Privacy policy

With this data protection declaration, we provide information about the processing of personal data in connection with our activities and operations, including our website under the domain name mosparo-association.org. In particular, we provide information on why, how, and where we process which personal data. We also provide information on the rights of individuals whose data we process.

We may publish additional privacy statements or other information regarding data protection for individual or additional activities and operations.

We are subject to Swiss law and any applicable foreign law, in particular that of the European Union (EU), with the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

The European Commission recognized in its decision of July 26, 2000 July 2000, the European Commission recognized that Swiss data protection law ensures adequate data protection. In its report dated January 15, 2024, the European Commission confirmed this adequacy decision.

1. Contact addresses

The responsible party in terms of data protection law is:

Matthias Zobrist
mosparo Association
5507 Mellingen
Switzerland

contact@mosparo-association.org

In individual cases, third parties may be responsible for processing personal data, or there may be joint responsibility with third parties. We will be happy to provide data subjects with information about the respective responsibilities upon request.

Data protection officers or data protection consultants

We have appointed the following data protection officer or data protection consultant as a point of contact for data subjects and authorities in relation to inquiries concerning data protection:

Matthias Zobrist
mosparo Association
5507 Mellingen
Switzerland

contact@mosparo-association.org

2. Terms and legal basis

2.1 Terms

Data subject: Natural person about whom we process personal data.

Personal data: All information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person.

Particularly sensitive personal data: Data relating to trade union, political, religious, or philosophical views and activities; data relating to health, privacy, or ethnic or racial origin; genetic data; biometric data that uniquely identifies a natural person; data on criminal and administrative sanctions or prosecutions, and data on social assistance measures.

Processing: Any handling of personal data, regardless of the means and procedures used, for example, querying, comparing, adapting, archiving, storing, reading, disclosing, procuring, recording, collecting, deleting, disclosing, arranging, organizing, saving, changing, distributing, linking, destroying, and using personal data.

European Economic Area (EEA): Member states of the European Union  (EU) as well as the Principality of Liechtenstein, Iceland, and Norway.

2.2 Legal basis

We process personal data in accordance with Swiss law, in particular the Federal Act on Data Protection (Data Protection Act, DPA) and the Ordinance on Data Protection (Data Protection Ordinance, DPO).

We process personal data in accordance with at least one of the following legal bases, insofar as the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) applies:

  • Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR for the necessary processing of personal data for the performance of a contract with the data subject and for the implementation of pre-contractual measures.
  • Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR for the necessary processing of personal data to safeguard legitimate interests, including the legitimate interests of third parties, unless the fundamental freedoms and rights and interests of the data subject prevail. Such interests include, in particular, the long-term, people-friendly, secure, and reliable exercise of our activities and operations, ensuring information security, protection against misuse, enforcing our own legal claims, and complying with Swiss law.
  • Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR for the necessary processing of personal data to fulfill a legal obligation to which we are subject under any applicable law of Member States in the European Economic Area (EEA).
  • Art. 6 para. 1 lit e GDPR for the necessary processing of personal data for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest.
  • Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR for the processing of personal data with the consent of the data subject.
  • Art. 6 para. 1 lit. d GDPR for the necessary processing of personal data to protect the vital interests of the data subject or another natural person.
  • Art. 9 para. 2 ff. GDPR for the processing of special categories of personal data, in particular with the consent of the data subjects.

The European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) refers to the processing of personal data as the processing of personal data and the processing of particularly sensitive personal data as the processing of special categories of personal data. (Art. 9 GDPR).

3. Type, scope, and purpose of personal data processing

We process personal data that is necessary for us to carry out our activities and operations in a sustainable, people-friendly, secure, and reliable manner. The personal data processed may include browser and device data, content data, communication data, metadata, usage data, master data (including inventory and contact data), location data, transaction data, contract data, and payment data. The personal data may also constitute particularly sensitive personal data.

We also process personal data that we receive from third parties, obtain from publicly available sources, or collect in the course of our activities and operations, to the extent that such processing is permitted.

We process personal data, where necessary, with the consent of the individuals concerned. In many cases, we can process personal data without consent, for example, to fulfill legal obligations or to protect overriding interests. We may also ask individuals for their consent even if their consent is not required.

We process personal data for the period of time required for the respective purpose. We anonymize or delete personal data, in particular, in accordance with statutory retention and limitation periods.

4. Disclosure of personal data

We may disclose personal data to third parties, have it processed by third parties, or process it jointly with third parties. Such third parties may, for example, be specialized providers whose services we use.

We may disclose personal data within the scope of our activities and operations, in particular to banks and other financial service providers, authorities, educational and research institutions, consultants and lawyers, interest groups, IT service providers, cooperation partners, credit and business information agencies, logistics and shipping companies, marketing and advertising agencies, media, parent, sister, and subsidiary companies, organizations and associations, social institutions, telecommunications companies, insurance companies, and payment service providers.

5. Communication

We process personal data to communicate with individuals, authorities, organizations, and companies. In particular, we process data that a data subject provides us with when contacting us, for example, by letter or email. We may store such data in an address book or similar tool.

Third parties who provide us with data about other persons are obliged to ensure the data protection of these persons themselves. In particular, they must guarantee that such data is accurate and can be transmitted.

6. Data security

We take appropriate technical and organizational measures to ensure data security commensurate with the respective risk. With our measures, we ensure in particular the confidentiality, availability, traceability, and integrity of the processed personal data, without, however, being able to guarantee absolute data security.

Access to our website and other digital presence is provided via transport encryption (SSL/ TLS, in particular with the Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure, abbreviated HTTPS). Most browsers warn against visiting a website without transport encryption.

Our digital communications are subject — as are all digital communications — to mass surveillance without cause or suspicion by security authorities in Switzerland, the rest of Europe, the United States of America (USA), and other countries. We cannot directly influence the processing of personal data by secret services, police stations, and other security authorities. Nor can we rule out the possibility that a data subject may be subject to targeted surveillance.

7. Personal data abroad

We process personal data in principle in Switzerland and in the European Economic Area (EEA). However, we may also export or transfer personal data to other countries, in particular for processing or to have it processed there.

We may transfer personal data to any country in the world and elsewhere in the world. universe if the local law complies with decision of the Swiss Federal Council and – if and to the extent that the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is applicable – also in accordance with  decision of the European Commission.

We may transfer personal data to countries whose laws do not guarantee adequate data protection, provided that data protection is ensured for other reasons, in particular on the basis of standard data protection clauses or other appropriate safeguards. In exceptional cases, we may export personal data to countries without adequate or appropriate data protection if the specific data protection requirements are met, for example, the express consent of the data subjects or a direct connection with the conclusion or execution of a contract. Upon request, we will be happy to provide data subjects with information about any guarantees or provide a copy of any guarantees.

8. Rights of data subjects

8.1 Data protection claims

We grant data subjects all rights under applicable law. Data subjects have the following rights in particular:

  • 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 shall also receive the information necessary to assert their data protection rights and to ensure transparency. This includes the personal data processed as such, but also, among other things, 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.
  • Correction and restriction: Data subjects may correct inaccurate personal data, complete incomplete data, and restrict the processing of their data.
  • Opportunity to express one’s own point of view and human review: Affected persons can express their own point of view and request verification by a human being in the case of decisions that are based exclusively on automated processing of personal data and have legal consequences for them or significantly affect them (automated individual decisions).
  • Deletion and objection: Data subjects may have personal data deleted (“right to be forgotten”) and object to the processing of their data with effect for the future.
  • Data disclosure and data transfer: Data subjects may request the disclosure of personal data or the transfer of their data to another controller.

We may postpone, restrict, or refuse the exercise of data subjects’ rights within the legally permissible scope. We may inform data subjects of any conditions that must be met in order to exercise their data protection rights. For example, we may refuse to provide information in whole or in part on the grounds of confidentiality obligations, overriding interests, or the protection of other persons. We may also refuse to delete personal data in whole or in part, in particular on the grounds of statutory retention obligations.

We may charge a fee for exercising these rights in exceptional cases. We will inform the persons concerned in advance of any costs that may be incurred..

We are obliged to take appropriate measures to identify data subjects who request information or assert other rights. Data subjects are obliged to cooperate.

8.2 Legal protection

Affected persons have the right to enforce their data protection claims through legal action or to file a complaint with a 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 (FDPIC).

European data protection supervisory authorities are organized as members of the European Data Protection Board (EDSA). In some member states of the European Economic Area (EEA), the data protection supervisory authorities have a federal structure, particularly in Germany.

