Introduction

We take the privacy of our website users very seriously and are committed to protecting the information users provide to us in connection with their use of our website. Furthermore, we are committed to protecting and using your information in accordance with applicable law.

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This Privacy Policy explains our practices with respect to the collection, use and disclosure of your data through the use of our digital assets (the "Services") when you access the Services through your devices.

Please read the Privacy Policy carefully and ensure that you fully understand our practices regarding your data before using our Services. If you have read and fully understand this policy and do not agree with our practices, you should stop using our digital assets and services. By using our services, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy. Your continued use of the Services constitutes your acceptance of this Privacy Policy and any changes to it. This privacy policy informs you:
 

• How we collect data

• What data we collect

• Why we collect this data

• With whom we share this data

• Where the data is stored

• How long the data is kept

• How we protect data

• How we treat minors

• Privacy Policy Updates or Changes
   

What data do we collect?

Category: Always

 

Below is an overview of the data we may collect:

• Non-identified and non-identifiable information that you provide during the registration process or that is collected through the use of our Services ("Non-Personal Data"). Non-identifiable data makes it impossible to know who collected it. The non-personal data we collect primarily consists of technical information and aggregate usage information.

• Individually identifiable information, which is any information that identifies you or could identify you with reasonable effort ("personal data"). The personal information we collect through our Services may include information requested from time to time, such as names, email addresses, addresses, phone numbers, IP addresses and more. When we combine personal data with non-personal data, we treat it as personal data for as long as it is combined.

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How do we collect data?

Category: Always
 

Below are the main methods we use to collect data:

• We collect data when you use our services. So when you visit our digital assets and use services, we may collect, record, and store usage, sessions, and related information.

• We collect data that you provide to us yourself, for example when you contact us directly via a communication channel (eg an e-mail containing a comment or feedback).

• We may collect data from third party sources as described below.

• We collect data that you provide to us when you register for our services through a third-party provider such as Facebook or Google.

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Why do we collect this data?

Category: Always
 

We may use your data for the following reasons:

• to provide and operate our services;

• to develop, adapt and improve our services;

• to respond to your comments, requests and wishes and to provide assistance;

• to analyze demand and usage patterns;

• for other internal, statistical and research purposes;

• to improve our data security and fraud prevention capabilities;

• to investigate violations and enforce our terms and policies, and to comply with applicable laws, regulations or orders of authorities;

• to send you updates, messages, promotional materials and other information related to our services.

• For advertising e-mails, you can decide yourself whether you want to continue to receive them. If you do not wish this, simply click on the unsubscribe link contained in these e-mails.
   

To whom do we transmit this data?

Category: Always

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We may share your data with our service providers in order to operate our services (e.g. storing data through third party hosting services, providing technical support, etc.)

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We may also disclose your data in the following circumstances: (i) to investigate, detect, prevent, or take action against illegal activity or other wrongdoing; (ii) to establish or exercise our rights of defence; (iii) to protect our rights, property, or personal safety, or the safety of our users or the public; (iv) in the event of a change in control of our company or any of our affiliates (through a merger, acquisition or takeover (of substantially all) of the assets, etc. etc. .); (v) to collect, store and/or manage your data through authorized third-party providers (eg, cloud service providers), as appropriate for business purposes; (vi) to collaborate with third-party providers to improve your user experience. In order to avoid any misunderstandings, we would like to clarify that we may, at our sole discretion, transfer or share non-personal data with third parties or use it in any other way.
 

Category: User has a blog or forum

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Please note that our services allow for social interactions (for example, publicly posting content, information and comments and chatting with other users). We draw your attention to the fact that any content or information that you make available in these spaces can be read, collected and used by other people. We do not recommend that you post or share with others any information that you do not wish to be made public. If you upload content to our digital assets or otherwise make it available as part of using a service, you do so at your own risk. We cannot control the actions of other users or members of the public with access to your data or content. You hereby acknowledge and agree that copies of your data may remain accessible even after deletion on cached and archived pages or after creation of a copy/storage of your content by a third party.
 

Cookies and similar technologies
 

When you visit or access our Services, we allow third parties to use web beacons, cookies, pixel tags, scripts, and other analytics technologies and services (“Tracking Technologies”). These tracking technologies may allow third parties to automatically collect your data in order to improve the browsing experience on our digital assets, optimize their performance and ensure a personalized user experience, as well as for security and fraud prevention.

