Privacy Policy
Last updated: 18 August 2026
1. General information
Welcome to www.katiepoole.ch.
This Privacy Policy explains how personal data is collected and processed when you visit this website or contact me through the contact details and contact form provided on the website.
I take the protection of your personal data seriously. Personal data is processed in accordance with applicable data protection legislation, in particular the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection (FADP/DSG).
This website is primarily intended for people located in Switzerland.
2. Data controller
The person responsible for the processing of personal data in connection with this website is:
Katie Poole
Burstwiesenstrasse 53
8053 Zurich
Switzerland
Email: hello@katiepoole.ch
3. Visiting the website
When you visit this website, certain technical information may be automatically collected and stored in server log files.
This may include:
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your IP address;
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the date and time of your visit;
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information about your browser and operating system;
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the pages you visit;
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the website from which you accessed this website; and
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other technical information required for the secure and reliable operation of the website.
This information may be processed to ensure the security, functionality and stability of the website, to detect technical problems and to protect the website against misuse or cyberattacks.
4. Website hosting
This website is created and hosted using Wix.
When you visit the website, Wix may process personal data and technical information as necessary to provide, maintain and secure the website and its services.
Depending on the services and features used on this website, data may be processed or stored in countries outside Switzerland, including the United States.
For more information about how Wix processes personal data, please refer to Wix's Privacy Policy.
5. Contact form and email
If you contact me using the contact form or by email, I will process the information you provide in order to respond to your enquiry and communicate with you.
This may include:
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your name;
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your email address;
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the content of your message; and
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any other information you voluntarily provide.
Please do not send confidential or particularly sensitive personal information through the contact form or by ordinary email unless it is necessary for your enquiry.
The information you provide may be processed through Wix and other technical service providers used to operate the website and receive communications.
Your information will be retained only for as long as reasonably necessary to deal with your enquiry or where I am required to retain it by law.
6. Cookies
This website may use cookies and similar technologies.
Cookies are small files stored on your device that can help a website function correctly, remember certain settings and improve the user experience.
Because this website is operated using Wix, certain technically necessary cookies may be used to provide security and basic website functionality.
Other cookies or similar technologies may be used depending on the features and services enabled on the website.
Where required by applicable law, consent will be obtained before non-essential cookies or similar technologies are used.
You can also manage or restrict cookies through the settings of your web browser.
7. Google Maps
This website uses Google Maps to display location and map information.
When a page containing Google Maps is loaded, Google may collect technical information such as your IP address and information relating to your use of the map.
This data may be processed by Google outside Switzerland, including in the United States.
Google may process this information in accordance with its own privacy policies.
For more information, please refer to Google's Privacy Policy.
8. Instagram
This website may contain links to my Instagram profile.
If you click on an Instagram link, you will leave this website and be redirected to Instagram. Instagram and its operator, Meta Platforms, may then process personal data in accordance with their own privacy policies.
I have no control over the data processing carried out by Instagram or Meta.
9. Links to third-party websites
This website may contain links to websites operated by third parties.
I have no control over the content, availability or privacy practices of these external websites. The processing of personal data by third-party websites is governed by their respective privacy policies.
10. Disclosure of personal data
Personal data will generally only be shared with third parties where this is necessary for the operation of the website, the processing of your enquiry, the provision of technical services, where required by law, or where necessary to protect legitimate interests.
This may include technical service providers such as Wix and providers of integrated services such as Google Maps.
11. Processing of data outside Switzerland
Some of the service providers used to operate this website may process or store personal data outside Switzerland.
This may include countries such as the United States.
Where personal data is transferred abroad, the applicable data protection requirements are taken into account.
12. Data security
Reasonable technical and organisational measures are used to protect personal data against loss, misuse, unauthorised access, alteration or disclosure.
However, no transmission of information over the internet can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
13. Your rights
Under applicable data protection law, you may have various rights concerning your personal data, including the right to:
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request information about whether and which personal data is being processed;
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request the correction of inaccurate personal data;
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request the deletion of personal data where legally permitted;
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request the restriction of certain processing; and
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object to certain forms of processing where the applicable legal requirements are met.
If you have any questions about the processing of your personal data or wish to exercise your rights, please contact:
Katie Poole
Burstwiesenstrasse 53
8053 Zurich
Switzerland
Email: hello@katiepoole.ch
14. Changes to this Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time, for example if the website, services or applicable legal requirements change.
The current version published on this website will apply.
15. Contact
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how your personal data is handled, please contact:
Katie Poole
Burstwiesenstrasse 53
8053 Zurich
Switzerland