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Sils Tourismus (“We”) takes your privacy seriously. We are committed to process any personal information we collect (hereafter generally referred to as information) in full transparency, in accordance with applicable laws and regulations, so as to ensure the accuracy, confidentiality and security of your information. This privacy notice applies to the information We collect from you as an individual through our website located at https://www.sils.ch (“Website”). By accessing the Website you agree with this Privacy Policy and the processing of personal information described herein. If you do not agree please refrain from accessing this Website. This privacy notice is dated May 2018. It may be updated from time to time, in which case you shall be notified of any such modification .

1. What is personal information?

Personal information is any information that can enable the identification of an individual. Information may, as such, enable your identification (like your first and last names, email address or social security number), or may enable such identification and provide information when combined with one another (such as medical records, salary grade, role and function). In so far as any such information enable to identify you as a person, whether taken separately or combined with one another, it shall be considered as personal information.

2. What information do We collect from you?

Information that We may collect through your browsing on our Website may typically consist of information:

• Information you give us: browsing our website enable you to register for our newsletter, which will require your providing us, at our own will and thus with your consent, your email address to enable us to send you the newsletter subscribed to. Further information might be provided when you exchange with us through our contact page or otherwise, in which case such processing will be initiated by you, at your own will and thus with your consent.
• Information We get from your browsing our Website. This information which, other than your internet protocol address, does not contain personal information, includes:
  • Device information: for instance your hardware model, operating system version or unique device identifier.
  • Log information: information automatically collected when you browse our Website in server logs include your internet protocol address and device event information (such as crashes, system activity, browser type, browser language as well as date and time of your browsing activities).
  • Cookies and similar technologies: cookies or similar technologies are used to collect and store information when you visit our Website to identify your browser or device. Please refer to our Cookie Notice .

3. Why do We collect such information? Such information is collected to achieve the following purposes:

• To enable us to send you the newsletter you have subscribed to;
• To answer to your queries when you contact us directly.
• Such processing is based upon your consent which can be withdrawn at any time by sending an email to: tourismus@sils.ch

4. Who might We share your information with? We may disclose and share some of your information with:

• Services providers and processors we may engage with to provide services to us on our behalf, such as hosting or support of our Website. In providing their services, these providers may access, receive, maintain or otherwise process your information on our behalf. Our contracts with these providers do not permit use of your information for their own purposes, including their marketing purposes. Consistent with applicable legal requirements, we take commercially reasonable steps to require third parties to adequately safeguard your information and only process it in accordance with our instructions.
• Any third party to which We are ordered to disclose such information as a result of a Court order, governmental authority and/or by law.
• Any relevant entity for emergency purposes that compel such disclosure.

5. Where will my information be stored?

We take steps to ensure that the information collected under this privacy notice is processed according to the provisions of this notice and the requirements of applicable law wherever the data is located. Your information will be stored and normally processed from and in Switzerland. Notwithstanding this, depending upon the location of our service providers, Your information may occasionally be processed outside of Switzerland. When We transfer information from Switzerland to other countries outside of the European Economic Area, We shall only do so in accordance with the law, notably by entering into data transfer agreements and Standard Contractual Clauses with the relevant entities.

6. How do We protect your information?

We are committed to protecting the security of your personal information. We use a variety of security technologies and procedures to help protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, modification or disclosure to an appropriate level depending upon the sensitivity of the information. We further contractually ensures that any third party (as described above) equally processed your personal information in a secured way to ensure its confidentiality and integrity.

7. How long do We retain your information?

Your information being provided to us with your consent, We shall retain it as long as you intend to receive our newsletter, respectively exchange with us, and shall delete any and all your information at your request within thirty days following such request.

8. Social Media and Other Websites

Wherever the Sils Tourist Office is present in any of the various social media forums like Facebook, Twitter, Yammer, Pinterest, Instagram, LinkedIn, Youtube, etc., you should be familiar with and understand the tools provided by those sites that allow you to make choices about how you share your information in your social media profile(s). For these forums the privacy practices or policies of these third parties apply, so we encourage you to read the applicable privacy notices, terms of use and related information about how your information is used in these social media environments. Subsequently our Website may contain links to third-party websites, notably through social media feeds; if you follow these links, you will exit our Website. While these third-party websites are selected with care, We cannot accept liability for the use of your information by these organizations. For more information and details, please consult the privacy terms of the websites you are visiting (if such a statement is provided).

9. How can I access the information you hold about me?

You have the right (i) to submit an information request in order to learn what categories of information we are processing about you, for what purposes, how we share your information with others and how long we store your information, (ii) to request that we rectify incorrect information about you, (iii) to request that we stop or limit processing your data and (iv) to request that we provide you with your Information in a format suitable for migration. If you would like to submit such request or should you have any question related to such processing or to this privacy notice, you may contact us by sending an email to: tourismus@sils.ch. In rare cases we may – to the extent permitted by applicable law – have to partially or entirely refuse to comply with such requests. In such case we shall inform you about the reasons of such refusal. You are entitled to lodge a complaint in respect of our processing of your information with the supervisory authority. If you are a resident of Switzerland the complaint can be lodged at the following address:
Swiss Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner
Feldeggweg 1
3003 Berne
Switzerland
For more information please see www.edoeb.admin.ch. If you are a resident of a country of the European Economic Area, the complaint can be lodged with the data protection authority of your country.

10. Controller [and Representative]

The controller of information collected through the Website is:
Jolanda Picenoni
Phone: +41 81 838 50 91
Email: jolanda.picenoni@sils.ch

11. Governing Law and Jurisdiction

Any dispute arising out of or related to this Policy shall be subject to Swiss Law, at the exclusion of its Private International Law Statute, and shall be submitted to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Court of Sils i.E./Segl (Switzerland).