Cookie Policy
1. What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files or pieces of information that are stored on your computers or mobile devices (such as smartphones or tablets) when you visit our Site. Cookies typically contain the name of the website they came from, the “lifecycle” of the cookie (i.e., how long they remain on your devices), as well as a numeric value that is usually a randomly generated unique number.
2. For what reasons do we use cookies?
We use cookies to make our Site work better and to personalize both our Site and our products based on your interests and needs. Cookies are able to accomplish what we describe because websites are able to read and transcribe these files, allowing them to recognize you and store relevant information that will make it more convenient for you to use the Website (for example, by storing your preferred settings).
Cookies may also be used to speed up your future activities and improve your experience about using our Site. We may use cookies to compile anonymous, aggregate statistics that allow us to understand how users use our Site and to allow us to improve the structure and content of our Site. We cannot personally identify you through this information.
Data collected and processed through cookies will be processed primarily through the use of electronic means for the purposes specified therein, in compliance with the Privacy Code, including security issues. Providing personal information through cookies is necessary for so-called technical or essential cookies, specifically cookies that are used in order to allow you to browse the Sites, and for so-called necessary or preference cookies, specifically cookies that are necessary to provide you with the requested services and features. If you do not accept such cookies, and therefore do not provide your personal information, we may not be able to manage your visits to the Sites and provide you with the services and functionality you request. Your consent is not required for these types of cookies. For any analytical and marketing cookies, including for example social plug-in cookies, the provision of personal information is optional and there will be no consequences if you refuse such types of cookies.
Our authorized personnel and the controller, if appointed, will have access to your data. Data collected through cookies will be shared with relevant authorities (pursuant to applicable laws), third parties who provide functional technical and organizational services for the use of cookies as specified herein in accordance with our instructions, to third parties in the case of mergers, acquisitions, business/resource divestitures and other transactions of an extraordinary nature, and to authorized recipients as provided by applicable laws. These data recipients will act, as appropriate, as data controllers, data processors or data processors under applicable privacy laws and for the purposes specified above.
You can contact us at any time in order to request the updated list of data processors, data recipients and to enforce your rights recognized by Article 7 of the Privacy Code, for example to obtain confirmation about the existence of data concerning you, to obtain access to such data, to verify their content, origin, accuracy, to request their integration, updating, modification, cancellation and transformation into anonymous form, blocking for violation of the law, to oppose their processing for legitimate reasons.
3. Third-party cookies
The VALORI AM SA website contains links to third-party websites. Should you follow a link to such third party websites, we encourage you to consult their privacy, cookie and related policies as they are not under the control of VALORI AM SA. We therefore advise you to check such policies before providing any personal data to such websites.
4. What cookies do we use?
Below you will find list of the different types of cookies that may be used on the VALORI AM SA Site. Note that to the extent that information collected through cookies constitutes personal information, the provisions of the Privacy Policy apply to and supplement this Cookie Policy.
4.1 Essential cookies
Essential cookies are necessary for the operation of the Site, enabling you to browse and use its services and features. Without essential cookies, the Site may not be able to function as smoothly as we would like it to and we may not be able to guarantee your use of the Site, some of its services or features that you have requested.
| Types of cookies | Description | How to handle Cookies | Deadline |
| Language | Stores the user’s cookie consent status for the current domain | Accepting/rejecting via browser settings | 1 year |
At present, Essential cookies are implemented
4.2 Preference cookies
Preference cookies collect information about your choices and preferences, allowing us to store language or other local settings and customize the Site accordingly.
| Types of cookies | Description | How to handle Cookies | Deadline |
| Language | Language cookies are used to store the language selected by the user and to display the correct options. | Accepting/rejecting via browser settings | Session |
Preferences cookies are currently implemented.
4.3 The social plug tracking cookies
These cookies are used to track members [and non-members] of social media networks for market research analysis and product development.
Currently, social plug tracking cookies are implemented.
4.4 Analytical cookies
Analytical cookies collect information about your use of the Site if implemented, allowing us to improve how it works. For example, analytical cookies show us which pages are most visited on the Site, help us record difficulties you may have with the Site, and show us whether or not advertising is effective. This allows us to get an overview about the use of the Site, rather than the use made by an individual person.
Analytical cookies are currently implemented.
4.5 Marketing cookies
Advertising Cookies are used for marketing purposes.
Marketing cookies are currently implemented.
4.6 Profiling cookies
Profiling cookies are third-party cookies that track users’ activities across different websites. These cookies are often used to display ads relevant to users’ interests.
We currently do not use profiling cookies.
5. How do I handle cookies?
Although most Internet browsers are initially set to automatically accept cookies, most Internet browsers allow you to change your settings to block cookies or to notify you when cookies are being sent to your device.
In addition to the above options, you can reject, accept or remove cookies from the Site at any time by activating or accessing your browser settings. Information on the procedure to follow in order to enable, disable or remove cookies is available on the provider’s website via the help screen.
Please note that if cookies are disabled or removed, not all features of the Site may work as intended, for example you may not be able to visit certain areas of the Site or you may not receive personalized information when you visit the Site.
If you use multiple devices to view and access the Sites (e.g., computers, smartphones, tablets, etc.) you should ensure that each device’s browser is adjusted according to your cookie preferences.
6. Pixel tags
The VALORI AM SA website does not implement the use of pixel tags (also known as transparent Gifs). They generally support the development of promotional and website activities including by sharing them with third parties. For example, information about the use of websites by visitors to the Website may be shared with third parties that perform advertising agency activities in order to improve the function of banner advertisements on our Website where present. The information collected through the use of such pixel tags is not, however, personally identifiable, although it may be linked to your personal information.
7. Deleting cookies
Browsers allow the user to delete the cookies present, all or only some as they choose. In addition, they can be set to delete them automatically when the browser is closed.
8. Contact us
If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy, please contact us by writing to
VALORI ASSET MANAGEMENT SA
Viale Alessandro Volta, 16 – CH-6830 Chiasso
Or by calling us at: +41 (0)91 695 80 80
Or by writing to us at: info@valam.ch
Please note that communications made via email are not always secure, so in this regard do not send us @mail with sensitive information.
Last update: 01/02/2024