Data privacy statement of the Zurich Transport Network (ZVV)

This data privacy statement provides information about how data is processed at the ZVV. The most recent version always applies.

Last updated on 05.07.2024
(Changes in relatiobs to personalised ZVV departure boardas)

«Customer Promises» of Public Transport Companies

The public transport companies within the association handle customer data confidentially.

The protection of your privacy and identity is very important to us at the public transport companies. We can assure you that we will process your personal data in accordance with the law and the applicable provisions of the data protection legislation.

As a sign of how seriously we take the confidential handling of your data, the public transport companies are committed to the principles below:

You are in charge of the decisions concerning the processing of your personal data.

Insofar as permitted by law, you can object to the processing of your data, withdraw your consent to data processing or have your data erased at any time. You always have the option of travelling anonymously, i.e. without your personal data being collected.

We provide you with added value when processing your data.

The public transport companies use your data exclusively for the purpose of delivering a service and providing you with added value all along the mobility chain (such as tailored offers and information, assistance or compensation in the event of a breakdown). This means that your data will only be used for the purposes of developing, delivering, optimising and evaluating our services or for maintaining the customer relationship.

We will not sell your data.

Your data will only be disclosed to selected third parties as referred to in this data privacy statement and only for the purposes explicitly stated. In cases where we commission third parties with data processing, we will obligate them to adhere to our data privacy standards.

We warrant that your data will be kept secure and protected.

The public transport companies assure you that customer data will always be handled with care and that your data will be kept secure and protected. We will ensure that the necessary organisational and technical arrangements are put in place to this end.

 

Below, you will find some detailed information about how your personal data will be handled by the ZVV. This has been divided up into subsections to help you find the information you need more easily. The following links will take you directly to the relevant section:

The legal basis for processing data at the ZVV

As a dependent institution under cantonal public law, the ZVV is subject to the data protection regulations applicable to public bodies of the canton of Zurich and to supervision by the cantonal data protection officer.

Consequently, the authoritative legislation for data processing at the ZVV consists, primarily, of the Information and Data Protection Act (IDG; LS 170.4) of the Canton of Zurich and its related ordinance (IDV; LS 170.41). In addition, the Federal Act on Data Protection (FADP; SR 235.1) and its related ordinance (DPO; SR 235.11) may also apply. Furthermore, the Federal Act on Passenger Transport (PBG; SR 745.1) contains special data protection provisions that must be observed by public transport companies. 

Intersectoral cooperation in the area of ‘Direct Transport’

In its capacity as a public transport association, the ZVV is required by law to deliver certain transport services in conjunction with other transport companies (TC) and associations (‘Direct Transport’). The Direct Transport (DT) integrated transport system allows passengers to travel on the entire network with a single ticket even though it is operated by various TC and associations. Within this context, data is exchanged at a national level between the 240 TC and associations that are jointly responsible for maintaining the Direct Transport system across the whole of Switzerland. Personal data associated with DT products (specifically the GA Travelcard and the Half Fare Card) is stored in a central database that is managed by Schweizerischen Bundesbahnen, Hilfikerstrasse 1, 3000 Bern (SBB) on behalf of the Swiss public transport sector. If you use a SwissPass login, the data will also be stored in the SwissPass database that is likewise managed by SBB. To enable efficient service delivery and collaboration among the parties involved, the data from the various databases may be merged.

This centrally processed DT data is the responsibility of the ZVV together with the other TC and associations involved. The extent to which the individual TC and associations are able to access the shared databases is governed and restricted by a joint agreement.

Any data forwarding that takes place in the context of centralised storage and any processing undertaken by the other TC and associations involved in DT is, as a basic principle, restricted to the following purposes: contract processing, ticket inspections, after-sales service and revenue distribution. In addition, the data that you provide when purchasing Direct Transport services will – in certain cases – also be processed for marketing purposes. Specifically, this includes evaluation of the data so that the public transport services can be enhanced based on passengers’ needs and also promoted. In principle, such processing will only be carried out by the TC from which you purchased the relevant service. Processing for marketing purposes will only be undertaken by the other TC and associations in exceptional cases and under strict conditions. One exception to this is when SBB uses the data to get in touch with customers. SBB is responsible for marketing DT services on behalf of the Swiss public transport sector (specifically the GA Travelcard and the Half-Fare Card) and may contact you regularly in this role.

