Data protection notice

In accordance with Art. 13 and Art. 14 of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), we, the Office of Food Control and Veterinary Affairs as the responsible body, hereby inform you about the manner and background of the processing of your personal data in connection with our activities. The following information applies to all persons affected by the processing of data:

The primary purpose of processing personal data is to fulfill the legal mandate incumbent upon us 

Mainly we carry out the following processing activities:

  • Capture and process notifications
  • Capture and process applications for permits
  • Edit data collected in the framework of controls on compliance with the provisions of special legal regulations

The legal bases for the processing activities under the legal mandate are set out in special legal bases which, in conjunction with Article 6 (1) (e) of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) permit the lawful processing of data. Outside the legal mandate, processing is carried out according to Art. 6 para. 1 let. a (consent) or Art. 6 para. 1 let. b (contract) DSGVO, depending on the circumstances. 

In particular, the following personal data are collected, recorded and processed in the performance of our activities: First name, surname, date of birth, address, e-mail address, telephone number.

If the data is not collected from you personally, the information on personal data comes from the following sources: Central Register of Persons, Trade Register.

We transmit their data only in legally required and permitted cases to other public bodies. Recipients of your personal data may include: other official bodies, municipalities and federal offices.

The storage period of the data processing is based on special legal requirements regarding the retention periods or the archiving law. If the purpose of the data processing has been achieved and there are no legal retention periods opposing the destruction of your data, the personal data will generally be subject to the deletion concept. 

Further information on data protection and in particular on your rights as a data subject can be found in the Data Protection Declaration of the Liechtenstein National Administration.