Privacy Policy

Last updated 02.07.2026 · Applies to fernstudent.com

1. Data controller

Controller within the meaning of the revised Swiss Data Protection Act (revDSG) and the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR):

2. Principles

I take the protection of your personal data seriously and comply with the applicable data protection laws, in particular the revDSG and, where applicable, the GDPR. FernStudent is a purely informational website. It deliberately operates with a minimum of data processing: there is no contact form, no newsletter, no registration and no web analytics. Personal data is only processed to the extent necessary for the technical operation of the website.

The statistics shown on FernStudent are based on publicly available, aggregated sources (such as the German Federal Statistical Office or the HRK Higher Education Compass) and do not contain any personal data. Data transmission is encrypted via SSL/TLS. You can recognise an encrypted connection by the padlock symbol in your browser's address bar.

3. Server log files

This website is operated at the hosting provider Hostinger. When the website is accessed, information is automatically collected and stored in what are known as server log files:

• Anonymised IP address
• Date and time of access
• File accessed and volume of data transferred
• Notification of successful retrieval
• Browser and operating system used (user agent)
• Referrer URL (the previously visited page)

This data is evaluated exclusively to ensure trouble-free operation and to defend against attacks, and is not merged with other data sources. Legal basis: Art. 31 para. 1 revDSG or Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR (legitimate interest). The data is deleted after a maximum of 30 days.

4. Contact by email

If you send me an email to beratung(at)ritterconsult.ch, for example for a data protection request, your details (email address, name, message text) are stored for the purpose of processing it. Legal basis: legitimate interest in responding to your enquiry (Art. 31 para. 1 revDSG or Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR).

This data is deleted once processing is complete, unless statutory retention obligations apply.

5. Cookies

This website uses cookies only to a minimal extent. Cookies are small text files that your browser stores locally.

Necessary cookies

Name	Purpose	Storage period
cc_cookie	Stores your consent to the cookie categories (cookie consent tool vanilla-cookieconsent v3).	6 months

Legal basis for necessary cookies: Art. 31 para. 1 revDSG or Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.

Analytics and marketing cookies

Currently, no analytics or marketing cookies are used and no third-party services for reach measurement or advertising are integrated. Should such services (for example web analytics) be added in future, they will be used exclusively on the basis of your explicit consent via the cookie banner (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR). This policy will then be updated before activation.

You can withdraw your consent at any time via the Cookie settings link in the footer.

6. Linked external services

This website links to external services, in particular to studienfluesterer.com (where you can also book an initial consultation online), to akademie.studienfluesterer.com and to fernstudium-klartext.com. When you click on such a link, you leave this website and reach an external site with its own privacy policy. The respective operator is responsible for the data processing there; this policy does not apply to it.

7. Your rights

You have the following rights at any time:

• Access to the data stored about you (Art. 25 revDSG, Art. 15 GDPR)
• Rectification of inaccurate data (Art. 32 revDSG, Art. 16 GDPR)
• Erasure of your data, insofar as no retention obligations apply (Art. 32 revDSG, Art. 17 GDPR)
• Restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR)
• Data portability (Art. 28 revDSG, Art. 20 GDPR)
• Objection to processing (Art. 21 GDPR)
• Withdrawal of consent given, with effect for the future

To exercise these rights, an informal email to beratung(at)ritterconsult.ch is sufficient.

8. Right to complain

You have the right to lodge a complaint with the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (FDPIC): edoeb.admin.ch. Persons resident in the EU may also contact the respective competent national data protection authority.

9. Changes to this policy

This privacy policy may be adapted in the event of technical or legal changes. The version published on this page applies in each case. The date of the last update is stated above.