Use of Cookies

This website and its online services use cookies to enhance the services. The decision to allow the use of cookies on this website is entirely yours. It should be noted that the website functions optimally only if cookies are enabled

What are cookies?

Cookies are small files that your browser stores on your disk when you visit our website. This allows our website to recognize your computer when you visit us again, offering you a personalized experience during your browsing. Cookies are not intended for spying on users and do not track everything a user does, nor are they malicious code or viruses. Additionally, cookies are not associated with unwanted messages or spam, cannot store passwords, and are not exclusively intended for ads or advertising. Information such as your name or email address will not be stored – websites cannot access your personal information and files on your computer. To use cookies in compliance with the Electronic Communications Act, the Personal Data Protection Act, EU Directives 2002/58/EC and 95/46/EC, as well as the GDPR directive, we need your consent.

Types of Cookies

Session Cookies and Persistent Cookies
Session cookies are temporary cookies that expire after you leave the website. These cookies are essential for the proper functioning of certain applications or features on this website. Persistent cookies are used to enhance the experience of our users (e.g., remembering login details, so you don’t have to re-enter them every time you visit the website). These cookies remain in your browser’s cookie file for a longer period. The duration depends on the settings of your internet browser. Persistent cookies allow data to be transferred to the web server each time you visit the site.
First-party and Third-party Cookies
First-party cookies are issued by this website. These cookies are used for the proper operation of the website and to remember your preferences on the site. Third-party cookies are cookies set by another website or service, such as YouTube. We do not have access to or control over these cookies. You should consult the privacy policies of these third parties. If you are located in the European Union, you can learn more about how third parties use these types of cookies at the following link: http://www.youronlinechoices.eu/.

Necessary and Other Cookies
Necessary cookies are essential for the operation of our website and the use of its features and/or services. For example, they enable you to navigate the website and log into secure areas. By using this website, you automatically consent to the use of necessary cookies without which the website cannot function. These include PHPSESSID cookies and _exp cookies.
Performance cookies collect information about how visitors use our website, such as which pages visitors frequently visit and whether they encounter error messages on those pages. These cookies do not collect data that identifies the visitor. All information collected by these cookies is anonymous. They are used solely to improve the functioning of this website.
Functional cookies allow our website to remember choices and customizations you made during your visit and provide enhanced personal features. For example, remembering language settings or currency preferences. They can also be used to enable third parties to provide social sharing tools and remember your preferred sharing services.
Marketing cookies are used to track visitors across websites. Their purpose is to display advertisements that are relevant and interesting to you, thus more valuable to publishers and third-party advertisers.”

Cookies Used on This Website:
PHPSESSID
PHPSESSID cookies contain only a reference to the session stored on the web server. No data is stored in the user’s browser, and this cookie can only be used on the current website.
First-party cookies – This website
Session cookie
cc_cookie_accept
This cookie is used to remember user settings – acceptance of all cookies on this website. This cookie only knows your last cookie settings and does not reflect the current state of cookies in your browser.
First-party cookies – This website
Session/Persistent cookie (if you don’t accept all cookies, it is a session cookie, otherwise it is a persistent cookie with a duration of 1 year)
cc_cookie_decline
This cookie is used to remember user settings – acceptance of only necessary cookies on this website. This cookie only knows your last cookie settings and does not reflect the current state of cookies in your browser.
First-party cookies – This website
Session/Persistent cookie (if you accept all cookies, it is a session cookie, otherwise, it is a persistent cookie with a duration of 1 year)
exp_last_visit (1 year), exp_last_activity (1 year), exp_tracker (session), exp_csrf_token (session)
Various cookies starting with ‘exp_’. These cookies are set by our content management system and contain data such as: when you last visited our website, the previous pages you viewed, session length for logged-in users, session ID, etc. These cookies do not collect your personal data; they are used only for the basic functionality of the website.
‘exp_last_visit’ and ‘exp_last_activity’ store only the date/time of your visit.
‘exp_tracker’ tracks the last 2 pages you visited so we can return you to the relevant pages if needed.
‘exp_csrf_token’ is used when submitting forms on the website, it is a unique and random string of numbers and letters that protects our website from spam.
First-party cookies – This website
exp_csrf_token and exp_tracker are session cookies, the rest are persistent cookies.
exp_cart (duration 24h)
Does not collect personal data, only serves for identifying your shopping cart ID.
_ga (2 years), _gid (1 day), _gat (1 minute), AMP_TOKEN (30 seconds – 1 year), _gac (3 months), __utma (2 years), __utmb (30 minutes), __utmc (session), __utmt (10 minutes), __utmz (6 months)
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Inc. (“Google”). We use an integration method that anonymizes your IP address. Google Analytics uses cookies to analyze your use of the website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website (including your IP address) is transferred and stored on Google’s servers in the United States. Google uses this information to evaluate your use of the website, providing reports on website activity for the website operators. Google may transfer this data to third parties if required by law or if third parties process the data on behalf of Google. Google will not associate your IP address with other data held by Google “View Google Privacy Policy at the following link:
http://www.google.com/analytics/learn/privacy.html.
Google has developed a browser add-on that can prevent the use of your data by Google Analytics JavaScript (ga.js, analytics.js, dc.js). You can download it here:
http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
First-party cookies – This website
Persistent cookies
__ncuid (1 year)
This website uses DoubleClick, an advertising service owned by Google Inc (“Google”). DoubleClick uses cookies to customize ads based on your browsing interests. Information generated by the cookie about your use of our websites (including your IP address) is transferred to the server and stored. This information is used to infer your interests and serve targeted advertising.
View DoubleClick’s privacy policy at the following link:
https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en.
You can opt-out of the collection of your data for personalized online advertising at the following link:
https://adssettings.google.com/anonymous?hl=en.
DoubleClick.net
DSID, IDE
This website:
__ncuid (1 year)
Persistent cookies
CONSENT, PREF, VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE, YSC, _ga
This website uses YouTube, a video storage and viewing service. We use YouTube’s privacy-enhanced mode for embedding videos, in which YouTube will not store information about visitors unless they start playing the video.
View YouTube’s privacy policy at the following link:
https://www.youtube.com/static?template=privacy_guidelines.
Third-party cookies – YouTube
Persistent cookies”

How to Accept or Decline CookiesYou can always block the use of some or all cookies we use on our website, but this may affect its functionality. The cookie settings box is located at the bottom of this page. After selecting your settings, you can reset the cookie settings at any time, also at the bottom of this page.
Additionally, you can accept or decline some or all cookies by adjusting your browser settings. At the following links, you can find information on how to change the settings for some of the most commonly used web browsers: Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Apple Safari, Opera.
Some browsers allow you to browse in “private” mode, limiting the amount of data stored on your computer and automatically deleting persistent cookies set on your device when you end your browsing session. There are also many third-party applications that you can add to your browser to block or manage cookies.
You can also delete cookies that have been previously set in your browser by selecting the option to delete browsing history and including the option to delete cookies. For more detailed information about cookies and browser settings, you can visit the website www.allaboutcookies.org.