Data privacy

Thank you for visiting our website. We take compliance with data protection regulations very seriously. The aim of this Data Protection Statement is to explain to you, as a website user, the nature, scope and purpose of processing of personal data and the rights you have as a data subject as defined in Article 4, no. 1 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Controller

H. von Gimborn GmbH
Albert-Einstein-Straße 6
46446 Emmerich am Rhein

CEO: Jordi Queralt

Fone: +49 2822-964-0
Fax: +49 2822 964-113 /-114
E-Mail: info@gimborn.de

General

We have developed the website so that we collect as little data as possible from you. Basically, it is possible to visit our website without providing personal data. Only when you decide to use specific services (e.g. use the contact form) will it be necessary to process personal data. In so doing, we always ensure that we process your personal data only in accordance with the law, or on the basis of your consent. We abide by the rules contained in the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which has been in force since 25 May 2018 and the respective applicable national provisions, such as the German Federal Data Protection Act, the German Telemedia Act, or other, more specific data protection laws.

Intended use and legal basis for processing personal data

We always process your personal data for a specific purpose.

In summary, we process your personal data for the following purposes:
a) so that we can deal with your enquiry when you contact us (e.g. e-mail address, first name, last name);
b) so that we can send you a quote in response to your request for a quote (quotation form);
c) so that we can receive and process an application by you in response to one of our job vacancies;
d) so that we can provide the technical features of our website and provide you with our information on this website (e.g. IP address, cookies, browser information);
e) for participation in prize draws or photo competitions
The specific purposes are described for each type of processing mentioned here (e.g. contact form, web analysis, order process, etc.).

With regard to the legal basis for the processing of your data, the following applies:
We process personal data required for substantiating, rendering or implementing our services (contract processing) on the basis of Art. 6 (1) b GDPR. If we obtain your consent to the processing of your personal data in accordance with Art. 6 (1) a GDPR, that consent forms the legal basis for the processing of your data. Data processing is also permitted if we process your data to pursue our legitimate interests and your interests or fundamental rights and freedoms with regard to the processing of personal data do not override our legitimate interests. If we use external service providers within the scope of data processing, processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 28 GDPR.

Collected and processed personal data

As part of our web offering, we collect and process certain personal data concerning you. You can see which data are specifically processed based on both the data you need to provide when you fill in forms on the website (e.g. contract form or order form) as well as the data pertaining to each of the processing operations described here.

In summary, we collect and process the following data about you via our website:

General contact details:

Last name, first name
E-mail address
Content of message

Press enquiries:

Last name, first name
E-mail address
Content of message

Online application by e-mail:

Last name, first name
Street, house number
Postcode
Town
E-mail address
Message

Collection of personal data on the occasion of visits to our website

If the website is used for purely informational purposes, i.e. if you do not sign up or transmit other information to us, we shall only collect the personal data transmitted to our server by your browser. If you wish to have a look at our website, we shall collect the following data, which we technically require to display our website to you and to ensure its stability and security (the legal basis being Art. 6(1) sentence 1 point (f) of the General Data Protection Regulation):

IP address
Date and time of request
Time zone difference to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Contents of the retrieval (specific page)
Access status/http status code
Data volume transmitted in each case
Website from which the enquiry originates
Browser
Operating system and its interface
Access status/http status code
Language and version of the browser software.

In addition to the aforementioned data, cookies will be stored on your computer if you use our website. For more information on this, please visit the “Cookies” section in this Privacy Policy.

Inclusion of third-party services

Our website uses content and services from other providers. These include, for example, services for statistically evaluating the usage of and visits to our website, or to embed videos from video platforms such as YouTube or Vimeo. The user’s IP address must be transmitted to these third-party providers so that this data can be retrieved and displayed in the user’s browser.

Even if we strive to use only third-party providers who need the IP address solely to be able to supply content or who work with anonymised IP addresses, we are unable to influence whether or not the IP address is stored. Information about the third-party providers used can be found below in this Privacy Policy.

Use of Google Analytics

Our website uses functions from the web analysis service Google Analytics. The provider of the web analysis service is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.
Google Analytics uses “cookies”. These are small text files that your web browser stores on your device and that facilitate analysis of how the website is used. Information about your use of our website generated by these cookies is transmitted to a Google server and stored there. The servers are usually located in the USA.
Google Analytics cookies are stored on the basis of Art. 6 (1) a GDPR, contingent on your consent.

