Privacy policy

Belleville Management Consulting GmbH (“Belleville”, “we”, “us” or “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data.

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store and disclose personal information when you visit belleville.co, contact us, schedule a consultation, interact with our content or otherwise use our services.

We process personal data in accordance with the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection (FADP) and, where applicable, the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other applicable data protection laws.

1. Data Controller

The controller responsible for the processing of personal data through this website is:

Belleville Management Consulting GmbH

Hechlenberg 5, 8704 Herrliberg, Switzerland

info@belleville.co

Authorized representative Managing Director: André L. Belleville

UID: CHE-358.915.881

Further company and contact information can be found in our Imprint.

2. Personal Data We Collect

Depending on how you interact with our website and services, we may collect and process different categories of personal information.

Information you provide directly

This may include:

• first and last name;
• email address;
• telephone number;
• company and professional information;
• job title or professional position;
• information submitted through contact forms;
• information provided when scheduling a consultation;
• information contained in emails or other communications with us; and
• any other information you voluntarily provide.

Where you contact us regarding career advisory, executive search, coaching or related professional services, the information you provide may also contain professional and career-related information.

Please do not submit sensitive or confidential information through website forms unless it is necessary for your request.

Technical and usage information

When you access our website, certain information may be collected automatically, including:

• IP address;
• browser type and version;
• device type;
• operating system;
• approximate geographic location derived from IP address;
• language and regional settings;
• referring website or source;
• date and time of access;
• pages visited;
• duration of visits;
• navigation paths;
• clicks and interactions with website elements;
• scroll behaviour;
• links clicked;
• traffic source and campaign information;
• device and browser identifiers;
• cookie identifiers; and
• technical diagnostic and security information.

Where permitted by applicable law and depending on your consent choices, this information may be combined to better understand how visitors interact with our website.

3. How We Use Personal Data

We may process personal information for the following purposes:

Providing our services

We process information in order to:

• respond to enquiries;
• arrange consultations and meetings;
• provide executive search, career advisory and coaching services;
• communicate with clients, candidates and business partners;
• manage existing and prospective business relationships; and
• provide requested information.

Operating and improving our website

We may process technical and usage data to:

• operate and maintain the website;
• understand how visitors use the website;
• identify popular pages and content;
• understand how visitors find Belleville;
• measure website performance;
• improve navigation and user experience;
• diagnose technical problems;
• maintain website security; and
• develop and improve our services and content.

Marketing and performance measurement

Where permitted by law and, where required, based on your consent, we may use information about website interactions to:

• measure the effectiveness of marketing campaigns;
• understand which advertisements, posts, search results or external websites lead visitors to Belleville;
• measure conversions, such as contact requests or scheduled consultations;
• create aggregated audience statistics;
• understand user interests and engagement;
• optimize advertising campaigns;
• create or use audiences for advertising;
• display more relevant advertising on third-party platforms; and
• measure interactions with Belleville content on platforms such as LinkedIn, Google or Meta.

Depending on the technologies activated on our website, this may involve cookies, pixels, tags, SDKs or similar tracking technologies.

4. Cookies and Similar Tracking Technologies

Our website uses cookies and similar technologies.

Cookies are small files or identifiers stored on or associated with your browser or device. Similar technologies may include tracking pixels, tags, scripts and local storage technologies.

We may use the following categories:

Strictly necessary technologies

These technologies are required for the website to function properly, provide security, remember privacy choices and deliver requested functionality.

They may be used without consent where permitted by applicable law.

Analytics and performance technologies

These technologies help us understand how the website is used.

For example, they may allow us to measure:

• number of visitors;
• page views;
• traffic sources;
• approximate geographic regions;
• devices and browsers used;
• time spent on pages;
• navigation between pages;
• clicks;
• scrolling and other interactions;
• returning versus new visitors; and
• conversions such as completed contact forms or scheduled consultations.

