Cookies

Use of cookies

"Cookies" are sometimes used on our websites. This standard technology conceals small text files that are stored on the device you are using and that make it possible, among other things, to make visiting a website more convenient or safer. Cookies can also be used to better tailor the offer on a website to the interests of the visitor or to improve it in general on the basis of statistical evaluations.

You can determine yourself whether the browser you are using allows cookies or not. Please note that the functionality of websites may be restricted or even disabled if cookies are not allowed.

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Deleting cookies

You can delete individual cookies or the entire set of cookies via your browser settings. You will also receive information and instructions on how to delete these cookies or how to block their storage in advance. Depending on the provider of your browser, you can find the necessary information under the following links:

• Mozilla Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/de/kb/cookies-loeschen-daten-von-websites-entfernen

• Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/de-de/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies

• Google Chrome: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/61416?hl=de

• Opera: http://www.opera.com/de/help

• Safari: https://support.apple.com/kb/PH17191?locale=de_DE&viewlocale=de_DE

In addition, you can prevent so-called scripts from being loaded by default. NoScript allows the execution of JavaScript, Java and other plugins only with trustworthy domains of your choice. Information and instructions on how to edit this function can be obtained from the provider of your browser (e.g. for Mozilla Firefox: https://addons.mozilla.org/de/firefox/addon/noscript/ ).

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Information about the cookies we use

If you allow us to use cookies through your browser settings or consent, the following cookies can be used on our website:

Surname                  purpose                                                                                       Expiry Date

PHPSESSID             This cookie serves as an identification feature for the duration of your visit to our website      End of session

_icl_current_language   This cookie contains information on the language version used.                                 End of session

__utmt                  This cookie contains information to support Google Analytics and is used to

                       to reduce the frequency with which data on usage statistics is collected / transmitted.       10 mins

__utma                 This cookie used for Google Analytics is used to allow users and

                       To distinguish sessions.                                                                    2 years

__utmb                 This cookie used for Google Analytics is used

                        to identify new visits to websites.                                                30 minutes

__utmc                 This cookie used for Google Analytics supplements the _utmb cookie and is used to

                       Measure the duration of visits to websites.                                                End of session

__utmz:                 This cookie used for Google Analytics is used to determine the route

                       on which a website was found and visited.                                              6 months

PREF                   This cookie used by Google contains information about the options selected by the user

                       Settings and features that serve to improve the user when using

                       Google offers deceptively identifying and identifying information

                       to collect on the uses.                                                                 End of session

NID                    This cookie used by Google is used to collect information about the use of

                       Collect Google offers.                                                                  End of session

WiredMinds            See below.

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As far as these cookies can (also) relate to personal data, we will inform you about this in the following sections.

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Use of Google Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analysis service from Google Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses so-called “cookies”, text files that are stored on your computer and that enable your use of the website to be analyzed. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. In principle, IP addresses on our website are automatically anonymized by Google by shortening them. IP addresses are only transmitted to Google servers in the USA in exceptional cases and anonymized there by shortening them. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide the website operator with other services relating to website activity and internet usage. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data. You can prevent the storage of cookies by setting your browser software accordingly; however, we would like to point out that in this case you may not be able to use all functions of this website to their full extent. You can also prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the cookie and relating to your use of the website (including your IP address) and from processing this data by Google by downloading the browser plug-in available under the following link and install: Browser add-on to deactivate Google Analytics .

As an alternative to the browser add-on described above or within browsers on mobile devices, you can prevent tracking by Google Analytics on our website by clicking this link . An opt-out cookie will be installed on your device. This will prevent Google Analytics from collecting data for this website and for this browser in the future as long as the cookie remains installed in your browser.

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Use of Google Remarketing and DoubleClick

This website uses the remarketing function of Google Inc. This makes it possible to present interest-based advertising to website visitors within the Google advertising network. For this purpose, a so-called "cookie" is stored on the visitor's computer. The string it contains is used to recognize a visitor when they visit websites that are part of the Google advertising network. There, the visitor may be shown advertising that relates to content that was previously accessed on websites that use Google Remarketing.

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For this purpose, Google uses the so-called “DoubleClick” cookie, among other things. This is the same cookie that is used on websites that run advertising programs from the Google subsidiary DoubleClick. No third party advertising is placed on our website. The DoubleClick cookie is only used for the remarketing function.

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According to its own information, Google does not collect any personal data when using the remarketing function. If you still do not want the “interest-based advertising” function from Google, you can always deactivate it in the settings at http://www.google.com/settings/ads. Alternatively, you can also configure your browser so that it does not accept cookies or only accepts certain cookies. Please note that this may restrict the functionality and convenience of websites. You can also deactivate the use of cookies for interest-based advertising via the advertising network initiative. To do this, follow the instructions at: http://www.networkadvertising.org/managing/opt_out.asp .