Privacy & Cookie Policy

Travers Search
Last updated: 15 October 2026

1. Introduction

Travers Search is an independent, Swiss-based recruitment and executive search business. We are committed to protecting personal information and respecting the confidentiality of candidates, clients and professional contacts.

This policy explains how we collect, use, store, share and protect personal information obtained through our website and recruitment activities.

We process personal information in accordance with the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection (FADP) and, where applicable, the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other relevant legislation.

2. Who We Are

Business: Travers Search
Location: Zurich, Switzerland
Website: https://traverssearch.com
Privacy contact: travers@traverssearch.com

Travers Search is a Swiss sole-trader business providing recruitment, executive search and related professional services.

For enquiries concerning privacy, access to personal information, corrections or deletion requests, please contact us using the email address above.

3. Scope of This Policy

This policy covers personal information collected and processed through:

Our website and contact forms.
Candidate registrations and expressions of professional interest.
Recruitment and executive search assignments.
CVs, applications and professional correspondence.
Telephone calls, video meetings and interviews.
LinkedIn and other professional networking platforms.
Publicly available professional and business information.
Referrals, introductions and recommendations.
Client and prospective client relationships.
Website analytics, cookies and associated technical services.

It applies to information received directly from individuals and information lawfully obtained from other sources.

4. Personal Information We Collect

Candidates and prospective candidates

Depending on the circumstances, we may collect:

Name and contact details.
Current location and geographic preferences.
LinkedIn or other professional profile links.
Current and previous employment details.
Professional experience, qualifications and achievements.
CVs, résumés, career summaries and applications.
Career interests and preferred opportunities.
Availability and relevant remuneration expectations.
Countries where an individual has permission to work.
Relevant work-authorisation status and restrictions.
Professional correspondence.
Interview information and discussion notes.
Information provided during telephone or video conversations.
Subsequent changes to professional circumstances or preferences.
Relevant references, where appropriately obtained.

We aim to collect information that is reasonably necessary for recruitment, executive search and related professional activities.

Clients and prospective clients

We may collect:

Names and business contact details.
Company and organisational information.
Job specifications and recruitment requirements.
Business correspondence and meeting notes.
Information relating to recruitment assignments and hiring processes.
Information necessary to administer commercial relationships.

Website visitors

Our website and associated technical services may process:

IP addresses.
Browser and device information.
Operating system and language information.
Pages visited and access times.
Referring websites.
Website interaction and performance information.
Security and error logs.
Cookie identifiers and related technical data.

The information collected depends on the services and technologies operating on the website.

5. Website Contact Forms

Our website provides separate enquiry forms for prospective clients and candidates.

Client enquiries — Discuss a Search

Prospective clients may provide their name, email address, company, telephone number, position to be filled and a description of their recruitment requirements.

This information is used to understand and respond to the enquiry, discuss potential assignments and establish professional or commercial relationships where appropriate.

Submitting an enquiry does not create a contractual relationship.

Candidate enquiries — Register Interest

Candidates may provide their name, email address, optional telephone number, current professional background, location, work-authorisation information, career interests and an optional LinkedIn profile.

We use this information to review and respond to enquiries, understand professional backgrounds and, where appropriate, establish further contact concerning recruitment opportunities.

Submitting a candidate enquiry does not guarantee representation, inclusion in a recruitment assignment or contact about future vacancies.

CVs and attachments

Our initial website enquiry forms do not accept CVs, document attachments or file uploads.

Where appropriate, additional information or documents may be requested separately through established business correspondence or recruitment processes.

Please do not submit passport copies, identification documents, financial records, medical information or other sensitive personal information through the website forms.

Form processing

Website enquiries are transmitted through our business email infrastructure.

Relevant enquiry information may be retained in email correspondence and subsequently entered into our recruitment database where appropriate.

Our website email system also maintains technical delivery logs for operational and troubleshooting purposes.

6. How We Obtain Information

We may receive personal information:

Directly from individuals through forms, emails, applications or professional discussions.
Through LinkedIn and other professional networking platforms.
From publicly available professional profiles and company websites.
Through client introductions and recruitment assignments.
From professional referrals and recommendations.
Through interviews and recruitment discussions.
From referees, where appropriate and authorised.

