Cookies
Information about cookie usage and browser storage on this website.
1. General cookie information
- In addition to the data listed in the privacy policy, cookies are stored on your device when you use our website.
- Cookies are small text files assigned to your browser; they help us make the website more user-friendly and effective.
- Cookies cannot execute programs or transfer viruses to your computer.
- Cookies may originate from us (first-party cookies) or from third parties (third-party cookies).
- Some cookies are technically necessary (essential cookies), while others are used for analytics or advertising purposes.
2. Browser settings and consent manager
- You can configure your browser to notify you about cookies, allow cookies only in individual cases, block cookies, or delete cookies automatically when closing the browser.
- Disabling cookies may limit the functionality of this website.
- On your first visit, a cookie consent manager is shown.
- In the consent manager, you can reject all non-essential cookies, accept all cookies, or make an individual selection.
- The consent manager lists all cookies and their function, including which are essential and which require consent.
3. Legal basis
- Our legitimate interest for essential cookies is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.
- Where storing information on or accessing information from your device requires a telecommunications-law basis, we rely on the applicable Austrian implementation of Art. 5(3) of Directive 2002/58/EC.
- If you give consent for other cookies or similar storage technologies in the consent manager, processing is based on Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR.
- Where storing information on or accessing information from your device requires consent under telecommunications law, we rely on your consent under the applicable Austrian rules.
- You can withdraw your consent at any time in the consent manager.
- Withdrawal does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before withdrawal.
4. Cookie categories and storage technologies
- Transient cookies are deleted automatically when you close your browser. These include session cookies.
- Persistent cookies are deleted automatically after a defined period and can also be deleted manually in your browser settings.
- You may reject third-party cookies or all cookies via browser configuration; in that case, some site functions may not be available.
- If you have an account, cookies are used to recognize you on future visits so you do not need to log in repeatedly.
- Essential first-party authentication cookies include sps_public_session (session state) and sps_public_csrf (CSRF protection).
- Our website sets cookies from Stripe Payments Europe, Limited (SPEL), 1 Grand Canal Street Lower Grand Canal Dock, Dublin, D02 H210, Ireland.
- Stripe Cookies Policy - DE
- We also use HTML5 storage objects. These are stored on your device independently from browser cookies and do not have an automatic expiry date.
- You can reduce HTML5 storage by using private browsing mode and by regularly deleting cookies and browser history manually.
- If you actively consent to analytics, Google Analytics 4 (GA4) is loaded to measure page views, navigation paths, funnel steps, and CTA conversions.
- GA4 can use first-party cookies or identifiers such as _ga and _ga_<container-id> to distinguish users and persist session state.
- The storage duration of GA4 cookies depends on provider and configuration and is typically up to 2 years.
- The recipient of analytics data collected through GA4 is Google; processing may also take place outside the EU/EEA, in particular in the United States.
- Google Analytics Help: Cookie usage on websites
- If you actively consent to analytics, Microsoft Clarity is loaded for heatmaps, scroll behavior, and session recordings to analyze usage and identify UX friction.
- Clarity can use cookies or identifiers such as _clck and _clsk; depending on provider behavior, additional Microsoft-related identifiers may also be involved.
- The storage duration of Clarity cookies or identifiers is provider-dependent.
- The recipient of analytics data collected through Clarity is Microsoft; processing may also take place outside the EU/EEA, in particular in the United States.
- Microsoft Clarity: Cookies
- Analytics cookies and comparable non-essential storage technologies are only set or loaded after you have expressly consented to them.
- You can withdraw or adjust your consent at any time with effect for the future in the consent manager.