Cookies policy

Cookies policy

On this campaign website, we make use of cookies, pixels, tags and similar technologies (‘cookies’). A cookie is information stored on your device (e.g., computer, mobile phone) by a website you visit. It can contain personal data (‘data’): e.g., the name of the server that placed it there, an online identifier like the IP address or cookie identifier in form of a unique number, device recognition (e.g., browser type) or geolocation. A server can access the cookie to read and record the information. In most cases, the data of your surfing behavior is collected and analyzed anonymously or used in pseudonymized format. We can therefore not identify you in the real world.

1. Why does this website use cookies?

We make use of cookies to tune our services to your needs and to better align structure, navigation and content of the website. This will for example facilitate your browsing, store your preferences and make the interaction between you and the website faster and easier. We also place cookies to provide you with personalized advertising on behalf of our clients.

2. What types of cookies is this website using?

Analytics Cookies (Performance): Such cookies measure your behavior on our website. In order to find out which parts of our websites are interesting for our visitors we collect data with respect to the use of our website. We track for example the number of visitors, the most visited pages, surfing behavior of the visitors or the duration of a visit of the website. This data is not used for any other purpose.

Targeting- and Advertising-Cookies (Marketing): We use marketing cookies for personalized online advertising and (re-) targeting. This enables us to use identify target groups and assign the advertising content to them. We also use such cookies to track conversions.

3. How can I control the use of cookies?

Most browsers are set to accept cookies automatically, but you can deactivate this function if you wish. However, refusing all cookies could mean that you cannot take full advantage of our website. Refer to the information provided by your browser supplier to find out how, for example:

Google Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop&hl=en-GB

Mozilla Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/clear-cookies-and-site-data-firefox

Internet Explorer Microsoft: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/278835/how-to-delete-cookie-files-in-internet-explorer

Please note that refusing all cookies could mean that you cannot take full advantage of our website. There are also other possibilities to opt-out from specific cookies (sees following section) or websites which can help you to understand and control the use of cookies like www.youronlinechoices.com (Europe), https://youradchoices.ca/ (Canada) or http://optout.aboutads.info/?c=2&lang=EN (USA).

4. Cookies

We use cookies from the various third-party providers that may process data outside the EU (e.g., on basis of EU Standard Contractual Clauses). Some cookies are only stored for the browser session and are deleted when you close your browser (session cookies), others remain on your device (see storage duration) and enable us to recognize your device the next time you visit us.

Facebook (Marketing): For (re-)marketing purposes, we use Facebook Custom Audience of Facebook Inc. With the Pixel, Facebook is able to recognize you when you visit its closed member area and delivers customized advertisements. This cookie enables us to deliver advertising to Facebook users which are also likely interested in the campaign.

Provider: Facebook Inc.; EU, USA

Storage time: Max. 180 days

Opt-out: If you wish to object to the use of the Facebook Custom Audience, you can do so at https://www.facebook.com/ads/website_custom_audiences/

More information: https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/update

 

Google Ads and Google AdSense (Marketing): The remarketing, re-engagement or similar audiences feature in Google Ads allow us to reach people who visited our website and match the right people with the right message. For such remarketing purposes we gather information via Google cookies and device identifiers. Google AdSense is a system that allows website owners like us to sell ad space to businesses.

Provider: Google (Universal) Inc.; EU, USA

Store time: Max. 18 months

Opt-out: You can use the Google opt-out remarketing page at https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated?hl=en#display_optout

More information: https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads

 

Google Analytics and Tag Manager (Performance): Google Analytics helps us better understand how visitors interact with our website. We also use data (e.g. IP address) for remarketing purposes. The Google Tag Manager allows us to integrate various codes and services into our website in an orderly and simplified way.

Provider: Google (Universal) Inc.; EU and USA

Store time: Vary from 1 min. (_gid, _gat) up to 2 years (_ga) depending on the cookie

Opt out: You can download and install the browser plug-in at https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en

More information: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en

 

Google Optimize (Performance): Google Optimize 360 (_gaexp) is one of our website A/B testing tools provided by Google, Inc. Google sets the above cookie to determine a user’s inclusion in a website experiment. We perform these experiments to improve the performance and usability of our website.

