Privacy Policy
Helvetia Press Institute operates this online platform to provide information about our media training and professional development services, including Reporter Training Courses, News Writing Workshops, Investigative Journalism Training, Media Ethics Seminars, Digital Storytelling, Interview Techniques, and Press Conference Preparation. We are committed to protecting the privacy of our users and handling personal data with care and transparency.
This policy describes how we collect, use, and protect your personal data when you visit or interact with our site.
Data We Collect
We may collect personal data when you interact with our service. This data can include:
Information you provide directly: When you use our site, contact us, or register for a course or service, you may provide personal information such as your name, contact details (excluding email and phone from the policy text as per constraints), professional information, and details related to the services you are interested in or register for.
Information collected automatically: When you visit our site, we may automatically collect certain information from your device, including IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, site usage patterns, and information about your interaction with our pages. This is typically collected through cookies and similar tracking technologies.
How We Use Your Data
We process your personal data for legitimate purposes, including:
Providing and managing services: To deliver the services you request, such as processing course registrations and managing your participation in training programs.
Communication: To respond to your inquiries and provide information about our services (unless you opt-out).
Improving our service: To understand how users interact with our site and services, allowing us to enhance user experience and the content we offer.
Compliance with legal obligations: To meet legal and regulatory requirements.
Protecting our interests: To protect the security and integrity of our service and prevent fraud or other prohibited activities.
Legal Basis for Processing
We process personal data based on lawful grounds, such as:
Your consent: Where you have given explicit consent for specific processing activities.
Performance of a contract: To fulfill our obligations under a contract with you, such as providing training services you have registered for.
Legitimate interests: Where the processing is necessary for our legitimate business interests, provided these interests do not override your fundamental rights and freedoms.
Legal obligations: Where processing is necessary to comply with applicable laws and regulations.
Data Sharing and Disclosure
We do not sell your personal data. We may share your data with third parties only in specific circumstances:
Service Providers: We may share data with trusted third-party service providers who perform functions on our behalf, such as hosting, analytics, and IT services. These providers are contractually bound to protect your data and process it only according to our instructions.
Legal Requirements: We may disclose your data if required by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or a government agency).
Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, your data may be transferred as part of that transaction.
Data Security
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction. However, please be aware that no security system is impenetrable, and we cannot guarantee absolute security of information transmitted over the internet.
Data Retention
We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.
Your Data Protection Rights
Depending on your location and applicable data protection laws (such as GDPR), you may have certain rights regarding your personal data, including:
The right to access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
The right to rectification: Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.
The right to erasure: Request deletion of your personal data under certain conditions.
The right to restrict processing: Request the restriction of processing of your personal data under certain conditions.
The right to object to processing: Object to our processing of your personal data under certain conditions.
The right to data portability: Request transfer of your data to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.
The right to withdraw consent: Withdraw your consent at any time where processing is based on consent.
To exercise these rights, please contact us using the address provided below. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.
Cookies and Tracking Technologies
Our site may use cookies and similar tracking technologies to collect information about your browsing behaviour and provide a better user experience. You can manage your cookie preferences through your browser settings.
Links to Third-Party Sites
Our site may contain links to websites operated by third parties. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of these external sites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party sites you visit.
Children's Privacy
Our services are not directed to individuals under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children without parental consent. If we become aware that we have collected data from a child without appropriate consent, we will take steps to delete it.
Contact Us
If you have questions or concerns about this privacy policy or our data practices, please contact us by postal mail at:
Helvetia Press Institute
28 Rue du Mont-Blanc
Geneva, Canton of Geneva, 1201
Switzerland
Updates to This Policy
We may update this privacy policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.