COOKIES & POLICIES
1. What Are Cookies?
Our website uses cookies and similar technologies. Cookies are small text files that are stored on or accessed from your device.
They may be used to ensure the technical operation and security of our website and, where you consent, to provide additional functions.
2. Strictly Necessary Cookies
Strictly necessary cookies are required for our website to function properly.
They may be used, for example, for:
- the technical operation of the website
- security functions
- storing your cookie preferences
- providing and using certain website functions
- maintaining a secure connection
Where the storage of information on or access to your device is strictly necessary to provide a digital service expressly requested by you, consent is not required under Section 25 TDDDG. The relevant legal bases include Article 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25 TDDDG. (For the European legal framework, see Article 5(3) of Directive 2002/58/EC – ePrivacy Directive.)
3. Non-Essential Cookies
Cookies and similar technologies that are not strictly necessary are only used after you have given your prior consent.
These may include, where actually used on our website:
- analytics and statistics cookies
- marketing and tracking technologies
- personalisation cookies
- third-party cookies
The legal basis for consent is Article 6(1)(a) GDPR in conjunction with Section 25 TDDDG. Section 25 TDDDG generally requires consent for storing information on or accessing information already stored on an end user’s device, unless a statutory exception applies. (For the European legal framework, see Article 5(3) of Directive 2002/58/EC – ePrivacy Directive.)
4. Cookie Settings
When you first visit our website, you may be presented with a cookie consent banner.
You may have the following options:
Only necessary cookies
Only technically necessary cookies are used.
Settings
You can choose which categories of non-essential cookies you wish to accept.
Accept all
You consent to all categories of non-essential cookies presented in the consent banner.
Your choice may be stored using technically necessary mechanisms so that you do not have to make the same selection every time you visit the website.
5. Withdrawing or Changing Your Consent
You may change or withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future.
Where our website provides a function for changing cookie settings, you can use it at any time to adjust your preferences.
Withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out on the basis of consent before its withdrawal.
6. Third-Party Providers
Where third-party services are used on our website, those providers may use their own cookies or similar technologies.
Such processing will only take place where an appropriate legal basis exists.
The specific services and providers actually used on our website will, where required, be displayed in the cookie settings or the related detailed information.
7. Technical Information
When cookies or similar technologies are used, the following information may be processed, among other things:
- IP address or technically required IP information
- browser information
- device information
- date and time of access
- information concerning your cookie preferences
- technical information concerning your use of the website
The data actually processed depends on the technologies used on our website.
8. Legal Basis
The processing of personal data in connection with technically necessary functions is carried out on the applicable legal basis.
For non-essential cookies and similar technologies, your consent is generally required.
The relevant legal bases include Article 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25 TDDDG. (For the European legal framework, see Article 5(3) of Directive 2002/58/EC – ePrivacy Directive.)
9. Privacy
Further information about the processing of personal data, your rights and data retention can be found in our Privacy Policy.
10. Updates to This Cookies & Policies
We may update this Cookies & Policies document if the technologies used on our website, our services or the applicable legal requirements change.
The current version published on our website shall apply.
Last updated: September 2026