Privacy Policy

With this privacy policy we inform you which personal data we process how, where and for what purpose, especially in connection with our nightnurse.ch website and our other offers. With this data protection declaration we also inform you about the rights of persons whose data we process.

Individual or additional offers and services may be subject to special, supplementary or further data protection declarations and other legal documents such as General Terms and Conditions (GTC), terms of use or conditions of participation.

Our offer is subject to Swiss data protection law and any applicable foreign data protection law, in particular that of the European Union (EU) with the Basic Data Protection Regulation (DSGVO). The European Commission acknowledges that Swiss data protection law guarantees adequate data protection.

1. Contact Details

Responsible for the processing of personal data:

Nightnurse Images AG
Christoph Deiters
Limmatstrasse 291
8005 Zürich

deiters@nightnurse.ch

We will inform you if in individual cases there are other responsible parties for the processing of personal data.

2. Processing of personal data

2.1 Terms

Personal data is all information that relates to an identified or identifiable person. A data subject is a person about whom personal data is processed. Processing includes any handling of personal data, regardless of the means and procedures applied, in particular the storage, disclosure, procurement, collection, deletion, storage, modification, destruction and use of personal data.

The European Economic Area (EEA) comprises the European Union (EU) and the Principality of Liechtenstein, Iceland and Norway. The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) describes the processing of personal data as the processing of person-related data.

2.2 Legal basis

We process personal data in accordance with Swiss data protection law, in particular the Federal Data Protection Act (DSG) and the Ordinance to the Federal Data Protection Act (VDSG).

We process – if and insofar as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is applicable – personal data in accordance with at least one of the following legal bases:

  • Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b DPA for the processing of personal data necessary for the performance of a contract with the data subject and for the implementation of pre-contractual measures.
  • Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO for the processing of personal data necessary to safeguard the legitimate interests of us or of third parties, unless the fundamental freedoms and rights and interests of the data subject prevail. Legitimate interests are in particular our interest in being able to provide our services permanently, user-friendly, secure and reliable and to advertise them as required, information security and protection against misuse and unauthorised use, the enforcement of our own legal claims and compliance with Swiss law.
  • Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c DSGVO for the necessary processing of personal data in order to fulfil a legal obligation to which we are subject in accordance with any applicable laws of member states of the European Economic Area (EEA).
  • Art. 6 para. 1 lit. e DPA for the processing of personal data necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest.
  • Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DPA for the processing of personal data with the consent of the data subject.
  • Art. 6 para. 1 lit. d DPA for the processing of personal data necessary to protect vital interests of the data subject or another natural person.

2.3 Nature, scope and purpose

We process those personal data that are necessary to provide our services permanently, user-friendly, safe and reliable. Such personal data can fall into the categories of inventory and contact data, browser and device data, content data, meta or marginal data and usage data, location data, sales, contract and payment data.

We process personal data for the period of time required for the respective purpose or purposes or as required by law. Personal data whose processing is no longer required is made anonymous or deleted. Persons whose data we process have a fundamental right to deletion.

As a principle, we process personal data only with the consent of the data subject, unless the processing is permitted for other legal reasons, for example to fulfil a contract with the data subject and for appropriate pre-contractual measures to safeguard our overriding legitimate interests, because the processing is evident from the circumstances or after prior information.

In this context, we process in particular information that a person concerned voluntarily and personally submits to us when making contact – for example by letter post, e-mail, contact form, social media or telephone – or when registering for a user account. We may store such information, for example, in an address book, in a customer relationship management system (CRM system) or with comparable tools. If you transmit personal data about third parties to us, you are obliged to guarantee data protection against such third parties and to ensure the accuracy of such personal data.

We also process personal data that we receive from third parties, obtain from publicly accessible sources or collect when providing our services, if and insofar as such processing is permitted by law.

Personal data from job applications are only processed to the extent that they are necessary for the assessment of suitability for an employment relationship or for the subsequent execution of an employment contract. The personal data required to carry out an application procedure results from the information requested or communicated, for example, in the context of a job description. Applicants have the option of voluntarily providing additional information for their respective applications.

2.4 Processing of personal data by third parties, also abroad

We may have personal data processed by commissioned third parties or process or transfer it to third parties together with third parties or with the help of third parties. Such third parties are in particular providers whose services we use. We also guarantee appropriate data protection for such third parties.

