The Ethereal Palette Museum

Cookies Policy

This Cookies Policy explains how The Ethereal Palette Museum ("we," "us," or "our") uses cookies and similar tracking technologies on our website, www.etherealpalette.ch (the "Website"). This policy is designed to provide you with clear and comprehensive information about the cookies we use and how you can manage your cookie preferences.

What are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site. Cookies can store information about your browsing activity, such as your login details, language preferences, and the pages you visit.

Types of Cookies We Use

We use the following types of cookies on our Website:

• Strictly Necessary Cookies: These cookies are essential for the operation of our Website and enable you to navigate the site and use its features, such as accessing secure areas. Without these cookies, services you have asked for, like shopping baskets or e-billing, cannot be provided.
• Performance Cookies: These cookies collect information about how visitors use our Website, such as which pages are visited most often and if they receive error messages from web pages. These cookies help us to improve the performance of our Website and provide a better user experience. We use tools like Google Analytics to collect and analyze this data.
• Functionality Cookies: These cookies allow our Website to remember choices you make (such as your language or region) and provide enhanced, more personal features. They may also be used to provide services you have asked for, such as watching a video or commenting on a blog.
• Targeting or Advertising Cookies: These cookies are used to deliver advertisements that are more relevant to you and your interests. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement as well as help measure the effectiveness of the advertising campaign. They are usually placed by advertising networks with the website operator’s permission. They remember that you have visited a website and this information is shared with other organizations such as advertisers.

Here is a more detailed breakdown of the specific cookies we utilize:

• _ga, _gid (Google Analytics): Used to distinguish users and track website traffic data. They expire after 2 years and 24 hours respectively.
• PHPSESSID: This is a session cookie, used to maintain user session state across page requests. It expires when the browser is closed.
• cookieConsent: This cookie records your consent to the use of cookies on our website. It typically expires after 1 year.
• eu_cookie_law_consent: Similar to cookieConsent, this cookie is used to record consent to the EU cookie law. It also expires after 1 year.

Purpose of Cookies

We use cookies for the following purposes:

• To ensure the proper functioning of our Website.
• To improve the performance and usability of our Website.
• To personalize your experience on our Website.
• To understand how visitors use our Website and to gather statistical data.
• To provide relevant advertisements and marketing communications.

Third-Party Cookies

In addition to our own cookies, we may also use third-party cookies on our Website. These cookies are placed by third-party service providers, such as Google Analytics and advertising networks. We do not control these cookies, and their use is subject to the third parties' own privacy policies. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of these third parties for more information about their cookie practices.

How to Manage Your Cookie Preferences

You have the right to control and manage your cookie preferences. You can do this by:

• Browser Settings: Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can configure your browser to block all cookies, accept only certain types of cookies, or notify you each time a cookie is set. Please note that blocking all cookies may affect the functionality of our Website and other websites you visit.
• Cookie Consent Tool: Our Website may provide a cookie consent tool that allows you to customize your cookie preferences. This tool enables you to choose which categories of cookies you want to accept or reject.
• Opt-Out Links: Some third-party service providers offer opt-out links that allow you to prevent them from collecting data through cookies. For example, you can opt-out of Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

For more information about how to manage cookies, please refer to the help documentation for your web browser or visit www.allaboutcookies.org.

Specific instructions for popular browsers include:

1. Google Chrome: Go to Settings > Privacy and Security > Cookies and other site data.
2. Mozilla Firefox: Go to Options > Privacy & Security > Cookies and Site Data.
3. Safari: Go to Preferences > Privacy > Cookies and Website Data.
4. Microsoft Edge: Go to Settings > Cookies and site permissions > Manage and delete cookies and site data.

Please be aware that if you disable cookies, some features of our website may not function correctly.

Changes to This Cookies Policy

We may update this Cookies Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our cookie practices or applicable laws. We will post any changes to this policy on our Website and update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about our use of cookies.

Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Cookies Policy, please contact us at:

The Ethereal Palette Museum
Attn: Data Protection Officer
14 Rue du Mont Blanc
1201 Geneva, Switzerland
Email: dataprivacy@etherealpalette.ch
Phone: +41 890165589