IP Anonymisation

We use Google Analytics in conjunction with the IP anonymisation function. It ensures that Google abbreviates your IP address within EU Member States or in other states that are party to the European Economic Area treaty, before transmission of your IP address to the USA. In exceptional cases, Google may transmit the full IP address to a server in the USA and abbreviate it there. On our behalf, Google will use that information to evaluate your utilisation of our website, collate reports on your website activities and render further services to us in connection with website utilisation and internet usage. The IP address transmitted by Google Analytics is not combined with other Google data.

Browser Plugin

You can prevent cookies being placed by your web browser. This may, however, restrict some of our website’s functions. You can also prevent data about your website use, including your IP address, being collected and subsequently processed by Google. To do this, download and install the browser plugin via the following link:
https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en.

Objection to Data Collection

You can prevent Google Analytics from collecting data by clicking the following link. This will place an opt-out cookie that will prevent the future collection of your data during visits to our website: Deactivate Google Analytics.

You can find detailed information about how Google Analytics handles user data in the Google data privacy statement at:
https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=GB.

Contract data processing

To fulfil statutory data protection regulations in full, we have concluded a contract with Google regarding contract processing.
Demographic features in Google Analytics
Our website uses the “demographic features” function of Google Analytics. That means that reports can be prepared containing statements on the age, gender and interests of the visitor to the website. Such data originates from interest-related advertisements of Google, as well as visitor data from third party providers. Data cannot be attributed to a specific person. You may deactivate this function at any time. To do this, you can alter your display settings in your Google account; you can generally block your data being collected by Google Analytics as explained in the “Objection to Data Collection” section.

Facebook Pixel

Type and scope of data processing

We use Facebook Pixel of Facebook Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland, to create so-called Custom Audiences, i.e. to segment groups of visitors to our website, calculate conversion rates and then to optimise them. This takes place in particular when you interact with advertisements we have taken out with Facebook Ireland Ltd.

Purpose and legal basis

We process your data with the assistance of Facebook Pixel to optimise our website and for marketing purposes based on your consent pursuant to Art. 6 (1) a GDPR.

Storage period

We cannot influence the tangible storage duration of the processed data, rather it is determined by Facebook Ireland Ltd. For further information, please review the Facebook Pixel Privacy Policy: https://www.facebook.com/privacy/explanation.

TikTok Pixel

Type and scope of processing

We use TikTok Pixel from TikTok Technology Limited, 10 Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin, D02 T380, Ireland, to create so-called Custom Audiences, i.e. to segment visitor groups of our online offer, determine conversion rates and subsequently optimize them. This happens in particular when you interact with advertisements that we have placed with TikTok Technology Limited.

Purpose and legal basis

The use of TikTok Pixel is based on your consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a. GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TDDDG. In cases where no adequacy decision of the European Commission exists (including US companies that are not certified under the EU-U.S. DPF), we have agreed other appropriate safeguards with the recipients of the data within the meaning of Art. 44 et seq. GDPR have been agreed. In particular for data transfers from TikTok Technology Limited to the parent company in China, Beijing Bytedance Technology Ltd. These are standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission in accordance with Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/914 of June 4, 2021. You can view a copy of these standard contractual clauses at https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/DE/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32021D0914&from=DE.

Google Custom Search

Type and scope of data processing

We have integrated Google Custom Search components on our website. Google Custom Search is a service of Google Ireland Limited and offers search solutions for websites and web applications. If you use the search function on our website, you establish a connection to the servers of Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4 Ireland, with your IP address and, if relevant, your browser data such as your user agent being transmitted. This data are used exclusively for the above purposes and to maintain security and functionality of Google Custom Search.

Purpose and legal basis

The service is used based on your consent given to us to optimise our online offering pursuant to Art. 6 (1) a GDPR.

Storage period

We cannot influence the tangible storage duration of the processed data, rather it is determined by Google Ireland Limited. For further information, please review the Google Custom Search Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy.

Contact (contact forms, e-mail)

You can contact us by e-mail or using our contact forms. In this case, we save the personal data you submitted to deal with your enquiry and to contact you to resolve your query. If we request information on our contact form, we have marked the required fields to contact us (asterisk). We use the voluntary information to gain a better understanding of your enquiry and to enable us to resolve your query more efficiently. You send the requested data to us on a purely voluntary basis.

