Data protection

a. General information

All data you provide will be used in accordance with the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection (FADP). By voluntarily sending us personal data (name, email address, etc.) through our Site, such as via our contact form, you authorize us to use the data for the purposes indicated when the data were entered, for purposes relating to their transmission, for administrative or client relationship purposes, and for marketing and targeted advertising.
Data sent via the internet can be accessed by unauthorized third parties. In addition, the data may be transmitted across international borders even if the sender and the recipient reside in the same country. Data are transmitted in the form of separate coded packets, but the details of the sender and the recipient are not encrypted. Third parties could therefore access this information and become aware of contact between you and BCV.
BCV reserves the right to pass on personal data to external service providers, while ensuring that such providers use the data in accordance with the FADP. BCV may be legally required to transmit personal data to third parties to comply with administrative or judicial decisions.
Within BCV, personal data are transmitted and stocked for a limited time. Appropriate security measures are taken to prevent third parties from accessing this information.
The confidentiality and security of email communications cannot be guaranteed. Therefore, BCV does not, in principle, accept any orders for banking transactions (account opening, payment order, stock exchange order, etc.) transmitted by email.With regard to data protection, BCV’s Data Privacy Notice (available at https://www.tradedirect.ch/en/Sign-up/Documents) also applies.

b. Cookies policy

Definitions

Cookies: A cookie is a small, often coded, text file that is placed on your computer or device the first time you visit a website.  The data stored in the cookie are then sent back to the website each time you subsequently visit that website.

Essential cookies: These cookies are used to ensure that the site functions properly; they cannot be disabled.

Non-essential cookies: These cookies are not essential to the site’s functioning; you may choose to disable them.

Public BCV site: Any BCV site that is free to access without a username and password, including www.bcv.ch, www.pointsforts.ch, and the public area of TradeDirect.

Secure BCV site: Any BCV site that requires a username and password for access, including BCV-net and the secure area of TradeDirect.

BCV sites: All BCV sites, both public and secure.

Cookie policy

BCV uses cookies to improve its websites, in particular to offer content that aligns as closely as possible with users’ needs. 

Cookies are useful; among other things, they make web browsing easier (by storing your language preference, for example), help with logging in, and optimize site functioning (by detecting outages). 

When you use a BCV site, the following data may be stored and used for the purposes explained below: web browser; IP address; the number, identity, and order of pages visited; and the time spent on a given page and on the site as a whole.

In addition, on public BCV sites only, BCV may also use third-party components, including plug-ins. These components may also use cookies. They are used to show you BCV advertising on third-party websites. 

Cookie consent

By browsing BCV sites, you consent to the use of cookies as described in this cookie policy. You nevertheless may disable non-essential cookies at any time in the BCV website’s cookie settings. 

You may also restrict or block non-essential cookies at any time by changing your browser settings. If you do so, BCV cannot guarantee that the site will function properly. Alternatively, you can delete the cookies on your computer by clearing your browsing data, including cookies.

The use, disabling, and deletion of cookies are specific to the device and browser you use; each time you change devices or browsers, you will need to reinstate your cookie preferences (see your browser’s preference center).

Cookies used by BCV

Essential cookies

  • Functionality cookies (BCV sites)

Functionality cookies are used to ensure the basic performance and security of BCV sites and BCV’s online products and services. BCV sites will not work properly without these cookies.

  • Internal communication cookies (secure BCV sites)

On secure BCV sites only, internal communication cookies are used to store user preferences and encode important information, including for security purposes. 

Non-essential cookies

  • Analytics cookies (BCV sites)

These cookies collect data for statistical purposes, which helps improve the website over time. 

  • External advertising cookies (public BCV sites)

On public BCV sites only, the sites and some online products and services occasionally run third-party software for advertising purposes. They are used to show you advertisements or relevant content on third-party websites.

Types of cookies used

Public BCV sites

The table below lists some of the cookies that BCV may use. (The links in the table are provided for informational purposes only. BCV is not liable for the content of the linked pages or for the cookie policies of the corresponding third parties.)

  • Analytics cookies
Program
Purpose
Developer
Cookie policy
Procedure for refusing cookies
Adobe Analytics Measuring web traffic Adobe Systems Software Ireland Limited https://www.adobe.com/ch_fr/privacy/policy.html https://www.adobe.com/ch_fr/privacy/opt-out.html
  • External advertising cookies
Program Purpose
Developer
Cookie policy
Procedure for refusing cookies
Google ads Advertising
Google Inc. https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads https://adssettings.google.com
Facebook
Advertising
Facebook Inc. https://fr-fr.facebook.com/policies/cookies https://www.facebook.com/ads/settings

c. Agreement/refusal to have data collected and saved

By using this Site, you agree that the data collected on the Site may be processed and used in the manner described above.
You can revoke your authorization at any time, with future effect.