Provider: Google Inc., EU and USA

Storage time: Expiration time depends on the length of the experiment but is typically 90 days.

Opt-out: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/181881

More information: https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/analyticsjs/cookie-usage#experiments

 

Hotjar (Performance): Hotjar is a technology service that helps us better understand our users’ experience (e.g., how much time they spend on which pages, which links they choose to click, etc.) and this enables us to build and maintain our service with user feedback. Hotjar uses cookies and other technologies to collect data on our users’ behavior and their devices.

Provider: Hotjar Ltd., EU and other countries

Storage time: Max. 365 days

Opt-out: You can use the one-click function at https://www.hotjar.com/legal/compliance/opt-out/

More information: https://help.hotjar.com/hc/en-us/sections/115003180467-Privacy-Security-and-Operations

 

LinkedIn (Marketing): LinkedIn cookies help us to measure actions on our website, like filling out a form or downloading content, after one of our advertisements is viewed or clicked on. It can also help us to retarget individuals that have visited our website.

Provider: Linked Corp., USA

Storage time: Depends on type of cookies

Opt-out: https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/125463/manage-cookie-preferences?lang=en

More Information: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy

 

Matomo Cloud (Performance): Matomo helps us to collect and analyse information about how you interact with our website (web analytics), and to recognize and stop any misuse. It collects data such as IP address, geolocation, and technical data such as browser settings.

Provider: Innocraft Ltd.; EU (Germany)

Store time: Depends on the cookies, from 14 days till 13 months

Opt-out: Use privacy settings on the website

More information: www.matomo.org

 

Microsoft (Marketing): For the purpose of tracking conversions and re-marketing we use the Universal Event Tracking tag of Microsoft. With this tag, Microsoft Advertising can collect data that allows us to track our conversion goals and target audiences with remarketing. This enables us in optimizing our campaigns more effectively by knowing which keywords converted and which didn’t. If you come to our website via a Microsoft advertisement, we can use this tracking tool to find out more about your user behaviour on our website. For example, we can find out which keyword or ad led you to us, what you clicked on our website, how long you stayed on our website, as well as how many people visit our website via Microsoft Ads.

Provider: Microsoft Corporation.

Storage time: 1 Year

Opt-out: The Opt Out details can be found at: https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-gb/privacystatement

More information: https://about.ads.microsoft.com/en-us/solutions/tools/universal-event-tracking

 

Outbrain (Marketing): We use the marketing platform Outbrain. This tracking technology is used to collect data used for recommending relevant related content. Data is also used for remarketing purposes.

Provider: Outbrain, Inc., EU and non-EU

Storage time: Varies from session cookie to max. 13 months

Opt-out: Follow use the settings of Outbrain Interest Profile website at https://my.outbrain.com/recommendations-settings/home

More information: https://www.outbrain.com/legal/privacy

 

Skai (Marketing): Cookies and pixels are used to analyse ad performace.

Provider: Kenshoo Ltd., Israel, USA

Storage Time: Depends on type of cookies

Opt-out: Use of cookie settings

More Information: https://www.kenshoo.com/privacy-policy

 

Taboola (Marketing): We use the marketing platform Taboola. This tracking technology is used to collect data used for recommending relevant related content. Data is also used for remarketing purposes.

Provider: Taboola, Inc., Israel, USA, Hong Kong

Storage time: Varies from session cookies (taboola_session_id) up to 1 year (t_gid)

Opt-out: You can use the opt-out function in section 2.6 https://www.taboola.com/privacy-policy#optout

More information: https://www.taboola.com/privacy-policy

 

Yahoo (Marketing): Cookies of Yahoo are used for targeted advertising. This information includes the kind of content or ads served, viewed or clicked on; the frequency and duration of your activities; the sites or apps you used before accessing our Services and where you went next.

Provider: Verizon Media EMEA Limited, EU and USA

Storage time: Max. 1 year

Opt-out: Use the blue button on Yahoo’s Ad Interest Manager page to register your preference at https://yahoo.mydashboard.oath.com/lite

More information: https://www.verizonmedia.com/policies/ie/en/verizonmedia/privacy/topics/cookies/index.html