Privacy Policy for Motorway Use Advisory
Your privacy is of paramount importance to us. This Privacy Policy outlines how our online platform, dedicated to providing free advice on Swiss motorway use for tourists, manages, processes, and protects any personal data you might provide or that we might collect. We are committed to transparency and compliance with relevant data protection laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and Swiss data protection legislation.
1. Data Controller Information
The data controller responsible for the processing of your personal data on this service is:
Motorway Use Advisory
Landstrasse 62
5430 Wettingen
Switzerland
2. Information We Collect and Why We Collect It
Our service focuses on providing free advice and does not require user accounts, logins, or direct personal data submissions (like names, emails, or phone numbers) for its core functionality. As such, we collect minimal personal data.
- Technical Data: When you access our online platform, our servers may automatically record certain non-identifying information that your browser sends. This typically includes your IP address, browser type, browser language, referring/exit pages, and the date and time of your request. This data is collected for the purpose of maintaining the security and operational integrity of our website, analyzing trends, administering the site, and tracking aggregate user movement. This information is processed in a way that does not identify any individual and is usually anonymized or aggregated.
- No Direct Personal Data Collection: We do not ask for or store any personal identifying information (such as your name, address, email address, or payment details). Our service is purely informational and does not involve transactions or user-specific content.
3. Legal Basis for Processing
Our legal basis for processing the limited technical data described above is our legitimate interest in maintaining and securing our website, ensuring its proper functioning, and understanding how users interact with our content to improve our service. This processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by our organization or by a third party.
4. How We Use the Information
The non-personal information we collect is used solely for:
- Monitoring and analyzing the usage of our online platform.
- Improving the functionality, performance, and user experience of our service.
- Detecting and preventing technical issues or malicious activities.
5. Data Retention
We retain technical data for a limited period, typically not exceeding 30 days, unless a longer retention period is required by law or for legitimate business purposes such as security incident investigation. After this period, the data is either deleted or fully anonymized.
6. Data Security
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect the limited data we collect from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. We regularly review our security procedures to consider new technologies and methods.
7. Disclosure to Third Parties
We do not share, sell, or rent any data we collect with third parties for their marketing or commercial purposes. Any sharing of aggregated, anonymized technical data with service providers (e.g., for website hosting or analytics) is done under strict contractual obligations to ensure data protection and only for the purposes outlined in this policy.
8. Your Rights (Applicable under GDPR)
Although we do not collect identifiable personal data directly from users for our advice services, if you believe we may hold any personal data about you, you have the following rights under GDPR concerning that data:
- Right to Access: You have the right to request copies of your personal data.
- Right to Rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or complete information you believe is incomplete.
- Right to Erasure: You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
- Right to Restrict Processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
- Right to Object to Processing: You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
- Right to Data Portability: You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.
To make a request related to your rights, please contact us using the address provided in Section 1.
9. Cookies
Our online platform may use essential cookies to ensure the proper functioning of the website (e.g., for session management or maintaining site preferences). These cookies do not collect personal identifiable information. We do not use third-party tracking or advertising cookies.
10. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We will post any new Privacy Policy on this page. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.
11. Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at:
Motorway Use Advisory
Landstrasse 62
5430 Wettingen
Switzerland