What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device (computer or mobile device) when you visit certain websites.
Why are cookies used?
Cookies can be used for various purposes. First, cookies may be required to ensure the proper functioning of the website. For example, without cookies, it can be difficult for the website to remember that you are logged in or what products you have added to your shopping cart. These are called mandatory cookies.
Cookies can be used to analyze how a website is used, to count the number of visitors and to find out how the website can be improved. We do not associate website usage statistics and other reports with individuals.
These cookies are called analytical cookies.
Third, we use social networking cookies to allow the integration of social networks on the website and to give you the opportunity to immediately appreciate or share a page or product on your favorite social service.
A fourth important reason we use cookies is to enable online advertising, which can be customized to display more relevant and interesting ads for you, both on and off our site. We do this through (targeted) advertising cookies.
For example, our site uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. ("Google") which contributes to the analysis of the use of the site. For this purpose, Google Analytics uses "cookies", which are text files placed on your computer.
The information generated by cookies about how the site is used - standard internet usage log information (including your IP address) and information about visitor behavior in an anonymous form - is transmitted to Google and stored by this, including on servers in the United States. Before being sent to Google, your IP address is anonymized.
In accordance with its "Privacy Shield" certification, Google states that it complies with the EU-US Privacy Shield Framework. Google may transfer information collected by Google Analytics to a third party where required to do so by law, or where such third party processes the information on Google's behalf.
In accordance with the Google Analytics Terms of Service, Google will not associate users' IP addresses with any other data held by Google.
How you can manage or disable cookies in your browser
You can manage cookie preferences in the pop-up window of our site or in your browser settings.
Most browsers allow you to:
- see what cookies you have and delete them individually
- block third-party cookies
- block cookies from certain sites
- block the setting of all cookies
- delete all cookies when you close the browser
If you disable all (our) cookies in your browser settings, certain sections or functions of our websites may not work, as your browser may prevent us from setting cookies necessary for the operation of the site. Therefore, we recommend that you do not disable all cookies in your web browser.
In the list below you can find more information on how to disable cookies or how to manage cookie settings for the browser you are using:
Google Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en
Firefox https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-cookies-website-preferences
Internet Explorer: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-GB/windows-vista/Block-or-allow-cookies
Safari: http://help.apple.com/safari/mac/8.0/#/sfri11471