General information

In certain circumstances, we may store information in the form of "cookies" on your computer; so that we can offer you our services, trace your preferences and use them to configure our website. For example, the following parameters may be stored in the cookies to show the proper content of our website:

  • Language and country
  • Browser settings and installed plug-Ins
  • Data on the use of our website
How are they stored

Cookies are small text files that often contain a unique identifier and that a web server stores on your hard drive. Cookies contain information that can later be read by a web server for the domain that stored the cookie on your computer. They often consist of a series of numbers and letters that clearly identify your computer, but they may also contain other information. Cookies can have different types; for example, transient cookies (temporary use), Persistent cookies (time-limited use), Third-party cookies (from third-party providers), Flash cookies (long-term use).

Some cookies (so-called “session cookies”) are only stored for the duration of your visit to our website. Other, long-term cookies can still be stored on your computer after your visit, and our website can access them (the so-called “ID cookies”) every time that you visit our websites. Other companies can store and call up some of the cookies that are stored on our website during your visit. You can personally control whether cookies are actually stored using the security settings on your browser -- by not accepting cookies from the outset or by only accepting them on request or ensuring that cookies are deleted every time your browser is closed. Please be aware that this can restrict the usability of certain website services and that certain services or sections of the website can only function properly with the placement of cookies.

Cookies from third-parties

This website integrates YouTube videos. YouTube also files use-related information in other cookies. The relavant privacy declaration can be searched online.

Examples for other companies:
  • Sitecore
    "SC_ANALYTICS_GLOBAL_COOKIE": provided by Sitecore. It tracks a visitor’s multiple visits to our Website in one year. We use this information to help improve our Website. This cookie is not used to identify individuals using the Website.
    "SC_ANALYTICS_SESSION_COOKIE": provided by Sitecore. It records which pages of the Website you visit and how long you stay on it. We use this information to help improve our Website. This cookie is not used to identify individuals using the Website.
  • Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager
    "_ga": used by the analytics.js library to store a unique client identifier (Client ID), which is a randomly generated number. Once the ID is generated it's stored in the cookie and is included with each hit / request sent to Google Analytics. This ID is later used by Google Analytics servers to calculate user, session, and campaign data.
    "_gat_UA-XXX": used by the Google tag manager library to store the website's User Account number. The name of the cookie varies based on the User Account number. This cookie is not used to identify individuals using the website.
  • ASP.NET
    "ASP.NET_SessionId": set by ASP.NET itself to store session data. This cookie will be deleted when the sessions end, and is not used to identify individuals using the Website.