Privacy Policy

Information about the processing of your data under the Swiss Data Protection Act (nDSG)

1. Responsible Party

Allgemeinmedizinische Praxis Andre Brzenska

Muhlestrasse 1
5702 Niederlenz
Switzerland

Contact:
Phone: 062 891 75 81
Email: andrebrzenska@hin.ch

The data protection officer is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data.

2. General / Scope

This privacy policy applies to the website www.arztpraxis-niederlenz.ch and the processing of personal data by the Allgemeinmedizinische Praxis Andre Brzenska.

It complies with the requirements of the Swiss Data Protection Act (nDSG), which has been in force since 1 September 2023, as well as the Federal Act on Data Protection (DSG).

Personal data refers to all information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person. This includes name, email address, telephone number, date of birth and other details.

3. Collection and Processing of Personal Data

We collect and process personal data that you voluntarily provide to us, in particular:

  • Name - Full name
  • Email address - For communication
  • Telephone number - For follow-up questions
  • Date of birth - If relevant to the inquiry
  • Message / Inquiry - The content of your inquiry

This data is only collected when you voluntarily provide it, e.g. via our contact form, by email or by telephone.

Automatically collected data: When visiting our website, technical data is automatically collected, such as:

  • IP address (truncated, not stored in full)
  • Browser type and version
  • Pages visited and time spent
  • Date and time of visit

This data is used exclusively for statistical analysis and is not linked to other personal data.

4. Purpose of Data Processing

Your personal data is processed for the following purposes:

  • Responding to inquiries - Responding to your inquiry via the contact form, email or telephone
  • Appointment management - Organising and managing medical appointments
  • Billing - For medical services rendered
  • Legal obligations - Fulfilling statutory retention requirements in the healthcare sector

5. Cookies

What are cookies?
Cookies are small files stored on your device that contain certain information.

Our cookie policy:
We only use technically necessary cookies:

  • Session cookies - For the correct functioning of the website
  • Consent cookie - To store your cookie consent preference

No analytics or tracking:
We do not use Google Analytics, Google Fonts or any other external tracking systems. Your privacy is important to us.

You can reject cookies in your browser settings at any time. However, this may lead to restrictions when using the website.

6. External Services

Hosting provider: Vercel Inc. (San Francisco, USA)

This website is hosted on Vercel Inc. servers. The following data may be transmitted to Vercel:

  • Visitor's IP address
  • Request data (HTTP headers)
  • Time and date of access

Data protection with Vercel:
Vercel is certified under the Swiss-US Data Privacy Framework (Swiss-US DPF) and thus meets the requirements of the Swiss Data Protection Act. Data transfers to the USA are made under appropriate data protection safeguards.

No external CDNs or third-party services:
We do not use:

  • Google Fonts or external font providers
  • Google Analytics or similar tracking tools
  • Social media pixels (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn)
  • Email marketing tracking

All fonts and resources are hosted locally.

7. Contact Form

When you fill in our contact form, the following data is collected:

  • Name
  • Email address
  • Telephone number
  • Date of birth (if required)
  • Message / Inquiry

Processing:
This data is used to process your inquiry and to contact you. It is not used for any other purposes unless you have expressly consented.

Legal basis:
Processing is based on:

  • Art. 31 para. 1 nDSG - Consent (you agree to the processing)
  • Art. 31 para. 2 lit. a nDSG - Performance of a contract (responding to your inquiry)

8. Data Sharing with Third Parties

Principle: Your data is not shared with third parties unless this is required by law or you have expressly consented.

Exceptions:

  • Hosting provider (Vercel) - Data is transmitted to Vercel for website delivery
  • Authorities - Where there is a legal obligation (e.g. court proceedings, official inquiries)
  • Medical care - To other medical professionals (e.g. specialists), where necessary and with your consent

9. Data Security

We take technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data:

  • SSL/TLS encryption - The website uses HTTPS for secure data transmission
  • Access control - Only authorised personnel have access to personal data
  • Firewalls and monitoring - Protection against unauthorised access
  • Regular security updates - All systems are kept up to date

Despite these measures, we cannot guarantee absolute security. Please do not share sensitive information through insecure channels.

10. Retention Period

General principle: Personal data is only stored for as long as it is necessary for the original purpose.

Retention periods:

  • Contact form inquiries - 12 months after the inquiry (or until the matter is resolved)
  • Patient data - 10 years after the last contact (statutory requirement in Swiss healthcare)
  • Technical logs - 30 days

After these periods, data is deleted or anonymised, provided there is no longer a statutory retention obligation.

11. Your Rights (Articles nDSG)

Under the nDSG, you have the following rights:

Right of access (Art. 25 nDSG)

You can request to know whether and which personal data we process about you.

Right to rectification (Art. 26 nDSG)

You can request that incorrect data be corrected.

Right to erasure (Art. 29 nDSG)

You can request the deletion of your data, provided there is no legal reason for its retention.

Right to object (Art. 31 nDSG)

You can object to the processing of your data, in particular for direct marketing.

Data portability

You can request that your data be provided in a structured format.

How to exercise your rights:
To exercise any of these rights, contact us at:

andrebrzenska@hin.ch or 062 891 75 81

12. Supervisory Authority

If you are not satisfied with how we process your data, you can contact the competent Swiss data protection authority:

Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (FDPIC)

Feldeggweg 1
3003 Bern
Switzerland

Website: www.edoeb.admin.ch

13. Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update this privacy policy at any time. The most current version is always available on this website.

For material changes that affect your rights, we will inform you in advance.

Privacy policy last updated: April 2026

Questions about data protection?

If you have any questions about this privacy policy or about the processing of your data, please contact us:

Allgemeinmedizinische Praxis Andre Brzenska

Email: andrebrzenska@hin.ch

Phone: 062 891 75 81