Depending on the type of enquiry, the legal basis for this processing is Art. 6 (1) b GDPR for enquiries which you make yourself prior to entering into a contract or Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 f GDPR if your enquiry is of a different nature. Our legitimate interest is based on the purposes stated in 3a.). If personal data are requested which we do not need to perform a contract or pursue legitimate interests, that data are sent to us on the basis of consent given by you in accordance with Art. 6 (1) a GDPR.

Data protection notifications for applicants

Which sources and data do we use?

We process personal data we receive from you as part of the application procedure.

Type of data:

Relevant personal data may be, in particular:

Particulars (name, address and other contact details, date and place of birth, nationality),
Bank details (for reimbursement of travel costs),
Qualification papers (e.g. certificates, appraisals and other proof of training), photographs (provided only voluntarily).

What do we use your data for (processing purpose) and what is the legal basis for this?

We process your personal data in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG) and sectoral data protection standards which may apply to the application process (German Social Code, Telecommunications Act, Works Constitution Act, etc.).

To carry out the application process

Personal data (Art. 4 (2) GDPR) are processed to carry out the application process, having due regard for Art. 88 GDPR and Section 26 BDSG. There is no contractual obligation.

In pursuit of legitimate interests

To the extent necessary, we also process your data to pursue our legitimate interest or legitimate interests of third parties. For example: establishing legal claims and defence in legal disputes, measures involved in managing the business and development measures.

Based on your consent:

If you have given us your consent to the processing of personal data for certain purposes (e.g. sharing application data with affiliated companies), the lawfulness of this processing is based on your consent. Consent given may be withdrawn at any time. Please note that the revocation will only take effect for the future. Processing undertaken prior to the withdrawal is unaffected. If you withdraw consent to the processing of personal data collected, the purpose for which that data were collected can no longer be fulfilled or implemented.

Based on legal requirements:

As a company, we are also subject to various legal obligations (e.g. tax laws, social laws). The purposes of processing include measures in fulfilment of monitoring and reporting obligations.

Who receives my data?

Within the company, the parties who require your data to complete the application process and fulfil legal obligations have access to that data. Processors used by us may also receive data for these purposes. As well as companies belonging to the group, these include companies in the IT services category. With regard to the transmission of data to recipients outside the company, it must firstly be noted that we abide by the applicable data protection regulations. We are permitted to share information about you only if legal provisions require us to do so, you have consented or we are authorised to share information. Under these conditions, recipients of personal data can include affiliated companies (for the purposes of the application process for other jobs). Other potential recipients of data are the parties to whom we may transmit data based on your consent.

For how long will my data be stored?

We process and store your personal data for the duration of the application process to the extent necessary. Your personal data will be erased once the purpose has been fulfilled (application process) but at the latest after 6 months. As soon as the data no longer have to be stored to carry out the application process and there are no statutory retention periods or you have not given your consent to longer storage (e.g. for future application processes), your data will be erased without undue delay.

Are data transmitted to a third country or to an international organisation?

Data are not transmitted to third states (states outside the European Economic Area, EEA).

What are my data protection rights?

Every data subject has the right by law to information about the processing of their personal data, the right to rectification, the right to erasure, the right to restriction of processing, the right to object to processing and the right to data portability. The right to be provided with information and the right to have one’s data erased are subject to the restrictions contained in §§ 3 and 35 of the German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG). On top of this, there is a right to submit a complaint to a data protection supervisory agency (Art. 77 GDPR in conjunction with § 19 of the German Federal Data Protection Act / BDSG).

Am I obliged to provide data?

As part of the application process, you have to provide only the personal data necessary for the application process. You are not obliged to provide this data to us. We are normally unable to carry out the application process without this data.

If you apply to us for an internship or training course and are not yet 16 years of age, please ask the person who is your legal guardian to complete the consent provided via the link below. Otherwise, we are unfortunately unable to process your application.

Consent pursuant to Art. 8 GDPR for minors up to age 16

Download: Consent for processing data of minors.pdf

To what extent does automated decision-making take place in individual cases?

We do not use any automated processing operations to reach a decision on the substantiation and conduct of the application process.

To what extent are my data used for profiling (scoring)?

