Privacy Policy

Last updated: May 10, 2026

This Privacy Policy explains how Imperial Estate Farm collects, uses, stores and protects personal data when you visit our website, contact us or request information about our equestrian services.

We are committed to processing personal data responsibly, transparently and in accordance with applicable data protection principles, including Swiss data protection law and, where applicable, the General Data Protection Regulation.

1. Who we are

This website is operated by:

 

Imperial Estate Farm is a private equestrian estate based in Prangins, Switzerland, offering premium equestrian services such as horse boarding, dressage training, horse work, riding programs and related services.

2. What personal data do we collect

Depending on how you interact with our website or services, we may collect the following categories of personal data.

Contact information

When you contact us via the website, email, phone, WhatsApp, or any other communication channel, we may collect:

  • Your name

  • E-mail address

  • Phone number

  • Message content

  • Service of interest

  • Any other information you choose to provide

Information related to services

If you request information about our equestrian services, we may process information related to your request, such as:

  • Interest in horse boarding or box rental

  • Interest in dressage training

  • Interest in working with horses or developing young horses

  • Interest in riding lessons, children's riding programs, or training courses

  • Preferred method of contact

  • Information about your horse, your riding level, or your specific needs, if provided voluntarily.

Technical and usage data of the website

When you visit our website, we may collect limited technical information, such as:

  • IP address

  • Browser type and version

  • Device type

  • Operating system

  • Pages visited

  • Date and time of access

  • Reference website

  • Cookie preferences

  • Basic security logs

This information helps us to keep the website secure, functional and reliable.

Images, videos and social media content

Our website or official social media channels may include photos or videos related to the equestrian field, horses, riders, facilities, lessons, events or training activities.

When a person is clearly identifiable, particularly in the case of children, we seek to use that content only when appropriate permission has been obtained.

3. How we collect personal data

We may collect personal data when:

  • You are visiting our website

  • You submit a contact form

  • You can contact us by email, phone or WhatsApp

  • You are requesting information about our services

  • You interact with our official social media profiles

  • You consent to the use of cookies or similar technologies

  • You voluntarily provide information during a conversation or service request.

We do not seek to collect more information than necessary for the purpose in question.

4. Why we use your personal data

We may use personal data for the following purposes:

  • Responding to requests

  • Providing information about our equestrian services

  • Arranging visits, appointments or consultations

  • Communicating with potential clients, customers, riders, families or horse owners

  • Manage service requests related to horse boarding, training, horse work, lessons or internships

  • Maintain the security and proper functioning of the website

  • Improve the website and user experience

  • Comply with legal and administrative obligations

  • Manage consent preferences for cookies and similar technologies

  • Protecting our rights, property, and legitimate business interests

5. Legal basis for processing

Where applicable data protection legislation requires a legal basis, we process personal data on the basis of one or more of the following grounds:

  • Consent, when you voluntarily provide information or accept non-essential cookies.

  • Pre-contractual or contractual necessity, when you contact us to request information about our services or to arrange a service.

  • Legitimate interest, for example to respond to requests, maintain website security, improve our website and manage our business operations.

  • Legal obligation, when we are required to retain or disclose certain information under applicable law.

You can withdraw your consent at any time where the processing is based on consent.

6. Cookies and similar technologies

Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to ensure the proper functioning of the site, to remember your preferences and, when enabled, to collect analytical information.

Cookies may include:

  • Functional cookies, necessary for the proper functioning of the website.

  • Preference cookies, used to remember choices such as cookie consent settings.

  • Analytical cookies, if analysis tools are enabled.

  • Marketing or third-party cookies, only if services such as embedded social media content, advertising pixels or similar tools are used.

We use a cookie consent management tool to manage cookie preferences. You can change or withdraw your cookie consent at any time via the cookie settings available on the website.

For more information, please consult our Cookie Policy.

7. Third-party services

Our website may include links or integrations with third-party services. These services may process personal data in accordance with their own privacy policies.

Depending on the final website configuration, these may include:

  • Google Maps, if maps or location links are used.

  • Instagram, if links, posts or social media feeds are displayed.

  • WhatsApp, if a contact link or chat option is provided.

  • Google Analytics or Google Tag Manager, if website analytics tools are enabled in the future.

  • Web hosting and technical service providers, which help us operate and secure the website.

If third-party content is integrated directly into the website, it may be blocked until you provide the required cookie consent, if applicable.

8. International Data Transfers

Some technical service providers or third-party platforms may process data outside of Switzerland or the European Economic Area.

When personal data is transferred internationally, we seek to rely on appropriate safeguards, such as adequacy decisions, contractual guarantees or other mechanisms recognized by applicable data protection laws.

9. How long we keep personal data

We retain personal data only for as long as necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy.

In general :

  • Contact requests may be kept for as long as necessary to respond and manage the relationship.

  • Communications related to the services may be retained for the duration of the relationship and for a reasonable period thereafter.

  • Technical logs are generally kept for a limited period for security and maintenance purposes.

  • Cookie consent records may be retained for the period necessary to demonstrate consent preferences.

  • Some information may be kept longer if required by law or if necessary to protect our legitimate interests.

10. How we protect personal data

We take reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect personal data against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration or disclosure.

These measures may include secure website configuration, access controls, secure hosting, regular updates, and limiting access to personal data to those who need it for legitimate purposes.

However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is completely secure. For this reason, we cannot guarantee absolute security.

11. Children's Data

Some of our services may be geared towards families, young riders, or children's riding programs.

Our website is not intended to collect personal data directly from children without the involvement of a parent or legal guardian. If a child participates in an activity, the associated personal data must be provided or authorized by a parent or legal guardian.

If you believe that a child has provided us with personal data without proper authorization, please contact us so that we can investigate the situation and, if necessary, delete the information.

12. Your rights

Under applicable data protection legislation, you may have the right to:

  • Request access to your personal data.

  • Request the correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.

  • Request the deletion of your personal data.

  • Request the limitation of treatment.

  • You can object to certain processing activities.

  • Withdraw your consent where the processing is based on consent.

  • Request data portability, if applicable.

  • File a complaint with a competent data protection authority.

To exercise your rights, please contact us using the contact details provided in this Privacy Policy.

We may need to verify your identity before responding to certain requests.

13. Links to external websites

Our website may contain links to external websites or platforms, such as Instagram, Google Maps or WhatsApp.

We are not responsible for the privacy practices, content, or security of third-party websites. We recommend that you review the privacy policies of these third-party services before interacting with them.

14. Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our website, services, legal obligations, or data processing practices.

The updated version will be published on this page with a revised “Last Updated” date.

15. Contact

For any questions regarding this Privacy Policy or how we process personal data, you can contact us at:

Imperial Estate Farm
Route de Promenthoux 120
1197 Prangins
Vaud, Switzerland

Email: contact@domaineimpérial.ch
Phone : +41 79 463 14 23