Privacy Policy

Privacy policy

Last updated: 2025, October 10

1. Introduction

Cognos Global Partners (“we”, “our”, “us”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal information when you visit our website www.cognos-partners.com.

We comply with the requirements of the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection (FADP) and, where applicable, the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

2. Data controller

The data controller responsible for the processing of your personal data is:

Cognos Global Partners

p/o ORA Fiduciaire

Chemin des Mines 2

1202 Geneva – Switzerland

Email: contact@cognos-partners.com

Website: www.cognos-partners.com

3. Personal data we collect

We do not collect personal data unless you choose to provide it.

Through our website, you may provide the following information via the contact form:

Full name
Office (optional)
Organization (optional)
Address (optional)
Email address
Phone number (optional)
Message content

We do not use cookies for tracking, analytics, or marketing purposes unless explicitly stated otherwise.

4. Purpose of data processing

We process your personal data exclusively for the following purposes:

To respond to your inquiries submitted through our contact form;
To communicate with you regarding your request or potential collaboration;
To manage and maintain our professional relationships;
To ensure the security and proper functioning of our website.

We do not sell, rent, or otherwise disclose your personal data to third parties.

5. Legal basis for processing

Processing of personal data is based on one or more of the following legal grounds:

Your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR / Art. 31 para. 1 FADP);
Our legitimate interest in maintaining professional communications (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR / Art. 31 para. 1 FADP).

6. Data retention

We retain your personal data only as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, or as required by law.

Typically, contact form submissions are kept for up to 12 months unless further communication or collaboration is established.

7. Data security

We use appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, or alteration.

However, please note that data transmission over the Internet may be subject to security vulnerabilities.

8. Data sharing and transfers

Your personal data may be accessed by our member firms within the Cognos Global Partners network, solely for the purpose of handling your inquiry.

If data is transferred outside Switzerland or the European Economic Area (EEA), it is done only where adequate data protection is ensured.

9. Your rights

Under the applicable data protection laws, you have the following rights:

To access your personal data;
To request correction or deletion of your data;
To object to or restrict certain processing;
To withdraw your consent at any time;
To lodge a complaint with the Swiss Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (FDPIC).
To exercise these rights, please contact us at contact@cognos-partners.com

10. Links to other websites

Our website may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of such external sites.

11. Updates with this Privacy policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect legal or operational changes. The updated version will always be published on our website with a revised “Last updated” date.

Contact

For any questions regarding this Privacy Policy or your personal data, please contact: