Last updated: October 5th, 2026

At Suisse Signature MG – Mariana Gilliéron discretion and confidentiality are an integral part of the way we work.

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, retain, and protect your personal data when you visit our website, contact us, or use our services.

We process your personal data in accordance with applicable Swiss data protection law, in particular the Federal Act on Data Protection (FADP) and its implementing ordinance.

Where other data protection legislation applies, including the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), we also take such legislation into account to the extent required.

1. Data Controller

The controller responsible for processing personal data is:

Suisse Signature MG – Mariana Gilliéron
Sole proprietorship – c/o Mariana Gilliéron

Faubourg du Lac 75A

CH-2502 Biel / Bienne
IDE/UID CHE-285.292.875

Switzerland

Email:  info@ss-mg.ch
Website: ss-mg.ch

If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy or the processing of your personal data, you may contact us using the details above.

2. What Data May We Process?

Depending on your relationship with Suisse Signature MG – Mariana Gilliéron, we may process different categories of personal data.

Identification and Contact Information

For example:

• first and last name,
• company and position,
• postal address,
• email address,
• telephone number.

Professional and Business Information

When you contact us or engage our services, we may receive information relating in particular to:

• your professional activity,
• your business and its organisation,
• your administrative and accounting requirements,
• your projects and objectives,
• your business relationships,
• as well as information necessary to assess and carry out the engagement.

Financial, Accounting and Administrative Information

Depending on the services requested, we may process, in particular:

• invoices and supporting documents,
• payment information,
• accounting records,
  data required for administrative payroll processing,
• tax information,
• contracts and corporate documents,
• as well as other documents necessary to perform the engagement.

We only request information that is reasonably necessary for the relevant service.

Communications

When you communicate with us, we may retain information contained in your emails, forms, enquiries, submitted documents, and other correspondence.

Technical Data

When you visit our website, certain technical information may be processed automatically, such as:

• IP address,
• browser and device type,
• operating system,
• date and time of access,
• pages visited,
• and certain information relating to your use of the website.

3. How Do We Collect Your Data?

We primarily collect your data:

• directly from you, for example when you contact us, complete a form, book a consultation, submit documents, or enter into an engagement with us;
• as part of our professional relationship, when we perform the agreed services;
• from third parties, where this is necessary for the performance of an engagement and is authorised or otherwise permitted under applicable law;
• automatically, when you use our website, including through technologies necessary for its operation and, where applicable, cookies or similar technologies.

4. Why Do We Use Your Data?

We may process your personal data in particular to:

• respond to your enquiries;
• organise and prepare a consultation;
• assess your situation and requirements;
• prepare an offer or proposal for collaboration;
• enter into and perform an engagement;
• provide administrative, accounting, financial, organisational, and commercial services;
• manage and maintain the client relationship;
• coordinate, where necessary, the involvement of external professionals or partners;
• manage invoicing and payments;
• comply with our legal and regulatory obligations;
• ensure the security and proper functioning of our website and systems;
• improve our services and processes;
• and protect our rights and legitimate interests.

We do not use your personal data in a manner incompatible with the purposes for which it was collected, except where permitted by applicable law.

5. Consultations and Contact Requests

When you contact us or request a consultation, we process the information you provide in order to understand and respond to your enquiry.

As part of an initial consultation, certain information may also be used to assess your situation before the meeting so that the discussion can focus on relevant priorities and possible next steps.

We recommend that, during your initial contact, you provide only the information necessary for us to understand your request.

Where confidential or particularly sensitive documents need to be transmitted, we may agree with you on an appropriate method of communication.

6. Performance of Engagements

When you become a Client of Suisse Signature MG – Mariana Gilliéron, we process the data necessary to perform the agreed engagement.

The nature of this data depends on the services concerned.

In connection with accounting, administrative, financial, business development, or coordination services, this may require the processing of data relating to the Client, its employees, its own clients, suppliers, partners, or other individuals connected with the matter.

Where the Client provides us with personal data relating to third parties, it is the Client’s responsibility to ensure that they are authorised to provide such data to us and, where necessary, that the individuals concerned have been appropriately informed.

7. With Whom May We Share Your Data?

We do not sell your personal data.

However, we may disclose certain data where this is necessary to provide our services or operate our business.

Recipients may include:

• IT and hosting providers;
• software and professional solution providers;
• communication or storage service providers;
• payment service providers and financial institutions;
• fiduciaries, accountants, tax specialists, or auditors;
• lawyers and notaries;
• insurers, banks, or business partners where required by the engagement;
• public authorities and competent bodies where required by law or the engagement;
• as well as other professionals whose involvement is necessary to carry out a matter.

We limit the information disclosed to what is reasonably necessary for the relevant purpose.

Where service providers process data on our behalf, we seek to select partners that provide appropriate safeguards regarding confidentiality and data protection.

8. International Data Transfers

In connection with the use of certain service providers, software, IT infrastructure, or professional partners, personal data may be processed outside Switzerland.

Where data is transferred to a country that is not recognised as providing an adequate level of data protection under Swiss law, we implement, where required, the appropriate safeguards provided for under applicable legislation.

Such safeguards may include appropriate contractual clauses or other legally recognised mechanisms.

