Privacy Policy for Dinler Lighthouse Consulting
This Privacy Policy outlines how Dinler Lighthouse Consulting (“we,” “our,” or “us”) collects, uses, protects, and handles your Personally Identifiable Information (PII) in accordance with data protection laws, including the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection (FADP) and the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which also applies in Germany.
1. Information We Collect
We may collect personal information from you when you interact with our website, contact us, or engage our services. The types of information we may collect include:
- Contact Information: Name, email address, phone number, and company name when you fill out our contact form or communicate with us directly.
- Technical Data: Information about your device and browsing activity, such as your IP address, browser type, operating system, and a record of the pages you visit on our website. This data is collected through cookies and similar technologies.
- Service-Related Information: Any information you provide to us as part of a consultation or project, which may include business details, project requirements, and other data necessary for us to provide our services.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect for the following purposes:
- To Respond to Inquiries: To communicate with you and provide the information or services you have requested, such as a consultation or project proposal.
- To Provide Our Services: To fulfill our contractual obligations with you and manage your project effectively.
- To Improve Our Website: To analyze website traffic, user behavior, and to understand how our visitors use our site, which helps us enhance the user experience.
- For Marketing and Communication: To send you newsletters, updates, or promotional materials about our services, only if you have provided your explicit consent. You can opt-out of these communications at any time.
- For Legal Compliance: To comply with applicable laws, regulations, and legal processes.
3. Data Security
We are committed to protecting the security of your personal data. We implement a variety of security measures to maintain the safety of your information, including:
- Technical Safeguards: Using encryption, firewalls, and secure server hosting to protect against unauthorized access.
- Organizational Measures: Implementing internal policies and procedures to ensure that only authorized personnel have access to your data, and that they handle it in a confidential manner.
- Data Minimization: We only collect and retain data that is necessary for the purposes outlined in this policy.
4. Sharing Your Information
We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your PII to third parties without your consent, except in the following limited circumstances:
- Service Providers: We may share your information with trusted third-party service providers who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or providing services to you, as long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential.
- Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or government agency).
- Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, your personal data may be transferred as part of the transaction, and we will notify you of any such change in ownership.
5. Your Data Protection Rights
Depending on your jurisdiction (e.g., Switzerland or Germany), you have the following rights concerning your personal data:
- Right to Access: You have the right to request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
- Right to Rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any inaccurate or incomplete information.
- Right to Erasure (Right to be Forgotten): You have the right to request the deletion of your personal data under certain conditions.
- Right to Restrict Processing: You have the right to request that we limit the way we use your personal data.
- Right to Data Portability: You have the right to receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.
- Right to Object: You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data.
- Right to Withdraw Consent: Where we rely on your consent to process your data, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details provided below.
6. Use of Cookies
Our website uses “cookies” to enhance your user experience. Cookies are small data files stored on your device’s hard drive. They help us understand how you use our site and improve its functionality. You can choose to disable cookies through your browser settings, but this may affect the performance of some parts of our website.
7. Third-Party Links
Our website may contain links to third-party websites. These sites have their own privacy policies, and we are not responsible for their content or privacy practices. We encourage you to read the privacy policies of any third-party websites you visit.
8. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We will post the revised policy on this page, and the “Effective Date” at the top will be updated.
9. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data handling practices, please contact us at:
Dinler Lighthouse Consulting
Zürichstrasse 84a, 8852 Altendorf, Switzerland
Email: info@d-lc.com