Purchasing travelcards and tickets

The following data is collected when you purchase a personal ZVV travelcard:

  • Customer master data: gender (title), surname, first name, date of birth, address, telephone number, email address, personal customer number (CKM)
  • Purchase data: type of travelcard, class, validity, place and date of issue, price

This data is stored in a central sales platform that is operated and managed by Schweizerische Bundesbahnen, Hilfikerstrasse 1, 3000 Bern (SBB) on behalf of the Swiss public transport sector. When you make a purchase via the ZVV ticket shop or the ZVV app, some of the data is also stored in the ZVV background system (back-end e-ticketing system) that is operated by MNC Mobile News Channel SA, Avenue de la Gare 10, 1003 Lausanne (MNC) on behalf of the ZVV.

When you purchase personal e-tickets (via the ZVV ticket shop or ZVV app), the following data is collected:

  • surname, first name, date of birth and – where applicable – your personal customer number (if the purchase is linked to your ZVV customer account or if you use your SwissPass login)
  • your email address – where applicable – for the purpose of delivering the tickets/sales receipts (some items of data are optional in the app)
  • Purchase data: type of ticket, date/validity, place and date of issue, price

This data is stored in the ZVV back-end e-ticketing system that is operated by MNC on behalf of the ZVV. If you link your existing customer number when purchasing an e-ticket (purchases made via your ZVV customer account), the data will also be stored in the central sales platform operated by SBB.

If you use your SwissPass login to purchase services in the ZVV ticket shop or in the ZVV app, your customer data will be retrieved directly from the SwissPass database and stored in the ZVV back-end e-ticketing system.

For data processing when using the check-in function in the ZVV app, please refer to the explanations in the chapter ZVV check-in ticket.

As a basic principle, the data will be stored for as long as the associated services remain usable and refundable to ensure that the after-sales service can function in any eventuality. The data will then be anonymised or erased.

The ZVV does not store details of the payment methods used for purchases or for orders placed in the ZVV ticket shop or ZVV app. This data is stored directly by the payment service provider: Datatrans AG, Kreuzbühlstrasse 26, 8008 Zurich (Datatrans). The transaction reference number will be stored, in an anonymised form, in the ZVV back-end e-ticketing system that is operated by MNC Mobile News Channel SA, Avenue de la Gare 10, 1003 Lausanne (MNC) on behalf of the ZVV.

If you select the ‘Kauf auf Rechnung’ (‘Purchase on account’) payment method when purchasing a travelcard in the ZVV ticket shop, the payment will be handled by Byjuno AG, Industriestrasse 13C, 6300 Zug (Byjuno) on behalf of the ZVV. In this case, the data required for invoicing will be collected and processed by Byjuno directly. Outstanding debts from purchases on account will be collected by Intrum AG, Eschenstrasse 12, 8603 Schwerzenbach (Intrum) on behalf of the ZVV. For this purpose, the ZVV or Byjuno will forward all necessary personal and billing data to Intrum.

ZVV check-in ticket

The data listed below is processed as part of the check-in function in the ZVV app. The data is processed on behalf of ZVV by Fairtiq AG, Aarbergergasse 29, 3011 Bern (Fairtiq), which operates the background system required for the check-in function. In order to process the data, Fairtiq engages subcontractors to process the data in Switzerland and the EU, but also in the US in some cases. This takes place in compliance with the relevant data protection regulations. For more detailed information, including a list of all subcontractors, please see the privacy policy of Fairtiq.

  • Customer data: surname, first name, date of birth, mobile number and email address, device information (make and model, operating system, network operator, battery level and wifi signal), information about travelcards, user ID and IP address
    Customer data is necessary for the purposes of processing the purchase and customer service, identifying passengers during a ticket inspection, issuing purchase receipts, factoring existing travelcards into the price calculation and communicating with customers. The data is temporarily stored locally on the customer’s end device and is transferred to Fairtiq when the customer registers or changes details. Furthermore, Fairtiq links the data with travel and purchase data (see below) for the purposes of calculating prices, processing purchases and providing customer service. Customer data is stored in Fairtiq as long as you continue to use the check-in function in the ZVV app. Otherwise this data will be deleted 12 months after the last trip taken. However, you can have this data deleted at any time (see Your rights), provided the ZVV does not require said data to defend its rights. By submitting the request for erasure, you expressly waive your right to make use of customer services and file complaints about your journeys.

