What happens to my data?
We process data only when it is technically necessary or with your explicit consent. When cookies and similar technologies are used, data may also be processed in countries such as the United States, which are not part of the European Economic Area (EEA). In such cases, we and the service providers implement appropriate safeguards to protect the transfer and processing of personal data.
Why do we use such technologies?
The data processed through cookies and similar technologies helps us:
track your interactions via statistical analysis to improve the design of the website (Statistics),
create individual user profiles by combining data from other websites and devices for personalized advertising (Marketing),
enable the loading of external content and media to make the website more appealing, operate it efficiently, and offer users additional optional settings and features (Preferences).
What are my options?
Accept all: By clicking "Accept," you give us your consent to access, store, and process data for the above purposes across all services we use.
Save or Customize Privacy Settings: Choose the categories you want to consent to or adjust individual settings.
Reject: By clicking this option, you do not give consent, and only technically necessary cookies and similar technologies will be used.
If you provide consent, the use of cookies and similar technologies in the listed categories is based on § 25 (1) TDDDG. Subsequent data processing is based on your consent according to Article 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. a GDPR.
More Information
Under “Manage Services” or via the “Cookies” link and in our privacy policy, you can find details about the technologies and services used (with your consent), including their purpose, duration, provider access, and any data transfers to countries outside the EEA.
Let me know if you'd like a simplified version for general users, or an adaptation for a specific UI component like a cookie consent banner.
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 core functionalities, especially page navigation and access to secure areas,
• enable the granting and withdrawal of consent,
• protect our forms from abusive entries,
• protect our website from cyberattacks and fraud attempts, and
• ensure the display of the website.
Some of the cookies and similar technologies used contain only information about specific settings and are not personally identifiable. We do not use them to track your interactions, for measurement, statistical analysis, or advertising purposes.
The use of services and the corresponding cookies and similar technologies in this category is based on § 25 (2) Nos. 1 and 2 TDDDG.
Subsequent data processing is carried out based on our legitimate interest pursuant to Article 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. f GDPR.
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:
• to design our websites in an appealing and efficient manner for you, and
• to provide you with certain settings and additional functions of the website.
The use of these services as well as the corresponding 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 pursuant to Article 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. a GDPR.
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 access information on your device.
We use these:
• to count and distinguish you as an individual website visitor and to create statistical analyses of your interactions and use of our websites,
• to design our websites according to demand and tailor them to user interactions,
• to test modifications to the website and measure user responses (A/B testing), and
• to monitor the technical functionality of our website and enable error correction.
To achieve this, we and the services place individual pseudonymous identifiers (recognition features), consisting of letters and numbers, in cookies on your device when you visit our website, which are then read again upon a return visit. The use of pseudonyms makes it possible to distinguish and recognize users individually. However, without additional data, the natural person behind a pseudonym cannot usually be directly, especially not by name, identified.
Other technologies may also be used regularly to read recognition features from your device. This includes, for example, so-called browser or device fingerprinting, where data about the characteristics of your browser (e.g. type and version), its configuration (e.g. preferred language), your device (e.g. manufacturer and model of your phone, operating system), or your hardware (e.g. screen resolution) is used to pseudonymously recognize you as a distinct user.
The use of these services and the associated cookies and similar technologies in this category is based on your consent in accordance with § 25 (1) TDDDG. Subsequent data processing is based on your consent pursuant to Article 6 (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 use of our websites,
• track your interactions with advertisements we place via third parties on other websites and across different devices and platforms ("conversion tracking"),
• analyze your interactions with our website and use that information as a basis for targeted advertising campaigns directed at you or specific audiences you belong to ("retargeting" and "remarketing"),
• improve the effectiveness of our advertising efforts and manage our ad campaigns.
To do this, individual pseudonymous identifiers (recognition features) consisting of letters and numbers are regularly stored in cookies on your device when you visit our website or another site. These identifiers are read again during later visits to the same or other websites.
Additional technologies may also be used to read recognition features from your device. This includes, for example, browser or device fingerprinting, which collects data from your browser (e.g. type and version), its configuration (e.g. preferred language), characteristics of your device (e.g. make and model of your phone, operating system), or your hardware (e.g. screen resolution) to pseudonymously identify you as a unique user.
Where applicable, the pseudonymous identifiers processed by us or by the service providers we use may be combined with other data. Services and providers we use may exchange and match recognition features (IDs) to consolidate them when a match is found—this is referred to as ID matching/ID syncing. This enables cross-device, cross-platform, and cross-network recognition and personalized advertising targeting of website visitors.
If you provide personal information (e.g. your name or email address) on our website or log in using third-party social media or online services that also provide tracking and advertising services, these pseudonymous identifiers may be linked with your personal data. In this way, comprehensive pseudonymous or non-pseudonymous user profiles may be created and analyzed by us or our service providers, and used for personalized advertising based on your interests.
The use of services and associated cookies or similar technologies in this category is based on your consent in accordance with § 25 (1) TDDDG. Subsequent data processing is carried out based on your consent in accordance with Article 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. a GDPR.
