Cookie policy

When you visit our website, we may send “cookies” to your computer. A cookie is a small text file or piece of data that a website that you visit can place or save onto your computer. Cookies do not themselves contain any personally identifiable information. However, if you provide such personally identifiable information to us (such as by registering for an Internet related service or password provided by us), such information may be linked to the data stored in the cookie.

There are two types of cookies.

The first type saves a file for a longer period of time onto your computer, and it can remain on your computer after you shut it off. Such cookie could, for example, be used to tell a visitor what information on the website has been updated since his or her last visit to that website.

The second type of cookie is called “session cookie.” While you are visiting a website, session cookies are temporarily stored in your computer’s memory. This could be done, for example, to keep track of what language you have chosen at the website. Session cookies are not stored for a long period of time on your computer, since they disappear when you close your web browser. We may use third parties to assist us in collecting or processing information obtained through cookies.

We may use cookies for a number of reasons, such as:

• to compile anonymous statistics related to patterns and trends of browsing;
• to analyze sales data;
• to conduct marketing research;
• to user adapt website content or functions;
• to provide assistance to, or track site visits of users, of certain Internet-based services;
• to enable users with passwords to re-enter certain web pages without having to re-type previously typed information.

Our authorization to the aforementioned data processing results e.g. from our legitimate interest in operating and optimizing a website and a web server, analyzing the data and performing market research for the user-friendly design of our site (Article 6(1)(f) of the General Data Protection Regulation).

How to avoid cookies:

With most Internet browsers, you can set the browser to block cookies, erase cookies from your computer hard drive, or notify you that a web page contains cookies before a cookie is stored. Please refer to your browser instructions or help screen to learn more about these functions. Please note that some of our web pages may not work properly without the use of cookies.

Analysis of usage data:

We want to continuously update and improve our offerings and online services. Therefore, we apply the following technologies to detect the preferences of visitors as well as particularly popular areas of our website. This enables us to tailor the contents of our web pages to your needs and – where needed – eliminate flaws as soon as possible.

Google Analytics

We have embedded the component of Google Analytics (with anonymization function) on this website. Google Analytics is a web analytics service. Web analytics is the collection, gathering, and analysis of data about the behavior of visitors to websites. A web analysis service collects data about the website from which a person has come (known as the 'referrer'), which sub-pages were visited or how often and for what duration a sub-page was viewed, among other things. Web analytics are regularly used for the optimization of a website and in order to carry out a cost-benefit analysis of Internet advertising.

The operator of the Google Analytics component is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, USA (hereinafter referred to as 'Google').

For the web analytics through Google Analytics we use the application '_gat._anonymizeIp'. By means of this extension the IP address of your Internet connection is abridged and anonymized by Google when our web pages are accessed from the European Economic Area.

The purpose of the Google Analytics components is our legitimate interest in analyzing traffic on our website (Article 6(1)(f) of the General Data Protection Regulation). Google uses the collected data and information on our behalf to evaluate the use of our website and to provide online reports, which show the activities on our websites, and to provide other services concerning the use of our website for us, among other activities.

Google Analytics installs a cookie on your computer. We explain what cookies are again in detail below in section 4. The installation of the cookie enables an analysis of the use of our website. With each visit to one of the individual pages of this website, the web browser on your computer is automatically triggered by the respective Google Analytics component to transmit data to Google for the purpose of web analytics. During the course of this technical procedure, on our behalf Google gains knowledge of personal information, such as your IP address, which serves Google to understand the origin of visitors and clicks, among other activities.

The cookie is used to store personal information, such as the access time, the location from which the access was made, and the frequency of visits to our website by you. With each visit to our website, such personal data, including the IP address of the Internet access used by you, will be transmitted to Google in the United States of America. These personal data will be stored by Google in the United States of America. Google may disclose the collected personal data through this technical procedure to third parties.

As explained in section 4, the data subject may prevent the setting of cookies through our website at any time by means of a corresponding adjustment of the web browser used and thus permanently deny the setting of cookies. Such an adjustment to the Internet browser used would also prevent Google from setting a cookie on your computer. In addition, a cookie already set by Google Analytics may be deleted at any time via a web browser or other software programs.

In addition, you have the option to object to a collection of data that are generated by Google Analytics, which is related to the use of this website, as well as the processing of this data by Google and the chance to preclude any such. To do this, you can download a browser add-on from the link https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout and install it. This browser add-on uses a JavaScript to notify Google Analytics that no data and information about the visits to websites is permitted to be transmitted to Google Analytics. The installation of the browser add-ons is considered an objection by Google. However, if your computer is later erased or formatted or if the operating system is reinstalled then you must reinstall the browser add-ons to disable Google Analytics. If you uninstall or disable the browser add-on then there is the option to reinstall or reactivate the browser add-on.