Analytics are generally used to improve our website, content and services.

Marketing and advertising technologies

Subject to applicable law and your consent where required, tracking technologies may also be used to understand whether marketing activities result in visits, enquiries or other conversions.

Such technologies can potentially recognize a browser or device across different websites or services and may be used by advertising platforms to measure campaigns, create audiences or personalize advertising.

Preference and functionality technologies

These may remember choices such as language, location, consent preferences or other settings in order to provide a more convenient website experience.

5. Shopify

Our website is hosted and technically operated using Shopify.

Shopify may process technical information relating to visitors in order to provide, secure, operate and improve its platform and our website.

This can include information such as IP addresses, browser and device information, cookie identifiers, usage information and information required to deliver website functionality.

Shopify uses cookies and similar technologies in merchant storefronts, including necessary and analytics technologies. 

Information processed through Shopify may be processed in countries outside Switzerland or your country of residence.

For further information about Shopify’s processing of personal data, please refer to Shopify’s own privacy documentation.

6. Analytics and Marketing Services

Depending on our current website configuration, we may use analytics, advertising and conversion-measurement services.

These may include the following.

Shopify Analytics

We may use analytics functionality provided by Shopify to understand website traffic and visitor interactions.

This can include information regarding page visits, sessions, referring sources, devices, browsers and other website usage information.

Shopify documents the use of analytics cookies on merchant storefronts, including _shopify_s and _shopify_y. 

Google Analytics

Where enabled, we may use Google Analytics to better understand how visitors interact with our website.

Google Analytics may process information such as:

• pages viewed;
• session duration;
• approximate location;
• device and browser information;
• referring source;
• interactions and events; and
• conversion information.

Google may process data on servers outside Switzerland or the European Economic Area.

Where required, Google Analytics is activated only after the appropriate consent has been provided.

Google Ads and Conversion Tracking

Where enabled, we may use Google advertising and conversion technologies to measure whether users who interacted with Belleville advertisements subsequently visited our website or completed certain actions.

This may include measuring actions such as:

• contact enquiries;
• consultation bookings;
• visits to specific pages; or
• other defined website conversions.

LinkedIn Insight Tag

Where enabled, we may use the LinkedIn Insight Tag provided by LinkedIn.

The technology can help us understand how users interact with our website after viewing or clicking Belleville content or advertising on LinkedIn.

Depending on the configuration, LinkedIn may process information including:

• page visits;
• website interactions;
• IP address;
• device and browser information;
• timestamp;
• referring information; and
• LinkedIn advertising-related identifiers.

We may use this information to measure campaign performance, understand audiences and optimize our LinkedIn marketing.

LinkedIn may also process this information in accordance with its own privacy policy.

Meta Pixel

Where enabled, we may use technologies provided by Meta Platforms, including the Meta Pixel.

These technologies may allow us to measure whether visitors interacted with advertisements or content on Facebook or Instagram before visiting our website and whether they subsequently performed defined actions.

Depending on the configuration and consent provided, Meta may receive information regarding website visits, interactions, device information and identifiers.

Such information may be used for campaign measurement, audience creation and advertising optimization.

Other analytics and advertising technologies

We may implement additional analytics or marketing technologies in the future.

Where such technologies materially affect the processing of personal data, we will update this Privacy Policy and, where required, our consent-management settings accordingly.

7. Appointment Scheduling and External Services

Our website may provide the possibility to schedule consultations or meetings through third-party scheduling services.

Where we use services such as Calendly or another appointment-booking provider, information you enter into the booking interface may be transmitted directly to that provider.

This may include:

• name;
• email address;
• telephone number;
• selected appointment;
• time zone;
• company information;
• answers to booking questions; and
• other information you voluntarily provide.

The relevant provider may process this information according to its own privacy policy.

If an external booking platform is opened through a link rather than embedded directly into our website, the provider’s privacy practices apply when you access that external service.

