Privacy Policy

  1. Responsibility

The Diakoniewerk Neumünster Foundation – Swiss Nursing School (hereinafter referred to as the "Foundation"), Neuweg 16, 8125 Zollikerberg, is responsible for the data processing described. The Zollikerberg Hospital is a subsidiary of the Foundation. If you have any concerns regarding data protection, you can contact us at the following email address: report.

 

  1. Purposes of data processing and legal basis

Personal data is always processed in compliance with the cantonal data protection law (IDG) applicable to the Foundation and, where applicable, also with the Swiss Federal Data Protection Act (DSG).

If you have given us your consent to process your personal data for specific purposes (e.g., participation in an event), we will process your personal data within the scope of and based on this consent, unless we have another legal basis and we require one. Consent given can be revoked at any time; however, this will not affect data processing that has already taken place.

In addition, we process personal data from you and other persons, to the extent permitted and where we deem it appropriate, for the following purposes in which we have a corresponding legitimate interest.

  • Offering and further developing our offers, services, websites and apps on which we are present;
  • Communication with third parties and processing their inquiries (e.g. applications, media inquiries);
  • Assertion of legal claims and defense in connection with legal disputes and governmental proceedings;
  • Prevention and investigation of criminal offenses and other misconduct (e.g. conducting internal investigations, data analysis to combat fraud);
  • Ensuring our operations, especially IT, our websites and apps

 

  1. General data and information when visiting the website

The protection of your data is very important to us. All personal data collected on our website will only be processed if this is necessary to ensure the functionality, content, or services offered on our website.

Access data (log files)

Each time you visit our website, data (so-called server log files) about your visit is automatically stored ("access data"). This data includes, in particular:

  • Name and URL of the accessed website
  • Date and time of retrieval
  • The IP address
  • The type and version of browser used
  • Operating system
  • Referrer URL (i.e. website through which you reached our website)

The access data is processed exclusively for the purposes of ensuring the functionality, security, and optimization of our website. It will be deleted as soon as the storage of the access data is no longer necessary to achieve the purpose for which it was collected.

 

  1. Cookies

We use cookies on our website to make it more user-friendly. Cookies are data that the website you visit or its server stores on your computer via your browser so that it can be recognized later. Cookies are used, for example, to display complex and dynamic content, to recognize you on your next visit to our website or to increase user-friendliness. Depending on the case, cookies are either deleted immediately after you close your browser or automatically removed from your computer's hard drive after a certain period of time. By configuring your browser accordingly, you can prevent cookies from being installed at any time or have a warning displayed before a cookie is accepted, allowing you to decide for yourself whether or not you want to accept cookies. Cookies that have already been saved can be deleted at any time.

Our website can generally be used without accepting cookies; however, certain features on our website may then only be available to a limited extent or not at all. Before you visit our website, we ask for your consent, so that the use of cookies is justified by your consent. We use the cookies that are absolutely necessary to make the website available based on our legitimate interest.

 

  1. Newsletter

On our website, you have the option of subscribing to newsletters. The personal data you provide during registration ("registration data") will be transmitted to us and stored. Your registration data will be used solely for the delivery of the subscribed newsletter. You can revoke your consent to receive the newsletter and unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time. To do so, contact the publisher of the respective newsletter.

 

  1. Registration for events

You have the option of registering for certain events on our website by providing personal information. The data you enter, along with your IP address and the time of registration for the event, will be used exclusively for internal purposes and for the organization and implementation of the event.

 

  1. Data protection in applications and in the application process

The person responsible for processing collects and processes applicants' personal data (e.g., contact details, CV, qualifications, cover letter) for the purpose of processing the application process. Please refer to the privacy policy linked there for detailed data protection information for your application via the application portal.

 

  1. Contact us via form or email

If you contact us via email or a form, the data will be transmitted to the recipient designated internally for further processing and stored there. We use the information you voluntarily provide (e.g., name, email address, telephone number, question) solely to process your inquiry and involve the relevant internal departments and persons. Data will only be passed on to third parties based on legal authorization or after obtaining your explicit consent.

Please note that communication via email, or in some cases via the contact form, is not carried out via a secure or encrypted data connection. This means that your data may be lost or accessed by unauthorized persons during transmission. Therefore, contacting us via form or email is at your own risk. We assume no responsibility in this regard and reject any liability claims asserted in this regard.

By contacting us via form or email, you explicitly agree to the data processing described.

 

  1. Protection of your data

We store your data in paper or electronic form in folders and databases. We have implemented legally required safeguards to protect the personal data we store from misuse, interference, and loss, as well as from unauthorized access, alteration, or disclosure. The Foundation uses various technical security measures. These include, among other things, a range of systems and communication security measures, as well as the secure storage of paper documents and data encryption. Furthermore, access to your personal data is restricted exclusively to those persons who need it.

