The following statements are based on the requirements of Article 19 of the Swiss Data Protection Act (DPA) and Article 13 of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
The protection of your personal data is very important to us. We, therefore, ask you to read the following privacy policy carefully and to inform yourself about your rights.
The aim of this policy is to inform you about the purpose and extent to which your personal data is processed when you use our social media channels. If you have any further questions, please contact the controller at any time.
The following information applies to the following social media channels used by us
(1) Facebook and Instagram: We have several pages on Facebook
The provider in all cases is Meta Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland.
We have concluded an agreement with Meta on joint responsibility (Controller Addendum) for the operation of Meta products. This agreement specifies which data processing operations we or Meta are responsible for when you visit one of our Facebook pages or our Instagram profiles. You can view this agreement via the following link: https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/page_controller_addendum.
Details and options for contacting us as a data subject can be found in Meta's privacy policy: https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/.
(2) X: We have several profiles on X (formerly Twitter)
Twitter International Unlimited Company, One Cumberland Place, Fenian Street, Dublin 2, D02 AX07, Ireland, is responsible for data protection.
Details and options for contacting us as a data subject can be found in X's privacy policy: https://x.com/en/privacy.
(3) YouTube: We operate a channel on YouTube
(https://www.youtube.com/user/FiBLFilm).
FiBL also operates other YouTube channels as part of international projects, which we do not list individually here.
Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, is responsible under data protection law.
Details on the data protection provisions and options for contacting us as a data subject can be found in Google's privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en.
(4) LinkedIn: We have several pages on LinkedIn
The LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Community, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland, is responsible for data protection.
Details and options for contacting us as a data subject can be found in LinkedIn's privacy policy: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy.
The individual services are summarised below under the term "social media channels".
(1) The controller within the meaning of the Federal Act on Data Protection (hereinafter: DPA), the General Data Protection Regulation (hereinafter: GDPR), other data protection laws applicable in the Member States of the European Union and other provisions concerning data protection is the
Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL
Ackerstrasse 113 / P.O. Box 219
CH-5070 Frick
+41 (0)62 865-7272
info.suisse(at)fibl.org
(2) Contact for questions regarding data protection and the processing of personal data:
dataprotection(at)fibl.org
The Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL processes this data in the context of the offers listed above for the purpose of presenting the company and its services and communicating with customers and interested parties via social media channels.
In addition, the respective providers of the social media channels may use the profile and behavioural data they collect, for example to evaluate habits or personal relationships.
The social media channels used can analyse your usage behaviour when you visit their website. Visiting our social media channels can trigger data protection-relevant processing operations.
With the help of the collected data, the operators of the social media portals can create user profiles where your preferences and interests are stored. This way, interest-based advertising can be displayed to you within and outside the respective social media presence. If you have an account with the respective social network, the interest-based advertising can be displayed on all devices on which you are or were logged in.
Details on the respective processing can be found in the terms of use and privacy policies of the respective social media portals.
The legal basis for the processing of data by us is Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR.
Our legitimate interest is the use of an efficient communication channel for timely and targeted communication with customers and interested parties as well as the presentation of the company and its services.
You can object to the processing of your data on the basis of this legal provision at any time.
(1) If you visit one of our social media channels, we are jointly responsible with the operator of the social media platform for the data processing operations triggered during this visit. In principle, you can assert your rights (information, rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, data portability and complaint) against both us and the operator of the respective social media portal.
(2) Under the applicable laws, you have various rights with regard to your personal data.
If you exercise your right to object, please explain the reasons why your personal data should not be processed. In the event of your justified objection, we will forward the objection to the person responsible for the respective social media channel for examination of the situation and decision.
You can also exercise your right to object directly with the respective operator of the social media platforms. Please contact them directly.
You can also assert all other rights directly against the operator of the social media channel. You can find information on this under the links listed above for the individual social media channels.
If you would like to assert these rights against us, please send your request by email or mail to the above address, clearly identifying yourself.
(3) You also have the right to complain to a data protection supervisory authority about the processing of your personal data by us.
(4) If you are of the opinion that your data protection rights have been violated, you can contact a data protection supervisory authority, e.g. in England the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) or in Switzerland the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (FDPIC), which will in any case forward the complaint to the competent supervisory authority.
This information is regularly updated to reflect changes in the legal framework. The latest version can be found here.
Current status: 01/2024
