Use and data protection

All information is provided without guarantee.

We reserve the right to adjust these Terms of Use / Privacy Policy from time to time to ensure that the contents always comply with the current legal requirements or to implement changes to our services therein, for example when introducing new services. The new Terms of Use / Privacy Policy will then apply to your next visit.
If you have any questions about our Terms of Use / Privacy Policy, please contact the responsible office:

Energie Zukunft Schweiz AG
Aeschenplatz 6
4052 Basel
Switzerland

+41 61 500 18 00
info@ezs.ch
UID: CHE-378.895.075

Managing Director: Aeneas Wanner

Terms of use

1. Copyright

All contents as well as the layout of this website are protected by copyright. Any commercial use requires the permission of Energie Zukunft Schweiz. The images published on the website are subject to the Swiss Copyright Act (URG) Art. 10. They are the property of Energie Zukunft Schweiz or licensed by our company. These images may not be used or passed on without the permission of the copyright holder. Infringements will be punished in accordance with Swiss copyright act (URG) Art. 62, 67. We reserve the right to sue for damages, compensation and profit in accordance with the provisions of the Swiss Code of Obligations.

2. Limitation of liability

All information on this website is without guarantee. We cannot guarantee that data and information are fully up-to-date at all times. The contents represent a non-binding offer of information. Although the information is regularly checked for accuracy and timeliness, we disclaim any liability for undesirable consequences resulting from the use of this information. In particular, we do not accept any liability for the constant availability of our online offer or for any damage (e.g. interruption of connection, viruses) that may result from the use of our website. Energie Zukunft Schweiz uses external links on its website. As we have no influence on the creation and modification of external websites, our company accepts no responsibility for the content of externally linked sites.

3. Data security

Because both access to this website and the transmission of e-mails to us take place in an open network (Internet) accessible to everyone, it cannot be ruled out that data could be transmitted incompletely or viewed by third parties. For this reason, we ask you not to send us confidential information by e-mail or other Internet-based channels, but to send it by post. Inquiries we receive by e-mail or other Internet-based channels are usually answered by e-mail or these channels as well. If you do not wish us to do so, please indicate this in the inquiry.

Privacy policy

1. Collection of personal data

When using this website, personal data is only collected in connection with the provision of a service requested by you (e.g. registration, order, application, inquiry, etc.). This data will be used for the provision of the service and will not be disclosed to third parties, unless this is necessary for the provision of the service and is explicitly mentioned or you have given your consent in advance. If you contact us by e-mail or contact form or send us personal information via a web form (e.g. from Google), the information you provide will be stored for the purpose of processing the request and for possible follow-up questions. When registering to receive our newsletter, the data you provide will be used exclusively for this purpose and will not be passed on to third parties. Subscribers may also be informed by e-mail about circumstances relevant to the service or registration (for example, changes to the offer or technical circumstances).

2. Your rights regarding personal data

You have the right to obtain information about your personal data stored by us at any time. Likewise, you have the right to revoke any consent given to us in connection with the use of your personal data at any time with effect for the future and to demand correction, restriction, blocking or deletion of your personal data stored by us. In order that a blocking of data can be taken into account at any time, this data must be kept in a blocking file for control purposes. Stored personal data will be deleted if you revoke your consent to storage, if knowledge of the data is no longer required to fulfill the purpose for which it was stored, or if its storage is inadmissible for other legal reasons. Personal data may be deleted if there is no legal obligation to archive it.

3. Cookies

This website uses „cookies“. Cookies are small text files that are transferred from a website server to your hard drive. This automatically provides us with certain data (such as IP address, browser used, operating system) about your computer and your connection to the Internet. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to a computer. Based on the information contained in cookies, we can facilitate your navigation and enable the correct display of our web pages. Under no circumstances will the data we collect be passed on to third parties or linked to personal data without your consent. Of course, you can also view our website without cookies. Internet browsers are set by default to accept cookies. You can deactivate the use of cookies at any time via your browser settings. Please use the help functions of your Internet browser to find out how to change these settings. Please note that individual functions of our website may not work if you have disabled the use of cookies.

4. Google Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Inc (hereinafter: Google). Google Analytics also uses „cookies“, which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. However, due to the activation of IP anonymization on these web pages, your IP address will be truncated beforehand by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. On behalf of the operator of this website (Energie Zukunft Schweiz), Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage to the website operator. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google's behalf. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other data from Google. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website.

5. Google Maps

This website uses Google Maps API to visually display geographical information. When using Google Maps, Google also collects, processes and uses data about visitors' use of the map functions. You can find more information about data processing by Google in the Google privacy policy. There you can also change your personal privacy settings in the Privacy Center.

6. YouTube

If a YouTube video embedded on the website is started, the provider uses cookies that collect information about user behavior. If you have deactivated the saving of cookies for the Google Ad program, you will not have to deal with such cookies when watching Youtube videos. However, Youtube also stores non-personal usage information in other cookies. If you wish to prevent this, you must block the storage of cookies in the browser.

7. Google AdWords

Our website uses the Google conversion tracking. If you have reached our website via an ad placed by Google, Google Adwords will set a cookie on your computer. If you do not wish to participate in the tracking, you can refuse the setting of a cookie required for this - for example, by means of a browser setting that generally deactivates the automatic setting of cookies or by setting your browser in such a way that cookies from the domain „googleleadservices.com“ are blocked. Please note that you must not delete the opt-out cookies as long as you do not want any measurement data to be recorded. If you have deleted all your cookies in the browser, you must set the respective opt-out cookie again.

8. Google Remarketing

This website uses the remarketing function of Google Inc. The function is used to present website visitors with interest-based advertisements within the Google advertising network. A "cookie" is stored in the browser of the website visitor, which makes it possible to recognize the visitor when they visit websites that belong to the Google advertising network. On these pages, the visitor can be presented with advertisements that relate to content that the visitor has previously accessed on websites that use Google's remarketing function. According to its own information, Google does not collect any personal data during this process. However, if you do not wish to use Google's remarketing function, you can deactivate it in principle by making the appropriate settings at http://www.google.com/settings/ads.