Last updated: 21 August 2026
1. Introduction
The MLT website (the “Website”) provides information about MLT as a broader group and platform, encompassing activities and interests associated with the MLT Foundation, the Swiss corporate entities MLT Capital Research AG and MLT Capital Investments AG, and the founding family behind them.
MLT is committed to respecting and protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how personal data may be collected, used, disclosed and protected when you visit the Website, contact us, or otherwise interact with us through the Website.
The Website brings together information relating to MLT's philanthropic, cultural, artistic, research and investment activities. Depending on the subject matter of your interaction with us, a particular MLT entity or initiative may be responsible for the relevant activity and the associated processing of personal data.
The Website is not intended to provide individual investment, financial, legal or tax advice.
We process personal data in accordance with applicable data protection law, including, where applicable, the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection (FADP) and other applicable Swiss data protection requirements. Where applicable, we may also comply with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
2. Who is behind MLT and who is responsible for your personal data?
MLT is a broader platform encompassing different entities, activities and interests rather than a single legal entity.
The MLT ecosystem includes the MLT Foundation, MLT Capital Research AG, MLT Capital Investments AG, and the founding family behind them. These entities and activities may have different legal purposes, responsibilities and roles.
Accordingly, the entity responsible for processing your personal data (“controller”) depends on the nature and context of your interaction with MLT.
For example, an enquiry concerning a philanthropic or cultural initiative may be handled by the MLT Foundation, while an enquiry concerning research, investments or another corporate activity may be handled by one of the relevant MLT corporate entities.
Where an enquiry submitted through the Website concerns more than one MLT entity or activity, the relevant entities may process the information as appropriate to respond to the enquiry and manage the associated relationship.
If you contact MLT through the Website, we may therefore share or route your enquiry internally to the relevant MLT entity, representative or initiative where this is necessary to address your request.
3. Personal data we collect
We seek to collect only personal data that is relevant and reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy.
Depending on how you interact with MLT, this may include:
your first and last name;
email address;
telephone number, where provided;
the subject and contents of your enquiry;
information you voluntarily provide in correspondence or other communications;
information relating to an organisation or institution you represent;
information contained in documents or materials that you voluntarily submit to us; and
technical information generated when you use the Website, such as IP address, browser type, device information, operating system, referring website, pages visited and date and time of access.
We do not generally request sensitive personal data through the Website. We ask that you avoid providing sensitive personal information unless it is genuinely necessary for your enquiry.
4. Information you provide to us
The Website may provide ways for you to contact MLT or submit information to us.
When you submit an enquiry, we may process the information you provide, including your name, email address, subject and message, in order to:
respond to your enquiry;
communicate with you about your request;
assess or process proposals, partnership requests, grant enquiries, artistic or cultural enquiries, institutional requests, research enquiries or other matters;
direct your enquiry to the appropriate MLT entity, initiative, team or representative; and
maintain appropriate records of our communications.
We do not use information submitted through the Website for unrelated purposes without a lawful basis to do so.
5. Information collected when you visit the Website
When you visit the Website, certain technical information may be processed automatically by the Website and its underlying infrastructure.
This may include information such as:
IP address;
date and time of access;
requested pages or files;
browser and operating system;
device type;
referring or exit pages; and
technical information necessary to operate, secure and maintain the Website.
This information may be used to:
provide and maintain the Website;
ensure its security and stability;
detect and prevent misuse, attacks or other technical threats;
diagnose technical problems; and
understand, in aggregated or otherwise appropriate form, how the Website is used.
To the extent that cookies or similar technologies are used, their use is described separately in our Cookie Policy.
6. Purposes of processing
We may process personal data for the following purposes:
Operating and maintaining the Website
To make the Website available, functional and secure.
Responding to enquiries
To respond to messages, requests and submissions received through the Website.
Managing relationships and communications
To communicate with individuals and organisations who contact MLT or with whom relevant MLT entities have an existing relationship.
Philanthropic, cultural and artistic activities
To assess and administer enquiries and communications relating to charitable initiatives, grants, artistic projects, cultural programmes, institutional collaborations and related activities.
Research and investment activities
Where relevant, to process communications relating to research, investments, companies, funds, counterparties, professional relationships or other activities undertaken by relevant MLT corporate entities.
Internal coordination within MLT
To route enquiries and coordinate activities between the relevant MLT entities, initiatives and representatives where necessary to respond to requests or manage relationships.
Security and compliance
To protect the Website, our systems, users and rights, and to comply with applicable legal and regulatory obligations.