  • Travel data: route and price information ascertained on the basis of the registered check-in and check-out information (station/stop, time, device ID number), the location and movement data collected during your journey via your mobile phone’s location services and the travel options (timetable).
    The travel data is used to display the journey. The ZVV app transfers the data to Fairtiq for Fairtiq to process in its backend. Together with customer and purchase data, the data is necessary in order to process the purchase, provide customer support and avoid cases of misuse (i.e. customers can be blocked when misuse is detected). The travel data linked with the customer and purchase data (see below) shall be stored for 12 months as, depending on the travelcard, customer enquiries can even be submitted after this period. The travel data shall then be anonymised.

  • Purchase data: route/zone, date/time, product and price, including class of travel (first or second class).
    The purchase data is generated on the central SBB sales platform when the transaction is processed (see Purchasing travelcards and tickets) and made available to Fairtiq in the form of reports. Fairtiq links the data with customer and purchase data in order to process the purchase, provide customer support and avoid cases of misuse (i.e. customers can be blocked when misuse is detected). The purchase data linked with the customer and travel data (see below) shall be stored by Fairtiq for 12 moths for the purposes of audits and as, depending on the travelcard, customer enquiries can even be submitted after this period. The purchase data shall then be anonymised.

  • Payment method data: credit card details or data from other payment systems
    The payment method data is not stored either by ZVV itself or by Fairtiq on its behalf. This data is stored directly by the payment service provider: Datatrans AG, Kreuzbühlstrasse 26, 8008 Zurich (Datatrans). For accounting reasons, the payment method data shall be stored in an anonymised form for 18 months in the backend of ZVV’s e-ticketing system, which is operated by MNC Mobile News Channel SA, Avenue de la Gare 10, 1003 Lausanne (MNC) on behalf of ZVV.

Fairtiq uses the anonymised travel and purchase data in order to improve the app and optimise the services it provides. Furthermore, the anonymous purchase data will be sent to ZVV from the central sales platform and added to its database of sales data. The data will be used to distribute revenue between the various transport companies and for statistical evaluations, analyses and customer surveys.

Delivery of information and notifications

The ZVV may use customer data for the purpose of delivering important information and details of special offers as well as other notifications (e.g. about a travelcard’s expiry or valid from date), provided that this is necessary and appropriate for fulfilling its legally defined tasks. In principle, such deliveries fall under the responsibility of the ‘Regular Customer Strategic Business Unit’ (Regular Customer SBU) that is managed by VBG Verkehrsbetriebe Glattal AG and PostAuto AG, Northern Region on behalf of the ZVV. For this, the Regular Customer SBU sometimes relies on external service providers (specifically for printing, packaging and dispatch).

Notifications concerning a travelcard’s expiry or valid from date in the form of an email, SMS or letter are delivered on behalf of the ZVV by MNC Mobile News Channel SA, Avenue de la Gare 10, 1003 Lausanne (MNC). MNC has commissioned Couvertic, Ackerstrasse 46, 8610 Uster with the printing and dispatch of letters. MNC retrieves the customer data required for dispatching the notifications from the central sales platform operated by SBB (for further details, see section Purchasing travelcards and tickets) and stores this in its own database. The data remains stored there for 18 months to ensure that customer support can be provided.

The regular ZVV newsletter is only sent to customers who have expressly subscribed to it (click here to learn more about the ZVV newsletter).

If you have a ZVV customer account, you can use it to change the settings for receiving notifications and offers at any time. You can also opt out of receiving information and offers from ZVV at any time by sending a message to this effect to the ZVV-Contact customer service team (send it by email to contact@zvv.ch or by post to ZVV-Contact, PO Box, 8040 Zurich).

When sending information and offers within the aforementioned context, the ZVV may also use customer data from the Direct Transport system (for further details, see section Intersectoral cooperation in the area of ‘Direct Transport’).

