Data privacy

Based on Article 13 of the Swiss Federal Constitution and the provisions of Swiss data protection legislation, everyone has the right to privacy and protection from misuse of their personal data. We comply with these provisions. Personal data is handled in strict confidentiality and is neither sold nor passed on to third parties.

In close cooperation with our hosting provider, we make every effort to protect the databases from unauthorised access, data loss, misuse or falsification. When visiting our website the following data are recorded in logfiles: IP address, date, time, browser request and general information transmitted to the operating system. This usage data forms the basis for statistical, anonymous evaluations, so that trends can be distinguished by which we can improve our services accordingly.

Contact customer service (welcome@littlegingers.com) to find out which data of you is saved at LITTLE GINGERS. On request we edit or delete these data.

No Disclosure of Information

Your personal information will be neither sold to nor shared with any third parties outside LITTLE GINGERS. Exceptions are external service providers who have been contracted by us to deal with your order and who use your data for logistical reasons (e.g. shipping your bought products to your address), the data collected by Google Analytics, as well as the external service provider for our newsletter administration.

On registering for the newsletter your email address will be used for own advertising purposes, until you unsubscribe from the newsletter. Deregistration is possible at any time.

Cookies

We use cookies on various pages to make visits to our site more attractive and facilitate the use of certain functions. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer. Most of the cookies we use are “session cookies”, which are deleted from your hard disk at the end of your browser session. Other cookies, known as permanent cookies, remain on your computer and enable us to recognise you when you next visit our site. Our partner companies are not permitted to use cookies to collect or process personal data on our site.

You may limit or disable the storage of cookies in your browser by going to Tools > Internet Options > Privacy (Internet Explorer) or Settings > Privacy (Firefox). Please note that certain functions of our site cannot be used without cookies.

Google Analytics

This 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 analyse how visitors use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. However, if IP anonymisation has been activated on this site, in member states of the European Union and other countries which are signatories to the Agreement establishing the European Economic Area, your IP address will first be shortened by Google.

Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be sent to a Google server in the United States, where it will be shortened. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. 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. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by 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. By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above.

Facebook

Our site includes plugins from the social network Facebook, 1601 South California Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA. Facebook plugins are indicated by the Facebook logo or the “like” button on our site. Click here for an overview of Facebook plugins: http://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/.

When you visit our site, the plugin creates a direct connection between your browser and the Facebook server. Facebook is thus made aware that you have visited our site using your IP address. If you click on the Facebook “like” button while logged into your Facebook account, you can link our site’s contents to your Facebook profile. This allows Facebook to link the visit to our site with your user account. We would like to draw your attention to the fact that we, as the site’s provider, are not made aware of the contents of the transferred data, nor of its use by Facebook. For further information, please consult Facebook’s data privacy statement at http://facebook.com/about/privacy

If you do not wish Facebook to link your visit to our site to your Facebook account, please log out of your Facebook account prior to visiting our site.

Google +1

The Google +1 button allows you to publish information internationally. The Google +1 button provides you and other users with personalised contents from Google and our partners. Google saves both the information provided by you as contents +1 and information about the website you viewed while clicking on the +1 button. Your +1 contents can be inserted as references with your profile name and photo in Google services, such as in search results or your Google profile, or in other locations on websites and internet advertisements.

Google records information about your +1 activities in order to improve Google services for yourself and other users.

To use the Google +1 button, you require an internationally visible, public Google profile which must, at the very least, contain the name chosen for the profile. This name is used in conjunction with all Google services. In some cases, this name may replace another name used by you when sharing contents via your Google account. Your Google profile identity may be displayed to users who have your e-mail address or who are in possession of other information which identifies you.

In addition to the designated uses explained above, the information provided by you is used in accordance with current valid Google data protection regulations (http://www.google.com/intl/de/policies/privacy/). Google may publish consolidated statistics regarding users’ +1 activities or pass these on to users and partners, such as publishers, advertisers or linked websites.