Privacy Policy

When visiting https://cir-research.ch: When you visit our website, our servers temporarily store each access in a log file. The following data is collected without your intervention and stored until automated deletion at the latest after twelve months:

• The IP address of the requesting computer

• The date and time of access

• The name and URL of the retrieved file

• The website from which the access occurred

• The operating system of your computer and the browser you are using

• The country from which you accessed and the language settings of your browser

• The name of your internet access provider

• The collection and processing of this data are done for the purpose of enabling the use of our website (connection establishment), ensuring system security and stability permanently, and optimizing our internet offering, as well as for internal statistical purposes. The IP address is particularly used to record the country of origin of the website visitor. Furthermore, the IP address is used for statistical purposes during attacks on the network infrastructure of https://cir-research.ch. Additionally, we use so-called pixels and cookies for personalized advertising display and the use of web analysis services when you visit our website.

We only disclose your personal data if you have expressly consented, if there is a legal obligation, or if it is necessary to enforce our rights, particularly to enforce claims from the relationship between you and the Center for Implantological Research (ZIF). Moreover, we pass on your data to third parties as far as it is necessary for the use of the website and the provision of the services you requested as well as the analysis of your user behavior. For the aforementioned purposes, the data may also be transferred abroad. If the website contains links to third-party websites, the Center for Implantological Research (ZIF) has no influence over the collection, processing, storage, or use of personal data by the third party after clicking on these links and assumes no responsibility for it.

The Center for Implantological Research (ZIF) is entitled to transfer your personal data to third-party companies (contracted service providers) abroad, as long as it is necessary for the data processing described in this privacy policy. These service providers are equally obligated to protect data as we are. If the level of data protection in a country does not comply with Swiss or EU standards, we contractually ensure that the protection of your personal data corresponds to that in Switzerland or the EU at all times.

We use appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your stored personal data against manipulation, partial or complete loss, and unauthorized access by third parties. Our security measures are continuously improved in line with technological developments. You should always treat your payment information confidentially and close the browser window when you have finished communicating with us, especially if you share the computer with others. We also take internal company data protection very seriously. Our employees and the service providers we engage are obligated to maintain confidentiality and comply with data protection regulations.

Cookies help make your visit to our website easier, more enjoyable, and more meaningful in many ways. Cookies are information files that your web browser automatically saves on the hard drive of your computer when you visit our website. Cookies do not damage the hard drive of your computer or transmit any personal data to us. For example, we use cookies to better tailor the information, offers, and advertising displayed to your individual interests. The use of cookies does not result in us obtaining new personal data about you as an online visitor. Most internet browsers automatically accept cookies. However, you can configure your browser so that no cookies are stored on your computer or a notice always appears before a new cookie is created. Disabling cookies may result in not all features of our website being usable. Data types processed: usage data (e.g., visited websites, interest in content, access times), meta/communication data (e.g., device information, IP addresses).

We use various tracking tools on our website. These tracking tools monitor your surfing behavior on our website. This observation is done for the purpose of demand-oriented design and continuous optimization of our website. In this context, pseudonymized usage profiles are created and small text files stored on your computer ("cookies") are used.

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Inc. ("Google"). Google Analytics uses cookies, which are text files stored on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is generally transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. However, if IP anonymization is activated on this website, your IP address will be truncated within Member States of the European Union or other parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area before being transmitted to the USA. Only in exceptional cases is the full IP address transmitted to a Google server in the USA and truncated there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, compile reports on website activity, and provide other services related to website activity and internet usage to the website operator. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics is not merged with other Google data. You can prevent the storage of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings in your browser software; however, please note that if you do this, you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. You can also prevent the data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) from being sent to Google and the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at this link. You can find more information on terms of use and data protection at https://www.google.com/analytics/terms/de.html or at https://policies.google.com.

You can prevent the installation of cookies by adjusting your browser software accordingly; however, we would like to point out that in this case, you may not be able to use all the functions of this website to their full extent. You can object to the collection of your data by Google Analytics by clicking on the following link. This will set an opt-out cookie that prevents future collection of your data when you visit this website. However, in this case, you may not be able to use all the functions of this website to their full extent.
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For the sake of completeness, we would like to point out to users residing or established in Switzerland that surveillance measures by US authorities exist in the USA, which generally allow the storage of all personal data of all persons whose data has been transferred from Switzerland to the USA. This is done without differentiation, limitation, or exception based on the pursued objective and without an objective criterion that makes it possible to limit the access of US authorities to the data and their subsequent use to very specific, strictly limited purposes that justify the interference associated with both access to and use of these data. Additionally, we would like to point out that in the USA, data subjects from Switzerland do not have any legal remedies that allow them to gain access to the data concerning them and to obtain their correction or deletion, respectively, there is no effective judicial protection against general access rights of US authorities. We explicitly draw the data subject's attention to this legal and factual situation so that they can make an informed decision about consenting to the use of their data. Users residing in an EU member state are also advised that the USA does not have an adequate level of data protection from the perspective of the European Union, among other things, due to the issues mentioned in this section. In so far as we have explained in this privacy policy that recipients of data (such as Google, Facebook, and Twitter) have their headquarters in the USA, we will ensure either by contractual arrangements with these companies or by ensuring the certification of these companies under the EU-US Privacy Shield that your data is protected with our partners with an adequate level of protection.

You have the right to request information about the personal data we have stored about you at any time free of charge. Additionally, you have the right to correct incorrect data and to delete your personal data, provided there is no legal retention obligation or an authorization basis that allows us to process the data. You also have the right to request the restriction of data processing and to object to data processing. Furthermore, you have the right to demand the return of the data you have provided to us (right to data portability). Upon request, we also pass on the data to a third party of your choice. You have the right to receive the data in a common file format. You can contact us for the above purposes via the email address cir@zzm.uzh.ch. To process your requests, we may require proof of identity.

We store personal data only as long as necessary to use the above-mentioned tracking, advertising, and analysis services within the scope of our legitimate interest to perform the services you requested or to which you have given your consent (e.g., contact and registration forms) to the extent specified above, to comply with our legal obligations. Contract data will be retained by us for a longer period as this is required by statutory retention obligations. Retention obligations that require us to retain data arise from accounting regulations and tax regulations. According to these regulations, business communications, concluded contracts, and booking receipts must be retained for up to 10 years. If we no longer need these data to perform services for you, the data will be blocked. This means that the data may only be used for accounting and tax purposes.

To be able to take action against the author in the event of legal violations such as insults or propaganda, our comment function stores the IP addresses of users who post comments. Since we do not review comments before they are published, we rely on this data.