Privacy Policy

Contact

Streichenberg und Partner is responsible for processing your personal data.

If you have any questions regarding data protection, please contact us at the following address:

Streichenberg und Partner (CHE-102.717.150)

Stockerstrasse 38
8002 Zurich
Switzerland

Tel: +41 44 208 25 25

info@streichenberg.ch

Legal processing and grounds for justification

We process personal data as attorneys and in the context of services provided by our law firm to fulfill legal, regulatory, and professional obligations, in particular in accordance with the Swiss Lawyers Act (FMLA), cantonal attorney regulations, anti-money laundering laws, internal guidelines, and certification requirements. The same applies when we process personal data as auxiliary persons based on legal requirements for clients, e.g., in the context of assignments from financial service providers in accordance with financial market supervisory laws.

Furthermore, there is an overriding interest in data processing when personal data about the contractual partner is processed in direct connection with the conclusion or execution of a contract (Art. 31 para. 2 lit. a of the Swiss Data Protection Act, FADP).

Insofar as processing is required by law, the following explanations serve to ensure transparency. The following explanations apply to any further processing of personal data.

Purposes of data processing

When you use our services, visit our website, or otherwise interact with us – for example, as a client, a party to proceedings, a counterparty, or in the context of business or professional relationships – we process various categories of personal data. This processing is carried out in particular for the following purposes:
Information: You can request information about whether and which personal data we process about you.

• Rectification: You have the right to have inaccurate or incomplete data corrected.
• Erasure: You can request that your personal data be erased, provided that there are no legal or contractual retention obligations to the contrary.
• Objection: You have the right to object to the processing of your data, in particular in the case of direct marketing or processing based on a legitimate interest.
• Data portability: You may request the disclosure of certain personal data in a commonly used electronic format or its transfer to another controller.
• Withdrawal of consent: You may withdraw your consent to data processing at any time with effect for the future.

Origin of the personal data processed

We primarily receive personal data directly from you – for example, in the course of communication, when initiating a mandate, processing contracts, or through your use of our services.

In addition, we also receive data from other sources, in particular:

• from our clients or other persons involved,
• from their respective representatives or employees,
• from third parties such as employers, business partners, or organizations with which you are associated,
• from authorities, courts, supervisory bodies, other law firms, or external advisors.

In addition, where necessary for the proper practice of our profession, we also use publicly available sources, e.g.:

• Commercial registers
• debt collection registers
• Land registry offices
• Media reports
• Credit agencies
• Websites and publications of contractual partners or companies

Disclosure of personal data

We disclose your personal data to the extent necessary to fulfill our contractual and legal obligations or within the scope of our legitimate interests. 

In doing so, data may be disclosed to the following categories of controllers:

• Clients, their affiliated companies, and counterparties, their representatives, including law firms, parties involved in transactions, and other persons directly or indirectly involved in a specific matter or proceeding, such as experts, banks, insurance companies, notaries, trustees, or IT service providers.
• Courts, administrative authorities, law enforcement agencies, arbitration tribunals, supervisory authorities, and self-regulatory organizations, provided that the disclosure is required by law or appropriate within the scope of a mandate.
• Industry organizations, professional associations, network partners, educational institutions, event platforms, and similar institutions in the context of professional or scientific cooperation.

We have no influence on the processing of your personal data by these controllers. Please refer to the privacy policies of these third parties.

Your personal data will be disclosed to the following categories of service providers:

• Service providers and business partners, such as external law firms, experts, banks, insurance companies, notaries, trustees, or IT service providers (e.g., in the areas of hosting, cloud, communication), if they act as processors for us.
• Users of our website or participants in our events, provided that information becomes publicly visible, e.g., in publications, presentations, online content, or networking events.

Place of processing

We generally process personal data in Switzerland. It may also be processed in the EU, the EEA, and the UK. These countries ensure adequate data protection. 

However, depending on the specific mandate or the service provider used, processing may also take place in any other country worldwide. This applies in particular to:

• Subcontractors or technical infrastructure of IT service providers,
• Proceedings before foreign courts or authorities,
• international mandates in which client data or communication content is exchanged across borders.

