Privacy Statement of the 27th International Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners

 

Information about our Organisation and Web site

 

 

Modern information and communication technologies play a fundamental role in the organisation of an event such as the 27th International Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners. We are based in Switzerland. Our principal activity is the management of the aforementioned conference.
Our privacy policy covers the 27th International Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners and its Web site:

Organisation Name:	27th International Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners
Data handling:	L&W MarCom AG
Address:	Freiestrasse 167
City, Zip:	Zurich , CH-8032
Country:	Switzerland
Web Sites(s):	www.privacyconference2005.org

 

Automatic Collection of Information

 

 

We automatically log the personal data listed below:
 – your server address
 – your top level domain name (for example .com, .gov, .au, .uk etc)
 – the pages you accessed and documents downloaded
 – the previous site you have visited
 – the type of browser you are using
 – the date and time of your visit
We do so for the technical administration of the Web site. These data are not analyzed in a systematic manner. Aggregate statistics containing no individual personal data may be made available to the conference organizers.
We do not use cookies to store personal data nor do we link non-personal information stored in cookies with personal data about specific individuals.

 

Data Collection and Purpose Specification

 

 

We collect only the personal data that are necessary to process your registration for the conference and that you disclose on the registration form.
We do not collect information about our visitors from other sources, such as public records or bodies, or private organisations.

 

Data Retention Policy

 

 

All collected information will only be stored as long as it is necessary to process your registration and organise the conference. Some personal data will be passed on to the organisers of the 28th International Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners 2006, to assist them in their preparations for that conference, unless you indicate otherwise during registration.

 

Disclosure and Visitor Choice

 

 

We disclose our visitors' personal data to our subsidiaries or other organisations for the purposes of processing your registrations and organizing the conference.

 

Confidentiality / Security

 

 

We give you the option of using a secure transmission method to send us the following types of personal data:
 –  primary personal data (such as name and contact details)
 –  other personal and profiling data (such as physical description, leisure activities)
 –  identifiers (such as credit card details, Web site password)
We have implemented security policies, rules and technical measures to protect the personal data that we have under our control from:
 –  unauthorised access
 –  improper use or disclosure
 –  unauthorised modification
 –  unlawful destruction or accidental loss
All our employees and data processors, who have access to, and are associated with the processing of personal data, are obliged to respect the confidentiality of our visitors' personal data.
We ensure that your personal data will not be disclosed to State institutions and authorities except if required by law or other regulation.

 

Access to the personal data we may hold about you

 

 

You can ask us, by sending an email ( privacyconference@lw-marcom.ch ), whether we are keeping personal data about you.
Upon request, which you can indicate by sending an email ( privacyconference@lw-marcom.ch ), we will provide you with a readable copy of the personal data which we keep about you within a week, although we may before require proof of your identity. We will provide the information without any charge.
We allow you to challenge the data that we hold about you and, where appropriate, you may have the data:
 –  erased
 –  rectified or amended
 –  completed

 

Privacy Compliance

 

 

Our privacy policy is compliant with relevant swiss data protection laws. We are subject to supervision by the following Independent Data Protection Authority.

Designation of the authority	Swiss Federal Data Protection Commissioner
URL	www.edsb.ch
Address	Feldeggweg 1, CH-3003 Bern
Country	Switzerland

 

Privacy Support

 

 

If you have an enquiry or concern about our privacy policy, please contact:

Organisation :	L&W MarCom AG
Address :	Freiestrasse 167, 8032 Zurich
Phone Number :	41 (0)1 389 22 22
Fax Number :	41 (0)1 389 22 20
Email address :	privacyconference@lw-marcom.ch

If you are not satisfied with our response to your concern, you may wish to contact the Swiss Federal Data Protection Commissioner ( www.edsb.ch )