Privacy Policy

This privacy policy provides information on how we process personal data in connection with our consciousinfluencehub website and our other online services. For individual or additional offers and services, specific, supplementary, or further privacy policies as well as other legal documents such as General Terms and Conditions (GTC), terms of use, or participation terms may apply.

2.1 Definitions
‍Personal data is any information relating 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 used, in particular the storage, disclosure, acquisition, collection, erasure, saving, alteration, destruction, and use of personal data.

‍2.2 Legal Bases
‍We process personal data in accordance with Swiss data protection law, in particular the Federal Act on Data Protection (FADP) and the Ordinance to the Federal Act on Data Protection (OFADP).

‍2.3 Nature, Scope, and Purpose
‍We process the personal data necessary to provide our online offerings in a sustainable, user-friendly, secure, and reliable manner. Such personal data may fall into the categories of inventory and contact data, content data, meta or marginal data, as well as usage data, location data, contract data, and payment data. We process personal data for the duration required for the respective purpose(s) or as required by law. Personal data that is no longer required for processing will be anonymized or deleted.
In principle, we only process personal data with the consent of the data subject, unless processing is permitted for other legal reasons, for example, to fulfill a contract with the data subject and for corresponding pre-contractual measures, to protect our overriding legitimate interests, because the processing is apparent from the circumstances, or following prior information.
In this context, we process in particular information that a data subject voluntarily and personally transmits to us when contacting us—for example, by post, email, contact form, social media, or telephone—or when registering for a user account. We may store such information in an address book or similar tools. If you transmit personal data about third parties to us, you are obligated to ensure data protection with respect to 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 during the provision of our online offerings, provided and to the extent that such processing is permitted for legal reasons.

‍2.4 Processing of Personal Data by Third Parties, Including Abroad
‍We may have personal data processed by third parties, such as processors, or process it jointly with or with the help of third parties, or transmit it to third parties. These third parties are, in particular, providers whose services we use. We ensure adequate data protection with such third parties as well.
Such third parties are generally located in Switzerland and the European Economic Area (EEA), including the European Union (EU) and the Principality of Liechtenstein. However, such third parties may also be located in other countries, provided that their data protection law, according to the assessment of the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (FDPIC), guarantees adequate data protection, or if adequate data protection is guaranteed for other reasons, such as through a corresponding contractual agreement, in particular on the basis of standard contractual clauses, or through a corresponding certification. For third parties in the United States of America (USA), certification under the Privacy Shield may guarantee adequate data protection. In exceptional cases, such a third party may be located in a country without adequate data protection, provided that the data protection requirements, such as the express consent of the data subject, are met.

Data subjects whose personal data we process have rights under Swiss data protection law. These include the right to access as well as the right to rectification, erasure, or blocking of the processed personal data.

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

We take appropriate and suitable technical and organizational measures to ensure data protection and, in particular, data security. However, the processing of personal data on the Internet can always have security vulnerabilities despite such measures. Therefore, we cannot guarantee absolute data security.
Access to our online offerings is subject—as is generally the case with any Internet use—to indiscriminate and suspicionless mass surveillance and other monitoring by security authorities in Switzerland, the European Union (EU), the United States of America (USA), and other countries. We have no direct influence on the corresponding processing of personal data by intelligence services, police agencies, and other security authorities.

5.1 Cookies
‍We may use cookies on our website. Cookies—including those from third parties whose services we use (third-party cookies)—are text-based data stored in your browser. Cookies cannot execute programs or transmit malware such as Trojans or viruses.
Cookies can be stored in your browser temporarily as "session cookies" or for a specific period as "permanent cookies" when you visit our website. "Session cookies" are automatically deleted when you close your browser. Permanent cookies allow us, in particular, to recognize your browser on your next visit to our website and thereby measure the reach of our website, for example. Permanent cookies can also be used for online marketing. You can deactivate or delete cookies in your browser settings at any time, either in whole or in part. Without cookies, our online offerings may not be fully available. We will ask for your consent to use cookies if and to the extent required.

‍5.2 Server Log Files
‍For every access to our website, we may collect the following information, provided it 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, the specific page of our website accessed including the amount of data transferred, and the last webpage accessed in the same browser window (referrer).
We store this information, which may also constitute personal data, in server log files. This information is necessary to provide our online offerings in a sustainable, user-friendly, and reliable manner, and to ensure data security and, in particular, the protection of personal data—including by or with the help of third parties.

‍5.3 Tracking Pixels
‍We may use tracking pixels on our website. Tracking pixels are also known as web beacons. Tracking pixels—including those from third parties whose services we use—are small images that are retrieved when you visit our website. Tracking pixels can be used to collect the same information as in server log files.

We may send notifications and communications, such as newsletters, via email and other communication channels, such as instant messaging.

‍6.1 Performance and Reach Measurement
‍Notifications and communications may contain web links or tracking pixels that record whether an individual message was opened and which web links were clicked (performance measurement). Such web links and tracking pixels may also record the use of notifications and communications on a personal basis. We require this statistical recording of usage, including performance and reach measurement, to offer notifications and communications that are effective, user-friendly, sustainable, secure, and reliable, based on the needs and reading habits of the recipients.

