Privacy Policy

This privacy policy describes how Alpine Press Institute collects, uses, and protects information when you use our site and services. We are committed to protecting your privacy in compliance with applicable data protection laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and Swiss data protection legislation.

When you use our online platform or interact with this service, we may collect certain information about you. This includes information you provide directly to us, such as your name, email address, postal address, phone number, and payment details when you register for a course, make a purchase, or contact us. We also collect information related to your use of the service, including course progress, interactions with course materials, and communication preferences.

Automatically collected information includes data gathered through cookies and similar technologies when you access our site. This may include your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, pages viewed, and the dates and times of your visits. This helps us understand how users interact with our site and improve the user experience.

We use the collected information for several purposes. Primarily, this data is used to provide, operate, and maintain the services offered through our site, including delivering educational content, managing your course enrollment, processing transactions, and providing customer support. We also use information to communicate with you about your account, course updates, and relevant information regarding our services. Data may be used to improve our services, develop new features, analyze usage patterns, and ensure the security and integrity of our online platform. Where we have a legal basis, such as your consent or our legitimate interests, we may also use information for marketing purposes, offering you other courses or services that may be of interest, subject to your preferences.

We do not sell your personal data to third parties. We may share information with third-party service providers who perform services on our behalf, such as payment processing, data hosting, analytics, and customer support. These service providers are obligated to protect your information and use it only for the purposes for which they were engaged. We may also disclose your information if required by law, regulation, or legal process, or in response to a valid request by public authorities. In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, your information may be transferred to the acquiring entity.

We retain your information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. Once your information is no longer needed, we will securely delete or anonymize it.

You have certain rights regarding your personal data. You have the right to access the information we hold about you and receive a copy of it. You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or incomplete. You have the right to request the erasure of your personal data under certain conditions. You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your data under certain conditions. You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data under certain conditions. You have the right to data portability, meaning you can request to receive your data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format or request that we transfer it to another controller under certain conditions. Where processing is based on your consent, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.

Our site uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your experience, analyze site usage, and provide certain functionalities. You can manage your cookie preferences through your browser settings.

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction. However, please be aware that no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is completely secure.

Our site may contain links to external websites that are not operated by us. We have no control over the content and practices of these sites and are not responsible for their privacy policies. We encourage you to review the privacy policy of every site you visit.

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new policy on this page.

If you have questions about this privacy policy or our data practices, you may contact us at:

Alpine Press Institute
10 Spitalgasse
Bern
3011
Switzerland