In order to improve the services provided to you, our website uses cookies. Cookies are small files that store information in your browser and are normally used to distinguish individual users. However, the person of the user is not identifiable based on this information. Cookies help, for example:
to the proper functionality of our site, in order to complete the purchase process with the least possible difficulties;
when remembering our customers’ login details so they don’t have to enter them every time;
to determine which pages and features are used most often by visitors; based on this, we can best adapt our offer to your requirements;
they help us to find out which ads visitors view most often, so that they are not shown the same ad over and over again when browsing the pages, or that they are not shown an ad for goods they are not interested in.
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We use cookies on our website, mobile sites, and mobile applications in order to improve their usability as well as to collect and save data for marketing and optimisation purposes. Cookies are small text files from our website that are saved on your hard drive and subsequently recognised by web browsers. Our cookies do not contain any data about you. Instead, they use a pseudonym user profile and cannot cause any damage to your user system.
We do not sell the data collected by our cookies, nor do we forward this information to any third parties unless required to do so by law (for example to national authorities or legal representatives).
By browsing our website, you agree to our use of cookies as outlined in this policy on cookies. Additionally, there is an option to opt-out by clicking the according button on our cookie banner or by clicking on the opt-out link at the bottom of this page.
You may withdraw this permission at any time for the future by changing your browser’s setting. You can set the settings in your browser so that either you will be asked for permission every time a cookie tries to access your computer or mobile device, or so that the use of cookies is deactivated in certain cases or completely. However, doing so may result in many of the features on our website not functioning correctly.
There are two kinds of Cookies:
These only last for the duration of your online session and then disappear from your computer or device when you close your web browser.
These remain on your computer or device after your browser has closed and last for the period of time outlined in the cookie. These persistent cookies will be activated every time you visit the website for which the cookie has been created.
The following categories of cookies may be installed on your device when using our websites, mobile sites or mobile applications:
These cookies are essential in that they help you to browse through our website and use functions such as our registration pages. Without these cookies the website would not function properly. These cookies collect no data on you whatsoever.
These cookies allow websites and applications to memorise your chosen preferences (such as your username or language settings). They allow us to provide you with improved and personalised functions. We are not able to personally identify you using the information collected by these cookies.
These cookies help to understand how visitors interact with our websites by providing information about the areas visited, the time spent on the website, and any issues encountered, such as error messages. This helps us improve the performance of our websites.
In order to ensure our websites, mobile sites and mobile applications are easy to use and up-to-date, we use the web analytics service Google Analytics to understand how visitors use our sites. This allows us to see, for example, which content on our website is the most popular and also to ensure that our content is constantly updated and improved. The information that we collect is anonymous and used for statistical purposes only. These cookies are also used to create profiles or personalize content, e.g. advertisement based on your interests.
Most internet browsers are set up to automatically accept cookies from the start. You can change the browser settings to block cookies or to let you know when cookies are sent to your device. There are a number of ways to manage cookies. Please refer to your browser settings or help section to learn more about how to adjust or modify the browser settings.
If you disable the cookies used by us, this may affect your experience when using our website, for example you may not be able to visit certain areas of the website or you may not receive personalised information from the website.
If you use different devices to view and access our website (e.g. computer, smartphone, tablet etc) you need to ensure that the settings of each browser on each device are adjusted to your cookie preferences.
