The data controller for the purposes of applicable data protection law, in particular the UK GDPR and EU GDPR, is:
University of Bern, Vice-Rectorate for Teaching
We will process your personal data solely for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We do not transfer your personal data to third parties, except in the following circumstances:
you have provided your explicit consent;
processing is necessary for the performance of a contract with you;
processing is required to comply with a legal obligation;
processing is necessary for the purposes of legitimate interests pursued by us or a third party, and there is no overriding legitimate interest on your part to prevent such disclosure
You may exercise the following rights at any time by contacting us using the details provided at the end of this Privacy Policy:
Right of access: to obtain information regarding the personal data we hold about you and how it is processed;
Right to rectification: to have inaccurate personal data corrected;
Right to erasure: to request the deletion of your personal data;
Right to restriction of processing: to restrict processing where erasure is not yet possible due to legal obligations;
Right to object: to the processing of your personal data;
Right to data portability: where processing is based on consent or contract, to receive the personal data you have provided in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format.
Where processing is based on your consent, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time with future effect.
When registering for our personalised services (e.g. course or event registration), we collect certain personal data such as name, address, telephone number, and email address.
Registered users may access content and services available only to registered participants, and may amend or delete their registration details at any time.
You may open a myVRL account at https://myvrl.me. During registration, we collect personal data such as name, address, telephone number, and email address.
Users with a myVRL account may access services restricted to account holders and may update or delete their registration data in their profile at any time.
To verify that the registration is made by the legitimate owner of the email address, the initial password is sent by email.
We will, upon request, provide information regarding the personal data we hold about you and will correct or delete such data unless statutory retention obligations prevent us from doing so. Please use the contact details at the end of this Privacy Policy.
All data you submit to us are transmitted in encrypted form, stored on secure servers located in Switzerland, and protected against unauthorised access.
To safeguard your data during transmission, we employ encryption technologies in line with current best practice (e.g. SSL over HTTPS).
With your explicit consent, we may send you our newsletter or similar information by email.
Data collected during newsletter registration are used exclusively for this purpose. Subscribers may also receive email notifications regarding matters relevant to the service (e.g. changes to content or technical issues).
Our website uses cookies—small text files placed on your device by your browser. These automatically provide us with technical information such as IP address, browser type, operating system, and internet connection details.
Cookies cannot be used to execute programs or deliver viruses. They help facilitate navigation and ensure that our website displays correctly.
We do not link cookie data to personal information or share such data with third parties without your consent.
You may disable cookies in your browser settings at any time. Please note that disabling cookies may limit the functionality of certain website features.
The site myvrl.me stores a cookie on your device to record your acceptance of our privacy policy. You will be asked to renew your consent after one year.
If you contact us via email or a contact form, you voluntarily consent to us using your details for the purpose of responding to your enquiry.
A valid email address is required to allocate and respond to your request. Any further information you provide is optional.
Data provided will be stored solely for handling your enquiry and any follow-up questions and will be automatically deleted once the matter is resolved.
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google LLC (“Google”). Google Analytics uses cookies to analyse your use of the website. Information generated by these cookies is typically transferred to and stored on Google servers in the United States.
As IP anonymisation is enabled on this website, your IP address will be truncated within the UK, EU or EEA before transmission. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to Google servers in the US and truncated there.
Google processes this information on our behalf to evaluate website usage, compile reports on website activity, and provide further services related to website and internet use. The IP address transmitted by your browser will not be merged with other Google data.
Processing is based on our legitimate interest in analysing website use to improve our services.
You may disable cookies via your browser settings, although this may limit website functionality.
You can also prevent Google from collecting and processing your website usage data (including IP address) by installing the browser add-on available at: Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on.
Alternatively, you may block Google Analytics on our website by clicking an opt-out link, which will set a cookie preventing future data collection in this browser.
To ensure our website displays content correctly and attractively across different browsers, we use script and font libraries such as Google Web Fonts (https://www.google.com/webfonts/).
Fonts are cached in your browser to avoid repeated loading. If unsupported, content will display in a standard font.
Calling such libraries may establish a connection with the provider. It is theoretically possible—though currently unclear—that the provider may collect data in this process.
Google’s privacy policy is available here: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/
We reserve the right to amend this Privacy Policy to comply with legal requirements or to reflect changes in our services (e.g. introduction of new features). The updated Privacy Policy will apply to your next visit.
For questions regarding your personal data or this Privacy Policy, please contact us by email at: lead.info[at]unibe.ch
Would you also like me to make this fully compliant with the UK GDPR formatting expectations (including explicit lawful basis statements and retention periods) — or should it remain aligned with the original but simply worded in legal English?