1. Introduction
SwissCoHousing ("we", "us", or "our") operates the swisscohousing.ch website. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal data when you use our service.
2. Information We Collect
We collect the following information to provide and improve our service:
- Account information: When you register, we collect your email address and, if you sign in with Google, your name and profile picture as provided by Google.
- Notification preferences: Your saved search filters (location, price range, room count, size) used to send you email notifications.
- Usage data: We collect anonymized data about how you interact with our website, including pages visited and features used, through analytics tools.
3. How We Use Your Data
We use your data exclusively to:
- Provide and maintain our service, including sending listing notification emails based on your filters.
- Authenticate your identity and manage your account.
- Improve and optimize our platform based on aggregated usage patterns.
- Communicate important service updates or changes.
We do not sell, rent, or share your personal data with third parties for marketing purposes.
4. Cookies and Analytics
Our website uses:
- Essential cookies: Required for authentication and basic site functionality. These cannot be disabled.
- Analytics cookies: We use Google Analytics (via Google Tag Manager) to understand how visitors use our site. This data is anonymized and helps us improve the user experience.
5. Third-Party Services
We use trusted third-party services to operate our platform:
- Authentication providers: For secure account sign-in (e.g., Google OAuth).
- Cloud infrastructure: For hosting our database and application securely.
- Analytics services: For understanding website usage in aggregate.
These providers only process data as necessary to deliver their services and are bound by their own privacy policies.
6. Data Security
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. All data is transmitted over encrypted connections (HTTPS), and access to personal data is restricted to authorized personnel only.
7. Your Rights
You have the right to:
- Access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
- Correction: Request that we correct any inaccurate or incomplete data.
- Deletion: Request the deletion of your account and associated personal data.
- Data portability: Request your data in a structured, commonly used format.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details below.
8. Data Retention
We retain your personal data for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide our services. If you delete your account, we will remove your personal data within a reasonable timeframe, except where retention is required by law.
9. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any significant changes by posting the updated policy on this page with a revised "Last updated" date.
10. Contact
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your data rights, please contact us at: info@swisscohousing.ch