Data protection policy

The purpose of the confidentiality policy is to present to you the way in which the Givel Foundation uses, manages and protects the personal information that you may have transmitted to the foundation as part of the use of its website: https://fondationgivel. ch. This privacy policy is based on the obligations of the website publisher, as defined by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), for all matters relating to consent to the collection of personal data, protection and the security of personal data, respect for your rights regarding access, rectification, processing, portability and deletion of your data.

The Givel Foundation's confidentiality policy may be modified depending on possible changes in the legislative (GDPR), regulatory and jurisprudential frameworks which determine its evolution and its application.

1. Collection of personal data

It is entirely possible to browse the site https://fondationgivel.ch without disclosing your personal information to the publisher of the website, with the limits that this imposes in terms of access to some of the information and services. proposed.

Providing personal information (first and last name, home address, telephone line number, email address, etc.) to the Givel Foundation is an obligation if you wish to submit a request, make contact or request information.

You therefore accept the principle of their collection for the purposes described in the forms as well as in the paragraph “The purposes of data processing”. The publisher also collects personal data via the deployment of connection files, in compliance with current legislation regarding the use of cookies.

2. Securing personal data

The Givel Foundation implements a variety of security measures to keep your personal information safe:

  • Using state-of-the-art encryption to protect your personal data transmitted online,
  • Analytical cookies make it possible to count Internet users while analyzing their behavior during the visit to the website in order to generate traffic statistics,
  • Use of computers and servers in a secure environment to store and process your data,
  • Restricted access to personal information for employees needing to perform specific work (request management, file selection, etc.).

3. Processing of personal data

The Givel Foundation has a very strict policy for processing personal data consisting of never transferring, lending, renting or reselling it to third party organizations.

All processing of your personal data collected on the website https://fondationgivel.ch is carried out directly by members of the Givel Foundation team authorized for this purpose.

You therefore accept the principle of processing your personal information for the purposes described in the contact forms as well as in the paragraph below so that we best understand your needs.

4. The purposes of data processing

The Givel Foundation carries out manual or automated processing of your personal data according to specific purposes:

  • The data collected via the information entry forms on the website (contact, request for information, submission of a support request) are used only for the processing of these same requests.
  • The data collected when watching videos posted on specialized platforms is necessary to be able to access these third-party sites and execute their requests.
  • The data collected when using social media access buttons is necessary to be able to execute the requests of these third-party sites.

5. Collecting consent to collection

For all types of personal data collection via its website, the Givel Foundation uses devices to receive your explicit consent:

  • For acceptance of data collection when filling out contact forms,
  • For acceptance of data collection when filing a support request,
  • For accepting cookies when displaying the warning banner

6. Data retention period

The retention period of your personal data varies depending on its nature and the technology used for its collection:

  • for all your personal data collected by cookies the retention period is a maximum of 13 months.

7. Transfer of personal data

The Givel Foundation does not transfer your personal data to third countries.

8. Authorized service providers

The Givel Foundation uses the services of authorized service providers to facilitate the processing of the personal data that you use on the website.

9. Exercise of Internet users’ rights

In accordance to data protection law, you benefit from a set of rights relating to your personal data.

  • By mail: Givel Foundation, c/o Ariane Wunderli, Chemin de Champ Bally 7, 1618 Châtel-St-Denis, Switzerland.
  • E-mail:

9.1. The right to information

Within the legal framework defined by the GDPR, you can at any time ask if you have personal information that has been collected and to what processing it is subject.

9.2. The right of access to data

Within the legal framework defined by the GDPR, you can at any time make a written request for communication of your personal data.

9.3. The right to rectification of data

The legislation relating to personal data allows you to request the modification or rectification of incomplete, inaccurate or outdated information relating to yourself or a deceased loved one.

9.4. The right to object for legitimate reasons

Within the legislative framework defined by the GDPR, you can object at any time to the processing of your personal data for the following reasons:

  • Opposition based on legitimate grounds.

9.5. The right to data portability

Within the legislative framework defined by the GDPR, you can at any time request to recover your personal data in an open and machine-readable format, in order to store them on another medium or transmit them to another information system for their reuse. .

9.6. The right to restriction of processing

The legislation relating to personal data allows you to request the limitation of the processing of your data. They may only be processed with your consent or as part of legal proceedings.

9.7. The right to deletion of data

The legislation relating to personal data allows you to request the deletion of all your data which has been recorded on the Givel Foundation website.

9.8. Processing your personal requests

The Givel Foundation undertakes to respond to your requests relating to personal data within a reasonable period of time which cannot exceed 1 month from receipt thereof.

The Givel Foundation reserves the right to refuse requests relating to data characterized either by clearly malicious intent or by a repetitive and abusive nature.

If you believe that your rights are not respected, you can also lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.

10. Effective date

This version of the personal data protection policy came into force on March 1, 2024.