Cookie policy and consent management

Last updated: 26 May 2026

This Cookie Policy describes the use of cookies and similar technologies on the Innovando GmbH website. It explains which categories of cookies may be used, for what purposes, how user consent is managed and how preferences can be modified or withdrawn.

This policy has been prepared with particular attention to Swiss data protection legislation, including the Federal Act on Data Protection (FADP), and takes into account the use of technical and statistical tools necessary for the operation, security and continuous improvement of the website.

1. Site owner

This website is operated by:

Innovando GmbH
Loretto 4
9108 Gonten
Appenzell Innerrhoden
Switzerland

• Phone: +41 (0)71 794 15 00
• Email: sales@innovando.swiss
• Website: https://innovando.swiss

For further information regarding the processing of personal data, please refer to our Privacy Policy.

2. What cookies are

Cookies are small text files that a website may store on a user’s browser or device while browsing. They can be used to ensure the proper functioning of the website, remember technical preferences, collect statistical information or support external services integrated into web pages.

Alongside cookies, similar technologies may also be used, including scripts, technical identifiers, tags, pixels and measurement systems. For simplicity, the term “cookie” is used throughout this policy to refer to these related technologies whenever they perform similar functions.

3. Why we use cookies

Innovando GmbH uses cookies and similar technologies for purposes that are limited and proportionate to the operation of the website.

In particular, cookies may be used to:

• ensure the proper technical operation of the website;
• maintain essential user preferences such as language and technical settings;
• protect the website against abnormal access, spam or technical malfunctions;
• analyse website usage through statistical methods;
• understand which content is most frequently accessed or considered useful;
• improve structure, accessibility, performance and overall user experience;
• manage technical tags in an organised manner through Google Tag Manager.

We do not use cookies to sell personal data, nor do we use them to create intrusive commercial profiles of individual users.

4. Categories of cookies used

This website may use the following categories of cookies.

4.1 Technical or necessary cookies

Technical cookies are required for the proper functioning of the website. They enable page navigation, language management, security features, the storage of essential preferences and the normal operation of the WordPress infrastructure.

These cookies do not require prior consent because they are necessary to provide the service requested by the user and to ensure the security and functionality of the website.

This category may include cookies generated by:

• WordPress;
• PolyLang, for language management;
• technical systems related to security, caching or maintenance;
• the consent management system, where implemented.
• 4.2 Statistical cookies

Statistical cookies help Innovando GmbH understand how the website is used, which pages are visited, which content is most relevant and how the overall user experience can be improved.

For this purpose, we may use Google Analytics, configured to collect statistical information regarding website usage.

Depending on the technical configuration, the information collected may include:

• pages visited;
• approximate time spent on the website;
• general interactions with the website;
• device type;
• browser used;
• approximate geographical area
• traffic source.

Statistical cookies are used only when the user provides consent through the cookie banner or preference management panel.

4.3 Marketing cookies

At present, Innovando GmbH does not use marketing, remarketing or advertising profiling cookies through tools such as Meta Pixel, LinkedIn Insight Tag, TikTok Pixel or similar platforms.

Should marketing or advertising tracking tools be introduced in the future, this Cookie Policy will be updated accordingly and user consent will be requested through a dedicated category within the consent banner.

4.4 External content

Some pages of this website may currently include, or may in the future include, content provided by external services such as maps, videos, iframes, widgets or embedded tools. These services may set cookies or collect technical information when loaded.

Where applicable, such content will be managed consistently with the user’s consent preferences. When required, the loading of external content may be blocked until the relevant category has been accepted.

5. Leadinfo

Innovando GmbH may use Leadinfo to analyse website visits and, where possible, identify organisations that browse the website. The tool is used in a B2B context to understand the interest shown by organisations, companies and institutions in the content and services offered by Innovando GmbH.

Leadinfo may collect and process technical information relating to website visits, including IP address, pages viewed, date and time of access, traffic source and information associated with identifying the organisation connected to the visit, within the limits made possible by the technology and databases used by the provider.

Innovando GmbH uses Leadinfo for B2B business analysis, content improvement, understanding organisational interest and developing professional relationships. The tool is not used to identify minors or to create invasive personal profiles of individual users.

