Cookie Policy

1. What cookies are

Cookies are small text files that a website stores on your device when you visit it. They allow the site to remember your actions and preferences — such as your login session or language choice — over a period of time, so you do not have to re-enter them every time you return or move between pages. We also use similar technologies such as local storage and pixels; in this policy we refer to all of these collectively as "cookies".

2. Categories of cookies we use

We group the cookies used on our website into four categories:

• Strictly necessary — required for the website to function: they keep you logged in securely, remember your cookie choices, balance load across our servers and protect against cross-site request forgery. These cannot be switched off.
• Functional — remember choices you make, such as your preferred language and display settings, to provide a more personal experience.
• Analytics — help us understand how visitors use the website, which pages are most popular and where errors occur, so we can improve our services. The data collected is aggregated and does not directly identify you.
• Marketing — used to measure the effectiveness of our campaigns and to show you relevant content on third-party platforms. These are only set with your consent.

3. Cookies we set

The main cookies used on this website are:

• Session cookie — keeps you securely signed in while you use the platform. Strictly necessary; expires when your session ends.
• Language preference — stores your selected language (English or German). Functional; retained for up to 12 months.
• Cookie consent — records the choices you made in the cookie banner. Strictly necessary; retained for up to 12 months.
• Analytics identifier — distinguishes anonymous visitors for usage statistics. Analytics; retained for up to 13 months and set only with your consent.

4. Third-party cookies

Some cookies are placed by third parties that provide services on our behalf, such as analytics providers and content delivery networks. These parties act under contracts that restrict how they may use the data. We do not allow third parties to use cookie data collected on our website for their own advertising purposes without your consent.

5. Your choices

When you first visit our website you are asked which categories of cookies you accept. You can change your mind at any time by reopening the cookie settings via the link in the website footer.

You can also control cookies through your browser settings: all major browsers let you block or delete cookies. Note that blocking strictly necessary cookies may prevent parts of the website — including secure login — from working correctly.

6. Changes to this policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time, for example when we introduce new services or when the cookies we use change. The current version is always available on this page.

7. Contact

If you have questions about our use of cookies or about this policy, please contact us via the details published on our Contact page. For questions about personal data more generally, see our Privacy Policy.