About Cookies

1. About this Cookie Notice

This Cookie Notice explains how the Pension Fund Swiss Re (also «we», «us») uses cookies and similar technologies. For information on how the Pension Fund Swiss Re processes your personal data please see our Privacy Notice.

2. How do we use Cookies or similar tools?

We use different technologies to provide and optimize our online services, as well as to allow us to recognize you during your use of our website, and possibly to track you across several visits.

We do not intend to determine your identity, even if that is possible where we can identify you by combination with your registration data. However, even without registration data, the technologies we use are designed in such a way that you are recognized as an individual visitor each time you access the website, for example by our server that assign a specific identification number to you or your browser (so-called «cookie»).

3. What are Cookies?

Cookies are individual codes (for example a serial number) that our server or a server of our service providers or advertising partners transmits to your system when you connect to our website, and that your system (browser, cell phone) accepts and stores until the set expiration time. Your system transmits these codes to our server or third-party server. In this way, you are recognized even if your identity is unknown.

4. What types of cookies do we use?

We use both session cookies, which expire when you close your browser, and persistent cookies, which remain on your device until they expire, or you delete them. We distinguish the following categories of «cookies» (including other technologies):

• Necessary cookies: These cookies are strictly necessary for the functioning of the website or service. They are usually set to manage actions made by you. For example, they ensure that you can move between pages without losing information that was entered in a form. They also ensure that you stay logged in. We can also use these cookies to set up essential functionalities to guarantee the security and efficiency of the service requested, such as authentication and load balancer request. These cookies exist temporarily only («session cookies»). If you block them, the website may not work properly.

5. How can you control cookies?

You can change your cookie settings at any time by clicking the "cookie settings" link in the bottom of the website.

You can also control or deleted cookies in your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to prevent that any cookies are placed.

6. Changes to this notice?

We may update this cookie notice from time to time to reflect changes in our practices and services. The version published on this website is the current version.