The website www.workinlucerne.com is strictly subject to Swiss data privacy law, in particular the Swiss Federal Data Protection Act (DSG). This data privacy policy is aligned with the current governing standard in the area of data protection, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) of the European Union (EU). The EU recognises that Swiss data privacy law grants an adequate level of data protection.
Access to our website is via transport encryption (SSL/TLS).
Thank you for your interest in our company. Data protection is a matter of high priority for us. Use of the website www.workinlucerne.com is fundamentally possible without providing personal data. However, if someone wants to use special services provided by our company via our website, it may be necessary for us to process personal data. If it is necessary to process personal data and if there is no legal basis for such processing, we will generally obtain the consent of the data subject.
The processing of personal data, such as the name, address, e-mail address, or telephone number of a data subject, shall always be performed in accordance with the legal data protection regulations. Through this privacy policy, our company wishes to inform the public about the nature, scope and purpose of the personal data that we collect, use and process. Furthermore, this privacy policy informs data subjects of the rights to which they are entitled.
As the controller of the www.workinlucerne.com website and the entity responsible for the associated data processing, the Lucerne Economic Development Agency) has taken numerous technical and organisational measures to ensure the best possible protection of personal data processed via this website. This notwithstanding, internet-based data transmissions can always have security vulnerabilities, so that absolute protection cannot be guaranteed. For this reason, every data subject is free to transmit personal data to us by alternative means, for example by telephone.
1. Contact details of the person responsible for data protection matters
The Lucerne Economic Development Agency is the legally responsible party for data protection. Enquiries regarding data protection can be sent to us by letter or e-mail, enclosing a copy of the user’s identification document (ID) or passport:
Wirtschaftsförderung Luzern (Lucerne Economic Development Agency)
Alpenquai 30
CH-6005 Lucerne
E-mail info@luzern-business.ch
2. Collection and retention of personal data and the nature and purpose of its use
Visiting the website
When you visit our website www.workinlucerne.com, information is automatically sent to our website server by the browser used on your end device. This information is temporarily stored in what is known as a log file. The following information is collected without your intervention and stored until it is automatically deleted:
- IP address of the requesting computer
- date and time of access
- name and URL of the file accessed
- the website from which you accessed our website (referrer URL)
- the browser used and, where applicable, the operating system of your computer as well as the name of your access provider
We process the aforementioned data for the following purposes:
- To ensure smooth connection of the website
- To make the website user-friendly
- To ensure the website system is stable and secure and also for
- other administrative purposes
The legal basis for this data processing is the Swiss Federal Data Protection Act (DSG). We never under any circumstances use the collected data to draw any conclusions about your person.
We also use cookies and analysis services when you visit our website. You can find more detailed explanations on this under sections 4 and 5 of this Privacy Policy.
The processing of data for the purpose of company registration is carried out in accordance with the Federal Data Protection Act (DSG) based on your voluntary consent.
The personal data collected by us for the purpose of placing job offers is deleted when it is no longer required.
3. Disclosure of data
Your personal data will not be disclosed to third parties other than for the following purposes. We will only share your personal data with third parties in the following cases:
- if you have given your express consent to do so
- if the disclosure is necessary for the assertion, exercise or defence of legal claims and there is no reason to assume that you have an overriding interest that merits protection in the non-disclosure of your data
- in the event that a legal obligation exists for the disclosure, and
- this is permitted by law and necessary for the processing of contractual relationships.
4. Cookies
We use cookies on our website. Cookies are small text files automatically created by your browser and stored on your end device (laptop, tablet, smartphone, etc.) when you visit our website. Cookies do not damage your end device and do not contain viruses, trojans or other malicious software.
The cookie stores information related to the specific end device used. This does not mean, however, that we gain direct knowledge of your identity.
Cookies are firstly used to make your experience of using our website easier. We use what are known as session cookies to detect that you previously visited individual pages of our website. These cookies are automatically deleted after you leave our site.
We also use temporary cookies to optimise user-friendliness, and these are stored on your end device for a certain fixed time period. If you revisit our site to use our services, it is automatically recognised that you previously visited the site and which inputs and settings you made so that you do not have to enter them again.
