Cookie policy
1. What are cookies?
During your visit to the XXX website, cookies may be used. Cookies are small files that a website sends to your computer when you visit and are stored on your device. These files allow you to be recognized as a user during subsequent visits to the XXX website. XXX uses these cookies to make your browsing experience easier and more enjoyable and to better tailor the content to your needs and preferences by considering your previous visits. A cookie is entirely passive and does not contain software programs, viruses, or spyware.
2. Which cookies does XXX use?
XXX uses various types of cookies, including files that automatically disappear after the browser is closed and files that are used on subsequent visits. XXX sends some cookies itself ("first-party cookies"), which it manages, including the processing of collected data. For example, this allows XXX to improve your user experience on its website, such as by saving language settings or preventing you from repeatedly seeing the same advertisements.
XXX’s partners also place cookies ("third-party cookies"), which are developed by or for them, and only these partners have access to the cookies and the information collected. XXX has no control or knowledge of the content and operation of these cookies. Advertisers, for example, may add cookies to their advertisements on the XXX website to gain insight into your areas of interest and show you only relevant advertisements.
Additionally, XXX relies on third parties, such as Google Analytics, to analyze the use of the website. These services also place cookies on your computer to examine how visitors use the website. This analysis helps XXX adapt its website to the preferences of visitors, thereby improving user-friendliness. Other third parties that may place cookies on your computer through our website include social networking services such as Facebook, Twitter, and Google+. This happens via the buttons from these services that you see on the website to promote (“like”) or share content (“tweet”). These include Facebook's well-known 'Like button' and 'Like box' (e.g., "Friend 1, Friend 2, and X people like this"), which allow Facebook to recognize visitors using cookies.
3. Refusing or deleting cookies?
If you continue to visit the XXX website without changing the cookie settings and click the "continue" link, the installation of cookies is accepted. It is possible to refuse the installation of cookies via the browser settings on your computer. However, some parts of our websites may not function or may not function optimally, and access to them might not be possible, which is, of course, not intended.
You can also delete cookies that have already been installed on your computer or mobile device at any time. After disabling and/or deleting cookies, you will still see advertisements, but these will not be tailored to your previous use of the XXX website.