Inspections, travelling without a valid ticket, abuse

The activities associated with ticket inspections, the imposition of fines for travelling without a valid ticket (including their collection) and combating abuse at the ZVV are carried out on behalf of the ZVV by SBB (S-Bahn operator), VBZ (City of Zurich) and PostAuto AG (wider network area). Within this context, the ZVV and the commissioned transport companies specifically process the following: customer data, ticket and travelcard data, inspection data and, where applicable, further data associated with an abuse of the system.

For the purpose of implementing the scale of charges (increase in the fine in the event of a repeat offence within two years in accordance with the applicable legal and tariff provisions), all data that is collected in the context of incidents involving passengers travelling without a valid ticket will be stored for two years. The data will be stored in a national register of passengers caught travelling without a valid ticket that is operated by PostAuto AG, Bern (PostAuto) on behalf of the public transport sector. Within this context, the available data will be exchanged with other transport companies in Switzerland (and also across borders in the case of international tickets or concessionary passes). Where permitted by law, this also applies to the data of those who have been convicted of a criminal offence in connection with the use of public transport.

Fairtiq ensures the prevention of fraud on behalf of the ZVV by securing incoming payments in connection with the ZVV check-in ticket. To do so, Fairtiq verifies all trips taken based on fraud algorithms and any anomalies are reviewed manually by a fraud agent. If any misuse is discovered, the passenger will be prompted via SMS or email to change their fraudulent behaviour. If the fraudulent behaviour continues, the passenger will be blocked from any further use of the check-in function. This block will apply system-wide, i.e. across all domains that use the Fairtiq app. However, the operators of these additional domains (i.e. SBB, BLS and any other future users) will not be given any access to the corresponding data. All data held on passengers that have been marked as scammers and banned will be retained in Fairtiq for 24 months after the last trip. After this point it will be deleted or anonymised as described above. In the event of any uncertainty or objection with regard to any block or warning received for fraudulent behaviour, please refer directly to the Fairtiq fraud department (fraud@fairtiq.com) or our customer service ZVV-Contact (contact@zvv.ch).

ZVV-Contact customer centre

The ZVV-Contact customer centre is operated on behalf of the ZVV by the Verkehrsbetriebe Zürich transport company (VBZ). If you make contact with ZVV-Contact in writing, by telephone or via the contact form on the ZVV website, the employees of ZVV-Contact will collect and process the personal data that you disclose in the course of your enquiry, such as your surname, first name, address, email address, telephone number, and so on. When sending an email to ZVV-Contact, please take care not to communicate any confidential information.
Calls made when making contact by telephone are recorded for training and quality assurance purposes and are kept for six months. After six months, the recording is being deleted. At the beginning of your call, you will be made aware that the conversation is being recorded. To decline the recording of the conversation, please ask our employee to stop recording at the start of the conversation.

Use of the ZVV website

You can use the ZVV website without disclosing personal data. Usage information – such as the IP address, referrer (website that takes users to www.zvv.ch when they click a link), details of the browser used, date, time and length of visit – is collected automatically. However, your IP address will be anonymised as soon as the data has been collected. Usage information is used for the purpose of identifying trends and improving the ZVV website. The ZVV cannot infer anything about you personally from these evaluations (click here to learn more about web analytics).

The ZVV uses cookies to ensure a high-quality user experience on the ZVV website and also to analyse user behaviour. You have the option of blocking the use of cookies, receiving a warning before a cookie is generated or deleting cookies retrospectively (click here to learn more about cookies).

You can only use the following offerings on the ZVV website if you disclose your data to the ZVV:

ZVV customer account

When you set up a ZVV customer account, the data you disclose during the registration process will be stored (surname, first name, email address and – optionally – your address, date of birth and, where applicable, customer number). The data will be stored by Unic AG, Baslerstrasse 60, 8048 Zurich (Unic), which is the company that operates the ZVV customer account on behalf of the ZVV. The customer account is used to maintain the customer relationship and makes it easier to respond to your enquiries. It provides you with a convenient way of accessing the services of the ZVV (particularly for purchasing travelcards and tickets, and making use of SwissPass services) as well as participating in competitions. You can also use your customer account to subscribe to the newsletter.

