With this cookie policy, the website operator informs users of the website about the use of cookies or similar storage technologies (hereinafter "cookies") on this website.

What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that the web browser stores on the user's device in order to save certain information. The next time our website is visited from the same device, the information stored in cookies is sent back either to our website ("first-party cookie") or to another website to which the cookie belongs ("third-party cookie").

From the information stored in the cookie and sent back, the website in question recognises that the user has already accessed and visited it with the web browser on their device. We use this information to display the website to the user in the best possible way according to their preferences.

In doing so, however, only the cookie itself is identified on the device. Personal data is only stored beyond this if the user gives us their express consent to do so, or if such storage is strictly necessary in order to use the service offered and accessed.

Consent to the use of cookies
Cookies that are not strictly necessary to provide the services on this website are only used after consent has been given. By giving consent to the use of cookies on the basis of a notice we display on the website ("cookie banner"), the user agrees to the use of cookies.

The user can adjust their cookie settings individually at any time, for example by activating or deactivating individual cookie categories.

How the user can deactivate or delete cookies in general (including strictly necessary cookies) in their browser is described under the heading "Deactivating or deleting all cookies".

Legal basis
If the user has given consent to the use of cookies on the basis of a notice we display on the website ("cookie banner"), the lawfulness of the data processing is governed by Art. 6(1) sentence 1(a) of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR, German: DSGVO). If no consent is requested, our legitimate interest (i.e. our interest in the analysis, optimisation and economic operation of this website and its services) within the meaning of Art. 6(1) sentence 1(f) GDPR forms the legal basis for the use of cookies.

Categories of cookies used
Depending on their purpose and function, we divide the cookies used by the website into the following categories:

Strictly necessary cookies;
Functional cookies;
Performance cookies;
Marketing / third-party / consent-based cookies

Strictly necessary cookies
Strictly necessary cookies ensure that this website or the service works properly. This means that without these cookies, this website or the service cannot be used as intended. This type of cookie is used exclusively by the website operator (first-party cookies), and all information stored in the cookies is sent only to this website.

The following strictly necessary cookies are used on our website:

Name Purpose Duration
ckies_functional Opt-out for functional cookies 1 year
ckies_performance Opt-out for performance cookies 1 year
ckies_marketing Opt-out for marketing / third-party / consent-based cookies 1 year
Strictly necessary cookies cannot be deactivated or activated individually. The user can adjust their cookie settings at any time or deactivate cookies in general in their browser (see "Deactivating or deleting all cookies").

Functional cookies
Functional cookies allow this website to store information you have entered, such as your user name or language selection, and to offer the user improved and personalised features on that basis. These cookies collect and store only anonymised information.

The following functional cookies are used on our website:

Name Purpose Duration
cookielaw Whether the cookie banner has been clicked 1 year
shd Set when the user logs in to their Jimdo site 1 year
has_close_teaser Shows whether the user has closed a teaser, so that it is not shown again Session

The user can object to the use of functional cookies at any time by adjusting their cookie settings accordingly.

Performance cookies
Performance cookies collect information about how our web pages are used in order to improve their appeal, content and functionality on that basis. For example, these cookies help us determine whether and which subpages of our website are visited and which content users are particularly interested in. We record the number of visits to a page, the number of subpages accessed, the time spent on our website, the order of the pages visited, which search terms brought our users to us, the country, region and, where applicable, the city from which the visit is made, and the proportion of mobile devices accessing our web pages. The IP address of a computer, which is transmitted for technical reasons, is automatically anonymised and does not allow us to draw any conclusions about the individual user.

The following performance cookies are used on our website:

Name Purpose Duration
The website user can object to the use of performance cookies at any time by adjusting their cookie settings accordingly.

Marketing / third-party cookies
Marketing / third-party / consent-based cookies come from external advertising companies, among others, and are used to collect information about the websites visited by the user, for example in order to create targeted advertising for the user.

The following marketing / third-party / consent-based cookies are used on our website:

Name Purpose Duration
__utma Jimdo statistics feature (Google Analytics) 2 years
__utmb Jimdo statistics feature (Google Analytics) 1 day
__utmc Jimdo statistics feature (Google Analytics) Session
__utmz Jimdo statistics feature (Google Analytics) 6 months
__utmt_b Jimdo statistics feature (Google Analytics) 1 day
The user can object to the use of marketing cookies at any time by adjusting their cookie settings accordingly.

Deactivating or deleting all cookies
The user can set their web browser so that cookies are generally prevented from being stored on their device, or so that they are asked each time whether they agree to cookies being set. The user can delete cookies that have already been set at any time. How this works is described in the help function of the web browser concerned.

Deactivating cookies in general may result in some functions of this website being restricted.