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Sukha - Home of Wisdom
Hofjistrasse 28, CH-3900 Brig
"Sukha - Home of Wisdom" is a registered association.
Registration number UID: CHE-302.056.852
Disclaimer
The association "Sukha - Home of Wisdom" (hereinafter referred to as Sukha) endeavours to provide correct and up-to-date information on its homepage. However, it makes no guarantees and gives no assurances with regard to the topicality and completeness of the information provided. Sukha reserves the right to change, delete or (temporarily) not publish content in whole or in part without prior notice. In no event shall Sukha be liable for any loss or damage of a material or immaterial nature arising out of or in connection with the use or non-use of the information provided or through the use of incorrect or incomplete information.
Privacy policy
With this privacy policy, we provide information on which personal data we process in connection with our activities and operations, including our website. In particular, we provide information on why, how and where we process which personal data. We also provide information about the rights of persons whose data we process.
Further data protection declarations and other legal documents such as general terms and conditions (GTC), terms of use or conditions of participation may apply to individual or additional activities and operations.
1. Contact addresses
Responsibility for the processing of personal data:
Sukha - Home of Wisdom
Hofjistrasse 28, 3900 Brig
We would like to point out if there are other controllers for the processing of personal data in individual cases.
Data protection consultant
We have the following data protection advisor as a point of contact for data subjects and authorities with enquiries relating to data protection:
Leentje Walliser
Hofjistrasse 28, 3900 Brig
2. Terms and legal bases
2.1 Definitions
Personal data is any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person. A data subject is a person about whom we process personal data.
Processing includes any handling of personal data, regardless of the means and procedures used, such as querying, comparing, adapting, archiving, storing, reading, disclosing, obtaining, collecting, recording, deleting, disclosing, organising, storing, modifying, disseminating, linking, destroying and using personal data.
2.2 Legal basis
We process personal data in accordance with Swiss data protection law, in particular the Federal Act on Data Protection (Data Protection Act, DPA) and the Ordinance on Data Protection (Data Protection Ordinance, DPO).
3. Type, scope and purpose
We process the personal data required to carry out our activities and operations in a permanent, user-friendly, secure and reliable manner. Such personal data may fall into the categories of inventory and contact data, browser and device data, content data, meta or marginal data and usage data, location data, sales data as well as contract and payment data.
We process personal data for the duration required for the respective purpose(s) or as required by law. Personal data that no longer needs to be processed is anonymised or deleted.
We may have personal data processed by third parties. We may process personal data jointly with third parties or transfer it to third parties. Such third parties are, in particular, specialised providers whose services we use. We also guarantee data protection for such third parties.
We only process personal data with the consent of the data subjects. If and to the extent that processing is permitted for other legal reasons, we may refrain from obtaining consent. For example, we may process personal data without consent in order to fulfil a contract, to comply with legal obligations or to protect overriding interests.
In this context, we process in particular information that a data subject voluntarily provides to us when contacting us - for example by post, email, instant messaging, contact form, social media or telephone - or when registering for a user account. We may store such data in an address book, in a customer relationship management system (CRM system) or with comparable tools, for example. If we receive data about other persons, the transmitting persons are obliged to guarantee data protection for these persons and to ensure the accuracy of this personal data.
We also process personal data that we receive from third parties, obtain from publicly accessible sources or collect in the course of our activities and operations, if and to the extent that such processing is permitted by law.
4. Personal data abroad
We generally process personal data in Switzerland. However, we may also disclose or export personal data to other countries, in particular in order to process it or have it processed there.
We may disclose personal data to all countries and territories on earth and elsewhere in the universe, provided that the local law guarantees adequate data protection in accordance with the decision of the Swiss Federal Council.
We may disclose personal data to countries whose laws do not guarantee adequate data protection, provided that adequate data protection is guaranteed for other reasons. Appropriate data protection can be guaranteed, for example, by corresponding contractual agreements, on the basis of standard data protection clauses or with other suitable guarantees. Exceptionally, we may export personal data to countries without adequate or appropriate data protection if the special requirements under data protection law are met, for example the express consent of the data subjects or a direct connection with the conclusion or fulfilment of a contract. On request, we will be happy to provide data subjects with information about any guarantees or provide a copy of guarantees.
