Cookie Policy

1) What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. They help the site function, remember your preferences, measure performance, and, with consent where required, support analytics and advertising. Similar technologies include pixels, tags, and local storage—collectively “cookies.”

2) How we classify cookies

We group cookies into the categories below. In the EEA/UK/Switzerland, we only set non-essential cookies after you give consent via our banner or Cookie Settings.

• Strictly Necessary (Essential): Required for the Site to work (security, load balancing, session management, cookie consent). These cannot be switched off.
• Functional / Preferences: Remember choices (language, region, form data) and enhance features.
• Performance / Analytics: Help us understand how visitors use the Site (pages viewed, time on page, errors). Data is aggregated; IPs may be truncated/anonymized where supported.
• Advertising / Targeting: Used to deliver and measure ads, create audiences, and limit ad frequency. These may track you across sites and require consent.
• Social Media & Embedded Content: Enable content from platforms (e.g., YouTube, Vimeo) and social sharing. These services may set their own cookies.

3) What we use (typical tools)

Depending on the page, we may use some of the following. Only enable those you actually deploy:

• Consent Management: Cookie banner / preference tool (stores your choices).
• Security/CDN: Cloudflare or similar (essential).
• Analytics: Google Analytics (with IP anonymization where feasible) and/or a privacy-centric analytics tool.
• Advertising Pixels (optional): Meta Pixel, Google Ads, LinkedIn Insight Tag (only if we run campaigns).
• Payment & Commerce: Stripe/PayPal (for checkout security and fraud prevention).
• Scheduling: Calendly (loads when you view a booking embed).
• Video/Embeds: YouTube/Vimeo players (load only when you press play or consent to media cookies).

Note: Third-party providers may set their own cookies. Please review their policies for details.

4) Example cookie list (illustrative)

Your actual CMP will generate a live list. Examples:

• ptc_consent (Essential) — remembers your cookie choices — up to 12 months
• __cf_bm / cf_clearance (Essential, Cloudflare) — bot/security — a few minutes to 1 day
• _ga / ga * (Analytics, Google) — usage stats — 13 months (region-dependent)
• _gid (Analytics, Google) — daily stats — 24 hours
• _fbp (Advertising, Meta) — ad delivery/measurement — 90 days
• li_fat_id (Advertising, LinkedIn) — ad measurement — up to 6 months
• calendly_page (Functional, Calendly) — scheduling embed — session to 12 months
• player / vuid (Functional/Analytics, Vimeo) — video playback — up to 13 months

5) Your choices

• Consent banner: On your first visit, we ask for your preferences (Accept All / Reject Non-Essential / Customize).
• Change your mind anytime: Use Cookie Settings (link or button in our footer) to update or withdraw consent.
• Browser controls: You can block or delete cookies in your browser settings. Doing so may affect site functionality.
• Do Not Track: The Site does not currently respond to DNT signals. Use our Cookie Settings instead.

6) Legal basis & regional notes

• In the EEA/UK/Switzerland, we rely on consent for non-essential cookies and legitimate interests for essential ones (security, core functionality).
• Where third-country transfers occur (e.g., to the USA via analytics/ads tools), we use recognized safeguards (e.g., EU Standard Contractual Clauses) as detailed in our Privacy Policy.

7) Retention

Cookie lifetimes vary. Session cookies expire when you close the browser; persistent cookies last from hours to 13 months (or longer for strictly necessary security cookies). Analytics data is typically retained for 26 months or less, per tool configuration.

8) Third-party links and embeds

If you click external links or interact with embedded content, those sites/services control their cookies. Please review their policies (e.g., Google, Meta, LinkedIn, YouTube, Vimeo, Calendly, Stripe).

9) Updates to this policy

We may update this Cookie Policy to reflect changes in law, technology, or our services. We’ll post the new version with an updated “Effective date.” Material changes may be announced on the Site.

10) How to contact us

Questions about cookies or your choices? Email: hello@ptorrescobas.com Phone: +41 78 222 32 84 Mail: Oetlingerstrasse 75A, 4057 Basel, Suiza

Latest Update: 23.04.2026