Who are we?

La Ruche Verte, respects the privacy of visitors of the www.la-ruche-verte.ch website and undertakes to take all necessary care to protect their information.

Why this privacy policy?

This privacy policy results from the fact that we wish to inform our customers and users about the general rules of confidentiality and processing of their personal data, which we collect and process in strict compliance with the law on the protection of personal data. Please read this privacy policy carefully, because if you access our website, the provision of your personal data implies knowledge and acceptance of the conditions contained herein. Thus, by providing your personal data, you authorise the collection, use and disclosure of such data in accordance with the rules set out in this document.

Intellectual property rights

The contents of the website, including, without limitation, images, text, software, photographs, sounds, music, videos, interactive and other resources (“Content”), trademarks and logos (“Trademarks”), or any other industrial or intellectual property rights, contained therein, are the property of La Ruche Verte and their use by unauthorised third parties is expressly prohibited. The content of the website is provided solely for personal information and use and may not be used, copied, reproduced, distributed, transmitted, broadcast, sold, licensed or otherwise exploited for any other purpose without the prior written consent of the respective owners. The user declares not to use, disable or interfere with the resources related to the security of the site. The user may, however, print the material contained in this website, provided that it is not modified, whether for personal or non-commercial use, and that it retains the indication of source and copyright, and provided that any other indication of ownership is not removed. Nothing on this site shall be construed as granting any licence or other authorisation for use to its users. The website may contain images or other material whose copyright belongs to third parties, such as suppliers or other entities that contribute to its creation or maintenance (such as photos in the image bank).

Contents and guarantees

You agree that use of the website is at your own risk. To the fullest extent permitted by law, La Ruche Verte is exempt from any warranty, express or implied, concerning the use of the www.la-ruche-verte website. ch does not guarantee the accuracy or precision of the content made available in its and assumes no responsibility for (i) errors or inaccurate content, (ii) personal injury or property damage of any kind resulting from access to and use of the websites and the application, (iii) unauthorised access to or use of our secure servers and/or the personal and/or financial information stored therein, (iv) interruptions or cessation of transmission to or from our website, (iv) errors, viruses, Trojan horses or similar viruses that may be transmitted to or through the Website, and/or (v) errors or omissions in the Content or any loss or damage arising from the use of the Content published, uploaded, transmitted or made available via the Website (vi) unavailability or any difficulty or inability to upload or access the Content or any other failure in the communication system that may cause the Website to be unavailable. La Ruche Verte is not responsible for the support or maintenance of the website. La Ruche Verte assumes no responsibility or liability for the content transmitted between users or between users and third parties outside this site.

What does this privacy policy cover?

This privacy policy applies exclusively to the collection and processing of personal data carried out by this company.
On the site, you will find links to other websites that are not part of La Ruche Verte. The provision of these links is made in good faith and La Ruche Verte cannot be held responsible for the collection and processing of personal data carried out on these sites, nor for the accuracy, credibility and functionality of sites belonging to third parties.
Thus, the provision of links to other websites not belonging to La Ruche Verte does not imply that La Ruche Verte takes any responsibility for these sites, and therefore this privacy policy does not apply to them. La Ruche Verte considers the reading of the privacy policies of all websites you visit to be a permanent feature.

What is personal data?

By personal data, we mean any information, of any nature whatsoever and whatever its medium, including sound and image, concerning an identified or identifiable natural person. An identifiable person is a person who can be identified directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identification number or to one or more specific elements specific to his or her physical, physiological, psychological, economic, cultural or social identity.

Who is the data controller?

The entity responsible for the collection and processing of personal data is La Ruche Verte, which provides the service and which, within the framework, decides which data is collected, the means of data processing and for what purposes.

The Data Protection Officer

If you have any questions regarding data protection and this policy, you can contact the designated DPO at info@la-ruche-verte.ch.

What type of personal data do we collect?

