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Privacy Notice Swiss Fintech Week

Last updated: 3 March 2026

1. Who we are (Joint Data Controllers)

Swiss Fintech Week is jointly organised by:

  • Tenity Group AG, Pfingstweidstrasse 110, 8005 Zurich, Switzerland
  • Tamedia Finanz und Wirtschaft AG, Werdstrasse 21, 8004 Zürich, Switzerland

(together referred to as “we”, “us”, or “the Organisers”).

The Organisers act as joint data controllers within the meaning of the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection (FADP) and the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), where applicable.

Contact: hello@swissfintechweek.com

2. Scope of this Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect personal data in connection with Swiss Fintech Week, including:

  • event registrations and ticket purchases
  • communications and event updates
  • newsletters and promotional emails
  • participation in sessions and partner events

3. What personal data we collect

Depending on your interaction with Swiss Fintech Week, we may process the following categories of personal data:

  • Identification data (e.g. name, company, job title)
  • Contact data (e.g. email address)
  • Registration and ticketing data
  • Communication preferences
  • Event participation data
  • Technical data (e.g. IP address, device information – via standard website tools)

4. Purposes of processing

We process personal data for the following purposes:

  • organising and delivering Swiss Fintech Week
  • managing registrations, tickets, and attendance
  • communicating event-related information
  • sending promotions and updates
  • complying with legal and regulatory obligations
  • improving future editions of the event

5. Legal basis for processing

Personal data is processed on the following legal bases:

Performance of a contract (e.g. ticket purchase, event registration).

Legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR), in particular:

  • promoting Swiss Fintech Week or similar events
  • informing potentially interested audiences about the event
  • maintaining professional relationships within the fintech ecosystem

Consent, where explicitly required (e.g. where users actively opt in). You may object to processing based on legitimate interest at any time.

6. Event communications & newsletters (Mailchimp)

We use Mailchimp as our email communication platform.

Event-related communications and promotions may be sent under legitimate interest to recipients who have a reasonable expectation of receiving such information (e.g. prior event participants, ecosystem contacts).

Each email includes a clear unsubscribe option. You can opt out of communications at any time.

Mailchimp acts as a data processor and processes data in accordance with applicable data protection laws and standard contractual safeguards.

7. Data sharing & recipients

Personal data may be shared:

  • between the joint controllers (Tenity Group AG and Tamedia Finanz und Wirtschaft AG) for organisational purposes
  • with trusted service providers (e.g. ticketing platform “Ticketino”, email tools, IT providers)
  • with ticketing and registration service providers (in particular Ticketino AG) for the purpose of processing event registrations and ticket purchases
  • with event partners where required for specific sessions or formats

8. International data transfers

Where data is transferred outside Switzerland or the EEA, appropriate safeguards are applied (e.g. Standard Contractual Clauses).

9. Data retention

Personal data is retained only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes outlined in this policy or to meet legal obligations.

10. Your rights

Depending on applicable law, you may have the right to:

  • access your personal data
  • request correction or deletion
  • object to processing
  • restrict processing
  • withdraw consent (where applicable)

Requests can be sent to: hello@swissfintechweek.com

11. Security

We apply appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal data against unauthorised access, loss, or misuse.

12. Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The latest version will always be available on the Swiss Fintech Week website.

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