Privacy Policy

1. Purpose

This “Privacy Policy” is intended to provide the legal framework for the use of the International Cancer Foundation website and its services.

This agreement is entered into between:

The manager of the website, hereinafter referred to as the “Publisher” or “International Cancer Foundation”, and any natural or legal person wishing to access the website and its services, hereinafter referred to as the “User”.

These terms apply to any User from the moment they access the website, whether from the homepage or from any other page.

2. Legal Notice

The International Cancer Foundation website is published by Fondation Internationale du Cancer / International Cancer Foundation. Its registered office is located at Via Ginevra 4, CH-6900 Lugano, Switzerland.

Registration number: CHE-366.311.076

The Foundation can be contacted by email at the following address:

3. Access to Services

Any User with internet access may access the website free of charge and from anywhere. Any costs incurred by the User to access the website, such as internet connection fees, computer equipment, etc., are not borne by the Publisher.

The website and its various services may be interrupted or suspended by the Publisher, particularly for maintenance purposes, without any obligation to provide prior notice or justification.

Access to the website does not require the creation of an account.

4. User Responsibility

The User assumes full responsibility for the use they make of the information and content available on the International Cancer Foundation website.

Any use of the service by the User that directly or indirectly causes damage shall give rise to compensation in favour of the website.

5. Publisher Responsibility

The Publisher shall not be held liable for any server or network malfunction.

Likewise, the website shall not be held liable in cases of force majeure or due to the unforeseeable and unavoidable actions of a third party.

The International Cancer Foundation website undertakes to implement all necessary means to ensure the security and confidentiality of data. However, it does not provide a guarantee of total security. The Publisher cannot guarantee the accuracy, reliability and completeness of the information appearing on its website. It therefore cannot ensure that the content, documents or software on its website are up to date, complete and free from error. Furthermore, system failures such as interruptions, virus attacks or data loss cannot be excluded.

International Cancer Foundation expressly reserves the right to modify all or part of the content of its website, delete it, or temporarily suspend its publication at any time and without prior notice.

International Cancer Foundation assumes no liability for any direct, indirect or consequential damage that may result from consulting, using or being unable to access its website.

6. Intellectual Property

The contents of the International Cancer Foundation website, including logos, texts, graphic elements, videos, etc., are protected by copyright and applicable intellectual property laws.

The User must obtain the authorization of the website Publisher before reproducing, copying or publishing any of these contents.

7. Personal Data

This website does not collect personal data except for email addresses and information that may be voluntarily provided by Users in order to be contacted, receive information, submit a request or communicate with International Cancer Foundation.

Any User may request to unsubscribe or request the deletion of their data by sending an email to . This will be carried out within a reasonable period of time.

International Cancer Foundation processes this data in compliance with confidentiality requirements and the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection. It protects such data through appropriate measures when it is recorded.

The User accepts that the Publisher may collect and analyse anonymous information relating to their visits, connections and, more generally, their actions on the website. Statistical data is processed solely for internal purposes by International Cancer Foundation and does not contain any information that could identify Users.

The data collected is mainly used to measure and optimize the effectiveness of International Cancer Foundation’s editorial policy, website design and overall communication.

8. Hyperlinks

The domains to which the hyperlinks present on the website lead do not engage the responsibility of the Publisher of the International Cancer Foundation website, which has no control over these links.

A third party may create a link to a page of the International Cancer Foundation website without the express authorization of the Publisher.

9. Changes to the General Terms of Use

The International Cancer Foundation website reserves the right to modify the terms of these General Terms of Use at any time and without justification.

If any provision of these General Terms is found to be wholly or partially invalid or ineffective, the validity and effectiveness of the other provisions of the General Terms of Use shall not be affected.

Invalid or ineffective provisions shall be replaced by other provisions that are as close as possible to the economic meaning and purpose of the ineffective provisions.

10. Duration of the Agreement

This agreement is concluded for an indefinite period. It takes effect with respect to the User from the moment the service begins to be used.

11. Applicable Law and Jurisdiction

These General Terms are governed by Swiss law. The place of jurisdiction is established in Switzerland.