Data Protection Policy

1. Name and address of the person responsible

Attorney-at-law Dr. iur. John Trachsel
Untere Zäune 9, 8001 Zürich

2. Purposes of the processing of personal data

Your personal data is namely processed for the following purposes:

• Management of the client relationship and other business relationships with you;
• Initiation, conclusion, fulfillment and processing of contracts;
• Compliance with legal and regulatory obligations and internal rules;
• Proceedings, namely civil, administrative and criminal proceedings;
• Debt collection;
• Making and responding to inquiries from authorities and official bodies;
• Maintaining, administering and developing client relationships, communicating with clients, counterparties and third parties, advertising and marketing, offering customized services and relevant content

3. Personal data processed

When using my services and in contact with me, namely the following data may be collected and processed:

• Surname, first name, business and private addresses, e-mail addresses, telephone numbers, language preference, job title, identity documents, business connections, bank details and connections to other related parties and counterparties;
• if necessary, to the above-mentioned data information from other public sources or sources made available to me in the context of the relationship with you will be added, such as from commercial registers, land registers, media and the Internet, business connections, details of persons close to you and from official or legal proceedings

4. Recipients of personal data

Recipients of personal data may in particular be:

• Clients and their contact persons/employees
• Counterparties and their contact persons/employees
• Correspondence lawyers
• Employees of courts and authorities
• Service providers engaged by me (e.g. banks, insurance companies), including contract processors (such as IT providers)
• Lawyers who represent me in the event of vacation absence/illness or who work on parts of a mandate in specialized areas
• I may be required to disclose your personal data in order to comply with legal or regulatory requirements.

5. Cookies

Cookies are small files that are stored on your device when you use my website.

Necessary cookies are files that are sent to the browser on your computer's hard disk to ensure the functionality of the website and to enable us to offer you certain functions. They do not require the consent of the website user.

We use non-essential cookies to collect information about visits to the website. We also use non-essential cookies to improve the user-friendliness of the website. We use cookies to optimize our advertising too. Non-necessary cookies require the consent of the website user, depending on the applicable law.

So-called "session cookies" are automatically deleted at the end of your visit. For example, we may use session cookies to save completed online forms or language settings across different pages of an Internet session. We also use permanent cookies. These remain stored on your end device after the end of the browser session until you delete them. When you visit our website again, it will then automatically recognize which inputs and settings you prefer. Depending on the type of cookie, these cookies remain stored on your end device for a certain period of time and are automatically deactivated after the programmed time has expired. They are used to make our website more user-friendly, effective and secure.

By using Google Analytics, we can measure and evaluate the use of the website (not on a personal basis). Permanent cookies are used for this purpose, which Google sets itself.

All web browsers offer the option of activating, deactivating or deleting the use of cookies by configuring the browser settings or options accordingly. If cookies are completely or partially deactivated or deleted, not all functions of the website may be available.

The cookies we use do not store any personal data. However, personal data that we or third-party providers commissioned by us store about you (e.g. if you have a user account with us or these providers) may be possibly linked to your person.

5. Storage period

• Your personal data will be stored for the above-mentioned purposes as long as your mandate or other contractual relationship with me continues or – after its termination – as long as you do not inform me that you no longer wish to receive such communication from me.
• Personal data will be archived and stored for at least as long as it is necessary for me to fulfill legal or contractual retention-, evidence- and documentation-obligations.

6. Data security

• I use suitable technical and organizational measures to protect and secure your digital data.
• Your physical data is stored in lockable rooms.