You access your customer account via a password that you select yourself and that the ZVV cannot view.

You can change, supplement or delete your data in your ZVV customer account at any time. In addition, you can also have your entire customer account deleted at any time, which will erase all the data that you have disclosed in relation to it (for further details, see section Your rights).

If you enter your customer number when registering in the ZVV customer account, a link will be established to your data in the central sales platform operated by SBB (for further details, see section Purchasing travelcards and tickets). The data you disclose during registration will be enriched with that from the central sales platform. You can delete your customer number from your customer account at any time, which will also unlink it from the central sales platform (the data in the central sales platform will remain unchanged).

If you register as the holder of a ZVV travelcard, you will be able to benefit from special offers for regular customers.

If you register as a teacher in the canton of Zurich, you will be able to take part in special prize draws for teachers, download teaching materials on public transport and subscribe to the teachers' newsletter.

Live Chat and Live Support

If you have questions or problems in connection with ZVV services, you can connect with the ZVV customer service via Live Chat and Live Support, among other things. This feature was developed by Unblu, located at Centralbahnplatz 10, 4051 Basel, which in turn works together with Aspectra AG (Weberstrasse 4, 8004 Zurich) for the cloud solution. All servers are operated in Switzerland.

When using the Live Chat feature to contact us, any data you share with us will be handled by the ZVV Contact customer service and stored in the cloud operated by Aspectra AG, whereby only employees of the ZVV contact can access the data. All relevant data protection regulations are complied with at all times. The data is deleted after one year at the latest. No IP addresses are collected. Personal identification will only occur if you choose to share personal information during your Live Chat session. Beyond the direct customer consultation, only non-personal data is processed.

ZVV newsletter

The ZVV newsletter is used by the ZVV to provide you with regular updates concerning important news and interesting offers. If you subscribe to the ZVV newsletter, the ZVV will store and use the email address you disclose when subscribing. Email addresses are managed and the newsletter is dispatched by the ‘Regular Customer Strategic Business Unit’ that is managed by VBG Verkehrsbetriebe Glattal AG and PostAuto AG, Northern Region on behalf of the ZVV.

You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time. To do this, click the ‘Abmeldung’ (‘Unsubscribe’) link at the end of the newsletter or this link and follow the instructions. If you have a ZVV customer account, you can also cancel the newsletter there whenever you want. Your request to unsubscribe will be registered by the system within one calendar day. Depending on the time of your request, you may receive another newsletter before the unsubscribe operation is registered.

Once you have unsubscribed from the newsletter, you can request the deletion of all the data that you have disclosed in relation to it (email address) at any time (for further details, see section Your rights).     

Cookies

The ZVV uses what are known as first-party cookies from www.zvv.ch to ensure a high-quality user experience on the ZVV website (e.g. for viewing your most recently selected starting points and destinations when planning a journey, to make it easier to log into your customer account). Third-party cookies from AT Internet are used to analyse user behaviour. All the cookies used are temporary and allow the status of processes to be stored temporarily. No security-related or personal data is stored in the cookies. Most browsers allow you to block the use of cookies, receive a warning before a cookie is generated or to delete cookies retrospectively. In these cases, certain items of content and certain offerings on the ZVV website may not be usable to the same extent as when cookies are enabled.

Depending on which browser you are using, visit one of the following pages to find out how to manage your cookies:

Please note that this is not an exhaustive list. If you are using another browser, please check its settings for information about how to manage and delete cookies.

Log files

Log files record access to the servers hosting the ZVV website (usage information such as IP addresses, most recently visited pages, etc.). They are recoded in an anonymised form. They are evaluated exclusively for statistical purposes and for error analysis. They are indispensable to the operation of the website. The ZVV cannot infer anything about you personally from these evaluations.

AT Internet web analytics

The ZVV website uses AT Internet, a web analytics service provided by Applied Technologies Internet SAS, Parc d’Activité La Devèze, 8 impasse Rudolf Diesel, 33700 Mérignac, France (AT Internet). AT Internet uses third-party cookies to analyse website usage for the purposes of compiling reports on website activities for the website operators and delivering further services relating to website and internet usage (click here to learn more about cookies).

