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Last updated: 24 September 2026
With the following privacy policy, we would like to inform you about the types of your personal data (hereinafter also referred to as "data") that we process, for what purposes and to what extent. This privacy policy applies to all processing of personal data carried out by us, both in the context of providing our services and, in particular, on our websites, in mobile applications and within external online presences, such as our social media profiles (hereinafter collectively referred to as the "online offering").
The terms used are not gender-specific.
Photo Collectors Circle
Fraumünsterstrasse 11
8001 Zurich
Switzerland
Persons authorised to represent: Susanne von Meiss, Ettore Molinario
Email address: info@photocollectorscircle.com
The following overview summarises the types of data processed and the purposes of their processing, and refers to the categories of data subjects concerned.
Applicable legal bases under the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection: We process your personal data in accordance with the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection ("Swiss FADP"). Personal data must be processed lawfully, in good faith and proportionately (Art. 6 paras. 1 and 2 FADP). It may only be collected for a specific purpose recognisable to the data subject and may only be processed in a manner compatible with that purpose (Art. 6 para. 3 FADP). Unlike the GDPR, the Swiss FADP does not, in principle, tie the admissibility of processing by private controllers to the choice of a specific legal basis from a statutory catalogue. Therefore, as a rule, there is also no general obligation to state such a legal basis for each processing operation in this privacy policy.
We take appropriate technical and organisational measures in accordance with statutory requirements, taking into account the state of the art, the costs of implementation, the nature, scope, circumstances and purposes of the processing, and the varying likelihood and severity of the risk to the rights and freedoms of natural persons, in order to ensure a level of protection appropriate to the risk.
The measures include, in particular, safeguarding the confidentiality, integrity and availability of data by controlling both physical and electronic access to the data as well as the access, entry, transfer and availability of the data and its separation. Furthermore, we have established procedures that ensure the exercise of data subject rights, the deletion of data and the response to any threat to the data. In addition, we take the protection of personal data into account when developing or selecting hardware, software and processes, in accordance with the principles of data protection through technology design and privacy-friendly default settings.
We process the data of our members, supporters, interested parties, business partners or other persons (collectively, "data subjects") when we are in a membership or other business relationship with them, when performing our tasks, and when they are recipients of services and benefits. Otherwise, we process the data of data subjects on the basis of our legitimate interests, e.g. in the case of administrative tasks or public relations work.
The data processed in this context, as well as the type, scope, purpose and necessity of their processing, are determined by the underlying membership or contractual relationship, from which the necessity of any data disclosures also follows (otherwise, we point out required data).
We delete data that is no longer required for the fulfilment of our statutory and business purposes. This is determined in accordance with the respective tasks and contractual relationships. We retain data for as long as it may be relevant for business administration and with regard to any warranty or liability obligations, on the basis of our legitimate interest in their regulation. The necessity of retaining the data is reviewed at regular intervals; otherwise, statutory retention obligations apply.
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Presence in Social Networks (Social Media)
We maintain online presences within social networks and process user data in this context in order to communicate with active users there or to offer information about us.
We point out that user data may be processed outside the European Union. This may result in risks for users, because, for example, the enforcement of users' rights could be made more difficult.
Furthermore, users' data within social networks is generally processed for market research and advertising purposes. For example, usage profiles can be created from users' usage behaviour and the resulting interests. The latter may in turn be used, for example, to place advertisements within and outside the networks that presumably correspond to the interests of the users. As a rule, cookies are therefore stored on users' computers in which their usage behaviour and interests are stored. Moreover, data may also be stored in the usage profiles independently of the devices used by the users (in particular, if they are members of the respective platforms and are logged in there).
For a detailed description of the respective forms of processing and the opt-out options, we refer to the privacy policies and information provided by the operators of the respective networks.
Also in the case of information requests and the assertion of data subject rights, we point out that these can be asserted most effectively with the providers. Only the latter have access to the users' data and can take appropriate measures directly and provide information. Should you nevertheless require assistance, you are welcome to contact us.
Further information on processing operations, procedures and services