Privacy Policy

Impact Advisors LLC ("Impact Advisors") gathers and utilises specific personal data in compliance with the Federal Data Protection Act ("DPA") and, when applicable, the EU General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR").

This Privacy Policy applies to individuals whose personal data is processed in connection with our commercial activities and to visitors of our website.

If you have any inquiries regarding the processing of your personal data, please contact us at stefan [at] impact-advisors.ch.

Types of Personal Data:

During our operations, Impact Advisors receives and processes personal data that you provide to us or that we request from you. The categories of personal data we collect about you depend on our relationship with you. They may include:

  • Professional contact details of our clients, prospects, and service providers, such as name, email address, phone number, address, job title, and gender.

  • Private contact and identification information of our employees and applicants, such as name, email address, phone number, address, identification documents, birth date, nationality, and social security number.

  • Personal data of our employees and applicants, including information about spouses and children, marital status, curriculum vitae, references, criminal records, banking details, and health-related information.

  • Working time data of employees, such as working hours and absences.

Collection of Personal Data:

Personal data is typically collected in the following ways:

  • Through email communication or other channels of communication.

  • When using our website.

  • During the application process for a position with Impact Advisors or during the course of employment.

  • Through consultation of other sources, such as publicly available search engines, social media, or other websites.

Purpose of Processing Personal Data:

Your personal data is processed within the scope of our activities and/or to fulfil our contractual or legal obligations. Impact Advisors uses personal data for the following purposes:

  • Communication.

  • Documentation.

  • Client administration.

  • Fulfilment of contractual obligations.

  • Compliance with regulatory and internal record-keeping requirements.

  • Recruitment and employee management.

Disclosure of Personal Data to Third Parties:

For the aforementioned purposes, we may disclose your personal data to third parties, including:

  • External service providers (such as IT service providers, etc.).

  • External advisors (such as accountants, lawyers, consultants, auditors, etc.).

  • Other third parties as required or permitted by law or in connection with legal proceedings.

Impact Advisors will take reasonable measures to ensure that such third parties are bound by confidentiality and privacy obligations regarding the protection of your personal data.

During the processing of certain personal data as described above, some data may be transferred to countries other than Switzerland. While the data exchange is secure and subject to equivalent confidentiality clauses, it is subject to foreign laws and may not have the same level of protection as Swiss law.

Data Security:

Impact Advisors implements and maintains appropriate physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards to protect your personal data against misuse, loss, damage, unauthorised access, modification, or disclosure. Access to personal data is restricted to authorised personnel, and regular checks are conducted to test the effectiveness of these safeguards.

Your Rights:

When we process your personal data, you have the following rights, which you can exercise free of charge in most cases:

  • The right to obtain information about the processing of your personal data.

  • The right to request rectification of inaccurate or incomplete personal data.

  • The right to request erasure of your personal data (unless legal or regulatory requirements necessitate its retention).

  • The right to withdraw your consent to the processing of your personal data at any time. However, please note that we may still be entitled to process your personal data if required by law or regulation.

  • The right to object to or request restriction of our processing of your personal data in certain circumstances. There may be situations where we are not obligated or able to comply with such requests.

  • In certain circumstances, the right to receive certain personal data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format, and to request the transfer of such data to a third party, if technically feasible.

  • The right to lodge a complaint with the relevant data protection supervisory authority if you believe that your rights have been infringed.

Retention:

The duration for which we retain your personal data depends on the purpose for which it is processed and our legal obligations.

Use of Our Website:

If you use our website, anonymized data regarding user navigation behaviour is automatically collected for website administration and improvement purposes. This data may include anonymized IP addresses, visit times, and time zones.

For security purposes and to protect confidential content during transmission, this website employs SSL encryption.

Cookies:

When you use our website, we may collect technical information using cookies. Cookies are small text files stored on your computer that allow us to track your website visit. You can usually disable cookies by changing your internet browser settings. However, please note that disabling cookies may limit certain features of this website.

Contact for Privacy Concerns:

Impact Advisors LLC
Sandstrasse 6
8003 Zurich
Switzerland

Email: stefan [at] impact-advisors.ch

Changes to this Privacy Policy:

Any future changes to our Privacy Policy will be posted on this website. Please check regularly for updates or modifications to our Privacy Policy.

Last updated: 9 July  2023