Last updated: April 1, 2025
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device — computer, tablet, or smartphone — when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work efficiently, to improve the user experience, and to provide information to website operators about how their site is being used.
Cookies are set by the website you are visiting (first-party cookies) or by third-party services that operate elements on that website (third-party cookies). Cookies typically contain a unique identifier, the name of the website that set them, an expiry date, and sometimes a value representing user preferences or session data.
In addition to traditional cookies, similar technologies exist that accomplish comparable functions. These include web beacons (also called pixel tags or tracking pixels), local storage objects (HTML5), and session storage. This Cookie Policy covers all such technologies when used by PAVE Space.
Under the EU ePrivacy Directive and the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection (nFADP), PAVE Space is required to obtain your consent before placing non-essential cookies on your device. When you first visit our Site, a cookie consent banner is displayed. If you accept cookies, we will set the non-essential cookies described in this policy. If you decline, only strictly necessary cookies will be used.
PAVE Space uses cookies for several purposes. Some cookies are necessary for the Site to function correctly and cannot be disabled. Others are optional and are used to improve your experience or to help us understand how the Site is being used. The specific purposes for which we use cookies are:
We categorize the cookies used on our Site into three types based on their function and whether your consent is required:
These cookies are essential for the Site to function. They enable core features such as page navigation, access to secure areas, and technical delivery of content. The Site cannot operate properly without these cookies, and therefore they are placed on your device regardless of your cookie preferences. You may disable these cookies through your browser settings, but doing so will impair the Site's functionality.
Examples of strictly necessary cookies we use include:
These cookies allow us to count website visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our Site. They help us understand which pages are most and least popular and see how visitors navigate the Site. All information collected by these cookies is aggregated and therefore anonymous — it does not identify you as an individual. If you decline these cookies, we will not know when you have visited our Site and will not be able to monitor its performance.
Analytics cookies are only placed on your device if you have consented to analytics cookies via our cookie consent banner. Examples of analytics cookies we may use include:
Marketing cookies are used to deliver relevant advertising and to track the effectiveness of marketing campaigns. They may be used to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant content on other websites. These cookies work by uniquely identifying your browser and device. If you do not allow marketing cookies, you may see less relevant advertising and we will not be able to accurately measure campaign performance.
Marketing cookies are only placed on your device if you have explicitly consented to them via our cookie consent banner. We do not currently run consumer advertising campaigns, and our use of marketing cookies is limited to professional B2B contexts in the space industry. Examples include:
Cookies can be either session cookies or persistent cookies based on how long they remain on your device:
The specific duration of each cookie we use is determined by its purpose. Consent-related cookies are typically set for 12 months so that you are not asked for consent on every visit. Analytics cookies are set for up to 24 months. Marketing cookies vary by provider but are generally set for up to 180 days.
You have several options for controlling how cookies are used when you visit the PAVE Space website:
When you first visit our Site, you will see a cookie consent banner that allows you to accept or decline non-essential cookies. If you click "Accept," we will set all categories of cookies described in this policy. If you click "Decline," only strictly necessary cookies will be set.
To change your preferences after your initial visit, you can clear your browser's cookies and return to the Site — the consent banner will be displayed again, allowing you to make a fresh selection.
You can configure your web browser to block or delete cookies. The method for doing this varies depending on which browser you use. Below are links to instructions for the most common browsers:
Please note that if you block all cookies through your browser settings, some parts of our Site may not function correctly. In particular, the Site requires session cookies to operate, and disabling all cookies will prevent these from being set.
Some third-party analytics and advertising providers offer their own opt-out mechanisms:
Our Site may include content from or links to third-party services that place their own cookies on your device. These third parties are independent data controllers for the cookies they set, and their use of cookies is governed by their own privacy and cookie policies. PAVE Space does not control these cookies and accepts no responsibility for how third parties use them.
Third-party services that may set cookies when you visit our Site include:
We review the cookie practices of our third-party service providers as part of our vendor due diligence process and aim to work only with providers who operate in compliance with applicable data protection law.
Some cookies may be linked to personal data — for example, if you have logged in to a PAVE Space service or submitted a contact form with your email address, a cookie might associate your session with your identity. Where cookies process personal data, this processing is covered by our Privacy Policy, which describes the lawful basis for that processing and the rights you have as a data subject.
Analytics cookies collect data in aggregated or pseudonymized form and are not used to identify you as an individual without additional information. Where analytics providers have the technical capability to link pseudonymized data to an identified individual, we configure those services to minimize this possibility.
For full details about how PAVE Space processes personal data — including data collected through cookies — please refer to our Privacy Policy.
Some web browsers offer a "Do Not Track" (DNT) feature that sends a signal to websites requesting that your browsing activity not be tracked. There is currently no accepted technical standard for how websites should respond to DNT signals. PAVE Space does not currently alter its data collection practices in response to DNT signals, but we do provide meaningful choices through our cookie consent mechanism as described in Section 5.
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the cookies we use, changes in applicable law, or changes in our business operations. When we make material changes to this policy, we will update the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this policy periodically so that you are aware of how we use cookies.
If we introduce new categories of non-essential cookies, we will update our cookie consent banner to give you the opportunity to consent to or decline the new cookies before they are set.
If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy or our use of cookies, or if you wish to exercise any data protection rights related to cookie-derived data, please contact us:
PAVE Space GmbH
Zurich, Switzerland
Email: info@pavespace.org
We aim to respond to all cookie-related inquiries within 15 business days. For questions specifically about your data protection rights under GDPR or the Swiss nFADP, please also refer to our Privacy Policy for information on how to exercise those rights and how to lodge a complaint with the relevant supervisory authority.