Cookie Policy
Information on which cookies and similar technologies this website uses, on what basis, and how you can manage your consent.
What cookies are
Cookies are small text files that a website stores in your browser when you visit it and reads again on later visits. As a rule they contain no names, but a random identifier that allows your browser to be recognised. Alongside cookies in the narrow sense, websites also use similar techniques such as the browser’s local storage (local storage and session storage). This cookie policy covers both forms alike and, for simplicity, refers to all of them as cookies.
Some cookies are deleted as soon as you close your browser (session cookies). Others remain stored for a set period (persistent cookies). You will find how long each individual cookie is valid in the overview further down, in the “Retention” column.
The categories we distinguish
Our consent banner sorts cookies into three categories. Only the first category is set without your consent; all others are set only after you have agreed.
Functional & necessary
Required for the website to work at all – for example to store your choice in the cookie banner or to keep you signed in to the editorial area. Without these cookies the service could not be provided.
Statistics
Help us understand which content is read and where visitors drop off. We evaluate this data in aggregated form only, in order to improve the website – not to assess individual people.
Marketing
Used to deliver advertising or to measure its success. The banner offers this category for selection. You can see which services are actually assigned to it in the overview further down.
The legal basis on which we use cookies
Under Section 25 (1) of the German Telecommunications Digital Services Data Protection Act (TDDDG), storing information on your device and accessing it generally requires your consent. Cookies that are strictly necessary in order to provide a service you have expressly requested are exempt – Section 25 (2) no. 2 TDDDG applies to those, and no consent is required.
Where personal data is processed subsequently, we base this on Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR (your consent) or on Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR, insofar as we have a legitimate interest in the secure and functional operation of this website. Details of the individual processing activities, of recipients and of transfers to third countries can be found in our privacy policy.
Giving, changing or withdrawing consent
Services and cookies in detail
The following overview is generated automatically from the configuration of our consent tool and therefore stays up to date. Select a service to see its purpose, any sharing of data, and the individual cookies with name, retention period and function.
Managing cookies in your browser
Independently of our banner, you can also inspect cookies directly in your browser, delete them individually or entirely, and block them for the future. Please note that the website may no longer be fully usable if you block all cookies.
Changes to this cookie policy
We update this cookie policy whenever the services we use or the legal requirements change. The overview of services above updates itself automatically. Should the scope of processing change materially, we will obtain your consent again.
How we process personal data is set out in our privacy policy. The controller is named in our legal notice.
