Privacy Policy from Road Travel Awareness Portal

This Privacy Policy explains how our online platform, "Road Travel Awareness Portal," collects, uses, and protects any information you provide while using this service. We are committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. As a free advice portal for navigating Swiss toll infrastructure, we do not operate a shop or collect payments. Our focus is solely on providing informational assistance.

Information We Collect

Given that our service is an informational portal and not a commercial operation, our data collection is minimal. We do not require users to create accounts, provide personal identifying information for accessing content, or process transactions.

• Non-Personal Information: We may collect non-personal information such as browser type, language preference, referring site, and the date and time of each visitor request. This information is typically provided by web browsers and servers, and its purpose is to understand how visitors use our site and to improve the user experience.
• Analytics Data: We may use third-party analytics services to collect standard internet log information and visitor behavior patterns. This is done to track the number of visitors to the different parts of the site and observe how users interact with our content, always in an aggregated and anonymized form.

How We Use Information

The minimal information we collect is used solely to maintain and improve our service. Specifically, we use the data to:

• Analyze website traffic and usage patterns to enhance performance and user experience.
• Understand the popularity of different informational sections (e.g., "Geltungsbereich Vignette," "Kaufstellen," "Ausnahmeregeln") to optimize content and navigation.
• Ensure the technical functionality and security of our online platform.

Data Protection Principles

We are committed to processing data in accordance with Swiss data protection law (FADP) and, where applicable, the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Our principles include:

• Lawfulness, Fairness, and Transparency: We process data lawfully, fairly, and in a transparent manner.
• Purpose Limitation: We collect and process data for specified, explicit, and legitimate purposes only.
• Data Minimization: We only collect data that is adequate, relevant, and limited to what is necessary.
• Accuracy: We take reasonable steps to ensure data is accurate and up to date.
• Storage Limitation: Data is kept for no longer than is necessary.
• Integrity and Confidentiality: We implement appropriate security measures to protect data.

Cookies

Like many websites, our service may use "cookies" to enhance your experience. Cookies are small files placed on your device's hard drive by a website. They help analyze web traffic or let you know when you visit a particular site. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website. The cookies we may use are primarily for analytical purposes to understand visitor behavior patterns, always respecting your privacy.

Disclosure of Information to Third Parties

We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your non-personal information to outside parties. This does not include trusted third parties who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or servicing you, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential. We may also release your information when we believe release is appropriate to comply with the law, enforce our site policies, or protect ours or others' rights, property, or safety.

Your Rights

Under applicable data protection laws, including GDPR and FADP, you have certain rights regarding your data. Although we collect very limited personal data, if any, these rights include:

• The right to access: You have the right to request copies of your personal data.
• The right to rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or incomplete.
• The right to erasure: You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
• The right to restrict processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
• The right to object to processing: You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
• The right to data portability: You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.

If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:

Theaterstrasse 8

9001 St. Gallen

Switzerland