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Cookie Policy
With this cookie policy, the website operator informs the user of the website about the use of cookies or similar storage technologies (hereinafter "cookies") on this website.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are stored by the web browser on the user's device to save certain information. The next time our website is accessed using the same device, the information stored in the cookies is sent back to our website ("first-party cookie") or to another website to which the cookie belongs ("third-party cookie").
The information stored in the cookie and sent back to the website allows it to recognize that the user has already accessed and visited the site using the web browser on their device. We use this information to display the website to the user in the best possible way, according to their preferences.
Only the cookie itself is identified on the user's device. Further storage of personal data only occurs if the user gives us their explicit consent or if this storage is absolutely necessary to use the offered and accessed service.
Consent to the use of cookies
Cookies that are not strictly necessary to provide the services on this website will only be used after consent has been given. By actively continuing to use this website after the cookie banner has been displayed, the user consents to the use of cookies.
His Cookie settings The user can customize this at any time by, for example, activating or deactivating individual cookie categories.
How users can generally disable or delete cookies (including strictly necessary cookies) in their browser is described under the heading "Disabling or deleting all cookies".
Categories of cookies used
Depending on their purpose and function, we divide the cookies used by the website into the following categories:
- Strictly necessary cookies;
- Functional cookies;
- Performance cookies;
- Marketing / Third-party / Consent-required cookies
ESSENTIAL COOKIES
Strictly necessary cookies ensure that this website, or service, functions properly. This means that without these cookies, this website, or service, cannot be used as intended. These types of cookies are used exclusively by the website operator (first-party cookies), and all information stored in the cookies is only sent to this website.
The following strictly necessary cookies are used on our website:
| name | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| ckies_functional | Opt-out for functional cookies | 1 year |
| ckies_performance | Opt-out for performance cookies | 1 year |
| ckies_marketing | Opt-out for marketing/third-party/consent-required cookies | 1 year |
The use of strictly necessary cookies on this website is possible without the user's consent. Therefore, strictly necessary cookies cannot be individually deactivated or activated. This function is only available for cookies that require consent, namely functional cookies, performance cookies, and marketing/third-party/consent-required cookies. However, the user can deactivate cookies in general in their browser at any time (see section "Deactivating or deleting all cookies").
The legal basis for the use of first-party cookies is a legitimate interest (i.e., interest in the analysis, optimization and economic operation of this website and services) within the meaning of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR).
FUNCTIONAL COOKIES
Functional cookies enable this website to store information such as username or language preference and to offer the user improved and personalized functions based on this information. These cookies collect and store only anonymized information.
The following functional cookies are used on our website:
| name | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| cookielaw | Was the cookie banner clicked? | 1 year |
| shd | This is set when the user logs in to their Jimdo site. | 1 year |
| has_close_teaser | Indicates whether the user has closed a teaser so that it is not displayed again. | session |
The user can object to the use of functional cookies at any time by adjusting their settings. Cookie settings adjusts accordingly.
The legal basis for the use of functional cookies is a legitimate interest (i.e., interest in the analysis, optimization and economic operation of this website and services) within the meaning of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR).
PERFORMANCE COOKIES
Performance cookies collect information about how our websites are used in order to improve their attractiveness, content, and functionality. These cookies help us, for example, to determine whether and which subpages of our website are visited and which content is of particular interest to users. We record the number of visits to a page, the number of subpages viewed, the time spent on our website, the sequence of pages visited, the search terms that led users to us, the country, region, and, if applicable, the city from which access is made, as well as the proportion of mobile devices accessing our websites. For technical reasons, the IP address of a computer is transmitted but automatically anonymized, preventing us from identifying individual users.
Users of this website also have the right to object, on grounds relating to their particular situation, to the processing of personal data concerning them for statistical purposes pursuant to Article 89(1) GDPR. To exercise this and other data subject rights, users can contact the address provided in the legal notice or privacy policy at any time.
The following performance cookies are used on our website:
| name | Purpose | Duration |
|---|
The user of the website can object to the use of performance cookies at any time by adjusting their settings. Cookie settings adjusts accordingly.
The legal basis for the use of performance cookies is a legitimate interest (i.e., interest in the analysis, optimization and economic operation of our website and services) within the meaning of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR).
Marketing/Third Party/Consent-Required Cookies
Marketing / third-party / consent-required cookies originate from external advertising companies, among others, and are used to collect information about the websites visited by the user in order to, for example, create targeted advertising for the user.
The following marketing/third-party/consent-required cookies are used on our website:
| name | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| __utma | Statistics function (Google Analytics) | 2 years |
| __utmb | Statistics function (Google Analytics) | 30 minutes |
| __utmc | Statistics function (Google Analytics) | session |
| __utmz | Statistics function (Google Analytics) | 6 months |
| __utmt_b | Statistics function (Google Analytics) | 1 day |
The user can object to the use of marketing cookies at any time by changing their Cookie settings adjusts accordingly.
Due to the purposes of use described above, the legal basis for processing personal data using cookies is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. If the user has given consent to the use of cookies based on a notice provided by us on the website ("cookie banner"), the lawfulness of the use is additionally governed by Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR.
Disabling or deleting all cookies
Users can configure their web browser to generally prevent cookies from being stored on their device, or to be asked each time whether they agree to the setting of cookies. Users can delete cookies that have already been set at any time. How this works is described in the help function of the respective web browser.
A general deactivation of cookies may lead to functional limitations of this website.
