Privacy Policy
Last updated: 11 August 2026
This Privacy Policy explains how Katrin Roth, operating under the name The German Edit (referred to below as “The German Edit”, “we”, “us” or “our”), collects and processes personal data in connection with the website thegermanedit.ch and related enquiries and services.
This Privacy Policy is based primarily on the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection (FADP). Where the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) applies to a particular processing activity, the relevant GDPR requirements also apply.
Controller and contact details
The controller responsible for the processing described in this Privacy Policy is:
Katrin Roth, The German Edit
Basel, Switzerland
Email: katrin@katrinroth.ch
Questions concerning data protection and requests to exercise data-protection rights may be sent to the email address above.
Website hosting and server log files
This website is hosted by cyon GmbH in Switzerland. When you access the website, the hosting provider’s web server automatically records technical data in server log files. This may include your IP address, browser type and version, operating system, language settings, date and time of access, the requested page or file, the website from which you reached us (referrer URL), the HTTP status code and the transmission protocol used.
These data are processed to deliver the website, ensure its stability and security, investigate technical problems and attempted misuse, and improve the website’s operation. Log data are retained only for as long as required for these purposes or by law and are then deleted or anonymised.
Further information is available in cyon’s privacy policy.
Contact by email
If you contact us by email, we process the information you provide, such as your name, email address, message content and any attachments, in order to respond to your enquiry, prepare or perform our services and handle follow-up questions.
We retain correspondence for as long as necessary to deal with the enquiry and any resulting business relationship and, where applicable, for statutory retention periods or the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims.
Please note that ordinary email is not necessarily encrypted end to end. Do not send sensitive or confidential information by email unless appropriate safeguards have been agreed.
Cookies and similar technologies
The website may use cookies and similar local-storage technologies that are necessary for its operation, security or functions requested by you. Cookies are small files stored on your device by your browser. Session cookies are generally deleted when you close your browser; other cookies remain until they expire or you delete them.
You can configure your browser to restrict or block cookies and delete stored cookies. Disabling necessary cookies may limit the functionality of the website.
We do not currently use cookies for advertising or behavioural analytics. If this changes, this Privacy Policy and, where required, the consent mechanism will be updated before such technologies are used.
Google Fonts
The website currently loads the fonts Roboto and Roboto Slab from servers operated by Google. When a page is opened, your browser connects to Google’s servers to download these fonts. In doing so, technical data, in particular your IP address, browser information, the requested font file and the date and time of the request, may be disclosed to Google. Depending on the technical routing and Google’s processing, data may be processed outside Switzerland, including in the United States.
The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. Further information is available in Google’s privacy policy.
To reduce disclosures to third parties, we recommend hosting the fonts locally on this website. If the fonts are changed to local hosting, this section should be removed or updated.
Links to third-party websites
The website may contain links to third-party websites, including LinkedIn. When you follow such a link, the third party processes data under its own responsibility. We have no control over the content or privacy practices of third-party websites. Please consult the relevant provider’s privacy information before using its services.
Service providers, recipients and international transfers
We may engage service providers to operate the website, provide email and IT services, and support our business administration. They may process personal data only to the extent necessary for their tasks and subject to contractual or legal obligations.
Data are primarily processed in Switzerland. Where a service provider processes data in a country without an adequate level of data protection, we use safeguards required by applicable law, such as recognised standard contractual clauses, unless a statutory exception applies. Data may also be disclosed where required by law, by an authority or court, or where necessary to protect legal claims.
Data security
We take appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal data against unauthorised access, loss, misuse, alteration or disclosure. However, no transmission or storage method is completely secure.
Retention
We retain personal data only for as long as necessary for the purposes for which they were collected. We may retain data for longer where required by statutory retention duties, contractual obligations, legitimate documentation needs or the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims. Data that are no longer required are deleted or anonymised where practicable.
Your rights
Subject to applicable law and its limitations, you may request information about whether we process personal data concerning you and ask for access, correction, deletion, restriction of processing, objection to processing or release or transfer of certain data. If processing is based on consent, you may withdraw that consent at any time with effect for the future.
To exercise your rights, contact katrin@katrinroth.ch. We may request information necessary to verify your identity.
You may also lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority. In Switzerland, this is the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (FDPIC).
Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may amend this Privacy Policy when our data processing, website functions or legal requirements change. The version published on this website at the time of use applies. The date of the latest update is shown at the beginning of this document.