Privacy statement
Version May
2018
This privacy statement informs
you about the type of personal data that is collected and received through our
casafile.ch/ferienwohnungen-tessin.ch/immobilien-tessin.ch family of websites (“website”)
and about how we use, share, retain and protect such personal data.
Who we are
We are
casafile GmbH (“we”, or “us”), a Swiss
company registered at
Strada da Piazzögna 3,
6594
Gambarogno, Switzerland. We are the data
controller responsible for the processing of personal data through the website.
How we obtain personal data
We collect and receive personal
data through the website. Personal data means any information relating to an
identified or identifiable natural person.
We collect personal data that
you choose to voluntarily provide to us for your use of the website.
In addition, we collect certain
personal data by using cookies when you visit the website, including similar
technologies such as local storage.
Cookies are bits of text that
are placed on your computer’s hard drive or mobile device when you visit the
website. Cookies hold information that may be accessible by the party that
places the cookie, which is either the website itself (first part cookie) or a
third party (third party cookies). You have control over cookies and can refuse
the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate setting on your browser. Most
browsers will tell you how to stop accepting new cookies, how to be notified
when you receive a new cookie, and how to disable or delete existing cookies.
Please note, however, that by not accepting or deleting the use of cookies, you
may not be able to use the full functionality of the website.
On the website, we use cookies
for the following purposes:
For the purpose listed under
1), we use Google Analytics. Google Analytics is a web analytics service
provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”), which uses cookies to help analyze the
website usage. The information generated by the cookie about your use of our
website (such as your IP address, the URL visited, the date and time the page
was viewed) will be transmitted and stored by Google on servers in the United
States or any other country in which Google maintains facilities. Your IP
address will be masked by setting the last octet of your IP address to zero
before it is stored by Google. Google will use this information to monitor your
use of our website, and to compile reports on website activity for us.
The types of personal data we may obtain
We may collect and receive the
following personal data from you:
We may collect other types of
personal data if required under applicable law or if necessary for the purposes
listed below. We will then inform you and ensure that there is a valid legal
basis for doing so.
How we may use personal data
We may use the personal data we
collect and receive for the following purposes:
We will not use your data to
make automated decisions about you.
How we may share personal data
We may share the personal data
we collect and receive on a need to know basis with the following third parties:
We may also transfer your
personal data in the event that we sell or transfer all or a portion of our
business or assets on a need to know basis. Should such a sale or transfer
occur, we will use reasonable efforts to direct the transferee to use personal
data you have provided to us in a manner that is consistent with applicable law
and this privacy statement. We do not sell, rent or trade your personal data.
Registration
In order to use certain parts of this website, you might have to first
complete the registration process. During registration you are required to give
certain information (such as name and email address). This information may be
used to maintain a personalized contact with you about the products/services on
our site in which you have expressed interest. At your choice, you may also
provide additional information about yourself, but it is not required.
Data transfers outside the EEA
We may transfer the personal data we obtain to third parties in countries outside the European Economic Area (EEA). The laws in those countries may not offer an adequate level of data protection.
When we transfer your personal
data outside the EEA, we will protect your personal data as described in this
privacy statement and in accordance with applicable laws, such as by entering
into the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses for the transfer of
personal data to a processor located outside of the EEA.
Links
This website may contain links
to other sites. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the content or
privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when
they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of any other site that
collects personally identifiable information.
Your data protection and privacy rights under
these third-party platforms will be governed by their respective privacy
policies.
How we protect personal data
We maintain appropriate
technical and organizational security safeguards designed to protect your
personal data against accidental, unlawful or unauthorized destruction, loss,
alteration, access, disclosure or use. However, due the inherent open nature of
the Internet, we cannot guarantee that communications between you and us or the
personal information stored is absolutely secure. We will notify you of any data
breach that is likely to have unfavorable consequences for your privacy in
accordance with applicable law.
How long we retain personal data
We retain personal data for as
long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which we collect or receive the
personal data, except if required otherwise by applicable law. Typically, we
will retain most of the personal data for the duration of your use of the
website, until you have removed your account, unless a longer applicable
statutory retention period applies.
Your rights
You have the following rights
in relation to your personal data:
Updates to this privacy statement
We may occasionally update this
privacy statement. We encourage you to periodically review this privacy
statement to be informed of how we use your information.
How to contact us
If you have any comments or inquiries about the information in this privacy statement, if you would like us to update your personal data, or if you want to exercise your rights, please contact our Data Protection Officer by email at dataprotection@casafile.ch