LEGAL DISCLAIMER

With this Cookie Policy, the website operator informs users of this 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 save certain information. The next time our website is accessed using the same device, the information stored in the cookies is sent back to our website ("first-party cookie") or to another website to which the cookie belongs ("third-party cookie").

The information stored in and sent back by the cookie allows the respective website to recognize that the user has already accessed and visited it using the web browser on their device. We use this information to display the website to the user in the best possible way according to their preferences.

However, only the cookie itself is identified on the device. Further storage of personal data only occurs if the user gives us their explicit consent or if this storage is absolutely necessary to use the offered and accessed service.

Consent to the Use of Cookies

Cookies that are not strictly necessary to provide the services on this website will only be used after you have given your consent. By continuing to actively use this website after the cookie banner appears, you consent to the use of cookies.

Your cookie settings can be adjusted at any time by, for example, enabling or disabling individual cookie categories.

How you can generally disable or delete cookies (including strictly necessary cookies) in your browser is described under the section "Disabling or Deleting All Cookies."

Categories of Cookies Used

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

Strictly necessary cookies;

Functional Cookies;

Performance Cookies;

Marketing / Third-Party / Consent-Required Cookies

ESSENTIAL COOKIES

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

The following strictly necessary cookies are used on our website:

Name | Purpose | Duration

ckies_functional | Opt-out for Functional Cookies | 1 year

ckies_performance | Opt-out for Performance Cookies | 1 year

ckies_marketing | Opt-out for Marketing / Third-Party / Consent-Required Cookies | 1 year

The use of strictly necessary cookies on this website is possible without the user's consent. For this reason, strictly necessary cookies cannot be individually deactivated or activated. This function is only available for cookies that require consent, namely functional cookies, performance cookies, and marketing/third-party/consent-required cookies. However, users can deactivate cookies altogether in their browser settings at any time (see section "Deactivating or Deleting All Cookies").

The legal basis for the use of first-party cookies is a legitimate interest (i.e., an interest in the analysis, optimization, and economic operation of this website and its services) within the meaning of Article 6(1)(f) GDPR.

FUNCTIONAL COOKIES

Functional cookies enable this website to store information you have entered, such as your username or language preference, and to offer you improved and personalized features based on this information. These cookies collect and store only anonymized information.

The following functional cookies are used on our website:

Name | Purpose | Duration

cookielaw | Indicates whether the cookie banner has been clicked | 1 year

shd | Set when the user logs in to their Jimdo site | 1 year

has_close_teaser | Indicates whether the user has closed a teaser so that it is not displayed again | Session

Your user can object to the use of functional cookies at any time by adjusting your cookie settings accordingly.

The legal basis for the use of functional cookies is a legitimate interest (i.e., an interest in the analysis, optimization, and economic operation of this website and its services) within the meaning of Article 6(1)(f) GDPR.

PERFORMANCE COOKIES

Performance cookies collect information about how our websites are used in order to improve their attractiveness, content, and functionality. These cookies help us, for example, to determine whether and which subpages of our website are visited and which content is of particular interest to users. We record the number of visits to a page, the number of subpages viewed, the time spent on our website, the sequence of pages visited, the search terms that led users to us, the country, region, and, if applicable, the city from which access is made, as well as the proportion of mobile devices accessing our websites. The IP address of a computer, transmitted for technical reasons, is automatically anonymized and does not allow us to identify individual users.

Users of the website also have the right to object, on grounds relating to their particular situation, to the processing of personal data concerning them for statistical purposes pursuant to Article 89(1) GDPR. To exercise these and other data subject rights, you can contact us at any time using the contact details provided in the legal notice or privacy policy.

The following performance cookies are used on our website:

Name | Purpose | Duration

Website users can object to the use of performance cookies at any time by adjusting their cookie settings accordingly.

The legal basis for the use of performance cookies is a legitimate interest (i.e., an interest in the analysis, optimization, and economic operation of our website and services) within the meaning of Article 6(1)(f) GDPR.

MARKETING / THIRD-PARTY / CONSENT-REQUIRED COOKIES

Marketing / third-party / consent-required cookies originate, among other sources, from external advertising companies and are used to collect information about the websites visited by the user in order to, for example, create targeted advertising for the user.

Users can object to the use of marketing cookies at any time by adjusting their cookie settings accordingly.

Due to the purposes of use described above, the legal basis for processing personal data using cookies is Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. If the user has given consent to the use of cookies based on a notice we provided on the website (“cookie banner”), the lawfulness of the use is additionally governed by Article 6(1)(a) GDPR.

Deactivating or deleting all cookies

The user can configure their web browser to generally prevent the storage of cookies on their device or to be asked each time whether they agree to the setting of cookies. Users can delete cookies that have already been set at any time. How this works is described in the help function of the respective web browser.

A general deactivation of cookies may lead to functional limitations of this website.