Cookie Policy
1. What are cookies and similar technologies?
Cookies are small text files that the websites you visit store on your computer or mobile device. They are often used to ensure that websites function correctly.
2. How and why do we use cookies?
Ensure proper operation and security, improve your browsing experience, analyze website usage, and measure marketing effectiveness.
3. Types of cookies
We use strictly necessary cookies, performance and analytics cookies, functional cookies, and advertising and targeting cookies.
4. Third-party cookies
Some cookies and similar technologies are set or read by third parties: Google (Tag Manager/Analytics/Ads), Meta (Facebook/Instagram) and TikTok — these only with your marketing or analytics consent — and our hosting provider (hosting and web analytics). Our database is operated in Zurich (Switzerland).
5. Consent and Preferences Management
When you visit finderspot.ch for the first time, a banner will appear informing you about the use of cookies and requesting your consent.
6. Detailed list of cookies
Below you will find the complete list of cookies and storage technologies we use:
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| fs_cookie_consent | FinderSpot | Stores your cookie preferences | Until deleted (persistent) |
| fs_session_id | FinderSpot | Technical identifier to prevent duplicate requests | Until deleted (persistent) |
| fs_form_data / fs_form_step | FinderSpot | Temporarily stores your form progress in your browser | Session (deleted on submit) |
| _ga / _ga_* | Google Analytics | Usage statistics (only with analytics consent) | 24 months |
| _gcl_au | Google Ads | Conversion attribution for Google Ads (only with marketing consent) | 3 months |
| _fbp / _fbc | Meta | Meta advertising measurement (only with marketing consent) | 3 months |
| _ttp | TikTok | TikTok advertising measurement (only with marketing consent) | 13 months |
| Performance measurement | Hosting provider | Cookieless performance measurement | Uses no cookies |
7. Transfer of data outside Switzerland
Data collected through cookies and pixels may be transferred to the USA (Google, Meta, TikTok and our hosting provider). We rely on the Swiss-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (where the provider is certified) or on the standard contractual clauses recognised by Switzerland (SCC). Marketing and analytics technologies are only activated after your consent.
8. Updates
This policy may be updated periodically. We recommend reviewing it regularly.