Use of Cookies
This website and its online services use cookies to improve our services. The decision to allow the use of cookies on the website is entirely yours. It should be noted that the website functions optimally only if the use of cookies is enabled.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small files that your browser saves to your disk when you visit our website. This allows our website to recognize your computer the next time you visit, so we can offer you a personalized browsing experience. Cookies are not intended to spy on users and do not track everything a user does; they are not malicious code or a virus. Also, cookies are not associated with unwanted messages or spam, cannot save your password, and are not exclusively intended for advertising. Information such as your name or email address will not be saved—websites cannot access your personal information and files on your computer.
To be able to use cookies in accordance with the Electronic Communications Act, the Personal Data Protection Act, EU Directives 2002/58/EC and 95/46/EC, and the GDPR Directive, we need your consent.
Types of cookies
Session cookies and Persistent cookies
- Session cookies are temporary cookies that expire after you leave the website. These cookies are mandatory for the proper functioning of certain applications or functionalities on this site.
- Persistent cookies are used to improve our users' experience (e.g., remembering login details so you don't have to enter them every time you visit the website). These cookies remain in your browser's cookie file for a long time. This time period will depend on the settings you have chosen in your Internet browser. Persistent cookies allow data to be transferred to the web server every time you visit the site.
First-party and Third-party cookies
First-party cookies are issued by this website. These cookies are used for the proper functioning of the website and to remember your preferences on the website.
Third-party cookies are cookies that are set by another website or service, such as YouTube. We do not have access to or control over these cookies. You should consult the relevant privacy policies of those third parties. If you are in the European Union, you can find out more about how third parties use these types of cookies at the following link: http://www.youronlinechoices.eu/.
Necessary and other cookies
Necessary cookies are essential for the operation of our website and the use of its features and/or services. For example, they allow you to navigate the website and log into secure areas. By using this website, you automatically consent to the use of necessary cookies, without which the website cannot function. These are PHPSESSID and _exp cookies.
Performance cookies collect information about how visitors use our website, for example, which pages visitors go to most often and if they get error messages from those pages. These cookies do not collect data that identifies a visitor. All information collected by these cookies is anonymous. They are only used to improve the functioning of this website.1
Functional cookies allow our website to remember the choices and customizations you made during your visit and provide enhanced personal features. For example, remembering cha2nges to language settings or currency preferences. They can also be used to allow third parties to provide social sharing tools and remember your preferred sharing services.
Marketing cookies are used to track visitors across the website. Their purpose is to display ads that are relevant and interesting to you, and thus more valuable for publishers and third-party advertisers.
How to accept or reject cookies
You can always block the use of some or all of the cookies we use on our website, but this may affect its functionality.
The cookie settings box is located at the bottom of this page. After selecting your settings, you can reset your cookie settings at any time, also at the bottom of this page.
Additionally, you can accept or reject some or all cookies by adjusting your browser settings. At the following links, you can find information on how to change settings for some of the most commonly used web browsers: Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Apple Safari, Opera.
Some browsers allow you to surf in "incognito" or "private" mode, limiting the amount of data placed on your computer and automatically deleting persistent cookies placed on your device when you finish your browsing session. There are also many third-party applications you can add to your browser to block or manage cookies. You can also delete cookies that were previously placed in your browser by selecting the option to clear your browsing history and including the option to delete cookies. More detailed information about cookies and browser settings can be found on the website www.allaboutcookies.org.