Who we are

Our website address is: https://stars-society.org. The STARS society was founded in 2017 by the Global Working Group (GWG) on Salutogenesis. The GWG is part of the International Union for Health Promotion and Education (IUHPE). The GWG is in charge of advancing the STARS activities. The Center of Salutogenesis (COS) at the University of Zurich, Switzerland, is coordinating STARS and hosting this website.

Comments

When visitors to the website leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

Embedded content from and links to other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.) and links to other websites. Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Who we share your data with

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users that register on our website, we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

What rights you have over your data

If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any 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.

Where we store your data

We securely store your data on the servers of Metanet AG, Josefstrasse 218, CH-8005 Zürich. The servers are located in Switzerland. The site was developed by the web agency Klub der guten Seiten GmbH, Rosenbergstrasse 85, CH-9000 St.Gallen, who provides support and updates for WordPress and has access to all data.

How we send you news

We use Brevo for our newsletter service. You can opt in and out of our newsletter at any time. Please find Brevo’s terms of use here: https://www.brevo.com/legal/termsofuse/.

How to contact us

If you have any questions about our privacy policy, the data we hold on you, or you would like to exercise one of your data protection rights, please do not hesitate to contact us. Email us at: starssociety2017@gmail.com. Or write to us at: STARS, Center of Salutogenesis, University of Zurich, EBPI, Hirschengraben 84, 8001 Zürich, Switzerland

How to contact the appropriate authority

Should you wish to report a complaint or if you feel that STARS has not addressed your concern in a satisfactory manner, you may contact the legal services and data protection of the University of Zurich. Email: privacy@rud.uzh.ch. Address: Recht und Datenschutz, Universität Zürich, Künstlergasse 15, CH-8001 Zürich