What are cookies?
Cookies are small, simple text files that are placed on your computer’s hard drive when you visit a web page. These cookies can ensure that your website visit is optimized. For example, your preferences are remembered to show you only information that is of interest to you. Another advantage is that you do not have to log in again or enter the same information each time you visit a particular website.

Why are we informing you about the use of cookies?
As of May 2018, new regulations from the EU came into effect: the General Data Protection Regulation (AVG). Cookies may only be placed with the explicit consent of the internet user. Therefore, we are letting you know that our website uses cookies and the reason why.

Functional cookies
These are cookies that are necessary for the website to function. Without these cookies, certain parts cannot be used. By law, we are allowed to store cookies on your device if they are strictly necessary for the use of the site. For all other types of cookies, we need your permission.

Preference cookies
Preference cookies allow this site to remember information that affects the behavior and design of the website, such as your preferred language or the region where you live.

Analytical cookies
Visitor statistics can also be tracked using cookies. We use Google Analytics to gain insight into the behavior of visitors to our website. Based on this information we gain insight into the surfing and visiting behavior of our visitors and we can optimize our website for you where possible. The information that Google collects is anonymized. Therefore, no personal data is stored so that we can place these cookies without permission. We do not share this information with third parties.

Tracking cookies
With the help of tracking cookies, we can, among other things, advertise more specifically and register which companies and organizations visit our website. This allows us to customize offers and approach visitors with interesting proposals. These cookies are only placed if you give permission. Currently we do not use tracking cookies.
 

Accepting or refusing cookies
You can decide whether to accept or reject cookies through the cookie banner that appears on our website when you visit it and through your browser settings. Most browsers are set to accept cookies by default, but you can usually adjust your browser settings to refuse cookies. You will need to reset this on a per browser and per computer basis.

Explanations on how to change settings can be found in the “help function” of your browser:
Google Chrome (Recommended)
Mozilla Firefox
Apple Safari

Note: Some features and services, on our and other websites, may not work correctly if cookies are disabled in your browser.

Version: 04/09/2023