Cookie Policy (EU)
This Cookie Policy was last updated on 20. October 2025 and applies to citizens and legal permanent residents of the European Economic Area and Switzerland.
1. Introduction
Our website, sds2026.ch (hereinafter “the website”), uses cookies and other related technologies (for convenience, all such technologies are referred to as “cookies”). Cookies are also placed by third parties we engage. In the document below, we inform you about the use of cookies on our website.
2. What are cookies?
A cookie is a small simple file that is sent along with pages of this website and stored by your browser on the hard drive of your computer or other device. The information stored therein may be returned to our servers or to the servers of the relevant third parties upon a subsequent visit.
3. What are scripts?
A script is a piece of program code that is used to make our website function properly and interactively. This code is executed on our server or on your device.
4. What is a web beacon?
A web beacon (or pixel tag) is a small, invisible piece of text or image on a website that is used to monitor traffic. In order to do this, various data about you may be stored using web beacons.
5. Cookies
5.1 Technical or functional cookies
Some cookies ensure that certain parts of the website work properly and that your user preferences remain known. By placing functional cookies, we make it easier for you to visit our website. For example, you do not need to repeatedly enter the same information when visiting our site, and items can remain in your shopping cart until you have paid. We may place these functional cookies without your consent.
5.2 Marketing/Tracking cookies
Marketing/Tracking cookies are cookies or any other form of local storage used to create user profiles to display advertising, or to track the user on this website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes.
5.3 Social media
On our website, we have included content from Twitter and LinkedIn to promote pages (e.g. “like” or “share” buttons) or to allow sharing of content (e.g. “tweet”) on those social networks. This embedded content is implemented with code derived from Twitter and LinkedIn that places cookies. Such cookies may store and process certain information for personalized advertising purposes.
Please read the privacy statements of these social networks to learn what they do with your personal data processed via these cookies. Any data retrieved is anonymized as much as possible. Twitter and LinkedIn are based in the United States.
6. Consent
When you visit our website for the first time, we will show you a pop-up explaining our use of cookies. As soon as you click “Save preferences”, you consent to us using the categories of cookies and plug-ins you selected in the pop-up, as described in this Cookie Policy. You can disable the use of cookies via your browser; however, please note that our website may no longer function properly if you do so.
7. Enabling/disabling and deleting cookies
You can use your web browser to automatically or manually delete cookies at any time. You can also configure your browser to prevent certain cookies from being placed. Another option is to change your browser settings so that you receive a notification each time a cookie is set. For more detailed information, refer to the instructions in your browser’s Help section.
Please note that our website might not function properly if all cookies are disabled. If you do delete cookies, new cookies will be placed after your consent when you revisit our website.
8. Your rights with respect to personal data
You have the following rights with respect to your personal data:
Right to information: know why your personal data is needed, what will happen to it, and how long it will be retained.
Right of access: access your personal data that is known to us.
Right to rectification: supplement, correct, delete, or block your personal data at any time.
Right to withdraw consent: revoke your consent and request deletion of your personal data.
Right to data portability: request all your personal data and transfer it to another controller.
Right to object: object to the processing of your data. We will comply unless there are justified grounds.
To exercise these rights, please contact us using the contact details below. If you have a complaint about how we handle your data, you have the right to submit a complaint to the supervisory authority.
9. Contact details
data innovation alliance
Bälliz 62, 3600 Thun, Switzerland
Website: sds2026.ch