This is an automatic translation of our German Privacy Policy. For all legal purposes the German text is relevant.
Privacy Policy
Introduction
The protection of your personal data is very important to us. With this privacy policy, we, Firma GmbH, provide information about how we process your personal data.
Responsibility and contact details
The following legal entity is responsible within the meaning of the applicable data protection laws, in particular the Swiss Data Protection Act of September 25, 2020, and the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR):
Bellingua GmbH
Nüschelerstrasse 45
8001 Zürich
If you have any questions about data protection, you can contact us as follows:
Phone: +41 44 250 20 00
Email: info@bellingua.ch
Processing of personal data of our language school customers
We process your personal data (e.g., name, contact details, payment information) exclusively for the purpose of fulfilling contracts, organizing courses, and providing customer service. Data processing is carried out within the framework of the GDPR on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR (contract fulfillment) and, depending on the situation, lit. a GDPR (consent).
Data will only be passed on to third parties if this is necessary for the course to take place or if there are legal requirements to do so.
Your data will only be stored for as long as is necessary for the purposes stated or for as long as statutory retention periods apply.
We will be happy to provide our customers with further information depending on the situation as part of the processing of our customer contract.
Processing of personal data of visitors to our website
We operate the website http://www.bellingua.ch. When you visit our website, we process certain data about you, as explained below:
Cookies
You can adjust your cookie settings here.
Our website uses cookies. These are small text files that enable specific information relating to the user to be stored on the user’s device while they are using the website. Cookies enable us to determine the frequency of use and number of users of the pages, analyze behavior patterns in the use of the pages, and also make our offering more customer-friendly. Cookies remain stored after the end of a browser session and can be retrieved when the site is visited again. If you do not want this, you should set your Internet browser to refuse cookies.
A general objection to the use of cookies for online marketing purposes can be declared for a large number of services, especially in the case of tracking, via the US website http://www.aboutads.info/choices/ or the EU website http://www.youronlinechoices.com/. Furthermore, the storage of cookies can be achieved by disabling them in your browser settings. Please note that in this case, not all functions of this online offer may be available.
Third-party services – General
This website uses various third-party services, e.g. Google Maps for embedding maps, Google Invisible reCAPTCHA for protection against bots and spam, and YouTube for embedding videos.
Specifically, these are:
SSL/TLS encryption
This website uses SSL/TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as requests you send to us as the site operator. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from “http://” to “https://” and by the lock symbol in your browser line.
If SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.
Server log files
The provider of this website automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These are:
– Browser type and browser version
– Operating system used
– Referrer URL
– Host name of the accessing computer
– Time of the server request
This data cannot be assigned to specific individuals. This data is not merged with other data sources. We reserve the right to check this data retrospectively if we become aware of specific indications of illegal use.
Borlabs:
Borlabs Cookie allows visitors to select which cookies they want to consent to (opt-in) via a checkbox or switch button for each cookie and cookie group.
With the introduction of the GDPR and, at the latest, with the ePrivacy Regulation, cookies may no longer be set without the visitor’s consent (opt-in requirement). When visiting your website, they receive a notification and the option to save their preferences (cookie settings) via a simple selection. No personal data is collected by Borlabs Cookie. The IP address, which falls under personal data since the GDPR, is also not used for this purpose.
Borlabs Cookie contains the necessary code for Google Analytics, Google AdSense, Google Tag Manager, and Facebook Pixel Tracking. In full compliance with the GDPR, visitors’ IP addresses are only transmitted to the services if they give their consent. For cookies, there is also an integrated opt-out solution for visitors, as required by the GDPR. Visitors’ cookie settings are also stored in a log (without using personal data).
Google Web Fonts
This site uses so-called web fonts provided by Google for the uniform display of fonts.
For this purpose, the browser must connect to Google’s servers. This allows Google to know that our website has been accessed via an IP address. The use of Google Web Fonts is in the interest of a uniform and appealing presentation of our online offerings. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR.
If your browser does not support web fonts, a standard font from your computer will be used.
Further information about Google Web Fonts can be found at https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and in Google’s privacy policy: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/.
