Data Privacy

Protecting your privacy is our utmost priority.
Swisscows is solely subject to Swiss law.

Privacy policy

Summary:
Swisscows does not store or transmit any of your personal information!
We make sure your private life stays just that - private.

Full version:
Swisscows attaches great importance to protecting its users’ privacy and data.
These data protection regulations describe, which type of – very limited and anonymous – information Swisscows could collect as well as our policies for the transmission of information.

IP addresses are not collected
Swisscows does NOT store IP addresses associated with your search.

Data collection
We do not collect any of our visitors’ personal information. None whatsoever. When using Swisscows neither your IP address is recorded nor is the browser you are using (Internet Explorer, Safari, Firefox, Chrome, etc.) collected. No analyses are made, which operating system our users use (Windows, Mac, Linux, etc.); your search are not recorded either. We record absolutely no data from our visitors. The only information we store is the number of search requests entered daily at Swisscows, to measure the total overall traffic on our website and to evaluate a breakdown of this traffic by language and mere overall statistics.
We protect your privacy by means of our policy not to collect any data. Other website operators can use your IP address and information about your browser and operating system in connection with other data, to identify your computer, your place of residence and you. Furthermore, it is important not to store any search terms, given that these can also contain personal data. (Just think about someone who enters their own name and/or their insurance number into the search box.)

Geo targeting
Swisscows completely does away with statistics and analyses on its visitors in order to protect your privacy. Given that we do not collect any information on our visitors, we are also not able to identify your place of residence. Swisscows does not conduct any geo targeting.

Cookies
Swisscows does not use Cookies which can be used to identify of a user.
Cookies are small file packets which are stored on your computer’s hard drive as soon as webpages are accessed.

Linking
Given that Swisscows operates as a search engine and advertising provider, in addition to search results and sponsored entries, you will also find numerous links on our website. These pages, which are accessed using links, are in no way connected to Swisscows, i.e. they are the property of and under the direction of independent companies, to which this privacy policy may not necessarily apply. Swisscows is not responsible for the contents of these web pages and is not liable for the manner in which user data is stored. Therefore, please note that this privacy policy solely applies to the web pages belonging to swisscows.com.

Email addresses
If you send comments, questions, suggestions or feedback to Swisscows via email and provide an email address or contact information, Swisscows uses this information to answer you. In no way does Swisscows sell your contact information or transmit said information to third parties. Swisscows has the option of sending users emails to inform them of developments and latest news at Swisscows. However, your consent is required to be able to provide you with this service. Without your consent, we solely use your data to answer your enquiry. After providing us with your consent, you have the right to revoke this consent at any time.

Children under the age of 16
Please observe that we do not collect any kind of personal data. Consequently, Swisscows also does not knowingly request, collect or share any information for the personal identification of users under the age of 16. The protection of children’s privacy is of significant importance to us.

Exchange of information
Swisscows does not have any personal data which we could distribute. Swisscows does not transmit any personal information to third party search engines or to the providers of sponsored results. Swisscows only transmits personal data to third parties if we are legally obligated to do so (e.g. based on an official court order or if the handing over information is subpoenaed) or to avert imminent danger for the rights, the property or the safety of Swisscows, its users or the general public as legally required.

Government requests
The headquarters of Swisscows is located in Switzerland. Swisscows is solely subject to Swiss law. Any request or demand by a government (including the US government) for the divulgement of information resp. data will be diligently reviewed by our legal counsel. The only legitimate reason for our beginning to collect personal data would be the existence of a legal warrant or a court order, which would require us to do so in connection with a specific user, who is suspected of such a serious crime that such a violation of his or her privacy would be justified.