This Privacy Policy explains how TheSwissDeal collects, uses, stores and protects users’ personal data.
TheSwissDeal processes personal data in accordance with Swiss data protection law, including the nFADP, and, where applicable, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
1. Data controller
The data controller is:
Musliu Projects
Rue de Bourg 27
1003 Lausanne
Switzerland
Support is available through the “Support” module on the website or in the application.
2. Data collected
TheSwissDeal may collect the following categories of data:
Account data
e-mail address;
password processed/encrypted by the authentication system;
first name;
last name;
phone number;
optional profile picture;
preferred language;
verification status;
notification preferences.
Listing data
title;
description;
category;
price;
approximate location;
images;
technical publication information;
listing management history.
Messaging data
messages exchanged between users;
reports;
information required for security and moderation.
Payment data
payment identifier;
payment status;
amount;
currency;
purchased service;
technical identifiers provided by the payment provider;
limited information needed for accounting and support.
Full banking data are not stored by TheSwissDeal.
Professional account data
For professional accounts, TheSwissDeal may collect:
company name;
UID/IDE number;
legal representative’s first and last name;
identity PDF documents;
company or UID/IDE PDF documents;
professional verification status.
These data are used to verify professional accounts and prevent abuse.
Technical data
IP address;
device type;
browser;
operating system;
application version;
technical errors;
security events;
login data.
3. Purposes
Data are used to:
create and manage user accounts;
allow login and account security;
publish, display, search and manage listings;
provide messaging between users;
manage favourites, notifications and preferences;
process payments;
provide paid services;
verify professional accounts;
prevent fraud and abuse;
perform moderation;
respond to support requests;
comply with legal, accounting and tax obligations;
improve stability, security and performance.
4. Legal bases
Depending on the case, processing is based on:
performance of the contract between the user and TheSwissDeal;
user consent;
TheSwissDeal’s legitimate interest, especially security, abuse prevention and service improvement;
compliance with legal obligations.
5. Providers and processors
TheSwissDeal may use technical providers for:
hosting and database;
file storage;
authentication;
payments;
notifications;
analytics or advertising;
support and security.
Providers may include:
Supabase for hosting, database, authentication and storage;
Mollie for payments;
OneSignal for push notifications;
Google or Apple services related to app distribution, advertising, indexing or mobile features, where applicable.
TheSwissDeal does not sell users’ personal data.
6. Advertising, analytics and cookies
TheSwissDeal may use measurement, analytics, advertising or performance tools on the website or in mobile applications.
Where required by law, the user is informed and consent may be requested.
The user may manage certain settings through their browser, device, account or settings offered by the relevant services.
7. Storage and security
TheSwissDeal implements reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect data against loss, unauthorised access, alteration or disclosure.
Files and documents are stored through secure storage services with access rules defined according to their use.
Professional verification documents are not intended to be published publicly and should only be accessible to people or systems authorised to process verification.
8. Retention period
Data are kept as long as necessary for the purposes described in this policy.
In general:
account data are kept while the account is active;
listings may be kept during publication then archived or deleted;
payment data may be kept according to accounting and tax obligations;
reports and security data may be kept to prevent abuse;
professional verification documents are kept for the time necessary for verification, security and any legal obligations.
If an account is deleted, data are deleted or anonymised unless legal obligation, security need, dispute or overriding legitimate interest applies.
9. User rights
Within legal limits, the user may request:
access to their data;
correction of inaccurate data;
deletion of data;
restriction of certain processing;
objection to certain processing;
data portability where applicable.
Requests can be made from the user account or through support.
10. International transfers
TheSwissDeal favours providers located in Switzerland or the European Economic Area where possible.
Where data are transferred to a country without an adequate level of protection, TheSwissDeal ensures appropriate safeguards where required by law.
11. Minors
TheSwissDeal is not intended for persons who do not have the legal age or capacity required to enter into transactions under applicable law.
TheSwissDeal may delete or limit an account in case of clearly inappropriate use by a minor.
12. Changes to this policy
TheSwissDeal may amend this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in the service, technologies used, legal obligations or internal practices.
Important changes may be communicated by notification, e-mail, publication on the website or message in the application.