Such third parties are generally located in Switzerland and the European Economic Area (EEA). However, such third parties may also be located in other states and territories on earth as well as elsewhere in the universe, provided that their data protection law guarantees adequate data protection in the opinion of the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (FDPIC) and – if and insofar as the Data Protection Basic Regulation (DSGVO) is applicable – in the opinion of the European Commission, or if adequate data protection is guaranteed for other reasons, such as by a corresponding contractual agreement, in particular on the basis of standard contractual clauses, or by appropriate certification. In the case of third parties in the United States of America (USA), certification in accordance with the Privacy Shield can guarantee adequate data protection. Exceptionally, such a third party may be located in a country without adequate data protection, provided that the legal data protection requirements are met, such as the express consent of the data subject.

3. Rights of data subjects

Data subjects whose personal data we process have the rights under Swiss data protection law. These include the right to information as well as the right to correct, delete or block the processed personal data.

Data subjects whose personal data we process may – if and to the extent that the Basic Data Protection Regulation (DSGVO) is applicable – obtain a confirmation free of charge as to whether we process their personal data and, if so, request information about the processing of their personal data, have the processing of their personal data restricted, exercise their right to data transferability and have their personal data corrected, deleted (“right to forget”), blocked or completed.

Data subjects whose personal data we process may – if and insofar as the DSGVO is applicable – revoke their consent at any time with effect for the future and object to the processing of their personal data at any time.

Data subjects whose personal data we process have a right of appeal to a competent supervisory authority. The supervisory authority for data protection in Switzerland is the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (FDPIC).

4. Data security

We take appropriate and suitable technical and organisational measures to ensure data protection and in particular data security. However, despite such measures, the processing of personal data on the Internet can always have security gaps. We can therefore not guarantee absolute data security.

The access to our online offer takes place by means of transport encryption (SSL / TLS, especially with the Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure, abbreviated HTTPS). Most browsers mark transport encryption with a padlock in the address bar.

Access to our online offer is subject – as is in principle every use of the Internet – to mass surveillance without cause or suspicion and other monitoring by security authorities in Switzerland, the European Union (EU), the United States of America (USA) and other countries. We cannot directly influence the corresponding processing of personal data by secret services, police stations and other security authorities.

5. Use of the website

5.1 Cookies

We may use cookies for our website. Cookies – both our own cookies (first-party cookies) and cookies from third parties whose services we use (third-party cookies) – are data in text form that are stored in your browser. Cookies cannot execute programs or transmit malware such as Trojans and viruses.

When you visit our website, cookies can be stored temporarily in your browser as “session cookies” or for a certain period of time as so-called permanent cookies. “Session cookies are automatically deleted when you close your browser. Permanent cookies make it possible, in particular, to recognize your browser the next time you visit our website and thus to measure the range of our website, for example. Permanent cookies can also be used for online marketing, for example.

You can deactivate or delete cookies in your browser settings at any time, either in whole or in part. Without cookies, our website may no longer be fully available. We actively ask you – if and to the extent necessary – for your express consent to the use of cookies.

For cookies used to measure success and reach or for advertising, a general opt-out is possible for many services via the Network Advertising Initiative (NAI), YourAdChoices (Digital Advertising Alliance) or Your Online Choices (European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance, EDAA).

5.2 Server log files

We may collect the following information for each access to our website, provided that this information is transmitted by your browser to our server infrastructure or can be determined by our web server: Date and time including time zone, Internet Protocol (IP) address, access status (HTTP status code), operating system including user interface and version, browser including language and version, individual sub-pages of our website called up including the amount of data transferred, last website called up in the same browser window (referrer or referrer).

We store such information, which may also represent personal data, in server log files. This information is necessary to provide our online service in a permanent, user-friendly and reliable manner and to ensure data security and thus in particular the protection of personal data – also by third parties or with the help of third parties.

5.3 Tracking pixels

We may use tracking pixels on our website. Web beacons are also known as tracking pixels. Web beacons – also from third parties whose services we use – are small, usually invisible images that are automatically retrieved when you visit our website. Counting pixels can be used to record the same information as in server log files.

5.4 Comments

We allow you to post comments on our website. In this context, we process in particular the information that a person making a comment himself or herself sends to us, but also the Internet Protocol (IP) address used and the date and time. This information is required to enable the publication of comments and to ensure protection against misuse, which is in our overriding legitimate interest.

