Use of cookies

In order to make visiting our website(s) more attractive and facilitate the use of certain functions, we are using so-called cookies on a variety of pages. These are small text files that are stored on your end device. Some of the cookies that we are using are deleted again once the browser session has ended, i.e. after you close your browser (so-called session cookies). Other cookies remain on your end device and enable us or our partner companies to recognise your browser on your next visit (persistent cookies).
 

You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and decide on a case-by-case basis whether to accept them or decide to exclude the acceptance of cookies in certain cases or generally. If you do not accept the cookies, the functionality of our website may be limited. The Help function in the menu bar of most web browsers explains how you can stop your browser from accepting new cookies, how to notify your browser when you receive a new cookie and also how you can delete all of the cookies that you have already received and block any further cookies.

In Internet Explorer:

• In the “Extras” menu, select “Internet Options”.
• Click on the “Privacy” tab.

• Now you can adjust the security settings for the Internet zone. Here, you can regulate whether cookies should be accepted or rejected in general and define which cookies should be accepted or rejected.

• You can confirm your settings by clicking “OK”.

In Firefox:

• In the “Extras” menu, select “Options”.

• Click on “Privacy & Security”.

• Choose the “Custom” radio button.

• Now you can regulate whether cookies should be accepted or rejected, define how long you would like to keep these cookies, and add exceptions regarding which websites you want to allow to use cookies always or never.

• You can confirm your settings by clicking “OK”.

In Google Chrome:

• Click on the Chrome menu in the toolbar of your browser.

• Now select “Settings”.

• Click on “Advanced”.

• Under “Privacy and security”, click on “Site settings”.

• Under “Cookies and site data”, the following settings can be adjusted for cookies: Clear cookies, block cookies by default, allow cookies by default, clear cookies and website data after closing the browser, and allow exceptions for cookies from specific websites or domains.