Elchi Studios is the trading name of a sole proprietorship owned by Samuel Krauss, Oberägeri ZG, Switzerland. Samuel Krauss personally is the counterparty.
Elchi Studios | Samuel Krauss | legal@elchi.dev
1. Definitions and Scope
This Privacy Policy applies exclusively to the website https://elchi.dev and the content and services offered directly under this domain. Subdomains of elchi.dev that are not expressly identified as part of Elchi Studios are not covered by this policy.
The terms used are based on the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection (FADP, revised version, in force since 1 September 2023) and — where applicable — the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The GDPR applies when services are offered to individuals residing in the EU.
Definitions:
- Personal Data: Any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person.
- Processing: Any operation performed on personal data, regardless of the means applied.
- Controller: The natural or legal person who determines the purposes and means of data processing.
- Hosting Provider: External service providers supplying server infrastructure. The specific provider may vary by project and requirement.
- Processor: Third parties processing personal data on behalf of the controller.
2. Controller
Samuel Krauss (operating as Elchi Studios)
Im Ländli 18
6315 Oberägeri
Switzerland
Email: legal@elchi.dev
3. Data We Process
3.1 Technical Access Data (Automatic)
When you visit elchi.dev, the hosting provider and our own analytics dashboard automatically collect the following technical data:
- IP address (anonymised after processing)
- Date and time of access
- URL / page accessed
- HTTP status code
- Data volume transferred
- Referrer URL
- Browser type and version
- Operating system
- Device category
Purpose: Ensuring technical operation, error detection, abuse prevention.
Legal basis (FADP): Art. 6 FADP (legitimate interest) | GDPR: Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.
Retention: Technical logs are deleted or anonymised after a maximum of 90 days.
3.2 Own Analytics System
Elchi Studios operates a self-developed, privacy-compliant analytics dashboard as part of its administration system. This system:
- does not use cookies for tracking purposes
- does not share data with third parties such as Google Analytics
- anonymises IP addresses before storage
- collects exclusively aggregated, non-personal usage statistics
Purpose: Analysis of usage behaviour to improve our offering.
Legal basis (FADP): Art. 6 FADP | GDPR: Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.
3.3 Contact Enquiries
When you contact us by email or via a contact form, we process:
- Name and email address
- Content of the message
- Time of contact
Purpose: Processing your enquiry, initiating a business relationship.
Legal basis (FADP): Art. 6 FADP | GDPR: Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR (pre-contractual measures).
Retention: 10 years after conclusion of correspondence (Swiss commercial retention obligation).
3.4 Client Data in the Context of Commissions (B2B)
In the course of service contracts (web development, hosting), we process data from contact persons at companies:
- Contact details of the respective contact persons
- Communication relating to contract execution
- Technical access data (e.g. server credentials, stored exclusively in encrypted form)
This data is used exclusively for the fulfilment of the contract and is not processed for any other purpose.
4. Hosting and Technical Infrastructure
Elchi Studios uses external hosting providers for operating the website and client projects. The specific provider may vary depending on the project and requirements. All hosting providers are carefully selected and — where personal data is processed — contractually obligated to comply with data protection law (Data Processing Agreement / DPA).
Where hosting providers outside Switzerland or the EEA are used, an adequate level of protection is ensured (e.g. through EU Standard Contractual Clauses).
5. Disclosure to Third Parties
Personal data is not sold or rented to third parties. Disclosure occurs only:
- to hosting providers as processors (see Section 4)
- to comply with legal obligations (e.g. on official orders)
- with the explicit consent of the data subject
Important note for clients: Where third-party services (e.g. payment providers, external APIs, social media plugins) are used in the context of a client project, the privacy policies of those third parties apply. In such cases, Elchi Studios acts solely as a technical service provider and assumes no responsibility for the data protection practices of third-party services chosen by the client.
6. Your Rights
6.1 Rights under the Swiss FADP
You have the right to:
- Access (Art. 25 FADP): Information about data processed about you
- Rectification (Art. 32 FADP): Have inaccurate data corrected
- Erasure (Art. 32 FADP): Have data deleted under certain conditions
- Restriction of processing (Art. 32 FADP)
- Data portability (Art. 28 FADP)
- Object to certain types of processing
6.2 Additional Rights under the GDPR (for persons residing in the EU)
In addition to the above:
- Right to object to processing based on legitimate interests (Art. 21 GDPR)
- Right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority in your EU member state
6.3 Exercising Your Rights
To exercise your rights, please contact: legal@elchi.dev
We will respond to your request within 30 days. In complex cases, this period may be extended to 90 days; we will inform you in advance if this is necessary.
7. Data Security
Elchi Studios implements appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your data, in particular:
- Encrypted data transmission via HTTPS (TLS)
- Encrypted storage of sensitive access credentials
- Access controls and access logs
- Regular security updates of systems in use
8. Cookies
Elchi Studios does not use tracking cookies or third-party advertising cookies on elchi.dev. Where technically necessary cookies are used (e.g. for session management), this is done on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR / Art. 6 FADP (legitimate interest in operating the website).
No cookie consent is required for strictly necessary cookies.
9. External Links
This website may contain links to third-party websites. This Privacy Policy does not apply to those external websites. We recommend reading the privacy policies of any external websites you visit.
10. Changes to this Privacy Policy
Elchi Studios reserves the right to update this Privacy Policy at any time, in particular in response to changes in the legal framework or technologies used. The current version is always available at https://elchi.dev/legal/privacy. The date of the last update is noted at the end of this document.
11. Supervisory Authorities
Switzerland: Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (FDPIC)
Feldeggweg 1, 3003 Bern | www.edoeb.admin.ch
EU (for complaints by EU residents): Competent data protection authority in the respective EU member state.
Last updated: June 2025 | Version 1.0
Scope: https://elchi.dev (main domain, excluding subdomains not expressly identified as Elchi Studios)