Privacy Policy

At Home Law Guide (homelawguide.com) we take your privacy seriously. This policy explains what personal data we collect, how we use it, and your rights under GDPR and Swiss FADP.

1. Data We Collect

  • Contact Details: name, address, email, phone number
  • Transaction Details: apartment address, purchase price, closing date
  • Technical Data: IP address, browser type, cookies
  • Usage Data: pages visited, time on site, clicks

2. How We Use Your Data

  • To provide quotes and manage your closing transaction
  • To send confirmations, reminders, and finalized documents
  • To comply with legal record-keeping obligations

3. Sharing Your Data

  • Notaries, title offices, and banks
  • Hosting and analytics providers
  • Authorities when required by law

4. Data Retention

We retain your information only as long as necessary to complete the closing and comply with legal requirements.

5. Your Rights

  • Right of access
  • Right to rectification
  • Right to erasure
  • Right to restrict processing
  • Right to data portability
  • Right to object

To exercise your rights, contact us at info@homelawguide.com or by mail:

Home Law Guide
Mattenstrasse 52,
4058 Basel, Switzerland

6. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your data. However, absolute security cannot be guaranteed.

Cookie Policy

We use cookies and similar technologies at Home Law Guide (homelawguide.com) to enhance performance, enable features, and analyze usage. This policy explains which cookies we set and how you can manage them.

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your device to recognize you and remember your preferences.

2. Cookies We Use

  • Essential Cookies: required for core functionality and security
  • Functional Cookies: remember form inputs and preferences
  • Performance Cookies: collect anonymized usage data to improve the site
  • Marketing Cookies: track engagement with content

3. Managing Cookies

You can disable non-essential cookies via our banner or your browser settings:

  • Chrome: Settings → Privacy and security → Cookies and other site data
  • Firefox: Preferences → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data
  • Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Cookies and website data

Disabling cookies may limit some site features.

4. Cookie Duration

We use session cookies (deleted when browser closes) and persistent cookies (with defined lifetimes).

5. Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy. The current version is always at homelawguide.com/privacy-policy.

GDPR & FADP Compliance

Home Law Guide (homelawguide.com) is committed to GDPR and Swiss FADP compliance. Below we outline data categories, legal bases, and purposes for processing.

1. Categories of Data

  • Contact Data: name, address, email, phone
  • Transaction Data: apartment details, dates, fees
  • Technical Data: IP, browser, OS, cookies
  • Usage Data: page views, clicks, session length

2. Purposes & Legal Bases

We process data to:

  • Provide closing services and documents (legal obligation)
  • Respond to inquiries and consultations (contract performance)
  • Improve our services based on legitimate interest

3. Data Sharing

  • Notaries and title partners
  • Hosting and analytics providers
  • Authorities when legally required

4. Retention Period

Personal data is retained only as long as necessary for the stated purposes or legal obligations.

5. Data Subject Rights

  • Access
  • Rectification
  • Erasure
  • Restriction
  • Portability
  • Objection

To exercise these rights, contact us at info@homelawguide.com or by mail:

Home Law Guide
Mattenstrasse 52,
4058 Basel, Switzerland

6. Security Measures

We implement appropriate technical and organizational controls to protect data, but cannot guarantee absolute security.