Datenschutzerklärung

1 Website

In the following we inform you about the collection of personal data when using the websites www.sammlung.ricola.ch (hereinafter "Website").

2 Controller

Sammlung Ricola, Baselstrasse 31, 4242 Laufen

3 Contact

You may address your data privacy concerns to Privacy Policy Sammlung Ricola, Baselstrasse 31, 4242 Laufen, Switzerland or sammlung@ricola.com

4 Collection and storage of personal data

When you access the Website for informational purposes only, that is, when you do not log in, register, click on social media plug-ins or otherwise provide us with specific information, we do not collect any personal data, except for the data that your browser sends to the server of the Website in order to enable you to access the Website.
These are:
  • IP address
  • Date and time of the request
  • Time zone difference to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
  • Content of the request (specific page)
  • Access status/HTTP status code
  • Volume of data transmitted in each case
  • Requesting domain
  • Browser
  • Operating system of your terminal and its interface
  • Language and version of the browser software

5 Purpose and legal basis of data processing

Data processing is carried out in particular to analyse the internet traffic on our Website, to improve the functionality of our Website and for advertising purposes. The processing of personal data is necessary to protect our legitimate interests.

6 Categories and origin of data

We process data (i) which is generated when accessing and using our Website or (ii) which is provided by you.

7 Recipient

In the course of our business activities, we also disclose personal data to third parties where legally permitted. We may engage in particular with the following data recipients:
  • sales partners and service providers including the companies mentioned in this privacy policy and further contractors (e.g. IT providers);
  • third parties in order to comply with our legal obligations;
These recipients may be situated inside and outside Switzerland, in particular in countries in Europe where any of our service providers are located (such as zetcom and AWS Schweiz). If we transfer data to a country which does not provide for an adequate legal data protection, we will ensure such adequate level of protection as required by law by means of (i) appropriate agreements in place or (ii) by reliance on certain legal exceptions to data privacy protection, such as in case of (1) consent to data transfer, (2) performance of contracts, (3) the processing, declaratory determination, execution and enforcement of legal claims, (4) an overriding public interest, (5) public availability of personal data or (6) because it is necessary to protect the integrity of the individuals concerned.

8 Use of cookies for functional purposes

We typically use "cookies" and similar techniques on our Website to identify your browser or device. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your hard disk in accordance with the browser you are using and through which certain information is transmitted to the party that sets the cookie (in this case us). Cookies are used to make the internet offer as such more user-friendly and effective and to analyse the surfing behavior of the Website visitors. We use cookies to identify you for subsequent visits if you have an account with us.
The Website uses the following transient and persistent cookies:
Cookies are small text files that are used on websites to make the user experience more efficient. We are permitted by law to store cookies on your device if they are absolutely necessary for the operation of this site. For all other types of cookies, we require your consent. This page uses different types of cookies. Some cookies that appear on our pages are placed by third parties.
The use of cookies as described applies to the following domain: sammlung.ricola.ch
Necessary
Necessary cookies help to make a website usable by enabling basic functions such as page navigation and access to secure areas of the site. The website cannot work properly without these cookies.
Preference
Preference cookies allow a website to remember information that affects the way a website behaves or looks, such as your preferred language or the region you are in. This website does not use preference cookies.
Statistics
By collecting and reporting information anonymously, statistics cookies help website owners understand how visitors interact with their sites. This Website does not use statistics cookies.
Marketing
Marketing cookies are used to track website visitors. The aim is to show ads that are relevant and interesting to individual users and are therefore more valuable to publishers and third-party advertisers. This Website does not use marketing cookies.
Persistent cookies are automatically deleted after a specified period of time, which may vary depending on the cookie. You can delete the cookies in the security settings of your browser at any time. Transient cookies are automatically deleted when you close the browser. These include in particular the session cookies. These store a so-called Session-ID by means of which different requests of your browser can be assigned to the common session. This allows your computer to be recognized when you return to the Website. The session cookies are deleted when you log out or close the browser.
In accordance with applicable law, we may store cookies on your device if they are technically necessary for the operation of the Website.

9 Further tools

MuseumPlus
We use MuseumPlus, a web-based collection management software provided by the company zetcom AG to document information and image data on our collection. Collection content that is displayed on the website (e.g. information on works, artists) is retrieved from MuseumPlus via redirect (www.sammlung.ricola.zetcom.net).

10 Duration of data storage

Unless otherwise stated, we store usage data or other personal data for as long as we deem it necessary or appropriate to comply with applicable laws or for as long as we deem it necessary for the purposes for which it is processed. We delete your data as soon as it is no longer needed and in any case after the legally prescribed maximum retention period has expired.

11 Data security

We maintain up-to-date technical measures to ensure data security, in particular to protect your personal data from risks during data transmission and from third parties gaining knowledge of it. These are adapted to the current state of the art.

12 Your rights

  • Information
  • Rectification
  • Deletion
  • Restriction of processing
  • Notification
  • Data portability.
Furthermore, you have the right to object at any time to the processing based on your consent or our legitimate interests. 
Please note, however, that we reserve the right to assert the restrictions provided for by law, for example if we are obliged to store or process certain data, if we have an overriding interest in doing so (insofar as we are entitled to invoke this) or if we need it for the assertion of claims.
The exercise of such rights usually requires that you clearly prove your identity (e.g. by means of a copy of your identity card, where your identity is otherwise not clear or cannot be verified). To assert your rights, you can contact us at the address given above.
Moreover, you have the right to pursue your claim through the courts or to lodge a complaint with the competent data protection authority.

13 Amendment of the privacy policy

We may change this privacy policy at any time without notice. The current version published on our Website applies.
Version: April 2024