A cookie is a small text file that is downloaded onto a device to allow a website to recognize that device and to store some information about the user’s preferences or past actions on that website. Almost all websites use cookie-technology. There are two different types of cookies, so-called session-cookies, which are deleted when you close your browser and temporary / permanent cookies that are stored on your computer for a longer period of time or unlimited.
These cookies help us to design and optimize our offering on the website to facilitate the use, for example by saving certain input from you so that you do not have to constantly repeat it.
Cookies are required on our Website. We use cookies to improve our website and to offer you products and services that we believe may be of interest to you. You may delete or block the cookies on this site, but this may interfere with the functionality of the site.
You can change your browser settings that cookies are created only with your consent or generally rejected. However, we inform you that disabling cookies may limit the functionality of our website.
You have the option to control the use of “cookies” and prevent, if necessary, by configuring your browser as follows:
Below you will find details on all cookies used on our website, their purpose and information on how, and for which an opt-out is possible.
| Name | Provider | Duration | Purpose/Task |
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itweb_cookie_seen_wwwDOMAIN |
itweb |
1 year |
Cookie that does not store any personal data but indicates whether the 'Accept cookie' window has been closed. In this case, DOMAIN stands for the current URL of the website |
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cookieconsent_status |
Website owner |
1 year |
Cookie that does not store any personal data but indicates whether the 'Accept cookie' window has been closed. In this case, 'Website owner' stands for the current URL of the website |
|
1P_JAR |
Google |
1 month |
This cookie is used to support Google’s advertising services |
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CONSENT |
Google/YouTube |
20 years |
This cookie is used to support Google’s advertising services |
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ANID |
Google |
1 year |
This cookie is used to support Google’s advertising services |
|
NID |
Google |
20 years |
This cookie is used to support Google’s advertising services |
|
OTZ |
Google |
17 days |
Aggregated analysis of web pages visitors |
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SIDCC |
Google/YouTube |
|
Secure cookie to protect user data from unauthorized access |
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APISID |
Google/YouTube |
2 years |
not documented |
|
HSID |
Google/YouTube |
2 years |
Contains encrypted entries of your Google account and the last login time to protect against attacks and data theft from form entries |
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SAPISID |
Google/YouTube |
2 years |
not documented |
|
SID |
Google |
2 years |
Contains encrypted entries of your Google account and the last login time to protect against attacks and data theft from form entries |
|
SSID |
Google/YouTube |
2 years |
not documented |
|
SEARCH_SAMESITE |
Google |
1 year |
This cookie is used to prevent the browser from sending this cookie along with cross-site requests |
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SECURE_3PAPISID |
Google |
2 years |
not documented |
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SECURE_3PSID |
Google |
2 years |
not documented |
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SECURE_APISID |
Google |
1 year |
not documented |
|
SECURE_HSID |
Google |
1 year |
not documented |
|
SECURE_SSID |
Google |
1 year |
not documented |
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_gat_gtag_ua- |
Google Analytics |
10 minutes |
This cookie is used by Google Analytics to monitor the request rate at the company's servers. With this cookie we can find out in which areas of the website there is room for improvement. The _gat cookie does not allow us to personally identify users as no personal data is collected |
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_ga |
Google Analytics |
24 months |
For user identification for Google Analytics on the browser information |
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_gid |
Google Analytics |
1 day |
For clear distinction of user and update rates |
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__CFDUID |
Cloudfare/JQuery |
5 years |
To identify a secured web traffic |
For popular thirt party providers like Google, Facebook and many more the “Digital Advertising Alliance EU (EDAA)” offers a possibility to amke a collected Opt-Out of all DAA companies.
For more information about online advertising and opt-out in relation to interest-based advertising on the respective links for the following organizations.
The corresponding texts for all relevant components will be included in the cookie notices after determining the cookies used:
In order to constantly improve our offer and optimize we use so-called tracking technologies. For this we use the services of Google Analytics.
This website uses Google (Universal) Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Inc. (www.google.at). Google (Universal) Analytics uses methods that allow you to analyze the use of the website, such as so-called “cookies”, text files that are stored on your computer. The generated information about your use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there.
By activating IP anonymization on this website, the IP address will be shortened prior to transmission within the member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be sent to a Google server in the US and shortened there. The anonymized IP address provided by Google Analytics within the scope of Google Analytics will not be merged with other data provided by Google.
Order processing contract
We have a data processing agreement in place with Google.
You can prevent the collection of the data (including your IP address) generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website to Google as well as the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available under the following link : http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de.
