Privacy Policy

General Information

We take the protection of your data seriously and treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy.

Responsible

The person responsible for data processing on this website is:

IMP-HSG Büro 3-325
Kuno Schedler
Dufourstrasse 40a
CH-9000 St.Gallen
+41 71 224 21 77
kuno.schedler@unisg.ch».

The data protection declaration of the Rationalitäten website relates exclusively to the processing and protection of your personal data within the framework of the rationalitaeten.ch domain. The German version is authoritative. The data protection declaration does not apply to other processing of personal data.

Data processing on our website

Our website collects various types of data to ensure the functionality and security of the website and to provide you with the best possible user experience.

We process the data that you provide to us during registration, during the course or on other occasions (e.g. events) or that we receive from you in this context with the utmost care and in accordance with the rules of Swiss data protection.

Based on Article 13 of the Swiss Federal Constitution and the data protection regulations of the Swiss Confederation (Data Protection Act, DSG), every person is entitled to protection of their privacy and to protection against misuse of their personal data. We comply with these provisions. Personal data is treated as strictly confidential and is neither sold nor passed on to third parties. In close cooperation with our hosting providers, we strive to protect the databases as well as possible from unauthorised access, loss, misuse or falsification.

Technically necessary data

Every time you visit our website, certain data is collected and stored for technical reasons. This includes the visitor’s IP address as well as server log files containing information about the browser used, the operating system and the pages visited. This data is necessary to ensure the functionality of the website, to take security measures and to detect and ward off attacks.

Server log files

The provider of the pages automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These are:

  • browser type and browser version
  • Operating system used
  • referrer URL
  • Host name of the accessing computer
  • Time of the server request
  • IP address

This data cannot be assigned to specific persons and is not merged with other data sources. However, we reserve the right to check this data retrospectively if we become aware of specific indications of illegal use.

Cookies

Our website uses cookies to enable certain functions and to improve the offer for you. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your terminal device and saved by your browser. They do not cause any damage to your end device and do not contain viruses. Cookies serve to make our offer more user-friendly, effective and secure.

You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and only allow cookies in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or generally and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. If cookies are deactivated, the functionality of our website may be limited.

Forms

We use the plugin “Gravity Forms” to create forms. When you fill out a form, the data you enter is transmitted to us. This data is used exclusively to process your request and is not passed on to third parties.

Embedded content from other websites

Contributions on this website may contain embedded content (e.g. YouTube videos, pictures, articles etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves exactly as if the visitor had visited the other website.

These websites may collect information about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking services, and record your interaction with this embedded content, including your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged on to this website.

Google Fonts

We use fonts from Google Fonts, a service provided by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (“Google”) on our website. The integration of these fonts is done through a server provided by Google in the USA. Information about the use of our website, such as the IP address of the user, is transmitted to and stored by Google.

The processing of this data is based on our legitimate interest in achieving a consistent and appealing presentation of our website, as well as in optimizing our website.

Google is certified under the Privacy Shield agreement and therefore offers an adequate level of data protection according to Art. 45 of the Swiss Data Protection Act. For more information about how Google handles user data, please refer to the Google Privacy Policy: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/

Youtube

We use videos from YouTube, a service provided by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (“Google”), on our website. The integration of these videos is done through a server provided by YouTube in the USA. Information about the use of our website, such as the IP address of the user, is transmitted to and stored by Google.

The processing of this data is based on our legitimate interest in achieving an appealing and informative design of our website, as well as in optimizing our website.

Google is certified under the Privacy Shield agreement and therefore offers an adequate level of data protection according to Art. 45 of the Swiss Data Protection Act. For more information about how Google handles user data, please refer to the Google Privacy Policy: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/

Disclaimer: Liability for contents

The contents of our pages have been created with the utmost care. However, we cannot guarantee the correctness, completeness and up-to-dateness of the contents.

Liability for links

Our offer contains links to external websites of third parties, on whose contents we have no influence. Therefore, we cannot assume any liability for these external contents. The respective provider or operator of the pages is always responsible for the content of the linked pages.

Copyright

The content and works on these pages created by the site operators are subject to Swiss copyright law. Duplication, processing, distribution, or any form of commercialization of such material beyond the scope of the copyright law shall require the prior written consent of its respective author or creator. Downloads and copies of this site are only permitted for private, non-commercial use.

Use of image

The images and graphics used on this website are subject to Swiss copyright law and other laws protecting intellectual property. The following images are from the Unsplash platform (unsplash.com) and are subject to the terms of use there:

The image on the frontpage is from the SQUARE of the University of St.Gallen:

The icons are licenced from the noun project.

Your Rights

As a data subject, you have various rights under Swiss data protection laws regarding your personal data processed on our website, including:

  • Right to information: You have the right to request information about the personal data we process about you, the purpose of the processing, the categories of personal data processed, and the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data have been or will be disclosed.
  • Right to rectification: You have the right to request the rectification of inaccurate personal data concerning you.
  • Right to erasure: You have the right to request the erasure of your personal data, unless we are legally obligated or entitled to further process such data.
  • Right to restriction of processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data.
  • Right to data portability: You have the right to receive the personal data you have provided to us, in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format, and to transmit such data to another controller without hindrance.
  • Right to object: You have the right to object, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to the processing of your personal data based on our legitimate interests. We will then assess whether there are compelling, legitimate grounds for the processing that override your interests, rights, and freedoms.
  • Right to withdraw consent: If we process your personal data based on your consent, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time, without affecting the lawfulness of the processing based on the consent before its withdrawal.

To exercise your rights, please contact us using the contact details provided in the “Data Controller” section above. Please note that we may request additional information from you to confirm your identity before responding to your request. We will respond to your request without undue delay, and in any event, within the statutory time limit.