We do not use any data for profiling (scoring) to reach a decision on the substantiation and conduct of the application process.

Information about your right to object:

You have the right to object at any time to the processing of your personal data. If you object, we will no longer process your personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling reasons for such processing overriding your interests, rights and freedoms, or if the processing is to establish, exercise or defend legal claims.

The objection is not subject to any formal requirements and should preferably be sent to:
H. von Gimborn GmbH
Albert-Einstein-Straße 6
46446 Emmerich am Rhein
datenschutz@gimborn.de

Presence on social media platforms

On the networks named below, we maintain so-called fan pages and/or accounts or channels; this enables us to provide you with information and offerings within social networks too. We are also able to offer you methods of contacting us and enable you to stay up to date about our offerings. In the following, we would like to inform you about which of your data we and/or each social network process(es) relating to your visit to the website and use of our fan pages / accounts.

Your data processed by us

If you would like to contact us by messenger or by direct message using the respective social network, we generally process and save the user name you use to contact us, and if relevant any further data you provide us with if required to process/answer your enquiry.

The legal basis for this is Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 f) GDPR (data processing is required to protect a legitimate interest of the controller). (Statistical) use data we receive from the social networks
Using the Insights functionalities, we receive statistics relating to our account; these statistics are provided automatically. The statistics contain, inter alia, the total amount of page views, Like data, data on page activities and interactions with articles, reaches, video views, as well as data regarding the proportion of men/women among our fans/followers.
The statistics contain merely aggregated data and cannot be attributed to individual persons. We cannot identify you through these statistics.

Which of your data are processed by the social networks

You do not need to be a member of the respective social network to be able to view the contents of our fan pages; in this regard, you do not need a user account for the social network in question.
However, please bear in mind that the social networks collect and save data from website users when they visit the respective social network even if they do not have an account (e.g. technical data to be able to display the website to you); the social networks also use cookies and similar technologies, which we cannot influence. For details on this, please refer to the Privacy Policy of the social network in question (see the links above)
If you want to interact with the contents on our fan pages/accounts, e.g. our posts/articles, share or Like such and/or contact us using the messenger function, you firstly need to register with the respective social network and provide personal data.

We cannot influence data processing by social networks relating to your use. As far as we are aware, your data are stored and processed particularly with regard to the service provision by the respective social network; moreover, your data are used to analyse the use behaviour (using cookies, pixel/web beacons and similar technologies), on the basis of which you receive advertising based on your interests both inside and outside of each social network. It cannot be excluded that your data is stored by the social networks even outside of the EU/EEA and forwarded to third parties.
You can find information, inter alia, on the precise scope and purposes of the processing of your personal data, the duration of storage/erasure as well as guidelines on using cookies and similar technologies, as part of registering with and using the social networks in the social networks’ Privacy Policy/cookie guidelines. You can also find information on your rights and objection options there.

Facebook page

When you visit our Facebook page, Facebook collects, inter alia, your IP address as well as other information available as cookies on your PC. This information is used to provide us, as an operator of a Facebook page, with statistical information on how the Facebook page is used. Facebook provides more detailed information under the following link:
https://facebook.com/help/pages/insights.

The transmitted statistical information does not enable us to draw conclusions about individual users. We harness this information merely to attend to our users’ interests, improve our website continuously and secure the quality of such.

We collect your data through our fan page merely to provide potential communication and interaction with us. This collection generally relates to your name, message contents, contents of comments, as well as the ‘publicly’ provided profile information.

Your personal data is processed for our purposes stated above based on our legitimate business and communicative interest in offering an information and communication channel pursuant to Art. 6 (1) f) GDPR. If you have provided consent to the respective social network provider as a user for data processing, the extent of the legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 (1) a), Art. 7 GDPR.
We are able to access your data only to a limited extent, as the actual data processing is rendered by the social network provider. Only the social network provider is authorised to access your data entirely. This means that only the provider may take and implement direct appropriate measures to fulfil your user rights (disclosure enquiry, erasure request, objection, etc.). It is thus most effective to assert one’s rights directly towards the provider in question.

Together with Facebook, we are responsible for the person-specific content on the fan page. Persons affected may assert their rights towards Facebook Ireland as well as us.
According to GDPR, primary responsibility for processing Insights data is held by Facebook; Facebook fulfils all GDPR duties in terms of processing Insights data and Facebook Ireland provides the fundamental information of the Page Insights addendum to the data subjects.

