Privacy Policy
Last updated: May 16, 2025
1. Introduction
Welcome to the site www.esavocate.ch (hereinafter «the Site») operated by Eléonore Stoyanov, lawyer (hereinafter «we», «our» or «us»). We are committed to protecting and respecting your privacy.
This privacy policy explains when and why we collect personal information, how we use it, the conditions under which we may disclose it to third parties, and how we secure it.
2. Who are we?
Eléonore Stoyanov, lawyer Address: 7 rue Henri-Mussard, Geneva, Switzerland Email: info@esavocate.ch Phone: +41 76 325 52 68
3. Information we collect
3.1 Information collected automatically
When you visit our Site, we may automatically collect the following information:
- Technical information, including the IP address, the type and version of the browser, the time zone, the types and versions of the browser plug-ins, the operating system and the platform
- Information about your visit, including the full URL, your navigation path to, through, and from our site (including the date and time), the pages you have visited or searched for, the page response times, download errors, the duration of visits to certain pages, and information about interaction with the pages (such as scrolling, clicks, and mouse hover).
3.2 Google Analytics
Our website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Inc. («Google»). Google Analytics uses «cookies», which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze the use of the website by its users. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted and stored by Google on servers located in the United States.
Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity for its publisher and to provide other services related to website activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties when required by law or when these third parties process this information on Google's behalf.
We have configured Google Analytics with IP anonymization enabled. This means that Google will truncate/anonymize the last octet of the IP address before storing it.
4. How we use the information collected
We use the collected information to:
- To improve our Site and ensure that the content is presented in the most effective way for you
- Administer our Site and for our internal operations, including troubleshooting, data analysis, testing, research, statistics, and surveys
- As part of our efforts to ensure the security of our Site
5. Legal basis of the processing
We process your personal data on the basis of our legitimate interest in improving our Site and providing a better user experience. With regard to the use of cookies and similar technologies, we rely on your consent, which is obtained through our cookie banner.
6. Sharing your personal information
We do not sell your personal data to third parties. We may share your personal information with:
- Google, as a provider of web analytics services
- Government authorities or other third parties if the law requires it
7. Data conservation
We retain personal data only for the period necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, including to comply with any legal, accounting, or reporting requirement.
The data collected via Google Analytics are kept for a period of 26 months.
8. Your rights
According to Swiss data protection laws and the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), you have certain rights regarding your personal data:
- Right of access to your personal data
- Right to rectify inaccurate data
- Right to have your data deleted
- Right to restriction of processing
- Right to data portability
- Right to object to processing
- Right not to be subject to a decision based exclusively on automated processing
To exercise one of these rights, please contact us at the contact details indicated in section 2.
9. Cookies
9.1 What is a cookie?
A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers that we store on your browser or on the hard drive of your computer if you consent to it. Cookies contain information that is transferred to your computer's hard drive.
9.2 Cookies we use
- Strictly necessary cookies: Required for the operation of the site
- Analytical/performance cookies: They allow us to recognize and count the number of visitors and see how visitors move around our site when they use it (Google Analytics)
9.3 Control of cookies
You can configure your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, some parts of the Site may not work properly.
To specifically disable Google Analytics, you can install the browser add-on for Google Analytics deactivation available here: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
10. Data security
We take appropriate measures to ensure the security of your personal data. Although we strive to protect your personal information, the transmission of information via the Internet is not completely secure and we cannot guarantee the security of your data transmitted to our Site.
11. Links to other sites
Our Site may contain links to and from third-party sites. If you follow a link to one of these sites, please note that these sites have their own privacy policies and that we accept no responsibility for these policies. Please review these policies before submitting personal information to these sites.
12. Changes to our privacy policy
We regularly review our privacy policy and will post any updates on this webpage. This privacy policy was last updated on the date indicated at the beginning of this document.
13. Contact
For any questions regarding this privacy policy, please contact us at the contact details provided in section 2.
14. Supervisory authority
If you are not satisfied with our response to your concern, you have the right to file a complaint with the Federal Data Protection and Transparency Officer (PFPDT) in Switzerland:
Federal Data Protection and Transparency Officer Feldeggweg 1 3003 Bern Switzerland https://www.edoeb.admin.ch
