We use a number of cookies which are essential to our services and the functioning and/or security of our Websites. These cookies cannot be deactivated without affecting the performance of our Websites as they are strictly necessary for providing the services requested by the users of our Websites.

Most of the essential cookies will be session cookies. However, in some cases we may also use persistent cookies that are strictly necessary for the performance of our services.

Other cookies may not be essential for the usability of our Websites, but nevertheless improve the experience of your visit. These cookies will only be placed on your browser if you have given your consent.

For more detailed information on the specific cookies we use on our Websites please see the explanations in the table below.

While using our Websites, you may also receive third party cookies, i.e., cookies that are not placed on your device by us but by a third party.

Most of the third party cookies will not be considered essential to our services, but nevertheless assist us in understanding our users and tailoring our Websites according to your needs and preferences. This kind of cookies will not contain any personal data and only be placed on your device if you have given your consent.

You can find more detailed information on the specific third party cookies used on our Websites in the table below so that you can decide whether or not you want to grant your consent to the placement of these cookies or withdraw it at any time.

Please carefully read the information below which will give you a better understanding of the categories of cookies we use on our Websites and the functions they perform.

Some of the cookies on our Websites are necessary for the functionality and thereby the usability of our Websites. They allow our Websites to remember the choices you make (such as your user name and/or password, language preferences or the region you are in) to provide you with a smooth and more personalized online experience. Examples include remembering previous actions when navigating back to a page in the same session, e.g., when completing a multi-page form, providing you with a shopping cart functionality, or using the cookie to identify you as being authenticated (logged-in).

The session cookies we use for this purpose are usually essential to the provision of our services. We may also use a persistent cookie but – unless strictly necessary for the operation of our Websites – only if you have consented to it.

The so-called performance cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our Websites by providing information about the areas visited, the time spent on the Websites, and any issues encountered, such as error messages. This analysis of the user behavior helps us improve the performance and the usefulness of our Websites.

Some of the performance cookies used on the Websites are essential to our services. However, there are also performance cookies that will not be considered essential, but nevertheless assist in improving our Websites. We will only place the latter kind of cookies on your device if you have consented to it.

These cookies are used to deliver content that is more relevant to the specific user’s interests. They may be used to deliver targeted advertising or to limit the number of times you see an advertisement. They also help us measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns by enabling us to dynamically generate personalized content.

We will only use this type of cookie – be it session or persistent cookies – if you have consented to it.

In addition, there are some cookies that cannot be clearly assigned to one of the categories above. These cookies will be labeled as “other” in the following. They may be essential or non-essential, as will be indicated for each cookie individually.

For more detailed information on the specific cookies we use on our Websites please see the explanations in the table below.