Cookie Policy
Through this cookie policy, the site operator informs site visitors about the use of cookies or similar storage technologies (hereinafter “cookies”) deployed on this site (hereinafter the “website”).
What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files stored by your browser on your computer or mobile device to retain certain information or image files, such as pixels. The next time you visit our website on the same device, the information stored in cookies is sent either to our website (“first-party cookie”) or to another website to which the cookie belongs (“third-party cookie”).
Through this exchange of information stored during your visits, the website recognizes that you are using the same browser and device. We use this information to design and display the website optimally and according to your preferences. Accordingly, only the cookie itself is identified on your device. Your personal data will be stored only with your express consent or where strictly necessary to use the service offered to you.
Consent to the Use of Cookies
Cookies that are not absolutely necessary to make services available on our website are used only when we receive your consent. Once you actively continue using our website after the cookie banner is displayed, you consent to their use.
You may customize cookie settings at any time, for example by enabling or disabling certain cookie categories. To learn how to disable or delete cookies generally, including necessary cookies, in your browser, see “Disabling and Deleting All Cookies” in this Cookie Policy.
Legal Basis
In view of the uses described above, the processing of personal data collected by cookies is based on the provisions of Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. When the Jimdo user or visitor agrees to the use of cookies collected after being informed by us on our websites through the cookie information banner, the lawfulness of their use is based on Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR.
Cookie Categories
We classify cookies differently according to their purpose and function:
- Strictly necessary cookies
- Functional cookies
- Performance cookies
- Marketing cookies / third-party cookies / consent-based cookies
Strictly Necessary Cookies
The operation of our websites is ensured by certain cookies, consequently called strictly necessary cookies. They are used exclusively by our system and are “first-party cookies.” All information collected by these cookies is sent only to our website.
| Name | Description / Function | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| ckies_functional | Disables functional cookies | 1 year |
| ckies_performance | Disables performance cookies | |
| ckies_marketing | Disables marketing, third-party, or consent-based cookies |
Your consent is not required for these cookies, so it is not possible to enable or disable them individually. You may do so only for cookies requiring your consent—functional, performance, and marketing cookies. You may disable cookies at any time through your browser; see “Disabling and Deleting All Cookies.”
Functional Cookies
Functional cookies collect information you have already provided. We use them to offer improved, more personalized features. These cookies collect information only anonymously and therefore cannot be used to track your activity on other websites.
We use the following functional cookies on our site: cookielaw — cookie that hides the cookie information banner once it has been accepted; shd — allows the user to be identified on their next visit; has_close_teaser — prevents a notification window from reappearing after the user closes it; Session. You may choose not to use functional cookies at any time by adjusting your cookie settings accordingly.
Performance Cookies
Performance cookies collect information about the use of our websites to improve their appeal, content, and functionality. For example, they help us determine which subpages are visited and what content interests users. We record the number of visits to each page, the number of subpages viewed, time spent on our website, the order of pages visited, search terms used to find our website, and the country, region, and, where applicable, city from which access is made. We also collect information about mouse movements, clicks, and scrolling to understand which areas of our website are of particular interest to users. This allows us to personalize and adapt website content to users’ needs while optimizing our offering. Your computer’s IP address is transmitted for technical reasons and is automatically anonymized so it cannot be assigned to an individual user.
The site user also has the right to object, for reasons relating to that user’s particular situation, to the processing of personal data used for statistical purposes under Article 89(1) of the GDPR. To exercise these rights, especially those mentioned above, the data subject may contact us at any time using the contact address stated in this site’s legal notice and/or cookie policy. The site user may choose not to use performance cookies at any time by adjusting cookie settings.
Marketing Cookies
Marketing cookies, third-party cookies, and consent-based cookies collect information about websites visited by the user. This collection is for advertising purposes, to create targeted advertisements for users.
The following marketing, third-party, or consent-based cookies are used on our site: __utma — Jimdo statistics (Google Analytics) — 2 years; __utmb — 1 day; __utmc; __utmz — 6 months; __utmt_b — 24 hours. You may object to the use of these marketing cookies individually and permanently at any time by changing your cookie settings.
Disabling and Deleting All Cookies
You can configure your browser to prevent the use and storage of cookies on your device and/or to ask you to enable cookies each time you visit a site. You may also delete re-enabled cookies at any time. Consult your browser’s help section to learn how.
Please note that globally disabling cookies may cause this website to malfunction.