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Privacy Policy

How SWEET EDGE collects, uses, and protects your personal data in accordance with the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection (nFADP) and the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

1. Who we are

SWEET EDGE is a research consortium coordinated by the University of Geneva (UNIGE) and EPFL, funded by the Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE). For data protection purposes, the data controller is:

University of Geneva — LRESE
Rue de l'École-de-Médecine 12, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland
Email: info@sweet-edge.ch

2. What data we collect and why

2.1 Contact form

When you submit the contact form, we collect your name, email address, organisation (optional), subject, and message. This data is used solely to respond to your enquiry and is not shared with third parties except as necessary to process your message (see section 4 on third-party services).

Legal basis: Legitimate interest (responding to unsolicited contact) / contractual necessity.

Retention: Messages are retained for up to 2 years, then deleted.

2.2 Newsletter subscription

If you subscribe to the SWEET EDGE newsletter, we collect your email address. You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in any newsletter email.

Legal basis: Consent.

Retention: Until you unsubscribe.

2.3 Server logs

When you visit this website, our hosting provider may automatically log standard technical data such as your IP address, browser type, referring URL, and pages visited. These logs are used for security and performance monitoring only and are not linked to individual users.

3. Cookies and tracking

This website does not use advertising cookies or cross-site tracking. We do not use Google Analytics or similar analytics services that share data with third parties. If we add analytics in future, this policy will be updated and a cookie notice will be displayed.

Technical cookies necessary for the website to function (session state, security) may be set by our hosting provider.

4. Third-party services

Formspree

Contact form and newsletter submissions are processed by Formspree (Formspree, Inc., USA). When you submit a form, your data is transmitted to Formspree's servers and then forwarded to our team by email. Formspree is GDPR-compliant. See Formspree Privacy Policy.

Google Fonts

This website loads the Inter typeface from Google Fonts. When your browser requests the font files, Google may log your IP address. See Google Privacy Policy. To avoid this, you can use a browser extension that blocks Google Fonts or configure your browser to block third-party requests.

Font Awesome (CDN)

Icons are loaded from the Cloudflare-hosted Font Awesome CDN. Cloudflare may log IP addresses for security purposes. See Cloudflare Privacy Policy.

5. Your rights

Under Swiss and EU data protection law, you have the right to:

  • Access the personal data we hold about you
  • Request correction of inaccurate data
  • Request deletion of your data
  • Withdraw consent at any time (e.g. newsletter unsubscribe)
  • Object to or restrict processing
  • Lodge a complaint with the Swiss Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (FDPIC)

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at info@sweet-edge.ch. We will respond within 30 days.

6. Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The "last updated" date below will reflect any changes. We recommend reviewing this page periodically.

Last updated: May 2026