Cookies

A cookie is a tool that saves a website visitor’s preferences (e.g. language, log-in). A cookie consists of a small text file, which is sent to the user’s browser and is stored on their device. In future visits, the browser will send the cookie back to the website to share stored information.

There are five different types of cookies, each with its own purpose. Only strictly necessary cookies can be placed without permission. All other cookies require express permission.

• Essential Cookies
  These cookies support basic website functionalities and cannot be declined by visitors. For example, they create a safe environment for you to log in to a website or account. These cookies do not need permission to be installed on your browser or device, because they support the service you want to use.
• Functional Cookies
  Functional cookies improve user experience. Some well-known examples of functional cookies are language-preferences, and saving the filled-in content of forms. These cookies are not essential to the basic functionalities of websites, so they can only be used after users’ express consent.
• Analytical Cookies
  Analytical cookies are cookies used by the owner of a website and provide insight into user behaviour, in order to improve the website. Visitors need to give express consent before such cookies can be used, even when data is made anonymous (like through IP-anonymisation), unless they adhere to strict rules and regulations (like first-party use only).
• Performance Cookies
  Performance cookies track technical performance, such as page speed or error messages. Even though they generally do not collect personal data, they still don’t fall within the essential category, so they also require express consent to be used.
• Advertising Cookies
  Advertising cookies track users across various websites to be able to show them personalised advertisements. They often collect personal data, which is why they always require express consent to be used.