8. Contact Forms and Communication

If you contact us through a form, email, telephone or another communication channel, we process the information you provide in order to respond to your request and manage our relationship with you.

Information may be retained where necessary for:

• ongoing communication;
• business administration;
• provision of our services;
• documentation;
• establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims; or
• compliance with legal obligations.

9. Social Media and External Links

Our website may contain links to external platforms such as LinkedIn and other social networks.

Simply following a normal external link may cause the relevant third-party website to receive technical information when you visit it.

Where social-media content, widgets, plugins or tracking technologies are embedded directly into our website, additional information may be transmitted to the relevant provider.

Third-party services process personal data in accordance with their own privacy policies.

10. Legal Bases for Processing

Depending on the circumstances and applicable law, we process personal data where:

• processing is necessary to provide requested services or perform a contract;
• processing is necessary to take steps at your request before entering into a contract;
• we have a legitimate business interest in operating, securing and improving our website and services;
• processing is required to comply with a legal obligation; or
• you have provided your consent.

Where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future.

11. Disclosure of Personal Data

We may disclose personal information to service providers where necessary to operate our business and website.

Such recipients may include:

• website hosting and technology providers;
• Shopify;
• IT and cybersecurity providers;
• analytics providers;
• advertising and marketing platforms;
• scheduling providers;
• communication and email providers;
• professional advisers;
• cloud and data-storage providers; and
• authorities where disclosure is legally required.

We do not disclose personal information to third parties without an appropriate purpose or legal basis.

12. International Data Transfers

Some of our technology and service providers operate internationally.

As a result, personal information may be transferred to, stored in or processed in countries outside Switzerland, the European Economic Area or your country of residence.

Where required by applicable data protection law, we use appropriate safeguards for such transfers, which may include:

• adequacy decisions;
• recognized contractual safeguards;
• the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses;
• Swiss data-protection contractual safeguards; or
• other legally recognized transfer mechanisms.

13. Data Retention

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected or where retention is required for legal, contractual, administrative or security reasons.

The appropriate retention period depends on factors including:

• the nature of the information;
• the purpose of processing;
• our relationship with you;
• contractual requirements;
• statutory retention obligations; and
• potential legal claims.

Where personal information is no longer required, it may be deleted or anonymized.

14. Data Security

We take appropriate technical and organizational measures designed to protect personal information against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration or disclosure.

However, no method of electronic transmission or storage can guarantee absolute security.

15. Your Rights

Depending on the laws applicable to you, you may have rights regarding your personal information, including the right to:

• request information about personal data we process about you;
• obtain access to your personal data;
• request correction of inaccurate data;
• request deletion of personal data where legally applicable;
• request restriction of processing where applicable;
• object to certain processing where applicable;
• receive certain personal data in a portable format where applicable;
• withdraw consent at any time where processing is based on consent; and
• lodge a complaint with a competent data protection authority.

These rights may be subject to legal limitations and exceptions.

To exercise your rights, contact us at:

info@belleville.co

We may request appropriate information to verify your identity before responding to a request.

16. Cookie Preferences

Where our website provides a cookie-consent tool, you can use it to manage your preferences regarding non-essential cookies and tracking technologies.

You may withdraw or change your consent at any time through the available privacy or cookie settings.

You can also configure your browser to block or delete cookies. However, blocking certain necessary technologies may affect website functionality.

17. Children

Our website and professional services are not directed at children.

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children through the website for marketing purposes.

18. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect:

• changes to our website or services;
• new technologies or service providers;
• changes to our data-processing activities; or
• legal or regulatory developments.

The current version will always be published on this website together with the date of the latest update.

19. Contact

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, our processing of personal information or wish to exercise your privacy rights, please contact:

Belleville Management Consulting GmbH

Hechlenberg 5, 8704 Herrliberg, Switzerland

info@belleville.co

Authorized representative Managing Director: André L. Belleville