Legal Notice and Privacy Policy
1.
Legal notice
1.1
Copyright
Only full individual members and member companies (but not junior and passive members) of
EXPERTsuisse are entitled to describe themselves as a “Member of EXPERTsuisse - Swiss specialist association for auditing, taxes and fiduciary” and use the EXPERTsuisse logo (Section 14
of the Membership Regulations). Use of the logo is otherwise prohibited.
All trademarks and other marks, logos and graphics, navigation bars, button icons, designations,
etc. displayed on the website are the property of EXPERTsuisse, EXPERTsuisse AG or other
right holders. Their reproduction or use – with the exception of the right of full individual members
regarding the logo – is not permitted without the explicit consent of EXPERTsuisse and/or the copyright holder.
The EXPERTsuisse website (www.expertsuisse.ch) may not be reproduced or copied.
1.2
Limitation of liability
EXPERTsuisse does not guarantee access to its website www.expertsuisse.ch. It excludes all
liability, including negligence, that may arise from access and/or inability to access the EXPERTsuisse website or individual elements thereof and their use. In addition, EXPERTsuisse reserves the right to modify, delete, supplement or temporarily/permanently discontinue the website’s content at any time without prior notice. No contract shall be concluded with EXPERTsuisse
as a website operator by visiting or registering on the EXPERTsuisse website.
While EXPERTsuisse makes every effort to ensure that the information available on its website is
accurate, it does not guarantee the accuracy, admissibility, topicality and completeness of this
information. It shall accept no liability for material or immaterial damages caused by the use or
non-use of the information and documentation provided on its website insofar as there is no evidence of deliberate or grossly negligent fault on the part of EXPERTsuisse and/or the author.
Where the EXPERTsuisse website contains links (direct or indirect references) to third-party
websites, these shall be subject to the liability of the relevant website operator. Your IP address
is saved automatically when visiting such websites. EXPERTsuisse has no influence over this.
Similarly, EXPERTsuisse has no influence over the design and content of such external links.
EXPERTsuisse shall not accept any responsibility for the content and compliance with statutory
data protection provisions by the operators of these linked sites.
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2.
Privacy statement
2.1
General principles
EXPERTsuisse takes the protection of your data very seriously and observes statutory data protection provisions. All data is treated confidentially. Furthermore, EXPERTsuisse is committed to
informing you about the data it stores and uses. Please take a moment to read through the following statements.
2.2
What data is stored when visiting the EXPERTsuisse website?
You are not required to provide any personal details when visiting the EXPERTsuisse website.
However, the EXPERTsuisse website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided
by Google Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses “cookies”, text files that are stored on your
computer to analyse usage of the website. The information generated by the cookie concerning
usage of the website (including IP address) is transmitted to a Google server in the USA and
stored there. The use, processing and, where applicable, transfer of data by Google is governed
by Google’s applicable Terms of Use. By using the EXPERTsuisse website you agree to these
terms and conditions. You may prevent the installation of cookies by selecting the appropriate
settings in your browser software. However, this may result in you not being able to use the full
functionality of the website.
2.3
What data is stored when registering on the EXPERTsuisse website?
You have the option to register on the EXPERTsuisse website free of charge as an interested
party, employee of an EXPERTsuisse member company or individual member of EXPERTsuisse.
You are required to provide personal details when registering. It is compulsory to enter your first
name, surname and e-mail address (login username). You can use your e-mail address and personal password to log in to the EXPERTsuisse website.
Depending on your user category, you can access additional EXPERTsuisse services (e.g. templates, etc.) after registering.
If you decide to subscribe to the EXPERTsuisse newsletter, we require your first name and surname together with a valid private or business e-mail address. You may unsubscribe from the
newsletter at any time using the Unsubscribe link provided in the newsletter.
The username and password of registered full individual members may be viewed and used by
EXPERTsuisse for training and monitoring purposes.
2.4
To whom do we pass on your data?
The EXPERTsuisse association and EXPERTsuisse AG are entitled to use the registration data
you provide in their association and training activities. Furthermore, your personal data may be
used in a consolidated and anonymised form for statistical purposes.
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If you wish to order a publication from the EXPERTsuisse online shop, you are required to enter
various personal details (name, address, e-mail address, etc.). This data is stored in the online
shop for transaction processing purposes and is passed on to EXPERTsuisse’s affiliated companies and service partners when processing an order you have placed. Otherwise, the General
Terms and Conditions of Business apply.
1.3
Member directory
EXPERTsuisse maintains a publicly accessible electronic member directory on its website (Section 3 Paragraph 3 of the Articles of Association). By becoming an EXPERTsuisse member, you
authorise us to make your personal details (first name, surname, address/registered office, educational qualifications) publicly available.
EXPERTsuisse reserves the right to revise, modify or in any way supplement this Legal Notice and Privacy Policy at any time.
If parts or individual formulations of the aforementioned provisions no longer comply with current law in
whole or in part, the remaining parts of this document shall remain unaffected as regards their content
and validity.
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