What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device (computer or mobile device) when you access certain websites.
Why are cookies used?
Cookies can be used for different purposes. First of all, cookies may be necessary to ensure the correct functioning of the website . For example, without cookies, it may be difficult for the website to remember that you are logged in or which products you have added to your shopping cart. These are called mandatory cookies .
Cookies can be used to analyze how a website is used, to count the number of visitors and to find out how the website can be improved. We do not associate website usage statistics and other reports with individuals. These cookies are called analytical cookies .
Third, we use social media cookies to enable social media integration on the website and enable you to immediately like or share a page or product on your favorite social media service.
A fourth important reason we use cookies is to enable online advertising, which can be customized to display more relevant and interesting advertisements to you, both on and off our site. We do this through advertising (targeted) cookies .
For example, our website uses Google Analytics, a web analysis service provided by Google, Inc. ("Google") which contributes to the analysis of the use of the website. For this purpose, Google Analytics uses "cookies", which are text files placed on your computer.
The information generated by the cookie about how the website is used – standard internet usage log information (including your IP address) and information on visitor behavior in an anonymous form – is transmitted to Google and stored by this, including on servers in the United States. Before it is transmitted to Google, your IP address is anonymized.
In accordance with its Privacy Shield certification, Google declares that it complies with the EU-US Privacy Shield Framework. Google may transfer the information collected by Google Analytics to a third party when required by law or when that third party processes the information on Google's behalf.
In accordance with the terms of use of Google Analytics, Google will not associate the users' IP address with any other data held by Google.
How you can manage or disable cookies in your browser
You can manage your cookie preferences from the pop-up window on our website or from your browser settings.
Most browsers allow you to:
- see which cookies you have and delete them individually
- block third-party cookies
- block cookies of certain sites
- block the setting of all cookies
- to delete all cookies when you close your browser
If you disable all (our) cookies in your browser settings, certain sections or functions of our websites may not work because your browser may prevent us from setting cookies that are necessary for the website to function. Therefore, we recommend that you do not disable all cookies in your web browser.
In the list below you can find more information on how to disable cookies or how to manage cookie settings for the browser you are using: