Privacy policy
This privacy policy refers specifically to our website, for which we, the research team of the PFOA II study and the Department of Clinical Research (DKF), have registered the domain kneeoa-trial.ch.
The processing of personal data always takes place in compliance with the Information and Data Protection Act of the Canton of Basel-Stadt (IDG) and, if applicable, also the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection (DSG).
In addition, we comply with the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and, in this case, provide the relevant legal basis in accordance with Art. 13 (1) (c) GDPR.
1. Visit to this website
The website kneeoa-trial.ch is hosted by Wix.com Ltd. Yunitsman 5 St, Tel Aviv (Israel). Wix collects personal data when you visit this website. Personal data is all information that serves to identify you and that can be traced back to you. This includes:
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Information about your browser, network and device
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websites you visited before visiting this website
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web pages you visit on this website
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your IP address
Wix needs the data to operate this website, to ensure the security and reliability of its platform and services. However, Wix uses it in an anonymous, aggregated or pseudonymized form that does not directly identify you. They use this data to evaluate, provide, protect or improve their services (including developing new products and services).
Wix may collect, store and process personal data of kneeoa-trial.ch website users ("User Data") - exclusively on behalf of and at the direction of the website operators, Alexander Lunger and the Department of Clinical Research. Wix therefore acts as a "processor" and not as a "data controller".
Wix may store and process personal data in the US, Europe, Israel or other countries, either by itself or with the help of its affiliates and service providers. Wix ensures that an adequate level of protection is in place for international transfers of users' data from Europe, the UK or Switzerland or that the relevant standard contractual clause applies (EU Regulation 2016/679 of June 4, 2021 and EU Commission ICO Addendum Version B1.0 of March 21, 2022). If Wix transfers personal data from the EU to a third country that the European Commission considers does not adequately protect your data, Wix ensures that it has taken additional measures to comply with European data protection laws. In addition, Wix and its affiliates, including DeviantArt Inc., participate in and have certified their compliance with the EU-US Privacy Shield Framework and the Switzerland-US Privacy Shield Framework. To learn more about the Privacy Shield Framework, visit the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Privacy Shield List here .
2. Cookies
We use cookies to anonymously attribute multiple page views to the same user and to analyze the use of the kneeoa-trial.ch website (see the Web Analysis Tools section). A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers that is downloaded to your computer when you access certain websites. Cookies usually allow a website to recognize a user's computer. We give our users control over which cookies and similar technologies are used on their websites (except for those we need to use to properly provide the services, such as for performance or security reasons).
Wix uses cookies as a website platform to provide users of our website with the best possible experience.
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To monitor and analyze the performance, operation and effectiveness of the Wix platform.
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To make sure the Wix platform is secure.
The analytics and performance cookies will only be used on this website if you confirm our cookie banner.
In addition, this website uses font files from Google Fonts and Adobe Fonts provided by Wix. In order to display this website properly, these third parties may receive personal data about you, including:
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Information about your browser, network or device
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Information about this website and the page you visit on the website
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your IP address
You can use your browser settings to see which cookies have been set and delete them if necessary. You can also accept or reject them when you visit the website.
3. Web analysis tools
This website collects personal data that forms the basis for our website analytics. This includes:
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Information about your browser, network and device
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websites you visited before visiting this website
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your IP address
This information may also include details about your use of this website, including:
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clicks
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Internal Links
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Visited pages
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Scroll
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searches
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timestamp
We share this information with Wix to learn more about the traffic and activity on this website. This enables the collection and evaluation of data on the behavior of users of our website. Temporary cookies are used for this purpose. Among other things, it records which website users come to our websites from and which subpages of the website are accessed. We use this information to tailor our services and website content to the effective needs of users. The tracking information is anonymized by masking the IP address, which means that it is not possible to draw conclusions about a specific user.
To completely deactivate tracking, you must activate the so-called "Do Not Track" setting in your browser settings.
You can view Wix’s privacy policy here:
4. The security of your data
The PFOA II study research group, the Department of Clinical Research and their service providers use technical and organizational security measures to ensure that the data collected remain confidential and are protected against accidental or unlawful access, alteration or disclosure, as well as against loss and destruction.
Access to the data is granted exclusively on the basis of necessity and is only granted to persons who need to access the personal data due to their function and task.
The measures to be taken depend on the type of information, the type and purpose of use and the current state of the art.
5. Is the website kneeoa-trial.ch encrypted?
The website kneeoa-trial.ch is offered via secure https connections. Appropriate certificates ensure that the web pages are actually operated by the publisher of the website.
All browsers offer the option of checking whether a secure https connection has been established. The corresponding certificates can also be viewed.
6. Who is liable for links to websites of other providers?
This privacy statement applies only to the website kneeoa-trial.ch. If links provide access to content from other providers, we ask you to observe their privacy statements. Neither the research group of the PFOA II study nor the Department of Clinical Research are responsible for the content or data protection practices of these other providers.
7. Your rights
Users of the website kneeoa-trial.ch and other persons about whom we process personal data have the right at any time, within the framework of the applicable legal provisions,
(b) to information about any data stored,
(c) to restrict the processing of data,
(d) to data transfer, if and to the extent that the GDPR is applicable,
(e) to rectification, blocking or deletion of this data,
(f) to revoke any consent given and
(g) to object to the processing of their personal data.
If you have any questions about personal data, you can contact us at any time by email .
8. Changes to the Privacy Policy
The research group of the PFOA II study and the Department of Clinical Research reserve the right to adapt this privacy policy at any time if necessary. The current status of this privacy policy is November 29, 2024.​​
9. Contact addresses and responsibility
The research group of the PFOA II study, as operator of the website kneeoa-trial.ch, is responsible for the correct processing of personal data:
University Hospital Basel
PFOA II study research group
Spitalstr. 21
4031 Basel, Switzerland
If you have any questions about the processing of your personal data, you can send us an email to: kommunikation.dkf@usb.ch