What are cookies

Cookies are small text files which are stored on your computer, your mobile phone or any other electronic device when you visit a website.
The website uses cookies to remember for a certain period of time what you did on the website and your preferences such as the language, font size and other display preferences. That means you do not need to enter your preferences each time you visit the website or navigate between pages.
Moreover, cookies help us analyse how you use our website and whether you encounter difficulties during navigation. They also allow us to tailor online adverts and offers to your interests and needs.

Which cookies we use

On our website we use strictly necessary cookies, analytics cookies, functionality cookies and advertising cookies.

We use two cookie categories:

• Session cookies (temporary cookies) – They remain on your device until you leave our website.
• Persistent cookies (permanent cookies) – They remain on your device for a longer period of time or until you delete them yourselves. The period these cookies remain on your device depends on their expiration period and your browser settings.

Strictly necessary cookies

These cookies are essential for the functioning of the website and cannot be disabled. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you. You can modify your browser settings in order to block such cookies or in order to be notified about them but some areas of the website will not be functioning. These cookies do not store information that identifies you.

Analytics cookies

These cookies enable us to collect information regarding the number of visits and the traffic sources of our website in order to improve its performance. Moreover, they help us understand which pages are the most and least popular and how the visitors navigate through our website. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. If you deactivate these cookies, you will not know when the last time you visited our website was and we will not be able to monitor its performance.

Functionality cookies

These cookies allow the website to provide enhanced functionality and personalisation. They can be set by us or third parties whose services have been added in our pages. If you disable these cookies, some or all of these services may not function properly.