Cookie Policy
Last revised March 2024
This Policy explains the use of cookies, plugins and other tracking technologies on our website.
1. What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are assigned to the browser you are using and stored on your device. These text files contain information which is used to transmit certain information to the company that has deployed the cookie. Cookies cannot execute programs or transfer viruses to your computer and therefore cannot cause any damage. They serve to make the internet more user-friendly and effective overall; we also use cookies on our website for this reason.
Cookies can contain data that make it possible to recognize the device, and certain settings, used but cannot directly identify a user.
2. What types of cookies do we use?
A distinction is drawn between temporary cookies (also known as “session cookies”), which are deleted as soon as you close your browser, and permanent cookies, which remain stored even after the website is closed. Each of these cookies can be broken down into a particular category as follows:
Strictly necessary cookies: These cookies are required for the website to function and cannot be disabled in your systems. Generally, these cookies are set only in response to actions you take that correspond to a service request, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in, or filling out forms. You cannot reject these cookies; however, you can set your browser to block them or notify you about them. Please note that some areas of the website will not function if you do block these cookies in your browser settings. These cookies do not store any personal data.
Functional cookies: With these cookies, the website can provide advanced functionality and personalization. They may be set by us or by third parties whose services we use on our website. If you do not allow these cookies, some or all these services may not function properly.
Marketing cookies: These cookies may be set by our advertising partners through our website. They may be used by these companies to profile your interests and show you relevant ads on other websites. They do not directly store personal information but are based on a unique identification of your browser and Internet device. If you do not allow these cookies, you will experience less targeted advertising.
Performance cookies: These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so that we can measure and improve the performance of our website. They help us answer questions about which pages are the most popular, which are the least used, and how visitors move around the site. All information collected by these cookies is aggregated and therefore anonymous. If you do not allow these cookies, we will not know when you visited our website.
3. Legal basis for data processing
Any use of cookies that is not strictly necessary for the use of this website and its services is only permitted with your consent.
4. The cookies and similar technologies we use on our website
In the following, we would like to inform you about further analysis tools and plugins that we use on our website and for which we partly require your consent:
4.1 Social-Media-Plugins
We are not using social-media-plugins. We are only setting links to the social media sites, which is not defined as ‘social-media-plugins’. If you want to know more about how the social media platforms we are using (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, X (formerly known as Twitter) and You Tube) you data once you are on their sites, please refer to their privacy policies. We included their links here:
Facebook (Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland, https://de de.facebook.com/privacy/policy/)
Instagram (Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland, https://privacycenter.instagram.com/policy/?entry_point=ig_help_center_data_policy_redirect).
LinkedIn (LinkedIn Corporation, Attn: Legal Dept. (Privacy Policy and User Agreement), 1000 W. Maude Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94085, USA https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy )
X (formerly known as Twitter) (Twitter International Unlimited Company, Attn: Data Protection Officer, One Cumberland Place, Fenian Street, Dublin 2, D02 AX07 IRELAND https://x.com/en/privacy )
You Tube (Legal Support, YouTube (Google LLC), 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA https://www.youtube.com/howyoutubeworks/user-settings/privacy/ )
4.2 Google Analytics
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc ("Google"). Google Analytics uses "cookies" to help the website analyse how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States.
a). If IP anonymization is activated on this website, your IP address will be truncated within the area of the Member States of the European Union or other parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the entire IP address first be transferred to a Google server in the USA and truncated there. IP anonymizationisactive on thiswebsite.
b). Google will use this information on behalf of the operator of this website for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage.
c). The IP address that your browser transmits as part of Google Analytics will not be associated with any other data by Google.