We show smileys that are entered as text in comments – for example 🙂 -, automatically as image files. We use a service provided by Aut O’Mattic A8C Ireland Ltd. in Ireland and Automattic Inc. in the United States, which is known for its WordPress.com offer, among other things. Automattic requires your Internet Protocol (IP) address, otherwise the service cannot be used. For more information about the nature, extent and purpose of data processing, please see Automattic’s Privacy Policy. If you use emojis instead of typing smileys as text, the service will not be used.

We automatically display the avatar of people who post a comment, provided that such person has a Gravatar (Globally Recognized Avatar) at the service of the same name of Aut O’Mattic A8C Ireland Ltd. in Ireland or Automattic Inc. in the United States and uses a corresponding e-mail address for a comment. Among other things, Automattic is known for its WordPress.com offering. Automattic needs your Internet Protocol (IP) address to use this service, otherwise it will not be able to use it. For more information about the nature, scope and purpose of data processing, please see Automattic’s Privacy Policy. If you use Gravatar but do not want your avatar to appear when you comment on our website, you can use an email address that is not registered with Gravatar.

6. Notifications and messages

We send notifications and communications, such as newsletters, by e-mail and through other communication channels such as instant messaging.

6.1 Measurement of success and reach

Notifications and messages can contain web links or tracking pixels that record whether an individual message has been opened and which web links were clicked. Such web links and tracking pixels can also record the use of notifications and messages on a personal basis. We need this statistical recording of usage to measure success and reach so that we can provide notifications and messages effectively and in a user-friendly, durable, secure and reliable manner based on the needs and reading habits of recipients.

6.2 Consent and objection

In principle, you must expressly consent to the use of your e-mail address and other contact addresses, unless the use is permitted for other legal reasons. For any consent to receive e-mails, we use the “double opt-in” procedure whenever possible, i.e. you will receive an e-mail with a web link that you must click on for confirmation to prevent misuse by unauthorized third parties. We may log such consents including Internet Protocol (IP) address and date and time for evidence and security purposes.

As a matter of principle, you can always unsubscribe from notifications and communications such as newsletters. This is subject to notifications and communications that are absolutely necessary for our services. By unsubscribing, you can in particular object to the statistical recording of usage for success and reach measurement.

6.3 Service provider for notifications and messages

We send notifications and messages about services provided by third parties or with the help of service providers. Cookies may also be used for this purpose. We also guarantee appropriate data protection for such services.

We use MailChimp to send and manage newsletters. MailChimp is a service of the American The Rocket Science Group LLC. Further information about the kind, extent and purpose of data processing can be found in the privacy policy of MailChimp and on the page about MailChimp, the Privacy Shield and the GDPR.

7. Social Media

We are present on social media platforms and other online platforms in order to communicate with interested people and to inform them about our offer. 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 data protection declarations and other provisions of the individual operators of such online platforms also apply in each case. These provisions provide information in particular about the rights of data subjects, which includes in particular the right to information.

For our social media presence on Facebook, we are responsible, if and insofar as the DSGVO is applicable, together with Facebook for the so-called page insights. The page insights provide information on how visitors interact with our Facebook presence. We use Page-Insights to provide our social media presence on Facebook in an effective and user-friendly manner. Facebook has published information about Page Insights data and a supplement regarding responsibility for Page Insights.

8. Services from third parties

We use third party services to provide our services in a permanent, user-friendly, secure and reliable manner. Such services also serve to embed content into our website. Such services – such as hosting and storage services, video services and payment services – require your Internet Protocol (IP) address, otherwise such services cannot transmit the corresponding content. Such services may be located outside Switzerland and the European Economic Area (EEA), provided that adequate data protection is guaranteed.

For their own security, statistical and technical purposes, third parties whose services we use may also process data in connection with our offer and from other sources – including cookies, log files and counting pixels – in aggregated, anonymous or pseudonymised form.

8.1 Social media features and social media content

8.1.1 Facebook

We use social plugins from Facebook to embed Facebook features and Facebook content into our website. Such features include “Like” or “Share”. Cookies are also used for this purpose. You can find more information on the Facebook “Social Plug-ins” page.

The social plugins are an offer of Facebook Ireland Ltd. in Ireland or the American Facebook Inc. If you are registered with Facebook as a user, Facebook can assign the use of our online offer to your profile. Further information on the type, scope and purpose of data processing can be found in the Facebook data policy.

8.1.2 Instagram

We use the ability to embed Instagram features and content on our website. For example, we can use it to display images published on Instagram as part of our website. Cookies are also used for this purpose.

