In this Cookie Policy, we inform you
about various services and applications (collectively, “Tools”) on our website that are offered either by ourselves or by third parties. These include, in particular, tools that use technologies to store or access information in the end device:
- Cookies: information stored on the terminal device, consisting in particular of a name, a value, the storing domain and an expiration date. So-called session cookies (e.g. PHPSESSID) are deleted after the session, while so-called persistent cookies are deleted after the specified expiration date. Cookies can also be removed manually.
- Web Storage (Local Storage / Session Storage): information stored on the end device, consisting of a name and a value. Information in Session Storage is deleted after the session, while information in Local Storage has no expiration date and basically remains stored unless a mechanism for deletion has been set up (e.g. storage of a Local Storage with time entry). Information in Local and Session Storage can also be removed manually.
- JavaScript: programming codes (scripts) embedded in or called up from the website that set cookies and web storage, for example, or actively collect information from the end device or about the usage behavior of visitors. JavaScript can be used for “active fingerprinting” and the creation of usage profiles. JavaScript can be blocked by a setting in the browser, although most services will then no longer function.
- Pixel: Tiny graphic automatically loaded by a service, which can make it possible to recognize visitors by automatically transmitting the usual connection data (in particular IP address, information about browser, operating system, language, address called up and time of call-up) and to determine, for example, whether an e-mail has been opened or a website visited. With the help of pixels, “passive fingerprinting” and the creation of usage profiles can be carried out. The use of pixels can be prevented, for example, by blocking images, for example in e-mails, although the display is then severely restricted.
With the help of these technologies and also through the mere establishment of a connection on a page, so-called “
fingerprints” can be created, i.e. usage profiles that do not require the use of cookies or web storage and can still recognize visitors. Fingerprints based on the connection setup cannot be completely prevented manually.
Most browsers are set by default to accept cookies, run scripts, and display graphics. However, you can usually adjust your browser settings to reject all or certain cookies or to block scripts and graphics. If you completely block cookies from being stored, graphics from being displayed, and scripts from being run, our services are not expected to function properly or at all.
In the following, we list the tools we use by category, informing you in particular about the providers of the tools, the storage duration of the cookies or information in local storage and session storage, and the transfer of data to third parties. We also explain in which cases we obtain your voluntary consent to use the tools and how you can revoke it.
I. Legal Basis and Revocation of Consent
1. Legal basis
We use tools necessary for website operation based on our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR to provide the basic functions of our website. In certain cases, these tools may also be necessary for the performance of a contract or for the implementation of pre-contractual measures, in which case the processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR. Access to and storage of information in the terminal device is absolutely necessary in these cases and is carried out on the basis of the implementation laws of the ePrivacy Directive of the EU member states, in Germany according to § 25 para. 2 TTDSG.
We use all other non-essential (optional) tools that provide additional functions based on your consent pursuant to Art. 6 (1) a GDPR. Access to and storage of information in the terminal device is then based on the implementation laws of the ePrivacy Directive of the EU member states, in Germany according to Section 25 (1) TTDSG. Data processing using these tools only takes place if we have received your consent for this in advance.
If a transfer of personal data to third countries takes place, we refer to this, also with regard to the risks that may be associated with this. We will inform you if an adequacy decision exists for the third country in question or if standard contractual clauses or other guarantees have been concluded for the use of certain tools. If you have given your consent to the use of certain tools and to the associated transfer of your personal data to third countries, we (also) transfer the data processed when using the tools to third countries on the basis of this consent pursuant to Art. 49 (1) lit. a GDPR.
2. Obtaining your consent
For the collection and management of your consents, we use the tool CookieYes Limited, 3 Warren Yard Warren Park, Wolverton Mill, Milton Keynes, MK12 5NW, United Kingdom, email:
support@cookieyes.com. This creates a banner that informs you about data processing on our website and gives you the option to consent to all, selected or no data processing. This banner appears the first time you visit our website and when you revisit the selection of your preferences to change them or revoke consents. The banner will also appear on subsequent visits to our website, if you have deactivated the storage of cookies or the cookies or information in the local storage of CookieYes have been deleted or have expired.
The following information is transferred to CookieYes: Your consents or revocations, your IP address, information about your browser (browser type and browser version), operating system used, referrer URL and the time of your visit as part of your website visit. In addition, CookieYes stores necessary information on your terminal device to document the consents and revocations you have given (“CookieYes” (1 year)).
The data processing by “CookieYes” is necessary to provide you with the legally required consent management and to comply with our documentation obligations. The legal basis for the use of “CookieYes” is Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR, justified by our interest in fulfilling the legal requirements for consent management. The access to and storage of information in the end device is necessary in these cases and takes place on the basis of the implementation laws of the ePrivacy Directive of the EU member states, in Germany according to § 25 para. 2 TTDSG.
If personal data is transferred to third countries, your consent expressly extends to the data transfer (Art. 49 (1) a GDPR).
3. Revocation of your consent or change of your selection
You can revoke your consent for certain tools, i.e. for the storage and access to information in the terminal device, the processing of your personal data and the transfer of your data to third countries, at any time with effect for the future. To do so, click on the following link/button:
Cookie Settings. There you can also change the selection of the tools to whose use you wish to consent, as well as obtain supplementary information on the tools used. Alternatively, you can assert your revocation for certain tools directly with the provider.
II. Description of Tools Used on our Website
III. Changes to the Cookie Policy
We occasionally update this Cookie Policy, for example, when we customize our website or when legal or regulatory requirements change.
