Privacy policy

INTRODUCTION

Data protection is a top priority for Bridge Legal Group AG. Based on Article 13 of the Swiss Federal Constitution and the data protection provisions of the Swiss Confederation (nDSG), every person is entitled to protection of their privacy and protections against misuse of their personal data.

With this privacy policy, we would like to inform you how data that Bridge Legal Group AG receives via the website bridgelegalgroup.ch or via the services of Bridge Legal Group AG is processed. When you visit our website or use our services, the data collected during your visit will also be collected and processed.

The following privacy policy provides basic information about which data Bridge Legal Group AG processes, for which purposes and on what basis.

 

APPLICABILITY

Please read the Privacy Policy carefully. By accessing the website of Bridge Legal Group AG (bridgelegalgroup.ch; hereinafter the “Website”) and using our services, you declare that you have understood and agree to the following terms and conditions regarding access to the Website (hereinafter the “Terms”) in connection with the Website. If you do not agree to the following Terms, please refrain from further accessing the Website.

For the use of special services (competitions, newsletters, etc.), any special provisions apply in addition. In the event of a conflict between these terms and conditions and a special provision, the respective special provisions take precedence.

 

 

PRIVACY POLICY FOR SSL/TLS ENCRYPTION

This website uses SSL/TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as the requests you send to us as the site operator. You can recognise an encrypted connection by the fact that the address in the address bar of the browser changes from “http://” to “https://” and by the lock symbol in your browser address bar.

If SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

 

 

WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT AND FOR WHAT PURPOSE?

Visiting the website

When you visit our website, your log data – this is user-specific data (e.g. IP address, web browser, operating system) and technical data (e.g. URLs of the pages accessed, search queries) – is collected and evaluated anonymously. By using our website, you consent to the collection and use of the data in accordance with our privacy policy.

The processing of this data is based on our legitimate interest in enabling the use of the website and ensuring the security of the website. We also use the data to optimise and customise the website.

The data is collected via our website through the use of cookies. The collection is subject to our cookie conditions (see Cookies).

 

Contact form

If you send us enquiries via the contact form, your details from the inquiry form, including the contact data you provide there, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the enquiry and in the event of follow-up questions. We will not pass on this data without your consent.

 

 

Google Maps

This website uses Google Maps. This allows us to show you interactive maps directly on the website and allows you to use the map function conveniently. When you visit the website, Google receives the information that you have accessed the corresponding subpage of our website. This occurs regardless of whether Google provides a user account through which you are logged in or whether no user account exists. If you are logged in to Google, your data will be assigned directly to your account. If you do not wish your data to be associated with your Google profile, you must

log out before activating the button. Google stores your data as usage profiles and uses them for the purposes of advertising, market research and/or the needs-based design of its website. Such an evaluation is carried out in particular (even for users who are not logged in) to provide needs-based advertising and to inform other users of the social network about your activities on our website. You have the right to object to the creation of these user profiles, but you must contact Google to exercise this right. For more information on the purpose and scope of data collection and its processing by Google, as well as further information on your rights in this regard and settings options to protect your privacy, please visit: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en-GB.

 

Google Fonts

This website uses Google Fonts, a font service provided by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (“Google”). Google Fonts provides fonts that can be used in websites to improve the display of text content. When you visit our website, your browser loads the required fonts from the Google servers into your browser cache in order to display texts correctly.

The use of Google Fonts is in the interest of a uniform and appealing presentation of our online content. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Article 6(1)(f) GDPR.

 

When loading the fonts, your IP address is transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. Google aims to distribute the fonts optimally and downloads the fonts from a local Google server. Google is certified under the Privacy Shield Agreement, which guarantees an adequate level of data protection in accordance with the applicable EU regulations.

Further information about Google Fonts and data protection at Google can be found at Google Fonts – Privacy Policy

Google Fonts are used to ensure a uniform and appealing presentation of our website. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.

You have the right to object to the use of Google Fonts. To do this, you can deactivate the execution of scripts altogether in your browser settings or install appropriate add-ons for your browser.

Please note that deactivating Google Fonts may affect the display of text content on our website.

 

Google Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Ireland Limited. If the controller responsible for data processing on this website is located outside the European Economic Area or Switzerland, Google Analytics data processing is carried out by Google LLC. Google LLC and Google Ireland Limited are hereinafter referred to as “Google”.

We can use the statistics obtained to improve our offer and make it more interesting for you as a user. This website also uses Google Analytics for a cross-device analysis of visitor flows, which is carried out via a user ID. If you have a Google user account, you can deactivate the cross-device analysis of your usage in the settings there under “My data”, “Personal data”.

 

The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data. We would like to point out that on this website Google Analytics has been extended by the code “_anonymizeIp();” in order to ensure anonymised collection of IP addresses. As a result, IP addresses are further processed in abbreviated form, which means that they cannot be linked to a specific person. If the data collected about you is personally identifiable, it is immediately excluded and the personal data is deleted immediately.

Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and truncated there. Google will use this information on behalf of the operator of this website to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide other services relating to website activity and internet usage to the website operator.

 

 

Google Analytics uses cookies. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. 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. You can also prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the cookie and relating to your use of the website (including your IP address) and from processing this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available at the following link: Deactivate Google Analytics.

 

You can also prevent the use of Google Analytics by clicking on this link: Deactivate Google Analytics. This will store an opt-out cookie on your device, which prevents the processing of personal data by Google Analytics. Please note that if you delete all cookies on your end device, these opt-out cookies will also be deleted, i.e. you will have to set the opt-out cookies again if you wish to continue to prevent this form of data collection. The opt-out cookies are set for each browser and computer/end device and must therefore be activated separately for each browser, computer or other end device.

Google Tag Manager

Google Tag Manager is a solution with which we can manage “website tags” via an interface, which allows us, for example, to integrate Google Analytics and other Google marketing services into our online offering. The Tag Manager itself, which implements the tags, does not process any personal user data. With regard to the processing of users’ personal data, please refer to the following information on Google services. Usage guidelines: https://www.google.com/intl/de/tagmanager/use-policy.html.

 

 

Social media plugins

Social media plugins from Instagram and LinkedIn are integrated into various pages of the Bridge Legal Group AG website and links to the social networks are provided. The social media plugins and links are identified by the respective icons of the networks.

When a social media network is accessed via a plugin or link, a direct connection is established with the social media provider’s server. Instagram and LinkedIn record the respective website from which their services were accessed. If a user of the Bridge Legal Group AG website is registered with one of the providers and is logged in at that time, access to the website can be linked to their user account.

 

 

The social media providers Instagram and LinkedIn do not provide any information about what specific information is collected during the use of their plugins. Bridge Legal Group AG therefore has no knowledge of the content, scope and use of the data collected by Instagram and LinkedIn. Users can find further information on this in the privacy policies of the social media providers. The corresponding data protection provisions of the social media networks used by Bridge Legal Group AG can be found under the following links

Instagram: https://help.instagram.com/155833707900388

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy

Users who do not consent to the collection of personal data by a social media provider on the Bridge Legal Group AG website can deactivate the plugins in their browser. To prevent a connection being made to an existing user account, users must log out before visiting the Bridge Legal Group AG website.

 

 

Cookies

This website uses cookies. These are small text files that make it possible to store specific information relating to the user on the user’s end device while the user is using the website. Cookies make it possible in particular to determine the frequency of use and the number of users of the pages, to analyse patterns of page use, and to make our offering more customer-friendly. Cookies remain stored beyond the end of a browser session and can be retrieved when you visit the site again. If you do not wish this to happen, you should set your Internet browser to refuse to accept cookies. Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=de

Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/de/products/firefox/protect-your-privacy/cookies

Safari: https://support.apple.com/kb/index?page=search&locale=de_CH&q=cookies%20safari

Microsoft Edge: https://support.microsoft.com/de-de/windows/l%C3%B6schen-und-verwalten-von-cookies-168dab11-0753-043d-7c16-ede5947fc64d

Please note that in this case not all functions of this website can be used.

DATA TRANSFER TO THIRD PARTIES

In general, we do not pass on your data to third parties. However, we may have to disclose your data due to an existing legal basis, a court order, an official order or your consent.

If we involve third parties in the provision of our services (e.g. in a survey) and access to or transfer of data is required, we ensure that these third parties are subject to the same data protection obligations as we are.

Duration of data processing

Your data will only be processed for the period necessary to fulfil the purpose of processing and/or if it must be stored due to a legal requirement.

 

 

Data security

The Internet is publicly accessible. If you voluntarily disclose personal information, you do so at your own risk. There is a possibility that your data may be lost in transit and/or fall into the hands of unauthorised persons.

We treat the data that you transmit to us confidentially and take appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect it from loss, unauthorised disclosure and unauthorised processing.

Your right to information

You have the right to know whether and what data about you is stored and processed by us.

You can request this information in writing from our data protection officer, enclosing proof of identity (copy of identity card/passport).

 

 

Further rights

You can request that your data be deleted or corrected in the event of errors. You have the right to request that processing be restricted. You can revoke the processing of your data at any time if this is based on your consent.

The aforementioned rights may be denied or restricted if the corresponding data processing is carried out on a legal basis, if the interests and/or rights of third parties prevail, or if a legal provision restricts the aforementioned rights.

Questions for the data protection officer

If you have any questions about data protection, please send us an email or contact the person responsible for data protection in our organisation mentioned at the beginning of this privacy policy directly.

 

 

Changes

We may amend this privacy policy at any time without prior notice. The current version published on our website shall apply. If the privacy policy is part of an agreement with you, we will inform you of any changes by e-mail or other suitable means in the event of an update.