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Cookie Policy
1.1 Introduction
When visiting our website, cookies are stored on your computer. Cookies are small text files that are stored by your browser on your device to save certain information. The next time you visit our website on the same device, the information saved in the cookies will subsequently be transmitted either to our website ("First Party Cookie") or to another website to which the cookie belongs ("Third Party Cookie").
1.2 Purpose
Through the information saved and returned, the respective website recognizes that you have already accessed and visited it with the browser you use on that device. We use this information to be able to design and display the website in an optimum way in line with your preferences. In that respect, only the cookie itself is identified on your device. Beyond this extent, your personal data will only be saved upon your express consent or if it is strictly necessary to be able to use the service offered to and accessed by you accordingly.
1.3 Types of Cookies
This website uses the following types of cookies, the scope and functionality of which are explained below:
- Strictly necessary cookies
- Functionality and Performance Cookies
- Consent based Cookies (e.g. Marketing)
Cookies Used on Our Website
On the Website we use the following cookies:
| Cookie name | Cookie type | Provider | Data collected | Purpose | Lifecycle |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PHPSESSID | Strictly necessary | own cookie | user session hash | to store the encrypted username and password of the logged in user | session |
agreed_with_cookie_policy | Strictly necessary | own cookie | user consent for usage of cookies | to decide whether we need to show the cookie popup or not | 10 years |
account | Functional | own local storage | user account | stores the encrypted token and refresh token of the logged in user | no expiration |
account | Strictly necessary | own local storage | app state | to store the state of the apps functionality | no expiration |
NID | Functional | user preference for google maps | to collect website statistics and track conversion rates | 1 week | |
_ga | Analytical | client ID for google analytics | Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data how the visitor using the website | 2 years | |
_gat | Performance | limit request numbers made to doubleclick.net | used by google analytics to throttle request rate | 10 min | |
_gid | Analytical | holds a unique ID | to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website | 1 day | |
GAClientId | Analytical | store unique ID for the user | to attach a uniques ID to the generated statistical data | session | |
collect | Advertisement | track the user across devices and marketing channels | used to send data to google analytics about the visitors device and behaviour | session | |
ads/ga-audiences | Advertisement | store Google AdWords data | Used by Google AdWords to re-engage visitors that are likely to convert to customers based on the visitor's online behaviour | session |
Strictly Necessary Cookies
2.1 Function
Strictly necessary cookies guarantee functions without which you cannot use our web pages as intended. These cookies are used exclusively by us and are therefore first party cookies. This means that all information stored in the cookies will be returned to our website.
2.2 Example
Strictly necessary cookies serve, for example, to ensure that you as a registered user always remain logged in when accessing various subpages of our website and thus do not have to re-enter your login data every time you access a new page.
2.3 Consent & Deactivation
The use of strictly necessary cookies on our website is possible without your consent. For this reason, strictly necessary cookies cannot be activated or deactivated individually. However, you can deactivate cookies in your browser at any time (see section 5).
2.4 Legal Basis
Art. 6 (1) b GDPR
Functionality and Performance Cookies
3.1 Functionality Cookies
Functionality cookies enable our website to store information already provided (such as registered name or language selection) and to offer you improved and more personalise functions based on this information. These cookies collect and store only anonymous information so that they cannot track your movements on other websites.
3.2 Performance Cookies
Performance cookies collect information about how our websites are used in order to improve their attractiveness, content and functionality. These cookies help us, for example, to determine whether and which subpages of our website are visited and in which content users are particularly interested.
3.3 Data Collected
In particular, we record the number of visits to a page, the number of subpages accessed, the time spent on our website, the order of the pages visited, which search terms led you to us, the country, region and, if applicable, the city from which access is made, and the proportion of mobile devices accessing our websites. We also capture movement, clicks and scrolling with the computer mouse to understand which areas of our website are of particular interest to users.
3.4 Data Usage
We do not use this data in connection with your profile or with your name, but only process it as part of statistical data.
3.5 Optimization
As a result, we can tailor the content of our website more specifically to the needs of our users and optimize our offering. The IP address of your computer transmitted for technical reasons is automatically made anonymous and does not allow us to draw any conclusions about the individual user.
3.6 Legal Basis
Art. 6 (1) f GDPR
Consent Based Cookies
4.1 Consent Requirement
Cookies, which are neither strictly necessary nor functionality or performance cookies will be used only upon your express consent, e.g. marketing cookies.
4.2 Advertising Purpose
We also reserve the right to use information that we have obtained by means of cookies from an anonymous analysis of the usage behaviour of visitors to our website in order to display specific advertising for certain of our products on our own websites. We believe that you as a user benefit from this because we display advertising or content that we think suits your interests based on your surfing behaviour, so that you will see less randomly scattered advertising or certain content that might be of less interest to you.
4.3 Marketing Cookies
Marketing cookies come from external advertising companies (third party cookies) and are used to collect information about the websites visited by the user in order to create target group-oriented advertising for the user.
4.4 Legal Basis
Art. 6 (1) f GDPR
4.5 Opt-out
Opt-out for cookies used for online advertising:
- You can also manage many companies' cookies used for online advertising via the consumer choice tools created under self-regulation programs in many countries, such as the EU-based https://www.youronlinechoices.com/uk/your-ad-choices.
- You can withdraw your consent to the use of consent based cookies individually at any time with effect for the future by adjusting your cookie settings accordingly.
Administration and Deletion of All Cookies
5.1 User Control
You can set your web browser in such a way that cookies are generally prevented from being saved to your device and/or that you are asked each time whether you are in agreement with cookies being enabled. You can also at any time delete cookies that have been enabled again. You can find out how all this works in detail from your browser's help function.
5.2 Functional Restrictions
Please note that generally deactivating cookies may lead to functional restrictions of our Website.
Google Analytics
6.1 Service Description
The Website uses Google Analytics, a web analysis service of Google Inc. ("Google"). Google Analytics uses a specific form of cookie, which is stored on your computer and enables an analysis of your use of our website. The information about your use of this website generated by the cookie is generally transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there.
6.2 Prevention
You can prevent the storage of cookies by making the proper setting using your browser software. In addition, you can prevent Google from recording the data related to your use of the website generated by the cookie (including your IP address) and from processing this data by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en.
6.3 Cross-Device Tracking
The Website also uses Google Analytics for a device-independent analysis of visitor flows, which is carried out via a user ID. You can disable cross-device tracking of your usage in your Google Account under "My information", "Personal information".
6.4 Legal Basis
Art. 6 (1) f GDPR
Cookie Types
Manage Your Cookies
You can control cookies through your browser settings. Note that disabling cookies may affect website functionality.