Privacy Policy
Version: April 2026Â |Â Effective from website launch
1. Data Controller
The party responsible for the processing of your personal data pursuant to the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection (FADP) and, where applicable, the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is:
Alexander Hofmann Consulting
Owner: Alexander Hofmann
St. Jakobs-Strasse 92
CH-4052 Basel,
Canton Basel-City, Switzerland
Phone: +41 79 824 93 33
Email: alex@alexanderhofmann.ch
Website: www.alexanderhofmann.ch
Company ID (UID): CHE-306.587.255
2. Principles of Data Processing
Alexander Hofmann Consulting takes the protection of your personal data seriously. Personal data is processed exclusively within the framework of applicable data protection law — in particular the revised Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection (revFADP, in force since 1 September 2023) and the cantonal data protection legislation of the Canton of Basel-City.
We collect and process personal data only where:
- explicit consent has been provided,
- a legitimate interest on our part exists that does not override your interests,
- a legal obligation requires it, or
- processing is necessary for the performance of a contract.
3. Data We Collect
3.1 Contact Enquiries
When you contact us by email, phone, or via a contact form, we collect the following data:
- First and last name
- Email address
- Phone number (if provided)
- Company / organisation (if provided)
- Content of your enquiry
This data is used solely to process your enquiry and to initiate or conduct a business relationship.
3.2 Usage Data (Server Logs)
When you visit our website, technical data transmitted by your browser to our server is automatically recorded:
- IP address (anonymised)
- Date and time of access
- Pages and files accessed
- Browser type and version
- Operating system
- Referrer URL (the page from which you arrived)
This data is used solely to ensure the technical operation of the website and is not linked to any other data sources. Retention period: maximum 30 days.
3.3 Cookies
Our website uses only technically necessary cookies required for its operation. No tracking cookies, advertising cookies, or third-party analytics cookies are used.
Technically necessary cookies are automatically deleted at the end of your browser session (session cookies) or after a defined period.
4. Purpose and Legal Basis of Data Processing
We process your data for the following purposes:
- Responding to enquiries and building business relationships (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR / Art. 31 revFADP)
- Providing consulting and interim management services (contract performance)
- Compliance with statutory retention obligations — in particular under the Swiss Code of Obligations and Swiss tax law (legal obligation)
- Protection of legitimate interests (e.g. ensuring IT operations, fraud prevention)
5. Disclosure of Data to Third Parties
We do not generally disclose your personal data to third parties. Disclosure occurs only in the following exceptional circumstances:
- Where you have given your explicit consent
- Where necessary for the performance of a contract (e.g. external specialists engaged within a mandate, subject to prior agreement)
- Where required by law (e.g. authorities, tax authorities of the Canton of Basel-City)
Personal data is not transferred to countries outside Switzerland or the European Economic Area (EEA), except to the extent unavoidable for the use of technical infrastructure (e.g. web hosting) — and in such cases only to countries with a recognised level of data protection.
6. Retention Periods
We retain your data only for as long as necessary for the respective purpose or as required by statutory retention obligations:
- Contact data and correspondence: 10 years pursuant to the Swiss Code of Obligations (CO Art. 958f)
- Mandate-related documents: 10 years after conclusion of the mandate
- Server logs: maximum 30 days
- Application documents: 6 months after completion of the process (where applicable)
Upon expiry of the retention period, data is securely and irreversibly deleted.
7. Your Rights
As a data subject, you have the following rights under the revFADP and, where applicable, the GDPR:
- Right of access: You may request information about the data stored about you at any time.
- Right to rectification: You may request the correction of inaccurate data.
- Right to erasure: You may request the deletion of your data under the conditions provided by law.
- Right to restriction of processing: You may request the restriction of data processing.
- Right to data portability: You may request that we provide your data in a commonly used format.
- Right to object: You may object to the processing of your data on the basis of legitimate interests.
- Right to withdraw consent: Any consent given may be withdrawn at any time with effect for the future.
To exercise your rights, please contact us in writing at: alex@alexanderhofmann.ch
If you believe that the processing of your data violates data protection law, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (FDPIC) or the cantonal Data Protection Officer of the Canton of Basel-City.
8. Data Security
We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your data from unauthorised access, loss, misuse, or destruction. Our website is operated via an encrypted HTTPS connection (SSL/TLS).
Despite careful precautions, absolute security of data transmission over the internet cannot be guaranteed.
9. External Links
Our website may contain links to external websites, in particular to LinkedIn and other platforms. We accept no responsibility for the data protection practices of these third-party providers. We recommend reading the respective privacy policies of any linked websites.
10. LinkedIn
Our website may include a reference to our LinkedIn profile (Alexander Hofmann). LinkedIn is a service of LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland. Accessing our LinkedIn page may result in data being transmitted to LinkedIn. LinkedIn is responsible for the processing of this data. For more information, please refer to LinkedIn’s Privacy Policy: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy
11. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to update this Privacy Policy at any time, in particular in response to changes in the legal framework, technical infrastructure, or our services. The current version is available on our website at www.alexanderhofmann.ch. The date of the most recent update is noted at the top of this document.
12. Contact and Complaints
For questions, access requests, or complaints regarding data protection, please contact us directly:
Alexander Hofmann
St. Jakobs-Strasse 92, CH-4052 Basel
alex@alexanderhofmann.ch
+41 79 824 93 33
Cantonal Supervisory Authority:
Data Protection Officer of the Canton of Basel-City
Spiegelgasse 6, CH-4051 Basel
www.datenschutz.bs.ch
Federal Supervisory Authority:
Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (FDPIC)
Feldeggweg 1, CH-3003 Bern
www.edoeb.admin.ch