This cookie policy was last updated on 4 November 2025 and applies to citizens and residents with permanent residence in the European Economic Area and Switzerland.
1. Introduction
My website, homo-digitalis.ch (hereinafter: ‘the website’) uses cookies and similar technologies (for simplicity, all of these are collectively referred to as ‘cookies’). Cookies are also placed by third parties commissioned by me. In the document below, I inform you about the use of cookies on my website.
2. What are cookies?
A cookie is a simple small file that is sent along with the pages of an internet address and can be stored by the web browser on your PC or other device. The information stored in it can be sent to my server or those of relevant third-party providers during subsequent visits.
3. What are scripts?
A script is a piece of program code that is used to enable functionality and interactivity on my website. This code is executed on my server or on your device.
4. What is a web beacon?
A web beacon (also known as a pixel tag) is a small invisible text fragment or image on a website that is used to monitor traffic on the website. To enable this, various data about you is stored using web beacons.
5. Cookies
5.1 Technical or functional cookies
Some cookies ensure that certain parts of the website function properly and that your user settings are remembered. By setting functional cookies, I make it easier for you to visit my website. I can therefore place these cookies without your consent.
5.2 Analytical cookies
I use analytical cookies to optimise the website experience for my users. These analytical cookies give me insight into how my website is used. I ask for your permission to set analytical cookies. Because your privacy is important to me, I use Matomo Analytics, a platform where data protection is a matter of course. All collected data is stored only in the MySQL database of homo-digitalis; no other company (or Matomo team member) can access this information, nor is it sent to other servers. The source code of the software is open source. Hundreds of people have reviewed it to ensure that your data remains private. Functional cookies are mandatory. Marketing cookies are not in use.
6. Cookies placed
- WordPress – Functional only
- WPML – Functional only
- Complianz – Functional only
- Matomo – Functional, Statistics (anonymous)
- Wordfence – Functional
7. Consent
When you visit my website for the first time, I will show you a pop-up with an explanation about cookies. Once you click on ‘Save settings’, you give me your consent to use all categories of cookies and plugins you have selected as described in this cookie statement. You can disable the use of cookies via your browser, but please note that my website may not function properly if you do so.
8. Activating/deactivating and deleting cookies
You can use your internet browser to automatically or manually delete cookies. You can also specify whether specific cookies should not be placed. Another option is to set up your internet browser so that you are notified each time a cookie is placed. For more information about these options, please refer to the instructions in the help section of your browser.
Please note that my website may not function properly if all cookies are disabled. If you delete the cookies in your browser, they will be placed again when you visit my website again.
9. Your rights regarding personal data
You have the following rights regarding your personal data:
- You have the right to know why your personal data is needed, what happens to it and how long it is stored.
- Right of access: You have the right to view your personal data known to me.
- Right to rectification: You have the right to supplement, correct, delete or block your personal data whenever you wish.
- If you give me your consent to process your data, you have the right to revoke this consent and have your personal data deleted.
- If you give me your consent to process your data, you have the right to withdraw this consent and have your personal data deleted.
- Right to data portability: You have the right to request all your personal data from the data controller and transfer it in full to another data controller.
- Right to object: You can object to the processing of your data. I will comply with this request unless there are legitimate reasons for processing the data.
To exercise these rights, please contact me. Please refer to the contact details below. If you have a complaint about how I handle your data, I would like to hear it, but you also have the right to refer it to the supervisory authority (data protection authority).
10. Contact
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