Information Privacy

Privacy policy

Identity of the responsible person
Public Discourse Foundation, Rötelstrasse 1, 8006 Zurich, Switzerland

Collection of personal data
When you use the website for information purposes only, i.e. if you do not register to use the website or otherwise provide us with information, we do not collect any personal data, with the exception of the data that your browser transmits to enable you to visit the website (namely IP address, browser, data volume transmitted, etc.).

Processing purposes and legal basis
We process personal data in connection with our provided services to you and communication with you, maintenance of our contact list and/or providing you with other information that you may request from us. The processing of your data is necessary to protect our legitimate interests.

If you have given us consent to process your personal data for certain purposes (such as signing up for a newsletter or when donating), we process your personal data within the scope of and based on this consent, unless we have another legal basis and do not need such a basis. Consent given can be revoked at any time, but this has no effect on data processing that has already taken place.

Data origin
We only collect personal information that you provide to us when you communicate with us (such as name, email and physical address, phone number, connection source, and content of communication).

Receiver
Within the scope of our business activities and purposes, we also disclose personal data to third parties where permitted. This concerns the following data recipients in particular:

- Third parties in the context of the fulfilment of legal or contractual obligations.

Some of these recipients are in Switzerland, but they may also be abroad. In particular, you must expect the transfer of your data to all countries where the service providers we use are located. If we transfer data to a country without adequate legal data protection, we will ensure an adequate level of protection by using appropriate contracts as provided for by law or rely on the legal exceptions of consent, contract performance, the establishment, exercise or enforcement of legal claims, overriding public interests, published personal data or because it is necessary to protect the integrity of the data subjects.

Use of Mailchimp
This website uses the services of Typeform for contact and online forms (e.g. For an online platform on the subject of parity of pay). You can find the Mailchimp privacy policy here.

Use of Raisenow
This website uses the donation tool Raisenow. You can find the Raisenow privacy policy here.

Newsletter
We are happy to inform you about current topics concerning us through our newsletter. To send a newsletter we need your [last name, name, and email address]. You can enter the information in the fields provided. After you have sent this data, you will receive an e-mail from us to the e-mail address you have provided, in which you must click on a confirmation link to verify the e-mail address you have provided.

The data you provided as described above will only be used and stored by us for the purpose of sending the newsletter.

You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time and will thus object to the further use of your data. You can unsubscribe from the mailing list at the end of the page of any newsletter.

To send out our newsletter we use an application called MailChimp, a service provided by The Rocket Science Group, LLC, in Atlanta, GA, 30308, USA. You can find further information on the privacy policy here.

Duration of data storage
Unless otherwise stated, we store usage data and other personal data for as long as we deem necessary or appropriate to comply with applicable laws, or for as long as we deem necessary for the purposes for which the data is being processed. We delete your personal data as soon as it is no longer needed and in any case after the maximum retention period prescribed by law has expired.

Data security
We maintain up-to-date technical measures to ensure data security, in particular to safeguard your personal data during transmissions and from being accessed by third parties. There are adapted to the current state of the art.

Rights of the data subject
You are entitled to the following rights if the relevant legal requirements are met:

- the right to request information
- rectification
- deletion
- restriction of processing
- notification
- data portability

Furthermore, you have the right to object to the processing based on your consent or our legitimate interests at any time.

Please note, however, that we reserve the right to enforce the restrictions provided for by law, for example if we are obligated to retain or process certain data, have an overriding interest in doing so (insofar as we are entitled to it) or require it for the assertion of claims.

The exercise of such rights usually requires that you provide clear proof of your identity (e.g. a copy of your identity card whenever your identity is otherwise unclear or cannot be verified). To exercise your rights, you can contact us at the address given above. In addition, every data subject has the right to enforce their claims in court or to lodge a complaint at the appropriate data protection authority. The responsible data protection authority in Switzerland is the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (http://www.edoeb.admin.ch/en).

Amendment to the privacy policy
We may amend this privacy policy at any time without prior notice. The version of the privacy policy on our website is applicable. If the privacy policy is part of an agreement with you, we will notify you of the change by email or other appropriate means in the event of an update.

Last modified: Zurich, August 2025