PRIVACY POLICY
IWCL manages personal data in conformity with Swiss and EU data protection laws. If you have any questions or comments regarding your personal data or data privacy at IWCL, please contact us at:
International Women’s Club Lugano
Email:
info@iwcl.org
Data protection officer:
info@iwcl.org
WHAT PERSONAL DATA DO WE COLLECT FROM YOU?
We collect personal data that you provide to us in connection with your membership.
Such personal data may consist of names, addresses, telephone numbers, and email addresses.
HOW LONG IS YOUR DATA RETAINED?
Your data will be retained as long as you are a member, or until you withdraw your consent for future processing.
FOR WHICH PURPOSES DO WE PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA?
As required by Swiss data protection laws and European regulations, we do not collect more data than necessary. We process information and personal data relating to you, based on our legitimate interest in managing your membership of IWCL, or based on your consent when you voluntarily provide us with your personal data with the intention of receiving specific information:
If you provide us with personal data (for example your name, postal or e-mail address) for the purpose of being a member of the club, we will use your data to send you the monthly Newsletter as well as email invitations and information. You can update your preferences or unsubscribe at any time by emailing us at
info@iwcl.org.
If you reach out to us by email to
info@iwcl.org or any other official IWCL email address, your name, e-mail-address, telephone number, preferences, etc. that you have provided us with will be used only to the extent necessary to provide you with answers, information or any service requested. Any personal data collected at this stage is for internal use only and will not be shared with third parties.
WHERE YOUR DATA IS STORED
Your data are hosted in France, at our Internet provider OVH’s data centers. We provide access to these external servers to our IT/IS subcontractors: Luc Martinon (France) and Jennifer Lutz (Spain). All photos taken at IWCL events are hosted on the Dropbox servers in Ireland. Your personal information
will not be shared with any other organization – commercial or otherwise.
YOUR RIGHTS
In compliance with Swiss law and EU regulations concerning privacy protection, you have the following rights concerning the processing of your personal data:
Right to rectification: Ask for your information to be updated or corrected.
Right to be forgotten: Request that your personal data be permanently deleted.
Right to data portability: Receive a copy of the information which you have provided under contract so that you can provide that information to another organization.
Right to object: Objecting to use of your information.
Right of access: Find out what kind of personal information is held about you and get a copy of this information.
Right to restrict use: Ask for your personal information to stop being used in certain cases, in particular if you believe that information about you is incorrect or its use is unlawful.
Please contact us at
info@iwcl.org if you wish to exercise any such rights.
If you believe that our processing of your personal data is violating data protection law, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a competent data protection supervisory authority. In Switzerland : (Swiss Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner) Feldeggweg 1 CH-3003 Berne (Tel: +41 (0)58 462 43 95).
LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES
We may provide links to non-IWCL websites that we believe may be of interest to you. This Online Privacy Policy applies only to the IWCL site, and not to websites owned by third parties. We do not guarantee the privacy standards of such websites or assume any responsibility for their content.
PHOTOGRAPHS AND/OR FILM FOOTAGE TAKEN AT EVENTS ORGANIZED BY IWCL
When registering for an event organized by IWCL, you understand that photography, audio- and video recording may occur and consent to their release, publication, exhibition, or reproduction to be used for inclusion on our website, social media, or/and other purposes by IWCL.
You release IWCL, its officers, and all persons involved from any form of liability connected with the taking, recording, digitizing, or publication and use of interviews, photographs, computer images, video and/or sound recordings.
If you would prefer that your picture and/or video not be used in any of the above-described ways, please reach out to IWCL at
info@iwcl.org. Any requests for destruction of pictures or videos already published may be granted whenever possible. However, pictures or videos of you will immediately not be used in any future publications.
UPDATES
Please note that our Online Privacy Policy may be updated at any time.
Latest update: 18 September 2024
