Cookie Policy

1. What Is This Cookie Policy About?

This Cookie Policy describes how and why we collect, process, and use personal and other data in connection with cookies and similar technologies when you use our websites and apps. In the following, we generally refer to websites, but this also includes apps.

Further information on the handling of personal data can be found in our Privacy Policy.

2. What Are Cookies and Similar Technologies?

Cookies are files that are automatically stored by the browser on your device when you visit our website. Cookies contain a unique identifier (so-called ID), which allows us to distinguish individual visitors from others (usually without identifying them). Depending on the purpose, cookies contain further information (e.g., about pages visited and the duration of the visit). We use session cookies, which are deleted when the browser is closed, and persistent cookies, which are stored for a certain period after the browser is closed and serve to recognize visitors on a later visit.

We may also use similar technologies such as pixel tags, fingerprints, and other technologies to store data in the browser or in app. Pixel tags are small, usually invisible images or program codes that are loaded from a server and transmit certain information (e.g., whether and when a website has been visited). Fingerprints are information collected about the configuration of the device or browser when visiting websites, which can be used to distinguish individual devices from others. Most browsers also support other technologies for storing data in the browser, which we may also use.

3. What Types of Cookies and Similar Technologies Do We Use?

We use the following types of cookies and similar technologies:

Necessary cookies: These are required for a website and its functions to be used (for example, they ensure that you can switch between pages without losing the information entered in a form).
Performance cookies: These collect information about how a website is used and enable us to carry out analyses (e.g., how visitors move around a website).
Functional cookies: These enable the provision of advanced functionalities and the display of personalised content (e.g., storage of previously entered information, such as language selection).
Marketing cookies: These help us and our advertising partners to address you on our websites and on third-party websites with advertising for products or services that might be of interest to you, or to display our advertisements during your further Internet use after visiting our websites.

4. How Can the Use of Cookies and Similar Technologies Be Deactivated?

You can manage the security settings in your browser independently and block cookies or similar technologies used by us or delete existing cookies and other data stored in the browser. In addition, browser add-ons can be installed to deactivate or block some cookies and other technologies (e.g., Google Analytics). Please note that our website may no longer function fully if you decide to block cookies and similar technologies that are necessary for the functionality of the website.

Depending on the browser you use, you can find instructions on managing cookies and other technologies here:

5. Changes to the Cookie Policy

We may change this Cookie Policy at any time. New versions will take effect for you as soon as we have notified you by publishing them on our website. In general, the current version of the Privacy Policy applies to the processing of personal data.