This is a translation of the original statement in German. The translation is provided for information purposes only and has no legal bearing. Only the German document is legally binding.

The website you have accessed is part of the blog farm operated by the Department of Geography (GIUZ) of the University of Zurich (UZH) on servers of the web hosting provider Hostpoint AG.

Responsible for the content of this blog is:

University of Zurich
Department of Geography
Winterthurerstrasse 190
CH – 8057 Zürich
admin@geo.uzh.ch

We take data protection very seriously; in this statement, we explain which user data are collected, processed, and disclosed, and for what purpose, and we describe the measures taken to safeguard the security of these data.

1. Object of Data Protection

Data protection serves to protect the privacy of individuals. It requires data processors to act lawfully, and confers enforceable rights to the affected persons with regard to the processing of their personal data. Section 3 of the Canton of Zurich’s Act on Information and Data Protection (Gesetz über die Information und den Datenschutz [IDG ZH]) defines personal data as any information related to an identified or identifiable individual. This includes details such as names, addresses, phone numbers, and e-mail or IP addresses.

2. Collecting, Processing, and Storing Data

Every time a page of the GIUZ blog farm is requested or called up, the following access data is collected and stored in a web server log file on the servers of the web hosting provider Hostpoint AG:
The IP address of the requesting computer (e.g. 123.456.97.36)
The site or address (URL) from which the page of the GIUZ blog farm was requested
The path and name of the requested page of the GIUZ blog farm
The date and time of the request (e.g. [12/Apr/2016:00:00:01 +0200])
The volume of data transferred
The access status
The type of access
A description of the type of web browser and/or operating system used
The session ID

The following is an example of a possible entry in the web log:
207.46.13.31 – – [06/Dec/2024:00:38:47 +0100] «GET /wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Cover_Image_Original-scaled.jpeg HTTP/2.0» 200 888045 «-» «Mozilla/5.0 AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko; compatible; bingbot/2.0; +http://www.bing.com/bingbot.htm) Chrome/116.0.1938.76 Safari/537.36»

These data are processed for the following purposes:

• Safeguarding the network infrastructure and facilitating technical administration
• Optimizing the use of specific web offerings
• Identifying and tracking unauthorized access attempts

Web server log files are stored for one month after access is terminated. Once this period has elapsed, web server log files are automatically deleted, provided there has been no identified attack on the network infrastructure necessitating the civil or criminal prosecution of the intruder and thus requiring that the log file be stored longer.

3. Consent to Further Use of Data

Use of specific functions or services on the GIUZ blog farm (e.g. contact forms, comment function) may require further collection, processing, and long-term storage of personal data such as names and e-mail addresses. By entering and sending this data, you give your consent for this information to be processed.

4. Disclosure of Personal Data

Personal data will be disclosed to third parties (e.g. other authorities) only if required by binding legal provisions (e.g. the ruling of an authority, court orders) or for the purposes of legal or criminal prosecution (e.g. in the event of attacks on network infrastructure). Personal data will not be disclosed to third parties for other purposes.

Nevertheless, GIUZ may commission service providers to process data collected via the GIUZ blog farm website for the purposes described above. Legal, technical, and organizational measures will be put in place requiring GIUZ and external service providers to comply with the relevant provisions of data protection law.

5. Cookies

So-called temporary cookies may be used when individual GIUZ blog farm pages are accessed. Temporary cookies are small files that the web page visited stores on your computer to enable optimal use of the website. You can block the use of temporary cookies by adjusting the relevant settings in your web browser. Please note that disabling, blocking, or deactivating cookies can limit the functionality of the GIUZ blog farm pages.

6. Links to External Websites

The data protection statement applies only to GIUZ blog farm web pages. In the case of links providing access to external sites, please refer to the data protection policies of the providers in question. GIUZ is not responsible for the content or for the data protection policies of these providers. In particular, GIUZ cannot guarantee that content provided by other providers is free of malware.

7. Validity

GIUZ reserves the right to amend this data protection statement at any time with future effect if the implementation of new technologies or the legal situation so requires. For this reason, we advise you to check the data protection statement on a regular basis.

8. Right to Information

If you would like information on data relating to your person that has been collected and processed, if you want such data to be corrected, destroyed, or blocked, or if you have further questions on the use of such data, please contact the Department of Geography of the University of Zurich at the following address:

University of Zurich
Department of Geography
Winterthurerstrasse 190
CH – 8057 Zürich
admin@geo.uzh.ch