Privacy Policy - Pandore Associates

Last updated: March 4, 2025

Introduction

Pandore Associates is committed to protecting your privacy. This Cookie Policy explains how we use cookies and similar technologies on our website (hereinafter referred to as "the Site") and provides you with control over their use.

What is a cookie?

A cookie is a small text file placed on your device (computer, tablet, mobile phone) when you browse our Site. Cookies help us improve your user experience, secure your visit, and provide us with information about the use of our Site.

How do we use cookies?

Pandore Associates is committed to protecting your privacy. This Cookie Policy explains how we use cookies and similar technologies on our website (hereinafter referred to as "the Site") and provides you with control over their use.

1. Strictly necessary cookies

These cookies are essential for the operation of our Site. They enable you to navigate our Site and use its features, such as accessing secure areas. Without these cookies, certain services you have requested cannot be provided.

Cookie Name Purpose Storage Duration
session_id Maintains your active session Session
csrf_token Protects against Cross-Site Request Forgery attacks Session
cookie_consent Records your cookie preferences 12 months

These cookies are necessary for the Site to function and cannot be disabled in our systems.

2. Preference cookies

These cookies allow our Site to remember choices you have made in order to provide you with enhanced and personalized features.

Cookie Name Purpose Storage Duration
language_preference Remembers your language choice 6 months
display_mode Remembers your display preferences (e.g., dark mode) 6 months

3. Statistical/analytical cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our Site by collecting and reporting information anonymously. They allow us to continuously improve our Site.

Cookie Name Purpose Storage Duration
_ga Google Analytics - Distinguishes users (anonymized) 24 months
_gid Google Analytics - Distinguishes users (anonymized) 24 hours
_gat Google Analytics - Limits the request rate 1 minute

4. Marketing cookies

These cookies are used to track visitors across websites. The intention is to display ads that are relevant and engaging for the individual user.

Cookie Name Purpose Storage Duration
_gcl_au Google Analytics - Conversion linking 3 months
_linkedin_data LinkedIn Insight Tag - Conversion analysis 3 months

How to manage your cookie preferences?

When you first visit our Site, a cookie banner informs you about the use of cookies and asks you to express your preferences. You can choose to accept all cookies, reject them all (except for strictly necessary cookies), or customize them according to your preferences.

You can change your cookie preferences at any time by clicking on the "Cookies settings" link at the bottom of each page of our Site.

Disabling cookies via your browser

You can also configure your browser to block or alert you about these cookies:

  • Google Chrome: Menu > Settings > Show advanced settings > Privacy > Content settings > Cookies

  • Mozilla Firefox: Menu > Options > Privacy & Security > Cookies and Site Data

  • Microsoft Edge: Menu > Settings > Cookies and site permissions

  • Safari: Preferences > Privacy > Cookies and website data

Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of our Site and limit your user experience.

Use of third-party services and data transfers

Some cookies we use are placed by third-party services:

  • Google Analytics: We use Google Analytics to analyze the use of our Site. The data collected is transferred and stored by Google on servers that may be located outside the EU. We have implemented IP address anonymization and have entered into a data processing agreement with Google. Google Privacy Policy

  • LinkedIn: We use LinkedIn Insight Tag to measure the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns on LinkedIn. LinkedIn Privacy Policy

Data retention period

Data collected via cookies are retained for the periods indicated in the tables above. Beyond these periods, the data is either deleted or anonymized.

Changes to our cookie policy

We reserve the right to modify this cookie policy at any time. Any changes will be posted on this page with a revised update date. We encourage you to check this page regularly.

Your rights

In accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), you have rights regarding your personal data, including the rights of access, rectification, erasure, and objection to processing.

To exercise these rights or for any questions regarding our cookie policy, please contact us:

Pandore Associates
Email: privacy@pandore-associates.com
Address: [Physical address of Pandore Associates]

If you believe, after contacting us, that your rights are not being respected, you can file a complaint with your local data protection authority.

Consent

By using our Site and accepting cookies via our cookie banner, you consent to our cookie policy as described in this document.