Name and contact details of the controller and the company data protection officer

This data protection information applies to data processing by

Controller: biodiver.City GmbH
Managing Director: Bernhard Saiko
Speerstrasse 26A
8942 Oberrieden CH

Phone +41 (0)44 688 04 42
info@biodiver.city

The company data protection officer of biodiver.City GmbH can be contacted at the above address, at info@biodiver.city.

1. collection and storage of personal data and the nature and purpose of their use

When you visit our website www.biodiver.city, the browser used on your device automatically sends information to the server of our website. This information is temporarily stored in a so-called log file. The following information is collected without any action on your part and stored until it is automatically deleted

• IP address of the requesting computer,
• Date and time of access,
• Name and URL of the retrieved file,
• Website from which the access was made (referrer URL),
• browser used and, if applicable, the operating system of your computer and the name of your access provider.

The aforementioned data is processed by us for the following purposes

• Ensuring a smooth connection to the website,
• Ensuring a comfortable use of our website,
• analysing system security and stability and
• for other administrative purposes.

We process your data in accordance with the applicable statutory data protection regulations, in particular the Swiss Data Protection Act (DSG) and - where applicable - the General Data Protection Regulation of the European Union (GDPR). Below we inform you about the collection, processing and use of your personal data on our website.

We also use cookies when you visit our website. You can find more detailed explanations on this in section 4 of this privacy policy.

2. applications

You can apply for open positions with us by e-mail. The purpose of data collection is the selection of applicants for the possible establishment of an employment relationship. In order to process your application, we collect the data you provide (usually first and last name, e-mail address, application documents such as references and CV, earliest possible starting date and salary expectations). We would like to point out that confidentiality cannot be guaranteed if applications are sent unencrypted by e-mail. As a rule, you can also apply for our jobs by post or directly on site. The legal basis for the processing of your application documents is Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. b and Art. 88 para. 1 GDPR in conjunction with § 26 para. 1 sentence 1 BDSG.

The  data you provide with your application will only be stored for as long as is necessary to fulfil the processing activity. Upon recruitment, application documents that are no longer required for the fulfilment of the employment relationship will be irrevocably deleted. [The applicable retention periods under commercial and tax law will be observed irrespective of this.

3. transfer of data

Your personal data will not be transferred to third parties for purposes other than those listed below.

We only pass on your personal data to third parties if:

you have given your express consent to this in accordance with Art.6 Para.1 S.1 lit.a GDPR, the disclosure pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR is necessary for the assertion, exercise or defence of legal claims and there is no reason to assume that you have an overriding interest worthy of protection in not disclosing your data,
in the event that there is a legal obligation for the disclosure pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. c GDPR, and
this is legally permissible and necessary for the processing of contractual relationships with you in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. b GDPR.

4. cookies

We use cookies on our website. These are small files that your browser automatically creates and that are stored on your end device (laptop, tablet, smartphone, etc.) when you visit our website. Cookies do not cause any damage to your end device and do not contain any viruses, Trojans or other malware.

Information is stored in the cookie that results in each case in connection with the specific end device used. However, this does not mean that we obtain direct knowledge of your identity.
On the one hand, the use of cookies serves to make the use of our website more convenient for you. For example, we use session cookies to recognise that you have already visited individual pages of our website. These are automatically deleted after you leave our site. In addition, we also use temporary cookies to optimise user-friendliness, which are stored on your end device for a specified period of time. If you visit our site again to use our services, it is automatically recognised that you have already visited us and which entries and settings you have made so that you do not have to enter them again.
On the other hand, we use cookies to statistically record the use of our website and to evaluate it for the purpose of optimising our offer for you (see section 5). These cookies enable us to automatically recognise that you have already visited our website when you visit it again. These cookies are automatically deleted after a defined period of time.

The legal basis for the use of cookies is our legitimate interest in accordance with Art. 31 FADP or Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR (if applicable).  

Most browsers accept cookies automatically. However, you can configure your browser so that no cookies are stored on your computer or a message always appears before a new cookie is created. However, completely deactivating cookies may mean that you cannot use all the functions of our website.

5. analysis tools

This website does not use any tracking tools.

6. social media plug-ins

A link to LinkedIn is integrated on our website. As soon as you click on this link, you will leave our website and be redirected to the LinkedIn platform. LinkedIn's data protection provisions apply there. Further information can be found here: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacypolicy.

7. rights of data subjects

You have the right

to request information about your personal data processed by us in accordance with Art. 15 GDPR. In particular, you can request information about the purposes of processing, the category of personal data, the categories of recipients to whom your data has been or will be disclosed, the planned storage period, the existence of a right to rectification, erasure, restriction of processing or objection, the existence of a right of appeal, the origin of your data if it was not collected by us, as well as the existence of automated decision-making including profiling and, if applicable, meaningful information on its details; in accordance with Art. 16 GDPR, to immediately request the correction of incorrect or incomplete personal data stored by us to demand the erasure of your personal data stored by us in accordance with Art. 17 GDPR, unless the processing is necessary for exercising the right of freedom of expression and information, for compliance with a legal obligation, for reasons of public interest or for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims
in accordance with Art. 18 GDPR, to demand the restriction of the processing of your personal data if the accuracy of the data is disputed by you, the processing is unlawful, but you refuse to delete it and we no longer need the data, but you need it for the assertion, exercise or defence of legal claims or you have lodged an objection to the processing in accordance with Art. 21 GDPR; in accordance with Art. 20 GDPR, to receive your personal data that you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format or to request that it be transmitted to another controller
in accordance with Art. 7 para. 3 GDPR, to revoke your consent once given to us at any time. The consequence of this is that we may no longer continue the data processing that was based on this consent in the future and to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority in accordance with Art. 77 GDPR. As a rule, you can contact the supervisory authority of your usual place of residence or workplace or our company headquarters.

8. right to object

If your personal data is processed on the basis of legitimate interests in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR, you have the right to object to the processing of your personal data in accordance with Art. 21 GDPR, provided that there are reasons for this arising from your particular situation or the objection is directed against direct advertising. In the latter case, you have a general right to object, which will be implemented by us without specifying a particular situation.

If you wish to exercise your right of cancellation or objection, simply send an informal email to info@biodiver.city

9. data security

We use the widespread SSL (Secure Socket Layer) method in conjunction with the highest level of encryption supported by your browser when you visit our website. As a rule, this is 256-bit encryption. If your browser does not support 256-bit encryption, we use 128-bit v3 technology instead. You can recognise whether an individual page of our website is transmitted in encrypted form by the closed display of the key or lock symbol in the lower status bar of your browser.

We also use suitable technical and organisational security measures to protect your data against accidental or intentional manipulation, partial or complete loss, destruction or unauthorised access by third parties. Our security measures are continuously improved in line with technological developments.

10. topicality and amendment of this privacy policy

This privacy policy is currently valid and was last updated in January 2025.

It may become necessary to amend this privacy policy as a result of the further development of our website and services or due to changes in legal or official requirements. You can access and print out the current privacy policy at any time on the website at www.biodiver.city/data-protection.