Data protection

We are delighted by your interest in our online shop. L'ESPRIT DU VIN places great importance on protecting your privacy. Therefore, we handle your data with the utmost care in accordance with applicable data protection laws. This statement informs you about our privacy policy, which covers the processing of personal data collected through our website or, more generally, in connection with the services we provide.

We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to provide our services or as required by law. In close collaboration with our hosting provider, we make every effort to protect our databases from external intrusion, loss, misuse, and falsification.

This statement is based on the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Although the GDPR is an EU regulation, it is of great importance to us. Swiss data protection law is heavily influenced by European law, and companies outside the EU or EEA are required, in certain cases, to comply with the GDPR.

1. Data Protection Officer

You can send us any questions regarding our privacy policy to the following address:

L’ESPRIT DU VIN,, S. LOHRMANN
 Sébastien Lohrmann
 Responsible for data protection provisions
Linne Road 7
 1292 Chambésy
 Swiss
 (head office)

2. Collection and processing of personal data

In principle, our online presence can be used without you having to provide any personal data. As is standard practice, certain data such as IP addresses and other usage information are automatically collected by our web analytics software, then processed and analyzed anonymously. By using our online presence, you consent to the collection, use, and disclosure of this data in accordance with this privacy statement.

To the extent permitted by law, we also collect certain data from publicly available sources (e.g., debt enforcement register, land register, commercial register, press, Internet) or obtain it from public authorities and other third parties for the purpose of entering into or performing contracts with you.

3. Purposes of data processing and legal bases

We also process personal data concerning you and others to the extent permitted by law and to the extent that we deem it appropriate, in particular for the following purposes, in which we (and sometimes third parties) have a legitimate interest:

    • Control and optimization of needs analysis procedures for the purpose of a targeted customer approach, but also of the collection of personal data from publicly accessible sources for customer acquisition;
    • Advertising and information regarding our offers and services (including the organization of events) insofar as you have not objected to the use of your data (when we send you advertising because you are one of our customers, you can object to it at any time; you will then be placed on an advertising block list);
    • Market research, opinion polls, media observation;
    • Exercising rights and defending oneself in court during legal disputes and administrative procedures;
    • Prevention and investigation of offences and other wrongdoing (e.g. conducting internal investigations, data analysis to combat fraud);
    • Maintaining the proper functioning of our services, including IT infrastructure and our website;
    • Measures for the security of information technology, buildings and facilities, as well as for the security of our employees, other people and assets that belong to us or are entrusted to us.

Insofar as you have given us your consent to process your personal data for specific purposes (e.g., subscribing to our newsletters), we process your personal data within the scope and on the basis of this consent, unless there is another legal basis or other legitimate grounds. Consent given can be revoked at any time; however, this revocation will have no effect on data already processed.

When personal data is processed in the context of administering industrial property rights, the law and the ordinance specify which data to process and in what form. We are legally obligated to inform the public about the intellectual property rights in force in Switzerland and the personal data associated with them.

4. Cookies, tracking and other technologies related to the use of our website

On our websites, we use cookies and similar technologies to identify your browser or device. A cookie is a small file that is sent to your computer, or even automatically stored on your computer or mobile device, by the web browser you use when you visit our website. When you return to the same site, we can recognize you, even if we don't know who you are. In addition to cookies that are used only during a session and are deleted after you leave the site ("session cookies"), cookies that store user settings and other information for a certain period (e.g., two years) may also be used ("persistent cookies"). You can, however, configure your browser to refuse cookies, store them only for a session, or delete them prematurely. Most browsers are pre-configured to accept cookies. We use persistent cookies to better understand how you use our offers and content. When you disable cookies, some features (e.g., language selection) may no longer work.

In our newsletters and other marketing emails, we include, within permitted limits, visible and invisible image elements that allow us, by consulting our servers, to determine if and when you have opened the email. This enables us to measure and better understand how you use our offers and tailor them to your needs. You have the option to block this process in your email program.

By using our website and consenting to receive newsletters and marketing emails, you agree to the use of these techniques. If you do not wish to receive these emails, you must configure your email server or program accordingly.

We sometimes use Google Analytics on our websites. This is a third-party service that can be located in any country in the world (in the case of Google Analytics, it is Google LLC in the USA, www.google.com) which allows us to measure and evaluate website usage (based on non-personal information). For this purpose, persistent cookies set by the service provider are also used. We do not share any personal data with the service provider (who does not store any IP addresses), but the service provider can track your use of the website, combine this information with data from other websites you have visited and which it also tracks, and use this information for its own purposes (e.g., advertising management). If you are registered with the service provider, they will also know you. The processing of your personal data by the service provider is therefore their responsibility in accordance with their privacy policy. The service provider only tells us how our website is used (no personal information about you).

We have activated IP address anonymization, which means that the IP addresses of users of our website which are necessarily transmitted to the Google Analytics servers are automatically truncated as soon as possible (masking of the last octet of the address).

We also use social media plugins such as Facebook and Instagram on our website. You can usually identify them by their corresponding symbols. We have configured these elements to be deactivated by default. If you activate them (by clicking on them), data about your visit to our site will be transmitted to the social network operator, who may use it for their own purposes. The processing of your personal data is then the responsibility of that operator in accordance with their privacy policy. They do not transmit any information about you to us.

5. Transmission of data to third parties

Your personal data will not be transmitted, sold, or otherwise transferred to third parties unless it is necessary for the performance of the contract or our legal obligations, or unless you have expressly consented to it. L'ESPRIT DU VIN may also transfer data to third parties to the extent required to do so by law or by administrative or judicial decision.

By law, any person may consult the registers we maintain and consequently become a recipient of the personal data processed therein. This also applies to consultation of the file from the moment the protection title is entered in the register or the patent application document is published. Under certain conditions, which are stipulated in the respective ordinances, consultation of the file may be requested before this date.

6. Retention period for personal data

We process and store your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfill our contractual and legal obligations or for the purposes for which it is processed, i.e., for example, for the duration of a business relationship (preparation, execution, and termination of a contract) and beyond that period in accordance with legal retention and documentation obligations. We may also retain personal data for the period during which claims may be brought against us and because we are legally obligated to do so or due to legitimate business interests (e.g., for evidentiary or documentation purposes).

7. Data Security

Data transmission uses a secure SSL connection to prevent unauthorized access. SSL-protected pages are those whose address begins with https://. Most browsers also display a small closed padlock icon, for example, in the status bar at the bottom of the screen.

8. Obligation to make personal data available

As part of our business relationship, you are required to provide us with the personal data necessary for entering into and managing a business relationship, as well as for fulfilling any resulting contractual obligations (generally, you are under no legal obligation to provide us with data). Without this personal data, we are generally unable to enter into a contract with you (or with the entity or person representing you) and to fulfill our legal obligations.

9. Rights of the person concerned

Under applicable data protection law, and to the extent permitted by law (such as the GDPR), you have the right to information, the right to rectification, the right to erasure, the right to restriction of processing, the right to object to our processing of your data, and the right to receive certain data for transmission to another entity (data portability). However, please note that we reserve the right to apply legally mandated restrictions, for example, when we are required to retain and process certain data, have an overriding legitimate interest (to the extent that we can legally assert it), or need the data to exercise our rights. If any fees apply, we will inform you beforehand. We drew your attention to your right to withdraw your consent in point 3. Please note that exercising these rights may conflict with contractual agreements and have consequences such as early termination of a contract or the application of fees. In such cases, we will inform you beforehand unless otherwise stipulated by contract or required by law.

Exercising these rights generally requires you to clearly prove your identity (e.g., by providing a copy of your identity card if your identity is unclear or cannot be verified otherwise). To exercise your rights, you can contact us at the address indicated in point 2.

Furthermore, any person concerned has the right to pursue legal action or lodge a complaint with the competent data protection authority. The competent data protection authority in Switzerland is the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner ( https://www.edoeb.admin.ch ).

10. Modifications

We reserve the right to modify this privacy statement at any time and without prior notice. The current version is the one published on the L'ESPRIT DU VIN website. When deemed appropriate, we will inform you of any updates to this statement by email or other suitable means.


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