Privacy notice
1. Principle and scope
This privacy notice follows the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection (FADP). It explains which personal data is processed when you visit this website and when you contact me, for what purpose this happens, and which rights you have. Where the General Data Protection Regulation of the European Union (GDPR) applies, the rights and legal bases it provides apply in addition.
2. Controller
SR Partridge
Owner: Dr Steven R. Partridge
Schönenbuchstrasse 94
4123 Allschwil
Switzerland
Email: steven@srpartridge.com
Telephone: +41 79 172 19 70
3. Data security
For security reasons, and to protect the transmission of confidential content, this website uses SSL or TLS encryption (you can recognise it by "https://" in the address line of your browser). In addition, appropriate technical and organisational measures are in place to protect your data against unauthorised access or loss.
4. Hosting and server logs
This website is hosted by Vercel Inc., 440 N Barranca Ave #4133, Covina, CA 91723, USA. When a page is called up, the hosting provider automatically records technical access data in server log files: IP address, date and time of access, the page or file requested, the volume of data transferred, the referrer URL, and details of the browser and operating system.
This data is technically necessary to deliver the website reliably, to keep the systems secure and to ward off attacks (legal basis where the GDPR applies: legitimate interest under Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). I do not combine this data with other data sources, and I do not attribute it to individual persons.
Processing takes place in the USA and may also take place in other countries in which Vercel or its sub-processors operate infrastructure. Vercel is certified under the Swiss-U.S. Data Privacy Framework and the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework; the data transfer also relies on standard contractual clauses. In my Vercel account the access logs can be viewed for 30 days. Any storage and processing by Vercel beyond that is governed by Vercel's privacy notice.
5. Cookies, analytics and fonts
This website itself sets no analytics, tracking or advertising cookies. The fonts used are stored locally on the server of this website and are not loaded from external third-party providers (such as Google Fonts). If you use the booking tool Calendly (see section 7), the provider may set technically necessary cookies to provide the booking function, keep it secure and prevent misuse.
6. Contact by email
If you contact me by email, your details, including the contact data you provide, are processed in order to handle your enquiry, to answer follow-up questions and to prepare a possible assignment (legal basis where the GDPR applies: pre-contractual measures under Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR and legitimate interest under Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).
Please note that unencrypted emails are not fully protected against access by third parties on their way across the internet. Please send me confidential documents only after we have agreed a suitable way of sending them.
7. Booking a call through Calendly
For online booking I use the Calendly service of Calendly LLC, 115 E Main St., Ste A1B, Buford, GA 30518, USA. When you book a call through Calendly, the data you enter (in particular your name, your email address, the time you choose and any optional details about your request) and technical connection data (such as IP address, browser and device information) are transmitted to Calendly and stored on servers in the USA.
The data is processed in order to organise appointments efficiently and to prepare a conversation or a possible assignment (legal basis where the GDPR applies: pre-contractual measures under Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR and legitimate interest in efficient appointment management under Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).
Calendly LLC is certified under the Swiss-U.S. Data Privacy Framework and the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, which ensures an adequate level of data protection for the transfer of data to the USA. A data processing agreement (Data Processing Addendum), including standard contractual clauses, is also in place with Calendly. You can find more information on data processing by Calendly in its privacy notice at calendly.com/legal/privacy-notice.
During the call I may use an AI note-taker for the transcript. I switch it off on request.
8. Disclosure to third parties and processors
Your personal data is not passed on to uninvolved third parties. The exceptions are carefully selected processors that are needed for the technical operation of the website, the email infrastructure and online booking, and that are bound by contract to confidentiality and data security, as well as cases in which there is a legal duty to disclose.
9. External links
This website contains links to external websites, in particular to LinkedIn and to janovis.com, srpartridge.com and itxf.com. When you click these links, you leave this website. The operators of the linked pages alone are responsible for data processing there; their privacy notices apply.
10. Retention period
I keep personal data from email enquiries and bookings only for as long as is needed to deal with the enquiry, to hold the appointment, to handle a possible assignment, or to meet legal retention and documentation duties.
11. Your rights
Under the applicable data protection law you have the right to information about your personal data that is processed, to have incorrect data corrected, to have data deleted and to have processing restricted. Subject to the legal requirements, you also have the right to receive your data or have it transferred, and the right to object to data processing or to withdraw any consent you have given at any time with effect for the future.
To exercise your rights, please use the contact address given in section 2. Suitable proof of identity may be requested to prevent misuse.
12. Right to complain to the supervisory authority
If you believe that the processing of your personal data breaches data protection law, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority. In Switzerland this is the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (FDPIC), Feldeggweg 1, 3003 Bern (www.edoeb.admin.ch). Persons in the European Economic Area can also contact the data protection authority of their country of residence.
13. Changes and date
I reserve the right to adapt this privacy notice at any time, so that it always meets current legal requirements or reflects changes to my services and technical systems.
Last updated: November 2026