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Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

The Vanderbilt Portfolio AG Zurich, Switzerland Last updated: 24 February 2026

1. Introduction

This Privacy Policy describes how The Vanderbilt Portfolio AG (“we”, “us”, “our”) collects, uses, and protects personal data in connection with your use of ZUG FINANCE (zugfinance.com). We are committed to protecting your privacy in compliance with the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection (FADP / DSG) and, where applicable, the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

2. Data Controller

The data controller responsible for your personal data is:

The Vanderbilt Portfolio AG Zurich, Switzerland Contact: [email protected]

3. Data We Collect

Automatically collected data When you visit ZUG FINANCE, we automatically collect certain technical information through our analytics and advertising systems. This includes:

  • IP address (anonymised before storage — see Section 5)
  • Browser type and version
  • Operating system
  • Referring URL
  • Pages visited and time spent on each page
  • Date and time of visit
  • Device type (desktop, mobile, tablet)

Data you provide voluntarily If you contact us via email (editorial, advertising, corrections), we collect the information you include in your message, including your name and email address. We use this data solely to respond to your inquiry.

We do not operate newsletter subscriptions, user registration, or comment systems that collect personal data.

Under the GDPR (for users in the European Economic Area) and the Swiss FADP, we process personal data on the following legal bases:

  • Legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR): Analytics to understand how our site is used and improve our editorial content
  • Consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR): Where you have accepted non-essential cookies via our cookie consent tool
  • Contractual necessity: Processing required to respond to your direct inquiries

5. Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics 4 (GA4), a web analytics service provided by Google LLC (and Google Ireland Limited for EEA users). Google Analytics collects anonymised data about how visitors use our site.

IP Anonymisation: We have enabled IP anonymisation in Google Analytics. This means your IP address is truncated before storage and is never stored in its complete form by Google Analytics.

Data retention: We have configured Google Analytics to retain data for 14 months.

Opting out: You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on or by declining analytics cookies in our cookie consent tool.

Google’s privacy policy is available at: https://policies.google.com/privacy

6. Google Ad Manager

We use Google Ad Manager to display advertising on ZUG FINANCE. Google Ad Manager may set cookies on your device to serve relevant advertising and to measure ad performance. This includes Google’s DoubleClick cookies.

For more information about how Google uses data in connection with advertising, see: https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads

You can manage your Google advertising preferences at: https://adssettings.google.com

7. Cookies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies. For full details of the cookies we use, including essential, analytics, and advertising cookies, please see our Cookie Policy.

You can manage your cookie preferences at any time through our cookie consent tool, which is accessible via the cookie settings link in the footer of this site.

8. Data Sharing and Third Parties

We do not sell your personal data. We share data only with the following categories of third parties, solely as necessary to operate this site:

  • Google LLC: Analytics (Google Analytics) and advertising (Google Ad Manager)
  • Cloudflare, Inc.: Content delivery network and DDoS protection (processes IP addresses and request data to deliver our website)
  • Web hosting provider: Infrastructure hosting

All third-party providers are subject to data processing agreements consistent with FADP and GDPR requirements.

9. International Data Transfers

Some of our third-party service providers process data outside Switzerland and the EEA. Where this occurs, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place, including Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) approved by the European Commission and recognised by the Swiss Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (FDPIC).

10. Data Retention

We retain personal data only as long as necessary for the purposes described in this policy:

  • Analytics data: 14 months (configured in Google Analytics)
  • Email correspondence: 2 years from last contact, unless a longer retention period is required
  • Server logs: 30 days

11. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:

  • Right of access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you
  • Right to rectification: Request correction of inaccurate data
  • Right to erasure: Request deletion of your data (subject to legal retention requirements)
  • Right to restriction: Request that we restrict processing of your data
  • Right to data portability: Receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format
  • Right to object: Object to processing based on legitimate interests
  • Right to withdraw consent: Where processing is based on consent, withdraw it at any time

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at [email protected]. We will respond within 30 days.

EEA residents may also lodge a complaint with their national data protection authority. Swiss residents may contact the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (FDPIC) at www.edoeb.admin.ch.

12. Security

We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal data against unauthorised access, loss, or disclosure. Our website is served over HTTPS. We conduct periodic security reviews.

13. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Material changes will be announced by updating the “Last updated” date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

14. Contact

For privacy-related inquiries: [email protected]

The Vanderbilt Portfolio AG, Zurich, Switzerland