Privacy Policy
Legal Notice
Responsible person for the data:
Markus Neurohr
8048 Zurich
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Legal Notice and Privacy Policy:
1 General / Introduction
The following privacy policy informs users about the nature, scope and purpose of the collection and use of personal data by the responsible provider on this website.
In accordance with Article 13 of the Swiss Federal Constitution and in particular the Swiss federal data protection regulations (new Data Protection Act, DPA), every person has the right to protection of their privacy as well as protection against misuse of their personal data. The operators of these pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the applicable data protection regulations and this privacy policy.
In cooperation with our hosting providers, we strive to protect the databases as effectively as possible against unauthorised access, loss, misuse or falsification through technical and organisational measures.
2 Personal Data
2.1 What is personal data?
According to Article 5 of the Swiss Federal Data Protection Act, which has been in force since September 2023, personal data means all information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person.
In addition, Article 5 paragraph c lists particularly sensitive personal data, namely data that provides information about religious, ideological, political or trade union views or activities, health, private life or racial or ethnic origin, genetic and biometric data, as well as data relating to social assistance measures or administrative or criminal proceedings or sanctions.
2.2 What personal data do we collect and why?
In this privacy policy, we describe the types of personal data we collect, the reasons why we store it and how we use it as part of the services offered by our website. We strictly comply with the applicable data protection laws. Personal data includes all information relating to an identified or identifiable natural or legal person. Swiss data protection law distinguishes between general personal data and particularly sensitive personal data.
2.2.1 Personal data required to provide our website
It is possible to visit our website and use the information contained therein without disclosing your identity to us. If you merely visit our website without using additional services such as forms or the online shop, we do not collect any direct personal data, but only technical data. This technical data is necessary for the smooth operation of our website.
The following data is recorded on the web servers: the IP address used to access our website and the operating system, the date and time of use, the website previously visited during the same browser session and the browser used. Where we process indirect technical data such as your IP address, the type of your web browser or your operating system, we do so proportionately and on the basis of our overriding legitimate interest for the following reasons:
- Ensuring an uninterrupted connection to the website.
- Ensuring convenient use of our website.
- Statistical information about website visits in order to optimise the relevance of information.
- Assessment of system security and stability.
- For other administrative purposes.
This data is not used to draw conclusions about your identity. Information of this kind is evaluated exclusively for statistical purposes in order to optimise our online services and the technology behind them.
2.2.2 Personal data processed for the provision of services
As a general rule, we do not store any particularly sensitive personal data within the meaning of Article 5 paragraph c of the Data Protection Act.
The personal data that may be processed mainly concerns information that you provide to us directly or indirectly.
Here are some examples of situations in which we may collect your personal data:
- When you contact us via the contact form or by e-mail.
- When you use other services of the website that we can only provide if we know your personal data.
The processing of personal data is necessary in order to fulfil our contractual obligations towards you, safeguard our economic interests, respond appropriately to your contact request and fulfil your request to receive our newsletter, if you have subscribed to it.
a) Contact form
When using the contact form, we generally require, in addition to processing your request, at least your first and last name, place of residence and e-mail address.
This personal data is not passed on to third parties.
b) Newsletter
If you wish to subscribe to the newsletter offered on the website, we require your e-mail address as well as information that allows us to verify that you are the owner of the specified e-mail address and that you agree to receive the newsletter. No additional data is collected. We use this data exclusively for sending the requested information and do not pass it on to third parties.
After giving your consent to the storage of the data, the e-mail address and its use for newsletter distribution, you may revoke this consent at any time, for example via the “unsubscribe link” in the newsletter or by contacting us directly.
The e-mail address provided by you will not be passed on to third parties.
a) Contact form
When using the contact form, we generally require, in addition to processing the request, at least your first and last name, place of residence and e-mail address.
This personal data is not passed on to third parties.
b) Newsletter
If you wish to subscribe to the newsletter offered on the website, we require your e-mail address as well as information that allows us to verify that you are the owner of the specified e-mail address and that you agree to receive the newsletter. No additional data is collected. We use this data exclusively for sending the requested information and do not pass it on to third parties.
After giving your consent to the storage of the data, the e-mail address and its use for newsletter distribution, you may revoke this consent at any time, e.g. via the “unsubscribe link” in the newsletter or by contacting us directly.
The e-mail address provided by you will not be passed on to third parties.
2.3 Storage period of personal data
Messages submitted via the contact form, by e-mail or by post are stored for one year, but at least until the matter addressed in the message has been resolved. Otherwise, we comply with the statutory retention periods.
2.4 Rights of data subjects
According to Article 25 of the Swiss Data Protection Act, any person may request information from the person responsible for the website as to whether personal data concerning them is being processed. The data subject receives the necessary information to exercise their rights under this law and to ensure transparency of data processing.
