privacy

What is a cookie?

A cookie is a simple small file that is sent with pages from this website and is saved through your browser onto your computer’s hard drive. The information stored in the cookie can be sent back to our servers during a subsequent visit to our site. You can disable all cookies. If you do this, however, you may have to manually adjust some preferences every time you visit a site and some services and functionalities may not work.

Our website uses the following types of cookie:

Navigation cookies these cookies make it possible to navigate the website and utilize its functionalities. Without the cookies, these functionalities may be inaccessible or not perform properly.

Functional cookies: to remember your preferences and to help you use our website efficiently and effectively. For example, we remember your preferred currency and language. These functional cookies are not strictly necessary for the functioning of our website, but they add functionality for you and enhance your experience.

Analytics cookies are used to collect information anonymously, to help us better understand and improve how people interact with our site – they do not record personal information. 

Third-party cookies for marketing/retargeting purposes used by third-party companies that we trust to show you ad banners on other websites. The usage of these cookies does not usually imply the processing of personal data but it may create a connection with your computer or other device by tracking the information stored in it.

How can you manage your cookie preferences?

Internet Explorer

1. Open the ‘Tools’ menu
2. Select ‘Internet Options’
3. Open the ‘Security’ tab
4. Choose the ‘Internet’ zone
5. Identify the security level ‘High’ for this zone
6. Click ‘OK’ 

More information https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies

Firefox

1. Open the ‘Edit’ menu
2. Choose ‘Preferences’
3. Open ‘Privacy & Security’
4. Choose ‘Cookies’ 

More information https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-cookies-website-preferences

Google Chrome

1. Open the ‘Menu’ (icon) on the toolbar
2. Choose ‘Settings’
3. Open ‘Advanced Settings’
4. Go to the ‘Privacy’ section and click on ‘Content Settings’
5. In the ‘Cookies’ section, you can choose how cookies are used when you browse using Chrome

More information https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en&hlrm=en

Safari

1. Click on 'Safari' at the menu bar and select the 'Preferences' option
2. Click on 'Security'
3. To enable cookies: In the 'Accept cookies' section select 'Only from site you navigate to'
4. To disable cookies: In the ‘Accept cookies’ section select ‘Never’

More information https://support.apple.com/kb/PH21411?locale=de_DE&viewlocale=en_US

What kind of cookies are used on this website, what are they used for and how long they stay active.

Cookie Name	Use	Duration
ASP.NET_SessionId	System cookie, used to keep the user session up	until you close the Browser
CookieBanner	Hides the cookie banner	active 1 year
PageHistory	Contains the session of the visitor	active 11 months
_ga	Used to identify users	active 2 years
_gat_ga0	Used to create tracker objects	active 10 minutes
_gat_ga1	Used to create tracker objects	active 10 minutes