Privacy policy for aza.ch Data Privacy Statement

Last updated: 1 September 2023

We protect your privacy and your personal data. Our processing of our users’ personal data is limited to those data that are necessary for the provision of a functional website as well as our content and services. We collect, process and use your personal data in accordance with the content of this privacy policy and the applicable data protection regulations, in particular the Swiss Data Protection Act (FADP). This privacy policy regulates which of your personal data we collect, process and use. We therefore ask you to read the following information carefully.

1. Responsible person 

As the operator of the website www.aza.ch, the Ausgleichskasse Zürcher Arbeitgeber (hereinafter: “we”) is responsible for the personal data of users (hereinafter: “you”) of the website within the meaning of the FADP.

Any data protection concerns or questions about how we process personal data can be addressed to the following points of contact: 

Mr Beat Zberg
AZA Data Protection Coordinator
044 315 58 60 / bea065@aza.ch

Mr Stefan Spicher
AZA Managing Director and Head of HR
044 315 58 10 | ste045@aza.ch

Mr Jeremy-David Benjamin
AZA Data Protection Consultant
jeremy@secure4u.ch

Description and scope of data processing

• Personal data within the meaning of this privacy policy are all information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (hereinafter: “data subject”). In particular, this includes your name, e-mail address, postal address, etc.

• Personal data also include information about your use of our website. In this context, we collect your personal data as follows: Information about your visits to our website, such as scope of data transfer, the location from which you retrieve data from our website, and other connection data and sources that you access. This is generally obtained through the use of log files and cookies. Further information on log files and cookies can be found below.

• If we collect your IP address, it will be stored only for the duration of your use of the website and then deleted immediately or anonymized by truncating it.

2. Designated use 

We generally do not use personal data, with the exception of reporting personal data such as address details, payment addresses, etc. via the contact form. 

3. Principles of data processing 

When processing data, we take into account the processing principles of legality, proportionality, purpose limitation, transparency – in particular the fulfilment of disclosure obligations – and data security. 

4. Information about your computer and cookies

• Each time you access our site, we collect the following information about your computer: the IP address of your computer, the request sent by your browser, the access location and the time of this request. In addition, the status and the amount of data transferred are recorded as part of this request. We also collect product and version information about the browser used and your computer’s operating system. In addition, we record which website directed you to our site. The IP address of your computer will only be stored for the duration of your use of the website and will then be deleted immediately or anonymized by truncating it. We use this data to operate our website, in particular to detect and repair errors in the website, to determine the usage rate of the website, and to make adjustments or improvements. 

• Cookies help in particular to make your visit to our website easier, more pleasant and more useful. Cookies are information files that your browser automatically stores on your computer’s hard drive when you visit our website.

For instance, we use cookies to temporarily store your selected services and any information you have provided in forms on the website so that you do not have to enter the information again when accessing another subpage. Cookies may also be used to identify you as a registered user after registering on the website, so you do not have to log in again when accessing another subpage.

If you do not want browser cookies to be used, you can adjust your browser settings to refuse the storage of cookies. Please note that in this case you may only be able to use our website to a limited extent or not at all. If you only want to accept our own cookies, but not the cookies of our service providers and partners, you can select the setting “Block third-party cookies” in your browser.

5. Data security 

We generally process and store personal data on servers in Switzerland. If necessary and permitted by law, we also transfer your personal data to recipients outside Switzerland and the European Union, to a country that does not ensure adequate data protection. If personal data are transferred to a country without adequate data protection, we ensure adequate protection by using sufficient safeguards, such as on the basis of the EU standard contractual clauses, of binding internal data protection guidelines.

Questions about such data transfers and which guarantees are applied in the specific case can be directed to the contact person mentioned under point 1 at any time.

Unfortunately, the transmission of information over the Internet is not completely secure, which is why we cannot guarantee the security of the data transmitted to our website via the Internet. However, we use technical and organizational measures to protect our website and other systems against the loss, destruction, access, alteration or dissemination of your data by unauthorized persons. In particular, your personal data will be transmitted to us in encrypted form. For this, we use the SSL (Secure Socket Layer) coding system.

6. No disclosure of your personal data

We do not pass on your personal data to third parties unless you have consented to the data being passed on or we are entitled or obliged to pass on data on the basis of legal provisions and/or official or judicial orders. In particular, this may include the provision of information for the purposes of law enforcement, danger prevention or enforcing intellectual property rights.

7. Changes to this privacy policy

We reserve the right to amend this privacy policy at any time with future effect. The latest version is available on our website. Please consult the website regularly and find out about the applicable data protection regulations.

8. Your rights

You have the right to request information about your personal data processed by us. In particular, you can request information about the personal data as such, the purpose of processing, the retention period or, if this is not possible, the criteria for determining this period, the origin of your data if it was not collected from you, the existence of any automated individual decision-making and, if applicable, about the recipients or the categories of recipients to whom personal data will be disclosed. 

You also have the right to revoke any consent given to use your personal data at any time.

You can assert your rights with us at any time by contacting the address provided.

If you believe that the processing of your personal data by us is in breach of the applicable data protection regulations, you have the possibility to complain to the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner.

Here’s how to reach us: 

Ausgleichskasse Zürcher Arbeitgeber
Siewerdtstrasse 9
8050 Zurich 

T +41 44 315 58 00
info@aza.ch