Version: November 2026

 

 

Privacy Policy – General Principles

Protecting your personal data is important to us. This Privacy Policy explains what personal data we process when you visit our website or use our contact form, the purposes for which we process it, and the rights you have.

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1. Data Controller

The entity responsible for processing personal data in connection with this website is:

Studer Leadership Advisory
Ivan Studer
Amselweg 10
4242 Laufen
Switzerland

Email: ivan (.) studer (at) ivan (-) studer (.) com
Website: ivan-studer.com

Any questions or requests relating to data protection may be directed to the email address provided above.

Further information can be found in the article “Creating a Privacy Policy in Accordance with the GDPR”.

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2. Applicable Data Protection Law

We process personal data in accordance with applicable Swiss data protection legislation, in particular the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection (FADP) and the associated Data Protection Ordinance (DPO).

3. Visiting Our Website

When you access our website, technical information may be collected automatically by the web server or hosting provider. This may include, in particular:

• IP address of the device used

• Date and time of access

• Pages and files accessed

• Amount of data transferred

• Browser type and version

• Operating system used

• Previously visited website or referring URL

• Web server status messages

This data is processed to provide the website, ensure its technical functionality and security, and identify and resolve technical issues or unauthorized access attempts.

Technical log data is retained only for as long as necessary for these purposes. Longer retention periods may apply where a security-related incident needs to be investigated or a legal obligation requires it.

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4. Website Hosting

This website is hosted by:

Wix.com Ltd.
40 Namal Tel Aviv Street
Tel Aviv-Yafo, 6350671
Israel

The hosting provider processes data necessary for the operation and security of the website on our behalf. This may include technical access and log data.

For further information about data protection and cookies, please consult the hosting provider's privacy policy:

Wix Privacy Policy

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5. Contact Form

When you contact us through our contact form, we process the information you provide. This may include:

• First and last name

• Email address

• Telephone number, if provided

• Company or job title, if provided

• Content of your message

• Date and time of submission

• Technical information required for the secure transmission of the form

We use this information exclusively to review your inquiry, contact you and respond to your request.

If your inquiry relates to a potential or existing business relationship, the information may also be used to prepare, manage or document that relationship.

Information submitted through the contact form is retained for as long as necessary to process your inquiry. If a business relationship results from your inquiry, the data may be retained for a longer period as part of our customer records and business correspondence. Statutory retention obligations remain unaffected.

Please do not submit sensitive personal data through the contact form unless it is strictly necessary for your inquiry.

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6. Email Communication

Information submitted through the contact form is generally forwarded to our email address. In this process, our email provider and technical service providers involved in the transmission may process personal data.

Our email service is provided by:

Google LLC (Gmail)
1600 Amphitheatre Parkway
Mountain View, CA 94043
USA

Email communication may involve security risks. In particular, ordinary email messages may potentially be intercepted, modified or misdirected by third parties.

If you need to transmit confidential information, please contact us to arrange a suitable secure communication method.

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7. Cookies

This website does not use analytics, marketing or advertising cookies.

Where technically necessary cookies are used to ensure the secure and proper operation of the website or contact form, they serve exclusively to provide the respective functionality.

These cookies are not used to track your behavior across different websites or to create personal profiles.

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8. Disclosure of Personal Data

We do not sell your personal data or disclose it to third parties for advertising purposes.

However, personal data may be disclosed to service providers where necessary for operating the website, transmitting messages or responding to your inquiry. These may include:

• Website hosting providers

• Email and communication service providers

• IT support and security service providers

• Other service providers processing personal data on our behalf

As a general rule, these service providers may process personal data only for the agreed purposes and in accordance with our instructions.

Personal data may also be disclosed where we are legally required to do so, where necessary to protect our legitimate interests, or where you have expressly consented.

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9. Processing of Personal Data Abroad

As a general rule, we process personal data in Switzerland.

Where service providers process personal data outside Switzerland, we take care to ensure that the legal requirements for international data transfers are met.

This may be achieved through an adequate level of data protection recognized under applicable law, contractual data protection safeguards or other legally recognized protective measures.

The following service provider may process personal data abroad:

• Wix.com, Israel

 

 

10. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect personal data against loss, misuse, unauthorized access, unlawful modification or unauthorized disclosure.

Depending on the technical configuration of the website, these measures may include access restrictions, security updates, data backups and encrypted website communication using SSL or TLS.

Despite careful security measures, absolute protection cannot be guaranteed when transmitting data electronically.

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11. Your Rights

Under applicable data protection legislation, you have, in particular, the right to:

• Request information about whether we process personal data relating to you and, if so, what data we process

• Request the correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal data

• Request the deletion of personal data, provided that no legal obligations or overriding legitimate grounds require its continued processing

• Object to certain processing activities

• Request the disclosure or transfer of certain personal data, where the statutory requirements are met

• Withdraw previously given consent with effect for the future

To exercise your rights, please contact us using the contact details provided in Section 1.

We may request appropriate proof of identity to ensure that personal data is not disclosed, modified or deleted by unauthorized persons.

These rights may be subject to limitations under applicable law.

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12. Links to External Websites

Our website may contain links to websites operated by third parties.

The respective website operators are responsible for the content, security measures and data protection practices of their websites.

We recommend reviewing the privacy policies of any external websites you visit.

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13. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy if our data processing activities, technical systems or applicable legal requirements change.

The current version published on this website shall apply.