Cookie policy

1. What cookies are

Cookies are small text files that a website stores on your device via the browser, for example to recognise a session. Similar technologies such as local storage are treated like cookies in this policy.

2. Our principle: no tracking

This website sets no advertising, marketing or cross-site tracking cookies and builds no visitor profiles. Because we use nothing that requires consent, this website does not show a cookie banner.

3. Technically necessary cookies

The public website can be browsed without any cookies being set.

A session cookie is used only for the sign-in to the administration area, which is reserved for our staff. It is strictly necessary for that purpose, is security-related and expires automatically.

4. Payment pages of Stripe

Card payments take place on the hosted checkout page of our payment provider Stripe (stripe.com). On its own pages Stripe sets cookies that are required for payment processing and fraud prevention. Stripe's own privacy and cookie policies apply there.

5. Web analytics without cookies

We use Vercel Web Analytics to understand, in aggregated form, which pages are visited. This service works without cookies and without persistent identifiers: visits are counted using a short-lived, anonymised hash that cannot be used to identify you or to follow you across other websites.

In addition, we run our own anonymous reach measurement to see which pages are viewed, how long visitors stay on a page and how they move through the site. This too uses no cookies: a random session identifier is held in your browser's temporary session storage only and is deleted as soon as you close the tab. We store no personal data and no IP address; location is recorded only at the level of country and region. The data is anonymous, cannot be linked to you and is kept for at most 14 months.

If your browser sends a “Do Not Track” or Global Privacy Control signal, we record nothing at all.

6. Your choices

You can block or delete cookies in your browser settings at any time. The public part of this website remains fully functional without cookies.

7. Changes and contact

If we ever introduce cookies that require consent, we will ask for your consent first via a cookie banner and update this policy. Questions about cookies and data protection: info@swiss-sailplane.ch.