Cookie Policy
Contents
🍪1. What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device when you visit a website. They make it possible to recognise your device and to save preferences. Cookies are distinguished by origin (first-party, third-party) and duration (session, persistent).
📂2. Categories used
- •Strictly necessary cookies — required for the operation of the website, no consent needed
- •Analytics cookies — anonymised data to improve the website
- •Marketing cookies — personalised advertising
- •Preference cookies — saved settings (e.g. language, theme)
📋3. Cookies used
Strictly necessary cookies
| cookie_consent | esysagency.ch — stores your cookie consent — 12 months |
| cf_clearance | Cloudflare — DDoS protection and security verification — 1 year |
| __cf_bm | Cloudflare — bot detection and management — 30 minutes |
Analytics cookies
| _ga | Google Analytics 4 — distinguishes unique users — 2 years |
| _ga_XXXXXXXX | Google Analytics 4 — session state and measurement ID — 2 years |
| _gid | Google Analytics — distinguishes users (on a daily basis) — 24 hours |
| _gat | Google Analytics — throttles the request rate — 1 minute |
Marketing cookies
We currently do not use any marketing/advertising cookies (e.g. Google Ads, Meta Pixel). The “Marketing” category in the cookie banner is reserved for possible future use — if it is activated, we will update this list accordingly.
🔗4. Third-party cookies
Google (Analytics) and Cloudflare obtain access to certain data via the corresponding cookies. Transfers to the USA take place in compliance with the standard contractual clauses (SCCs) under the GDPR.
✅5. Consent
A cookie banner is displayed on your first visit to our website. Only technically necessary cookies are set without consent — all other categories are set only after express consent.
- •Accept all — all cookie categories are activated
- •Necessary only — only technically required cookies are set
- •Customise — activate/deactivate individual categories selectively
Consent can be withdrawn or adjusted at any time via the “Cookie settings” link in the footer. The website can also be used without consenting to optional cookies.
⚙️6. Managing & deactivating cookies
- •Chrome: Settings → Privacy and security → Cookies and other site data
- •Firefox: Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data
- •Edge: Settings → Cookies and site permissions → Manage cookies
- •Safari (macOS): Settings → Privacy → Manage Website Data
- •Safari (iOS): Settings → Safari → Privacy & Security → Block All Cookies
- •Opera: Settings → Advanced → Privacy & security → Cookies
Opt-out for specific providers:
- •Google Analytics: tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
- •Google Ads: adssettings.google.com
- •Meta: facebook.com/ads/preferences
- •EU: youronlinechoices.eu
- •NAI: optout.networkadvertising.org
⚠️7. Effects of deactivation
- •Strictly necessary cookies: the website may not work correctly, forms cannot be submitted (critical)
- •Analytics cookies: no effect on use
- •Marketing cookies: no more personalised advertisements
- •Preference cookies: language settings and UI preferences are reset on each visit (partial)
🗂️8. Storage period of cookies
- •Session cookies — deleted when the browser is closed
- •Strictly necessary cookies — 30 minutes to 1 year
- •Analytics cookies — 24 hours to 2 years (Google Analytics standard)
- •Marketing cookies — 1 month to 2 years (depending on the provider)
- •Preference cookies — session to 1 year
- •Cookie consent — 12 months, after which consent is requested again
🛡️9. Your rights
- •Refuse consent — you can reject all non-essential cookies on your first visit
- •Withdraw consent — at any time with effect for the future
- •Request information — about which cookies are stored on your device
- •Request erasure — of the personal data stored by cookies
- •Object to profiling
✉️10. Contact & changes
eSys Agency reserves the right to amend this cookie policy at any time — in particular in the event of changes to the technologies used, new services or legislative changes. The current version is always available at esysagency.ch/cookies.
Contact: kontakt@esysagency.ch · Phone: 044 554 91 91