Cookie Policy for DealHero.ch

Last updated: 5 May, 2025

This Cookie Policy explains how DealHero.ch uses cookies and similar technologies to recognize you when you visit our website. It describes what these technologies are, why we use them, and your rights to control their use.

Our website is built using Squarespace, which uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to provide, protect, and improve its services.

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small data files stored on your device (computer, smartphone, tablet) when you visit a website. Cookies help websites remember your actions or preferences and enhance your browsing experience.

Cookies can be:

- Session cookies: deleted when you close your browser

- Persistent cookies: stored until they expire or are manually deleted

- First-party cookies: set by the site you’re visiting

- Third-party cookies: set by services embedded on the site (e.g., analytics, advertising)

2. How We Use Cookies

At DealHero.ch, cookies are used for the following purposes:

a) Essential Cookies

- Necessary for the operation of the website (e.g., maintaining sessions, securing logins).

- Without these cookies, our website may not function properly.

b) Performance and Analytics Cookies

- These help us understand how visitors interact with our site (e.g., page visits, navigation flow).

- Squarespace and tools like Google Analytics may place cookies for this purpose.

c) Functional Cookies

- Remember your preferences (e.g., language, login status).

- Improve your user experience.

d) Marketing and Affiliate Tracking Cookies

- Track interactions with certain offers or affiliate links.

- Allow us to measure the effectiveness of partner promotions.

- May be set by third-party affiliate networks.

3. Cookies Used by Squarespace

As a website hosted and built with Squarespace, their platform automatically includes a set of standard cookies. These may include:

- ss_cvr and ss_cvt: track visitor ID and session activity

- Crumb: prevent cross-site request forgery (CSRF)

- RecentRedirect: support login and e-commerce functionality

You can find more details in Squarespace’s Cookie Policy:

https://support.squarespace.com/hc/en-us/articles/360001264507

4. How You Can Control Cookies

You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can:

- Set or change your browser settings to accept or refuse cookies

- Delete stored cookies at any time via your browser

- Decline non-essential cookies using a cookie banner (if enabled)

Note: Blocking cookies may affect how certain parts of our website function.

5. Third-Party Services

Some cookies may be set by third-party services we use, such as:

- Google Analytics (website usage tracking)

- Stripe (secure payments)

- Affiliate networks (when you click on certain partner offers)

We encourage you to review their respective cookie policies.

6. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy occasionally, especially if we begin using new tools or features that require cookie use. Any changes will be posted here with an updated revision date.

7. Contact

If you have questions about our use of cookies or this policy, please contact:

DealHero GmbH

Email: Hello@dealhero.ch

Address: Tiergartenstrasse 7, 8802, Kilchberg

Switzerland