Cookie Policy

What are cookies?

Cookies are small information files that are automatically stored on the hard drive of your computer. Cookies are used, among other things, to increase the user-friendliness of the visitor: a website is loaded faster or you do not have to re-enter your login name or settings every time.

Cookies are not active executing software and are not harmful to your computer. Some cookies ensure that a website appears graphically neat, others that a web application works correctly. In addition, they are also used to map the surfing behavior of visitors. This information is useful to tailor a website as closely as possible to the wishes and needs of the visitor.

The cookies are not used to track the surfing behavior of the visitor on other websites. Your internet browser allows you to prevent the use of cookies, to receive a warning when a cookie is installed or to remove the cookies from your hard drive after leaving the website. Consult the help function of your internet browser for this.

Types of cookies

Necessary cookies

These cookies are indispensable to be able to visit our website and to use certain parts of it. They are temporary cookies, deleted as soon as you leave your browser.

Functional cookies

These are used to increase the ease of use of the visitor and to make the website visit more pleasant. For example, it is the cookies that remember or keep track of your preference whether you have already been asked to participate in a survey so that we do not submit the same survey to you again and again.

Analytical cookies

We use performance cookies to collect information about the use that visitors make of our websites with the aim of improving the content of our websites, to adapt them more to the wishes of the visitors and to increase the ease of use of our websites.

3th party cookies

Some of our pages show content from third party providers, such as YouTube.

To view this third-party content, you must first accept their specific terms. This also includes their cookie policy, over which we do not have control.

If you do not view this content, no third-party cookies will be placed on your device.

External providers on these websites

This website has no control over these external services. Providers can change their terms of use, purpose and use of cookies, etc. at any time.

How can you refuse or manage the use of cookies?

You can refuse the installation of cookies via your browser settings. You can also delete the already installed cookies from your computer or mobile device at any time, as follows:

When you disable cookies, please note that certain graphic elements may not look nice, or you may not be able to use certain applications.

Do not track

This website respects the ‘Do Not Track’ (DNT) function of your browser. If you have enabled the ‘Do Not Track’ functionality via the settings of your browser, no usage data from your visit to the website will be stored.