Data protection of The Ark Foundation

Use of the site

Any use of this website and the services offered by it (such as newsletters, online ordering, etc.) is subject to the user’s prior acceptance of these terms and conditions.

All elements of this website are protected by intellectual property legislation and in particular by copyright legislation.

No part of this site, whether graphic, iconographic, textual, video or sound, may be copied, republished, stored in a data search and retrieval system or reproduced, in any form and by any means whatsoever, without the express permission of the Ark Foundation.

The Ark Foundation strives to provide accurate and up-to-date information on its site.  Nevertheless, it cannot guarantee the accuracy, reliability and completeness of the information appearing or referred to therein.

In addition, system failures such as interruptions, virus attacks or data loss cannot be excluded.

Finally, the Ark Foundation reserves the right to supplement, modify or delete its website and the information published therein at any time and without prior notice.

Traffic statistics

Access to the pages of this website is recorded for statistical purposes, resulting in feedback on the behaviour of the users of the sites. These statistics are collected in a completely anonymous way.

This website uses Google Analytics to analyse the website audience, a website analysis service provided free of charge by Google Inc. (« Google »).

Google Analytics uses « cookies », which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about the use of the website (including the IP address) is transmitted to and stored on servers in the United States. This includes the IP address, geographical origin, date of visit, duration of visit, pages viewed and page sequence. This information is used for the purpose of evaluating the use of the site, compiling reports on site activity for the site editor and providing other services relating to site activity and Internet use.

Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google’s behalf, including but not limited to the publisher of this website. They will not associate the IP address with any other data held. The use of cookies can be deactivated by selecting the appropriate browser settings. However, such deactivation could prevent the use of certain functionalities of this site.

Link to the Google Analytics terms and conditions.

Data security

The Foundation the Ark has taken the appropriate organizational and technical measures to prevent any accidental or intentional manipulation of this website, as well as any loss, destruction of data or unauthorized access when using it.

Protection of personal data

Personal data is only collected when the user voluntarily communicates it to the Ark Foundation by filling out a form on the site, in particular when registering.

The Ark Foundation only collects data that is strictly necessary for the performance of the service.

This data will be used exclusively for the processing and execution of the service as well as to send invitations to future events or newsletters (unsubscribing is possible at any time with a click). If necessary, it may be communicated to service providers involved in the execution of the service. The data transmitted in this way may only be used for the purpose of providing the service. No other use is permitted by third parties other than the Ark Foundation.

For further information, please use the following contact address: info@arkathon.ch .