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Our websites use what are known as “cookies:” text files that are stored on your computer to enable optimal use of the websites, personalize content and ads, analyze traffic, and personalize advertising with our partners. Please visit our Data Protection Notice for information on the personal data we collect, process and use from you, and for what purposes.

The cookies used by our web servers are mostly so-called “session cookies” that are automatically deleted from your hard disk after the end of the browser session. Other cookies remain on your computer system and allow us to recognize your computer system when you visit us again (these are known as “persistent cookies”).

The information contained in cookies, which may also be personal, is read by our web servers when our websites are accessed again. This information is used to analyze your use of the websites, to compile reports about website activities, and to provide additional services relating to website and Internet usage.

You can use the settings in your browser to specify which cookies should be accepted or delete existing cookies at any time.

In addition, the first time you visit the website, a cookie banner appears that gives you the option of setting which categories of cookies you want to allow. You may change these settings whenever you wish.

If you choose not to use cookies, you may not be able to use all the functions of our websites, or perhaps individual functions will be available to you only to a limited extent, including the cookie banner.

The cookies we use can be divided into the following categories:

1. Necessary

Necessary cookies help make a website usable by enabling basic functions such as page navigation and access to secure areas of the websites. The websites cannot function properly without these cookies.

2. Preference

Preference cookies allow a website to store information that changes the behavior or appearance of the website, such as your preferred language or the region in which you are located.

3. Statistical

Statistical cookies collect and report information anonymously to help website operators understand how visitors interact with their websites.

4. Marketing

Marketing cookies are used to track website visitors. The intention is to display ads that are relevant and appealing for the individual user and thus more valuable for publishers and third-party advertisers.

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Necessary

Name	Provider	Purpose	Expiry	Type
didomi_token	Didomi	This cookie contains consent information for custom purposes and vendors, as well as Didomi-specific information (user ID, for instance).	6 months	HTTP cookie
euconsent-v2	Didomi	This cookie contains the IAB TCF consent string and consent information for all the standard IAB vendors and purposes.	6 months	HTTP cookie
TS#	EQS Group	Cookie only collects a session ID to ensure an equal distribution of all requests via our server. Valid until the end of the browser session. Can not be traced to the person visiting a website, as this random session ID is not connected to name, email, IP address or any other person related data.	Session	HTTP cookie
JSESSIONID	EQS Group	Preserves users states across page requests.	Session	HTTP cookie

Statistical

Name	Provider	Purpose	Expiry	Type
_ga	Google Analytics	Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website.	2 years	HTTP cookie
_ga_#	Google Analytics	Used by Google Analytics to collect data on the number of times a user has visited the website as well as dates for the first and most recent visit.	2 years	HTTP cookie
_gat	Google Analytics	Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate.	1 minute	HTTP cookie
_gid	Google Analytics	Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website.	1 day	HTTP cookie
j/collect	Google Analytics	Used to send data to Google Analytics about the visitor's device and behavior. Tracks the visitor across devices and marketing channels.	Session	Pixel tracker