OUR COOKIE POLICY
How do we use “cookies”?
We use “cookies” on our website to improve their usability and to collect and store data for marketing and optimization purposes. „Cookies” are small text files from our website that are stored on your hard drive and are subsequently recognized by web browsers. Our cookies do not contain any of your personal data. Instead, they use a user profile with an alias and cannot cause damage to your user system.
We do not sell the data collected by our “cookies”, nor do we forward this information to third parties unless required to do so by law (for example, to government authorities).
By using our website you consent to the use of cookies as set out in this policy.
You can revoke this permission at any time in the future by changing your browser settings. You can set your browser settings so that you are asked for permission each time a cookie attempts to access your computer or mobile device, or disable the use of cookies in certain cases entirely. However, this may cause many of our website features to function incorrectly.
What are “cookies”?
„Cookies” are small text files that are transferred to your computer or mobile device when you visit our website or apps. On each subsequent visit, your web browser (for example, Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Safari or Google Chrome) will send these cookies back to the website so that it can recognize you and your personal details or user preferences.
Cookies are very useful and perform a number of different tasks. They help improve your experience on our website by adapting it to your needs. They recognize your preferences and improve your overall user experience.
There are two types of cookies:
1. Session cookies.
These are only valid for the duration of your online session and then disappear from your computer or device when you close your web browser.
2. Permanent (persistent) cookies.
These remain on your computer or device after the browser is closed and continue to be active for the period specified in the cookie. These persistent cookies will be activated each time you visit the website for which the cookie was created.
What cookies do we use?
The following categories of “cookies” may be installed on your device when you use our website:
– „essential“ (important) cookies
These “cookies” are essential as they help you browse our website and use features. Without these cookies, the site will not function properly. These cookies do not collect any personal data about you.
– Functional cookies
These “cookies” allow websites and apps to remember your selected preferences (for example language settings). They allow us to provide you with enhanced and personalized features. We cannot identify you personally using the information collected by these “cookies”.
– Analytical cookies
To ensure our website is easy to use and up to date, we use Google Analytics web analytics service to understand how visitors use our site. This allows us to see, for example, which content on our website is most popular and also ensure that our content is continually updated and improved. The information we collect is anonymous and used for statistical purposes only.
Google Analytics
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA („Google“). Google Analytics uses “cookies”, which are small text files that are transferred to your computer, that help the website analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the “cookie” about your use of our website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the USA.
In the event that IP anonymization is activated on this website, your IP address will be removed by Google in Member States of the European Union or in other countries party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional circumstances will a full IP address be stored on a Google server in the USA and removed there. IP anonymization is active on this website. Google will use this information on our behalf in order to evaluate your use of this website, compile reports on website activity and provide us with other services relating to your use of this website and the internet.
By using this website, you consent to the processing of all data collected from you by Google, as well as the aforementioned purpose and method of data processing. You can refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings in your web browser. However, this may cause many of our website’s features to function incorrectly.
You can find more information about Google’s user and data protection regulations at the following links: https://marketingplatform.google.com/about/analytics/terms/bg/ or www.google.com/policies .
– Social add-ons (plugins)
Facebook, Google+, LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest
This website uses the so-called social plugins (hereinafter referred to as „Plugins“) of the social networks Facebook, Google+, LinkedIn and Pinterest as well as Plugins of the microblogging services Twitter and Instagram. These services are operated by Facebook Inc., Google Inc., LinkedIn Corporation, Twitter Inc., Instagram LLC and Pinterest Inc. (hereinafter referred to individually as a „Provider“ or collectively as the „Providers“).
When you visit our website, which incorporates such a Plugin, your browser will create a direct link with the servers of the respective provider. The content of the Plugin is transmitted directly from the respective provider to your web browser, which then incorporates it into the website.
By integrating the Plugin, the providers receive information that your browser has accessed the relevant page of our website, even if you do not have an account with the providers or are not logged into your account at the time of access. This information (including your IP address) will be sent directly from your browser to a server of the relevant provider in the USA and stored there.
If you have an account and are logged in while visiting our website, the relevant provider may identify/detect your visit to our website directly through your account. If you interact with the Plugins, for example by clicking on the „Like“, „+1“, „Recommend“, „Tweet“, „Instagram“ or „Pin It“ buttons, the relevant information will be transferred directly to the server of the respective provider and stored there. The information will also be published on your social network profiles and can be viewed by your contacts.
Providers can use this information for advertising, market research and designing their pages to match users’ needs. For this purpose, providers build profiles based on usage, interests and relationships, e.g. to evaluate how you use our website in relation to the advertisements displayed to you on the relevant platform, to inform other users about your activities on our website and to provide additional services related to your use of the relevant platform.
If you do not want providers to distribute and link data collected through our website to your account, you must log out of the relevant platform before visiting our website.
To learn more about the purpose and extent to which providers collect, process, and use this data, your rights, and the privacy settings available to protect your privacy, please see the individual provider’s data protection policies:
Facebook: www.facebook.com
Google: www.google.com
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com
Twitter: www.twitter.com
Instagram: www.help.instagram.com
Pinterest: www.pinterest.com
This Cookie Policy shall be effective on the day it is published on our website. Any future changes to the Cookie Policy will be posted on this page and will take effect immediately.