This website uses the remarketing or “similar audiences” function of Google Inc. (“Google”). This function allows visitors of the website to be targeted with advertising by displaying personalized, interest-based ads to them when they visit other websites within the Google Display Network. To perform the analysis of website usage, which forms the basis for creating interest-based advertisements, Google uses cookies. For this purpose, Google stores a small file with a sequence of numbers in the browsers of website visitors. This number is used to record visits to the website and anonymous data about the usage of the website. No personal data of the website visitors is stored. When you subsequently visit another website within the Google Display Network, you will be shown advertisements that are highly likely to reflect previously viewed product and information areas. You can permanently disable Google’s use of cookies by following the link below and downloading and installing the plugin provided there: https://www.google.com/settings/ads/plugin. Further information on Google Remarketing and Google’s privacy policy can be found at: http://www.google.com/privacy/ads/.
This website uses the Tag Manager and remarketing or “similar audiences” function of Google Inc. (“Google”). This function allows visitors of the website to be targeted with advertising by displaying personalized, interest-based ads to them when they visit other websites within the Google Display Network. To perform the analysis of website usage, which forms the basis for creating interest-based advertisements, Google uses cookies. For this purpose, Google stores a small file with a sequence of numbers in the browsers of website visitors. This number is used to record visits to the website and anonymous data about the usage of the website. No personal data of the website visitors is stored. When you subsequently visit another website within the Google Display Network, you will be shown advertisements that are highly likely to reflect previously viewed product and information areas.
Data Processing Agreement
We have entered into a data processing agreement with Google.
You can permanently disable Google’s use of cookies by following the link below and downloading and installing the plugin provided there: https://www.google.com/settings/ads/plugin.
Further information on Google Remarketing and Google’s privacy policy can be found at: http://www.google.com/privacy/ads/
This website uses the online advertising program “Google AdWords” and, as part of Google AdWords, the conversion tracking. Google Conversion Tracking is an analysis service provided by Google Inc. (“Google”). When you click on an ad placed by Google, a cookie for conversion tracking is stored on your computer. These cookies have a limited validity, do not contain any personal data, and therefore do not serve personal identification. If you visit certain internet pages of our website and the cookie has not yet expired, Google and we can recognize that you clicked on the ad and were redirected to this page. Each Google AdWords customer receives a different cookie. Thus, there is no possibility that cookies can be tracked across the websites of AdWords customers. The information obtained using the conversion cookie is used to create conversion statistics for AdWords customers who have opted for conversion tracking. Customers learn the total number of users who clicked on their ad and were redirected to a page tagged with a conversion tracking tag. However, they do not receive any information that can personally identify users.
If you do not wish to participate in tracking, you can object to this use by preventing the installation of cookies through a corresponding setting in your browser (deactivation option). You will then not be included in the conversion tracking statistics.
Further information and Google’s privacy policy can be found at: www.google.de/intl/de/policies/.
This website uses Google AdWords, an analytics service provided by Google, and within the scope of Google AdWords, it uses Conversion Tracking. When you click on an ad placed by Google, a cookie for Conversion Tracking (referred to as a “Conversion Cookie”) is stored on your computer’s hard drive by Google AdWords. These cookies expire after 30 days and are not used for personal identification. If you visit certain pages on our website, Google and we can recognize that you clicked on the ad and were redirected to this page. The information obtained using the Conversion Cookies is used to create statistics for AdWords customers who use Conversion Tracking. Through these statistics, we learn the total number of users who clicked on the ad placed by Google and accessed a page tagged with a Conversion Tracking tag. However, we do not obtain any information that can personally identify users. The data obtained cannot be linked to specific users.
In addition to Conversion Tracking, we also use the following features:
With Google’s Remarketing feature, we can reach users who have already visited our website. This allows us to present our ads to target groups that have already shown interest in our products or services. AdWords also determines, based on user behavior on websites within Google’s advertising network (“Display Network”) over the last 30 days and using contextual search engines, what common interests and characteristics the users of our website share. Based on this information, AdWords then identifies new potential customers for marketing purposes whose interests and characteristics are similar to those of our website users. Targeted remarketing is carried out through the combined use of cookies, such as Google Analytics cookies and Google DoubleClick cookies.
For more information on terms of use and data protection within the scope of Google AdWords, please visit this link: http://www.google.de/policies/technologies/ads/.
This website uses the DoubleClick feature from Google to evaluate the usage of the website and to enable Google and other advertisers working with DoubleClick to present you with user-relevant advertisements. For this purpose, a cookie is installed on your computer’s hard drive. This cookie assigns a pseudonymous identification number to your browser and collects information about the advertisements displayed in your browser and their access. The information collected by the cookie about your use of websites is generally transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. Based on the collected information, interest-related categories are assigned to your browser. These categories are used for the delivery of interest-based advertising.
In addition to changing your browser settings, you can also permanently disable the DoubleClick cookie using a browser plug-in. This plug-in retains your deactivation settings for this browser, even if you delete all cookies. You can obtain the browser plug-in for permanent deactivation here: https://www.google.com/settings/ads/plugin?hl=en.
By using our website, you consent to the use of the DoubleClick cookie and the collection, storage, and use of your usage data in the manner described above for the stated purpose. You also consent to your data being stored in cookies beyond the end of the browser session and being accessed again, for example, during your next visit to the website. You can withdraw this consent at any time with future effect by deleting the DoubleClick cookie and permanently deactivating it.