9. Cookies and Similar Technologies

Our website may use cookies and similar technologies.

Cookies are small files or pieces of information stored on or read from your device when you visit a website.

They may be used in particular to:

• ensure the technical operation of the website;
• remember certain preferences;
• improve the user experience;
• understand how the website is used;
• measure performance;
• and, where applicable and permitted, support certain communication or marketing activities.

Necessary Cookies

Certain cookies are necessary for the operation and security of the website. Their use may be essential in order to provide certain requested functionalities.

Optional Cookies

Where we use technologies that are not necessary for the operation of the website, visitors must be provided with the information and choices required under applicable law.

Where consent is required, such technologies will only be activated after consent has been obtained.

You may also manage certain technologies through your browser settings or, where available, through our cookie management tool.

10. Third-Party Services and Content

Our website may integrate or use services provided by third parties, for example for hosting, security, forms, appointment scheduling, payments, analytics, or certain website functionalities.

The use of these services may result in certain data being transmitted to the relevant providers.

We also recommend reviewing the privacy policies of the relevant providers where their services are used directly by website visitors.

11. Payments

When you pay for a consultation or another service online, certain information required to process the payment may be handled directly by the relevant payment service provider.

Suisse Signature MG – Mariana Gilliéron may not necessarily have access to all data relating to your payment method.

Data received by Suisse Signature MG – Mariana Gilliéron in connection with the transaction may be used to confirm payment, manage the booking, issue invoices, and comply with accounting and legal obligations.

12. Communications and Marketing

Where permitted, we may use your contact details to communicate with you regarding our services, our professional relationship, or information that may be relevant to your business.

Where your consent is required to receive certain marketing communications, you may withdraw that consent at any time.

Each electronic marketing communication should also provide an easy means of unsubscribing where required.

We do not sell or rent your contact details to third parties for their independent marketing purposes.

13. Artificial Intelligence and Digital Tools

Suisse Signature MG – Mariana Gilliéron may use digital tools and, in certain contexts, solutions incorporating artificial intelligence functionality to simplify processes, organise information, or support certain professional tasks.

The use of such tools is assessed according to the nature of the engagement and the information concerned.

Where personal or confidential data is to be processed by an external provider using artificial intelligence technologies, confidentiality, security, purpose limitation, and data transfer considerations must be taken into account before such tools are used.

Automated tools are used to support professional activities and do not replace human judgement where such judgement is necessary.

14. How Long Do We Retain Your Data?

We retain personal data for as long as necessary to:

• provide the agreed services;
• maintain the professional relationship;
• comply with our legal retention obligations;
• establish, exercise, or defend legal rights;
• and meet legitimate requirements relating to our business activities.

Retention periods may therefore vary depending on the nature of the data and the engagement.

Where data is no longer required and there is no legal obligation or legitimate reason justifying its retention, it will be deleted or anonymised as appropriate.

15. How Do We Protect Your Data?

Confidentiality is one of the core principles of Suisse Signature MG – Mariana Gilliéron.

We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal data against, in particular:

• unauthorised access,
• Loss,
• Misuse,
• Alteration,
• Disclosure,
• or unauthorised destruction.

Where possible, these measures are adapted to the nature of the data, the identified risks, and the technologies used.

However, no IT system or electronic method of transmission can guarantee absolute security.

16. Your Rights

Subject to the conditions and exceptions provided under applicable law, you may request:

• access to the personal data we process about you;
• rectification of inaccurate or incomplete data;
• deletion of certain data where its continued retention is no longer necessary or justified;
• restriction of or objection to certain processing activities where provided for under applicable law;
• the provision or transfer of certain data in an appropriate format where the legal requirements are met;
• as well as withdrawal of your consent where processing is based on consent.

The exercise of certain rights may be restricted where, for example, we are required to retain or process data in order to comply with a legal obligation, perform a contract, or protect legitimate interests recognised by law.

To exercise your rights, please contact us at:

We may request information necessary to verify your identity before responding to a request.

17. Automated Decision-Making

As a general rule, Suisse Signature MG – Mariana Gilliéron does not make significant individual decisions concerning its Clients exclusively through automated processing without human involvement.

If such a system were to be used in the future and an obligation to provide information applies, the individuals concerned would be informed in accordance with applicable law.

18. Links to Other Websites

Our website may contain links to websites or services operated by third parties.

When you leave our website, the processing of your data by such third parties is subject to their own privacy practices and policies.

Suisse Signature MG – Mariana Gilliéron is not responsible for the data protection practices of independent third-party websites.

19. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy when our services, tools, or legal requirements change.

The version currently in force is the version published on our website.

The date of the most recent update is shown at the top of this page.

Where a significant change affects the way we process your data, we may take additional steps to inform you where appropriate or required.

20. Contact

If you have any questions concerning the protection of your data or wish to exercise your rights, you may contact:

Suisse Signature MG – Mariana Gilliéron
Sole proprietorship – c/o Mariana Gilliéron

Faubourg du Lac 75A

CH-2502 Biel / Bienne
IDE/UID CHE-285.292.875

Switzerland

Email: info@ss-mg.ch

Discretion. Rigour. Structure.

Protecting your information is an integral part of the relationship of trust that Suisse Signature MG – Mariana Gilliéron seeks to build with every Client.