We do not take any decisions regarding processing Insights data and all further information resulting from Art. 13 GDPR, including the legal basis, controller identity and storage duration of cookies on user terminal devices. For further information, please consult Facebook directly (addendum agreement with Facebook):
https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/page_controller_addendum.

Instagram page

When you visit our Instagram page, Instagram collects, inter alia, your IP address as well as other information available as cookies on your PC. This information is used to provide us, as an operator of an Instagram page, with statistical information on how the Instagram page is used. Instagram provides more detailed information under the following link:
https://facebook.com/help/pages/insights.

Together with Instagram, we are responsible for the person-specific content on the fan page. Persons affected may assert their rights towards Facebook Ireland as well as us.
According to GDPR, primary responsibility for processing Insights data is held by Instagram; Instagram fulfils all GDPR duties in terms of processing Insights data and Facebook Ireland provides the fundamental information of the Page Insights addendum to the data subjects.

We do not take any decisions regarding processing Insights data and all further information resulting from Art. 13 GDPR, including the legal basis, controller identity and storage duration of cookies on user terminal devices. For further information, please consult Instagram directly (addendum agreement with Facebook):
https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/page_controller_addendum.

YouTube

Type and scope of data processing

We have integrated YouTube Video into our website. YouTube Video is a component of the YouTube, LLC, video platform, onto which the users are able to upload content, share such on the internet and receive detailed statistics.

YouTube Video enables us to integrate contents from the platform onto our website.

YouTube Video uses cookies and further browser technologies to evaluate user behaviour, recognise users and create user profiles. This information is used, inter alia, to analyse the activity of the viewed contents and to create reports. If a user is registered with YouTube, LLC, YouTube Video is able to attribute the videos that have been played to the profile.
If you access these contents, you establish a connection to the servers of YouTube, LLC, Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street Dublin 4 Ireland, with your IP address and, if relevant, your browser data such as your user agent being transmitted.

Purpose and legal basis

The service is used based on your consent given to us pursuant to Art. 6 (1) a GDPR.

Storage period

We cannot influence the tangible storage duration of the processed data, rather it is determined by YouTube, LLC. For further information, please review the YouTube Video Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy

Rights of the persons concerned

You have the following rights:
pursuant to Art. 15 GDPR, you are entitled to demand information on your personal data processed by us. In particular, you are entitled to demand information from us on the purposes of data processing, the categories of personal data, the categories of recipients to which your data have been disclosed or are disclosed, the scheduled storage period, the existence of a right of rectification, erasure, restriction of processing or objection, the existence of a right to complain, the origin of your data unless they have been collected from us, and on the existence of an automated decision-making process including profiling and, where applicable, meaningful information on the details of such processes;

pursuant to Art. 16 GDPR, you are entitled to demand the rectification of any incorrect personal data stored by us or the completion of any incomplete personal data stored by us – in relation to you as a person – without delay;

pursuant to Art. 17 GDPR, you are entitled to demand the erasure of any of your personal data stored by us if the data processing is not required to exercise the right of free speech and information, to fulfil a legal obligation, for reasons of public interest or to assert, exercise or defend legal claims;

pursuant to Art. 18 GDPR, you are entitled to demand the restriction of processing of your personal data if you dispute the correctness of the data, if the processing of the data is unlawful but you reject its erasure, and if we no longer require the data, but you require them to assert, exercise or defend legal claims, or if you have objected to the data processing pursuant to Art. 21 GDPR;

pursuant to Art. 20 GDPR, you are entitled to demand from us that you receive the personal data, which you have made available to us, in a structured, well-established and machine-readable format, or you may demand transmission of the data to another responsible person/entity (data transferability);

pursuant to Art. 7 (3) GDPR, you are entitled to withdraw your provided consent in a notification transmitted to us at any time. The consequence thereof will be that we will not be allowed in the future to continue the data processing activities, which were conducted on the basis of that consent, and to submit a complaint to a supervisory authority pursuant to Art. 77 GDPR. As a rule, you may submit your complaint to the supervisory authority having jurisdiction for your usual place of residence or place of work or our registered office.

