Disclaimer of liability

1. Area of applicability

This website of the Stiftung Diakoniewerk Neumünster – Schweizerische Pflegerinnenschule as well as its various operations (“SDN”) is subject to the following terms of use, which are accepted as binding by the user by accessing this website or its subpages.

2. Intellectual property rights

This website contains data and information of all kinds, including texts and publications, which are protected by trademark and/or copyright in favour of SDN or third parties. The user may use these contents exclusively for private personal use. The content may not be altered in the process; copyright and trademark notices must remain intact. Any use of the contents beyond private personal use, in particular use for commercial purposes, is prohibited and requires the prior consent of SDN.

3. Exclusion of liability

SDN endeavours to maintain and update this website on a regular basis, but does not guarantee the correctness, up-to-dateness, functionality and completeness of the website or the contents found on the website. Furthermore, SDN is not liable for damages caused to the user by technical errors, harmful computer programs, interruptions in operation, malfunctions of any kind, failure of the Internet connection, etc. SDN excludes all liability for damages caused by the use or non-use of this website. SDN excludes all liability for direct or indirect damage to the user or third parties resulting from the use of the website. The same limitations of liability apply to employees, representatives and other auxiliary persons of SDN.

The website serves solely to provide information about the services of SDN and does not contain any legally binding offers to the user. Any medical information contained on the website is non-binding and can in no way replace personal advice from qualified persons.

4. Links

This website contains links to third-party websites. SDN is not liable for the data and information provided there (in particular for illegal, incorrect or incomplete content), for compliance with data protection legislation by these third parties or for damage caused by the use of linked websites. A link to the SDN website and the embedding of the SDN website on third-party websites (embedding, framing, etc.) may only be set up with the prior written consent of SDN.

5. Data privacy

This website does not collect any personally identifiable information. This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses cookies, which are text files placed on your computer. These enable the analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by the cookies about your use of this website is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. IP anonymisation is activated on this website and therefore your IP address will be truncated beforehand by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. In rare exceptional cases, your full IP address will be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. As a result, Google may use this information to evaluate your website usage and thus compile reports on website activity for website operators. In this way, further services associated with website use and internet use can also be provided. Google may transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google’s behalf. The IP address will not be merged with other Google data. More information on how Google Analytics handles user data can be found in Google’s privacy policy: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=de

You can prevent cookies from being saved by setting your browser software accordingly. Furthermore, by downloading and installing the following browser plugin, you can prevent the collection of data generated by the cookie and related to the use of the website (incl. the IP address) by Google and the processing of this data by Google: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de

If you provide us with your personal data by e-mail, online form or in any other way, it goes without saying that we will handle your personal data responsibly and take into account all relevant provisions of data protection law. Under no circumstances will the data collected be sold or passed on to third parties for any other reason. We will store and use personal data provided to us exclusively for the purpose for which you have provided us with your data.

All e-mail addresses of the Spital Zollikerberg are secured by Health Info Net AG (HIN). HIN protects patient data in the digital world and is the standard for secure communication and trustworthy handling of sensitive data for health professionals in Switzerland.

6. Final conclusions

SDN reserves the right to modify these Terms of Use at any time. Modifications shall take effect immediately upon posting on the website.

In the event that individual provisions of this user agreement are invalid, the validity of the remaining provisions shall remain unaffected.

For all disputes arising from or in connection with these terms of use, the registered office of the Stiftung Diakoniewerk Neumünster – Schweizerische Pflegerinnenschule shall be the exclusive place of jurisdiction. The statutory places of jurisdiction in consumer disputes are reserved for both parties. Swiss law shall apply to the exclusion of international private law.

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