The cookie-generated information about your use of the ZVV website (including your IP address) will be anonymised as soon as the data has been collected and will be stored on an AT Internet server in France. The anonymised IP addresses will be fully deleted after six months. The AT Internet cookies will remain stored in your browser for 13 months. This allows the ZVV to recognise repeat visitors to its website. Find out more in the AT Internet data privacy statement.

You can prevent the collection of your anonymised usage information by making the corresponding cookie settings in your browser (for further details, see section cookies). Alternatively, you can opt out on the AT Internet opt-out page. You will find further information about the AT Internet opt-out facility here.

In addition, you can also submit a request to AT Internet at any time to have any personal data that may have been collected about you (in particular your IP address) erased. To exercise this right, contact AT Internet via email (privacy@atinternet.com) or send a letter to: AT Internet, Attn: Legal Department, Parc d’Activité La Devèze, 8 impasse Rudolf Diesel, 33700 Mérignac, France.

Tracking

The ZVV uses a tracking tool provided by Adform, Hovedvagtsgade 6, 2, 1103 Copenhagen, Denmark. This relies on pixels integrated into the website to collect data about how the website is being used. These pixels are used to collect browser IP addresses and generate anonymous user profiles. At no point can the data collected be traced to a specific individual. The tracking enables the ZVV to optimise its advertising campaigns and, in turn, to make more cost-effective use of the available advertising media. The user profiles are stored on the Adform server for a maximum of 120 days before being automatically deleted. The data is treated as confidential at all times and is not passed on to any second-party or third-party suppliers or offered for sale. Tracking can be prevented by regularly deleting the cookies from the relevant browser (for further details, see section cookies).

Application performance management

The ZVV is using the «New Relic Mobile SDK» released by New Relic, 188 Spear Street, Suite 1200, San Francisco, CA 94105. The SDK is included in the the mobile apps «ZVV-Tickets» and «ZVV» for iOS and Android. Anonymous performance and usage data is being collected by New Relic Mobile. The data collected cannot be traced back to a single individual and is stored for a maximum of 90 days at a computer centre in the EU. The data collected enables the ZVV to analyse and solve problems reported by customers in the app more quickly and efficiently.

The ZVV is using «Sentry» by Functional Software, Inc., 45 Fremont Street, San Francisco, CA 94105. It is included in the mobile app «ZVV» for iOS and Android. Sentry is used to submit anonymous error and crash logs to our developers for debugging and fixing of issues and bugs. The data collected cannot be traced back to a single individual and is stored for a maximum of 90 days.

External links

The ZVV has not checked the websites to which the ZVV website is linked. The ZVV assumes no responsibility for the protection of your privacy or for the confidentiality and security of your data in connection with this content and these offerings, regardless of whether the links take the form of text or banners.

Competitions and promotions

Competitions at the ZVV (particularly those featured at www.zvv.ch/gewinnen) are run by the «Strategic Business Units» (SBU) that are managed on behalf of the ZVV by various transport companies:

  • The «Leisure SBU» managed by Sihltal Zürich Uetliberg Bahn SZU, PostAuto AG, Northern Region and SBB: ZVV competitions relating to leisure offerings
  • The «Events SBU» managed by SBB: ZVV competitions relating to major events
  • The «Juniors and Seniors SBU» managed by Verkehrsbetriebe Zürichsee und Oberland VZO: prize draws for school classes and nurseries, the holiday pass competition, and sweepstakes for seniors

The personal data that is collected in relation to each competition is managed directly by the Strategic Business Unit or transport company responsible. When you participate in competitions, the data you disclose in the course of participating will be stored and used (surname, first name, address, email address and – optionally – your title and telephone number).

In addition to this, the «Regular Customer SBU» – managed by VBG Verkehrsbetriebe Glattal AG and PostAuto AG, Northern Region – also runs regular ‘thank you’ campaigns for ZVV travelcard holders via (www.zvv.ch/danke). You can only participate in these campaigns if you have a customer account. The necessary personal data for these campaigns (specifically: the dispatch address) will be retrieved from the central sale platform operated by SBB (see the chapter Purchasing travelcards and tickets).

