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Data protection notice

In accordance with Art. 13 and Art. 14 of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), we, the Office for Civil Protection as the responsible body, inform you below about the manner and background of the processing of your personal data in connection with our activities of preparing, implementing and financing civil protection measures. The following notices apply to all persons affected by the data processing, these are for example members of the rescue and relief services, persons with functions in civil protection and affected persons in endangered areas.

The processing of personal data has the primary purpose of fulfilling the legal mandate from the Law on the Protection of the Population (Population Protection Law; BSchG) as well as the associated ordinance (Population Protection Ordinance; BSchV), which is incumbent upon us.

Principally, we perform the following processing activities:

  • Capturing and managing personal data of members of the rescue and emergency services of the country and of persons with special functions in civil protection
  • Capture and document operations and services performed for the country
  • Transfer of data for the purpose of education and training abroad

  • Maintaining lists for contacting and alerting individuals in vulnerable areas

The legal bases for the processing activities are Article 14 of the Civil Protection Act (BSchG) in conjunction with Article 4 of the Data Protection Act (DSG) and Article 6 (1) (e) DSGVO. If the personal data are not processed on the basis of the public mandate, the legal basis in individual cases is your consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) of the GDPR.

The following personal data are collected, recorded and processed in the course of our activities: First name, last name, date of birth, address, e-mail, telephone numbers, bank details, participation in operations and training, services rendered.

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

The transfer of personal data to Switzerland as a third country takes place in the context of data management. The transfer to Switzerland is possible due to the adequacy decision of the EU Commission in accordance with Article 45 DSGVO.

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 if there are no legal retention periods opposing the destruction of your data, the personal data will generally be deleted after you leave the rescue and assistance service or after you discontinue the function.

For more information on data protection and, in particular, on your rights as a data subject, please refer to the Data Protection Policy of the Liechtenstein National Administration.

Link Website: https://www.llv.li/en/national-administration/office-for-civil-protection/privacy-notice