We also use cookies to statistically record the usage of our website and to evaluate this in order to optimise our services for you (see section 5). These cookies enable us to automatically recognise that you have already accessed our website when you visit it again. These cookies are automatically deleted after a set period of time.
The data processed by cookies is necessary for the purposes stated.
Most browsers accept cookies automatically. You can however configure your browser so that no cookies are stored on your computer or so that a message always appears before a new cookie is created. However, disabling all cookies may restrict your ability to use all the features of our website.
5. Analysis tools
The analysis and tracking measures listed below and used by us are carried out on the basis of the Federal Data Protection Act (FADP). We use the tracking measures to ensure that our website is designed to meet the needs of our customers and to optimise it on an ongoing basis. We also use tracking measures to statistically record the usage of our website and to evaluate this in order to optimise our services for you.
The respective data processing purposes and data categories can be found in the corresponding tracking tool:
We use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Inc. (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; hereinafter referred to as “Google”; https://about.google/), for the purpose of designing and continuously optimising our website pages to meet your needs. As part of this, pseudonymised user profiles are created and cookies (see section 4) are used. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website, such as
- browser type/version
- operating system used
- referrer URL (website viewed prior to visiting our website)
- host name of the accessing computer (IP address)
- time of server request
is transferred to a Google server in the US where it is stored. This information is used to evaluate your usage of this website, compile reports on the website activities, and perform further services linked to website and internet usage for market research purposes and to tailor the design of this website. This information may also be sent to third parties if this is legally required or if third parties process this data on behalf of Google. Under no circumstances will your IP address be linked with any other data. IP addresses are anonymised so that it is impossible to assign them to individuals (IP masking). You may prevent the installation of cookies by selecting the relevant settings in your browser; however, we would point out that this may result in you not being able to fully use all the features of this website.
You can also prevent the data generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) from being sent to and processed by Google by downloading and installing the available browser add-on: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
As an alternative to the browser add-on, especially for browsers on mobile devices, you can also prevent Google Analytics from capturing data by clicking on this link. This sets an opt-out cookie that prevents the future collection of your data when visiting this website. The opt-out cookie is only valid on this browser and only for our website and is stored on your device. If you erase the cookies in this browser, you will need to reset the opt-out cookie.
Additional information on data protection relating to Google Analytics is available on the Google Analytics website in the help section, accessible via the following Google website: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en.
6. Social media plugins
We use social plugins from the Facebook and LinkedIn social networks on our website to publicise our company. The responsibility for operating the plugins in compliance with data protection laws is the responsibility of the respective providers. We integrate these plugins using what is known as the double-click method in order to provide visitors to our website with the best possible protection:
a) Facebook
Our website uses social plugins (“plugins”) for the Facebook social network that is operated by Facebook Inc., 1601 S. California Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA (“Facebook”). The plugins feature the Facebook logo or are labelled “Social plugin of Facebook” or “Facebook social plugin”.
An overview of the Facebook plugins and what they look like can be found via the following link: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins
When you access a page of our website that contains one of these plugins, your browser creates a direct connection to the Facebook servers. The plugin content is transmitted by Facebook directly to your browser and integrated into the page. This integration provides Facebook with the information that your browser has accessed the particular page of our website, even if you do not have a Facebook profile or are not currently logged in to Facebook. This information (including your IP address) is transmitted by your browser directly to a Facebook server in the USA and stored there.
If you are logged in to Facebook, Facebook can directly assign your visit to our website to your Facebook profile. If you interact with the plugins, for example by clicking the “Like” button or posting a comment, this information is also transmitted directly to a Facebook server and stored there. The information is also published on your Facebook profile and displayed to your Facebook friends.
The purpose and scope of the data collection and the further processing and use of the data by Facebook, as well as your rights in this regard and setting options for protecting your privacy, can be found in Facebook’s data protection information via the following link: http://www.facebook.com/policy.php
If you do not want Facebook to assign the data collected via our website directly to your Facebook profile, you must log out of Facebook before visiting our website. You can also completely block Facebook plugins from being loaded by using add-ons for your browser, e.g.
for Mozilla Firefox:
https://addons.mozilla.org/de/firefox/addon/facebook-blocker/
for Opera:
https://addons.opera.com/de/extensions/details/facebook-blocker/?display=en
for Chrome:
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/facebookblocker/chlhacbfddknadmnmjmkdobipdpjakmc?hl=de
b) Instagram
Our website uses Instagram social plugins (‘plugins’) operated by Meta Platforms, Inc., based in Menlo Park, California, USA. These plugins are identified by the Instagram logo, for example, in the form of an ‘Instagram camera.’
