Privacy Policy

1. Controller

2. General information

This privacy notice explains how personal data is processed when you visit this website, contact me or use my translation services. Applicable Swiss data protection law, particularly the Federal Act on Data Protection (FADP), applies, as does the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) where applicable.

3. Hosting and server logs

This website is hosted by Host Europe GmbH. Technical access data may be processed in server logs, including IP addresses, access times, requested files, status codes, browser and operating-system information and referring URLs. The purposes are website delivery, functionality, security and troubleshooting. Actual retention periods depend on the hosting provider’s settings and terms and are still being verified.

4. Webalizer and AWStats

The Webalizer and AWStats tools available under the hosting package may analyse server access data to produce aggregated statistics about page views, visits, browsers and referring websites. This helps assess website usage and technical performance. The effect of the configured automatic deletion and the retention periods for underlying logs are still being clarified with the provider.

5. External services and social media

This website may contain links to external websites and professional profiles. Ordinary external links connect to the third-party website only when clicked. Earlier embedded social-media features and other external content have been removed from the homepages reviewed so far. Review of the remaining pages is not yet complete.

6. Contact by email or telephone

If you contact me, I process the contact details, message contents and any attachments you provide to respond to enquiries and prepare or perform translation assignments. My sole business email mailbox is provided through Microsoft 365 as part of my Host Europe package. Host Europe, Microsoft and potentially their service providers may process message contents and technical transmission data. The precise data-storage location and any processing abroad are currently being clarified with the provider.

Information is retained as necessary for these purposes and applicable legal retention requirements. Ordinary email may entail security risks; an appropriate transmission method can be arranged in advance for particularly confidential documents.

7. Translation assignments and confidential information

In the course of translation assignments, I may process contact, contract and billing details and personal data contained in documents submitted for translation. Processing is necessary to prepare, perform and invoice assignments and comply with legal duties. Confidential information is handled in accordance with contractual commitments. Disclosure occurs only where necessary, agreed or legally required. Additional security and confidentiality rules may apply to institutional clients.

8. Cookies and similar technologies

The static homepages reviewed so far do not require proprietary analytics or advertising cookies for basic display and navigation. Whether other pages or technical functions use cookies or similar storage mechanisms remains subject to final verification.

9. Disclosure and international transfers

Personal data is not sold. Disclosure may be necessary for hosting, business correspondence, contract performance or compliance with the law. Microsoft 365 and other service providers may process data outside Switzerland. Specific recipient countries and any applicable safeguards will be added once confirmed by the providers.

10. Data security

I use appropriate technical and organisational safeguards against unauthorised access, loss, misuse and unlawful disclosure, including access controls and business-data backups.

11. Your rights

Subject to applicable law, you may request access to, correction of and, where appropriate, deletion of your personal data. Further rights may apply under the GDPR where relevant. Please contact me using the email address above; verification of identity may be required. In Switzerland, the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (FDPIC) is the federal supervisory authority.

12. External links

Third-party website operators are responsible for their own data processing. Please consult their privacy notices.

13. Amendments

This notice may be updated if the website, services or legal requirements change. The version published here applies.