What is a cookie?
We use cookies on this website. A cookie is a simple small file that is sent with pages of this website [and/or Flash applications] and stored by your browser on your computer's hard drive. The information stored therein can be sent back to our servers on your next visit."

Google analytics
Through our website, a cookie is placed by the American company Google, as part of the "Analytics" service. We use this service to track and get reports on how visitors use the website. Google may provide this information to third parties if Google is legally required to do so, or to the extent that third parties process the information on Google's behalf. We have no influence on this. We have not allowed Google to use the obtained analytics information for other Google services.

The information that Google collects is anonymized as much as possible. Your IP address is expressly not provided. The information is transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google states that it adheres to the Safe Harbor principles and is affiliated with the Safe Harbor program of the U.S. Department of Commerce. This means that there is an adequate level of protection for the processing of any personal data."

Social buttons
"Our website includes buttons to promote ("like") or share ("tweet") web pages on social networks such as Facebook and Twitter. These buttons work through pieces of code that originate from Facebook and Twitter respectively. Cookies are placed by means of this code. We have no influence on this. Please read the privacy statements of Facebook and Twitter (which can change regularly) to read what they do with your (personal) data that they process via these cookies."

"The information they collect is anonymized as much as possible. The information is transferred to and stored by Twitter, Facebook, Google + and LinkedIn on servers in the United States. LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and Google + claim to adhere to the Safe Harbor principles and are affiliated with the U.S. Department of Commerce's Safe Harbor program. This means that there is an adequate level of protection for the processing of any personal data."

Removal of tracking cookies placed by third parties
Some tracking cookies are placed by third parties who, among other things, display advertisements to you through our website. You can remove these cookies centrally via Your Online Choices so that they are not placed back at a third-party website."

More information about cookies?
Consumers' Association: “What are cookies?”
Consumers' Association: “What are cookies for?”
Consumers' Association: “Deleting cookies”
Consumers' Association: "Disabling cookies”