Cookie Policy

 

With this cookie policy, the website operator informs the user of the website about the use of cookies or similar storage technologies (hereinafter "cookies") on this website.

 

What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are stored by the web browser on the user's device to store certain information. The next time you visit our website with the same device, the information stored in cookies is sent back to our website (“first party cookie”) or another website to which the cookie belongs (“third party cookie”).

 

Through the information stored and returned in the cookie, the respective website recognizes that the user has already accessed and visited it with the web browser of his end device. We use this information in order to be able to optimally display the website to the user according to his preferences.

 

However, only the cookie itself is identified on the device. Any further storage of personal data takes place only if the user gives us his express consent or if this storage is absolutely necessary in order to be able to use the service offered and called up.

 

Consent to the use of cookies

Cookies, which are not absolutely necessary to provide the services on this website, are only used after consent. By giving consent to the use of cookies on the basis of a notice given by us on the website ("cookie banner"), they consent to the use of cookies.

How the user can generally deactivate or delete cookies (including the absolutely necessary cookies) in his browser is described under "Deactivation or deletion of all cookies".

 

Legal basis

If the user has given consent to the use of cookies on the basis of a notice provided by us on the website ("cookie banner"), the legality of the data processing is based on Art. 6 Para. a GDPR. If no consent is requested, our legitimate interest (i.e. interest in the analysis, optimization and economic operation of this website and services) within the meaning of Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. f GDPR is the legal basis for the use of cookies.

 

Categories of cookies used

Depending on the purpose and function, we divide the cookies used by the website into the following categories:

Absolutely necessary cookies;

Functional cookies;

Marketing / Third Party / Consent Required Cookies.

 

 

STRICTLY NECESSARY COOKIES

Absolutely necessary cookies ensure that this website or the service works properly. This means that without these cookies, this website or the service cannot be used as intended. This type of cookie is only used by the website operator (first party cookies) and all information stored in the cookies is only sent to this website.

The following absolutely necessary cookies are used on our website:

 

Absolutely required

 

Name of the cookie / duration / purpose

 

ForceFlashSite / Session / Viewing a mobile site (old mobile site at m.domain.com) will force the server to display the non-mobile version and avoid redirecting to the mobile site

 

hs / session / security

 

smSession / Persistent (2 days or 2 weeks) / Identifies registered members of your website

 

XSRF TOKEN / Session / Security

 

Absolutely necessary cookies cannot be deactivated or activated individually. The user has the option of generally deactivating his cookies in his browser at any time (see point "Deactivating or deleting all cookies").

 

 

FUNCTIONAL COOKIES

Functional cookies enable this website to store information provided, such as B. to save the user name or the language selection and to offer the user improved and personalized functions based on this. These cookies only collect and save anonymized information.

 

The following functional cookies are used on our website:

 

Functional

 

Name of the cookie / duration / purpose

 

svSession / Persistent (2 years) / Identifies unique visitors and tracks a visitor's sessions on a website

 

SSR-caching / Session / Indicates how a website was rendered.

 

smSession / Persistent (2 weeks) / Identifies registered website members

 

The user has the option of generally deactivating his cookies in his browser at any time (see point "Deactivating or deleting all cookies").

 

 

MARKETING / THIRD PARTY COOKIES

Marketing / third party / consent cookies come from external advertising companies and are used to collect information about the websites visited by the user, e.g. B. to create target group-oriented advertising for the user.

The following marketing / third party / consent-requiring cookies are used on our website:

 

Functional

 

Name of the cookie / duration / purpose

 

TS * / Session / Security

 

TS01 ******* / Session / Security

 

TSxxxxxxxx (the x is replaced by any number or letter) / Session / Security

 

TSxxxxxxxx_d (the x is replaced by any numbers and letters) / Session / Security

 

The user has the option of generally deactivating his cookies in his browser at any time (see point "Deactivating or deleting all cookies").

 

 

GOOGLE ANALYTICS

 

Functional

 

Name of the cookie / duration / purpose

 

__utma / 2 years / statistics

 

__utmt / 1 day / statistics

 

__utmb / 1 day / statistics

 

__utmc / Session / Statistics

 

__utmz / 6 months / statistics

 

__utmv / 2 years / statistics

 

The user has the option of generally deactivating his cookies in his browser at any time (see point "Deactivating or deleting all cookies").

 

Deactivation or deletion of all cookies

The user can set his web browser so that the storage of cookies on his device is generally prevented or he is asked every time whether he agrees to the setting of cookies. Once cookies have been set, the user can delete them at any time. How it all works is described in the help function of the respective web browser.

A general deactivation of cookies can lead to functional restrictions on this website.