Information obtained from public sources is handled in accordance with applicable data protection requirements.

We seek to ensure that information is relevant, proportionate and appropriate to its intended professional purpose.

7. How We Use Personal Information

We process personal information to:

Respond to enquiries.
Identify and assess candidates for recruitment assignments.
Conduct executive search and recruitment activities.
Communicate about relevant professional opportunities.
Organise interviews and recruitment discussions.
Introduce candidates to prospective employers with appropriate authorisation.
Maintain professional recruitment relationships.
Update candidate records and career information.
Manage client relationships and recruitment assignments.
Administer contractual and commercial obligations.
Operate, maintain and protect our website.
Prevent spam, unauthorised access and misuse.
Comply with applicable legal obligations.
Establish, exercise or defend legal claims where necessary.

We do not sell candidate or client personal information to third-party data brokers.

8. Legal Basis for Processing

We process personal information in accordance with applicable Swiss data protection principles.

Where the GDPR applies, the legal grounds for processing may include:

Consent: Where an individual has given valid consent for a specified processing activity.

Contractual necessity: Where information is required to establish or perform a contract, or to take requested steps before entering into one.

Legitimate interests: Where processing supports appropriate recruitment, executive search, professional relationship management, business administration or security purposes, provided these interests are not overridden by applicable individual rights.

Legal obligations: Where processing is necessary to meet relevant legal requirements.

The applicable legal basis depends on the purpose and circumstances of the processing.

Submitting a website enquiry does not constitute consent to unrestricted use of personal information or automatic subscription to marketing communications.

9. Candidate Confidentiality

Confidentiality is central to our recruitment and executive search activities.

We recognise that candidates may discuss career intentions, professional circumstances and commercially sensitive matters in confidence.

We do not routinely distribute identifiable candidate profiles or CVs to prospective employers without the candidate's knowledge and appropriate authorisation.

Before presenting an identifiable candidate to a client for a specific assignment, we seek the candidate's agreement to the proposed introduction.

We may discuss market conditions, skills, experience and anonymised professional information without identifying particular individuals.

We expect organisations receiving candidate information to handle it confidentially and in accordance with applicable law.

We do not ordinarily contact a candidate's current employer without prior agreement.

10. Candidate Records and Recruitment Systems

Travers Search uses a specialist Applicant Tracking System (ATS) to maintain recruitment records.

Candidate records may include:

Contact details and professional profiles.
CVs and employment history.
Qualifications and career interests.
Recruitment correspondence.
Notes from telephone calls, video meetings and interviews.
Relevant recruitment assignments and introductions.
Availability and professional preferences.
Subsequent updates to personal or career information.

Information received through a website enquiry may subsequently be transferred into the recruitment database following initial review or further professional contact.

We may change ATS providers as our business requirements evolve.

We seek to use systems with appropriate security, confidentiality and data protection arrangements, with access restricted to authorised users.

11. Data Retention

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for its intended purpose, subject to applicable legal requirements.

Candidate information

Candidate records are generally retained for up to two years following the last meaningful professional interaction or substantive record update.

This includes:

CVs and applications.
Professional profiles.
Website enquiries retained as recruitment records.
Recruitment correspondence.
Telephone, interview and meeting notes.
Career preferences and relevant personal updates.

A meaningful interaction may include a substantive professional discussion, an application, participation in a recruitment process or a relevant update provided by the individual.

Routine administrative activity does not automatically justify extending retention indefinitely.

Information may be deleted or anonymised earlier where no longer required.

Website enquiries

Enquiries that do not develop into an ongoing recruitment or commercial relationship may be deleted earlier when they are no longer required for an appropriate purpose.

Email delivery logs

Our website email service maintains technical logs of outgoing messages for approximately six months, after which automatic deletion is scheduled.

These records support troubleshooting and delivery verification and may include message content.

Client and commercial records

Business and contractual information is retained for the period necessary to manage relationships and satisfy applicable legal, accounting or contractual obligations.

Deletion requests

Individuals may request deletion of their personal information.

Requests are considered in accordance with applicable law. Certain information may need to be retained to meet legal obligations, resolve disputes or establish, exercise or defend legal claims.

Information contained in system backups may remain temporarily until those backups expire through established retention procedures.

