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Privacy and Cookies Policy

1. Terms of Access and Use regarding Alertswiss
By accessing the Aflisa Sàrl website, you tacitly acknowledge that you understand and accept the terms of use and the related legal information concerning the website (and its contents). We recommend that you do not use the Alertswiss website if you do not accept these provisions.
2. Links
The federal authorities accept no responsibility for references and links to other websites. Access to these sites and their use is at the user’s own risk. The federal authorities expressly declare that they have no influence over the design, content, and offerings of such websites. Responsibility for the information and services offered by these websites lies entirely with their authors. The federal authorities disclaim any responsibility with respect to such websites.
3. Copyright and Other Protective Rights
Copyright, Swiss Confederation authorities. The information contained on the websites of the federal authorities is made available to the public. Downloading or copying texts, illustrations, photographs, or other data does not entail any transfer of rights to the content. Copyright and all other rights related to the texts, illustrations, photographs, and other data published on the websites of the federal authorities are the exclusive property of the authorities or of the holders expressly cited. Any reproduction is subject to their prior written authorization. Content may only be reused, even in excerpt form, for non-commercial purposes and must bear at least the following reference: “Source: www.alertswiss.ch”. Representation of this website on external sites requires prior written authorization. The content is published under a Creative Commons Switzerland license. License: Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 Switzerland (CC BY-NC-SA 2.5) (German only).
4. Data Protection
Pursuant to Art. 13 of the Federal Constitution and the legal provisions of the Swiss Confederation on data protection, every person has the right to the protection of their privacy as well as to protection against the misuse of their personal data. The federal authorities strictly comply with these provisions. Personal data is treated with the utmost confidentiality and is neither sold nor passed on to third parties. The federal authorities strive, in close cooperation with hosting providers, to protect their databases as much as possible against external intrusions, loss, misuse, and falsification. Alertswiss allows the input of personal data. This refers to information entered by the user into their emergency plan. These data are stored exclusively on the user’s computer, unless the user sends them to third parties. The Federal Office for Civil Protection cannot access users’ personal data. When accessing the Aflisa Sàrl website, the following data are recorded: IP address, date, time, browser request, as well as general information transmitted about the operating system or browser software. These data allow the federal authorities to carry out anonymized statistical evaluations in order to identify trends and improve their services accordingly. Under the Federal Act on the Surveillance of Postal and Telecommunications Traffic (SPTA), there is a legal obligation to retain connection data for at least six months. However, these rules do not apply to voluntary contact. When registering your email address, it is stored in a separate database that has no connection to the anonymous log files. You can cancel your registration at any time. The Federal Office for Civil Protection operates various accounts and profiles on social media (X (formerly Twitter), Facebook, LinkedIn, Xing, Instagram, etc.), its own YouTube channels, and several applications. These sites and services are offered and managed by third parties. Each has its own privacy policy. Furthermore, third-party services such as YouTube, X (formerly Twitter), Google Maps, Google Ads, Google Custom Search, Instagram, and Bitly are integrated into some of Aflisa Sàrl’s websites. These providers also use cookies. By using Aflisa Sàrl’s websites, users automatically transmit data to these providers. These situations are explicitly subject to the data protection rules of the respective providers. Users should be aware that data may be collected and passed on to third parties. If a user is simultaneously logged into an account with another service, the transmitted information may be directly linked to that account. Aflisa Sàrl has no influence over the collection and use of such data. It does not know the extent of the data collected, where it is stored, how long it is retained, whether possible deletion rules are respected, what evaluations and associations are made with such data, or to whom it is passed on. Main third-party services used on Aflisa Sàrl’s websites:
  • YouTube: As soon as you access an Alertswiss page containing a YouTube video, a connection is established with YouTube’s servers (YouTube LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA; subsidiary of Google LLC). External modules (plugins) may occasionally be used. YouTube is informed of your IP address and the pages you visit.
  • X (formerly Twitter): X, Inc., 1355 Market Street, Suite 900 San Francisco, CA 94103. You can find information on data processing in the following documents: Privacy Policy and Cookie Use.
  • Bitly: Bitly is a URL shortening service based in New York. You can find information on data processing at the following address: Bitly Privacy Policy
  • Google reCaptcha: Under the name reCaptcha, Google LLC operates services that help detect and prevent automated actions on websites. Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.
5. Submissions / Comments
The spontaneous submission of texts and illustrations (manuscripts, letters to the editor, data carriers, blog articles, photographs, etc.) implies that the author agrees to possible publication on Aflisa Sàrl. The FOCP reserves the right to shorten or modify the original text. In the event of publication, the FOCP does not guarantee the truthfulness, accuracy, timeliness, reliability, or comprehensibility of the texts and illustrations submitted. The spontaneous submission of texts and illustrations is not compensated, even in the event of publication on Alertswiss. Submitted material will neither be returned nor stored. We welcome comments related to the topics proposed on Aflisa Sàrl expressed in an objective and courteous manner. Alertswiss.ch declines all responsibility regarding trackbacks or links in comments. We delete comments for advertising purposes, those that violate personal rights, or those that infringe the law. When you complete a form (e.g., contact form), only the data necessary to fulfill the intended purpose are processed. As a general rule, all fields are optional. A field is mandatory only if it concerns data that the federal administration needs to carry out a legal task or to respond to your request. Data are deleted no later than the expiration of the legal retention period.
6. Web Analytics
For internet analyses that do not involve personal data, Aflisa Sàrl uses the Matomo software. The data collected in this way helps us expand and improve our services. Matomo is hosted by the federal authorities’ providers. In the context of using this software, all data are stored by the federal authorities and are in no case transmitted to third parties.