Privacy policy

This privacy policy explains which personal data we process on rankist.ch, rankist.de and rankist.eu, why, and what rights you have. It follows the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection (FADP) and, where applicable, the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Last updated: 13 November 2026.

Controller

Rankist GmbH, Aeschstrasse 10, 8834 Schindellegi, Switzerland. Email: hello@rankist.ch. For privacy requests, contact us directly at this address.

Data we process when you visit the website

When you open a page, our server processes technical data: IP address, date and time, page requested, referrer, browser and operating system. We need this data to deliver the website, fend off attacks and find errors. The website runs on the Rankist platform, our own infrastructure. We delete server logs after 30 days at the latest, unless a security incident requires longer retention. The legal basis is our legitimate interest in secure operation.

Cookies and tracking

We do not use analytics or advertising cookies and no third-party tracking. Technically necessary cookies, for example for language selection or submitting a form, are stored only as long as the function needs them. No consent is required for these.

Contact form, email and WhatsApp

If you write to us through the contact form, we store your name, email address, optionally company and website, and your message in order to answer your enquiry. If you write by email or through the WhatsApp button, we process the data you share with us. For WhatsApp the privacy notices of WhatsApp Ireland Ltd. (Meta) also apply; the chat runs through their servers. We keep enquiries while they are being handled and delete them no later than two years after the last contact if no engagement follows. The legal basis is the initiation or performance of a contract.

Booking a call through Calendly

For the free intro call we embed the calendar of Calendly LLC, 271 17th St NW, Atlanta, GA 30363, USA. The calendar loads only when you scroll to the booking box. When it loads and when you book, your browser sends data to Calendly, including IP address, name, email address and the chosen time. Calendly processes this data in the USA under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework and the Swiss-US Data Privacy Framework. Details are in Calendly's privacy policy. The legal basis is the initiation of a contract; if you prefer not to book through Calendly, simply email us.

Newsletter

For the Rankist newsletter we store your email address, the time of signup and the fact that you subscribed. We use it only to send the newsletter. You can unsubscribe at any time through the link in every email or by writing to hello@rankist.ch; we then remove the address from the list. The legal basis is your consent.

Clients and projects

If you work with us, we process the data needed for quotes, contracts, project delivery and invoicing: contact details, contract content, access credentials you give us for work on your shop, and payment data. After a project ends we keep this data as long as statutory retention periods require, in Switzerland ten years for business records. The legal basis is contract performance and legal obligation.

Fonts and external content

The website loads fonts through Google Fonts (Google Ireland Ltd., Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland). Your IP address is transmitted to Google in the process. See Google's privacy policy for details. Linked logos and references lead to our clients' websites, where their privacy policies apply.

Sharing with third parties

We share personal data only where necessary for the purposes described: with the service providers named above (Calendly, WhatsApp, Google Fonts), with hosting and email providers under data processing agreements, and with authorities where we are legally required to. We do not sell data.

Data security

Transmission on this website is encrypted with TLS. Access to stored data is limited to people who need it for their work.

Your rights

You have the right to access the data we hold about you, to rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, data portability in a common format and to object to processing. You can withdraw consent at any time. Write to hello@rankist.ch. You may also complain to the Swiss Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (FDPIC) or, where the GDPR applies, to the supervisory authority in your country.

Changes

We update this policy when our website or the legal situation changes. The version published here applies.