Defending or exercising legal rights
Where necessary to establish, exercise or defend legal claims or otherwise protect our legitimate interests.
7. Legal basis
Where Swiss law applies, we process personal data in accordance with the requirements of the FADP and other applicable law.
Where the GDPR applies, we rely, depending on the circumstances, on one or more of the following legal bases:
processing necessary to respond to your request or take steps at your request;
compliance with a legal obligation;
our legitimate interests, provided that these interests are not overridden by your rights and interests; or
your consent, where consent is required or where we choose to rely on it.
Where we rely on consent, you may withdraw it at any time. Withdrawal does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before withdrawal.
8. Disclosure and sharing of personal data
We do not sell your personal data.
Because the Website represents MLT as a broader platform encompassing different entities and activities, personal data may be shared internally between relevant MLT entities where reasonably necessary to address an enquiry, provide a requested service, coordinate an activity, or otherwise fulfil the purposes described in this Privacy Policy.
We may also disclose personal data to:
service providers that support the operation, hosting, maintenance, security or administration of the Website and our communications;
professional advisers, such as lawyers, accountants, auditors or other advisers, where necessary;
competent authorities or other third parties where disclosure is required by law or necessary to comply with a legal obligation; and
third parties where disclosure is necessary to establish, exercise or defend legal rights.
Where third parties process personal data on our behalf, we take appropriate steps to require them to process the data only for authorised purposes and to maintain appropriate confidentiality and security.
9. International data transfers
Depending on the service providers and technologies used to operate the Website and our communications, personal data may in certain circumstances be processed in countries outside Switzerland or the European Economic Area.
Where personal data is transferred to a country that does not provide an adequate level of data protection under applicable law, we will take appropriate measures to ensure that the transfer is lawful. These measures may include recognised contractual safeguards or other legally permitted transfer mechanisms.
10. Data retention
We retain personal data only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, including to respond to enquiries, maintain appropriate business or institutional records, comply with legal and regulatory obligations, resolve disputes and establish, exercise or defend legal claims.
Retention periods may therefore vary depending on the nature of the information and the relationship involved.
When personal data is no longer required, we will delete it or anonymise it, subject to applicable legal, regulatory or legitimate record-keeping requirements.
11. Data security
We take reasonable technical and organisational measures designed to protect personal data against unauthorised access, loss, misuse, alteration or disclosure.
However, no transmission or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure. You should therefore exercise appropriate care when transmitting information over the internet.
12. Cookies and similar technologies
The Website may use cookies and similar technologies.
These technologies may be necessary for the operation and security of the Website, or may be used to remember preferences and, where applicable, understand Website usage.
Further information about the cookies and similar technologies used on the Website, including how you can manage your preferences, is provided in our Cookie Policy.
13. Your rights
Depending on applicable law, you may have rights in relation to your personal data, including the right to:
request information about whether and how we process your personal data;
request access to personal data we hold about you;
request correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal data;
request deletion of personal data where there is no lawful reason for us to retain it;
request restriction of certain processing;
object to certain processing, where applicable;
withdraw consent where processing is based on consent; and
request the portability of your personal data where this right applies.
These rights are subject to applicable legal limitations and exceptions.
To exercise a right or ask a privacy-related question, please contact us using the contact details provided on the Website. We may need to verify your identity before processing certain requests.
14. Right to lodge a complaint
If you believe that your personal data is being processed in breach of applicable data protection law, you may have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent data protection supervisory authority.
In Switzerland, the competent federal authority is the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (FDPIC).
If the GDPR applies to you, you may also have the right to contact the data protection supervisory authority in the EU/EEA country where you live, work or where you believe an infringement has occurred.
15. Children
The Website is intended for a general audience and is not specifically directed at children.
We do not knowingly seek to collect personal data from children through the Website. If you believe that a child has provided personal data to us, please contact us so that we can assess the situation and take appropriate action.
16. Third-party websites
The Website may contain links to websites or services operated by third parties.
We are not responsible for the privacy practices, security or content of third-party websites. Their own privacy policies and terms apply when you visit or use those websites.
We recommend reviewing the privacy policy of any third-party website before providing personal data.
17. Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our activities, the Website, applicable law, technology or our data processing practices.
The latest version will be published on this page, together with the date of the most recent update.
18. Contact
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, wish to exercise your data protection rights, or have another privacy-related enquiry, please contact MLT through the Contact section of the Website.
MLT
Zurich, Switzerland
Last updated: 21 August 2026