To learn more, please read our cookie policy.

 

Category: User is NOT affiliated with an advertising service.

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We will not share your email address or other personal data with advertisers or ad networks without your consent.

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Category: User is logged in to an advertising service, campaign manager, or Facebook Ads.

 

We may provide advertisements through our services and digital assets (including websites and apps that use our services), which may also be personalized, for example advertisements based on your recent browsing habits on websites, devices or browsers.

 

To deliver these advertisements to you, we may use cookies and/or JavaScript and/or web beacons (including clear GIFs) and/or HTML5 local storage and/or other technologies. We may also use third parties, such as network advertisers (i.e. third parties who display advertisements based on your visits to the Site), to serve targeted advertisements. External ad network providers, advertisers, sponsors, and/or site traffic measurement services may also use cookies and/or JavaScript and/or web beacons (including clear GIFs) and/or web beacons. Flash cookies and/or other technologies to measure the effectiveness of their ads and to personalize advertising content for you. These third-party cookies and other technologies are subject to the specific privacy policy of the relevant third party and not this one.

 

Where do we store the data?

Category: Always
 

Non-personal data

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Please note that our companies, as well as our partners and trusted service providers, are located around the world. For the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, we store and process all non-personal data we collect in different jurisdictions.
 

Category: User collecting personal data
 

Personal data

 

Personal data may be managed, processed and stored in the United States, Ireland, South Korea, Taiwan, Israel and, to the extent necessary for the proper provision of our services and/or required by law (as further explained below), in other jurisdictions.

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How long is the data kept?

Category: Always

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Please note that we will retain collected data for as long as necessary to provide our services, comply with our legal and contractual obligations to you, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements. We may at any time, at our discretion, correct, complete or delete inaccurate or incomplete data.

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How do we protect data?

Category: Always

 

The hosting service for our digital assets provides us with the online platform through which we can offer our services to you. Your data may be stored through our hosting provider's data storage, databases and general applications. It stores your data on secure servers behind a firewall and it provides secure HTTPS access to most areas of its services.

 

Category: Users Accepting Payments/eCom

 

All payment methods offered by us and our hosting provider for our digital assets comply with the PCI-DSS (Credit Card Industry Data Security Standard) of the PCI Security Standards Council (Council of credit card industry security standards). This is the collaboration of brands such as Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover. PCI-DSS requirements help ensure the secure handling of credit card data (including physical, electronic, and procedural measures) by our store and service providers.

 

Category: Always

 

Despite the measures and efforts that we and our hosting provider have put in place, we cannot and cannot guarantee absolute protection and security of data that you upload, post or otherwise share with us or with others.

 

We therefore ask you to choose secure passwords and, whenever possible, not to communicate to us or to others confidential information, the disclosure of which you believe could be harmful to you. significantly or permanently. Since email and instant messaging are not considered secure means of communication, we also ask that you do not disclose confidential information through these communication channels.

 

How do we treat minors?

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Category: Users do NOT collect data on minors.
 

The Services are not intended for users who have not reached the age of legal majority. We will not knowingly collect any data relating to children. If you are under the age of majority, you must not download or use the Services or provide any information to us.

We reserve the right to request proof of age at any time in order to be able to verify whether minors are using our services. If we learn that a minor is using our Services, we may terminate and block those users from accessing our Services, and we may delete any data we have about that user. If you have reason to believe that a minor has transmitted data to us, please contact us as explained below.

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Category: User collecting data on minors
 

Children can use our services. However, if they wish to access certain features, they may be required to provide certain information. The collection of certain data (including data collected through cookies, web beacons and other similar technologies) may be automatic. If we knowingly collect, use or disclose any data collected from a child, we will report it in accordance with applicable law and seek parental consent. We do not condition a child's participation in an online activity on providing more contact information than is reasonably necessary to participate in that activity. We only use the data we collect in connection with the services the child has requested.

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We may also use a parent's contact information to communicate about the child's activities on the Services. Parents can review the data we have collected about their child, prohibit us from collecting further data about their child, and request that any data we have collected be deleted from our records.

