Privacy Policy

WEBSITE PRIVACY POLICY

Privacy notice pursuant to the Federal Act on Data Protection (FADP)

WHY THIS INFORMATION IS PROVIDED

Pursuant to the Federal Act on Data Protection (FADP), this page describes how the personal data of users (customers and prospective customers) who browse the website https://www.consulenza-arch.ch/ are processed. This privacy notice is provided pursuant to Article 19 FADP.

It does not apply to other third-party websites that may be accessed through links on this website, for which no responsibility is accepted.

Personal data that may be processed

Personal data provided, or otherwise acquired in accordance with the applicable statutory and contractual provisions, that relate to, are connected with and/or serve to assess your experience on our website will be processed in accordance with data protection legislation and the confidentiality obligations applicable to you.

A data subject is an identified or identifiable natural person whose data are processed. By way of example, without limitation, a data subject is a user who browses the platform and submits a request for information through it.

Processing means any operation involving personal data, regardless of the means and procedures used, including in particular the collection, recording, storage, use, modification, disclosure, archiving, deletion or dissemination of data.

Personal data means any information relating to a data subject that identifies them or makes them identifiable. The Controller collects various types of personal data through the website, including, by way of example and without limitation, first name, surname, email address, telephone number and IP address.

Browsing data: during their normal operation, the computer systems and software procedures used to operate this website acquire certain personal data whose transmission is inherent in the use of Internet communication protocols. This category includes the IP addresses or domain names of the computers and terminals used by users, the URI/URL (Uniform Resource Identifier/Locator) addresses of the resources requested, the time of the request, the method used to submit the request to the server, the size of the file received in response, the numerical code indicating the status of the response provided by the server (successful, error, etc.), and other parameters relating to the user’s operating system and IT environment.

Voluntarily provided data: the optional, explicit and voluntary sending of messages to the contact addresses, as well as the completion and submission of forms on the Controller’s website, entails the collection of the sender’s contact details, which are necessary to respond, together with any personal data included in the communications.

Information on the processing of personal data through social media platforms

For information on the processing of personal data by the operators of the social media platforms used by the Controller, please refer to the information provided in their respective privacy policies.

The Controller processes personal data provided by users through its dedicated social media pages in order to manage interactions with users (comments, public posts, etc.), in compliance with applicable legislation.

Specific privacy notices

Specific privacy notices may be provided on pages of the Website in relation to particular services or the processing of data provided.

COOKIES AND OTHER TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES

What are cookies and what are they used for?

Cookies are small text files that websites visited by users send to their devices, where they are stored and subsequently sent back to the same websites on the next visit.

Third-party cookies, on the other hand, are set by a website other than the one the user is visiting. This is because a website may contain elements (images, maps, sounds, specific links to web pages on other domains, etc.) that are hosted on servers other than the server of the website being visited.

Cookies are used for various purposes, including user authentication, session monitoring, storing information on specific configurations relating to users who access the server, and storing preferences.

For further details, please consult the Cookie Policy of Studio di Consulenza e Architettura di Andrea Molina.

1. WHO IS THE CONTROLLER AND HOW CAN YOU CONTACT IT?

The Controller is Studio di Consulenza e Architettura Andrea Molina Sagl, Via Molinazzo 2, 6900 Lugano, Switzerland, represented by the persons authorised to sign on its behalf in accordance with the entries in the Cantonal Commercial Register.

You may contact the Controller for any information by telephone at +41 (0) 91 816 41 00 or by email at info@consulenza-arch.ch.

2. PURPOSES OF PROCESSING, GROUNDS FOR JUSTIFICATION AND DATA RETENTION PERIODS

Browsing this website

Purpose of processing: data necessary for the use of web services are also processed to check that the services offered are functioning correctly. The data will be used to establish liability in the event of suspected computer-related offences against the website.

Grounds for justification: the Controller’s overriding interest. The Controller’s legitimate interest (Article 31 paragraph 2 FADP).

Data retention period: browsing data are retained for the duration of the browsing session.

Use of cookies and similar technologies

Purpose of processing: use of cookies and similar technologies. Please refer to the Cookie Policy in the website footer.

Grounds for justification: for non-technical (non-essential) cookies and similar technologies, processing is based on consent to the processing of personal data (Article 31 paragraph 1 FADP). Consent is given through the website’s banner and Cookie Policy.

Data retention period: please consult our Cookie Policy.

Managing requests for information submitted through the website contact forms

Purpose of processing: managing requests for information submitted through the website contact forms.

Grounds for justification: processing is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is a party, or to take pre-contractual steps at the data subject’s request (Article 31 paragraph 2 letter a FADP).

Data retention period: no longer than one year after the request has been dealt with.

3. TO WHOM WILL PERSONAL DATA BE DISCLOSED?

Recipients of the data

Personal data will be disclosed to parties acting as independent controllers or processors (Article 9 FADP), and processed by natural persons acting under the authority of the Controller and the processors, on the basis of specific instructions concerning the purposes and methods of processing.

Data will be disclosed to recipients in the following categories:

Parties providing website and communication network services, including email, hosting and website management.

Competent authorities, upon request, for compliance with legal obligations and/or requirements imposed by public bodies.

The list of processors under Article 9 FADP is available by writing to the contact details provided above.

4. WILL DATA BE TRANSFERRED TO COUNTRIES OUTSIDE THE EEA?

Studio di Consulenza e Architettura Andrea Molina Sagl is a company incorporated under Swiss law and based in the Swiss Confederation.

The website is built and managed through the Wix.com platform, provided by Wix.com Ltd., a company based in Israel. Pursuant to Annex 1 to the Ordinance of 31 August 2022 on Data Protection (DPO), Israel is recognised by the Swiss Federal Council as a country that guarantees an adequate level of protection for personal data.

To provide hosting, maintenance, security and technical infrastructure management services, Wix processes users’ personal data through its own data centres and technology service providers located in various countries, including the United States, the European Union, Israel, India, Ukraine and others.

Any transfers to countries that do not provide an adequate level of protection under the Swiss FADP are carried out on the basis of appropriate safeguards, such as Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs).

6. WHAT ARE YOUR RIGHTS AND HOW CAN YOU EXERCISE THEM?

Under the FADP, you have the following rights:

To obtain the rectification of inaccurate or outdated personal data.

To be informed in writing and free of charge whether personal data concerning you are being processed.

To prevent the disclosure of any sensitive personal data to third parties.

To obtain the portability of your personal data or request that they be transferred to third parties.

To request the restriction or blocking of data processing, the prevention of the disclosure of data to third parties, or the rectification or destruction of personal data.

To request that a specific processing operation involving personal data and a specific disclosure of personal data to third parties be prohibited, or that certain personal data be deleted or destroyed.

Where neither the accuracy nor the inaccuracy of personal data can be established, to request that a note be added indicating that the data are disputed.

To request that the rectification, destruction or blocking of data, particularly in relation to disclosure to third parties, as well as the note indicating that the data are disputed or the judgment, be communicated to third parties or published.

To obtain a declaration that the processing of personal data is unlawful.

To withdraw any consent to data processing previously given.

Without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy, if you consider that the processing of your data infringes the FADP, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent data protection supervisory authority (Switzerland: Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner, FDPIC).

You may exercise your rights under the FADP by contacting the Controller at info@consulenza-arch.ch.

7. CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY NOTICE

The Controller may change, amend, add or remove any part of this Privacy Notice.

To make it easier to identify any changes, the notice will indicate the date on which it was last updated.

Last updated: 5 October 2026