Privacy Policy
1. General Information
The protection of your data is important to us. In this privacy policy, we inform you about how we process personal data when you use our website. Our website is primarily aimed at interested parties from the agricultural and food sector in Switzerland, but is also accessible internationally.
2. Responsible Organisation
Responsible for data processing on this website is:
DigiAgriFoodCH
Federal Office for Agriculture FOAG
Schwarzenburgstrasse 165
CH-3003 Bern
3. Data Collected
We collect and process personal data in the following cases:
- When you visit our website: Data such as IP address, browser type and version, operating system, referrer URL, access time and similar information is collected automatically. This data is used for the technical optimization and improvement of our website.
- Newsletter registration: When you register for our newsletter, we process your e-mail address and possibly your name in order to send you the newsletter. This is done by the external service provider Infomaniak. Infomaniak undertakes to process the data only in accordance with Swiss data protection regulations. You can find Infomaniak’s privacy policy here.
- Comment function: If you comment on blog posts, we collect the data you provide (e.g. name, e-mail address) and the content of the comment. Providing this data is voluntary, but necessary in order to use the comment function. Your e-mail address will not be made publicly accessible. You can request the deletion of your comment and your data at any time by sending us an e-mail to [E-Mail-Adresse].
- Use of cookies: We use cookies to improve the user-friendliness of the website. These are small text files that are stored on your device. Some of these cookies are necessary to ensure the basic functions of the website, others help us to analyze the use of the website (see Google Analytics below).
4. Google Analytics
Our website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Ireland Ltd (“Google”). Google Analytics uses cookies to help the website analyze how users use the site. The information generated in this way is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. We have activated Google Analytics with IP anonymization so that your IP address is shortened within the European Union or in other states party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area before it is forwarded to Google. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and truncated there. The data processed by Google Analytics is used to analyze user behavior on our website in order to optimize our offering. Further information on data protection at Google can be found here.
5. Data Transmission abroad
Our website is primarily aimed at users in Switzerland. However, as services such as Google Analytics and Infomaniak are used, data may be transferred abroad (e.g. to the USA). In such cases, we ensure that an appropriate level of data protection is guaranteed, for example through standard contractual clauses of the European Union or comparable mechanisms.
6. Rights of the Data Subjects
You have the right:
- to request information about your personal data stored by us.
- To request the correction of incorrect data.
- To request the deletion of your data, insofar as there are no statutory retention obligations to the contrary.
- to withdraw your consent to data processing at any time.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at info@digiagrifood.ch.
7. Data Security
We use technical and organizational security measures to protect your data against unauthorized access and misuse. These measures are regularly reviewed and adjusted if necessary.
8. Changes to the Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to amend this privacy policy if necessary in order to comply with current legal requirements or to take account of changes to our services. The current version of the privacy policy is available on our website.
9. Contact
If you have any questions about data protection, please contact:
DigiAgriFoodCH
Federal Office for Agriculture FOAG
Schwarzenburgstrasse 165
CH-3003 Bern