Right to object Where your personal data is processed on the grounds of legitimate interests pursuant to Art. 6(1) sentence 1 point (f) GDPR, you are entitled pursuant to Art. 21 GDPR to raise an objection against the processing of your personal data, provided reasons are in place for such an objection that result from your particular situation, or provided the objection is raised against direct advertising activities. In the latter case, you have a general right to object that we shall implement without the indication of a particular situation.

If you wish to make use of your right to object or right to complain, an email to datenschutz@gimborn.dewill be sufficient.

Forwarding of your personal data

Your personal data are forwarded as described below.

The website is hosted by an external service provider in Germany. We will ensure that data processing takes place in Germany only. This is required to operate the website and to substantiate, execute and implement the existing licence agreement and is also possible without your consent.

Your data may also be forwarded if we are authorised or obliged to do so due to statutory provisions and/or official or court orders. In particular, this may involve providing information for the purposes of prosecution, to avert risks, or to enforce intellectual property rights.

If your data are forwarded to service providers to the extent necessary, they have access to your personal data only insofar as necessary for them to fulfil their duties. These service providers are obliged to handle your personal details in accordance with the applicable data protection laws, in particular GDPR.

Over and above these circumstances, we do not transmit your data to third parties in principle without your consent. In particular, we do not pass personal data on to an agency in a third country or to an international organisation.

Data security

Unfortunately, transmission of data on the internet is never 100% secure, which is why we are unable to guarantee security of the data transmitted to our website on the internet.

We use technical and organisational measures, however, to secure our website against loss, destruction, access, modification or dissemination of your data by unauthorised persons.

In particular, we transfer your personal data in encrypted form. We use the SSL/TLS (Secure Sockets Layer/Transport Layer Security) coding system. Our security measures are enhanced continuously in accordance with the technological development.

Duration of personal data storage

With regard to storage duration, we erase personal data as soon as we no longer need to store them to fulfil the original purpose and all statutory periods of retention have elapsed. The statutory periods of retention ultimately are the criterion for the final duration of personal data storage. The corresponding data are routinely erased after the period has expired. Data processing is restricted by data blocking if statutory retention periods have to be observed.

References and links

If you visit websites that are referred to from our website, you may be asked to provide information such as your name, address, e-mail address, browser properties, etc. again. This Privacy Policy does not govern the collection, forwarding or handling of personal data by third parties.

Third-party service providers may have their own provisions on collecting, processing and using personal data that differ from ours. We therefore advise you to visit the third party’s website to find out how they handle personal data before you enter your personal data.

Amendments to this Privacy Policy

We continually develop our website to provide you with a continuously improved service. We will always keep this Privacy Policy up to date and adapt it accordingly, if and insofar as this should become necessary.
You can view the latest version of our data protection provisions at any time online at www.gimborn.eu.

Data protection officer

We have appointed a Data Protection Officer.

Philipp Herold
www.mein-datenschutzbeauftragter.de
Hafenstraße 1a
23568 Lübeck, Germany
E-mail: datenschutz[at]gimborn.de

Cookies

Use of cookies

Our website collects and stores information by using what are known as browser cookies.

What are cookies?

These are little text files that are stored on your computer and store specific settings and data for exchange with our system via your browser. In general, a cookie contains the name of the domain that sent the cookie data, as well as information about the cookie’s age and an alphanumeric identification code.

Why do we use cookies?

Cookies make it possible for our system to identify the user’s device and potentially to make preferences available immediately. A cookie is transmitted to the hard drive of the user’s computer as soon as a user accesses the platform. Cookies help us to improve our website and to offer you a better, more customised service. They let us recognise your computer or (mobile) end device if you return to our website and, as a result:

save information about your preferred activities on the website and thus tailor our website to your individual interests
accelerate the speed with which we process your enquiries.

We use third-party services that help us to make the internet offering and website more interesting for you. When you visit the website, cookies from these partner companies (third-party providers) are also stored on your hard drive. These are cookies that are automatically erased after the specified time.

Can I decide about the use of cookies?

If you do not want us to store browser cookies on your device, you can adjust your browser’s settings so that they are not stored. Please note that in this case you may have only restricted use of our website, or not be able to use it at all. If you only want to accept our cookies, but not those of our service providers and partners, you can choose the ‘Block third-party cookies’ setting in your browser. We do not assume any responsibility for use of third-party cookies.

Date: May 2020