierlin Court, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA, which we have added to our websites to enable detailed campaign reporting and help us gain insights into our website visitors. We use the LinkedIn Insight Tag to track conversions, target website visitors, and gain additional insights into member interaction with our LinkedIn ads. The LinkedIn Insight Tag allows for the collection of metadata such as IP address information, timestamps, and page views. All data is encrypted. The LinkedIn browser cookie is stored in a visitor's browser until the visitor deletes the cookie or the cookie expires (there is a six-month expiration date from the last loading of the Insight Tag by the visitor's browser). You can disable LinkedIn cookies on your LinkedIn settings page at www.linkedin.com/settings/?trk. For more information, please refer to LinkedIn's cookie policy at www.linkedin.com/legal/cookie-policy. 

 

The website was created with the help of Wix.com. Wix may, exclusively for and on behalf of VULPES Venture Services AG, collect personal data related to visitors and users of their websites or services ("Users of Users").

 

Data Retention We store personal data only as long as necessary for the respective purpose of data collection and processing or as required by specific legal retention periods. Data Security is Important to Us During your website visit, we use the common SSL (Secure Socket Layer) protocol in conjunction with the highest level of encryption supported by your browser. In most cases, this is 256-bit encryption. If your browser does not support 256-bit encryption, we use 128-bit v3 technology instead. You can recognize whether an individual page of our website is transmitted in encrypted form by the closed representation of the key or lock symbol in the lower status bar of your browser. In addition, we employ suitable technical and organizational security measures to protect your data against accidental or intentional manipulation, partial or complete loss, destruction, or unauthorized access by third parties. Our security measures are continuously improved in line with technological developments.

 

Note on Your Rights You have the right to:
- Request information about your personal data processed by us. In particular, you can request information about the purposes of processing, the categories of personal data, the categories of recipients to whom your data has been or will be disclosed, the planned storage duration, the existence of a right to correction, deletion, restriction of processing, or objection, the existence of a right to lodge a complaint, the origin of your data if it was not collected by us, and the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, and meaningful information about its details.
- Request the correction of incorrect or completion of your personal data stored by us.
- Request the deletion of your personal data stored by us, provided that processing is not required for the exercise of a legal obligation, reasons of public interest, or the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.
- Request the restriction of processing of your personal data, insofar as the accuracy of the data is disputed by you, the processing is unlawful, but you oppose its erasure and we no longer need the data, but you require it for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims, or you have objected to processing pursuant to Article 21 GDPR.
- In the scope of the GDPR, you also have the right to receive your personal data that you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format or to request the transmission to another controller (Article 20 GDPR).
- If our data processing is based on your consent, you have the right to revoke your consent at any time. This does not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal. This means that we may no longer continue the data processing that was based on your consent in the future.
- Lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. In Switzerland, you can contact the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (www.edoeb.admin.ch), and outside of Switzerland, you can contact the relevant supervisory authority for your concerns.
- In the scope of the GDPR, you also have the right to object to the processing of your personal data if your personal data is processed on the basis of legitimate interests pursuant to Article 6(1)(f) GDPR and if there are reasons for your objection that arise from your particular situation or if the objection is directed against direct marketing. In the latter case, you have a general right to object, which we will implement without specifying a particular situation. If you wish to exercise your right of revocation or objection, it is sufficient to send an email to info@vulpes.ch.

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We Are Here to Support
If you have any questions about data protection, would like to request information about or deletion of your personal data, please contact us by email at info@vulpes.ch.

Due to the ongoing development of our website and services or changes in legal or regulatory requirements, it may be necessary to change this privacy policy. The current privacy policy can be accessed and printed at any time on the website at https://www.vulpes.ch/privacy-policy

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VULPES Venture Services
Date: September 2023