Last updated: August 2026
This Privacy Notice explains how personal data is processed when you visit hansvanmanen.ch or contact me through the website. Personal data is processed primarily in accordance with the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection (FADP).
1. Controller
The controller responsible for the processing of personal data through this website is:
Hans van Manen
Basel, Switzerland
Email: info@hansvanmanen.ch
2. Data processed when you visit the website
When you access this website, the hosting infrastructure may automatically process technical information needed to deliver, protect and maintain the website. This can include:
- IP address
- date and time of access
- requested page or resource
- browser, device and operating-system information
- referring page or website, where provided by the browser
- technical access, security and error-log information
This information is used only for website delivery, security, abuse prevention, troubleshooting and technical maintenance. Technical logs are retained only for as long as required for those purposes, in accordance with the hosting provider’s settings and retention procedures.
3. Cookies and local storage
The website uses a small number of first-party cookies and browser storage items for technical or functional purposes. Based on the current website configuration, these are:
Storage
Type
Purpose
Duration
These technologies are not used by me to identify visitors, analyse browsing behaviour, build profiles or provide targeted advertising. No Google Analytics or comparable third-party analytics service is used.
You can delete or restrict cookies and browser storage through your browser settings. Restricting functional storage may affect some website functionality.
4. Contact form and email enquiries
If you contact me through the website, I process the information you choose to provide. Depending on the fields completed, this can include your:
- name
- company name
- email address
- area of interest
- message and any other information you include
The information is used to respond to your enquiry, discuss potential services and, where applicable, establish or manage a business relationship.
Contact form submissions are not stored in the WordPress website database. They are transmitted directly to my email account. Please do not send sensitive personal data through the contact form unless it is necessary for your enquiry.
5. Retention of enquiries and email
Enquiries that do not result in a business relationship are generally retained for up to two years after the last communication and are then deleted when they are no longer required.
If an enquiry results in a contractual or business relationship, relevant correspondence may be retained for longer where this is necessary to perform the relationship, comply with legal, accounting or tax obligations, or establish, exercise or defend legal claims. Where correspondence forms part of records subject to a statutory retention period, it may be retained for that applicable period (which can be up to ten years for certain Swiss business records).
6. Hosting and email provider
Website hosting and email services are provided by:
mijn.host B.V.
Pietersbergweg 291
1105 BM Amsterdam
The Netherlands
mijn.host processes personal data on my behalf where this is necessary to provide hosting, email, backup, security, monitoring and related technical services. The primary website and email infrastructure is located in the Netherlands. The Netherlands is recognised under Swiss data protection law as providing an adequate level of data protection.
7. Disclosure of personal data
Personal data is not sold. It is disclosed only where necessary for the purposes described in this notice, including to technical service providers acting on my behalf, or where disclosure is required by law or necessary to protect legitimate legal interests.
8. External links
This website may contain links to external websites, such as LinkedIn. When you follow an external link, the processing of personal data on that external website is governed by the privacy practices of the relevant provider. This Privacy Notice does not cover processing carried out independently by those third parties.
9. Data security
Reasonable technical and organisational measures are used to protect personal data against unauthorised access, loss, misuse, alteration or disclosure. No transmission or storage method can, however, be guaranteed to be completely secure.
10. Your rights
Subject to applicable Swiss data protection law, you may request information about personal data concerning you and ask for inaccurate data to be corrected or personal data to be deleted where there is no legal or legitimate reason to retain it. You may also exercise other rights available under applicable data protection law.
Requests concerning personal data can be sent to info@hansvanmanen.ch.
11. Changes to this Privacy Notice
This Privacy Notice may be updated if the website, the services used on it or applicable legal requirements change. The current version will be published on this website.