We have taken technical and organizational measures to ensure that data protection regulations are observed both by us and by our external service providers. Even if data is transmitted unencrypted over an open network (for example, when you send us messages or other information), it may still be possible for unauthorized third parties to read, modify, or destroy data. Therefore, any transmission of data to or from the website is at the user's own risk.

 

  1. Third-party tools and plug-ins

By visiting our website, you also agree to the data processing described below.

YouTube

On our website, we occasionally use plug-ins from YouTube (YouTube LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA; subsidiary of Google LLC). As soon as you visit one of our pages that contains an embedded YouTube video, a connection to YouTube's servers is established. YouTube is informed of which page was visited and from which IP address. If you also use a YouTube account, YouTube can assign this information directly to your personal account. Further information on how user data is handled can be found in Google's privacy policy.

Google Maps

Our website occasionally uses the Google Maps map service from Google LLC (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA) via an API to display an interactive map and create driving directions. When you use Google Maps, information about your use (e.g. IP address) may be saved and transferred to a Google server in the USA. You have the option of deactivating the Google Maps service and thus preventing data from being transferred to Google Maps. However, we would like to point out that if you do this you will not be able to use the map display on our website. Further information on how user data is handled can be found in Google's privacy policy.

Social Media Wall

We have our own profiles on social networks such as Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn. Once activated, your IP address will be forwarded to the Facebook, Instagram, or LinkedIn servers. If you also use a Facebook, Instagram, or LinkedIn account, this information can be directly associated with your personal account.

Google Analytics

Our website uses Google Analytics, a web analysis service provided by Google LLC. Google Analytics uses cookies, which enable analysis of user behavior on our website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website is transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there after it has been anonymized using the anonymizeIP method. Due to the anonymization, the transmitted information can no longer be assigned to a connection (in particular not to your IP address). Google uses this information, in particular to compile reports on website activity for website operators and to provide other services related to website activity and internet usage. You can prevent Google Analytics from collecting data with effect for the future by installing the Google Analytics deactivation browser add-on.

Friendly Analytics

We use Friendly Analyticsto evaluate the use and reach of our website. Friendly Analytics is a service provided by Friendly GmbH in Switzerland, which enables web tracking without the processing and storage of personal data and without the use of cookies. All data collected and processed by us is stored by Friendly Analytics in Switzerland with providers headquartered in Switzerland. Information about the type, scope and purpose of data processing can be found in the Friendly Analytics Privacy Policy.

 

  1. Duration of storage

We process and store your personal data for as long as it is necessary to fulfill our contractual and legal obligations or for the purposes pursued by the processing, as well as in accordance with statutory retention and documentation obligations. Personal data may be retained for the period during which claims can be asserted against our company and to the extent we are otherwise legally obligated to do so or legitimate interests require it (e.g., evidentiary and documentation purposes). As soon as your personal data is no longer required for the above-mentioned purposes, it will generally be deleted or anonymized wherever possible.

 

  1. Data transfer and data transfer abroad

We will only share your personal data with third parties to provide technical or organizational services that we require to fulfill the stated purposes or for our other business activities.

Your personal data will only be transferred beyond this scope if you have given your express consent or if the data has been anonymized to such an extent that it is no longer possible to identify you personally. If data is transferred to a country without an adequate level of data protection, we will ensure an adequate level of data protection as required by law by using appropriate contracts (specifically based on the so-called standard contractual clauses) or so-called binding corporate rules, or rely on the statutory exceptions for consent, contract execution, the establishment, exercise, or enforcement of legal claims, or overriding public interests.

 

  1. Rights of website users

You have the right to request information about the processing of your personal data free of charge at any time. To do so, please contact the office stated in the legal notice. Other rights, such as the right to data deletion, data correction, restriction of data processing, the right to data portability, the right to revoke any consent granted, and the right to object to the processing of your personal data exist within the framework prescribed by law. Please note, however, that we reserve the right to assert the legally prescribed restrictions, for example if we are obliged to store or process certain data, have an overriding interest in doing so, or need it to assert claims. The exercise of such rights generally requires you to clearly prove your identity (e.g., by providing a copy of your ID card).

The collection of data to provide the website and the storage of data in log files are essential for the operation of our website. Therefore, users of our website have no right of objection in this regard.

 

  1. Amendments

We may amend this privacy policy at any time and without prior notice. The most current version published on our website applies. If this privacy policy is part of an agreement with you, we will notify you of any changes by email or other appropriate means.

 

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