Privacy Policy

HowToSwiss is built with privacy as a default, not a feature. This page explains what personal data we process and what we do not.

Data controller and contact

HowToSwiss is operated by Mohammed Ali, Bülach, Switzerland. For privacy questions or requests (access, correction, deletion), contact us at info@howtoswiss.app or via the contact page. Full legal disclosure on the Impressum.

No account is required

You do not need to create an account to use HowToSwiss, its guides, checklists or tools. We only process personal data when you choose to provide it, for example by subscribing to the newsletter or contacting us.

Your checklist progress stays in your browser

When you tick off items on a checklist, your progress is saved only in your browser's local storage. Nothing is sent to our servers, and we cannot view, retrieve or restore this data. Clearing your browser data will reset your progress.

Newsletter

When you subscribe to our newsletter, we process your email address and optional first name to send updates. Our newsletter provider, Resend, processes this information to deliver newsletters on our behalf. You can unsubscribe at any time using the link in every email.

We retain newsletter subscription data until you unsubscribe or ask us to delete it, unless a longer retention period is legally required.

Analytics

We use Google Analytics 4, operated by Google Ireland Limited and Google LLC, to understand in aggregate which guides and tools are useful so we can improve them. Consent for analytics is managed through Google's consent management platform (Google's European regulations message, delivered via Google's ad services). Until you grant consent, Google's Consent Mode keeps analytics storage in a denied state, so no analytics cookies are written.

• Legal basis: your consent, collected via Google's consent message. The default state is denied.
• Cookies set after consent: _ga and _ga_*.
• IP handling: IP addresses are truncated / anonymised before processing.
• International transfer: data may be transferred to and processed in the United States by Google LLC under Google's standard contractual safeguards.
• More information: see Google's privacy policy and our Cookie Policy.

You can change or withdraw consent at any time via the Privacy and cookie settings link in the footer, which reopens Google's consent message.

Future advertising

HowToSwiss does not currently display third-party advertising. If we introduce advertising in the future, we will update this Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy before ads are activated. Where required, visitors will be given appropriate information and consent choices.

Affiliate links

HowToSwiss may use affiliate links in the future. Before affiliate tracking is activated, this Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy will be updated to explain the relevant provider and tracking technologies.

Contact

Questions about this policy? Reach us at info@howtoswiss.app or via the contact page.