Privacy Policy
How we handle your personal data
The operators of these pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy.
Data Collection on Our Website
The data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. Their contact details can be found in the legal notice of this website. Your data is collected either when you provide it to us (e.g., data entered in a contact form), or automatically by our IT systems when you visit the website. This is primarily technical data (e.g., internet browser, operating system, or time of page access). This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter our website.
Automatically Collected Data
When you visit our website, our web servers temporarily store each access in a log file. The following data is recorded and stored until automatic deletion: • IP address of the requesting computer • Date and time of access • Name and URL of the retrieved file • Website from which access was made (referrer URL) • Browser used and, if applicable, the operating system of your computer • Name of your access provider
Cookies
Our website uses cookies. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device. They do not cause any damage. We use cookies to make our website user-friendly. Some cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them. They enable us to recognize your browser on your next visit. If you do not want this, you can set up your browser so that it informs you about the setting of cookies and you only allow this in individual cases.
Web Analytics (Matomo)
This website uses Matomo for web analytics. Matomo uses cookies that are stored on your computer and enable an analysis of the use of the website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is stored on our server in Switzerland. The IP address is anonymized immediately after processing and before storage. You can prevent the storage of cookies by setting your browser software accordingly. We would like to point out, however, that in this case you may not be able to use all functions of this website to their full extent.
Social Media Plugins
Our pages contain plugins from social networks (e.g., Twitter, Instagram). You can recognize these plugins by the respective logos. When you activate these plugins, a direct connection is established between your browser and the server of the respective social network. We would like to point out that as the provider of the pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by the social networks. For more information, please refer to the privacy policies of the respective networks.
Google Maps
This website uses the Google Maps service. The provider is Google Ireland Limited. When you use Google Maps, information about your use of this website (including your IP address) is transmitted to a Google server and stored there. For more information on the handling of user data, please refer to Google's privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy
Newsletter
If you would like to receive the newsletter offered on the website, we require an email address from you as well as information that allows us to verify that you are the owner of the email address provided. The data entered in the newsletter registration form is processed exclusively on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR). You can revoke your consent at any time. The legality of the data processing operations already carried out remains unaffected by the revocation.
Your Rights
You have the right to receive information about the origin, recipients, and purpose of your stored personal data free of charge at any time. You also have the right to request the correction or deletion of this data. If you have given your consent to data processing, you can revoke this consent at any time for the future. You also have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data under certain circumstances. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.
Data Retention
The data collected by us will be deleted after the contractual relationship has ended and the statutory retention periods have expired. If the data is required for the fulfillment of a contract or for the implementation of pre-contractual measures, early deletion of the data is only possible if contractual or legal obligations do not prevent deletion.
Contact
If you have any questions about data protection, please contact us at: Free State AG Stettemerstrasse 40 8207 Schaffhausen Switzerland Email: info@freestate.ch Phone: +41 52 525 33 05
Last updated: February 2026