We use cookies on our website. Cookies are small text files in which personal data may be saved. Cookies help to use this website more easily. Cookies help to ensure the safety and functionality of our website.
We differentiate between cookies that are strictly necessary for the technical functions of this website and those that are not necessary. The use of this website is generally possible with strictly necessary cookies, only.
You can choose which types of cookies shall be allowed. Therefore, we want to give you the opportunity to make an informed decision for or against the use of cookies that are not strictly necessary for the technical functioning of the website. The use of this website in its entirety will not be affected by this.
We therefore inform you here about the type and scope of the intended use of cookies on our web pages.
In general, you can prevent tracking by cookies by changing your browser settings or prevent third-party cookies from being saved. We also recommend regularly checking and deleting the cookies that are saved, where they are not specifically desired.
Cookie categories
- Required cookies
These cookies are necessary for the operation of this website and cannot be denied, because otherwise this website would not work properly. These cookies include security and session cookies and are active from the start of your visit to our website until the end of the respective browser session. Session cookies are automatically invalid and deleted as soon as you close your internet browser.
Strictly necessary cookies enable to move around the website and use its features, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in or filling in forms. Without these cookies, services requested through usage of our website cannot be properly provided. For example, session cookies are used to identify you when visiting the website for the duration of the active session. In addition, these cookies serve for data security, and prevent data and content from being manipulated, accessed, and transmitted to other systems by third parties.
The legal basis for using strictly necessary cookies is Art.6(1)(b) GDPR.
These required cookies are used:
Description/ Provider | Cookie name | Purpose and content | Storage Period |
internal | privacy-notice-responded | To know if the user has decided on privacy settings and that the banner does not need to be shown anymore | 10 years |
Internal*currently being phased out | isCookiePopupAccepted | To know if the user has decided on privacy settings and that the banner does not need to be shown anymore | 10 years |
Internal | allow-adobe-analytics | has user allowed using Adobe Analytics | 10 years |
Internal | allow-eloqua-tracking | has user allowed using Oracle Eloqua | 10 years |
- Statistics cookies
Statistics cookies make our website easier to use. These cookies remember choices you make, e.g. the selected language or the region you are in. They ensure that once the language has been selected, it is retained and applies for the duration of the active session and continues to be provided to you when you navigate through different pages.
Statistics cookies allow us to collect information about your use of this website. They provide us with statistics, e.g. which pages were visited mostly, which information were inserted and how visitors navigate through our website. These cookies help us to improve the user friendliness of this website.
These cookies include session cookies that are active from the start of your visit to our website until the end of the respective browser session. Session cookies are automatically invalid and deleted as soon as you close your internet browser.
The legal basis for using performance and analysis cookies is Art.6(1)(a) GDPR.
You can withdraw your choice any time with future effect by deactivating the respective cookie category in the Cookie Settings.
These performance and analysis cookies are used:
Description/ Provider | Cookie name | Purpose and content | Storage Period |
Adobe Analytics | s_ecid | This cookie is set by the customer's domain after the AMCV cookie is set by the client. The purpose of this cookie is to allow persistent ID tracking in the 1 party state and is used as a reference ID if the AMCV cookie has expired. Check AMCV cookie here for more details. | 2 years |
Adobe Analytics | s_cc | This cookie is set and read by the JavaScript code to determine if cookies are enabled (simply set to "True"); This cookie is a session cookie and expires when the browser is closed. | Session |
Adobe Analytics | s_sq | This cookie is set and read by the JavaScript code when the ClickMap functionality or the Activity Map functionality are enabled; it contains information about the previous link that was clicked on by the user; this cookie is a session cookie and expires when the browser is closed. | Session |
Adobe Analytics | s_vi | Unique visitor ID time/date stamp | 2 years |
Adobe Analytics | s_fid | Fallback unique visitor ID time/date stamp | 2 years |
- Marketing cookies
Marketing cookies and other technologies are used to provide you with ads that are relevant to you and your interests. We use cookies and technologies of third parties that process personal data on our behalf. We have selected and contracted our partners carefully. If you do not allow marketing cookies you will not receive our targeted advertisements.
The legal basis for using marketing cookies is Art.6(1)(a) GDPR.
You can withdraw your choice any time with future effect by deactivating the respective cookie category in the Cookie Settings.
These marketing cookies are used:
Description/ Provider | Cookie name | Purpose and content | Storage Period |
Oracle Eloqua | _guid | This cookie is used to evaluate the user behavior of the data subject who has used our website and to create user activity reports related to the use of our website | 13 months |