If you disable the use of Google Analytics as described, this will have no affect on the usability of our website.

Further information and the applicable data protection provisions of Google can be accessed at

https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en-GB and at https://www.google.com/analytics/terms/gb.html.

Google Analytics is further explained at https://www.google.com/intl/en_uk/analytics/.

We do not store any personal data within the context of Google Analytics because the data are always immediately anonymized by Google.

Google Adwords:

Google AdWords is an online advertising program. As part of Google AdWords a conversion tracking takes place. The Google conversion tracking is an analysis service from Google. When you click an ad delivered by Google, a cookie (see above) for conversion tracking is stored on your computer. These cookies expire after 30 days, do not contain any personal data and therefore, are not used for personal identification. If you visit certain web pages of our website and the cookie has not yet expired, Google and we recognize that you clicked the ad and proceeded to that page. Every Google AdWords customer receives a different cookie. Thus, there is no possibility, that cookies can be tracked through the websites of other Google AdWords customers. The information collected using the conversion cookie, is used to create conversion statistics. Hereby, we learn the total number of users who clicked on an ad and proceeded to a page provided with a conversion-tracking tag. However, we will not receive any information that can identify users personally. If you do not wish to participate in tracking, you can prevent the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser software (deactivation option). You will then not be included in the conversion tracking statistics.

For additional information as well as the privacy policy of Google, please visit: http://www.google.com/policies/technologies/ads/

https://policies.google.com/privacy.

Google Fonts

External fonts from Google Fonts are used on these web pages. Google Fonts is a service of Google. The embedding of these fonts is carried out through a server call, normally to a Google server in the USA. In doing so, information about which of our web pages you have visited is transmitted to the server. The IP address of the browser of the terminal device of the visitor to these web pages is also stored by Google.

The purpose of Google Fonts is the legitimate interest in the presentation of our website in the desired layout (Article 6(1)(f) of the General Data Protection Regulation).

You can also prevent the establishment of an automatic connection at any time by adjusting the settings of the web browser you are using accordingly; our website will then still be able to be used, albeit without the Google Fonts.

We do not store any personal data within the context of Google Fonts.

Personal data is not transmitted to other recipients.

Further information and the privacy policy of Google Fonts can be accessed in the Google Privacy Policy.

Google Maps

The Google Maps plugin is embedded on this website. The operator of Google Maps is Google.

Each time the individual pages on which the Google Maps plugin is embedded are accessed, the web browser on your computer is automatically triggered to transmit data to Google for the purpose of providing the Google Maps plugin. During the course of this technical procedure, Google gains knowledge of personal information, such as your IP address, which serves Google to understand the origin of visitors and clicks, among other activities. Specifically, the IP address, device identification, browser features, operating system details, language settings, referrer URLs and geolocation data are transmitted to Google.

The purpose of the Google Maps components is our legitimate interest in being able to provide you with an interactive map graphic with a navigation function (Article 6(1)(f) of the General Data Protection Regulation).

You can prevent page elements such as Google Maps from being automatically loaded through the appropriate browser settings or plugins. If you make use such settings or plugins then the map display of Google Maps will not be displayed at all or will only be displayed after you have given explicit approval; it is only then that the aforementioned data transmission to Google will occur.

We do not store any personal data within the context of Google Maps.

Personal data is not transmitted to other recipients.

Google Maps is exclusively responsible for the further processing of data. The terms of service for Google Maps can be found in the Google Maps Terms of Service. Extensive details can be found in the Google Privacy Policy.

Adobe Analytics

We have embedded the component of Adobe Analytics (with anonymization function) on this website. Adobe Analytics is a web analytics service. Web analytics is the collection, gathering, and analysis of data about the behavior of visitors to websites. A web analysis service collects data about the website from which a person has come (known as the 'referrer'), which sub-pages were visited or how often and for what duration a sub-page was viewed, among other things. Web analytics are regularly used for the optimization of a website and in order to carry out a cost-benefit analysis of Internet advertising.

The operator of the Adobe Analytics components is Adobe Systems Software Ireland Limited, 4-6 Riverwalk, Citywest Business Campus, Dublin 24, Ireland (hereinafter referred to as 'Adobe').

