Privacy
The protection of your privacy when processing personal data is very important to us. This Privacy Statement describes how the personally identifiable information we collect is handled during your visit to the Energetic Building Sustainability Institute (EBSI) website. We cannot offer any guarantee for external websites linked from the EBSI website. This website uses Google Analytics.
Collection and processing of personal data
You may visit our site without providing any personal information. We only store anonymous data about your visit, e.g. the name of your internet service provider, the page from which you accessed our site, or the name of a file you have requested. This information is used solely to improve our website and does not reveal any personal information about you. Personal data is collected only if you provide it on a voluntary basis to inquire about information, order a product or program or subscribe to our newsletter. We use the information you provide only to fulfill your request unless we have your separate consent for any other purpose. If you subscribe to the newsletter your e-mail address will be used for our own advertising purposes until such time as you unsubscribe. You may unsubscribe at any time.
Use of cookies
We use cookies on various pages to make visits to our site more attractive and to facilitate the use of certain functions. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer. Most of the cookies we use are “session cookies”, which are deleted from your hard disk at the end of your browser session. Other cookies, known as “permanent cookies”, remain on your computer and enable us to recognise you when you next visit our site. You may limit or disable the storage and reading of cookies in your browser settings. Please note that certain functions on our site may not be able to be used without cookies.
Links to Other Web Sites
Our website does contain links to partners and other websites. Energetic Building Sustainability Institute does not claim nor accept responsibility for any privacy policies, practices and/or procedures of other such websites. Therefore, we encourage all users and visitors to be aware when they leave our website and to read the privacy statements of each and every website that collects personally identifiable information.
Security
Energetic Building Sustainability Institute shall endeavor and shall take every precaution to maintain adequate physical, procedural and technical security with respect to our offices and information storage facilities so as to prevent any loss, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure or modification of any user's information under our control.
Right of access and rectification
In accordance with the Swiss Federal Data Protection Act (DSG), you have the right to be informed at no charge of the data stored about you (Art. 8 DSG) and to request that it be corrected (Art. 5 Para. 2 DSG). Requests for information can also be sent electronically to the competent body. Please direct any questions on collection and processing of your personal data and access and correction requests to:
Energetic Building Sustainability Institute
Via Cantonale 35a
CP 462, CH - 6928 Manno
Email: info@ebsi.swiss
Newsletters
You will only receive EBSI newsletters upon providing consent. You may opt out of receiving further newsletters at any time. Please note that by your reading our newsletters, we automatically receive information on how our newsletters are used and which information finds particular interest.
Legal basis
The Swiss Federal Data Protection Act (DSG) constitutes the basis of this Privacy Statement.
Changes to this Privacy Statement
This Privacy Statement may be updated at any time. For this reason, we recommend that you regularly re-read this Privacy Statement to ensure that you are familiar with any changes.
Last updated: June 2017
Energetic Building Sustainability Institute - Manno, Switzerland