Definition:

“A cookie, in its original form, is a text file on a computer. It typically contains data about visited websites, which the web browser saves while surfing the internet.” (Source: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cookie)

To put it in our own words: These are small text files that are stored locally in the cache of your internet browser. These files enable the recognition of your browser. We do not consolidate this information with your other private data that you have provided to us, for example, when registering for our newsletter, such as your name, address, and email address.

This website uses cookies and similar technologies, such as HTML5 storage, to recognize user preferences and optimally structure the website. This facilitates navigation and ensures a high level of user-friendliness for this website.

By using our website, you agree to the use and storage of cookies on your device. However, you can also view our website without cookies. The majority of internet browsers accept cookies automatically. You can prevent cookies from being saved on your device by selecting do not accept cookies in your browser options. You can delete currently saved cookies on your device at any time and prevent future cookies from being saved. Please refer to the instructions provided by your browser or device manufacturer for details on how this works.

“Google Analytics is Google’s analytics tool that makes users’ interactions with the resources offered transparent for website and app owners. Google Analytics may use certain cookies to collect data and share website usage statistics without collecting information that makes individual users personally identifiable to Google. The most important Google Analytics cookie is called “__ga.”” (Source: http://www.google.de/policies/technologies/types/)

The data generated by the cookie about your use of this website is generally transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. However, if IP anonymization is activated on this website, your IP address will be censored in advance by Google within EU member states or in other contracting states to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there.

On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this data to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity, and to provide the website operator with other services relating to website activity and internet usage. The IP address sent by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be linked to other Google data. You have the option of preventing cookies from being saved by selecting certain settings in your browser software. However, we would like to point out that if you do this, you may not be able to use all the features of this website to their full extent. You can also prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the cookie and relating to your use of the website (including your IP address) and from processing this information by clicking here and downloading and installing the available browser plug-in. Please note that Google Analytics has been extended on this website with the code “gat._anonymizeIp();” to ensure the anonymized collection of IP addresses (so-called IP masking).

Further information on terms of use and data protection can be found at http://www.google.com/analytics/terms/de.html or at https://www.google.de/intl/en/policies/.