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Privacy Policy
Last updated: 2026
1. Who We Are
SwissKirschCulture (“we”, “our”, “us”) operates the website swisskirschculture.com. This website is an independent, non-commercial informational resource. We have no commercial relationships with any spirits producer, brewery, or alcohol distributor.
For any privacy-related enquiries, you may contact us at: info@swisskirschculture.com
2. Data We Collect
We collect personal data only when you voluntarily provide it to us through our contact form. This data includes:
- Your name
- Your email address
- The content of your message
We do not collect any additional personal data. We do not require account registration. We do not track individual user behaviour beyond the anonymous analytics described in Section 4.
3. How We Use Your Data
Data submitted through the contact form is used solely to respond to your enquiry. We do not use it for marketing purposes. We do not add your data to any mailing list. We do not share it with third parties except where legally required.
The legal basis for this processing is our legitimate interest in responding to communications addressed to us (Article 6(1)(f) GDPR).
4. Analytics
This website may use privacy-preserving, anonymous analytics to understand aggregate traffic patterns (e.g., which pages are visited and from which countries). No personally identifiable information is collected or stored through analytics. No cookies are used for analytics purposes without your consent.
5. Cookies
We use a small number of essential cookies required for the operation of this website. These include a cookie to remember your cookie consent preference. No tracking cookies are set without your explicit consent. For full details, please see our Cookie Policy.
6. Data Retention
Contact form submissions are retained for a maximum of twelve months, after which they are permanently deleted. You may request the deletion of your data at any time by contacting us at info@swisskirschculture.com.
7. Your Rights
If you are located in the European Economic Area, you have the following rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR):
- The right to access the personal data we hold about you.
- The right to rectification of inaccurate data.
- The right to erasure (“the right to be forgotten”).
- The right to restrict processing.
- The right to data portability.
- The right to object to processing based on legitimate interests.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at info@swisskirschculture.com. We will respond within 30 days.
8. Third-Party Services
This website does not integrate with social media platforms. We do not embed third-party widgets, advertising networks, or tracking pixels. Links to external websites are provided for informational purposes only; we are not responsible for the privacy practices of external sites.
9. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The date of the most recent revision is shown at the top of this page. Continued use of the website after a revision constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.