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This website uses cookies and similar technologies. Cookies are small units of data temporarily stored on the hard disk of your device by your browser that are necessary for using our website. A cookie often includes a unique identifier, which is a randomly generated number and stored on your device. Some expire at the end of your website session; others remain on your device for longer. Technically necessary cookies will be used automatically. Other cookies (or similar technologies) will only be applied based on your prior consent.

There are different types of cookies. First-party cookies are those placed by the website visited and can only be read by that website. Third-party cookies are those placed by other organizations that we use for various services. For example, we use external analytics service providers that place cookies on our behalf to tell us what is liked or not liked on our website. In addition, the website you visit may contain embedded content from, for example, YouTube, which in turn may set their own cookies.

A pixel is usually no more than 1-pixel x 1-pixel transparent image, that is placed on the website to collect data such as IP address, type of browser, time of access, or previously set cookies for the purpose of content personalization or making browsing more efficient and easier. They are often used in combination with cookies as pixels are generating and managing cookies.

Provided you have consented, the website will collect data regarding a device’s operating system, browser, language, installed fonts, IP address, plugins and further information. In doing so, a device can be re-identified for user-relevant marketing purposes.

A cookie is a small text file that is stored on a user’s device, which may be session ID cookies or tracking cookies. Session cookies make it easier for you to navigate the Service and expire when you close your browser. Tracking cookies remain longer and help in understanding how you use the Service and enhance your user experience. Cookies may remain on your hard drive for an extended period of time. If you do not wish to receive any cookies you may change your website browser’s cookie settings via your website browser privacy settings. However, if you use your browser’s method of blocking or removing cookies, some but not all types of cookies may be deleted and/or blocked. Some features and functionalities of the Service may also not work. A Flash cookie (or locally shared object) is a data file which may be placed on a device via the Adobe Flash plug-in that may be built-in to or downloaded by you to your device. HTML5 cookies can be programmed through HTML5 local storage. Flash cookies and HTML5 cookies are locally stored on your device other than in the browser and browser settings won’t control them.