COOKIE POLICY
This Cookie Policy is established by Profound Consulting AG, the publisher of the website www.profound-consulting.com (hereinafter the "website"), whose registered office is Höhenweg 15, 6314 Unterägeri, Switzerland, whose identification number (IDE) is CHE-250.886.502, and email address is info@profound-consulting.com (acting as data controller and hereinafter referred to as “we”, “our” and “us”).
We strive to offer you the best possible service and therefore wish to maintain your trust in our company by informing you about our policy on the use and storage of cookies.
1. What’s a cookie?
A cookie is a small text file placed on the hard drive of your computer or mobile device that is issued by the server of the website you are visiting.
The cookie contains a unique code that allows its sender to recognize the relevant device (your computer or mobile device) each time the website is visited.
The cookie identifies the browser on your device but never you personally. In addition, a web site's server can only read cookies that it has placed itself and does not have access to any other information on your computer or mobile device.
Cookies can either be placed by the server of the website you visit ("origin cookies") or by partners with whom this website collaborates ("third party cookies").
2. Duration of the validity of a cookie
Some cookies expire when you close your browser "session cookies", while others remain on your device for longer periods of time, sometimes until you manually delete them ("persistent cookies").
Generally speaking, cookies have a limited period of validity. The most common duration of validity is 30 days and the maximum duration is 13 months from the day the cookie is deposited on your terminal.
3. General purposes of cookies
The primary goal is to ensure more efficient and fast navigation (e.g. a cookie remembers the language you choose, identifies you when you access your account,...). Cookies memorize your preferences and thus allow you to speed up and facilitate your access to the site.
They also enable us to understand how you navigate our website.
In addition, they offer the possibility to make the content of a website or the advertising on this site more relevant to you. The site will therefore be adapted to your personal tastes and needs.
4. Cookie management
Most browsers use cookies. You can also delete these cookies or refuse their installation at any time and free of charge by modifying the options of your browser software. The configuration of each browser is different. Each procedure is described in the help menu of your browser. To do so, please go to the following links:
Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/fr/kb/effacer-les-cookies-pour-supprimer-les-information
Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=fr
Safari: https://support.apple.com/kb/PH21411?locale=nl_NL&viewlocale=fr_FR
Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/fr-be/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies
By refusing the use of cookies, you can access our website. However, some features will be limited or impossible.
5. Types of cookies
a. Technical cookies
These cookies, which only contain your IP address, are indispensable for visiting the site.
They allow to :
- Surf on the different pages of the website and take advantage of its functionalities;
- Fill in forms;
- Ensure the verification of your identity when you access your personal data;
- Secure access to the website.
These cookies do not require your consent as they enable you, in particular, to access the website.
b. Functional cookies
These cookies facilitate and analyse the functioning of our website. Thanks to them, we can make your browsing experience more pleasant and more personalised.
Thanks to them we can :
- Personalize services (language, currency, location, navigation data, etc...);
- Remember your choices from a previous visit;
- Collect information from online forms;
- Compile statistics;
- Analyse the use of the site.
Like technical cookies, these cookies are used to improve your navigation and do not require your consent.
c. Advertising cookies
These cookies give us information about your browsing habits and enable us to adapt the advertising content of our website to your interests.
On the basis of these, we can analyze the effectiveness of advertising campaigns, in particular by identifying the subsequent actions that you carry out by clicking on these advertising banners. In addition, on the basis of geolocation data, we can adapt the advertisements which are made to you to make you aware of the opportunities available near where you are.
These advertising cookies may also make it possible to send you targeted advertising messages using technologies that couple the data according to the sites you have visited. The information we collect and share only identifies your device. For these cookies, your consent is required and we ask for it when you access our website.
d. Analytical cookies
These cookies are used to collect information about how you visit our website. They enable us to measure the audience of the various contents and sections of our website in order to improve them.
Thanks to these cookies we can detect navigation problems and improve the ergonomics of our website. These data are collected and are therefore completely anonymous. For these cookies we need your consent.
e. Social network cookies
Social network cookies share content that you choose to share via application buttons that belong to social networks. When you use these buttons, a third-party cookie is set on your device and if you are connected to the social network, this information will be added to your profile.
With respect to these cookies, you should check each social network for the extent of data collection and use.
Facebook: https://fr-fr.facebook.com/policies/cookies/
Twitter: https://help.twitter.com/fr/safety-and-security/twitter-do-not-track
Google: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/61416?hl=fr
These cookies also require your consent.
f. Third-party cookies
These cookies are deposited by third parties on our website and then on your terminal. We have no control over them. To find out more, please consult the information provided by these third party sites about their own cookies.
6. Your rights regarding the processing of your personal data
Cookies that process personal data are subject to the rules on the protection of personal data. In this context, you have certain rights (right of access, a right of rectification, a right of opposition, a right to withdraw consent, etc.).
We refer you to our Privacy Policy, which contains details of your rights and the conditions for their application.
7. Contact Data
For any questions and/or complaints relating to this Policy, you may contact us at the following email address: info@profound-consulting.com
8. Modification
This Cookie Policy is effective from 1 August 2020.
We reserve the right to modify the provisions of this Policy at any time. The modifications will be published directly on our website. We encourage you to periodically visit this page to review the most current version of this Policy, as your continued use of this website following the posting of changes to these terms will mean that you acknowledge these changes.
9. Applicable law and jurisdiction
This Cookie Policy shall be governed by Swiss law.
Any dispute relating to the interpretation or execution of this Policy shall be submitted to the courts of Zug.