Career Path AG operates this website and provides professional services related to career development, including interview preparation coaching, resume and CV optimization, job search strategy development, career transition guidance, executive coaching, salary negotiation advice, professional networking skills training, and custom course creation for corporate clients.
This policy describes how we collect, use, and protect your personal information when you use our site or services. We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your data in accordance with applicable data protection laws, including the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection (FADP) and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) to the extent applicable.
We collect personal information that you provide to us directly when you use our online platform or engage with our services. This may include:
- Contact information such as your name, postal address, and potentially other identifiers if you provide them in forms or communications.
- Professional information, including your resume, CV, work history, educational background, skills, career goals, interview performance details, and feedback related to our coaching or consulting services.
- Information you provide when communicating with us, such as inquiries or support requests.
We may also collect information automatically when you visit our site, including:
- Technical information, such as your IP address, browser type, operating system, and device information.
- Usage information, such as the pages you visit on our site, the time spent on those pages, the features you use, and your activity on our platform. This is often collected through cookies and similar technologies.
We use your personal information for the following purposes:
- To provide, operate, and maintain our services, including delivering coaching sessions, optimizing your resume, and providing job search guidance.
- To personalize your experience on our site and tailor our services to your specific needs and goals.
- To communicate with you, respond to your inquiries, and provide customer support.
- To process transactions related to the services you request.
- To improve our services, develop new features, and understand how users interact with our site.
- For internal business purposes, such as data analysis, audits, and identifying usage trends.
- To comply with legal obligations and protect our rights and interests.
- With your consent, for marketing purposes, such as sending you information about our services that may be of interest to you.
We process your personal information based on the following legal grounds:
- Performance of a contract: Processing is necessary for the performance of services you have requested or to take steps at your request before entering into a contract.
- Legitimate interests: Processing is necessary for our legitimate business interests, such as improving our services, preventing fraud, and managing our business, provided these interests are not overridden by your data protection rights.
- Legal obligation: Processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which we are subject.
- Consent: Where required by law, we rely on your explicit consent for certain processing activities, particularly for sending marketing communications or processing sensitive personal data you provide for our services. You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.
We do not sell or rent your personal information to third parties. We may share your information in the following circumstances:
- Service Providers: We may share information with third-party vendors and service providers who perform services on our behalf, such as payment processing, website hosting, data analysis, and IT services. These service providers are contractually obligated to protect your information and use it only for the purposes for which it was disclosed.
- Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or government agency).
- Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, your personal information may be transferred to the acquiring entity.
- With Your Consent: We may share your information with third parties when we have your explicit consent to do so.
We retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. When we no longer need your information, we will securely delete or anonymize it.
Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have the following rights regarding your personal information:
- The right to access the personal information we hold about you.
- The right to request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information.
- The right to request erasure of your personal information under certain conditions.
- The right to request restriction of processing your personal information.
- The right to object to the processing of your personal information in certain situations.
- The right to data portability, allowing you to receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format and transmit it to another controller.
- The right to withdraw your consent at any time, where processing is based on consent.
- The right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority if you believe our processing of your personal data violates applicable law.
To exercise these rights, please contact us using the contact information provided below.
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
As Career Path AG is based in Switzerland and operates globally, your personal information may be transferred to and processed in countries outside of your own, including countries outside of the European Union or European Economic Area. These countries may have different data protection laws than your jurisdiction. When we transfer your data internationally, we take steps to ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place to protect your personal information in accordance with applicable data protection laws, such as relying on adequacy decisions, Standard Contractual Clauses, or other valid transfer mechanisms.
Our site uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to collect information about your browsing activity. Cookies are small text files stored on your device. We use cookies to operate and improve our site, analyze usage, and personalize your experience. You can manage your cookie preferences through your browser settings or, where applicable, through a cookie consent banner on our site.
Our site may contain links to third-party websites that are not operated by us. This privacy policy does not apply to third-party websites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party sites you visit. We are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of third-party sites.
Our services are not directed to individuals under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16. If you are a parent or guardian and believe that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us so that we can take appropriate action.
We may update this privacy policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. The updated policy will be posted on this page. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.
If you have any questions or concerns about this privacy policy or our data practices, please contact us at our physical address:
Career Path AG
Talstrasse 58
8001 Zürich
Switzerland