This “Privacy and Cookies Policy” sets out the principles based on which we process Personal Data collected through this website and further websites under the domain of www.edgepoint.ch (hereinafter the “Website”). Please read this “Privacy and Cookies Policy” carefully before using the Website.

Definitions
“Personal Data”, as used herein, means any and all information about an identifiable natural person or, to the extent required by law (e.g. in Switzerland), about an identifiable legal entity.

“We”, “us” or “our”, as used herein, refers to EdgePoint Consulting LLC, as indicated in more detail in the imprint.

Your consent
By accessing this Website you agree with this Privacy and Cookies Policy and the processing of Personal Data described herein. If you do not agree please refrain from accessing this Website. You may withdraw your consent at any time. We will then refrain from further processing your Personal Data, except to the extent the processing of your Personal Data is lawful for other reasons even without your consent (e.g. as necessary to comply with legal obligations or to protect overriding interests of third parties or ourselves, such as, e.g., the uninterrupted availability of our website or enforcement of violations of law, always provided, this complies with applicable data protection laws).

How do we process Personal Data?
We collect and process Personal Data carefully and solely for the purposes described in this Privacy and Cookies Policy and to the extent necessary for the purposes described herein. We always seek, to the extent reasonably possible, to collect information on an anonymized basis or to anonymize information after collection. “Anonymizing” means that there is, objectively and irreversibly, no possibility that such information could be linked to you or another identifiable person. Such anonymized information does not qualify as Personal Data.

What Personal Data do we collect via the Website?
Personal Data collected via the Website may include:

(a) Information which you actively provide:
We collect information that you actively provide through the Website. The provision of such Personal Data will always be voluntary. Without providing such information you may, however, not be able to use the service for which the information is requested.

(b) Information collected automatically through cookies:
We collect additional information through so-called cookies whenever you are accessing the Website.

By way of example, through cookies (i) we collect information about your computer, such as the IP address (a unique number attributed to a device accessing the internet), browser type and geographical location, (ii) we recognize your IP address when you re-visit the Website, (iii) we record the dates and duration of your visits, (iv) we know from which other website you are accessing the Website and to which other website you browse after, (v) we analyze which sites and features of the Website you are using.

For more information about cookies and how you can manage them using your browser or mobile device, please visit www.aboutcookies.org.

For what purposes do we process Personal Data?
(a) Information that you actively provide:
When you actively provide Personal Data through the Website (e.g. in an online form) we are using such Personal Data for the purpose for which you provided it. We only process such Personal Data for additional purposes if we indicate such additional purpose at the section in the Website where you provide the Personal Data.

(b) Information collected automatically through cookies:
We may process information collected through cookies in order to analyze, understand and remember browsing activities, technical equipment, preferences, requirements, interests, needs and geographical location of users. We may use such information for the following purposes: (i) to improve the use and features of the Website, (ii) to understand what services and products you are interested in, (iii) to adjust and develop products and services, (iv) to correct errors, (v) to provide you with advertising and other information that better reflects your actual interests, (vi) to identify users, who commit unlawful acts or infringe our rights.

Whenever reasonably possible we will anonymize information before using it for such purposes.

Do we transfer Personal Data to third parties?
(a) Affiliates:
EdgePoint Consulting LLC may become part of an international group of companies where certain services are provided centralized by one or more affiliates for the entire group or a part of it. We, therefore, reserve the right to share Personal Data with our direct and indirect affiliates for all purposes described above in the section “For what purposes do we process Personal Data?”. Whenever we share Personal Data with affiliates, we request from them that they commit themselves to processing Personal Data in line with this Privacy and Cookies Policy only.

(b) Service providers:
In addition, it may be necessary to share Personal Data with third parties who provide services to us for all purposes described above in the section “For what purposes do we process Personal Data?”. Such service providers may include, but are not limited to: advertising and media consultants; market research consultants; providers of technical services; website designers and developers; cloud computing service providers; electronic storage providers; and customer services.

(c) Legal obligation or legitimate interests:
In addition, we may always share Personal Data with third parties to the extent required by law or, to the extent permitted by applicable laws, necessary to pursue overriding legitimate interests. We may, by way of example, forward Personal Data to criminal prosecution authorities if necessary to investigate illegal behaviour, or we may use Personal Data in court or debt collection proceedings if necessary to enforce our rights.

(d) Google Analytics:
We may share information with Google through the tool Google Analytics. The configuration of these cookies is predetermined by the service offered by Google and the information generated by the Cookie about the use of the Website will be transmitted and stored by Google, Inc. (a United States-based company). Therefore, please consult the privacy page of Google Analytics to obtain further information on the cookies it uses.

Do we make your Personal Data available outside of Switzerland and the European Economic Area?
Some of the recipients of Personal Data (see the section “Do we transfer Personal Data to third parties?”) are located outside of Switzerland and the European Economic Area, i.e. in jurisdictions where Personal Data is not protected by law to an equivalent level like in Switzerland and the European Economic Area. By accepting this Privacy and Cookies Policy, you are expressly authorizing us to process and share your Personal Data with the recipients of Personal Data (see the section “Do we transfer Personal Data to third parties?”) located outside of Switzerland and the European Economic Area for the purposes described herein (please see section “For what purposes do we process Personal Data?”).

Other
We store Personal Data collected through the Website only insofar and as long as required to meet the purposes defined within this Privacy and Cookies Policy or to the extent required by law.

The controller of Personal Data collected through the Website is EdgePoint Consulting LLC, email: info@edgepoint.ch.

The right to amend this Privacy and Cookies Policy at any time is reserved. Amendments shall apply as soon as they are published on this Website.

This Website may contain links to other providers’ websites that are not covered by this Privacy and Cookies Policy but are subject to their own privacy policies.

Applicable Law
This Privacy and Cookies Policy and its interpretation and any disputes arising under or in connection therewith are subject to the laws of Switzerland, excluding the conflict of laws rules.