COOKIE POLLICY
3.2 Cookies
Nature and purpose of data processing and storage duration:
When you visit our website, so-called "cookies" are stored on your device or disk. Cookies are text or information files that your internet browser automatically stores on your device when you access our website. They contain certain data or settings exchanged between your internet browser and our system. These include information about which subpages of our website are frequently accessed.
The information generated or transmitted by cookies does not constitute personal data. Therefore, you cannot be personally identified based on this information. Cookies cannot execute programs or damage your device. Rather, cookies are used to create statistics about the use of our website and optimize it.
The use of cookies serves to make the use of our offer more pleasant or easier for you. Some functions of our website cannot be offered without the use of cookies; it is necessary for the browser to be recognized after a page change. We use so-called session cookies to recognize that you have already visited individual pages of our website. These are automatically deleted after leaving our website.
We also use temporary cookies to optimize user-friendliness, which are stored on your device for a defined period. If you visit our site again to use our services, it will automatically recognize that you have been with us before and what inputs and settings you have made, so you don't have to enter them again.
Furthermore, we use cookies to statistically record the use of our website and evaluate it for the purpose of optimizing our offering. These cookies enable us to automatically recognize that you have already been with us when you visit our site again. The use of such analysis cookies is for the purpose of improving the quality of our website and its content. Through the analyses, we learn how the website is used and can continuously optimize our offering. These cookies are automatically deleted after a defined time.
The data of visitors collected in this way is pseudonymized through technical measures. The data is not stored together with other personal data of visitors. Therefore, it is no longer possible to assign the data to the calling visitor.
There is a distinction between session cookies, which are deleted as soon as you close your browser, and permanent cookies, which are stored beyond the individual session. Regarding their function, there are:
- Technical Cookies: These are strictly necessary to navigate the website, use basic functions, and ensure the security of the website; they do not collect information about you for marketing purposes or store which websites you have visited;
- Performance Cookies: These collect information about how you use our website, which pages you visit, and whether there are any errors in website usage; they do not collect information that could identify you personally – all collected information is anonymous and used only to improve our website and find out what interests our users;
- Advertising Cookies, Targeting Cookies: These serve to offer the website user tailored advertising on the website or offers from third parties and to measure the effectiveness of these offers; Advertising and Targeting Cookies are stored for a maximum of 13 months;
- Sharing Cookies: These serve to improve the interactivity of our website with other services (e.g., social networks); Sharing Cookies are stored for a maximum of 13 months.
Please note that this translation is done by a language model and might not be 100% accurate. Always refer to the original German version for official purposes.
Basis of Law:
Every use of cookies that is not strictly necessary for technical reasons constitutes data processing that is only allowed with your explicit and active consent in accordance with Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR. This especially applies to the use of advertising, targeting, or sharing cookies. Furthermore, we only share your personal data processed through cookies with third parties if you have given explicit consent for it according to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR.
Cookies that are necessary for the execution of electronic communication or for providing certain functions you desire (e.g., shopping cart function) are stored based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing cookies for the technically error-free and optimized provision of its services.
Option to Object to Cookie Storage:
You can use our website without cookies, but please note that you may not be able to fully utilize all the services or functionalities of our online offering.
You can configure your browser to inform you about the placement of cookies, making the use of cookies transparent to you. Additionally, you can delete cookies at any time through the appropriate browser setting and prevent the setting of new cookies. Please refer to your respective browser provider for more information. You can often deactivate cookies through deactivation links.