Data subjects may request that the processing of their personal data be restricted, corrected, deleted, blocked or supplemented. In addition, any consent given may be revoked at any time with effect for the future, and the processing of their own personal data may be objected to at any time.
There may be certain exceptions to this right:
In particular, your data may still need to be processed and stored despite an objection in order to fulfil a contract, protect our own legitimate interests, such as asserting, exercising or defending legal claims, or to fulfil legal obligations. To the extent permitted by law, data protection requests, such as requests for deletion of data, may therefore be rejected or only answered to a limited extent.
3 Cookies
Cookies are small text files that are transferred from a web server to your hard drive. They are necessary to personalise the display of the website, particularly when using the online shop. Cookies cannot launch programs or transfer viruses to a computer. The information contained in cookies enables us to facilitate navigation, display our websites correctly and allow you to order items in the online shop.
The data collected by us using cookies is never passed on to third parties.
A distinction is made between “functional cookies”, “analysis cookies” and “marketing cookies”.
3.1 Technical or functional cookies
These cookies ensure the proper functioning of certain parts of our website and enable the storage of your user preferences. By setting functional cookies, we make it easier for you to visit our website. This means you do not have to enter the same information repeatedly when visiting our website. We may set these cookies without your consent, as they are necessary for the operation of the website and are generally deleted at the end of the session (session cookies).
With the exception of session cookies that are necessary for the normal operation of a website, no other cookies are used on this website. Session cookies are deleted at the end of the website visit or at the end of the ordering process.
3.2 Analysis cookies
Analysis cookies are used to obtain information about the use of our website. This allows us to identify potential areas for improvement.
We obtain your permission to set analysis cookies.
This website does not use analysis cookies.
3.3 Marketing cookies
Marketing cookies collect information about the websites visited by users. This data is used to display personalised advertising that corresponds to the interests of users.
No marketing cookies are used on this website.
In principle, you can visit our website without cookies. However, internet browsers are generally configured to accept cookies. In almost all modern browsers, the use of cookies can be disabled at any time in the settings. If you wish to do so, please use the help functions of your internet browser to find out how to change these settings. Please note, however, that some functions of our website may not work properly if you have disabled the use of all cookies.
4 Integrated third-party services
We do not use any integrated services that are automatically accessed when you visit the website.
5 Data security
All files on this website and all stored personal data are stored on highly secure servers in the EU or Switzerland. The operators of the servers have committed themselves in writing to complying with all security standards for data storage and protecting the data against unauthorised access.
The data transmitted when visiting this website is encrypted using the widely used and secure TLS standard encryption (Transport Layer Security). It is therefore highly unlikely that third parties can access the personal data you enter. However, we must point out that data transmission over the Internet (e.g. communication by e-mail, which is generally unencrypted) may have security vulnerabilities. Despite all efforts, complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible; however, the selected level of security can be considered high.
6 Copyright
Copyright and all other rights to content, images, photos or other files on the website belong exclusively to the operator of this website or the specifically named rights holders. The reproduction of any files requires the prior written consent of the copyright holders.
Any person who infringes copyright without the consent of the respective rights holders is committing an offence and may, under certain circumstances, be subject to claims for damages.
7 Disclaimer
All information on our website has been carefully checked. We endeavour to ensure that the information we provide is current, accurate and complete. Nevertheless, the presence of errors cannot be completely ruled out, meaning that we cannot guarantee the completeness, accuracy and timeliness of the information, including journalistic and editorial content. Liability claims for material or immaterial damages caused by the use or non-use of the information provided or by the use of incorrect and incomplete information are generally excluded.
The publisher may change or delete texts at its own discretion and without prior notice and is not obliged to keep the content of this website up to date.
The use of this website or access to it is at the visitor’s own risk. The publisher, its customers or partners are not liable for damages such as direct, indirect, incidental or consequential damages allegedly caused by visiting this website, and therefore assume no liability for such damages.
The publisher also assumes no responsibility for the content and availability of third-party websites accessible via external links from this website. The operators of the linked pages are solely responsible for their content. The publisher therefore expressly distances itself from all external content that may be relevant under criminal or liability law or that may violate accepted standards of conduct.
8 Severability Clause
If individual provisions of this contract are or become invalid or unenforceable after the conclusion of the contract, the validity of the remaining provisions of this contract shall remain unaffected.
9 Amendment of our Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to adapt this privacy policy so that it always complies with current legal requirements or to reflect changes to our services, e.g. when introducing new services. The new privacy policy shall then apply to your next visit.
10 Translations of this Privacy Policy
This privacy policy is translated from the original German version depending on the selected language. The German-language version of our privacy policy remains the only legally binding version.
Team Shalom-Switzerland on 21.05.2026