Privacy Policy

1. Controller

The controller responsible for processing personal data in connection with this website is:

This website is a personal professional portfolio intended to present the website operator's professional profile, experience and areas of expertise.

2. Purpose and scope

This Privacy Policy explains which personal data may be processed when you visit this website or contact the website operator by email, the purposes for which such data is processed and the external service providers involved.

Personal data is processed primarily in accordance with the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection (FADP). Where foreign data protection legislation, in particular the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), additionally applies, the relevant requirements are also taken into account.

3. Hosting and technical delivery

This website is provided through a hosting and platform service offered by OpenAI. As the operator of this website is based in Switzerland, the contractual provider of this service is OpenAI Ireland Ltd.

When you access the website, technically necessary connection and usage information is processed. This may include the IP address, the requested page, time of access, browser and device information, and technical request, security and log information.

This processing is carried out in particular to provide the website, maintain its security and stability, troubleshoot technical issues, prevent misuse and automated abuse, and operate and maintain the platform.

4. Traffic measurement, cookies and similar technologies

The portfolio application itself does not use any additionally integrated analytics, advertising or marketing services and does not set its own analytics, marketing or preference cookies.

The hosting and security infrastructure nevertheless processes technical request and usage information. The hosting platform also automatically produces traffic statistics, for example relating to page views and unique visitors. Technically necessary cookies or comparable mechanisms may be used for security purposes.

5. Contact by email

When contact is made via contact@patricksennwald.com, the information provided is processed. This may include the sender's email address, name, the contents of the message, attachments and other information voluntarily provided.

This information is used to respond to the relevant enquiry and for related correspondence.

The email address is operated using a mail service provided by Infomaniak. Incoming messages are also automatically forwarded to a Google Gmail account. A copy remains stored in the Infomaniak mailbox.

Sensitive personal data or other confidential information should only be sent by email where this is necessary for the relevant enquiry.

6. External links

This website contains an external link to the website operator's LinkedIn profile. LinkedIn is not technically embedded in this website. Information is transmitted to LinkedIn through this website only when the relevant link is followed.

Once the external website is accessed, further processing is governed by the privacy practices of the relevant provider.

7. Recipients and service providers

Personal data may be processed by the following service providers where required for the purposes described above:

• OpenAI Ireland Ltd and technical service providers engaged by OpenAI for hosting, security, maintenance and operation of the website;
• Infomaniak for operation of the contact email service;
• Google for processing email correspondence forwarded to Gmail.

Personal data is not sold or disclosed for the website operator's own advertising, marketing or profiling purposes.

8. International processing

Infomaniak states that customer data within its email services is stored exclusively in data centres located in Switzerland and is not transferred outside that infrastructure.

Personal data processed through the OpenAI hosting and platform service may also be processed outside Switzerland or the European Economic Area. Where Swiss or EEA data is transferred to other OpenAI affiliates or third parties outside Switzerland or the EEA, the data protection terms applicable to this service provide in particular for Standard Contractual Clauses or an applicable adequacy decision as safeguards.

As incoming emails are forwarded to Google Gmail, personal data may likewise be processed outside Switzerland. Google states that its consumer services for users in Switzerland are generally provided by Google Ireland Limited and that it operates servers around the world. Google states that international transfers are based, as applicable, on adequacy mechanisms, the Swiss-U.S. Data Privacy Framework and, where required, Standard Contractual Clauses.

9. Retention

Personal data is retained only for as long as necessary for the relevant purpose or for as long as applicable legal obligations or legitimate legal interests justify continued retention.

Email correspondence is retained for as long as necessary to deal with the relevant enquiry, continue related professional correspondence or comply with applicable record-keeping requirements.

Technical platform, security and log information is subject to the retention arrangements of the respective service providers.

10. Data security

Appropriate technical and organisational measures are taken to protect personal data against loss, unauthorised access, misuse and unlawful processing.

However, communication over the internet and by email cannot be completely protected against all risks.

11. Your rights

Depending on the applicable data protection law, rights may in particular include access to, correction or deletion of personal data. Additional rights may apply depending on the circumstances.

Requests to exercise these rights may be sent to contact@patricksennwald.com.

Where the GDPR applies, there is also a right to lodge a complaint with a competent data protection supervisory authority.

12. Changes to this Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy may be updated if the website, the services used, the processing activities or the applicable legal requirements change.

The current version published on this website applies.