Google Maps
This website uses Google Maps. This allows us to display interactive maps directly on the website and enables you to conveniently use the map function. When you visit the website, Google receives information that you have accessed the corresponding subpage of our website. This occurs regardless of whether Google provides a user account that you are logged in to or whether no user account exists. If you are logged in to Google, your data will be directly associated with your account. If you do not want this association with your Google profile, you must log out before activating the button. Google stores your data as usage profiles and uses it for advertising, market research, and/or the needs-based design of its website. Such evaluation is carried out in particular (even for users who are not logged in) to provide needs-based advertising and to inform other users of the social network about your activities on our website. You have the right to object to the creation of these user profiles, whereby you must contact Google to exercise this right. Further information on the purpose and scope of data collection and its processing by Google, as well as further information on your rights in this regard and settings options for protecting your privacy, can be found at: www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy
Google Analytics
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Ireland Limited. If the data controller for this website is located outside the European Economic Area or Switzerland, Google Analytics data processing is carried out by Google LLC. Google LLC and Google Ireland Limited are hereinafter referred to as “Google.”
The statistics obtained enable us to improve our offering and make it more interesting for you as a user. This website also uses Google Analytics for cross-device analysis of visitor flows, which is carried out via a user ID. If you have a Google user account, you can deactivate cross-device analysis of your usage in the settings there under “My data,” “Personal data.”
The legal basis for the use of Google Analytics is Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics is not merged with other Google data. We would like to point out that on this website, Google Analytics has been extended by the code “_anonymizeIp();” to ensure anonymous collection of IP addresses. This means that IP addresses are truncated before further processing, thus ruling out any possibility of personal reference. If the data collected about you is personally relevant, it will be immediately excluded and the personal data will be deleted immediately.
Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and truncated there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity, and to provide other services related to website activity and internet usage to the website operator. For the exceptional cases in which personal data is transferred to the USA, Google has submitted to the EU-US Privacy Shield, https://www.privacyshield.gov/EU-US-Framework. Google Analytics uses cookies. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. You can prevent the storage of cookies by adjusting your browser software accordingly; however, we would like to point out that in this case you may not be able to use all functions of this website to their full extent. You can also prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the cookie and relating to your use of the website (including your IP address) and from processing this data by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available under the following link: Disable Google Analytics.
You can also prevent the use of Google Analytics by clicking on this link: Disable Google Analytics. This will store an opt-out cookie on your data carrier, which prevents the processing of personal data by Google Analytics. Please note that if you delete all cookies on your device, these opt-out cookies will also be deleted, meaning that you will have to set the opt-out cookies again if you want to continue to prevent this form of data collection. Opt-out cookies are set per browser and computer/device and must therefore be activated separately for each browser, computer, or other device.
Google Tag Manager
Google Tag Manager is a solution that allows us to manage website tags via an interface and thus integrate Google Analytics and other Google marketing services into our online offering. The Tag Manager itself, which implements the tags, does not process any personal data of users. With regard to the processing of users’ personal data, please refer to the following information on Google services. Terms of use: https://www.google.com/intl/de/tagmanager/use-policy.html.
Your rights and questions
Under the GDPR, we are obliged to inform you about your rights under data protection law. In particular, you have the following rights: Information about the processing of your data (Art. 15 GDPR); Correction of incorrect or incomplete data (Art. 16 GDPR); Deletion of your data, provided that there are no legal obligations to the contrary (Art. 17 GDPR); Restriction of processing under certain conditions (Art. 18 GDPR); Data portability (Art. 20 GDPR); Objection to processing on grounds relating to your particular situation (Art. 21 GDPR); Withdrawal of consent with effect for the future (Art. 7(3) GDPR); Complaint to a supervisory authority (Art. 77 GDPR)
To exercise your rights or if you have any questions about our privacy policy, you can contact us at any time using the contact details provided at the beginning of this policy.
Changes
We may amend this privacy policy at any time without prior notice. The current version published on our website applies. If the privacy policy is part of an agreement with you, we will inform you of any changes by email or other appropriate means in the event of an update.
Zurich, October 1, 2025