5 Rights of data subjects
5.1 Claims under data protection law
We grant data subjects all rights in accordance with the applicable data protection law. In particular, data subjects have the following rights:
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Information: Data subjects may request information as to whether we process personal data about them and, if so, what personal data is involved. Data subjects also receive the information required to assert their data protection claims and ensure transparency. This includes the processed personal data as such, but also information on the purpose of processing, the duration of storage, any disclosure or export of data to other countries and the origin of the personal data.
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Correction and restriction: Data subjects can have incorrect personal data corrected, incomplete data completed and the processing of their data restricted.
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Erasure and objection: Data subjects can have their personal data erased ("right to be forgotten") and object to the processing of their data with effect for the future.
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Data disclosure and data transfer: Data subjects can request the surrender of personal data or the transfer of their data to another controller.
We may defer, restrict or refuse the exercise of the rights of data subjects within the legally permissible framework. We may inform data subjects of any requirements that must be met in order to exercise their rights under data protection law. For example, we may refuse to provide information in whole or in part with reference to business secrets or the protection of other persons. For example, we may also refuse to delete personal data in whole or in part with reference to statutory retention obligations.
In exceptional cases, we may charge costs for the exercise of rights. We will inform data subjects of any costs in advance.
We are obliged to take appropriate measures to identify data subjects who request information or assert other rights. Data subjects are obliged to co-operate.
5.2 Right to lodge a complaint
Data subjects have the right to enforce their data protection claims through legal channels or to lodge a complaint with a competent data protection supervisory authority.
The data protection supervisory authority for private controllers and federal bodies in Switzerland is the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (EDÖB).
6 Data security
We take suitable technical and organisational measures to ensure data security appropriate to the respective risk. However, we cannot guarantee absolute data security.
Our website is accessed using transport encryption (SSL / TLS, in particular with the Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure, abbreviated to HTTPS). Most browsers indicate transport encryption with a padlock in the address bar.
Our digital communication - like all digital communication - is subject to mass surveillance without cause or suspicion and other surveillance by security authorities in Switzerland, the rest of Europe, the United States of America (USA) and other countries. We cannot directly influence the corresponding processing of personal data by secret services, police forces and other security authorities.
7 Use of the website
7.1 Cookies
We may use cookies. Cookies - our own cookies (first-party cookies) as well as cookies from third parties whose services we use (third-party cookies) - are data that are stored in the browser. Such stored data need not be limited to traditional cookies in text form.
Cookies can be stored in the browser temporarily as "session cookies" or for a certain period of time as so-called permanent cookies. "Session cookies" are automatically deleted when the browser is closed. Permanent cookies have a specific storage period. In particular, cookies make it possible to recognise a browser the next time it visits our website and thus, for example, to measure the reach of our website. However, permanent cookies can also be used for online marketing, for example.
Cookies can be completely or partially deactivated and deleted at any time in the browser settings. Without cookies, our website may no longer be fully available. We actively request explicit consent to the use of cookies - at least if and to the extent necessary.
For cookies that are used to measure success and reach or for advertising, a general objection ("opt-out") is possible for numerous services via AdChoices (Digital Advertising Alliance of Canada), the Network Advertising Initiative (NAI), YourAdChoices (Digital Advertising Alliance) or Your Online Choices (European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance, EDAA).
7.2 Server log files
We may collect the following information for each access to our website, provided that this information is transmitted by your browser to our server infrastructure or can be determined by our web server: Date and time including time zone, Internet Protocol (IP) address, access status (HTTP status code), operating system including user interface and version, browser including language and version, individual sub-page of our website accessed including amount of data transferred, last website accessed in the same browser window (referrer or referrers).
We store such information, which may also constitute personal data, in server log files. The information is required to provide our website in a permanent, user-friendly and reliable manner and to ensure data security and thus in particular the protection of personal data - also by third parties or with the help of third parties.
7.3 Tracking pixels
We may use tracking pixels on our website. Tracking pixels are also known as web beacons. Tracking pixels - including those from third parties whose services we use - are small, usually invisible images that are automatically retrieved when you visit our website. Tracking pixels can be used to collect the same information as server log files.
