Data protection declaration

This privacy policy explains how separatus AG processes personal data when you visit this website, contact us or share embedded services. It is based on the Swiss Data Protection Act (DSG). As far as the General Data Protection Regulation of the European Union (GDPR) is applicable, we also take into account its requirements.

1. Entity responsible

separatus AG, Espenstrasse 137, 9443 Widnau, Switzerland
E-mail: office@separatus.ch
Telephone: +41 71 55 22 350

Addressing data protection concerns Please contact Oliver Buschor at the e-mail address.

2. Principles and legal bases

We process personal data only for specified purposes, proportionately and as long as this is necessary for the respective purpose or due to legal obligations. As far as the GDPR is applicable, we base the processing in particular on the implementation of pre-contractual measures and contracts, legal obligations, legitimate interests in secure and economical operation and – in the case of optional analysis and media services – on your consent.

3. Accessing the website and hosting

The website is provided via Railway. When called up, technically necessary access data are processed, in particular IP address, time, requested address, transmitted data volume, referrer, browser and operating system information. This serves for delivery, stability, error diagnosis and defense against abusive access. Log data will only be retained for as long as the operational and security purpose or legal obligations require.

Editorial content and media are managed with Sanity and can be delivered via its infrastructure. Technical access data can also occur. The necessary data protection agreements are concluded with the contract processors employed. Where data reaches countries without an adequate level of data protection, recognised guarantees, in particular appropriate standard contractual clauses, shall be used.

4. Contact form, e-mail and telephone

In the contact form we process name, e-mail address, postcode, request and message as well as voluntarily company and telephone number. We use this information to check and answer your request, for pre-contractual communication and, if necessary, to implement a contract. The transmission takes place to the business mailbox configured by separateus via a commissioned e-mail service provider.

If sending via Resend is configured, the form data is transmitted to the business mailbox through its SMTP service. If Cloudflare Turnstile protection is configured, the form loads its check independently of analytics consent. Cloudflare receives technical connection data; the server verifies the generated token before sending.

If this is necessary for your request and recognizable to you, information can be passed on to a specialist or regionally responsible separatus partner. Any transfer beyond this will only take place with a legal basis. request and business correspondence will be deleted as soon as it is no longer needed; statutory proof and storage obligations remain reserved.

5. Consent management with CookieYes

We use CookieYes, a service provided by CookieYes Limited, 3 Warren Yard, Warren Park, Wolverton Mill, Milton Keynes, MK12 5NW, United Kingdom, to collect and prove your choice of cookies and optional services. In particular, your choice of consent, a consent ID, time, approximate region and technical information will be processed. The cookie required for storing your selection is technically necessary.

You can refuse a selection or grant by category. You can change or revoke your decision at any time with the button "Cookie Settings" in the page foot. The revocation does not affect the legality of the previous processing.

6. Website statistics with Matomo

When website statistics with Matomo are enabled, we load them only after your explicit consent to the “Analytics” category. They provide aggregate analysis of page views and contact actions. Measurement remains disabled without consent and when your browser sends a Do Not Track signal.

The integration does not use Matomo analytics cookies. It sends cleaned page addresses without query parameters and predefined contact actions, but no form contents. Browser feature detection and additional form or session recordings are disabled in this integration.

A local approval marker links your current analytics choice to the applicable consent version. Withdrawing consent removes this marker and pending measurement events. This does not retroactively delete data already transmitted.

7. YouTube videos

Embedded YouTube videos are temporarily disabled. You can open the video on YouTube using the external link. A connection to YouTube is only made when you click the link; Google’s privacy policy applies there.

8. Partner card with OpenStreetMap

The interactive partner map is temporarily disabled. No map libraries are loaded from unpkg and no map tiles are loaded from OpenStreetMap. The partner list, search and filters remain available.

9. External links and social networks

Ordinary links to partner sites, LinkedIn, YouTube or other offers generally only transfer data to the respective provider when clicking on them. We have no influence on its further processing. Social media plugins are not loaded without prior consent.

Feedbucket may load for explicitly opened website reviews. This review access is independent of the analytics choice and is temporarily kept in session storage for further navigation. Submitted feedback may include comments, screenshots and technical details. The widget does not load during an ordinary visit without review activation.

10. Recipients and foreign publications

Recipients can be hosting, CMS, email, analysis, consent and card service providers as well as project-related partners and legally authorized entities. Service providers are contractually bound. In the case of announcements abroad, we check the legal requirements and use appropriate guarantees if necessary. Details of optional services are also available in the cookie policy and cookie settings.

11. Your rights

Within the framework of applicable law, you can request information, correction, surrender or transfer, deletion, restriction and objection, as well as revoke granted consents. Then they turn to it. office@separatus.ch. We may require proof of identity and take legal restrictions into account.

You can complain to the Swiss Federal Data Protection and Public Information Commissioner (EDÖB). As far as the GDPR is applicable, there is also a right of complaint to a competent EU supervisory authority.

12. Security and changes

We implement appropriate technical and organizational protection measures and transmit the website encrypted. This statement will be adjusted if services or legal situation changes. Relevant is the version published on this page.