What are cookies?
Cookies are small pieces of data that a website asks your browser to store on your computer or mobile device when you visit the website or certain pages. The cookie allows the website to “remember” your actions or preferences over time. These cookie preferences are personal and you can manage them yourself, in line with the relevant privacy regulations.
Cookies will usually contain the name of the website where the cookie has come from, how long the cookie will remain on your device, and a value which is usually a randomly generated unique number.
Some cookies will be deleted as soon as you leave the website (“session cookies”), and other cookies remain stored up to 2 years on your computer or mobile device and will help us identify you as a visitor of our website.
Which cookies do we use?
Strictly necessary cookies
These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly and cannot be switched off.
Without these cookies, the services you have asked for cannot be provided. The legal basis for the implementation of these necessary cookies is § 25 para. 2 no. 2 TTDSG, the subsequent processing of your personal data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.
| COOKIE NAME | PROVIDER | WHAT IT DOES | DURATION |
| CookieControl | EIT Health | Determines whether the visitor has accepted the cookie consent box. This ensures that the cookie consent box w ill not be presented again upon re-entry. | 3 months |
Functional (preference) cookies
These cookies allow a site to remember choices you make (such as language or the region you are in) and provide more enhanced, personal features. These cookies cannot track your browsing activity on other websites. They don’t gather any information about you that could be used for advertising or remembering where you’ve been on the Internet outside our site.
| COOKIE NAME | PROVIDER | WHAT IT DOES | DURATION |
| lang | Remembers the user’s selected language version of a website | Session |
Analytical cookies
These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources, so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. They help us know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site. The provided service is legally based on § 25 par. 1 S. 1 TTDSG, the subsequent data processing on Art. 6 par. 1 lit. a) GDPR.
| COOKIE NAME | PROVIDER | WHAT IT DOES | DURATION |
| _utmz | Collects data on where the user came from, what search engine was used, what link was clicked and what search term was used. Used by Google Analytics. | 179 days | |
| _ga | Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. | 2 years | |
| _gat | Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate | 1 day | |
| _gid | Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. | 1 day | |
| _hjAbsoluteSessionInProgress
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HotJar
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This cookie is used to count how many times a website has been visited by different visitors – this is done by assigning the visitor an ID, so the visitor does not get registered twice. | 1 day
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| _hjFirstSeen | HotJar | This cookie is used to determine if the visitor has visited the website before, or if it is a new visitor on the website. | 1 day |
| _hjid | HotJar | Sets a unique ID for the session. This allows the website to obtain data on visitor behaviour for statistical purposes. | 1 year |
| _hjid | HotJar | Sets a unique ID for the session. This allows the website to obtain data on visitor behaviour for statistical purposes. | Persistent |
| _hjIncludedInPageviewSample | HotJar | Determines if the user’s navigation should be registered in a certain statistical place holder. | 1 day |
| AnalyticsSyncHistory | Used in connection with data-synchronization with third-party analysis service. | 29 days | |
| collect
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Used to send data to Google Analytics about the visitor’s device and behavior. Tracks the visitor across devices and marketing channels. | Session
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| vuid | Vimeo | Collects data on the user’s visits to the website, such as which pages have been read. | 2 years |
Marketing cookies
These cookies may be set through our site by our advertising partners. They may be used by those companies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant adverts on other sites. The provided service is legally based on § 25 par. 1 S. 1 TTDSG, the subsequent data processing on Art. 6 par. 1 lit. a) GDPR
| COOKIE NAME | PROVIDER | WHAT IT DOES | DURATION |
| _fbp | Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third party advertisers. | 3 months | |
| bcookie | Used by the social networking service, LinkedIn, for tracking the use of embedded services. | 2 years | |
| bscookie | Used by the social networking service, LinkedIn, for tracking the use of embedded services. | 2 years | |
| collect | Collects data on user behaviour and interaction in order to optimize the w ebsite and make advertisement on the website more relevant. | Session | |
| fr
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Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third party advertisers. | 3 months | |
| IDE | Used by Google DoubleClick to register and report the website user’s actions after viewing or clicking one of the advertiser’s ads with the purpose of measuring the efficacy of an ad and to present targeted ads to the user. | 1 year | |
| lang | Set by LinkedIn when a web page contains an embedded “Follow us” panel. | Session | |
| lidc | Used by the social networking service, LinkedIn, for tracking the use of embedded services. | 1 day | |
| test_cookie | Used to check if the user’s browser supports cookies. | 1 day | |
| tr | Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third party advertisers. | Session | |
| UserMatchHistory
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Used to track visitors on multiple websites, in order to present relevant advertisement based on the visitor’s preferences. | 29 days
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| VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | YouTube | Tries to estimate the users’ bandwidth on pages with integrated YouTube videos. | 179 days |
| YSC
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YouTube | Registers a unique ID to keep statistics of what videos from YouTube the user has seen. | Session
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| yt.innertube::nextId | YouTube | Registers a unique ID to keep statistics of what videos from YouTube the user has seen. | Persistent |
| yt.innertube::requests | YouTube | Registers a unique ID to keep statistics of what videos from YouTube the user has seen. | Persistent |
| yt-remote-cast-installed | YouTube | Stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | Session |
| yt-remote-connected-devices | YouTube | Stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | Persistent |
| yt-remote-device-id | YouTube | Stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | Persistent |
| yt-remote-fast-check-period | YouTube | Stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | Session |
| yt-remote-session-app | YouTube | Stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | Session |
| yt-remote-session-name | YouTube | Stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | Session |
Third Country Transfer
Some of the providers mentioned above are based outside of the EEA. Processing of personal data thus can also take place in third countries like the USA. In order to ensure an appropriate level of data protection for the transfer of personal data outside the EEA, we conclude appropriate agreements with the providers, regularly on the basis of EU standard contractual clauses.
How can you manage or delete cookies?
You can manage or delete cookies at any time using the settings on your internet browser, which also enable you to refuse some or all cookies. Turning off cookies will limit the service that we are able to provide and may effect your user-experience. Deleting cookies may result in manually adjusting preferences every time you visit our website.
Alternatively, you can visit www.aboutcookies.org which provides directions on how to block cookies on all major browsers. This site also explains how you can delete cookies that have already been stored on your computer as well as general information about cookies.