When you visit a page on our website that contains such plugins, your browser establishes a direct connection to Instagram’s servers. The content of the plugin is transmitted directly to your browser by Instagram and integrated into the page. This integration allows Instagram to receive information about your browser’s visit to the corresponding page on our website, even if you do not have an Instagram profile or are not currently logged into Instagram. This information, including your IP address, is transmitted by your browser directly to a server operated by Instagram in the USA and stored there.
If you are logged into Instagram, Instagram can directly associate your visit to our website with your Instagram account. When you interact with the plugins, such as clicking the ‘Instagram’ button, this information is also transmitted directly to Instagram’s server, where it is stored. Additionally, this information is published on your Instagram account and displayed to your contacts.
For more details on the purpose and scope of data collection and the further processing and use of data by Instagram, as well as your related rights and privacy settings, please refer to Instagram’s privacy policy: https://privacycenter.instagram.com/policy.
If you do not want Instagram to directly associate the data collected through our website with your Instagram account, we recommend that you log out of Instagram before visiting our website.
c) LinkedIn
We use components of the LinkedIn network on our website. LinkedIn is a service provided by LinkedIn Corporation, 2029 Stierlin Court, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. Each time you visit our website, which contains such a component, this component causes the browser you are using to download a corresponding image of the component from LinkedIn.
This process informs LinkedIn which specific page of our website is currently being visited. If you click the LinkedIn “Recommend” button while you are logged into your LinkedIn account, you can link to the content of our pages on your LinkedIn profile. This enables LinkedIn to assign the visit to our web pages to your LinkedIn user account.
We have no influence on the data that LinkedIn collects through doing this, nor on the amount of data collected by LinkedIn. We also have no knowledge of the content of the data transmitted to LinkedIn. Details on how LinkedIn collects data and on your rights and settings options can be found in LinkedIn’s privacy policy. You can find this information at https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy.
7. Data subject rights
You have the right:
- to request information about your personal data that is processed by us. In particular, you can: request information about the processing purposes, the category of personal data, the categories of recipients to whom your data has been or will be disclosed, the planned storage period, your right to rectification, erasure, restriction of processing or the right to object or opt out, the right to lodge a complaint, the origin of your data if it has not been collected by us, as well as the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, and, if applicable, meaningful information about its details;
- to demand rectification of irrelevant or incomplete personal data stored by us without delay;
- to request the erasure of your personal data stored by us, unless processing such data is necessary for exercising the right to freedom of expression and information, for the fulfilment of a legal obligation, for reasons of public interest or for the assertion, exercise or defence of legal claims;
- to request the restriction of how your personal data is processed, insofar as the accuracy of the data is disputed by you, and if the processing is unlawful but you reject its deletion and we no longer require the data but you require it for the assertion, exercise or defence of legal claims or you have objected to its processing;
- to receive your personal data that you have provided to us in a structured, common and machine-readable format or to request that it be transferred to another responsible party;
- to revoke your consent that you have given to us at any time. This means that we are no longer permitted to continue processing the data based on this consent in future nor can we
- file a complaint to a supervisory authority. To do this yourself, you can as a general rule contact the supervisory authority of your usual place of residence or workplace or contact our company headquarters.
8. Right to object
You have the right to object to your personal data being processed provided that grounds exist for doing so that arise from your particular situation or if the objection is related to direct advertising. In the case of the latter, you are granted a general right of objection which we shall implement without a particular situation being specified. If you would like to exercise your right to withdraw consent or to object, simply send an e-mail to info@luzern-business.ch.
9. Validity and amendment of this Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy is currently valid and was updated in December 2019.
Due to changes to our website and services provided on it, or due to changes in legal or regulatory requirements, it may become necessary to amend this Privacy Policy. You can access and print out the current Privacy Policy at any time from the website at www.workinlucerne.com.
