Cookie Policy
This cookie policy (“Cookie Policy”) informs our website visitors (“you”) about how Borel & Barbey (“we”, “us”) uses cookies and similar technologies on our website.
What are cookies?
Digital cookies are small pieces of data that our website will store on your device (computer, phone, or tablet) when you visit it. At Borel & Barbey, we use cookies on our website to enhance user experience and analyze traffic. Cookies are valuable for saving and remembering specific entries and preferences you’ve set. They also track and recall your browsing activity on our site.
Which cookies do we use and why?
Necessary Cookies: Our website uses necessary cookies to ensure its core functions operate smoothly. These cookies are essential for basic website features, such as enabling page navigation. Without these cookies, certain functionalities cannot be provided, affecting your overall browsing experience. Necessary cookies do not store any personal information and are solely used to facilitate your interaction with our site. Your consent is not required for these cookies as they are vital for the website to function correctly.
Functional Cookies: Our website employs functional cookies to enhance your user experience by remembering your preferences and choices. These cookies allow us to tailor features such as your language settings or layout preferences, ensuring a more personalized browsing experience. Unlike necessary cookies, functional cookies are not essential for the website to function but significantly improve usability. These cookies do not collect personal data and are only used to remember your settings. In compliance with GDPR and Swiss LPD regulations, we request your consent before activating these cookies.
Persistent Cookies: Our website uses persistent cookies to remember your preferences and settings across multiple sessions. These cookies remain on your device for a specified period, allowing us to provide a more personalized experience when you return to our site. For example, persistent cookies may store your preferred language. While these cookies enhance usability, they do not collect personal data without your consent.
Performance and Analytics Cookies: These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. We use Google Analytics to gather insights on visitor behaviour, such as the most viewed pages and time spent on the site, which allows us to improve website performance and user experience. All data collected is anonymized to comply with GDPR and Swiss LPD regulations, ensuring no personally identifiable data is collected or stored without consent. Google Analytics employs techniques that aggregate and anonymize data to prevent personal identification.
Social Media Plug-ins and Third-Party Cookies: Our website uses social media plug-ins that allow you to share content or interact directly with your social media accounts (such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn) without leaving our site. These plug-ins may set third-party cookies, enabling social networks and other external providers to track your activity across different websites. This tracking allows them to deliver personalized content, including targeted ads and recommendations. All data collected through these plug-ins and cookies is managed by the respective providers and is subject to their privacy policies. In compliance with GDPR and Swiss LPD regulations, we request your consent before activating these plug-ins and third-party cookies.
Targeting Cookies: Our website may utilize targeting cookies when we advertise on external websites. These cookies are used to track your browsing behaviour across different websites, allowing us to deliver advertisements that are relevant to your interests. By collecting information about the pages you visit and your interactions with ads, targeting cookies help us improve the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns. Please note that these cookies are managed by third-party advertising networks and are subject to their privacy policies. In compliance with GDPR and Swiss LPD regulations, we request your consent before activating these cookies.
Managing Your Cookie Preferences
When you visit our website for the first time, a pop-up window will appear, providing you with an explanation about the use of cookies. You can then choose to accept all, decline all or click on show details to personalise and save your preferences. By doing so, you consent to our use of the categories of cookies and plugins you have selected in the pop-up, as outlined in this Cookie Policy.
You can manage your cookie preferences at any time. If you wish to withdraw your consent or disable certain types of cookies, you can do so through our cookie settings or by adjusting your browser settings. Please note that while you can refuse cookies through your browser, doing so may affect the functionality of our website, and certain features may not operate correctly. For specific instructions on how to manage cookies in different browsers, please refer to the help section of your browser.
User Rights
You have the right to access, rectify, or delete any personal data we may hold about you. For more information, please refer to our Privacy Statement.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy or our use of cookies, please contact us at:
Borel & Barbey
PO Box 6045
1211 Geneva 6, Switzerland
dataprotection@borel-barbey.ch