Our commitment
At Cologny Properties, protecting your personal data is a priority. This privacy policy informs you about how we collect, use and protect your personal information in accordance with the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection (FADP) and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Data collected
During your interactions with our site, we may collect:
- Identification data: name, surname, email address, phone number
- Connection data: IP address, browser type, pages visited
- Real estate data: search criteria, properties viewed, and information submitted through our valuation form (property type, address, surface area, number of rooms, condition, features, possible purchase price, project purpose and timeline, etc.). This data — including partial entries that are not submitted — is securely stored on our cloud infrastructure to prepare your valuation.
- Communication data: messages sent via our contact, visit and valuation forms, as well as the resulting confirmation and follow-up emails
Data usage
Your personal data is used solely for:
- Responding to your inquiries and valuation requests
- Offering properties matching your search criteria
- Organizing property viewings
- Improving our services and user experience
- Meeting our legal and regulatory obligations
- Sending you information about our services (with your consent)
Data security
We implement appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your data against unauthorized access, loss, destruction or alteration:
- SSL/TLS encryption for all data transmissions
- Restricted access to personal data
- Regular and secure backups
- Regular staff training on data protection
Data sharing
Your personal data is never sold to third parties. We may only share it with:
- Our EU-based technical sub-processors, bound by contractual confidentiality obligations: Supabase (database and edge function hosting, EU region) and Resend (transactional confirmation and notification emails). No data is transferred outside the EU/Switzerland without appropriate safeguards.
- Our real estate partners (only with your explicit consent)
- Competent authorities if required by law
All our service providers are required to respect the confidentiality of your data and to use it only in accordance with our instructions.
Your rights
In accordance with the FADP and the GDPR, you have the following rights:
Right of access
Obtain a copy of your personal data
Right to rectification
Correct inaccurate or incomplete data
Right to erasure
Request deletion of your data
Right to object
Refuse the processing of your data
Right to data portability
Receive your data in a structured format
Right to restriction
Restrict the processing of your data
To exercise these rights, contact us at: contact@colognyproperties.ch
Cookies and similar technologies
Our site uses cookies to improve your browsing experience and analyse site usage.
Types of cookies used:
- Essential cookies: Necessary for the site to function
- Analytical cookies: To understand how you use the site
- Preference cookies: To remember your choices
- Advertising and measurement cookies: We use Google Ads, Google Tag Manager and Meta Pixel (Facebook/Instagram) to measure the performance of our campaigns, track conversions and show relevant ads to people who have visited our site. These tools may set third-party cookies and transfer certain data (IP address, pages viewed) to Google LLC and Meta Platforms Inc., including outside Switzerland and the EU.
You can configure your browser to refuse cookies, but some site features may not work properly.
Data retention
We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary:
- Inquiries: 3 years after your last interaction
- Clients: 10 years for legal and accounting obligations
- Marketing data: Until withdrawal of your consent
Beyond these periods, your data is deleted or anonymized.
Changes to this policy
We reserve the right to modify this privacy policy at any time. Changes take effect upon publication on the site.
Last updated: June 29, 2026
Questions about privacy?
If you have questions about this privacy policy or the processing of your personal data, please don't hesitate to contact us.