Data Protection

Privacy policy

In the following, we provide information on the collection of personal data when using the website www.pawandproperty.com, including any country versions, subdomains and apps (hereinafter “website”).

Imprint / Identity of the responsible person

Paw & Property KlG

Hardstrasse 29

4052 Basel, Switzerland

info@pawandproperty.com

Data protection officer: Stephanie Thieme

  1. Collection of personal data

In the case of purely informational use of the website, i.e. if you do not register to use the website or otherwise transmit information to us, we do not collect any personal data, with the exception of the data that your browser transmits to enable you to visit the website (namely IP address, browser, amount of data transmitted in each case, etc.).

  1. Processing purposes and legal basis

We process personal data in connection with providing our services to you and communicating with you, including sending you newsletters and invitations to events, maintaining our contact list and/or providing you with other information that you may request from us. The processing of your data is necessary to protect our legitimate interests.

Insofar as you have given us consent to process your personal data for certain purposes (for example, when you register to receive newsletters), we process your personal data within the scope of and based on this consent, insofar as we have no other legal basis and do not require such a basis. Consent given can be revoked at any time, but this has no effect on data processing that has already taken place.

  1. Data origin

We only collect personal information that you provide to us when you communicate with us (such as name, email address, postal address, phone number, source of connection, and content of communication).

  1. Receiver

We also disclose personal data to third parties within the scope of our business activities and purposes, to the extent permitted. This concerns in particular the following data recipients:

  • Third parties in the context of the fulfillment of legal or contractual obligations.

These recipients are partly in Switzerland, but may also be abroad. In particular, you must expect the transfer of your data to all countries where the service providers we use are located. If we transfer data to a country without adequate legal data protection, we will ensure an adequate level of protection as provided by law by using appropriate contracts or rely on the legal exceptions of consent, contract performance, the establishment, exercise or enforcement of legal claims, overriding public interests, published personal data or because it is necessary to protect the integrity of the data subjects.

  1. Use of cookies

We typically use “cookies” and similar technologies on our websites to identify your browser or device. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your hard drive associated with the browser you are using and through which the entity that sets the cookie (in this case, us) receives certain information. They are used to make the website as a whole more user-friendly and effective and to analyze the surfing behavior of website visitors. We use cookies to identify you for subsequent visits.

This website uses the following transient cookies (temporary use) and persistent cookies (time-limited use):

Necessary cookies are strictly required for the proper functioning of the website. These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously.

CookieDurationDescription
cookielawinfo-checbox-analytics11 monthsThis cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user’s consent for the cookies in the “Analytics” category.
cookielawinfo-checbox-functional11 monthsThe cookie is set by the GDPR cookie consent to record the user’s consent for the cookies in the “Functional” category.
cookielawinfo-checbox-others11 monthsThis cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user’s consent for the cookies in the “Other” category.
cookielawinfo-checkbox-necessary11 monthsThis cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user’s consent for the cookies of the “Necessary” category.
cookielawinfo-checkbox-performance11 monthsThis cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user’s consent for the cookies in the “Performance” category.
viewed_cookie_policy11 monthsThe cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether the user has consented to the use of cookies or not. It does not store any personal data.

Functional cookies help perform certain functions, such as sharing website content on social media platforms, collecting feedback, and other third-party functions.

Performance cookies are used to understand and analyze key website performance indices, which helps provide a better user experience to visitors.

Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. These cookies help provide information about the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc.

Advertising cookies are used to provide visitors with relevant advertising and marketing campaigns. These cookies track visitors on various websites and collect information to provide tailored advertising.

Other uncategorized cookies are those that are still being analyzed and have not yet been categorized.

According to applicable law, we may store cookies on your device if they are technically necessary for the operation of the website. For other cookie types, if we use them, we need your permission, which you can give by clicking on the corresponding fields in the pop-up button. You can configure your browser settings according to your wishes and, for example, refuse to accept third-party cookies or all cookies. However, we would like to point out that you may then not be able to use all functions of this website.

Use of Google Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc (“Google”). Google Analytics uses cookies that are stored on your computer and that enable an analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by the cookies about your use of the website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics is not merged with other data from Google. We have also extended Google Analytics on this website with the code “anonymizeIP”. This guarantees the masking of your IP address so that all data is collected anonymously. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transferred to a Google server in the USA and shortened there.

On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage to the website operator. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website.

  1. Social media

Functions from Instagram are integrated on our pages.

We have configured the Instagram button on our website so that it is disabled by default. If you activate the Instagram button by clicking on it, the operators of Instagram can register that you are on our website and can use this information for their purposes.

Instagram’s privacy policy can be found here: https://help.instagram.com/519522125107875

  1. Newsletter

We would be pleased to inform you about current topics concerning Paw & Property KlG via our newsletter. To send a newsletter, we need your name, first name and e-mail address. You can enter these in the fields provided. After you have sent this data, you will receive an e-mail from us to the e-mail address you provided, in which you must click on a confirmation link to verify the e-mail address you provided.

Your data provided in accordance with the above paragraph will only be used and stored by us for the purpose of sending the newsletter. You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time and thus object to the further use of your data. You can unsubscribe from the distribution list at the end of a newsletter.

We use our own email distribution list to send out our newsletters.

  1. Duration of the storage of the data

Unless otherwise specified, we store usage data or other personal data for as long as we deem necessary or appropriate to comply with applicable laws or for as long as we deem necessary for the purposes for which it is processed. We delete your data as soon as it is no longer needed and in any case after the maximum retention period required by law has expired.

  1. Data security

We maintain up-to-date technical measures to ensure data security, in particular to protect your personal data from risks during data transmissions and from third parties gaining knowledge. These are adapted to the current state of the art in each case.

  1. Rights of the data subject

You are entitled to the following rights if the relevant legal requirements are met:

  • the right to request information about your personal data stored by us;
  • the right to have inaccurate or incomplete personal data corrected;
  • the right to request the deletion or anonymization of your personal data;
  • the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data;
  • the right to receive certain personal data in a structured, common and machine-readable format;
  • the right to revoke consent with effect for the future, insofar as processing is based on consent.

Please note, however, that we reserve the right to assert the restrictions provided for by law on our part, for example if we are obliged to retain or process certain data, have an overriding interest in doing so (insofar as we are entitled to rely on this) or require it for the assertion of claims.

The exercise of such rights usually requires that you clearly prove your identity (e.g. by means of a copy of your ID card, where your identity is otherwise not clear or cannot be verified). To exercise your rights, you can contact us at the above address.

In addition, every data subject has the right to enforce his or her claims in court or to lodge a complaint with the competent data protection authority. The competent data protection authority in Switzerland is the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (http://www.edoeb.admin.ch).

  1. Modification of the privacy policy

We may amend this privacy policy at any time without prior notice. The current version published on our website applies. Insofar as the data protection declaration is part of an agreement with you, we will inform you of the change by e-mail or other suitable means in the event of an update.

Status: August 12, 2023