9. Use of the website

9.1 Cookies

We may use cookies. Cookies — both our own cookies (first-party cookies) and cookies from third parties whose services we use (third-party cookies) — are data that are stored in the browser. Such stored data is not necessarily limited to traditional text-based cookies.

Cookies can be stored in the browser temporarily as “session cookies” or for a specific period of time as “permanent cookies.” Session cookies are automatically deleted when the browser is closed. Permanent cookies have a specific storage period. Cookies enable us to recognize a browser when it next visits our website and thus, for example, to measure the reach of our website. Permanent cookies can also be used for online marketing, for example.

Cookies can be completely or partially deactivated, restricted, or deleted at any time in your browser settings. Browser settings often also allow automated cookie deletion and other cookie management. Without cookies, our website may no longer be fully available. We actively request explicit consent for the use of cookies, at least to the extent required by applicable law.

9.2 Logging

We may log at least the following information for each access to our website and other digital presence, provided that this information is determined or transmitted as standard when such accesses are made to our digital infrastructure: Date and time including time zone, IP address,  access status (HTTP status code), operating system including user interface and version, browser including language and version, individual subpages of our website accessed including amount of data transferred, last website accessed in the same browser window (referrer).

We record such information, which may also constitute personal data, in log files. This information is necessary to maintain our digital presence in a permanent, user-friendly, and reliable manner. The information is also necessary to ensure data security, including by third parties or with the help of third parties.

9.3 Tracking pixels

We may incorporate tracking pixels into our digital presence. Tracking pixels are also known as web beacons. Tracking pixels—including those from third parties whose services we use—are usually small, invisible images or scripts written in JavaScript that are automatically retrieved when you access our digital presence. Tracking pixels can be used to collect at least the same information as is recorded in log files.

10. Notifications and communications

10.1 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 may also record the use of notifications and messages on a personal basis. We need this statistical recording of usage for success and reach measurement in order to be able to send notifications and messages effectively and in a user-friendly manner, as well as permanently, securely, and reliably, based on the needs and reading habits of the recipients.

10.2 Consent and objection

You must always consent to the use of your email address and other contact details, unless such use is permitted for other legal reasons. We may use the “double opt-in” procedure to obtain double confirmation of your consent. In this case, you will receive a message with instructions for double confirmation. We may store the consent obtained, including your IP address and timestamp for evidence and security reasons.

You can fundamentally object to receiving notifications and communications such as newsletters at any time. By doing so, you can also object to the statistical recording of usage for the purpose of measuring success and reach. This does not apply to necessary notifications and communications in connection with our activities and operations.

10.3 Service providers for notifications and communications

We send notifications and communications with the help of specialized service providers.

We use in particular:

11. 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 and the European Economic Area (EEA).

The general terms and conditions (GTC) and terms of use, as well as privacy policies and other provisions of the individual operators of such platforms, also apply. These provisions provide information in particular about the rights of data subjects directly vis-à-vis the respective platform, including, for example, the right to information.

12. Third-party services

We use services provided by specialized third parties to enable us to carry out our activities and operations in a sustainable, user-friendly, secure, and reliable manner. These services enable us, among other things, to embed functions and content in our website. When embedding such content, the services used collect users’ IP addresses at least temporarily for technical reasons.

For necessary security-related, statistical, and technical purposes, third parties whose services we use may process data related to our activities and operations in an aggregated, anonymized, or pseudonymized form. This includes, for example, performance or usage data, in order to be able to offer the respective service.

12.1 Digital infrastructure

We use the services of specialized third parties in order to be able to utilize the digital infrastructure required in connection with our activities and operations. These include, for example, hosting and storage services from selected providers.

We use in particular:

12.2 Payments

We use specialized service providers to process payments securely and reliably. The legal texts of the individual service providers, such as general terms and conditions (GTC) or data protection declarations, also apply to the processing of payments.

We use in particular:

13. Extensions for the website

We use extensions for our website to enable additional functions. We may use selected services from suitable providers or use such extensions on our own digital infrastructure.

14. Final notes on the data protection declaration

We have created this privacy policy using the privacy policy generator from Daten­schutz­partner Partner.

We may update this privacy policy at any time. We will inform you of any updates in an appropriate manner, in particular by publishing the current privacy policy on our website.

Last update: December 22, 2025 (Change: Addition of Payrexx as a payment service provider)