Cookie policy

What is a cookie?

We use cookies on this website. A cookie is a small, simple file that is sent along with pages of this website [and/or Flash applications] and is stored by your browser on your computer's hard drive. The information stored therein can be sent back to our servers on a subsequent visit.

Use of session cookies

With the help of a session cookie, we can see which parts of the website you have viewed during this visit. This allows us to tailor our service as much as possible to the surfing behavior of our visitors. These cookies are automatically deleted when you close your web browser.

Google Analytics

A cookie is placed on our website by the American company Google, as part of the "Analytics" service. We use this service to keep track of and receive reports on how visitors use the website. Google may provide this information to third parties if Google is legally obliged to do so, or insofar as third parties process the information on behalf of Google. We have no control over this. We have allowed/not allowed Google to use the obtained analytics information for other Google services.

The information that Google collects is anonymized as much as possible. Your IP address is not explicitly given. The information is transferred to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google adheres to the Privacy Shield principles and is a member of the Privacy Shield program of the US Department of Commerce. This means that there is an appropriate level of protection for the processing of any personal data.

Cookies from social networks

Buttons have been included on our website to promote or share web pages on social networks such as Facebook and Twitter. These buttons work using pieces of code that are provided by Facebook and Twitter themselves. Cookies are placed through this code. We have no control over this. Please read the privacy statement of Facebook and Twitter (which may change regularly) to read what they do with your (personal) data that they process through these cookies.

The information they collect is anonymized as much as possible. The information is transferred to and stored by Twitter, Facebook, Google+, and LinkedIn on servers in the United States. LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, and Google+ adhere to the Privacy Shield principles and are members of the Privacy Shield program of the US Department of Commerce. This means that there is an appropriate level of protection for the processing of any personal data.

Right to access and correction or deletion of your data

As we are established in Europe, you have the right under European Law to request access to and correction or deletion of your data. Please see our contact page for this. To prevent misuse, we may ask you to identify yourself adequately. When it comes to access to personal data linked to a cookie, you must send a copy of the cookie in question. You can find this in the settings of your browser.

Enabling and disabling cookies and deleting them

More information about enabling, disabling and deleting cookies can be found in the instructions and/or using the help function of your browser. Managing cookies works differently for each internet browser.