About cookies

1. What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer or other device when you visit a website. Each time you visit our website, they are sent back to our website or to another website that recognises that cookie. Cookies help us to identify your device when you return to the website, remember your preferences and choices, improve your user experience and customise the ads on our website and other services.

2. Cookies we use

We use various cookies on our website. Cookies can be divided into categories according to their duration and their purpose. In terms of duration, we use both temporary and permanent cookies. Temporary cookies only remain on your device until you close your browser. We also use permanent cookies, which remain stored on the device for a longer, predetermined period of time. You can find information about usage-specific cookies below. Some cookies are necessary for the operation and the use of our website. These cookies do not gather information about the user that could be used for marketing purposes or for remembering the websites visited by the user.

3. Performance cookies

Our performance cookies collect information about how users use our websites (e.g. most visited pages, possible error messages). These cookies do not collect any personally identifiable information about users, but are anonymous and are only used to improve the functionality of the websites. Our website uses Google cookies. The information collected by these cookies is transferred to and stored on Google servers, some of which may be located outside the EU and which are subject to local data protection laws. Our website also uses Meta cookies. The information collected by these cookies may be transferred to and stored on the servers of these operators, which may be located outside the EU. Functional cookies help our websites remember your choices (such as username, language or region) and provide better and more personalized features.

4. Third-party cookies

Our pages also have buttons that make it easier to share content on various online communication platforms and social media. If you use these buttons, a cookie may be set on your terminal device by the service you have chosen. We do not control these cookies. For more information about the use of third-party cookies, please visit the website of the party in question. Our website may accept cookies from these third-party services. These may include advertisements displayed through Meta or Google services. Most web browsers accept cookies, but you can usually change your browser settings to prevent the storage of new cookies, disable existing cookies, or request notification before new cookies are stored. If you want your browser to block the use of cookies, configure the settings according to the instructions for your browser. If you prevent the storage of cookies or disable them, some of the functions of our websites may not work. Disabling a cookie or cookie category does not remove the cookie from your browser; you must do this yourself through your browser. We will notify you of any changes to our cookie policy here. We may also highlight any changes on our website.