Privacy Notice

Effective: May 2026

This privacy notice describes how SwissYield AG processes personal data in connection with this website. It follows the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection as revised in 2023 (revFADP, in force since 1 September 2023). The German version is the legally binding one.

1. Controller

SwissYield AG
Sandreuterweg 47, 4125 Riehen BS, Switzerland
Email: info@swiss-yield.ch

Please direct data-protection enquiries to the email address above. A dedicated data-protection officer is not required under Swiss law.

2. Categories of data we process

2.1 Server logs

When the website is accessed, the web server automatically records the IP address, timestamp, requested URL, HTTP status, response size, referer and user-agent in log files. Logs are rotated automatically after 30 days.

2.2 Contact form

When you use the contact form you submit your name, email address, optional subject, and your message. To prevent spam and abuse, the IP address and the submission timestamp are stored alongside (1-hour sliding window for rate limiting).

3. Purposes and legal basis

  • Operating the website and security: overriding legitimate interest in a stable, secure operation.
  • Answering enquiries: pre-contractual steps or legitimate interest in getting in touch with you.
  • Bot and abuse mitigation: legitimate interest in protecting the infrastructure and the integrity of incoming messages.

4. Recipients and disclosures abroad

The following processors receive data on our behalf:

  • Cloudflare, Inc. (United States, with EU presence) — CDN, DDoS and bot mitigation including Cloudflare Turnstile. Cloudflare may process technical metadata and IP addresses. Cross-border transfers are covered by the EU Standard Contractual Clauses.
  • Zoho Corporation B.V. (EU, servers in Amsterdam) — SMTP delivery of contact-form messages to info@swiss-yield.ch.

The website is operated on our own infrastructure.

5. Cookies and similar technologies

This website itself sets no cookies. Cloudflare Turnstile may set short-lived browser tokens for bot detection; these are used solely for the security check and not for advertising or tracking.

6. Retention

  • Server logs: 30 days
  • Contact-form messages: for as long as needed to handle the matter; in the case of an ongoing business relationship, in line with the commercial and tax retention periods of Swiss law (10 years).
  • Rate-limit metadata: 1-hour sliding window.

7. Your rights

You have rights against SwissYield AG to access, rectify, erase or restrict the processing of your data, as well as to data portability. You may revoke any consent you have given at any time with effect for the future. Please direct requests to info@swiss-yield.ch.

You have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority. In Switzerland this is the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (FDPIC).

8. Security

Transmission is encrypted with HTTPS/TLS. Data is protected against unauthorised access, alteration and loss with appropriate technical and organisational measures.

9. Amendments

We reserve the right to update this notice if the data processing or the legal requirements change. The version published on this page applies.