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 referred to as "cookies") on this website.

 

What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are stored by the web browser on the user's device for storing certain information. The next time you visit our website using the same device, the information stored in cookies will be returned to our website ("First Party Cookie") or another website to which the cookie belongs ("Third Party Cookie").

The information stored in the cookie and returned by the respective website recognizes that the user has already accessed and visited it using the device web browser. We use this information to optimally display the website to the user according to their preferences.

In this case, however, only the cookie itself is identified on the device. Any further storage of personal data will only take place if the user gives us their explicit consent or if this storage is absolutely necessary in order to use the offered and / or called-up service.

 

Consent to the use of cookies

Cookies that are not absolutely necessary to make the services available on this website are only used after the consent has been given. By continuing to actively use this website after the cookie banner has been displayed, the user consents to the use of cookies.

The cookie settings can be customized by the user at any time, for example by activating or deactivating individual cookie categories.

How the user generally deactivates or deletes cookies in his browser (including the strictly required cookies) is described under point 4.

 

Categories of cookies used

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

• Absolutely necessary cookies;

• Functional cookies;

• Performance cookies;

• Marketing cookies

 

Essential cookies

Absolutely 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 operator of the website (First Party Cookies) and all information stored in the cookies is only sent to this website.

 

The following essential cookies are used on our website:

Surname                      Purpose                                         Duration

ckies_functional        Switch for functional cookies        1 year

ckies_marketing        Switch for marketing cookies        1 year

ckies_performance Switch for performance cookies 1 year

 

The use of strictly necessary cookies on this website is possible without the consent of the user. For this reason, essential cookies cannot be disabled or activated individually. This feature is only available for cookies that require consent, i.e. functional cookies, performance cookies and marketing cookies. However, the user always has the option of generally deactivating cookies in his browser (see point 4).

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

 

Functional cookies

Functional cookies allow this website to provide information, for example, the username or the language selection to save and provide the user based on improved and personalized features. These cookies collect and store only anonymized information.

 

The following functional cookies are used on our website:

Surname Purpose                                                                     Duration

cookielaw Has the cookie banner been clicked                      1 year

shd        Set when the user logs on to his/her Jimdo page 1 year

 

The user can object to the use of Functional Cookies at any time by adjusting his/her cookie settings accordingly.

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

 

Performance cookies

Performance Cookies collect information about how our websites are used to improve their attractiveness, content and functionality. These cookies help us determine, for example, whether and which subpages of our website are visited and what content users are particularly interested in. We record the number of visits to a page, the number of pages visited, the time spent on our website, the order of pages visited, which search terms have taken you to us, the country, the region and, if applicable, the city from which access and the proportion of mobile devices accessing our websites. Your computer IP address, transmitted for technical reasons, is automatically anonymized and does not allow us to infer the individual user.

 

The user of the website also has the right, for reasons that arise from their particular situation, to object to the processing of personal data related to statistical purposes in accordance with Article 89(1) GDPR. In order to exercise these and other data subject rights, a data subject can turn to the contact address given below at any time.

 

Our website uses the following performance cookies:

Surname Purpose Duration

The user of the website may object to the use of performance cookies at any time by adjusting his/her cookie settings accordingly.

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

 

Marketing Cookies / Third Party Cookies

Marketing cookies come from external third-party cookies and are used to collect information about the websites visited by the user in order to create targeted advertising for the user.

The following marketing cookies are used on our website:

Surname Purpose                                                        Duration

__utma Jimdo statistics function (Google Analytics) 2 years

__utmb Jimdo statistics function (Google Analytics) 30 minutes

__utmc Jimdo statistics function (Google Analytics) Session

__utmz Jimdo statistics function (Google Analytics) 6 months

__utmt_b Jimdo statistics function (Google Analytics) 1 day

 

The user can contradict the use of marketing cookies at any time by adjusting his/her cookie settings accordingly.

Due to the described uses (see § 6. a.), the legal basis for the processing of personal data using cookies is set out in Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. If the user has given consent to the use of cookies on the basis of a notice given by us on the website ("cookie banner"), the legality of the use is additionally governed by Article 6(1) sentence 1 letter a GDPR.

 

Deactivation or deletion of all cookies

The user can set his/her web browser so that the storage of cookies on his/her device is generally prevented or he/she is asked each time whether he/she agrees to the setting of cookies. Single session cookies can be deleted by the user 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 restrictions of this website.