Privacy Policy

The protection of personal data is an important matter. This Privacy Policy explains which personal data is collected when visiting this website, for what purposes it is processed, and how such data is handled.

1. Data Controller

The data controller responsible for processing personal data on this website is:

Dominik Lardon
Hubackerstrasse 3
CH-8105 Regensdorf
Switzerland

Email: dlardon@hotmail.ch

If you have any questions regarding data processing or wish to exercise your data protection rights, you may contact the data controller using the contact details provided above.

2. General Information on the Processing of Personal Data

This website is used to present the professional profile of the website operator and to facilitate contact.

The processing of personal data is carried out in accordance with the revised Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection (nFADP).

Where the General Data Protection Regulation of the European Union (GDPR) is applicable, its requirements are also observed.

Personal data is processed in the context of operating this website and for communication purposes. Only data that is necessary for these purposes or technically required for the operation of the website is processed.

3. Hosting and Technical Infrastructure

This website is operated and hosted on the Squarespace platform. Squarespace provides the technical infrastructure for content delivery, form processing, and basic security features.

As part of its hosting services, Squarespace may process personal data. Further information on data processing by Squarespace can be found in Squarespace’s Privacy Policy.

4. Cookies

This website uses cookies and similar technologies. Further information on the types of cookies used and their respective storage durations can be found in Squarespace’s Cookie Information.

a. Essential Cookies

Essential cookies are used to ensure the technical operation, security, and basic functionality of the website and cannot be deactivated.

As part of hosting and technical operation, the hosting provider Squarespace processes technically necessary access data. This may include, in particular, information about the browser, device, network, IP address, and access times.

This processing is carried out to ensure the functionality, stability, and security of the website.

b. Optional Cookies

This may include, among other things, information on general user behaviour, navigation patterns, dwell time, and aggregated visit statistics.

This may include, among other things, information on general user behaviour, navigation, dwell time, and aggregated visit statistics.

Analytics and performance cookies are only deployed if they have been explicitly accepted via the cookie banner.

5. Multilingualism

This website uses the Weglot service to provide multilingual content.

In this context, technically necessary cookies and data, such as language preferences, may be processed in addition to the Squarespace infrastructure.

Data processing is carried out solely for the purpose of providing multilingual functionality and ensuring the technical operation of the service.

Further information regarding data processing by Weglot, including applicable retention periods, can be found in Weglot’s GDPR Compliance Statement.

6. Contact Form

When the contact form is used, the data entered (first name, surname, email address, and message content) is collected.

This data is processed solely for the purpose of handling and responding to the enquiry. Transmission takes place via Squarespace’s technical infrastructure and the email service used by the website operator. No disclosure of this data to third parties for their own purposes occurs. The data is stored only for as long as necessary to process the enquiry and is subsequently deleted.

7. Disclosure of Data to Third Parties

External service providers are used for the operation of this website, in particular Squarespace (hosting and technical infrastructure) and Weglot (multilingual functionality).

In the course of using these services, personal data may be processed directly by the respective providers as part of their technical operations. The website operator does not actively transmit personal data to these service providers for independent purposes.

Data processing by these providers is governed by their respective privacy policies.

8. Data Retention Period

Personal data is stored only for as long as necessary for the respective purpose or as required by statutory retention obligations.

The storage period for data submitted via the contact form depends on the time required to process the enquiry.

The storage duration of cookies and comparable technologies is defined in the cookie information of the services used, in particular Squarespace and Weglot.

9. Rights of Data Subjects

Under applicable data protection laws, data subjects have the following rights:

  • Right of access to personal data

  • Right to rectification of inaccurate personal data

  • Right to erasure of personal data

  • Right to restriction of or objection to data processing

  • Right to data disclosure or data portability, where applicable

Requests concerning the exercise of these rights may be submitted at any time using the contact details provided in this Privacy Policy or in the Legal Notice.

10. Amendments to this Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time to comply with legal requirements or to reflect changes in the services used.

The version published on this website shall apply.