Use of Cookies on This Website

Cookies

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device when you visit our website. These text files contain information that helps us provide user-friendly services and are read by web browsers. Cookies enable our website to recognise you, allowing our web server to present you with a more personalised, improved, faster and more user-oriented browsing experience.

Please note that if you block cookies, you may not be able to access certain content or features of our website.

In general, cookies can be divided into the following categories:

  • Session Cookies: These cookies are stored on your computer or device while you browse our website and are deleted once you end your browsing session.
  • Persistent Cookies: These cookies remain on your computer or device for a longer period of time.
  • Third-Party Cookies: These cookies are set by third-party providers whose services are integrated into our website. They may, for example, be used to deliver personalised advertising.

2. How We Use Cookies

In general, we use internet technologies (e.g. cookies and JavaScript) solely to make our website easier to use and to optimise  our services and your interaction with our content.

  • We use so-called session cookies to maintain your current browsing session.
  • We use cookies for data analysis purposes. This enables us to understand, for example, how our forms are used, how many visitors access our website, and which pages are visited most frequently.
  • We use third-party cookies to enhance your experience with our content and advertisements.

3. Third-Party Cookies

Some third-party providers place cookies on your device in order to monitor visitor behaviour and personalise offers, including advertising. Depending on the platform, multiple third-party cookies may be used. Information about how these third-party providers use cookies can be found on their respective websites. Details of the relevant providers are listed in the table below. We have no control over the use of third-party cookies.

We therefore encourage you to review the privacy and cookie policies of these third-party providers to learn which cookies they use and how you can manage them. For third-party providers such as Facebook, Google and others, the Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA) provides a central opt-out option for participating member companies. Further information can be found in Sections 4 and 5.

4. Cookies Currently Used on This Website

  • PHPSESSID: Set by the website itself (session cookie - first-party cookie) – Required to manage cookies stored by the website.
  • cookie_banner_seen: Set by the website itself (retention period: 1 year) – Records confirmation of the cookie notice.
  • _gid: Google Analytics (retention period: 1 day) – Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how visitors use the website.
  • _ga: Google Analytics (retention period: 2 years) – Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how visitors use the website.
  • _gat: Google Analytics (retention period: 1 minute) – Used by Google Analytics to limit the rate of requests.

 

5. Managing Cookies / Opt-Out

Your browser settings allow you to manage the use of cookies. Most browsers provide options to:

  • View cookies
  • Allow cookies
  • Disable all or specific cookies
  • Delete all cookies when closing the browser
  • Block cookies
  • Receive notifications when cookies are being set
  • Opt out of web analytics tracking

Instructions on how to disable cookies can be found on the websites of the respective browser providers. Please note that if you block our cookies in your browser, some features of our website may not function properly.