Privacy Policy

Last Updated: May 24, 2024

Introduction

At Classic Swiss Cooking, we are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring the security of your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website classicswisscooking.com, including any other media form, media channel, mobile website, or mobile application related or connected thereto (collectively, the "Site").

Please read this privacy policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this privacy policy, please do not access the site.

Information We Collect

Personal Data

We may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you:

  • Register for an account
  • Sign up for our newsletter
  • Purchase products or services
  • Participate in contests, surveys, or promotions
  • Contact us through our contact form
  • Leave comments on our blog posts

The personal information we may collect includes:

  • Name
  • Email address
  • Postal address
  • Phone number
  • Payment information (for purchases)
  • Social media profiles (if you choose to connect them)

Automatically Collected Information

When you visit our Site, we automatically collect certain information about your device, including:

  • IP address
  • Browser type
  • Operating system
  • Pages visited
  • Time and date of your visit
  • Time spent on those pages
  • Referring website addresses

This information is used to analyze trends, administer the site, track user movement around the site, and gather demographic information.

How We Use Your Information

We may use the information we collect from you for various purposes, including to:

  • Create and manage your account
  • Process transactions and send related information including confirmations and invoices
  • Send administrative information, such as updates to our terms, conditions, and policies
  • Respond to inquiries and offer support
  • Send you marketing and promotional communications (only with your consent)
  • Facilitate contests, sweepstakes, and promotions
  • Compile anonymous statistical data for research purposes
  • Prevent fraudulent transactions and monitor against theft
  • Improve our website, products, and services

Disclosure of Your Information

We may share information we have collected about you in certain situations. Your information may be disclosed as follows:

By Law or to Protect Rights

If we believe the release of information is necessary to comply with the law, enforce our site policies, or protect our or others' rights, property, or safety.

Third-Party Service Providers

We may share your information with third parties that perform services for us or on our behalf, including payment processing, data analysis, email delivery, hosting services, customer service, and marketing assistance.

Marketing Communications

With your consent, we may share your information with third parties for marketing purposes.

Business Transfers

If we are involved in a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction.

Cookie Policy

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our Site and hold certain information. Cookies are files with small amounts of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier.

Types of Cookies We Use

  • Essential cookies: Necessary for the operation of our website. They enable basic functions like page navigation and access to secure areas of the website.
  • Analytical/performance cookies: Allow us to recognize and count the number of visitors and see how visitors move around our website. This helps us improve how our website works.
  • Functionality cookies: Enable us to personalize content for you, greet you by name, and remember your preferences.
  • Targeting cookies: Record your visit to our website, the pages you have visited, and the links you have followed to make our advertising more relevant to your interests.

Managing Cookies

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings preferences. However, if you limit the ability of websites to set cookies, you may worsen your overall user experience.

Third-Party Websites

Our Site may contain links to third-party websites and applications of interest, including advertisements and external services, that are not affiliated with us. Once you have used these links to leave our Site, we do not have control over the content and privacy practices of these sites. We cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide while visiting such sites.

Your Rights

Depending on where you are located, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information:

For European Economic Area (EEA) Residents

Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), you have the right to:

  • Access your personal data
  • Correct inaccurate personal data
  • Request deletion of your personal data
  • Restrict processing of your personal data
  • Data portability (receiving a copy of your data)
  • Object to processing of your personal data
  • Not be subject to automated decision-making

For California Residents

Under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), you have the right to:

  • Know what personal information is being collected about you
  • Know whether your personal information is sold or disclosed and to whom
  • Say no to the sale of personal information
  • Access your personal information
  • Request deletion of your personal information
  • Not be discriminated against for exercising your privacy rights

How to Exercise Your Rights

To exercise your rights, please contact us using the information provided in the "Contact Us" section. We may need to verify your identity before responding to your request.

Data Security

We implement reasonable precautions and follow industry best practices to protect your personal information and ensure that it is not inappropriately lost, misused, accessed, disclosed, altered, or destroyed. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute data security.

Data Retention

We will retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which we collected it, including to satisfy any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. To determine the appropriate retention period, we consider the amount, nature, and sensitivity of the personal data, the potential risk of harm from unauthorized use or disclosure, and applicable legal requirements.

Children's Privacy

Our Site is not intended for children under 16 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16. If you are a parent or guardian and you believe your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us so that we can take necessary actions.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:

Luganogasse 255, 2373 Freienbach, Switzerland

+41 242 099 6403

[email protected]