COOKIES POLICY
Vivalon AG (“vivalon.ch” or “Vivalon”), like many websites, uses cookies to allow visitors to experience the website better. Therefore, Vivalon prepared this Cookie Policy to inform our visitors about the definition of the cookie, types of cookies, the cookies used by the website and management of the cookie preferences. Hereby, it will be accepted that the use of cookies has consented if the cookie usage notification screen is closed or the website is continued to be used.
Should you not agree to use cookies, we kindly request that you not continue to the website or change your cookie preferences in your browser. Please note that some website features may lose functionality if cookies are not allowed.
WHAT IS A COOKIE?
A cookie is a small text file stored on your computer or mobile device, such as a tablet or smartphone, when visiting a website. The data, such as your IP address, session information, pages you access, etc., are stored in these files. Cookies used by Vivalon.ch do not include data that can violate your right to privacy, such as name, surname or address. In addition, cookies can remember website preferences. For example, Vivalon.ch may keep your log or the content you are interested in. As a result, you can have a personalised web experience that makes your visit more comfortable.
For further information about cookies, you can visit www.aboutcookies.org and www.allaboutcookies.org
COOKIE TYPES
Cookies vary into different types depending on the criteria, such as storage times on mobile devices and by whom they are placed. The main distinction regarding these criteria is as follows:
Session Cookies/Persistent Cookies: Session cookies are temporary cookies deleted from the device after you close the browser. The primary function of these cookies is to ensure the website’s proper functioning. Persistent cookies remain on the device after the browser is closed until the visitor expires or deletes them.
First Party/Third Party Cookies: First-party cookies are cookies placed on the device by the visited website operator to provide a more efficient visit by remembering the information about visitors, such as language preference. Third-party cookies are placed and controlled by people other than the website’s operator.
We must stress at this point that Vivalon.ch’s cookies do not damage your computer or mobile device.
WHICH COOKIES DO WE USE?
Vivalon.ch uses different types of cookies under the Privacy Policy and Personal Data Protection and Processing Policy.
• Mandatory Cookies: These are technical cookies that enable the website to function correctly and allow you to use its features. They are in the session cookie category. If these cookies are blocked, the website features will not be available. The use of mandatory cookies does not require the approval of our visitors.
• Analytical Cookies: The website of vivalon.ch uses analytical cookies to improve your experience. Analytical cookies allow us to understand how our visitors use the website (e.g., which pages they visit, the duration of their visits, etc.). Thus, Vivalon can improve its content or change the website design. For analytic purposes, we use Google Analytics. You can find the method of being outside the scope of Google Analytics from vivalon.ch Privacy Policy.
• Functionality Cookies: This enables websites to remember their users’ choices, such as region, language preference, etc.
• Targeting/Advertising Cookies: vivalon.ch uses different first-party and third-party cookies for targeting and advertising purposes. You can block these cookies by changing your browser settings.
WHAT IS THE GOAL OF COOKIE-BASED DATA COLLECTION?
Any website you visit has the potential to save or retrieve data on your browser, primarily in the form of cookies. Your online experience can be improved and tailored to your interests using cookies. They can be used, for example, to remember your preferences on websites you frequently visit, your user ID and the content of communications you provide to us, and make page navigation easier.
We utilise cookies to customise our interactions with you based on our websites’ interests, including sharing information that reflects your interest and need. This data may pertain to you, your choices, or your device and is mainly used to ensure that the site performs as expected.
As we mentioned before, Vivalon.ch cookies cannot gather personal data about you (such as your IP address), nor are they used to make individual identification attempts. However, our website may contain cookies from third parties, who may use those cookies to gather personal information about you, including your IP address.
HOW CAN YOU CHANGE YOUR COOKIE PREFERENCES?
To comply with the applicable law –which Vivalon.ch highly respects- it is possible that you can customise or completely block cookies by changing the settings of the browser you are using. If you wish to find detailed information about the steps to be followed for different browsers, please refer to the help or support menu of your web browser to learn how to block cookies on your browser.
YOUR RIGHTS REGARDING YOUR DATA
You have the following rights by applying to Vivalon.ch as a data owner.
• To learn if your data have been processed or not,
• Requesting information regarding the personal data if they are processed,
• To learn the purpose of this data processing and whether the data are used for relevant purposes,
• To know the third parties to whom your data have been transferred inside or outside the country,
• In case your personal data are incomplete or inaccurately processed, requesting these to be corrected and requesting the transactions made within this scope to be notified to third parties to whom your data are transferred,
• Although it has been processed under Law No. 6698 and other relevant provisions of the law, in case the reasons for your data to be processed are eliminated, requesting the deletion or destruction of your data and requesting the transactions made within this scope to be notified to the third parties to whom your data are transferred,
• Objection to the emergence of a result against you by analysing your processed data exclusively through automated systems,
• To claim compensation for the damages due to the unlawful processing of your data.
If you submit your requests regarding your rights mentioned above to vivalon.ch under the application procedures stipulated in the Communiqué on the Procedures and Principles of Application to the Data Officer. In that case, vivalon.ch will conclude your request as soon as possible and not later than 30 (thirty) days free of charge. However, if the transaction requires an additional cost, vivalon.ch may charge you the tariff set by the Personal Data Protection Board.
You can find further information on processing your personal data and data security by vivalon.ch from vivalon.ch’s Personal Data Protection and Processing Policy.
