Privacy Policy
1. Introduction
The protection of your personal data is important to us. In this privacy policy, we inform you about how we collect, use, and protect personal data on our website www.softskillsclub.ch in accordance with the Swiss Data Protection Act (revDSG).
2. Responsible body
Soft Skills Club St. Gallen (Association)
Dufourstrasse 50
9000 St. Gallen
Switzerland
Email: info@softskillsclub.ch
3. Collection and processing of personal data
We only collect personal data if you actively provide it to us, e.g. when you send a contact request via our contact form, purchase a membership, make a payment via Stripe, PayPal or Apple Pay, register for events, or sign up for and log in to the members area. The data collected includes, for example, last name, first name, email address and payment information (transmitted directly to the payment providers).
4. Purpose of data processing
We process your data exclusively for the following purposes:
Processing inquiries
Processing memberships and payments
Organizing events, including enforcing our no-show policy
Communicating with interested parties and members
Legal obligations (e.g., accounting)
5. Disclosure to third parties
We only disclose your data if this is necessary for the execution of the contract, e.g. to Stripe, PayPal or Apple Pay (payment processing) and to Wix.com Ltd. (website hosting, forms, members area and event registration). Some of these third-party providers are based abroad (e.g. in the USA), which constitutes data transfer abroad. We ensure that appropriate data protection standards are observed.
6. Storage period
Personal data will only be stored for as long as is necessary for the above-mentioned purposes or as we are legally obliged to do so (e.g., retention obligation for accounting documents).
7. Your rights
You have the following rights under the Swiss Data Protection Act:
Information about your stored data
Correction of incorrect data
Deletion of your data, to the extent permitted by law
Restriction or objection to certain processing operations
Please direct any inquiries to: info@softskillsclub.ch
8. Data security
We take appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your data from loss, misuse, or unauthorized access.
9. Cookies & Tracking
Our website uses technically necessary cookies, e.g. for payment functions. We do not use any analysis or tracking tools such as Google Analytics. If this changes, we will amend this privacy policy accordingly.
10. Changes
We reserve the right to amend this privacy policy at any time. The current version on our website applies.
Last updated: September 2026