Privacy Policy
Who We Are
Virtual Office Zug is a brand owned by Hevea Investment, a company incorporated in Hong Kong. All services are delivered exclusively from our four registered offices in Canton Zug, Switzerland.
We provide a complete suite of services for businesses establishing a legal presence in Switzerland: virtual office domiciliation, mail handling & scanning, Swiss resident director, GmbH & AG formation, business banking, accounting & fiduciary, VOZ Vault (secure document storage), VOZ Docs, VOZ AI Assistant, and VOZ Voice (AI phone receptionist).
Data We Collect
Account data
When you register or place an order:
- Full legal name and email address
- Company name, registered purpose, and desired commune
- Mailing address (for correspondence)
- Identity verification documents (passport or national ID) where required by Swiss law
Payment data
All payment processing is handled by Stripe, Inc. We never store your card number, CVV, or full payment credentials on our servers. We retain only the transaction reference, amount, currency, date, and anonymised last-four-digit card fragment for invoicing purposes.
Usage data
We may collect anonymised data about how you use this website via Plausible Analytics (see Section 7).
Communications
If you contact us via email or our support portal, we retain the content of that correspondence to respond to and manage your request.
How We Use Your Data
| Purpose | Data used |
|---|---|
| Service delivery & onboarding | Account data, identity documents |
| Processing & recording payments | Stripe transaction data |
| Legal & regulatory compliance (AML/KYC) | Identity documents, company information |
| Transactional communications | Email address, order details |
| Customer support | Account data, support communications |
| Improving our services (aggregated) | Anonymised usage data |
Legal Basis
- Contract performance — processing necessary to deliver the services you have purchased (Swiss OR Art. 394 et seq.).
- Legal obligation — processing required to comply with Swiss AML/KYC regulations, cantonal requirements, and Hong Kong company law.
- Legitimate interest — security of our systems, fraud prevention, and improving our services, where these interests are not overridden by your rights.
- Consent — where we have obtained your explicit consent, for example for optional marketing communications. You may withdraw consent at any time.
Data Retention
We retain personal data for as long as your account is active. After account closure, we retain data for the periods set out below:
| Data type | Retention period | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| Account & contract data | 10 years after contract end | Swiss law (OR Art. 958f) |
| Identity documents (KYC) | 10 years after closure | Swiss Anti-Money Laundering Act |
| Payment records | 10 years | Swiss accounting law |
| Support communications | 3 years after resolution | Legitimate interest |
| Anonymised usage analytics | Indefinite (anonymised) | No personal data retained |
Your Rights
Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:
Cookies
Essential cookies
We use essential cookies strictly necessary for the website to function, including session management, shopping cart state, and security tokens (WordPress nonces). These cannot be disabled.
Analytics
We use Plausible Analytics — a privacy-first platform that does not use cookies, does not track individuals across sites, and does not transfer personal data to the United States. All analytics data is anonymised and aggregated. We do not use Google Analytics or any tracking-cookie-based service.
No advertising or tracking cookies. We do not place advertising cookies, social media tracking pixels, or cross-site tracking technologies on this website.
Data Transfers
Where data is transferred outside Switzerland or the EEA, we rely on Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) or equivalent safeguards:
| Processor | Purpose | Location | Safeguard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stripe, Inc. | Payment processing | United States | EU SCCs |
| Notion Labs | Internal document management | United States | EU SCCs |
| n8n (self-hosted) | Workflow automation | Switzerland (our server) | No transfer |
| VOZ Suite (self-hosted) | Digital office tools — VOZ Vault, VOZ Docs, VOZ Voice, VOZ AI Assistant | Switzerland (our server) | No transfer — Swiss only |
| Plausible Analytics | Anonymised analytics | European Union | No personal data |
Security
We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data:
- All data in transit is encrypted using TLS 1.2 or higher
- Data at rest is stored on encrypted volumes
- Access to personal data is restricted to authorised personnel
- Passwords are hashed using industry-standard algorithms — plaintext passwords are never stored
- We conduct periodic reviews of access controls and third-party security practices
Contact
If you have questions about this policy, wish to exercise your rights, or have concerns about how we handle your data:
Privacy & Data Protection
Virtual Office Zug — Canton Zug, Switzerland
support@virtual-office-zug.comWe aim to respond to all privacy requests within 30 calendar days.