Privacy policy

Data protection and data security are important to Calenso AG ("Calenso"; "we"). We process your personal data responsibly, in accordance with applicable legal requirements and in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

Content of this privacy policy
In this privacy policy, we inform you about how we collect and process personal data when you visit our website at https://calenso.com ("website") or social media pages, contact us or use our services.

Person responsible for data processing

Calenso is responsible for the data processing described in this Privacy Policy.

If you have any questions or would like to exercise your rights under data protection law, please contact us at datenschutz@calenso.com or write to Ralf Triebel, Sonnmatthof 3, 6023 Rothenburg, Switzerland.

Personal data processed during communication and service provision

We collect the information you provide to us as follows:

  • when you contact us;
  • when you register as a user on the website or online platform;
  • when you apply for a job with us;

This includes general personal data, e.g. name and contact details, as well as any information about your position or role at the organization on whose behalf you are contacting us.

We also process personal data that we receive from third parties. This regularly includes personal data that we receive in correspondence or in meetings with customers, members or business partners, e.g. your name and details of your activity as a team member of the customer or business partner.

Provision and use of our website and online platform

Use for information
You can find out about Calenso and our range of services on the website without telling us who you are. As with any connection to a web server, the server on which we have the website and the online platform provided automatically logs and stores certain technical data and stores it for a short period of time. This includes the IP address and operating system of your device, the date and time of use and the type of browser you use to access the website or online platform.

Use of our online platform

We operate Calenso ("Online Platform"). When you register as a user on the Online Platform, we collect the information you provide to us. This includes general personal data such as name and contact details as well as personal information that you or other users enter, upload, generate, store and process when using the online platform.

Web analytics

We use web analysis services (currently Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics) to evaluate the use of the website and to obtain information for its optimization. The web analysis services we use collect and store usage data using cookies. Before they are transmitted to a server outside Switzerland/EU/EEA, the requesting IP addresses are truncated. We therefore do not transmit any personal data to the provider of the web analysis services abroad.

Advertising Technologies

We use advertising technologies from Google on the website. This allows us to target people who visit our website with advertising that is relevant to them when they visit other websites. The advertising materials are displayed on the websites you visit based on an analysis of your previous use of our website. For this purpose, the providers of the advertising technologies set cookies when you visit our website.

Resources from external websites

We integrate resources from external servers on our website. These contain visible content (Vimeo videos, YouTube videos, Calenso booking widget).

When you access these resources, the operator of the external server learns your IP address and/or certain marginal data that is necessary for the use of the external operator's server. Further information can be found in our transparency statement on the integration of third-party services.

Note on the use of cookies

We use cookies, tags and similar technologies on the website to give you the best possible user experience and to help us improve the website. Cookies are text files that are downloaded to your computer or mobile device when you visit a website or use an app.

Some of the cookies we use are necessary to provide certain functions of the website. In addition, we use cookies to analyze the use of the website and to obtain information to optimize the website. You can find out more about our use of cookies by using the cookie preference tool implemented on the website. In addition, we refer you to our transparency statement on the integration of third-party services.

You can instruct your browser not to accept cookies or to ask you each time before a cookie is set. You can also delete cookies on your device by using the corresponding function of your browser. You also have the option of informing us of your preferences regarding the acceptance of cookies via the cookie preference tool used on the website.

Use of our social media pages

On our social media pages you will find posts about current developments at Calenso and our range of services. The social media providers collect and analyze usage data such as the number of visits and demographic information about visitors to our company pages.

We receive evaluations from the social media providers based on this data. These only contain aggregated or otherwise sufficiently anonymized data. Only the respective provider can identify you on the basis of the usage data collected. Therefore, please note the data protection information of the respective provider.

Use and optimization of our newsletter

When you register for our newsletter, we collect the information you provide to us. This includes general personal data such as first name, surname and e-mail address. We use analysis services to measure and analyze the use of our newsletter. The analysis services collect and analyze usage data such as the number of people who have opened a newsletter or clicked on certain posts. We receive evaluations based on this data. These enable us to optimize our newsletter and provide you with content that is of interest to you.

You can also inform us at any time that you do not wish to receive our newsletter in future. To do so, please use the unsubscribe link at the end of the newsletter. If you click on this link, we will no longer measure and analyze your use of the newsletter in future.

For which purposes we process your personal data and on which basis

We process your personal data primarily to inform you about our range of services and to provide, document and invoice our services in accordance with our contractual and legal obligations.

