Exclusion of liability /
Data protection declaration of TicinoInfo SA

Important legal information

Please read the following conditions carefully before continuing. Persons who log on to the ticino.ch (ticino-tourism.ch & ticinoinfo.ch) website of TicinoInfo SA signify their agreement to the following conditions.

Copyright and trademark rights

The entire content of the ticino.ch (ticino-tourism.ch & ticinoinfo.ch) website is copyright protected. All rights are owned by TicinoInfo SA or third parties. The elements contained on the ticino.ch (ticino-tourism.ch & ticinoinfo.ch) website are freely accessible for browsing purposes only. Duplication of this material, or parts thereof, in any written or electronic form is permitted only with a specific mention of Ticino-tourism.ch. Reproduction, transfer, amendment, linking or use of the ticino.ch (ticino-tourism.ch & ticinoinfo.ch) website for public or commercial purposes is prohibited without the prior written consent of Ticino.ch.
The various names and logos appearing on the ticino.ch (ticino-tourism.ch & ticinoinfo.ch) site are generally registered and protected trademarks. No part of the ticino.ch (ticino-tourism.ch & ticinoinfo.ch) is designed in such a way as to grant a licence or right to utilise a picture, registered mark or logo. Downloading or copying the ticino.ch (ticino-tourism.ch & ticinoinfo.ch) website or parts thereof, confers no rights whatsoever in respect of the software or elements of the ticino.ch (ticino-tourism.ch & ticinoinfo.ch) website. TicinoInfo SA reserves all rights in respect of all elements of the ticino.ch (ticino-tourism.ch & ticinoinfo.ch) website with the exception of rights belonging to third parties.

No warranty

Although TicinoInfo SA has taken all possible care to safeguard the reliability of the information contained on the ticino.ch (ticino-tourism.ch & ticinoinfo.ch) website at the time of its publication, neither TicinoInfo SA nor its contracting partners can give any explicit or implicit assurance or warranty (including to third parties) in respect of the accuracy, reliability or completeness of the information on Ticino-tourism.ch. Opinions and other information contained on the ticino.ch (ticino-tourism.ch & ticinoinfo.ch) website may be changed at any time without prior notice.
TicinoInfo SA accepts no responsibility and gives no guarantee to the effect that the functions on ticino.ch (ticino-tourism.ch & ticinoinfo.ch) website will not be interrupted or that the ticino.ch (ticino-tourism.ch & ticinoinfo.ch) website or the relevant server is or are free from viruses or other harmful contents.

Limitation of liability

All liability of TicinoInfo SA (including liability for negligence) for direct, indirect or secondary damage suffered as a result of access to the elements of the ticino.ch (ticino-tourism.ch & ticinoinfo.ch) website or to use of that site or as a consequence of impossibility of access to or use thereof or links to other websites, is hereby declined.

Links to other websites

The ticino.ch (ticino-tourism.ch & ticinoinfo.ch) website contains links to websites operated by third parties which might be of interest to you. When activating these links you might leave the ticino.ch (ticino-tourism.ch & ticinoinfo.ch) website or summaries of third-party websites may be displayed within the context of the ticino.ch (ticino-tourism.ch & ticinoinfo.ch) website. TicinoInfo SA has not carried out any checks whatsoever on the websites of third parties accessible via links on the ticino.ch (ticino-tourism.ch & ticinoinfo.ch) website and is in no way responsible for their content or effective operation. This applies regardless of whether when activating the link you leave the ticino.ch (ticino-tourism.ch & ticinoinfo.ch) website or the display appears within the context of the ticino.ch (ticino-tourism.ch & ticinoinfo.ch) website, as well as if in the latter case the information provider of an external website is not immediately obvious. Establishing the link or consulting websites operated by third parties is at the sole risk and peril of the user.

Data protection

TicinoInfo SA attaches great importance to data protection. As a visitor to the ticino.ch (ticino-tourism.ch & ticinoinfo.ch) website, you decide what information you wish to disclose to us. In principle, you do not leave any personal data behind without your express consent when you visit the ticino.ch (ticino-tourism.ch & ticinoinfo.ch) website. In certain cases, e.g. to make bookings, we need your name and address; if such personal information such as your email address is needed, we call attention to that fact in a suitable way. If we receive data from you via the Internet or email, this will be handled confidentially as indicated below. Please note that this data is forwarded to the named service provider. We likewise reserve the right to use your particulars for marketing purposes or to ask a third company to implement a specific project on our behalf, e.g. a market analysis or the judging of a competition. Other use of your personal particulars, in particular sale to third parties, is expressly excluded.

Cookies

Cookies are small data elements which a website may send your browser to give you better support when using database-assisted systems. However, you can set your browser in such a way that it informs you when you receive a cookie or automatically declines to accept it. You can therefore decide for yourself whether or not you wish to accept. However, non-acceptance of a cookie means that you cannot set up a personal account with ticino.ch (ticino-tourism.ch & ticinoinfo.ch) or make online hotel bookings.

Your registration (my account)

To access ticino.ch (ticino-tourism.ch & ticinoinfo.ch) databases, you do not in principle need a personal account. However, such an account does bring a number of advantages, especially if you visit the ticino.ch (ticino-tourism.ch & ticinoinfo.ch) website frequently. To open an account, we need your email address when you register and a password freely chosen by you.

Transmission of our e-newsletter and emails

TicinoInfo SA sends out info newsletters containing further information, e.g. on updated websites or special offers by email. If you register for this service, we wish to call your attention to the fact that the emails are generally transmitted in non-encrypted form with the attendant risk that such data may be intercepted and read by third parties.

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General

This page was last amended on september 2005. If you have any questions or remarks about our legal indications or data protection, please contact us at info@ticino.ch (ticino-tourism.ch & ticinoinfo.ch).