Our website uses cookies. Cookies are small files that contain an identification number. Cookies are stored on your computer or mobile device when you visit our website. If you visit our website again, your computer or mobile device can be recognised by this identification number. Cookies serve to make our online service generally more user-friendly and effective.

The legal basis is Article 6 par. 1 f) GDPR or, if you have consented, Article 6 par. 1 a) GDPR. We have an interest in making it easy for you to use our website and to optimise our website.

This website uses the following types of cookies:

• Transient cookies:

Transient cookies are automatically deleted when you close the browser. These include session cookies. They are deleted when you close the browser. Session cookies allow you to avoid having to re-enter anything on our site, even if you visit other websites in between. The purpose of these session cookies is therefore to facilitate the use of our website.

•  Persistent cookies:

We also use persistent cookies to record statistics on the use of our website and optimise our services for you (see II.3). This data also enables us to support different languages or end devices. Persistent cookies are deleted after 24 months at the latest.

In particular, the following cookies are used for the following purposes:

Of course, you can also view our site without cookies. There is no obligation to use cookies. However, most browsers accept cookies automatically. To limit the placement of cookies, you can configure your browser settings as you wish – to reject the acceptance of third-party cookies, for example. You must adjust the settings separately for each browser and for each end device that you use. You can also use your browser’s security settings to delete cookies at any time. Please note that if you deactivate the use of cookies, you cannot log in to the website’s customer portal and might not be able to use all of this website’s functions.

Use of Google Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analysis service of Google LLC (“Google”). Google Analytics uses cookies which allow us to analyse how you use our website (see note regarding cookies above). The information the cookie generates about your use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. This information corresponds to the data named above under II.1. Furthermore, Google processes the search term you used to find our website through a search engine. We use Google Analytics with activated IP anonymisation. This means that Google will normally truncate your IP address in advance within EU Member States or other Contracting Parties to the EEA Agreement. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be sent to a Google server in the USA and shortened there.

The data will be processed for market research and to help us design our website to meet our users’ needs. Google processes this data on our behalf, to evaluate the use of our website and to compile reports about the activities on our website.

The legal basis is Art. 6(1)(1)(f) GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in using the statistics provided by Google to perform internal market research and adjust our website to meet its visitors’ needs.

Cookies placed by Google Analytics will be deleted after 24 months at the latest and the data generated through Google Analytics will be stored for 14 months. Provision of this data is not required and not necessary to conclude a contract with us. You can prevent the cookies from being stored by adjusting your browser settings accordingly (see above). You can also keep Google from collecting and processing the data which the cookie generates regarding your use of the website (including your IP address) by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available under the following link:

Disabling Google Analytics

Alternatively, or within browsers on mobile devices, you can click on the following link:

You will find additional information on Google Analytics on the following Google websites:

– Google Analytics: Overview of Data Privacy

– Google Analytics – Data Privacy Statement

Google Maps

Our website includes content from Google Maps of the company Google LLC (“Google”). If you visit a subpage of our website on which Google Maps is embedded, data about your behaviour when using Google Maps will be transmitted to and processed by Google. For example, Google will be informed that you have accessed the respective subpage of our website. Moroever, your IP address will be transmitted. Google will process this data as a usage profile to be used for market research or to design Google Maps based on user needs. If you are a Google customer and logged into a Google service, this data will be directly connected to your Google account. If you wish to prevent this from happening, you must log out of Google before visiting our website. You will find more information about Google’s data privacy policy at https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en-GB.

The legal basis for processing the data is Art. 6 (1)(1)(f) GDPR. We have an interest in showing you our locations on our website and making it easier for you to plan your journey to our locations. The provision of this data is neither legally nor contractually required and is not necessary for a contract with us. If you do not agree to have data transmitted to Google, you may not visit those subpages of our website which include Google Maps. Alternatively, you can deactivate “JavaScript” in your browser. In both cases, you will then be unable to use Google Maps.