Who we are
This website is operated by Koch Holding International GmbH, a company based in Switzerland.
Website: https://koch-hi.com
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, the visitor’s IP address, and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.
An anonymized string (hash) created from your email address may be provided to the Gravatar service. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available at: https://automattic.com/privacy/.
Once your comment is approved, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, avoid images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS), as visitors can extract that data from uploaded images.
Cookies
If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email, and website in cookies for convenience. These last for one year.
When visiting our login page, a temporary cookie will check if your browser accepts cookies – it contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
Login cookies last two days; display preference cookies last one year. If you select “Remember Me”, login persists for two weeks. Logging out removes login cookies.
If you edit or publish content, a cookie storing the post ID is created – it expires after one day.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles). Embedded content behaves the same as if the visitor had visited the external site directly.
These sites may collect data, use cookies, embed third-party tracking, and monitor your interactions – including if you are logged in to that external service.
Analytics and Hosting
This site may use third-party analytics tools (e.g. Google Analytics, Jetpack). These services use cookies and similar technologies to understand visitor behavior and improve our website.
Hosting may involve external providers in Switzerland or the EU; technical data like IP addresses may be logged for security and troubleshooting.
Who we share your data with
We do not sell or share personal data with third parties unless required for technical service provision or legally obligated.
If you request a password reset, your IP address may be included in the reset email.
How long we retain your data
Comments and associated metadata are retained indefinitely.
For registered users (if any), we store the personal data in their user profile. Users can edit or delete their data anytime (except the username).
Admins can view and edit all data.
Your rights over your data
You can request an exported file of your personal data we hold, including any provided information. You can request the deletion of your personal data.
This excludes data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes
Where your data is sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update this privacy policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date.
Last updated: June 2025