La Ruche Verte, within the framework of its activity, collects and processes the personal data necessary for the provision of services and/or products, processing in this context data such as your name, address, date of birth, gender, e-mail address, diplomas, tax identification number, among others. This information may be requested from you when you register or fill in contact forms on our websites, either as an employee, job seeker, trainee, trainer, supplier, visitor, partner, among others, or when you receive or send e-mails, or for services requiring registration or subscription. All personal information relating to all these mentioned actors and other persons using the websites of La Ruche Verte will be treated in accordance with the law on the protection of personal data (RGPD).

When and how do we collect your data?

La Ruche Verte collects your data by telephone, in writing or through its website, with your consent. As a general rule, personal data is collected when the customer subscribes to one of our products or services. Certain personal data is mandatory and, in the event of the absence or insufficiency of such data, La Ruche Verte will not be able to make the product or service concerned available and the Company will inform Clients of the mandatory nature of the provision of the data. If you are not a Client of La Ruche Verte, your data will only be processed if you make it available to the Company, in which case the rules of this Privacy Policy will apply. The personal data collected will be processed in a computerised manner and in strict compliance with the legislation on the protection of personal data, and will be stored in a specific database created for this purpose, and under no circumstances will the data collected be used for purposes other than those for which the consent of the owner of the data has been given.

How long do we keep your personal data?

The duration of data storage and retention varies according to the purpose of the information processing. Indeed, there are legal provisions that require data to be kept for a minimum period. Thus, and in the absence of a specific legal obligation, data will only be stored and retained for the minimum period necessary for the purposes for which it was collected or further processed, or for the period of time authorised by the National Data Protection Commission, after which it will be deleted.

How can you access, rectify or oppose the processing of your personal data?

In accordance with the law on the protection of personal data, the owner of the data is guaranteed the right to access, update, correct or delete his personal data, which can be exercised through the various contacts that La Ruche Verte makes available to him.

If you wish, you may cancel your registration or use at any time and you may choose not to receive any e-mail messages, and you may also choose to delete all your personal information from our database.
You also have the right to receive a copy of the personal information we hold about you. The company reserves the right to charge a small fee for administrative and IT costs for any requests made.
If you are a user of our websites through the user registration process, your data will be stored in a specific user control database. However, the holder of the data may request its deletion at any time by writing to our official address present on the site.

How do we ensure the security of your data?

Access to your personal data is limited on a “need-to-know” basis and only for the purposes communicated; Transfer of collected data only in encrypted form; Highly confidential data storage; Protection of computer systems by firewalls to prevent unauthorised access to your personal data; Permanent monitoring of access to computer systems to prevent, detect and deter misuse of your personal data.

What measures has La Ruche Verte taken to ensure the security of your personal data?

La Ruche Verte is committed to ensuring the protection of the security of personal data made available to us, having approved and implemented strict rules in this area. Compliance with these rules constitutes an indeclinable obligation for all those who have legal access to them. In view of the great concern and commitment that La Ruche Verte shows in defending privacy issues, several security measures, of a technical and organisational nature, have been adopted to protect the personal data made available to us against their dissemination, loss, abuse, alteration, processing or unauthorised access, as well as against any other form of unlawful processing. In this sense, the forms for collecting personal data require encrypted browsing sessions and all personal data that you communicate to us is stored securely on La Ruche Verte’s systems. Notwithstanding the security measures adopted by La Ruche Verte, we are obliged to warn all Internet users that they must adopt additional security measures, namely, ensure that they use a PC and browser that is up-to-date in terms of security patches correctly configured, with an active firewall, antivirus and antispyware, and, ensure the authenticity of the websites you visit on the Internet, and avoid websites whose reputation you do not trust.

How can you be informed of changes to La Ruche Verte’s privacy policy?

La Ruche Verte reserves the right, at any time, to make readjustments or changes to this privacy policy, such changes being duly announced on the website concerned.