Instagram is a service of Facebook Ireland Ltd. in Ireland and Facebook Inc. in the United States. If you are registered as a user of Instagram or other Facebook services, Facebook may assign the use of our online service to your profile. Further details on the type, scope and purpose of data processing can be found in the Instagram Privacy Policy.

8.1.3 LinkedIn

For our website we use the possibility to embed functions and contents of LinkedIn by means of plugins. For example, we may enable you to use the “share” function of LinkedIn on our website. Cookies are also used for this purpose. For more information, see the LinkedIn plugins page.

The plugins are offered by LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company in Ireland and the American LinkedIn Corporation. If you are registered as a LinkedIn user, LinkedIn can assign the use of our online service to your profile. For more information about the nature, extent and purpose of data processing, please refer to LinkedIn’s Privacy Policy, Cookie Policy and the LinkedIn Privacy Portal. You also have the opportunity to object to personalized advertising.

8.1.4 Pinterest

For our website we use the possibility to embed functions and contents of Pinterest. For example, we can use it to display images or pins published by Pinterest on our website. Cookies are also used for this purpose.

If you are registered with Pinterest as a user, Pinterest can assign the use of our online services to your profile. Further information on the type, scope and purpose of data processing can be found on the Pinterest “Privacy” page.

8.1.5 Twitter

For our website, we use the option of embedding Twitter functions and content (“Twitter for websites” or “Twitter for web pages”). We may, for example, enable you to use the “share” feature of Twitter on our website or display tweets to you within the context of our website. Cookies are also used for this purpose.

Twitter for Websites” is an offer from Twitter International Company in Ireland or the American Twitter Inc. If you are registered with Twitter as a user, Twitter can assign the use of our online offer to your profile. Further information about the type, scope and purpose of data processing can be found in the information about advertisements and data protection on Twitter for websites as well as in the privacy policy of Twitter. In addition, Twitter provides information on the use of cookies and similar technologies as well as on the personalization of advertisements both in connection with a possible Twitter account and due to the use of Twitter content published on the Internet. For personalized ads, privacy settings – including the possibility to object – are available.

8.2 Maps

We use Google Maps to embed maps into our website. Cookies are also used for this purpose. Google Maps is a service of the American Google LLC. The Irish Google Ireland Limited is responsible for users in the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland. Further information about the nature, extent and purpose of data processing can be found in Google’s privacy and security policies and privacy policy, the Google Product Privacy Policy (including Google Maps), information about how Google uses data from websites on which Google services are used and information about cookies on Google. You also have the opportunity to opt-out of receiving personalised advertising.

8.3 Video

8.3.1 We use Vimeo to embed videos on our website. Cookies are also used in this process. Vimeo is a service of the American company Vimeo Inc. Further information about the type, scope, and purpose of data processing can be found in the questions and answers on data protection at Vimeo and in the Vimeo privacy policy.

8.3.2 We use YouTube to embed videos on our website. Cookies are also used for this purpose. YouTube is a service of the American Google LLC. The Irish Google Ireland Limited is responsible for users in the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland. Further information about the nature, extent and purpose of data processing can be found in Google’s privacy and security policies and privacy policy, the Google Product Privacy Policy (including Google Maps), information about how Google uses data from websites on which Google services are used and information about cookies on Google. You also have the opportunity to opt-out of receiving personalised advertising.

8.4 Measuring success and reach

8.4.1 Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics to analyse how our website is used, whereby we can also measure, for example, the reach of our website and the success of links from third parties to our website. This is a service of the American Google LLC. The Irish Google Ireland Limited is responsible for users in the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland.

Google also attempts to track individual visitors to our website when they use different browsers or devices (cross-device tracking). Cookies are also used for this purpose. Your Internet Protocol (IP) address is required for Google Analytics, but is not combined with other data from Google.

In any case, we will have your Internet Protocol (IP) address anonymised before Google analyses it. As a result, your complete IP address will not be transmitted to Google in the USA.

We use Google Analytics with Google Signals. This enables us to obtain extended statistics on visitors to our website who have activated personalised advertising as registered users of Google. Despite these extended statistics, we cannot establish a link to individual Google user accounts.

Further information about the nature, extent and purpose of data processing can be found in Google’s privacy and security policies and privacy policy, the Google Product Privacy Policy (including Google Maps), information about how Google uses data from websites on which Google services are used and information about cookies on Google. You also have the opportunity to opt-out of receiving personalised advertising.

