Cookie Policy

1. What is a cookie?

A cookie is a small file consisting of letters and numbers that is stored on your device when you access certain websites. Cookies generally enable a website to recognise your device and retain certain settings.

2. Which cookies do we use?

Our website uses the following types of cookies:

Technically necessary cookies

These cookies are essential for the operation of our website. They enable basic functions such as page navigation, language selection, and access to secure areas. Without these cookies, the website cannot function properly. No consent is required for these cookies (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).

Cloudflare cookies

Our website is delivered via Cloudflare. Cloudflare may set technically necessary cookies to ensure the security and performance of the website, e.g. for protection against DDoS attacks and for load balancing.

Analytics cookies (with consent only)

We use Google Analytics (Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland) to analyse the use of our website. Google Analytics sets cookies that enable statistical evaluation of website usage. These cookies are only set if you consent via our cookie banner. The legal basis is Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR (consent). IP addresses are transmitted in anonymised form. You can revoke your consent at any time by deleting the cookie_consent cookie in your browser. Further information: Google Privacy Policy.

3. Purpose of cookie usage

We use cookies for the following purposes:

• Ensuring the technical functionality of the website
• Storing your language preferences (German/English)
• Security and protection against misuse
• Optimising website performance
• Analysing website usage (with your consent only)

We do not use advertising cookies or tracking cookies for marketing purposes.

4. Managing and disabling cookies

You can configure your browser to block cookies entirely, allow only certain cookies, or delete cookies that have already been set. The relevant settings can usually be found in your browser's menu under "Settings", "Options", or "Privacy".

Instructions for the most common browsers:

• Firefox: Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies
• Google Chrome: Settings → Privacy and Security → Cookies
• Safari (macOS): Settings → Privacy → Cookies
• Safari (iOS): Settings → Safari → Privacy & Security
• Microsoft Edge: Settings → Privacy → Cookies

Please note: Disabling technically necessary cookies may result in certain features of our website becoming unavailable or the website not being displayed correctly.

5. Changes to this cookie policy

We reserve the right to update this cookie policy as needed to reflect changes in legal requirements or technical modifications. We recommend visiting this page regularly.

6. Contact

If you have any questions about the use of cookies on our website, please contact us using the details provided in our Imprint.