 

Please contact us to review, update or delete your child's data. To protect your child, we may ask you to prove your identity. We may deny you access to data if we believe your identity is in doubt. Please note that some data cannot be deleted due to other legal obligations.

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Category: Always
 

We only use your personal data for the purposes set out in the privacy policy and only if we are satisfied that:

• the use of your personal data is necessary for the performance or conclusion of a contract (for example, to provide you with the services themselves or customer service or technical support);

• the use of your personal data is necessary to comply with legal or regulatory obligations; Where

• the use of your personal data is necessary to support our legitimate business interests (provided this is always done in a proportionate way and in compliance with your data protection rights).

As an EU resident, you can:

• request confirmation that personal data relating to you is or is not being processed and request access to your stored personal data as well as certain additional information;

• request to receive the personal data you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format;

• request rectification of the personal data we hold about you;

• request the deletion of your personal data;

• object to the processing of your personal data by us;

• request the restriction of the processing of your personal data, or

• lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.
   

Please note, however, that these rights are not absolute and may be subject to our own legitimate interests and regulatory requirements. If you have general questions about the personal data we collect and how it is used, please contact us as set out below.

 

In the course of providing the Services, we may transfer data across borders to affiliates or other third parties and from your country/jurisdiction to other countries/jurisdictions around the world. By using the Services, you agree to the transfer of your data outside of the EEA.

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If you are located in the EEA, your personal data will only be transferred outside the EEA if we are satisfied that there is an adequate or comparable level of protection for personal data. We will take appropriate steps to ensure that we have adequate contractual arrangements with our third parties to ensure that appropriate security measures are in place to minimize the risk of use, alteration, deletion, loss or unlawful theft of your personal data and that such third parties act at all times in compliance with applicable laws.

 

Rights under California Consumer Law

 

If you use the Services as a California resident, you may have the right to request access to and deletion of your data under the California Consumer Privacy Act, " CCAC"). To exercise your right to access and delete your data, please read how to contact us below.

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Category: the site does not sell the data of its users

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We do not sell our users' personal data for the purposes and purposes of the CCPA.
 

Category: Websites with a blog or a forum
 

California-resident users of the Services under the age of 18 may request and obtain removal of content they have posted by sending an email to the address listed in the "Contact" section below. These requests must all be marked "California Removal Request". All requests must include a description of the content you wish removed, and sufficient information to permit us to locate the material. We will not accept communications that are not identified or that are not transmitted correctly, and we may not be able to respond if you do not provide sufficient information. Please note that your request does not guarantee that the material will be fully or completely removed. For example, material you post may be republished or reposted by other users or third parties.

 

Privacy Policy Updates or Changes
 

Category: Always

We may revise this Privacy Policy from time to time, at our sole discretion, but the version posted on the Website is always the most recent (see "version" designation). We invite you to regularly check whether changes have been made to this privacy policy. In the event of material changes, we will post a notice to that effect on our website. If you continue to use the Services after receiving notice of changes on our website, you are deemed to have confirmed and accepted the changes to the Privacy Policy and to have agreed to be bound by the terms of such changes.
 

Kontakt

Category: Always

The texts and images on this site are the intellectual property of Pneumologie et Médecine du Sleep Sàrl, Gd Rue 92, 1820 Montreux. Phone +415227782.

 

Copying and reproduction of the pages of the website, even in extracts, is not permitted.

 

The management is assumed by Dr Olivier Staneczek, FMH Pneumology and sleep medicine,  GLN: 760 100 042 599 7

RCC: Q2633.22

ID: CHE 223.847.089

 

For external tutorial texts (FAQ: eg Lung League sites) no guarantee on medical accuracy can be assumed by our company.

 

A request for support by the website is treated on a non-urgent basis. For urgent care, these must imperatively be addressed directly by telephone with transmission of documents/requests by the general practitioner.

 

The place of jurisdiction is Montreux, Switzerland.

EXCLUSION CLAUSE
 

The information contained herein is not a substitute for legal advice and you should not rely solely on it. Specific requirements for legal terms and guidelines may vary from state to state and/or jurisdiction to jurisdiction. As stated in our Terms of Service, it is your responsibility to ensure that your Services are authorized by, and that you comply with, the law that governs you.

 

To ensure that you fully comply with your legal obligations, we strongly recommend that you seek professional advice to better understand the requirements that apply specifically to you.

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