Privacy Policy

Nov 10, 2025

1. Introduction

BreakFree Suisse is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your personal data when you visit our website https://breakfreesuisse.org/ and when you interact with us, for example by subscribing to our newsletter.

We comply with applicable data protection laws, including the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

2. Data We Collect

We collect and process the following personal data when you use our website or our services:

  • Newsletter subscription: your name (optional) and email address.

  • Website usage data: technical information such as IP address, browser type, and device information (collected automatically via cookies or analytics tools).

  • Contact forms: if you contact us via our online form or email, we may collect your name, email, and any other information you choose to provide.

3. Purpose and Legal Basis for Processing

We process your personal data for the following purposes:

  • To send newsletters and updates: based on your consent (Article 6(1)(a) GDPR).

  • To manage and improve our website: based on our legitimate interest in maintaining a secure and user-friendly website (Article 6(1)(f) GDPR).

  • To respond to your inquiries: based on our legitimate interest in communicating with supporters and partners (Article 6(1)(f) GDPR).

You may withdraw your consent to receive newsletters at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in our emails or contacting us directly (see Section 9).

4. Use of Brevo

We use Brevo to manage and send our newsletters.

When you subscribe to our newsletter, your email address and, if provided, your name are stored on Brevo’s secure servers in the EU. Brevo processes this data solely for the purpose of sending newsletters and analyzing their performance (e.g., open and click rates).

For more details, see Brevo’s privacy policy: https://www.brevo.com/legal/privacypolicy/.

5. Data Retention

We retain your personal data only as long as necessary for the purposes described above or as required by law.

  • Newsletter subscribers’ data are stored until you unsubscribe.

  • Contact form submissions may be retained as long as needed to handle your inquiry.

6. Data Sharing and Transfers

We do not sell or rent your personal data.
We may share your data only with:

  • Service providers acting on our behalf (e.g., Brevo for email delivery).

  • Legal authorities if required by law.

All service providers are bound by confidentiality and data protection agreements.

7. Cookies and Analytics

Our website may use cookies to improve user experience and analyze website traffic.
You can manage or disable cookies through your browser settings.

If we use third-party analytics tools (such as Google Analytics), we ensure that IP addresses are anonymized and data are processed within the EU where possible.

8. Your Rights

Under the GDPR, you have the right to:

  • Access your personal data.

  • Rectify inaccurate or incomplete data.

  • Request deletion (“right to be forgotten”).

  • Withdraw your consent at any time.

  • Restrict or object to certain processing.

  • Lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.

To exercise these rights, please contact us (see below).

9. Contact

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your data, please contact us at:

BreakFree Suisse
Coordination Climat Justice Sociale
c/o Juan Tortosa
35 Louis Favre Ge 1201

collectif_breakfree@riseup.net

10. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The latest version will always be available on this page.