This website uses the remarketing function “Custom Audiences” of Facebook Inc. (“Facebook”). This function is used to present visitors of this website with interest-based advertisements (“Facebook Ads”) within the social network Facebook. For this purpose, the Facebook remarketing tag has been implemented on this website. This tag establishes a direct connection to Facebook’s servers when you visit the website. During this process, it is communicated to the Facebook server that you have visited this website, and Facebook associates this information with your personal Facebook user account. For more information on the collection and use of data by Facebook, as well as your rights in this regard and options for protecting your privacy, please refer to Facebook’s privacy policy at https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/. Alternatively, you can deactivate the “Custom Audiences” remarketing function at https://www.facebook.com/settings/?tab=ads#_=_ . You must be logged in to Facebook to do this.
This website uses Google Maps API to visually display geographic information. When using Google Maps, Google also collects, processes and uses data about the use of the Maps features by visitors to the Websites. For more information about Google’s data processing, please refer to Google’s Privacy Policy: http:// www.google.com/privacypolicy.html. There you can also change your settings in the Privacy Center, so you can manage and protect your data. For more on how to manage your own data related to Google products, visit the Google-powered site http://www.dataliberation.org/
This site uses reCAPTCHA owned by Google Inc, 1600 Amphitheater Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (“Google”) to protect contact forms on this site. The query is used to distinguish whether the input is made by a human or abusive by automated, mechanical processing. It includes the sending of the IP address and any other data required by Google for the reCAPTCHA service to Google. For this purpose, your input will be transmitted to Google for further processing. Google uses the information obtained to digitize books and printed materials and to update services such as Google Street View and Google Maps.
The IP address submitted by your browser as part of reCAPTCHA will not be merged with other data provided by Google, unless you are logged in to your Google Account at the time you use the reCAPTCHA plug-in. To prevent the transfer and storage of your information, you must log out of Google before visiting our site using the reCAPTCHA plug-in. This data is subject to Google’s different privacy policies, which are available at https://www.google.com/policies/privacy.
This website uses YouTube LLC owned by Google Inc, 1600 Amphitheater Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (“Google”) for the inclusion of videos. Normally, when you visit an embedded video page, your IP address will be sent to YouTube and cookies will be installed on your computer. The incorporation of the YouTube videos on this website will be in the enhanced privacy mode (in which case, YouTube will still contact the Google DoubleClick service, but no personal information will be evaluated according to Google’s Privacy Policy). As a result, YouTube no longer stores any information about visitors unless they watch the video. By clicking on the video, your IP address will be transmitted to YouTube and YouTube will know that you have viewed the video. If you are logged in to YouTube, this information will also be associated with your user account (you can prevent this by logging out of YouTube before the video is viewed).
We have no control over the potential collection and use of your data by YouTube. For more information, see the YouTube privacy policy at https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/.
This website uses external fonts, Google Fonts. Google Fonts is a service of Google Inc. (“Google”). The integration of these web fonts is done by a server call, usually a Google server in the USA. This will be transmitted to the server, which of our websites you have visited. Also, the IP address of the browser of the terminal of the visitor of this website is stored by Google. For more information, see the Google Privacy Policy, available at https://fonts.google.com/#AboutPlace:about and www.google.com/policies/privacy/ abrufen können:
This website uses the very popular Addthis on this website for sharing and tagging web page content with social media user accounts. AddThis uses cookies to store how many times a visitor visits websites that also use AddThis. In addition, AddThis shows a lot more share buttons, such as Facebook, LinkedIn, Xing, Pinterest, etc. Using these functions takes place via AddThis and you automatically see the buttons of the social media you need most.
This website uses bookmark buttons with links to various social media platforms, such as: Facebook, LinkedIn, XING, Google+, SlideShare, Instagram. Clicking on these links or the bookmark buttons will take you to the corresponding social media operator pages. As a result, usage and possibly user data can be collected on the operator side. To what extent these data are collected and evaluated can not be influenced by us.
This website uses so-called social plugins from social networks such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, and Google+, which enable interaction with social services. To prevent unwanted transmission of your usage data (e.g., the address of the currently visited page) to these services, you will only connect to the services (Social Media Buttons “Shariff”) by clicking on the link. On the service page, these mentioned social networks can collect usage and possibly user data. We cannot influence the extent to which these data are collected and evaluated.
This website uses privacy-safe “Shariff” buttons. “Shariff” was developed by specialists at the computer magazine c’t to provide more privacy on the web and to replace the usual “Share” buttons of social networks. The “Shariff” we use requires only one click. More information about the “Shariff” project can be found here.
Communication with social networks is handled by a script stored on the website operator’s server in the “Shariff” system. The server initially acts as an intermediary between the user and Facebook, Google, or Twitter. Only when the user clicks a share or like button does a direct connection occur. This way, the services cannot collect data about the user before they actively engage.