Participation in surveys

You will not receive an invitation to participate in a survey via your stored email address unless you have given your consent. If you have stated your willingness to participate in surveys, you may receive an email from the ZVV or from a commissioned market research institution inviting you to complete a survey. You will receive invitations of this kind no more than twice in the same calendar year.

Your title, surname, first name and email address will be used to send you an invitation by email. In cases where your personal details are passed on to a market research institution so that it can conduct the survey, these will be used for the survey only and for no other purpose, and will be deleted by the market research institution on completion of the survey.

Whenever you are invited to participate in a survey, participation (i.e. the process of completing the questionnaire) is always voluntary.

Regardless of whether the survey is conducted by the ZVV or by a commissioned market research institution, the evaluation process is always carried out anonymously, i.e. your personal data will never be stored together with your answers.

Social Media

The ZVV maintains a Facebook fan page as well as a Twitter, an Instagram and a LinkedIn account so that it can communicate important information and news as well as interact with customers and other interested parties. The ZVV will always adhere to the data protection provisions when handling personal data, including within the context of its social media offerings. The ZVV will process data that you have disclosed voluntarily (e.g. in a comment or in a message) insofar as this is necessary for the purpose of responding to your concern or request.

Facebook uses cookies to collect information about users who access and comment on ZVV posts, etc. The ZVV receives evaluations from Facebook that only contain aggregated data or data that has been anonymised in some other way. The ZVV uses these evaluations to optimise the content on the Facebook fan page.

The ZVV cannot control how the operators (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn) handle the data stored on their platforms. The ZVV recommends that users of these social networks take a careful look at the relevant data privacy policies by following the links and that they make the appropriate personal settings to protect their data.

Personalised ZVV departure board

ZVV provides users with a free display of real-time data showing the current departure times of the surrounding stops. This can be displayed on a suitable output device (monitor). The services of the transport company Verkehrsbetriebe Zürich, Luggwegstrasse 65, 8048 Zurich (VBZ) and Ubique Innovation AG, Limmatquai 122, 8001 Zurich (Ubique) are used to provide this service.

As part of your request, you fill in a form with your contact details (surname, first name, email address, monitor location and preferably company name) as well as the content of your request (stop, etc.). You will then receive a web address by email to display the desired real-time departure information and an individual order ID.

Your order data (including contact details and order ID) will be stored in a protected area of the AWS cloud (hosted in the EU) by ZVV. It will be used exclusively for the purpose of guaranteeing VBZ is able to provide effective customer support. Only specially authorised employees of ZVV, VBZ and Ubique have access to order data. The applicable data protection regulations are always complied with.

For the purpose of usage monitoring, each time a personalised ZVV departure board is requested, the time of the last request together with the associated web address and order ID (both anonymous) is stored by Ubique in the AWS cloud (hosted in the EU, completely separate from the contact data). Ubique processes this usage data and can merge it with the order data for the purposes of system administration and reporting. However, once the respective processing purpose has been achieved, Ubique immediately deletes all order data in full.

Upon request or if you do not use a personalised ZVV departure board for more than six months, your contact details will be completely deleted. Only the usage reports are archived after complete anonymisation.

Your rights

You have the right to submit an access request to find out from the ZVV whether data and, if so, exactly what data concerning you is being processed and for what purpose. You also have the right to request the erasure of any data concerning you if the data is no longer required for the purpose for which it was collected, or if you have objected to or withdrawn your consent to data processing. In addition to this, you can also request the rectification or destruction of any incorrect data concerning you at any time.

To exercise these rights, please contact the ZVV-Contact customer service team by sending an email to contact@zvv.ch or a letter to ZVV-Contact, PO Box, 8040 Zurich. You must prove your identity when you submit a request of this kind. When getting in touch via email, please take care not to communicate any confidential information. Your enquiry will be forwarded to the ZVV legal service if necessary and processed as quickly as possible.

If you have any access or erasure requests concerning your data within the central sale platform operated by SBB, you can also send these to datenschutz@sbb.ch. Please take care not to send any confidential information by email. You can also obtain verbal information from a staffed sales counter by showing an official form of identification.

If you have any access requests concerning your data within the national register of passengers caught travelling without a valid ticket, you can also send these to synserv@postauto.ch. Via this channel, you can obtain information about all the incidents stored about you, including any outside of the ZVV network.

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