Leadinfo is loaded according to the preferences expressed by the user through the consent management system, where required by applicable legislation and by the adopted technical configuration.

For further information regarding the processing of data by Leadinfo, please consult the information made available directly by the provider on its official website

6. Google Analytics

Innovando GmbH may use Google Analytics to collect statistical data regarding website usage.

Google Analytics helps us understand, in an aggregated manner and for technical analysis purposes, how users reach the website, which pages they visit and which content performs most effectively. This information helps Innovando GmbH improve the editorial, technical and functional quality of the website.

Google Analytics may involve the processing of technical user data, including information about the device, browser, interactions with the website and approximate geographical area.

Google Analytics is loaded only after the user has provided consent for the statistical category, except where technical configurations do not require consent under applicable legislation and current regulatory guidance.

Users may modify or withdraw their consent at any time through the “Manage consent” button.

7. Google Tag Manager

Innovando GmbH may use Google Tag Manager to manage certain technical tags on the website in a structured and centralised manner.

Google Tag Manager is a tool that allows scripts and tags to be administered without directly modifying the code of each page. By itself, Google Tag Manager does not necessarily perform statistical or advertising functions, but it may be used to activate tools that collect data, such as Google Analytics.

For this reason, the website configuration must prevent consent-dependent tools from being loaded before the user has made a choice.

In practical terms, Google Tag Manager is treated as a management infrastructure, while any tools activated through it are assigned to the appropriate category: statistics, marketing or external content.

8. Google Search Console

Innovando GmbH uses Google Search Console to monitor the technical presence of the website within Google Search results.

Google Search Console is not used to directly track user behaviour on the website through browsing cookies. It is a technical and administrative tool that enables us to verify indexing status, crawling errors, organic performance, indexed pages and the overall health of the website within search engines.

For this reason, Google Search Console is mentioned here for transparency purposes but is not normally included among the categories of cookies requiring consent through the banner.

9. Consent management

When users visit the website for the first time, they are presented with a consent banner that allows them to choose which categories of cookies they wish to authorise.

Users may:

• accept all non-essential cookies;
• reject all non-essential cookies;
• customise their preferences;
• modify or withdraw consent at a later time.

Necessary cookies always remain active because they are essential for the technical operation of the website.

User preferences are stored in a technical consent cookie to prevent the banner from being displayed on every visit. The consent retention period may be configured technically and updated in accordance with legal or operational requirements.

10. Withdrawal or modification of consent

Users may modify or withdraw their consent at any time through the following button:

Manage consent

This button allows users to reopen the preference panel and update the categories they have accepted or rejected.

Withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before the withdrawal. However, it prevents further processing based on that consent from the moment the preference is changed.

11. Managing cookies through the browser

In addition to the consent panel available on the website, users may manage, block or delete cookies directly through their browser settings.

Every browser provides specific tools to:

• view stored cookies;
• delete existing cookies;
• block third-party cookies;
• prevent the storage of new cookies;
• receive notifications before cookies are installed.

However, completely disabling cookies may impair certain website functions, particularly those related to language preferences, security, session management and preference storage.

12. Transfers and third-party services

The use of services provided by Google may involve the processing of data by companies belonging to the Google group, including outside Switzerland.

Innovando GmbH uses these services for technical, statistical and website improvement purposes. Where required, such processing takes place on the basis of user consent and the safeguards provided under applicable legislation.

For more information regarding Google’s processing of personal data, please consult the privacy information made available directly by Google through its official websites.

13. Updates to this Cookie Policy

Innovando GmbH may update this Cookie Policy in the event of technical changes to the website, the introduction of new tools, regulatory developments or changes in the way cookies and similar technologies are used.

The update date displayed at the beginning of this document allows users to verify when this Cookie Policy was last modified.

14. Contact details

For questions regarding this Cookie Policy, consent management or the use of cookies on this website, you may contact Innovando GmbH using the following details:

Innovando GmbH
Loretto 4
9108 Gonten
Appenzell Innerrhoden
Switzerland

• Phone: +41 (0)71 794 15 00
• Email: privacy@innovando.swiss

For more information regarding the processing of personal data, please refer to our Privacy Policy.