12. Data Storage and Security

Personal information may be stored within business email systems, specialist recruitment software and other appropriate business systems.

We apply technical and organisational measures intended to protect information against unauthorised access, loss, alteration and inappropriate disclosure.

These may include:

Restricted access to business systems.
Appropriate account authentication.
Encrypted communications where supported.
Access controls within recruitment databases.
Regular website and software maintenance.
Anti-spam and website security measures.
Backup and recovery arrangements.
Appropriate protections when engaging service providers.
Procedures for correcting and deleting personal information.

No internet-based system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

We review security arrangements as appropriate and assess suspected personal data breaches in accordance with applicable legal requirements.

13. Third-Party Service Providers

We use third-party service providers to support our business and website operations.

These may include:

Website hosting and infrastructure providers.
WordPress and associated themes and plugins.
Website security, caching and backup services.
Google Workspace and business email services.
Applicant Tracking System providers.
Meeting and scheduling platforms.
Professional networking services.
Technical support and business service providers.

Where service providers process information on our behalf, we seek appropriate contractual, confidentiality and security safeguards.

Some providers may act as independent data controllers for particular activities and operate under their own privacy policies.

We do not authorise service providers to use candidate information for unrelated purposes merely because they provide technology to our business.

14. International Data Transfers

Travers Search is based in Switzerland and conducts recruitment activities that may involve other countries.

Personal information may be transferred or accessed internationally where:

A candidate is considered for an overseas position.
A client operates outside Switzerland.
An authorised candidate introduction is made internationally.
Technology providers operate or support systems in other jurisdictions.
International professional communications are necessary.

Where required, we apply appropriate safeguards for international transfers, taking account of the destination and applicable law.

These may include recognised adequate jurisdictions, Standard Contractual Clauses, supplementary safeguards or other lawful transfer mechanisms.

Information concerning applicable transfer arrangements may be requested through our privacy contact address.

15. Professional Networking and Public Information

Executive search involves researching professional markets and identifying individuals whose experience may be relevant to particular assignments.

We may consult LinkedIn, publicly accessible professional profiles, company websites, business announcements and other relevant professional sources.

Such information may be used to establish professional contact, assess relevant experience and maintain appropriate recruitment records.

We aim to use this information proportionately and in connection with legitimate professional purposes.

Individuals may contact us about information held concerning them and exercise applicable data protection rights.

16. Sensitive Personal Information

We do not ordinarily request sensitive personal information through our website forms.

Candidates should not submit medical records, information concerning religious or political beliefs, identity documents or unrelated personal information unless specifically requested through an appropriate and lawful recruitment process.

Information concerning permission to work may be relevant to assessing eligibility for employment opportunities.

We seek to collect only the work-authorisation information reasonably necessary for that purpose.

17. Automated Decision-Making

Travers Search does not currently use solely automated decision-making to make final recruitment or selection decisions about candidates.

Professional assessments and recruitment recommendations involve human consideration.

Automated technical tools may be used for website security, spam prevention and routine system operations.

Any material changes to our use of automated decision-making or profiling will be reviewed under applicable data protection requirements.

18. Marketing and Professional Communications

We may communicate with professional contacts about relevant recruitment opportunities, business developments and professional matters where lawful and appropriate.

Where marketing consent is required, it will be obtained through an appropriate process.

Candidate registration or submission of a client enquiry does not automatically subscribe an individual to a general marketing newsletter.

Individuals may request that we stop sending marketing communications by contacting:

travers@traverssearch.com

We do not sell personal contact lists to third-party marketing organisations.

19. Cookies and Website Technologies

What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored by a browser when visiting a website.

They can support essential website functions, remember preferences, facilitate security processes and provide information about website usage.

Our website uses WordPress and associated technical services that may employ cookies and similar technologies.

Essential cookies

Essential cookies may be required for:

Website security and functionality.
Maintaining administrative sessions.
Preventing misuse and spam.
Supporting technical website operations.
Remembering cookie consent preferences.

These cookies are used where necessary for the operation and security of the website.

Google Analytics

Travers Search uses Google Analytics 4, provided by Google, to understand website usage and performance.

Google Analytics may collect information concerning:

Pages visited.
Visit duration and navigation.
Browser and device characteristics.
General geographic and technical information.
Website interactions.
Online identifiers and related usage information.