8 Notifications and messages
We send notifications and messages by e-mail and via other communication channels such as instant messaging or SMS.
8.1 Measuring success and reach
Notifications and messages may contain web links or tracking pixels that record whether an individual message has been opened and which web links have been clicked on. Such web links and tracking pixels can also record the use of notifications and messages on a personalised basis. We require this statistical recording of usage for measuring success and reach in order to be able to send notifications and messages in an effective, user-friendly, permanent, secure and reliable manner based on the needs and reading habits of the recipients.
8.2 Consent and objection
You must always expressly consent to the use of your email address and other contact addresses, unless the use is permitted for other legal reasons. Wherever possible, we use the "double opt-in" procedure to obtain consent, i.e. you will receive an email with a web link that you must click on to confirm, so that no misuse by unauthorised third parties can occur. We may log such consents, including the Internet Protocol (IP) address, date and time, for reasons of proof and security.
In principle, you can object to receiving notifications and communications such as newsletters at any time. With such an objection, you can also object to the statistical recording of usage for measuring success and reach. Necessary notifications and communications in connection with our activities and operations remain reserved.
9. Social media
We are present on social media platforms and other online platforms in order to communicate with interested parties and provide information about our activities and operations. In connection with such platforms, personal data may also be processed outside Switzerland.
The general terms and conditions (GTC) and terms of use as well as data protection declarations and other provisions of the individual operators of such platforms also apply in each case. In particular, these provisions provide information about the rights of data subjects directly vis-à-vis the respective platform, including, for example, the right to information.
10. Services of third parties
We use the services of specialised third parties in order to be able to carry out our activities and operations in a permanent, user-friendly, secure and reliable manner. Among other things, we can use such services to embed functions and content in our website. In the case of such embedding, the services used record the Internet Protocol (IP) addresses of users at least temporarily for technically compelling reasons.
For necessary security, statistical and technical purposes, third parties whose services we use may process data in connection with our activities and operations in aggregated, anonymised or pseudonymised form. This is, for example, performance or usage data in order to be able to offer the respective service.
We use in particular:
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Google services: privacy policy
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Services from Microsoft: privacy policy
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Sevices from Apple: privacy policy
10.1 Digital infrastructure
We use services from specialised third parties in order to be able to use the necessary digital infrastructure in connection with our activities and operations. This includes, for example, hosting and storage services from selected providers.
We use in particular:
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Wix: Website builder; providers: Wix.com Ltd, Tel Aviv, Israel, for users in Europe and elsewhere; Information on data protection: Privacy policy.
10.2 Online collaboration
We use third-party services to enable online collaboration. In addition to this Privacy Policy, any directly visible terms and conditions of the services used, such as terms of use or privacy policies, also apply.
10.3 Digital audio and video content
We use services from specialised third parties to enable the direct playback of digital audio and video content such as music or podcasts.
10.4 Documents
We use third-party services to integrate documents into our website. Such documents may include forms, PDF files, presentations, tables and text documents, for example. We can thus enable not only viewing, but also editing or commenting on such documents.
10.5 Fonts
We use third-party services to embed selected fonts, icons, logos and symbols on our website.
We use in particular:
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Adobe Fonts: Fonts; Provider: Adobe Inc. (USA) for users in North America / Adobe Systems Software Ireland Limited (Ireland) for users in the rest of the world; Data protection information: "Adobe Privacy Centre"
10.6 Advertising
We use the option of displaying targeted advertising for our activities and operations on third parties such as social media platforms and search engines.
In particular, we would like to use such advertising to reach people who are already interested in our activities and operations or who might be interested in them (remarketing and targeting). For this purpose, we may transmit relevant - possibly also personal - data to third parties that enable such advertising. We can also determine whether our advertising is successful, i.e. in particular whether it leads to visits to our website (conversion tracking).
Third parties with whom we advertise and where you are logged in as a user may be able to assign the use of our website to your profile there.
We use in particular
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Google Ads: Search engine advertising; Provider: Google; Google Ads-specific data: Advertising based on search queries, among other things, whereby various domain names - in particular doubleclick.net, googleadservices.com and googlesyndication.com - are used for Google Ads, "Advertising" (Google), "Why am I seeing a particular advert?".