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Although the federal authorities take all due care to ensure the accuracy of the information published, no guarantee can be given regarding the correctness, accuracy, timeliness, reliability or completeness of this information.
The federal authorities expressly reserve the right to change, delete or temporarily not publish content in whole or in part at any time without prior notice.
Any liability claims against the federal authorities for damages of a material or immaterial nature arising from access to or use or non-use of the published information, from misuse of the connection or from technical malfunctions are excluded.
References and links
References and links to third-party websites are outside the area of responsibility of the federal authorities. Access to and use of such websites is at the user's own risk. The federal authorities expressly declare that they have no influence whatsoever on the design, content and offerings of the linked sites. Information and services provided by linked websites are entirely the responsibility of the respective third party.
Any responsibility for such websites is rejected.
Copyright
Copyright: Federal Office of Justice (FOJ)
The information contained on the websites of the federal authorities is made available to the public. Downloading or copying content, images, photographs or other files does not entail any transfer of rights regarding the content.
The copyright and all other rights to content, images, photographs or other files on the websites of the federal authorities belong exclusively to those authorities or to the specifically named rights holders. The written consent of the copyright holders must be obtained in advance for the reproduction of any elements.
Privacy policy
1. General information
Your data is a matter of trust for us. It goes without saying that the federal authorities only collect personal data that is absolutely necessary for the fulfilment of their tasks (data minimisation). Stored data is carefully managed and protected against misuse of any kind.
Based on Article 13 of the Swiss Federal Constitution and the data protection provisions of the Confederation, every person is entitled to protection of their privacy and to protection against misuse of their personal data. The Federal Office of Justice complies with these provisions on the website "remembering-for-tomorrow.ch".
2. Scope
This privacy policy applies to the website under the domain "remembering-for-tomorrow.ch". This privacy policy may be amended at any time without prior notice. The privacy notices and policies of other providers apply to their websites to which "remembering-for-tomorrow.ch" refers.
3. References
The Federal Administration has no influence on external sites to which it refers, nor on external sites that refer to services of the Federal Administration. It can therefore not guarantee that the information contained therein is correct or that it is free of malware (such as viruses). Information and services provided by linked websites or web services are entirely the responsibility of the respective third party. Any responsibility for such websites or web services is rejected.
4. What happens to your data?
a) Retention and deletion
The processing of personal data on the website "remembering-for-tomorrow.ch" is limited to data that is necessary for the provision of a functional website and user-friendly content and services, or to data that you have actively provided to us. The personal data we collect is only retained for as long as is necessary to fulfil the respective purpose. Legal requirements or other obligations may lead to longer retention.
b) Storage for web analytics purposes
When accessing remembering-for-tomorrow.ch, the following data is stored in log files: IP address, date, time, browser request and transmitted information about the device used, including operating system and browser. This data is analysed using web analytics tools (see below). The FOJ uses this data for the purpose of continuously improving its communications.
Web analytics tools: The software solution Matomo is used for non-personal web analytics, and the data is stored on the same hosting as the website. The data collected is used exclusively for web analytics and is neither shared nor combined with other data sets.
c) Cookies
Cookies are used on "remembering-for-tomorrow.ch" to make the visit to the website more appealing and to enable the use of certain functions. These are small text files that are stored on your computer. Most of the cookies used are deleted from your hard drive at the end of the browser session (known as session cookies). Other cookies remain on your computer and allow us to recognise you on your next visit (known as persistent cookies).
You can prevent the storage of cookies in your browser by restricting or disabling the storage and reading of cookies. Please note that certain functions of the website cannot be used without cookies.
d) Third-party services
Services from the Vimeo platform are directly integrated on "remembering-for-tomorrow.ch".
Vimeo: Video platform; provider: Vimeo Inc. (USA); privacy information: https://vimeo.com/privacy
This provider also uses cookies, among other things. When using the website "remembering-for-tomorrow.ch", user data is automatically transmitted to this company.
The privacy policies of the respective provider expressly apply. Users must be aware that data may be collected and shared with third parties through these services. If users are simultaneously using an account with one of these services, the operator may directly associate this transmitted information with the respective personal account.
The Federal Administration has no influence on the data collection and its further use by these operators. The extent to which, the location at which and for how long the data is stored, the extent to which they comply with any existing deletion obligations, what analyses and links they make with the data and to whom they pass the data on, is not discernible to the Federal Administration.
5. Your rights
You have the right to request information free of charge at any time about the processing of your personal data from the respective Federal Administration unit. Please contact the office named in the imprint. Further rights such as the right to data deletion, data rectification, restriction of data processing and the right to data portability exist within the legally prescribed framework.
The collection of data for the provision of the website and the storage of data in log files is essential for the operation of our website. Users of our website therefore have no right of objection in this regard.
6. Data security
Website: remembering-for-tomorrow.ch uses encrypted data communication based on TLS in conjunction with the highest level of encryption supported by your browser during the website visit. You can identify whether an individual page of the website is transmitted in encrypted form by the closed key or lock symbol in the address bar of your browser.
General data processing: In addition, the Federal Administration applies appropriate technical and organisational security measures in data processing to protect your data against accidental or intentional manipulation, partial or complete loss, destruction or unauthorised access by third parties. The security measures of the Federal Administration correspond to the current state of the art.
7. Operations
The web server for operating "remembering-for-tomorrow.ch" is managed by the company ah,ja.ch in Bern. https://www.ahja.ch/datenschutzerklaerung/
8. Contact
If you have questions about data processing or believe that the processing of your personal data by the Federal Administration violates your rights, please contact the data protection advisor of the federal office responsible for the website.
Last amended: 29 March 2026