If the recipient is located in a country that does not have an adequate level of data protection recognized by the Federal Council, we ensure that your data is also adequately protected there. This is achieved in particular through:

• Contractual obligation of the recipient to comply with data protection standards
• Proof that the recipient is already subject to a recognized data protection framework (e.g., binding corporate rules)

Rights of data subjects

Under applicable data protection law, you have various rights with regard to the processing of your personal data. These include in particular:

• Information: You can request information about whether and which personal data we process about you.
• Rectification: You have the right to have inaccurate or incomplete data corrected.
• Erasure: You can request that your personal data be erased, provided that there are no legal or contractual retention obligations to the contrary.
• Objection: You have the right to object to the processing of your data, in particular in the case of direct marketing or processing based on a legitimate interest.
• Data portability: You may request the disclosure of certain personal data in a commonly used electronic format or its transfer to another controller.
• Withdrawal of consent: You may withdraw your consent to data processing at any time with effect for the future.

Please address your request to the contact point mentioned in section 1. In order to reliably verify your identity and prevent misuse, we reserve the right to request proof of identity (e.g., a copy of an official ID).

Please note that certain rights may be subject to legal restrictions, such as:

• to protect third parties (e.g., in the case of confidentiality interests),
• to maintain our professional confidentiality,
• to protect our own legitimate interests, e.g., in ongoing proceedings,
• or due to legal retention obligations.

In such cases, we reserve the right to withhold information in whole or in part, to redact it, or to provide it in excerpts.

Use of cookies, tracking, and similar technologies

We use various technologies on our website and in our digital communications to store information on your device, access it, or evaluate your usage behavior. This helps us to provide our content in a secure, functional, user-friendly, and needs-based manner.

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device when you visit our website. We use:

• Session cookies: These store information during a website visit and are automatically deleted as soon as you close your browser.
• Persistent cookies: These remain stored on your device across multiple sessions in order to recognize your language settings or usage preferences, for example. They expire automatically after a certain period of time or can be deleted manually by you.

Most browsers accept cookies by default. You can block or delete cookies in your settings at any time – however, this may lead to limited functionality (e.g., in language selection). An overview of the specific cookies used can be found in the appendix to this privacy policy.

We use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google (google.com), on our website. This service uses permanent cookies to compile aggregated analyses of website usage. In doing so:

• we do not receive any personal evaluations,
• we do not transmit any personal data to Google,
• and we anonymize IP addresses by default.

Further information about Google Analytics can be found at: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245

Our website may contain videos from the YouTube platform (a service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland). When you visit a page with an embedded video, a connection to YouTube's servers is established. In the process, personal data – in particular your IP address and other device-related information – may be transmitted to YouTube and processed there.

YouTube may also transfer data to third countries, in particular the USA. These transfers are subject to the provisions of Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.

Our email communications may contain email signatures provided by the service provider Exclaimer. This may involve the integration of external content such as graphics, banners, or hyperlinks.

Clicking on such links or retrieving embedded content may result in the transfer of personal data (e.g., IP address, browser data) to Exclaimer servers or other third parties. It is also possible that cookies or similar technologies may be used when visiting the linked websites. Information on the use of these technologies can be found in the cookie policy or privacy policy of the respective linked website.

In our digital communications (e.g., newsletters, invitations), we use technologies that enable us to recognize whether and how content has been opened, forwarded, or links clicked. This information helps us to better tailor content to the interests of the recipients.

Our website may contain social network plug-ins (e.g., "Share" or "Like" buttons). If you click on such a plug-in, the following data may be transmitted to the respective provider:

• Your IP address,
• the page you visited,
• information about your browser and operating system,
• your user ID in the respective network (if logged in), if applicable.

This data transfer takes place regardless of whether you are a member of the network. Processing is carried out under the responsibility of the respective provider, in accordance with their data protection regulations. We have no influence on the scope, purpose, or duration of the processing.

When you share content via social media platforms, you do so in your own name—not ours. We accept no responsibility for such actions.

The data collected is usually anonymous or pseudonymized. If it is considered personal data under applicable law, we treat it in accordance with the provisions of this privacy policy. If technical or statistical data is combined with other identifiable information, the combined data is also considered personal data.

By using our website and receiving digital communications, you consent to the use of these technologies. You can:

• Block or delete cookies via your browser settings,
• reduce tracking in emails by adjusting the settings in your email program.

Please note that certain features of our website may not be available or may be limited if cookies are disabled.

Duration

We process and store personal data for the duration of the client relationship. After its termination, we continue to store the data to the extent necessary to protect your interests and fulfill our legal and professional obligations. Since lawyers are subject to an ongoing professional obligation to former clients, data may be stored for long periods of time in order to reliably rule out conflicts of interest.

Amendment of the privacy policy

We may change this privacy policy at any time without prior notice. The current version applies.

As of: November 14, 2025