Who we are
Our website address is: https://ifsda.org.
General information and mandatory information
Data protection
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 statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy. Below, we provide detailed information about how we handle your data.
We would like to point out that data transmission over the Internet (e.g. when communicating by email) can have security gaps. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.
Right to lodge a complaint with the appropriate authority
In the event of violations of data protection law, the affected party has the right to lodge a complaint with the appropriate authority. The authority for data protection issues is the data protection officer of the state or canton in which our association is based.
Right to information, blocking, deletion
You have the right to receive information about the origin, recipient, and purpose of your stored personal data free of charge at any time. You also have the right to request the correction, blocking, or deletion of this data. You can contact us at any time at the address given in the contact section if you have any further questions on the subject of data protection. Furthermore, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.
Operation of the web solution by third parties (hosting)
We have commissioned Novatrend Services GmbH, Bahnhofstrasse 18, CH–6340 Baar, based in Switzerland, with the provision and technical support of our platform (web server operation, hosting). Insofar as data is transferred, stored, and processed in this context, this is done in accordance with the instructions of the platform operator and within the framework of order processing in accordance with DSG/EU-DSGVO. The servers used for operation are located in Switzerland.
Responsible body and data protection officer
The responsible body for data processing and data protection is:
President IFSDA
Hans Schwarz
5022 Rombach
Switzerland
What personal data we collect and why we collect it
Member Administration
In order for you to register as a member, we require the following information from you: first name, last name, street, postal code, city, telephone number, email address, home association. You may also choose to provide the following information: photo, website.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you have an account and you log in to this site, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
Google reCAPTCHA
We use Google reCAPTCHA on our website to ensure the security of our
platform and protect against spam and abuse. This service is provided by Google LLC
(“Google”) and operates under Google’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.
reCAPTCHA works by collecting hardware and software information, such as device and
application data, and sending this data to Google for analysis. This includes the capture of
user activity on our website (e.g., mouse movements, clicks, and keystrokes). The data
collected is used solely for security purposes and to prevent fraudulent activities.
By using our website, you agree to the use of Google reCAPTCHA and
acknowledge that its operation is governed by Google’s privacy and terms policies. For
further details on how Google handles your data, please visit Google’s Privacy Policy.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where we send your data
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Data security and encryption
Data security
Our website and other systems are protected by technical and organizational measures against loss, destruction, access, modification, or distribution of your data by unauthorized persons.
SSL/TLS encryption
Our website uses SSL/TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content. When SSL/TLS encryption is activated, data that you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.