‍6.2 Consent and Opt-out
‍In principle, you must expressly consent to the use of your email address and other contact addresses, unless the use is permitted for other legal reasons. You can generally unsubscribe from notifications and communications, such as newsletters, at any time. This does not apply to notifications and communications that are strictly necessary for our online offerings. By unsubscribing, you can specifically object to the statistical recording of usage, including for performance and reach measurement.

‍6.3 Service Providers for Notifications and Communications
‍We may have notifications and communications sent by service providers or send them with the help of service providers. We ensure adequate data protection with such service providers as well.
We use Wix to send and manage newsletters.

We maintain a presence on social media platforms and other online platforms to communicate with interested individuals and provide information about our online offerings. The general terms and conditions (GTC), privacy policies, and other provisions of the individual operators of such online platforms apply in each case.

We may use third-party services to provide our online services in a sustainable, user-friendly, secure, and reliable manner. These services also allow us to embed content into our online offerings. Such services—for example, hosting and storage services, video services, and payment services—require your Internet Protocol (IP) address, as they would otherwise be unable to transmit the relevant content. These services may be located outside of Switzerland and the European Economic Area (EEA), including the European Union (EU) and the Principality of Liechtenstein, provided that adequate data protection is guaranteed.
For their own security, statistical, and technical purposes, the third parties whose services we use may also process data related to our online offerings, as well as data from other sources, in an aggregated, anonymized, or pseudonymized form—including through the use of cookies, log files, and tracking pixels. Such data is not used to directly identify individuals in connection with our online offerings.

‍8.1 Social Media Features and Content
‍8.1.1 Facebook
‍We use social plugins from Facebook to embed Facebook features and content into our website. These features include, for example, "Like" or "Share" buttons. Cookies are also used in this process.
Further information regarding the nature, scope, and purpose of data processing can be found in the Facebook Data Policy.

‍8.1.2 Instagram
‍We use the option to embed Instagram features and content on our website. This allows us to display images published on Instagram directly on our site. Cookies are also used in this process.
Instagram is a service provided by Facebook Ireland Ltd. in Ireland or the American company Facebook Inc. If you are logged into Instagram or other Facebook services as a user, Facebook may associate your use of our online offerings with your profile. Further information regarding the nature, scope, and purpose of data processing can be found in the Instagram Privacy Policy.

‍8.1.3 LinkedIn
‍We use the option to embed LinkedIn features and content on our website via plugins. This allows us, for example, to enable the LinkedIn "Share" function on our website. Cookies are also used in this process. Further information can be found on the LinkedIn Plugins page.
These plugins are a service provided by the LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company in Ireland or the American LinkedIn Corporation. If you are logged into LinkedIn as a user, LinkedIn may associate your use of our online offerings with your profile. Further information regarding the nature, scope, and purpose of data processing can be found in the Privacy Policy, the Cookie Policy, and the Privacy Portal provided by LinkedIn. You also have the option to opt out of personalized advertising.

‍8.2 Entertainment
‍We use YouTube to embed videos on our website. Cookies are also used in this process. YouTube is a service provided by the American company Google LLC. For users in the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland, the Irish company Google Ireland Limited is responsible. Further information regarding the nature, scope, and purpose of data processing can be found in Google's Privacy and Security Principles and Privacy Policy, in the Guide to Privacy in Google Products (including YouTube), in the information on how Google uses data from websites that use Google services, and in the information about cookies at Google. You also have the option to opt out of personalized advertising.

‍8.3 Performance and Reach Measurement
‍8.3.1 Google Analytics
‍We use Google Analytics to analyze how our website is used, which allows us, for example, to measure the reach of our website and the success of third-party links to our site. This is a service provided by the American company Google LLC. For users in the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland, the Irish company Google Ireland Limited is responsible.
Google attempts to track individual visitors to our website even when they use different browsers or devices (cross-device tracking). Cookies are also used in this process. Google Analytics requires your Internet Protocol (IP) address, but this is not combined with other data from Google.
In any case, we ensure your Internet Protocol (IP) address is anonymized before analysis by Google. As a result, your full IP address is generally not transmitted to Google in the USA.
We use Google Analytics with Google Signals. This provides us with enhanced statistics about visitors to our website who have enabled personalized advertising as logged-in Google users. Despite these enhanced statistics, we cannot establish a link to individual Google user accounts.
Further information regarding the nature, scope, and purpose of data processing can be found in Google's Privacy and Security Principles and Privacy Policy, in the Guide to Privacy in Google Products (including Google Analytics), in the information on how Google uses data from websites that use Google services, and in the information about cookies at Google. You also have the option to use the "Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on" and to opt out of personalized advertising.

We may update and supplement this privacy policy at any time. We will provide appropriate notice of such updates and supplements, in particular by publishing the current version of the privacy policy on our website.