Overview of used cookies

Here you will learn how you can individually object to the processing of your personal data with regard to cookies (web tracking, etc.) and/or how you can independently delete the personal data collected (in particular the IP address). In all other respects please consider our references to your rights in the[link to data security explanation] as well as our[link to data security facts].

What are cookies and what categories of cookies are there?

Depending on their function and intended use, cookies can be divided into four categories: Absolutely necessary cookies, performance cookies, functional cookies and cookies for marketing purposes. Please note that not all of the cookies listed here may be used when you visit our website with a mobile device.

a) Necessary Cookies

These are cookies that are required so that you can navigate our websites and use the basic functions of the website, such as the allocation of anonymous session IDs to bundle several related queries to one server.

b) Performance-Cookies

Performance cookies are used to improve the user-friendliness of a website and thus the user experience. Performance cookies collect information about the use of our websites, e.g. Internet browser and operating system used; domain name of the website from which you came, number of visits, average time spent, and pages accessed. These cookies do not store any information that allows personal identification of the user. The information collected with the help of cookies is aggregated and therefore anonymous.

c) Analysis cookies

We use analysis cookies to improve the user-friendliness of our website. Analysis cookies enable us to determine how our website is used and, for example, on the basis of which preferences and search terms it is accessed.

d) Advertising cookies

We use advertising cookies to offer you more targeted relevant content. They are also used to measure and control the effectiveness of advertising campaigns. Marketing cookies register whether a website is visited and what content is used. This information may be shared with third parties, such as advertisers, and is often linked to third-party site functionality (third-party cookies).

e) Social-Media-Cookies

Social media cookies are set by social networks. For example, you can register on our site using the login data of a social network.

How can I delete cookies or turn off tracking?

You can use your browser settings to either delete individual cookies or remove the entire cookie inventory. Under "Help" or "Settings" you should find information about the management of your cookies in your browser.

In addition, you will receive information and instructions on how these cookies can be deleted or their storage blocked in advance, depending on the provider of your browser, under the following links:

You can use your browser settings to either delete individual cookies or remove the entire cookie inventory. Under "Help" or "Settings" you should find information about the management of your cookies in your browser. In addition, you will receive information and instructions on how these cookies can be deleted or their storage blocked in advance, depending on the provider of your browser, under the following links:

You can also individually manage the cookies of many companies and features used for advertising. To do this, use the corresponding user tools that have been created as part of self-regulation programs in many countries, e.g. the US site http://optout.aboutads.info/ or the EU site Your Online Choices http://www.youronlinechoices.com/.

Most browsers also offer a so-called "Do-Not-Track function" with which you can specify that you do not want to be "tracked" by websites. When this feature is enabled, your browser tells advertising networks, websites and applications that you do not want to be tracked for behavior-based advertising and the like. Information and instructions on how to edit this function are available from the links below, depending on the provider of your browser:

Further possibilities of how you can object to the processing of your personal data (in particular the IP address) can be found in the following "Opt-Out" notes.

Which cookies do we use?

When you visit our website, the following cookies are stored in your browser's cache.

Name of the providerName of the cookiePurposeExpiration dateCategory
Matomo (PIWIK) _pk_ses This cookie is used to collect information about how visitors use our website. We use the information to create reports and help us improve the site. Cookies collect information anonymously, including the number of visitors to the website from which the visitors came to the website and the websites they visited. End of session Analysis cookie
Matomo (PIWIK) _pk_id This cookie is used to collect information about how visitors use our website. We use the information to create reports and help us improve the site. Cookies collect information anonymously, including the number of visitors to the website from which the visitors came to the website and the websites they visited. 13 months Analysis cookie

What rights do I have?

You have the right to request confirmation at any time as to whether we are processing personal data and the right of access to such personal data. In addition, you have the right to correct, delete and restrict data processing, as well as the right to object to the processing of personal data at any time, or to revoke your consent to data processing at any time or to request data transfer. In addition, you have the right to complain to a supervisory authority in the event of data protection violations.