Cookies - EU Data Protection Directive 2009/136 / EC

Cookies

• 1.1 What is a cookie?
  A cookie is a small amount of data, often also a unique identifier, which determines which browser of the computer or cell phone (hereinafter referred to as “device”) is used when this page is accessed. It is stored on the hard disk of the device. Each website can send its own cookies to your browser if the browser settings allow it. To protect your privacy, only the browser and country are recorded in order to be able to track user distribution and online traffic.
  
  Our cookies register information about your online preferences so that we can customize the website to your interests. You can adjust the settings on your device to accept all cookies. Every browser is different, so please check the “Help” menu in your browser to find out how to change your cookie settings. Over the course of each visit, every page viewed is recorded to determine reader interest in topics.
• 1.2 How do we use cookies?
  We can use them to collect information about page usage in order to expand the content accordingly. This enables us to see which articles are particularly popular.

• We only use cookies to improve browser performance and handling and to collect statistical information in order to improve the information provided. We use the following cookies:
  
  This website uses so-called “cookies”, which serve to make our Internet presence more user-friendly, effective and secure overall - for example, when it comes to speeding up navigation on our website. Cookies also enable us to measure the frequency of page views and general navigation.
  
  Cookies that are required to carry out the electronic communication process or to provide certain functions that you have requested (e.g. shopping cart function) are stored on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the storage of cookies for the technically error-free and optimized provision of its services. Insofar as other cookies (e.g. cookies to analyze your surfing behavior) are stored, these are treated separately in this privacy policy.
  
  Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer system. We would like to point out that some of these cookies are transferred from our server to your computer system, most of which are so-called “session cookies”. “Session cookies” are characterized by the fact that they are automatically deleted from your hard drive at the end of the browser session. Other cookies remain on your computer system and enable us to recognize your computer system on your next visit (so-called persistent cookies). Of course, you can reject cookies at any time, provided your browser allows this. Please note that you may not be able to use certain functions of this website, or only to a limited extent, if your browser is set so that no cookies (from our website) are accepted.

• The following cookies are used on our website:

  1. Session cookie: a standard cookie to automatically adjust the font size.
     
     
  2. Acceptance cookie: a standard cookie (cookieconsent_dismissed) to determine whether you agree to the setting of our cookies.
  3. Tracking cookies: Tracking cookies: Our partner “affilinet” places a cookie on the customer's (visitor's) computer in order to correctly record sales and/or leads for advertising banners. This cookie is set by the domain parners.webmaster-plan.com or banners.webmasterplan.com. This cookie complies with the applicable data protection guidelines. The cookies used by affilinet are accepted in the standard setting of the Internet browser. If you do not wish these cookies to be stored, please deactivate the acceptance of cookies from the relevant domains in your Internet browser. affilinet tracking cookies do not store any personal data, but only the ID of the intermediary partner (Cybernex) and the serial number of the advertising material clicked on by the visitor (banner, text link, etc.), which are required for payment processing. When a transaction is concluded, the partner ID is used to allocate the commission to be paid to the intermediary partner (Cybernex). Details can be found in the Cookie Policy.
• Prevention of cookies and scripts
  
  You can completely prevent or control the loading of cookies and scripts for your browser, e.g. with the script blocker “NoScript” (http://noscript.net/).

3. How to remove or review cookies

• Firefox:
  1. Open Firefox
  2. Press the “Alt” key on your keyboard
  3. In the upper part of the browser, first select “Tools” and then “Options” in the toolbar
  4. Then select the “Privacy” tab
  5. Go to the settings for “History” and select “Create custom settings” Deselect “Accept cookies from websites” and save the settings.
  Further information can be found under this link: https://support.mozilla.org/de/kb/Cookies-blockieren
• Internet Exporter:
  1. Open Internet Explorer
  2. Click on “Tools” and then on “Internet Options”
  3. Select the “Privacy” tab and move the slider to the privacy level you want (all the way up to block all cookies or all the way down to allow all cookies)
  4. Then confirm by clicking on OK
  Further information can be found under this link: https://support.microsoft.com/de-de/help/278835/how-to-delete-cookie-files-in-internet-explorer
• Google Chrome:
  1. Open Google Chrome
  2. Click on the icon for the “Chrome menu”
  3. Select “Settings” and then “Show advanced settings”
  4. Click on “Content settings” in the “Privacy” section
  5. In the “Cookies” tab, you can deselect the installation of cookies and save your settings
  You can find more information under this link: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=es&sjid=3346004997489885519-EU
• Safari:
  1. Open Safari
  2. Select “Preferences” in the system bar and then “Privacy” in the dialog box that opens
  3. In the “Accept cookies” section, you can specify whether and when Safari should save cookies from websites. For more information, click on the Help button (indicated by a question mark)
  4. For more information about the cookies that are stored on your computer, click on “Show cookies”
  You can find more information under this link: https://support.apple.com/kb/PH5042?locale=en_US
• Opera:
  
  If you use the Opera browser, you will find all information on accepting/rejecting cookies under this link: http://help.opera.com/Windows/10.00/de/cookies.html.
  
  Alternatively, you can obtain information at www.aboutcookies.org. For information on how to do this from a cell phone or other portable phone / laptop / tablet, please refer to your manual. You can completely prevent or control the loading of cookies and scripts for your browser, e.g. with the script blocker “NoScript” (http://noscript.net/).