Cookie policy

These websites www.maerki-baumann.ch and www.archip.ch (“Websites”) use cookies and similar technologies in order to distinguish you from other users. This allows us to understand how you use the Websites so that we can improve it and provide you with a better user experience. Please read this cookie policy carefully and make sure that you understand it. If you press the “Accept” button on our cookie pop-up message, you are deemed to have agreed to it. If you do not agree to our cookie policy, please stop using the Websites immediately.

Definitions 
In this cookie policy, unless the context requires otherwise, the following expressions have the following meanings:

“cookie”
means a small file placed on your computer or device by the Websites when you visit certain parts of the Websites and/or when you use certain features of the Websites;

“cookie law”
means the relevant parts of the Universal Service Directive (EC Directive of 25 November 2009),  EU Regulation 2016/679 General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) as well as the Swiss legislation;

“personal data”
means any and all data that relates to an identifiable person who can be directly or indirectly identified from that data, as defined by the Swiss Data Protection Act or the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”); and

“we/us”
refers to Maerki Baumann & Co. AG, a Swiss company headquartered at Dreikönigstrasse 6, 8002 Zurich.

About us
These Websites are owned and operated by Maerki Baumann & Co. AG, Dreikönigstrasse 6, 8002 Zurich. We can be contacted at datenschutz@maerki-baumann.ch.

How do the Websites use cookies? The Websites may place and access first-party cookies on your computer or device. First-party cookies are those placed directly by us and used only by us. We use cookies to facilitate and improve your experience of the Websites and to provide and improve our services. We have chosen these cookies carefully and taken steps to ensure that your privacy and personal data are protected and respected at all times.

By using the Websites, you may also receive certain third-party cookies on your computer or device. Third-party cookies are those placed by websites, services and/or parties other than us. Third-party cookies are used on the Websites for advertising services and/or analysis purposes, for example.

Which cookies do the Websites use?
The following cookies may be placed on your computer or device:

The Websites use analytics services provided by Google Inc., Hotjar Ltd, LinkedIn Corp., Meta Platforms Inc. (Facebook and Instagram) and X Corp. (Twitter/X). Website analytics refers to a set of tools used to collect and analyse anonymous usage information, enabling us to better understand how the Websites are used. This, in turn, enables us to improve the Websites and the services offered through it. You do not have to allow us to use these cookies, however, while our use of them does not pose any risk to your privacy or your safe use of the Websites, it does enable us to continually improve the Websites, making it a better and more useful experience for you. These Websites also uses the remarketing function. This function serves to present visitors of our Websites within the advertising network with interest-based advertisements.

Consent and control
Before cookies are placed on your computer or device, you will be shown a pop-up requesting your consent to set those cookies. By accepting cookies, you enable us to provide you with the best possible experience. You may, if you wish, refuse to accept cookies, unless those cookies are strictly necessary; however, certain features of the Websites may not function fully or as intended. You can accept and/or refuse various categories of cookie that we use. You can return to your cookie preferences to review and/or change them at any time.

In addition to the controls that we provide, you can enable or disable cookies in your internet browser. Most internet browsers also enable you to choose whether you wish to disable all cookies or only third-party cookies. Most internet browsers accept cookies by default, but this setting can be changed. For further details, please consult the help menu in your internet browser or the documentation that came with your device.

Changes to this cookie policy
We may alter this cookie policy at any time. Any such changes will become binding on you the first time you use the Websites after the changes have been made. You are therefore advised to check this webpage from time to time. In the event of any conflict between the current version of this cookie policy and any previous version(s), the provisions current and in effect take precedence unless expressly stated to other effect.

Further information
If you would like to know more about how we use cookies, please contact us at datenschutz@maerki-baumann.ch. For more information about data privacy and our terms and conditions, please visit our Websites.