We do use cookies on our website.
Cookies are small text files that we store on your computer system via your Internet browser (e.g. Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge) when you visit our website and which may be stored there for one session only or for a longer period ("persistent").
Numerous Internet sites and servers use cookies. Many cookies contain a so-called cookie ID. A cookie ID is a unique identifier of the cookie. It consists of a string of characters that can be used to assign Internet pages and servers to the specific Internet browser in which the cookie was stored. This enables the Internet pages and servers visited to distinguish the individual Internet browser of the person concerned from other Internet browsers that contain other cookies. A specific Internet browser can be recognized and identified by means of the unique cookie ID.
By using cookies, we can provide users of our website with more user-friendly services that would not be possible without the setting of cookies.
By means of a cookie, the information and offers on our website can be optimised in the interest of the user. As already mentioned, cookies enable us to recognize the users of our website. The purpose of this recognition is to make it easier for users to use our website. For example, the user of a website that uses cookies does not always have to re-enter his or her access data when visiting the website, as this is done by the website and the cookie stored on the user's computer system.
Some functions of our website cannot be offered without the use of technically needed cookies. On the other hand, other cookies enable us to perform various analyses. With the help of cookies, we can, among other things, make our website more user-friendly and effective for you, for example by tracking your use of our website and determining your preferred settings.
If third parties process information via cookies, they collect the information directly via your Internet browser.
Cookies do not cause any damage to your end device. They cannot execute programs and cannot contain viruses.
Different cookies are used on our website, the type and function of which are explained in more detail below.
Types of cookies used
Art 1: Session Cookies
Our website uses session cookies which are automatically deleted when you close your internet browser. These types of cookies are technically necessary to enable you to use our website. For example, they allow various requests from your Internet browser, such as after a page change on our website, to be assigned to a common session without you having to log in again.
Art 2: Persistent or Permanent Cookies
Persistent cookies are also used on our website. Persistent cookies are cookies which, even if you close your Internet browser, are stored in your Internet browser or computer system for a longer period of time. They are activated each time you revisit the website that set the cookie or are otherwise recognized by an advertising network, for example. The information stored in the persistent cookie may then be transmitted to the website or advertising network. The duration of storage varies depending on the cookie. You can delete persistent cookies independently via your browser settings.
Origin of cookies
First-Party Cookies
First-party cookies are set by the operator of the visited website itself and cannot be read across websites.
Third-Party Cookies
A third-party cookie is not set by the operator of the visited website, but by a third party that sets its own cookie through the operator's website. In the following, we will inform you if a third-party provider sets a cookie when you visit our website.
Functions of cookies used
Required Cookies
These cookies are required for technical reasons so that you can visit our website and use the features we offer. This affects, for example, a cookie that records the customer's authentication data in our secure online banking area after a customer has logged in, so that the customer remains logged in to the online banking system even after a page change. This also refers, for example, to cookies that ensure that a user-related configuration of functionalities on our website (e.g. in Informer) that you have set up yourself is retained across sessions. In addition, these cookies contribute to a safe and correct use of the website.
Performance Related Cookies
With the help of these cookies, we are able to analyse the use of the website and improve the performance and functionality of our website. For example, information is collected about how our website is used by visitors, which pages of the website are most frequently visited or whether error messages are displayed on certain pages. This affects, for example, cookies that are used on our website for the website analysis services Adobe Analytics or Matomo. Please note: Should you make use of any existing right of objection to the use of such a cookie, an opt-out cookie will be set in your Internet browser, which will block further data collection by means of an advertising cookie by the website operator or a third party. If you delete this opt-out cookie, further data collection is not prevented. Please inform yourself about the lifetime of an opt-out cookie.
Cookies for Marketing
Promotional cookies (third party provider) allow us to show you various offers that match your interests. These cookies can be used to record the web activities of users over a longer period of time. The cookies may identify you on various devices you use. This applies, for example, to the Adform Conversion Tracking cookies. Please note: Should you make use of any existing right of objection to the use of such a cookie, an opt-out cookie will be set in your Internet browser, which will block further data collection by means of an advertising cookie by the website operator or a third party. If you delete this opt-out cookie, further data collection is not prevented. Please inform yourself about the lifetime of an opt-out cookie.
Due to the purposes described above, the legal basis for the processing of personal data using cookies is contained in Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f DSGVO. If you have given us your permission to use cookies on the basis of a notice ("cookie banner") provided by us on the website, the legality of the use is additionally governed by Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a DSGVO.
Most Internet browsers are preset to accept cookies by default. However, you can configure your browser to accept only certain cookies or not accept cookies at all. Please note that you may no longer be able to use functions of our website and may receive warning or error messages instead if cookies are deactivated by your browser settings on our website.
In your browser settings you may also delete cookies already stored in your internet browser. It is also possible to set your Internet browser to notify you before cookies are stored. Since the various Internet browsers may differ in their respective functions, we ask you to use the respective help menu of your Internet browser for the configuration options.
If you would like a comprehensive overview of all third-party access to your Internet browser, we recommend that you install specially developed plug-ins.
We recommend that you always log off completely after you have finished using a terminal device that you share with other persons and whose Internet browser is set up to allow cookies.
