Privacy Policy – RMP e-Academy (rmp-academy.thinkific.com)
As of: 26 June 2026
Operator: Reiss Motivation Profile Switzerland GmbH (RMP Swiss)
Platform: https://rmp-academy.thinkific.com/
1. Controller
The controller responsible for processing personal data on this platform within the meaning of the GDPR (EU) and the revised Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection (revFADP/nDSG) is:
Reiss Motivation Profile Switzerland GmbH (RMP Swiss)
Gartenlaubenstrasse 17
CH-6430 Schwyz
Switzerland
Represented by: Daniele Gianella (CEO)
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: +41 79 410 53 30
2. Overview
This Privacy Policy applies to your use of the RMP e-Academy, which is hosted on the Thinkific platform (Thinkific Labs Inc., Canada). It applies to all users who register on rmp-academy.thinkific.com, access courses, purchase digital downloads, or use the community – regardless of whether they arrived via rmp.eu or registered directly.
Technical platform operator (processor): Thinkific Labs Inc., Vancouver, Canada. Platform data is stored on servers in the United States (not in the EU/EEA). Transfer basis: Standard Contractual Clauses (SCC, EU 2021/914). For further details, see Section 6.
3. Data We Collect
3.1 Registration (required information)
When creating a user account, we collect:
First name, last name
Email address
Password (stored in encrypted form)
Country of residence (required field)
RMP Master (Yes/No) – for internal segmentation (required field)
Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR (performance of contract / user agreement)
3.2 Course use and learning activities
During your use of the platform, the following data is collected automatically:
Course enrolments and course progress
Quiz and survey results
Activity log (login times, content accessed)
Device data and IP address (for operation and security)
Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR (performance of contract)
3.3 Communication
If you contact us by email, the data you provide (name, email address, message content) will be processed to handle your enquiry.
Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(b) or (f) GDPR (performance of contract / legitimate interests)
4. Social Login (optional)
You may sign in using an existing account with the following providers:
Provider | Company | Country | Transfer basis |
|---|---|---|---|
Google Ireland Limited / Google LLC, USA | USA | EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF) + SCC | |
Meta Platforms Inc., Menlo Park, CA, USA | USA | EU-US DPF + SCC | |
LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited / Microsoft Corp., USA | USA | EU-US DPF + SCC | |
Apple | Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA, USA | USA | SCC |
When you use Social Login, your name and email address are transferred from the respective provider to the Academy platform. A separate contractual relationship exists between you and your Social Login provider; their privacy policies apply in addition to this one.
Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR (consent)
Use of Social Login is voluntary — registration with an email address and password is always available as an alternative.
5. Payment Processing
For paid courses and digital downloads, payments are processed via Stripe:
Stripe Technology Europe Limited (for EU/EEA users)
Stripe, Inc., South San Francisco, CA, USA
Transfer basis: EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF)
RMP Swiss does not receive full payment data (card numbers). Stripe processes these directly. Stripe's privacy policy applies: https://stripe.com/privacy
Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR (performance of contract)
6. Thinkific as Processor (Third-Country Transfer)
The platform is operated by Thinkific Labs Inc. (Vancouver, BC, Canada). Although Thinkific is a Canadian company (Canada: EU adequacy decision since January 2024), user data is stored on servers in the United States.
For this transfer of data to the USA, the following applies:
Transfer basis: Standard Contractual Clauses (SCC) pursuant to EU Commission Decision 2021/914/EU
Switzerland: Swiss data protection requirements (revFADP/nDSG) are explicitly addressed in the Thinkific DPA; competent supervisory authority: Swiss Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (FDPIC)
DPA: https://www.thinkific.com/dpa/ (as of: 17 July 2025)
Thinkific engages the following key sub-processors (selection):
Sub-processor | Country | Purpose | Transfer basis |
|---|---|---|---|
Amazon Web Services | USA | Hosting, data storage, CDN | SCC |
Cloudflare Inc. | USA | CDN, DDoS protection | SCC |
Stream.io Inc. | USA | Real-time messaging (community) | EU-US DPF + Swiss-US DPF |
Stripe Inc. | USA | Payment processing | EU-US DPF |
Full sub-processor list: https://www.thinkific.com/thinkificsubprocessors/
7. Retention Periods
Data category | Retention period |
|---|---|
User account data | For as long as the account is active; deleted within 30 days of account deletion |
Course progress and certificates | For as long as the account exists; exportable on request even after account deletion |
Payment data | In accordance with statutory retention obligations (CH: 10 years, DE: 10 years, AT: 7 years) |
Communications (email enquiries) | 3 years after the enquiry is closed |
8. Your Rights
Depending on the applicable law (GDPR / revFADP), you have the following rights:
Right of access (Art. 15 GDPR / Art. 25 revFADP)
Right to rectification (Art. 16 GDPR / Art. 32 revFADP)
Right to erasure (Art. 17 GDPR / Art. 32 revFADP)
Right to restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR)
Right to data portability (Art. 20 GDPR)
Right to object (Art. 21 GDPR)
Right to withdraw consent (Art. 7(3) GDPR)
To exercise your rights, please contact: [email protected]
You can also manage your account data directly (account settings, data deletion) by logging in to your Thinkific account at rmp-academy.thinkific.com/users/edit.
9. Right to Lodge a Complaint
You have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority:
EU users: The supervisory authority of your Member State of residence
Swiss users: Swiss Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (FDPIC), https://www.edoeb.admin.ch/
10. Cookies and Tracking
The platform rmp-academy.thinkific.com uses technically necessary cookies required for operation (session management, authentication). Thinkific may additionally use analytics cookies internally (Google Analytics as a Thinkific sub-processor). We recommend consulting Thinkific's Privacy Policy at https://www.thinkific.com/privacy-policy/.
11. Changes to this Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to update this Privacy Policy as needed. The current version is always available at rmp-academy.thinkific.com/pages/privacy. For material changes, we will notify you by email or through a notice on the platform.
12. Data Protection Contact
For any questions regarding data protection, please contact:
Reiss Motivation Profile Switzerland GmbH
Attn: Daniele Gianella
Gartenlaubenstrasse 17 · CH-6430 Schwyz
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +41 79 410 53 30