HomeLink Switzerland recognizes the importance to its members of the discreet and confidential handling of their personal information. It is HomeLink Switzerland’s policy to comply with the requirements of any applicable privacy legislation in all its activities involving the collection, use, disclosure and handling of personal information.

Collection of Personal Information

HomeLink Switzerland collects personal information from members who register with HomeLink Switzerland to exchange their homes with other members of HomeLink International Association („HLIA“). This information is then published in a directory („Directory“) along with a brief description of the home offered for exchange which is written/approved by the member. In registering with HomeLink Switzerland members acknowledge that their personal information will be published in both printed and electronic versions of the Directory.

Use and Disclosure

HomeLink Switzerland will not disclose your personal information to any third parties except to the following:

• HLIA
• HLIA Affiliates and members, including in other countries;

for the purpose of facilitating home exchanges between members of HLIA and you consent to such disclosure.

Your personal information may also be available for public viewing by visitors in a „visitors“ area of the Site. However, your contact details will not be on public display and are only available for viewing by other members in a secure „members only“ area of the Site.

You consent and agree to use and disclosure of your personal information generally in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

You also consent to HomeLink Switzerland using your personal information for the purposes of:
(a) providing you with its services;
(b) responding to a request for information and/or feedback by you; and
(c) marketing and promoting its services and providing you with any information HomeLink Switzerland considers may be of interest to you;
at any time, including changes to its services and the Site.

If you do not wish to receive future marketing or promotional material from HomeLink Switzerland , you may contact it at any time by sending an email to the following email address info@homelink.ch requesting that no further material be sent to you. HomeLink Switzerland will as soon as reasonably practicable after receiving your request, remove your contact details from its database.

Data Quality

Once your personal information is collected, HomeLink Switzerland then uploads that information to a central HLIA database which is maintained by HLIA. HomeLink Switzerland will take all reasonable steps to ensure that personal information that it holds about a member is accurate, complete and up-to-date. Where a member registers with HomeLink Switzerland , it will provide a proof copy of their advertisement, upon request, at any time during the registration period and/or where a change is made. Changes are made only at the request of the member.

Data Security

You acknowledge that no data transmission over the Internet is totally secure. Accordingly, HomeLink Switzerland does not warrant the security of any information which you transmit to it. Any information which you transmit to HomeLink Switzerland is transmitted at your own risk. However, once HomeLink Switzerland receives your transmission, HomeLink Switzerland will take all reasonable steps to protect your personal information from misuse, loss or unauthorised access which may include but is not limited to any one or more of the following measures: secure network links, firewalls, password protection and virus protection.

Openness

On request by you, HomeLink Switzerland will make known to you the types of personal information it holds about you, the purpose for which it is held and how it collects, holds and uses that information.

To request access to your personal information, please contact HomeLink Switzerland‘ s Director, whose contact details are set out at the end of this Privacy Policy. The Director or a delegate will endeavour to respond to your request for access to your personal information within 14 days of the date of receipt of such request.

Changes to Privacy Policy

HomeLink Switzerland reserves the right to change the Privacy Policy from time to time by posting such changes on the Site.

Changes will be effected immediately upon notification on the Site. Your continued use of the Site following notification will constitute your acceptance of those changes.

Contact details

If you have any queries or complaints relating to the handling of your personal information, please contact :

Marie-Paule Loye
HomeLink International Switzerland
Chemin Vieux 110
1997 Haute-Nendaz
Contact us by e-mail
Tel: (027) 288.20.17

Updated : 24 February 2006