The purpose of the Adobe Analytics components is our legitimate interest in analyzing traffic on our website (Article 6(1)(f) of the General Data Protection Regulation). Adobe uses the collected data and information on our behalf to evaluate the use of our website and to provide online reports, which show the activities on our websites, and to provide other services concerning the use of our website for us, among other activities.

Adobe Analytics installs a cookie on your computer. We explain what cookies are again in detail below in section 4. The installation of the cookie enables an analysis of the use of our website. With each visit to one of the individual pages of this website, the web browser on your computer is automatically triggered by the Adobe Analytics component to transmit data to Adobe for the purpose of web analytics. During the course of this technical procedure, on our behalf Adobe gains knowledge of personal information, such as your IP address, which serves Adobe to understand the origin of visitors and clicks, among other activities.

The cookie is used to store personal information, such as the access time, the location from which the access was made, and the frequency of visits to our website by you. With each visit to our website, such personal data, including the IP address of the Internet access used by you, will be transmitted to Adobe. Adobe may disclose the collected personal data through this technical procedure to third parties.

As explained in section 4, the data subject may prevent the setting of cookies through our website at any time by means of a corresponding adjustment of the web browser used and thus permanently deny the setting of cookies. Such an adjustment to the Internet browser used would also prevent Adobe from setting a cookie on your computer. In addition, a cookie already set by Adobe Analytics may be deleted at any time via a web browser or other software programs.

In addition, you have the option to object to a collection of data that are generated by Adobe Analytics, which is related to the use of this website, as well as the processing of this data by Adobe and the chance to preclude any such. You can adjust the settings at https://www.adobe.com/uk/privacy/opt-out.html. However, if your computer is later erased or formatted or if the operating system is reinstalled then you must opt out again in order to disable Adobe Analytics.

If you disable the use of Adobe Analytics as described, this will have no affect on the usability of our website.

Further information and the applicable Adobe Privacy Policy can be accessed at https://www.adobe.com/uk/privacy/policy.html.

We do not store any personal data within the context of Adobe Analytics because the data are always immediately anonymized by Adobe.

YouTube player

We have embedded components of YouTube on this website. YouTube is an Internet video portal that enables video publishers to set video clips and other users free of charge, which also provides free viewing, review and commenting on them. YouTube allows you to publish all kinds of videos, so you can access both full film and TV broadcasts, as well as music videos, trailers, and videos made by users via the Internet portal. The purpose of embedding is our legitimate interest in being able to present videos to you on our website (Article 6(1)(f) of the General Data Protection Regulation).

The operating company is YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA (hereinafter referred to has 'YouTube'). YouTube is a subsidiary of Google.

With each visit to an individual page on which a YouTube component has been embedded, the web browser on your computer is automatically triggered to download the corresponding YouTube components from YouTube. Further information about YouTube can be obtained from https://www.youtube.com/yt/about. During the course of this technical procedure, YouTube and Google gain knowledge of what specific sub-page of our website was visited by you.

If you are logged in at the same time on YouTube, YouTube detects which specific sub-site of our website was visited by you each time you visit the website. This information is collected by YouTube and Google and associated with your respective YouTube account.

YouTube and Google will receive information through the YouTube component that you have visited our website if you are logged into YouTube at the same time when you visit our website; this occurs regardless of whether you click on a YouTube video or not. If you do not wish to transmit personal data to YouTube, you can prevent such transmission by logging out of your YouTube account before accessing our website.

You can also prevent the establishment of an automatic connection at any time by adjusting the settings of the web browser you are using accordingly; our website will then still be able to be used, albeit without the videos.

YouTube's privacy policy, available at https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en-GB provides information about the collection, processing and use of personal data by YouTube and Google.

We do not store any personal data within the context of YouTube.

Personal data is not transmitted to other recipients.

Doubleclick (Google)

Our website uses Doubleclick technology (www.doubleclick.net) on one hand the IPE-Cookie, carrying out information about how the end user uses the website and any advertising that the end user may have seen before visiting the said website. This cookie records the following data: time, ad_placement_id, ad_id, userid, client_ip and referral url.

In addition to that our website uses test_cookie set by Doubleclick to determine if the website visitor’s browser supports cookies.

These cookies are used to deliver adverts more relevant to end users and their interests. They are also used to limit the number of times the end user sees an advertisement as well as help measure the effectiveness of the advertising campaign. They remember the websites the end user has visited. Such targeting or advertising cookies will be linked to site functionality provided.

The collection and storage of data may be revoked at any time with respect to future services, https://support.google.com/ads/answer/7395996.