Last updated: 30 October 2026
This policy explains how the personal data of visitors to norbertapter.ch is processed, in accordance with the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection (FADP) and, where applicable, the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
1. Data controller
The data controller is:
Norbert Apter
Chemin du Pré-d’Orsat 1
1245 Collonge-Bellerive
Switzerland
For any question about your data, you can contact him using the contact form on this website.
2. Data collected
Contact form
When you use the contact form, the following data is collected: name, email address, telephone number, topics of interest and the content of your message. It is used solely to reply to your request. Your message is sent by email to Norbert Apter and an acknowledgement of receipt is sent to you; it is not stored in the website database.
Newsletter
If you subscribe to the newsletter, your email address and, where applicable, your name are stored with the Infomaniak Newsletter service, in Switzerland, in order to send you the newsletter. Every mailing contains an unsubscribe link.
Visitor statistics
The website compiles anonymous visitor statistics, without cookies, using the Independent Analytics plugin. These statistics are kept on the website server and are not shared with any third party.
Server logs
As with any website, the hosting provider records technical data for each visit (IP address, date and time, page viewed, browser type) for security and operational purposes. These logs are kept for a limited period.
3. Service providers and third party services
- Infomaniak Network SA, Geneva, Switzerland: website hosting and newsletter delivery.
- Cloudflare Turnstile, Cloudflare, Inc., USA: spam protection for the contact form; this service may process your IP address and technical data from your browser.
- Google Fonts, Google Ireland Limited and Google LLC: loading of the website fonts; in doing so, your browser sends your IP address to Google.
The videos shown on the website are hosted directly on the website; no external video platform is used.
4. Cookies
The website uses no advertising or audience measurement cookies. Only technical cookies, required for the website or the spam protection to work, may be set. You can block or delete them at any time in your browser settings.
5. Retention period
Messages received through the contact form are kept for as long as necessary to handle your request and follow up on it. Newsletter data is kept until you unsubscribe.
6. Disclosure of data
Your data is neither sold nor transferred. It is only disclosed to the service providers listed above, to the extent necessary for their services. Where data is processed outside Switzerland or the European Union, in particular by Cloudflare or Google, these providers undertake to apply appropriate safeguards, such as standard contractual clauses or a recognised data protection framework.
7. Your rights
You may at any time request access to your data, its rectification or erasure, object to its processing or request its restriction, and ask to receive your data in a common format. Simply send your request using the contact form.
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (FDPIC) or, if you live in the European Union, with the supervisory authority of your country.
8. Security
The website is only accessible over an encrypted connection (HTTPS) and is hosted in Switzerland. Appropriate technical and organisational measures protect your data against unauthorised access.
9. Changes to this policy
This policy may be updated as the website or the law evolves. The version published on this page is authoritative.