This information helps us evaluate which content is useful and identify opportunities to improve the website.

Google Analytics may use cookies including:

Cookie	Purpose	Typical duration
`_ga`	Distinguishes browsers for website measurement	Up to 2 years
`_ga_36YCC0JGMF`	Maintains measurement information associated with our GA4 property	Up to 2 years

Actual cookie duration may depend on Google's configuration and subsequent activity.

Google Analytics is operated through services provided by Google. Relevant processing and international transfers are subject to applicable privacy and data protection requirements.

Google's privacy information is available at:

https://policies.google.com/privacy

Cookie consent management

We use Complianz to present cookie information and provide visitors with controls over optional cookie categories.

Visitors may be offered choices to accept, reject or manage non-essential cookies and related technologies.

Where consent is legally required, optional analytics and other non-essential tracking technologies should operate only after the necessary consent has been obtained.

Visitors may withdraw or change their choices through the available cookie preference controls.

We review our consent configuration and relevant services as part of website maintenance.

Google Fonts and external resources

The website uses the Divi theme and its typography and design features.

Depending on theme and website configuration, fonts or other resources may be requested from third-party services, including Google.

Such requests can involve the transmission of technical information, including an IP address, to the relevant provider.

We aim to disclose relevant third-party processing and apply appropriate privacy controls where required.

Other website technologies

WordPress, hosting infrastructure, caching tools, security services and plugins may use additional technical cookies or browser storage.

These technologies may support website stability, administration, security or performance.

The cookies actually used may change following software updates or changes to website functionality.

Browser controls

Most browsers allow visitors to inspect, block or delete cookies.

Restricting essential cookies may affect website functionality.

Further information about cookie management is generally available through browser privacy settings.

20. Server Logs and Website Security

Website hosting and security services may automatically maintain technical logs, including:

IP addresses.
Date and time of access.
Pages and resources requested.
Browser and device information.
Error messages.
Security events.

These logs may be used to maintain technical performance, investigate errors, prevent misuse and protect the website.

Access and retention are limited according to the purposes involved and applicable service arrangements.

21. External Websites

Our website may include links to LinkedIn, client websites, publications and other external resources.

External websites operate independently and may have their own privacy and cookie policies.

Travers Search is not responsible for the data protection practices of independent third-party websites.

22. Your Data Protection Rights

Depending on the applicable law and circumstances, individuals may have the right to:

Request information about personal data held concerning them.
Obtain access to their personal information.
Request correction of inaccurate information.
Request deletion where legally appropriate.
Withdraw consent where processing relies on consent.
Object to certain processing activities.
Request restriction of processing where applicable.
Request data portability where applicable.
Obtain relevant information about international transfers.
Exercise rights relating to certain automated decisions where applicable.

These rights are subject to applicable legal conditions and exceptions.

We may request appropriate identity verification before disclosing or deleting personal information.

To exercise your rights, contact:

travers@traverssearch.com

We will respond within the periods required by applicable law.

23. Complaints

If you have concerns about how your personal information is handled, we encourage you to contact us first.

Individuals may also have the right to raise concerns with the relevant supervisory authority.

In Switzerland, the federal data protection authority is:

Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (FDPIC)
https://www.edoeb.admin.ch

Where the GDPR applies, individuals may also have rights to contact an appropriate EU or EEA data protection supervisory authority.

24. Children's Privacy

Our recruitment and executive search services are primarily intended for adult professionals.

We do not knowingly solicit personal information from children through our website for general marketing purposes.

Any information relating to minors received in connection with legitimate employment or training activities will be handled in accordance with applicable law.

25. Changes to This Policy

This policy may be updated to reflect changes in legislation, recruitment activities, technology or service providers.

The latest version will be published on this website.

Where a change materially affects the handling of personal information, we will consider whether additional notice or consent is required.

The date at the beginning of the policy indicates its most recent revision.

26. Contact

For questions concerning this Privacy & Cookie Policy, requests relating to personal information or enquiries about our data protection practices:

Travers Search
Zurich, Switzerland
Email: travers@traverssearch.com
Website: https://traverssearch.com

We aim to respond to privacy enquiries confidentially, professionally and in accordance with applicable data protection requirements.