Privacy Policy

Your privacy and the security of your personal data are important to me. This Privacy Policy explains what information may be collected when you visit amalmekki.ch, how that information may be used, and what rights you have in relation to your personal data.

This website is operated from Switzerland and processes personal data in accordance with the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection and other applicable data protection laws. Swiss website operators must provide clear and accessible information about their processing of personal data.

The data controller responsible for this website is:

Amal (El) Mekki
Bern, Switzerland
Email: amalmekki@icloud.com

Questions concerning this Privacy Policy or the processing of your personal data may be sent to the email address above.

When you visit this website, certain technical information may be collected automatically by the website hosting infrastructure. This may include:

• your IP address;
• the date and time of access;
• the pages visited;
• the type of browser and device used;
• the operating system;
• the referring website;
• technical log and security information.

This information may be processed to operate the website, ensure its security, identify technical problems and produce anonymous or aggregated usage statistics.

Personal data may also be collected when you voluntarily:

• contact me by email;
• submit a contact form;
• request information about my work or services;
• subscribe to a newsletter, where available;
• register for an event, workshop or training, where available.

Depending on the nature of your request, this information may include your name, email address, organisation, professional role and the content of your message.The information you provide will be used only to respond to your request, communicate with you or provide the service you have requested.

This website is created and hosted using services provided by Infomaniak Network SA, Switzerland.Infomaniak may process technical and usage data as part of the hosting, maintenance and security of the website. Such processing is governed by Infomaniak’s own contractual and data protection provisions.

This website may use cookies and similar technologies. Cookies are small files stored on your device that may be necessary for the website to function or may be used for preferences, security, and audience measurement. Essential cookies may be used without being optional when they are required for the website to operate.

This website uses essential cookies necessary for its operation and may also use non-essential cookies, including cookies associated with Google Analytics. Analytics cookies and similar tracking technologies are activated only in accordance with the consent choices available through the website's cookie settings. You can refuse or withdraw your consent to analytics cookies at any time through the cookie preference settings. 

The Swiss Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner has stated that website operators must be transparent about cookies and that some third-party tracking technologies may require express consent.

You can review or withdraw your cookie preferences at any time by clicking:

[Manage cookie preferences]

You may also delete or block cookies through your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect the operation of some parts of the website. 

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, to understand how visitors use the website and to improve its content and performance.

Google Analytics may collect information about your interaction with this website, including pages visited, approximate location, device and browser information, referring sources, session duration, and other usage information. Google Analytics may also use cookies or similar technologies for these purposes.
Google Analytics is configured through the website's consent management system so that analytics cookies and related tracking technologies are activated only where the required consent has been provided.
Google may process information generated through Google Analytics and may transfer data to countries outside Switzerland, including the United States. Such processing is subject to Google's applicable privacy and data protection terms.
You can refuse or withdraw your consent to analytics cookies at any time through the cookie preference settings available on this website.
For more information about how Google processes personal data in connection with Google Analytics, please consult Google's privacy information.

This website may contain links to external websites or embedded content from third-party services, such as LinkedIn, YouTube, Vimeo, or other media platforms. When you follow an external link or interact with embedded content, the third party may collect information about you in accordance with its own privacy policy. I am not responsible for the privacy practices or content of external websites.

We will not sell your personal data. It may be disclosed only where necessary:

• to service providers supporting the operation or security of the website;
• to process a request or provide a service you have requested;
• to comply with a legal obligation;
• to establish, exercise or defend legal rights;
• to protect the security and integrity of the website.

Service providers are expected to process personal data only for the relevant purpose and in accordance with applicable data protection requirements.

Some third-party services used by this website, including Google Analytics, may process or transfer personal data outside Switzerland, including to the United States. When personal data is transferred internationally, we will apply appropriate safeguards as required by applicable data protection law. However, data protection standards in another country may differ from those applicable in Switzerland.

Personal data will be retained only for as long as necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, including to respond to inquiries, provide requested services, maintain website security, and comply with legal obligations. We may retain technical server logs for a limited period for operational and security purposes.

Reasonable technical and organizational measures protect personal data against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration, or disclosure. Nevertheless, no method of transmitting or storing information online can guarantee absolute security.

Subject to applicable law, you may have the right to:

• request information about whether your personal data is being processed;
• obtain access to your personal data;
• request that inaccurate data be corrected;
• request the deletion of personal data;
• object to or restrict certain processing;
• withdraw consent where processing is based on consent;
• request the release or transfer of certain personal data.

To exercise these rights, contact:

amalmekki@icloud.com

You may be asked to provide enough information to verify your identity before we process your request.

We may update this Privacy Policy when the website, its services, or applicable legal requirements change. We will always publish the latest version on this page, along with the date of the most recent update.

For questions about this Privacy Policy or the processing of your personal data, please contact: Amal (El) Mekki
Bern, Switzerland
Email: amalmekki@icloud.com