Privacy policy
Last updated: 7 November 2026
This policy explains how personal data is processed on this website, in accordance with the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection (FADP) and, where applicable, the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
1. Controller
GM Consulting – Gaétan Maurin, Route de Grancy 3, 1116 Cottens VD, Switzerland ·
2. Data processed
Website visits. When you visit the site, our hosting provider automatically processes technical data (IP address, date and time, pages requested, browser and device type) to deliver the site and protect it against attacks.
Contact. If you contact us by email, phone or LinkedIn, we process the data you provide (name, contact details, content of your message) to answer you and, where relevant, to prepare or perform an engagement.
Audience measurement. We use Cloudflare Web Analytics, which measures visits in aggregate without cookies and without identifying individual visitors.
Cookies and local storage. This site sets no cookies. Your language choice is stored only in your browser (local storage) and is never sent to us.
3. Purposes and legal bases
We process data to operate and secure the website, to measure its audience and to handle your requests. Under the GDPR, the legal bases are our legitimate interest in a secure and functional website (Art. 6(1)(f)) and steps taken at your request before entering into a contract, or the performance of a contract (Art. 6(1)(b)).
4. Recipients and transfers abroad
Our hosting provider Cloudflare, Inc. may process data in the United States and other countries. Cloudflare is certified under the EU-US and Swiss-US Data Privacy Frameworks and also relies on standard contractual clauses. We do not sell personal data or share it for marketing purposes.
5. Retention
Technical log data is kept by the hosting provider for a short period only. Correspondence is kept as long as needed to handle your request; business records are kept for the legally required period (10 years under the Swiss Code of Obligations).
6. Your rights
You may request access to, rectification or deletion of your data, object to its processing, or request a copy in a portable format, by writing to the email address above. You may also lodge a complaint with the Swiss Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (FDPIC) or, if you live in the EU, with your local data protection authority (in France, the CNIL).
7. Changes
We may update this policy. The current version is the one published on this page.
