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Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device when you visit our website. They contain information used to remember your preferences, ensure the website functions properly, and provide insights into how the site is used. They cannot access data on your hard drive and cannot cause any damage there. A cookie is mainly used to store information about a visitor during or after a website visit. Some cookies are necessary for the website to function, while others help personalize the user experience.

Only strictly necessary cookies. Without these cookies, the website cannot function properly, ensure security, or allow the use of essential features. If you disable the necessary cookies, the functionality of the website will be limited.

You can choose your own cookie preferences. If you select ‘Decline’, only the cookies necessary for the website to function properly will be placed. If you choose ‘Accept’, you agree to all cookies.

Retention period: 6 months, or reset upon request

We use this cookie to store your choice to accept or decline cookies.

Retention period: 5 years

This cookie is used to store your choice for the theme.

Retention period: 13 months

This cookie is used for analysing behaviour on our website. This tool enables us to get a better understanding on how users are using our website.

Retention period: 1 year.

This cookie is used by our tag management system Tealium. This enables us to use functionalities from partners, such as visitor statistics and feedback functionalities. Your web address is automatically made unrecognizable. No traceable personal data is therefore stored.

A cookie checker may also show TIQCDN. That is not a cookie. TIQCDN is Tealium's computer that calls the tag manager.

Retention period: 1 hour

This cookie is used to load the site as quickly as possible and to recognize bots using Akamai.

In addition to cookies, there are also so-called local storage elements (also called "local data" and "local memory"). In this case, data is stored locally in the cache of your browser, which continues to exist and can be read even after you close the browser window or exit the programme - as long as you do not delete the cache. Third parties cannot access the data stored in the local storage. They are not passed on to third parties and are not used for advertising purposes.