Cookie policy
We use cookies to ensure the basic functionality of our website and to provide you with a user-friendly experience. Cookies help us to operate the website technically and to save certain settings such as your preferred language or login data. We also use cookies to analyze the performance of the website and improve its functionality.
1. What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your end device when you visit our website. Cookies do not cause any damage to your end device and do not contain any viruses, Trojans or other malware. Information is stored in cookies that results in each case in connection with the specific end device used. However, this does not mean that we obtain direct knowledge of your identity.
2. Use of cookies
We use cookies to make the use of our website more user-friendly and to provide certain functions. Some cookies are essential to ensure the technical operation of the website, while others help us analyze the use of our website or show you personalized content.
3. What types of cookies are used?
Our website uses the following types of cookies:
Essential/Technically necessary cookies:
These cookies are necessary to enable you to move around the website and use its features, such as accessing secure areas of the website. Without these cookies, certain services cannot be provided.
Functional cookies:
These cookies enable the website to provide enhanced features and personalized settings, such as remembering preferences or providing enhanced and personalized features. They may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we have added to our pages.
Analytical/performance cookies:
These cookies collect information about how you use the website, such as which pages are visited most often and whether error messages from pages appear. These cookies do not collect information that directly identifies you, but only serve to improve the functioning of our website.
Advertising/marketing cookies:
These cookies are used to show you advertisements that are relevant to you and tailored to your interests. They can also be used to measure the effectiveness of an advertising campaign.
4. Third-party cookies
We use third-party cookies that are set by external service providers to provide certain services on our website (such as web analytics tools or social media integrations).
These cookies do not originate directly from us, but from third-party providers who have separate privacy policies.
Google Analytics Cookies
We use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. ("Google"). Google Analytics sets cookies on your device to help us understand how you use our website, analyze traffic, and improve your user experience.
These cookies collect data such as your IP address, browser type, referring/exit pages, and date/time stamps. This information is transmitted to Google and stored on their servers. Google uses the data to evaluate your use of the website and provide reports on website activity. The data collected by these cookies may also be shared with third-party service providers, as described in our Privacy Policy.
By accepting our cookie policy, you consent to the use of cookies by Google Analytics. If you do not wish to have these cookies set, you can disable them via your browser settings or opt-out using the Google Analytics opt-out tool.
You can learn more about how Google uses data when you use our website by visiting Google's Privacy & Terms.
5. Storage duration of the cookies
The cookies we use remain stored on your end device until you delete them or their validity period expires. Session cookies are automatically deleted when you close your browser, while persistent cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them manually, or they expire automatically.
6. Management and deactivation of cookies
You can control or block the use of cookies by adjusting your browser settings. You can use your browser settings to reject all cookies or only allow certain types of cookies. You can find more information on this in the help function of your browser. Please note, however, that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of our website.
Alternatively, you can use our cookie banner, which appears on your first visit to our website, to specify which types of cookies you wish to accept. You can change your cookie settings or withdraw your consent at any time.
7. Changes to the cookie statement
We reserve the right to update this cookie statement from time to time to reflect changes in the cookies we use or legal requirements. Please visit this page regularly to stay up to date.
8. Contact
If you have any questions about our cookie policy or the processing of your personal data, you can contact us using the contact details provided in the privacy policy.
