This cookie policy explains what cookies are and how we use them. You should read this policy to understand what cookies are, how we use them, what kinds of cookies we use, the information we collect using cookies, how that information is used and how you can change your cookie preferences. For more information about how we use, save and secure your personal data, see our privacy policy.
You may change or withdraw your consent to the use of cookies on our website at any time. More information about who we are, how to contact us and how we process your personal data is available in our privacy policy.
What are cookies?
Cookies are text files that are used to save tiny pieces of information. The cookies are placed on your device when the website is loaded in your browser. These cookies help us ensure that the website performs well, make it more secure, improve the user experience, provide insight into how the website performs and enable us to analyse what works and where we need to improve.
How do we use cookies?
Like most online services, our website uses direct cookies and third-party cookies for various purposes. Direct cookies are mainly required to enable the website to perform correctly and do not collect information that can be traced to individual persons.
Third-party cookies used on our website are mainly used to understand how the website performs, how you communicate with our website, to keep our services secure and show advertisements that are relevant to you. In short, to offer you a better user experience and to ensure that you can communicate with our website faster in the future.
What kinds of cookies do we use?
The cookies we use on our website are subdivided into the following categories.
Essential cookies:
Essential cookies ensure the website performs well. This category only contains cookies which guarantee the basic functionalities and security features of the website. These cookies do not store personal data.
Non-essential cookies:
Cookies which are not essential for the performance of the website, and which are specifically used to collect the user’s personal data via analysis, advertisements and other embedded content are considered non-essential cookies. User consent is compulsory to store these cookies on your website.
Analytical cookies:
Analytical cookies help us understand how our visitors communicate with the website, count the number of visitors, know where visitors come from, and which pages they visit. The cookies collect this data which is communicated anonymously.
Advertising cookies:
Advertising cookies help us offer our visitors relevant advertisements and marketing campaigns.
Preference cookies:
Preference cookies are used to store user preferences to offer them personalised content. This might be the language of the website or location of the visitor.
What specific cookies do we use?
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How can I change my cookie preferences?
You can manage your cookie preferences by clicking on ‘Settings’ and switching the cookie categories in the pop-up on or off according to your wishes.
If you wish to change your preferences later during your browsing session, click on the tab ‘Privacy and Cookie policy’ on your screen. The consent declaration will then be displayed again, so that you can change your preferences or withdraw your consent completely.
Various browsers also offer different methods to block and delete cookies used by websites. You can change the settings of your browser to block or delete cookies. For more information about managing and deleting cookies, visit wikipedio.org, www.allaboutcookies.org.
