Privacy Policy
Hands for Kids International Preschool GmbH

1. Data Controller

Hands for Kids International Preschool GmbH

Email: info@kita-hands4kids.ch
Website: https://kita-hands4kids.ch

2. General Information

Protecting your personal data is important to us. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with applicable data protection regulations, in particular the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection (FADP) and, where applicable, the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

3. Collection and Processing of Personal Data

We only process personal data to the extent necessary to provide our website and our services.

Personal data may be processed in particular when you:

• visit our website;
• contact us via the contact form, email or telephone;
• arrange a viewing appointment;
• express interest in a childcare place;
• access content from third-party providers;
• consent to the use of certain cookies.

4. Server Log Files

When you visit our website, information that your browser automatically transmits to our server is collected. This may include, in particular, the following data:

• IP address;
• date and time of access;
• pages accessed;
• browser type and version;
• operating system used;
• referrer URL.

This data is used exclusively for the technical provision, stability and security of our website and is not used to draw conclusions about your identity.

5. Contact and Contact Form

If you contact us via the contact form, email or telephone, the data you provide (e.g. name, email address, telephone number and message) is processed in order to handle your enquiry and communicate with you.

This processing takes place exclusively to deal with your request and is based on our legitimate interest or your enquiry.

6. Cookies

Our website uses cookies and similar technologies. Some cookies are technically necessary, while others are used to analyse the use of our website, provide external content and improve user experience.

Non-essential cookies are only set with your explicit consent. You can change or withdraw your consent at any time via the cookie settings.

Your consent preferences are managed via our consent management tool, CookieYes.

7. CookieYes Consent Management

We use the CookieYes service to manage your cookie consent preferences.

CookieYes stores your consent decisions so that your preferences can be taken into account on future visits. This may involve processing information about your consent, your device and certain technical data.

Further information is available at: https://www.cookieyes.com/privacy-policy/

8. Google Analytics

Where you have given your consent, this website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

Google Analytics uses cookies that enable an analysis of your use of the website. In particular, the following information may be processed:

• truncated IP address;
• page views;
• session duration;
• device information;
• interactions on the website.

The information generated by these cookies may be transmitted to and processed on Google's servers.

We have activated the privacy-friendly settings for Google Analytics, in particular IP anonymisation.

Further information: https://policies.google.com/privacy

9. Google Consent Mode v2

Our website uses Google Consent Mode v2.

This service allows the processing of analytics and advertising data to be adjusted according to your respective consent decisions. Google tags are activated or restricted depending on your cookie choices.

10. Google Ads and Conversion Tracking

Where you have given your consent, we use Google Ads Conversion Tracking.

This allows us to determine whether users arrived at our website via a Google ad and carried out certain actions, such as making contact or submitting an enquiry via the contact form.

No information that would allow you to be directly personally identified is processed.

Further information: https://policies.google.com/privacy

11. Google Search Console

We use Google Search Console for the technical analysis and optimisation of our website's presence in Google search results.

No personal data of visitors is processed for marketing purposes in this context.

12. Google Maps

Our website may embed map content from the Google Maps service. The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

When using Google Maps, personal data, in particular your IP address and technical information about your device, may be transmitted to and processed on Google's servers.

Google Maps is only embedded with your consent, where this is required under applicable data protection law.

Further information: https://policies.google.com/privacy

13. Instagram Feed

Our website may include embedded content from Instagram.

When such content is accessed, data — in particular your IP address and technical information about your device — may be transmitted to Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, Merrion Road, Dublin 4, Ireland.

Further information: https://privacycenter.instagram.com/policy/

14. Google Reviews (Trustindex)

We use the Trustindex service to display customer reviews.

When this content is accessed, technical data, in particular your IP address, may be processed.

Further information: https://www.trustindex.io/privacy-policy/

15. Website Security (Wordfence)

To protect our website against unauthorised access, malware and security incidents, we use security solutions such as Wordfence Security.

This may involve processing technical information, in particular IP addresses, in order to detect attacks and ensure the security of our website.

Further information: https://www.wordfence.com/privacy-policy/

16. International Data Transfers

Some of the services we use may transfer data to countries outside Switzerland or the European Economic Area. In such cases, the respective providers ensure appropriate data protection safeguards in accordance with applicable legal requirements.

17. Storage Period

We only store personal data for as long as is necessary to fulfil the respective purposes or as required by statutory retention obligations.

The data is then deleted or anonymised.

18. Your Rights

You have, in particular, the following rights:

• to obtain information about the processing of your personal data;
• to have inaccurate data corrected;
• to have your data deleted, provided no statutory retention obligations apply;
• to request a restriction of processing;
• to withdraw any consent given, with effect for the future;
• to lodge a complaint with the competent data protection supervisory authority.

19. Contact for Data Protection Enquiries

If you have any questions about data protection or the processing of your personal data, you can contact us at any time:

20. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to update this privacy policy in response to changes to our website, our services, or applicable legal requirements.

Last updated: June 2026