8.4.2 Google Tag Manager

We use the Google Tag Manager to integrate and manage services for analytics or advertising from Google as well as from third parties into our website. It is a service of the American Google LLC. The Irish Google Ireland Limited is responsible for users in the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland. No cookies are used, but cookies may be used in the context of the services integrated and managed by this service. We provide information about the processing of personal data by such services in this privacy policy.

8.5 Advertising

8.5.1 Facebook Ads

We use Facebook Ads to advertise on Facebook specifically for our offer. Facebook Ads is an offer of Facebook Ireland Ltd. in Ireland and the American Facebook Inc. Facebook Ads also uses cookies.

With such advertising, we would like to reach in particular persons who are interested in our online offer or who already use our online offer. For this purpose, we transmit corresponding – possibly also personal – information to Facebook (custom audiences including lookalike audiences), in particular using the so-called Facebook pixel. We can also determine whether our advertising is successful, i.e. whether it leads to visits to our website (conversion tracking).

Further information on the type, scope and purpose of data processing can be found in the Facebook data policy. In addition, Facebook users can use their advertising preferences to influence which advertisements they see on Facebook and which advertisements they will see on Facebook in the future.

We use Google Ads (formerly known as AdWords) to advertise our services on the Google search engine and elsewhere on the Internet, for example on other websites, including on the basis of search queries. Google Ads is an offer of the American Google LLC. The Irish Google Ireland Limited is responsible for users in the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland. Google Ads also uses cookies. Google uses various domain names – especially doubleclick.net, googleadservices.com and googlesyndication.com – for Google Ads.

With such advertising we would like to reach in particular persons who are interested in our online offer or who already use our online offer. For this purpose we transmit corresponding – possibly also personal – data to Google (remarketing). We can also determine whether our advertising is successful, i.e. whether it leads to visits to our website (conversion tracking).

Further information about the nature, extent and purpose of data processing can be found in Google’s privacy and security policies and privacy policy, the Google Product Privacy Policy (including Google Maps), information about how Google uses data from websites on which Google services are used and information about cookies on Google. You also have the opportunity to opt-out of receiving personalised advertising.

8.5.3 Instagram Ads

We use Instagram Ads to advertise on Instagram specifically for our offer. Instagram Ads is a service of Facebook Ireland Ltd. in Ireland and Facebook Inc. in the United States, and may also use cookies.

With such advertising we would like to reach in particular persons who are interested in our online offer or who already use our online offer. For this purpose, we transmit corresponding – possibly also personal – information to Facebook (custom audiences including lookalike audiences), in particular using the so-called Facebook pixel. We can also determine whether our advertising is successful, i.e. whether it leads to visits to our website (conversion tracking).

Further information about the nature, extent and purpose of data processing can be found in Google’s privacy and security policies and privacy policy, the Google Product Privacy Policy (including Google Maps), information about how Google uses data from websites on which Google services are used and information about cookies on Google. You also have the opportunity to opt-out of receiving personalised advertising.

8.5.4 LinkedIn Ads

We use LinkedIn Marketing Solutions to advertise our services on LinkedIn (LinkedIn Ads). This is an offer from LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company in Ireland and the American LinkedIn Corporation. Cookies are also used for this purpose.

With such advertising, we would like to reach in particular persons who are interested in our online offer or who already use our online offer. For this purpose, we transmit corresponding – possibly also personal – data to LinkedIn (retargeting), in particular with the so-called LinkedIn Insight Tag. We can also determine whether our advertising is successful, i.e. whether it leads to visits to our website (conversion tracking). If you are registered with LinkedIn as a user, LinkedIn can assign the use of our online services to your profile.

Further details about the nature, scope and purpose of data processing are set out in LinkedIn’s Privacy Policy, Cookie Policy and on the LinkedIn Privacy Portal. In addition, there is the possibility to object to personalized advertising.

9. Extensions for the blog

We use Akismet to differentiate wanted comments that come from humans from unwanted comments from bots and other spam. Cookies are also used in this process. Akismet is a service provided by Aut O’Mattic A8C Ireland Ltd. in Ireland and Automattic Inc. in the United States, which is known for its WordPress.com offering, among other things. For more information about the nature, scope and purpose of data processing, please see Automattic’s Website Privacy Policy and Automattic’s general privacy policy.

10. Final provisions

We have created a Geman version of this privacy policy with the Privacy Generator from Datenschutzpartner. The English-language version was translated with the help of DeepL.

We can adapt and supplement this data protection declaration at any time. We will provide information about such adaptations and additions in a suitable form, in particular by publishing the respective current data protection declaration on our website.