Privacy statement

    LAST UPDATED: 10.08.2025

    This Privacy Notice for Muslimischer Berufsverband Schweiz (doing business as MBVS) (“we”, “us”, or “our”) describes how and why we might access, collect, store, use, and/or share (“process”) your personal information when you use our services (“Services”), including when you:

    • Visit our website at mbvs.ch or any website of ours that links to this Privacy Notice.
    • Download and use our mobile application (MBVS (AMPS | APMS) Hub), or any other application of ours that links to this Privacy Notice.
    • Engage with us in other related ways, including any sales, marketing, or events.
    Questions or concerns?

    Reading this Privacy Notice will help you understand your privacy rights and choices. We are responsible for making decisions about how your personal information is processed. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, please do not use our Services.
    If you still have questions or concerns, please contact us at info@mbvs.ch.

    SUMMARY OF KEY POINTS
    What personal information do we process?

    When you visit, use, or navigate our Services, we may process personal information depending on how you interact with us and the Services, the choices you make, and the products and features you use.

    Do we process any sensitive personal information?

    Some jurisdictions define “sensitive” or “special” information to include data such as racial or ethnic origins, sexual orientation, and religious beliefs. We do not process sensitive personal information.

    Do we collect any information from third parties?

    We do not collect information from third parties.

    How do we process your information?

    We process your information to provide, improve, and administer our Services, communicate with you, for security and fraud prevention, and to comply with law.

    In what situations and with which types of parties do we share personal information?

    We may share information in specific situations and with specific categories of third parties.

    How do we keep your information safe?

    We have organisational and technical processes to protect your personal information. However, no electronic transmission or storage is 100% secure.

    What are your rights?

    Depending on your location, applicable privacy law may grant you certain rights regarding your personal information.

    How do you exercise your rights?

    The easiest way is by submitting a data subject access request or by contacting us.

    1. WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?

    Personal information you disclose to us. We collect personal information that you provide to us when you register, request information, participate in activities, or contact us.

    Examples include:

    • Name, phone number, email address, mailing address
    • Job title, username, password, contact preferences
    • Authentication data, billing address, network information, profile photo, professional information.

    Sensitive Information: we do not process sensitive information.

    Payment Data. We may collect data necessary to process your payment (payment instrument number, security code). All payment data is handled by Zahls.ch and Stripe.

    Application Data. If you use our applications, we may collect:

    • Push Notifications: we may send notifications about your account or features. You can disable these in your device settings.
    2. HOW DO WE PROCESS YOUR INFORMATION?

    We process your personal information for purposes such as:

    • Facilitating account creation and management
    • Delivering services
    • Responding to inquiries
    • Sending administrative information
    • Fulfilling and managing orders and payments
    • Enabling user-to-user communications
    • Requesting feedback
    • Sending marketing and promotional communications (subject to your preferences)
    • Protecting our Services (fraud monitoring, prevention)
    • Identifying usage trends and improving Services
    • Determining marketing effectiveness
    • Safeguarding vital interests
    3. WHAT LEGAL BASES DO WE RELY ON?

    We process your personal information only when we have a valid legal reason, such as:

    • Consent – You may withdraw at any time
    • Performance of a Contract – Necessary to fulfill our obligations to you
    • Legitimate Interests – For example, improving Services, preventing fraud
    • Legal Obligations – Compliance with applicable laws
    • Vital Interests – To protect safety
    4. WHEN AND WITH WHOM DO WE SHARE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?

    We may share your data with trusted vendors, consultants, and third-party service providers who require access to perform their work.

    Categories of third parties include:

    • Cloud computing services
    • Communication & collaboration tools
    • Data storage providers
    • Finance & accounting tools
    • Payment processors
    • Website hosting providers

    We may also share data during business transfers or when you interact publicly within our Services.

    International Data Transfers: If we transfer personal information to countries outside of Switzerland, the European Economic Area (EEA), or the United Kingdom (UK), we will ensure that such transfers are subject to appropriate safeguards, such as the use of European Commission Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs), adequacy decisions, or equivalent legal mechanisms to protect your personal information.

    5. HOW LONG DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION?

    We keep your personal information only as long as necessary for the purposes outlined in this Notice, unless otherwise required by law. This is typically no longer than 72 months after account termination.

    6. HOW DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION SAFE?

    We use technical and organisational security measures to protect your personal information, but no system is entirely secure. Transmission of data is at your own risk.

    Data Breach Notification. In the event of a personal data breach that is likely to result in a high risk to your rights and freedoms, we will notify you and the relevant supervisory authority without undue delay, in accordance with applicable data protection laws.

    7. DO WE COLLECT INFORMATION FROM MINORS?

    We do not knowingly collect or market to children under 18. If we become aware we have collected such data, we will delete it.

    8. WHAT ARE YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS?

    Depending on your location, you may have rights such as access, rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, portability, and objection.

    You may also:

    • Withdraw consent
    • Opt out of marketing communications
    9. CONTROLS FOR DO-NOT-TRACK FEATURES

    We do not currently respond to DNT browser signals.

    10. DO WE MAKE UPDATES TO THIS NOTICE?

    Yes. We may update this Notice and will indicate the revised date at the top.

    11. HOW CAN YOU CONTACT US?

    Email: info@mbvs.ch
    Post:
    Muslimischer Berufsverband Schweiz
    Data Protection Officer
    Postfach, Zürich 8000
    Switzerland

    12. HOW CAN YOU REVIEW, UPDATE, OR DELETE YOUR DATA?

    You can request to review, update, or delete your personal information using our data subject access request form or by contacting us.