This policy explains which cookies and comparable technologies we use on this website, what they do, how long they are stored, and how you can change your decision at any time. The German version of this policy is the legally binding one.
1. What cookies are
Cookies are small text files that your browser stores on your device when you visit a website. They do no harm to your device and contain no malware.
Alongside cookies, websites use comparable technologies such as the browser's local storage. Where this policy refers to cookies, those technologies are included.
2. Consent
We set strictly necessary cookies without your consent under section 25(2)(2) TDDDG, because the website does not work without them.
We set all other cookies — in particular for statistics and marketing — only once you have consented under section 25(1) TDDDG. Your consent is voluntary and you can withdraw it at any time with effect for the future.
3. Categories
We distinguish the following categories:
- Necessary: required to operate the website, for example to sign in to the protected area and for security functions. We cannot provide the website without them.
- Functional: remember your settings, such as your chosen language, and improve how the site works for you.
- Statistics: help us understand how the website is used so we can improve it. The analysis is carried out in aggregate.
- Marketing: serve to measure the effectiveness of our advertising and to tailor content to interests.
4. Cookies in use
This website currently sets strictly necessary cookies only. They arise only if you use the protected area; they are not needed to browse the public pages.
- access_token — necessary. Proves your sign-in to the protected area. Lifetime: 15 minutes.
- refresh_token — necessary. Extends an existing session so you do not have to sign in again. Lifetime: 30 days.
- [Add further cookies here as soon as statistics, marketing or consent tooling is introduced.]
5. Third-party cookies
Where you have consented, third parties may set their own cookies through this website. Their processing is governed by the privacy notices of the respective providers, over which we have no influence.
[Name the third-party providers in use here, for example Meta Platforms Ireland Limited for the Meta Pixel, each with purpose, lifetime and a link to their privacy notice. Delete this section if no third parties are integrated.]
6. Managing cookies
You can change your decision at any time. [Once a consent banner is in place, add the link to reopen the settings here.]
Independently of that, you can delete cookies in your browser or restrict how they are stored. You will find the relevant settings in your browser's help. Please note that the website will no longer work fully if you block necessary cookies.
7. Changes to this policy
We update this cookie policy whenever the cookies in use change or a change becomes legally necessary. The version published on this page applies; the date of the last change is given above.
8. Contact
If you have questions about the use of cookies on this website, you can reach us at [email address] or through the contact form. Our Privacy Policy contains further information on how we process your data.