Cookie Policy

Effective Date: June 22, 2026

We, Kellerhals Carrard (hereafter “KC”, “we”, “us” or “our”) use cookies to provide you with more purposeful information. With cookies, we collect, store and process certain information including personal data when you visit our websites, in particular to ensure the proper functioning of our website, as well as for analytics and for marketing communication purposes.

1 What are cookies and why do we collect them?

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our website and store certain information. Tracking technologies used are beacons, tags, and scripts to collect and track information and to improve and analyse our website. When the website is revisited, we can then recognise you, even if we do not know who you are. The saved data contains the IP address, the date and time of the access (including time zone), the name and the URL of the accessed documents, sites and products, search terms, the website from which our website was accessed from, the browser (including version) used, the device source, the operating system (including version) of the device used as well as the name of your access provider and how you interact with our website.

The technologies we use include are the following:

a. Cookies or browser cookies

A cookie is a small file placed on your device. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some parts of our website. Unless you have adjusted your browser setting so that it will refuse cookies, our service may use cookies.

b. Web beacons

Certain sections of our website and our emails may contain small electronic files known as web beacons (also referred to as clear gifs, pixel tags, and single-pixel gifs) that permit us, for example, to count users who have visited those pages or opened an email and for other related website statistics (for example, recording the popularity of a certain section and verifying system and server integrity).

c. Legal basis for the use of cookies

The legal basis for processing your personal data with cookies is our legitimate interest in ensuring that our website works properly (article 6(1)(f) GDPR) and for all other purposes your consent (article 6(1)(a) GDPR).


2 What cookies do we use?

For our website we use different types of cookies. Some cookies are placed by third parties that appear on our pages. Descriptions of the different cookie types can be found below.

a. Necessary cookies: cookies that are necessary for the functionality of the website

We use these session cookies, which are administered by us and essential for our website to provide you with services available through the Website and to enable you to use some of its features. They help to authenticate users and prevent fraudulent use of user accounts. Without these cookies, the services that you have asked for cannot be provided, and we only use these cookies to provide you with those services.

b. Cookies for the cookie policy: notice acceptance cookies

We use these persistent cookies, which are administered by us to identify if users have accepted the use of cookies on the Website.

c. Functionality cookies

We use these persistent cookies, which are administered by us, as they allow us to remember choices you make when You use the Website, such as remembering your login details or language preference. The purpose of these cookies is to provide you with a more personal experience and to avoid you having to re-enter your preferences every time you use the website.

d. Analytics cookies – Google Analytics

To analyze the use of our website, we use Google Analytics. Google Analytics is a service from Google Inc. (“Google”) which is used to analyze website usage. Google uses the data that is collected to track and study how the website is used, to generate reports on its activities and to combine this information with other Google services.

We also use the add-on for serving Google Display ads. This extension to Google Analytics allows us to access visitor data from third parties and information from the DoubleClick cookie and use data that has obtained through Google’s interest-based advertising. The integration of this data adds demographic characteristics and interests to the analytics service and provides information about interactions with ad impressions.

Google itself can combine this information with data from other websites that you have visited and that are also analyzed by Google and can use its findings for its own purposes (e.g., controlling advertising). Google will be able to recognize you if you have a Google account that you are signed into. If your usual residence is in the European Economic Area or Switzerland, Google Ireland Limited is responsible for processing your personal data.

• Personal data collected: Usage data, device information and location information

• Location of processing: global, in particular Ireland and the United States

• For more information, please refer to the Google Inc. privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en.


3 Cookie Settings

You can change your browser settings to block cookies or to alert you when cookies are being sent to your device.

Previously installed cookies can also be deleted in the browser settings, including cookies that may have stored the consent for the installation of cookies by this website.

Regarding cookies installed by third parties, you can manage your preferences and revoke your consent by clicking on the relevant opt-out link (if available), following the instructions specified in the third party’s privacy policy or by contacting the third party.

Please note that if you decide to disable certain cookies, you may not be able to access certain functions of our website or marketing communications.


4 Consent Revocation

You can revoke your consent to the use of cookies, except necessary cookies, at any time through our cookie consent management tool.


5 Updates and changes to this Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to ensure that you are fully informed of the use of cookies on our website and compliance with current data protection regulations.

We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Cookie Policy on this page. You are advised to review this Cookie Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Cookie Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.


6 Contact

Kellerhals Carrard operates at the following locations in Switzerland:

Basel / Binningen
Kellerhals Carrard Basel KlG
Henric Petri-Strasse 35
P.O. Box 257
CH-4010 Basel

Tel. +41 58 200 30 00
info@kellerhals-carrard.ch


Bern / Gstaad
Kellerhals Carrard Bern KlG
Effingerstrasse 1
P.O. Box
CH-3001 Bern

Tel. +41 58 200 35 00
info@kellerhals-carrard.ch


Geneva
Kellerhals Carrard Genève SNC
Rue François-Bellot 6
CH-1206 Geneva

Tel. +41 58 200 32 00
info@kellerhals-carrard.ch


Lausanne
Kellerhals Carrard Lausanne/Sion SA
Place Saint-François 1
P.O. Box 7191
CH-1002 Lausanne

Tel. +41 58 200 33 00
info@kellerhals-carrard.ch


Lugano
Kellerhals Carrard Lugano SA
Via Canova 15
P.O. Box 1571
CH-6901 Lugano

Tel. +41 58 200 31 00
info@kellerhals-carrard.ch


Zurich
Kellerhals Carrard Zürich KlG
Rämistrasse 5
P.O. Box
CH-8024 Zurich

Tel. +41 58 200 39 00
info@kellerhals-carrard.ch


Central Services
Kellerhals Carrard Genossenschaft
c/o Kellerhals Carrard Bern KlG
Effingerstrasse 1
Postfach
CH-3011 Bern