SEITZ Law & Tax AG attaches great importance to the protection of your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we process personal data in connection with the use of our website and our services.
1. Data controller
SEITZ Law & Tax AG
Hauptstrasse 46a
CH-8832 Wollerau
Switzerland
Telephone: +41 43 500 51 15
E-Mail: info@seitzlegal.ch
Data Controller: Theodor G. Seitz, Solicitor and Notary
2. Processing of Personal Data
We process personal data in accordance with the Swiss Data Protection Act (DSG) and – where applicable – the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Personal data is any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person.
The personal data processed may include, in particular, the following:
- Surname and first name
- Address
- Telephone number
- Email address
- Company and role
- Correspondence details
- Contract and mandate details
- Invoicing and payment information
- Technical usage data relating to the website
3. Purpose of data processing
Processing takes place in particular:
- Provision of legal and notarial services
- Communication with clients, business partners and potential clients
- Compliance with legal and regulatory obligations
- Contract performance and invoicing
- Operation and security of the website
- Improvement of our services
4. Legal basis
Processing takes place in particular:
- to carry out pre-contractual measures and to fulfil contracts;
- to comply with legal obligations;
- to safeguard legitimate interests;
- on the basis of consent, where this is required.
5. Disclosure of personal data
Personal data is treated confidentially and is not, as a rule, disclosed to third parties, except:
- where this is necessary for the provision of our services;
- where we are required to do so by law or by a public authority;
- where you have given your consent;
- where external service providers (e.g. IT or hosting providers) are involved.
External service providers are carefully selected and – where necessary – contractually obliged to comply with data protection regulations.
6. Transfer of data abroad
Personal data is only transferred abroad where this is necessary and where adequate data protection is ensured or appropriate safeguards are in place.
7. Website logs and server log files
When you visit our website, technical data may be collected automatically, in particular:
IP address
Date and time of access
Browser type and version
Operating system
Referrer URL
Pages and files accessed
This data is used to ensure the operation, security and optimisation of the website.
8. Cookies
Our website may use cookies. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device.
You can configure your browser to reject or delete cookies. Disabling cookies may restrict the functionality of the website.
9. Analytics services and third-party services
Where analytics services or third-party services (e.g. web analytics, map services or video services) are used on our website, personal data may be transferred to the respective providers.
The applicable privacy policies of the third-party providers remain unaffected.
Note: This section will be expanded as soon as it is known which services are used on the website (e.g. Google Analytics, Google Maps, YouTube, reCAPTCHA, LinkedIn, etc.).
10. Contacting Us
If you contact us by email or via the contact form, we will process the personal data you provide in order to deal with your enquiry and communicate with you.
Please note that transmitting information over the internet may involve security risks. Confidential information should therefore only be transmitted via secure communication channels.
11. Data retention
Personal data will only be stored for as long as is necessary to fulfil the respective purposes or as required by statutory retention obligations.
Longer statutory retention periods may apply to legal and notarial documents.
12. Data Security
We implement appropriate technical and organisational security measures to protect personal data from unauthorised access, loss, misuse or alteration.
13. Rights of data subjects
In accordance with applicable data protection law, data subjects have the following rights in particular:
- Access to the data being processed;
- Rectification of inaccurate data;
- Erasure or restriction of processing, where permitted by law;
- Objection to certain processing activities;
- Data portability, where provided for by law;
- Withdrawal of consent with effect for the future.
To exercise your rights, you can contact us using the contact details provided above.
14. Changes to this Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to amend this Privacy Policy at any time. The most recent version published on this website shall apply.
Date: 14 June 2026