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Last updated: July 2026
1. Responsible Authority
The authority responsible for processing personal data in connection with this website is:
Canton of Graubünden
Office of Economic Affairs and Tourism
Ringstrasse 10
7001 Chur
Switzerland
Telephone: +41 81 257 23 42
Email: info@awt.gr.ch
Data protection enquiries may be addressed to the above address.
2. Scope and Legal Basis
This Privacy Policy provides information on the processing of personal data when using the website wirtschaftsstandort.graubuenden.ch and when contacting the Office of Economic Affairs and Tourism.
Personal data is processed in particular on the basis of the data protection law of the Canton of Graubünden. Where additionally applicable, the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection and the European General Data Protection Regulation apply.
Personal data is processed insofar as this is necessary for the performance of statutory and public tasks, the provision and security of the website, the handling of enquiries, or on the basis of consent.
3. Use of the Website
When you access the website, the following technical data in particular may be collected automatically:
- IP address;
- date and time of access;
- page or file accessed;
- amount of data transferred and access status;
- previously visited page;
- browser, operating system, language and device type.
This data is processed in order to provide the website, ensure its security and stability, identify technical errors and evaluate website usage in aggregated form.
When the search function is used, the search term entered is also processed.
4. Contacting Us
When you contact us, for example by email, telephone or via a contact form, we process the information you provide. This may include, in particular, your name, contact details, the content of your enquiry, documents submitted and any subsequent correspondence.
The information is used to review and respond to your enquiry and to perform the related cantonal tasks.
Please do not submit any sensitive personal data unless this is necessary for your enquiry.
5. Cookies and Audience Measurement
The website uses cookies and comparable technologies. Technically necessary cookies are used in particular to ensure the secure and functional operation of the website and to store language settings or consent preferences.
Additional cookies or technologies for analytics or advertising purposes are used only in accordance with the choices made in the cookie banner. Consent that has been given can be changed or withdrawn at any time with effect for the future. Cookies can also be deleted or blocked via the settings of the browser being used. In this case, some functions of the website may not be fully available.
Google Tag Manager
This website uses Google Tag Manager. For users in Switzerland, the provider is generally Google Ireland Limited, Ireland; processing by other companies within the Google group, in particular Google LLC in the United States, cannot be ruled out.
Google Tag Manager is used for the technical management and activation of other website tags. Any additional data processed depends on the services integrated via Tag Manager and the choices made in the cookie banner.
Where personal data is transferred to countries that do not have a legally recognised adequate level of data protection, such transfers are made only in compliance with the applicable data protection requirements and safeguards.
6. Recipients
Personal data may be processed by or disclosed to:
- competent bodies within the cantonal administration;
- providers of hosting, maintenance, IT security and website operation services;
- providers of analytics and consent management services;
- authorities or other third parties where there is a legal obligation to do so or where disclosure is necessary for the performance of a public task.
Contracted service providers may generally process personal data only in accordance with our instructions and for the agreed purposes.
7. Retention and Data Security
Personal data is retained only for as long as necessary for the respective purpose or as required by statutory retention and archiving obligations. Thereafter, the data is deleted, anonymised or offered or transferred to the competent archive.
We take appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal data against loss, unauthorised access, alteration and other unlawful processing. Data transmitted via the website is encrypted using HTTPS. However, absolute data security cannot be guaranteed.
8. Rights of Data Subjects
Within the scope of applicable law, data subjects may in particular:
- request information about the processing of their personal data;
- have inaccurate or incomplete data corrected;
- request the deletion or destruction of personal data;
- request that unlawful processing be ceased or remedied;
- object to the disclosure of personal data if they can demonstrate a legitimate interest worthy of protection.
Requests may be submitted to info@awt.gr.ch. Proof of identity may be required to prevent the unauthorised disclosure of data. Statutory restrictions, in particular those arising from retention, confidentiality or archiving obligations, remain reserved.
9. Supervisory Authority
Data subjects may contact the Canton’s independent data protection supervisory authority:
Data Protection Supervisory Authority of the Canton of Graubünden
Villa Brügger
Stadtgartenweg 11
7000 Chur
Switzerland
Email: datenschutz@gr.ch
Telephone: +41 81 257 22 05
10. Amendments
This Privacy Policy may be amended if the website, the services used or the legal requirements change. The version published on this website at any given time shall apply.