What happens to my data?
We only process data when it is technically necessary or with your explicit consent. When using cookies and similar technologies, data may also be processed in countries such as the USA, which are not part of the European Economic Area (EEA). In such cases, we and the providers implement appropriate safeguards to protect the transfer and processing of personal data.
Why do we use such technologies?
The data processed with cookies and other technologies help us to:
- track your interactions through statistical analysis to improve the design of the website (Statistics), and
- create individual user profiles, including data from other websites and devices, for personalized advertising (Marketing).
- enable the loading of external content and media to make the website appealing, operate it efficiently, and provide users with additional optional settings and functions (Preferences).
What are my options?
- Accept all: By clicking “Accept,” you give us your consent to access, store, and subsequently process data for the purposes mentioned, by all services we use.
- Save or customize privacy settings: Select the categories you want to consent to or make completely individual settings.
- Reject: By choosing this option, you give no consent, and only technically necessary cookies and similar technologies will be used.
If you give consent, the use of cookies and similar technologies in the listed categories is based on § 25 (1) TDDDG. Any subsequent data processing is carried out based on your consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. a GDPR.
More information
Under “Manage services” or via the “Cookies” link, as well as in our privacy policy, we inform you about the technologies and services used that you have consented to, particularly regarding their purpose, duration of functionality, provider access, and data transfers to countries outside the EEA.
Services in this category may use cookies and similar technologies to store and access information on your device. We use these in order to:
enable the display of the website and provide its basic functions, especially page navigation and access to secure areas,
allow the granting and withdrawal of consent,
protect our forms from abusive entries,
safeguard our website from cyberattacks and fraud attempts, and
enable the presentation of the website.
Some of the cookies and similar technologies used only contain information about specific settings and are not personally identifiable. We do not use them for the purpose of tracking your interactions, measuring or statistically analyzing usage, or for advertising purposes.
The use of these services and the related cookies or similar technologies in this category is based on § 25 (2) Nos. 1 and 2 of the TDDDG (German Telecommunications-Telemedia Data Protection Act). Any subsequent data processing is based on Article 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. f of the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation).
Services or external content and media from third-party providers in this category may use cookies and similar technologies to store and access information on your device. We use these in order to:
make our websites appealing and operate them efficiently, and
provide you with certain settings and additional website functions.
The use of these services, including the related cookies and similar technologies in this category, is based on your consent in accordance with § 25 (1) of the TDDDG (German Telecommunications-Telemedia Data Protection Act). Any subsequent data processing is carried out based on your consent in accordance with Article 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. a of the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation).
The technical storage or access, which is carried out exclusively for statistical purposes.
Services in this category may use cookies and similar technologies to store and read information on your device. We use these in order to:
count and distinguish you as an individual website visitor and to create statistical analyses of your interactions and usage of our websites,
tailor our websites to your needs and adapt them to user interactions,
test modifications on the website and measure users’ reactions to them (A/B testing), and
monitor the technical functionality of our website and enable error correction.
For this purpose, individual pseudonymous identifiers (recognition features) consisting of numbers and letters are regularly stored in cookies on your device when you visit our website and are read again on subsequent visits.
By using pseudonyms, it is possible to distinguish and recognize users individually. However, the natural person behind a pseudonym cannot usually be directly identified—especially not by name—without additional data.
Other technologies may also be used regularly to read recognition features from your device, such as browser or device fingerprinting. In this process, data from your browser (e.g., type and version), its configuration (e.g., preferred language), your device (e.g., manufacturer and model of your smartphone, operating system), or the hardware you use (e.g., screen resolution) are used to pseudonymously recognize you as a distinct user.
The use of services and related cookies and similar technologies in this category is based on your consent in accordance with § 25 para. 1 TDDDG. Any further data processing is based on your consent pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR.
Services in this category may use cookies and similar technologies to store and access information on your device. We use these in order to:
count and distinguish you as an individual website visitor and generate statistical analyses of your interactions and usage of our websites,
track your interactions with advertisements we place through third-party providers on other websites across different devices and platforms (so-called conversion tracking),
analyze and evaluate your interactions with our website and then use this data as the basis for targeted advertising campaigns directed at you or a specific audience group to which you belong (so-called retargeting and remarketing),
improve the effectiveness of our advertising efforts and manage our ad campaigns.
To this end, we and the services we use regularly store individual pseudonymous identifiers—consisting of numbers and letters—on your device via cookies when you visit our site or another website. These identifiers are read again on your return visit to the same or another website.
Additional technologies may also be used to extract identifying features from your device—such as browser or device fingerprinting. This involves collecting information about your browser (e.g., type and version), configuration (e.g., preferred language), device characteristics (e.g., make and model of your phone, operating system), or hardware details (e.g., screen resolution) to recognize you as a distinct user in a pseudonymous way.
Where applicable, these pseudonymous identifiers processed by us or our service providers may be combined with other data. This allows services and their providers to exchange and match identifiers (IDs) with each other to recognize the same pseudonymous user across different systems (so-called ID matching or ID syncing). This enables cross-device, cross-platform, and cross-network recognition and targeting of website visitors.
If you provide identifiable information such as your name or email address, or log into social networks or online services from third-party providers that also offer tracking and advertising services, these pseudonymous identifiers can also be linked to your personal data or user account. This enables us or the service providers to create comprehensive user profiles—pseudonymous or non-pseudonymous—which can then be used for interest-based targeted advertising.
The use of these services, including cookies and similar technologies in this category, is based on your consent in accordance with § 25 (1) TDDDG. Any subsequent data processing is based on your consent in accordance with Article 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. a of the GDPR.