We also process your personal data for the following purposes:

  • Responding to your inquiries and communicating with you;
  • Processing your registration
  • Responding to applications;
  • Provision of the website and the online platform;
  • Analysis and optimization of the use of the website and the online platform
  • Marketing and advertising;
  • Optimizing our posts on our social media company pages;
  • Information about new developments at Calenso and about new services (e.g. via our newsletter; whereby you can inform us at any time that you wish to refrain from receiving such information in the future);
  • Compliance with legal obligations; and
  • Enforcement of legal claims.

We have a legitimate interest in processing your personal data in accordance with the aforementioned purposes. Some processing is also necessary so that we can fulfill our contractual obligations to you or our legal obligations (e.g. retention obligations). On this basis, we process your personal data if and to the extent that the applicable data protection law requires a legal basis or justification for the lawfulness of the data processing in general or for specific processing activities.

How we store and protect your personal data

We store your personal data only to the extent and for as long as is necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this privacy policy or to comply with legal obligations.

In the interest of the integrity and confidentiality of personal data, we take appropriate technical and organizational measures. In particular, we implement access controls, access controls and procedures for regularly reviewing, assessing and evaluating the effectiveness of the measures in accordance with our risk assessment.

With whom we share your personal data

In order to achieve the purposes described in this privacy policy, it may be necessary for us to share your personal data with other companies. The categories of recipients are external service providers and (if applicable) authorities and courts.

Place of processing

We store and process your personal data primarily in Switzerland and the EU. However, we may also transfer your personal data to recipients in countries outside of Switzerland or the EU (worldwide, in particular the USA). We transfer data to countries without adequate data protection on the basis of standard data protection clauses or legal exceptions (e.g. necessity for contract fulfillment).

Your rights in relation to your personal data

You have the following rights in relation to personal data concerning you:

  • The right to obtain information about what personal data we store about you and how we process it;
  • the right to receive or transfer a copy of your personal data in a common format;
  • the right to rectify your personal data;
  • the right to have your personal data deleted; and
  • the right to object to the processing of your personal data.

Please note that legal requirements and exceptions apply to these rights. To the extent permitted by law, we may refuse your request to exercise these rights. You also have the right to file a complaint with the competent data protection supervisory authority.

How we can change this privacy policy

We may amend this Privacy Policy at any time, in particular if we change our data processing or if new legislation becomes applicable. The version provided at https://calenso.com/datenschutz shall apply.

Supplement to the privacy policy

Use of Myra Security GmbH services

Our website uses the services of Myra Security GmbH (DE), Landsberger Str. 187, 80687 Munich, Germany. The purpose of the service is to provide secure encrypted data transmission on the Internet (SSL), to optimize global website performance through the Myra Content Delivery Network (CDN) and to improve security and protection against cyber attacks through the Myra Hyperscale Web Application Firewall (WAF). As your privacy is very important to us, we have chosen Myra as a German IT security provider that reliably meets the high GDPR standards for processing your data. The legal basis for data processing is our legitimate interest in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The service is essential for the technical security of our website. You can find more information about the GDPR and Myra Security on the Myra Security data protection page: https://www.myrasecurity.com/de/datenschutz ("website")

Google Calendar Integration

Collection and use of Google Calendar data
When you connect your Google Calendar to Calenso, we collect certain information from your calendar to enable seamless appointment coordination. This includes reading, creating, editing and deleting appointments. The use of Google Calendar is optional and subject to your consent.

Purposes of data collection and use
Your Google Calendar data is used for the following purposes:

  • Appointment synchronization: To synchronize your appointments with Calenso and ensure that all appointments are up-to-date and correct.
  • Appointment coordination: To support the coordination and planning of your appointments, including the avoidance of double bookings and the optimization of your appointment scheduling.
  • Reminders and notifications: To send you relevant reminders and notifications about scheduled appointments.

Disclosure on restricted use

Calenso's use and disclosure of information obtained from Google APIs complies with the requirements of the Google API Services User Data Policy, including the requirements for restricted use.

Data transfer

Your Google Calendar data will not be passed on to third parties, except in the following cases:

  • With your express consent: We only share your data if you expressly authorize us to do so.
  • Legal obligations: We may disclose your information if we are required to do so by law, such as pursuant to a court order or to comply with legal requirements.

Security of your data
We use appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your data from unauthorized access, loss or misuse. Your Google Calendar data is stored securely and only kept for as long as is necessary for the provision of our services and to comply with legal obligations.

Your rights
You have the right to access, correct, delete or restrict the processing of your Google Calendar data. If you wish to exercise these rights or have any questions about the integration of Google Calendar, please contact us using the contact information provided in this privacy policy.

Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal or regulatory reasons. The current version will always be available on our website.