Cookie-notice

6.1 Conversion tracking by third parties

The following conversion tracking by third parties may be used:

• Ligatus Conversion Pixel
  You will find further information on data protection and cookies from Ligatus GmbH, Hohenstaufenring 30–32, 50674 Cologne, Germany, here .

• Outbrain Conversion Pixel
  You will find further information on data protection and cookies from Outbrain Inc., 39 West 13th Street, 3rd floor, New York, NY 10011, USA, here .

• Bluepic Embed
  This website uses functions of the "Bluepic Embed" service to display embedded graphics and to offer users the option of creating graphics with their own content. The provider of the service is FellowBlue GmbH, Grüner Brunnenweg 162, 50827 Cologne, Germany. Personal data such as IP address, time of access, device type and performance are transmitted to the service and temporarily stored in anonymized form to ensure the functionality and security of the application. In addition, the user-specific inputs in the form provided via "Bluepic Embed" are also temporarily transmitted to the "Bluepic Embed" service in order to generate the graphics. For performance reasons, the data can be stored in the so-called "cache" of the service's servers for up to 60 seconds and will be deleted after this time at the latest. The temporary processing of the data takes place with the submission of the form with your consent and serves to fulfill the function of the service. Further information about the processing of personal data by FellowBlue GmbH and the "Bluepic Embed" service can be found here .

• "DoubleClick by Google” (Accuen Conversion Pixel)/Google Adwords Conversion Pixel
  “DoubleClick by Google” is a service from Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (“Google”). “DoubleClick by Google” uses cookies in order to present advertisements relevant to you. In the process, your browser is assigned a pseudonymous identification number (ID) in order to check which advertisements have been displayed in your browser and which advertisements have been called up. The cookies do not contain any personal information. The use of the “DoubleClick” cookies only enables Google and its partner websites to display advertisements on the basis of previous visits to our or other websites in the Internet. The information created by the cookies is transferred by Google to a server in the USA for evaluation and stored there. A transfer of the data by Google to third parties only takes place on the basis of legal regulations or in the context of a contract data processing agreement. In no case will Google combine your data with other data collected by Google.
  
  You can prevent the storage of the cookies by carrying out a corresponding setting in your browser software; however, we expressly inform you that you may not then be able to use the full scope of all of the features of our websites. In addition, you can disable the collection of the data created by the cookies concerning your use of the websites and the processing of this data by Google if you download and install the browser plugin that is available under the following link under the point “DoubleClick” deactivation plugin:
  
  You will find further information on data protection and cookies from Google here

• Twitter Conversion Pixel
  You will find further information on data protection and cookies from Twitter, Inc., 1355 Market Street, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA, here .

• Seeding Alliance conversion pixel
  You will find further information on data protection and cookies from Seeding Alliance GmbH, Lichtstr. 25, 50825 Cologne here . You can withdraw to the collection and storage of data in the context of Seeding Alliance GmbH with future effect at any time.

• Plista Pixel
  You will find further information on data protection and cookies from Plista GmbH, Torstraße 33-35, 10119 Berlin here . You can withdraw to the collection and storage of data in the context of Plista GmbH with future effect at any time.

• Reddit Pixel
  You will find further information on data protection and cookies from Reddit, Inc., 548 Market Street #16093, San Francisco, CA 94104, USA, here .

• DELFINE MEDIA Pixel
  You will find further information on data protection and cookies from DEFINE MEDIA Pixel GmbH, An der Raumfabrik 31a, 76227 Karlsruhe here .

• Adform Pixel
  You will find further information on data protection and cookies from Adform A/S, Wildersgade 10B, 1st floor, DK-1408 Copenhagen, Denmark here .
  The Adform Pixel is used on our websites for the following purposes following your consent pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. e) GDPR:
  
  Campaign impact tracking
  Through tracking, contacts that users have with advertisements on other websites (visual contacts and clicks on advertising banners) are related to subsequent interactions on our website. The data collected is statistically analysed in order to be able to optimise the performance of the media campaigns. All usage data collected is stored using a pseudonym. The collected data is not used to personally identify visitors to our website and is not merged with personal data about the bearer of the pseudonym.
  
  Control of user-based online advertising (so-called retargeting)
  The service provider collects and processes pseudonymously your usage behaviour on websites operated by us. This data is used to address users again with targeted advertising according to their usage behaviour after visiting our websites. These advertisements are displayed outside our websites.
  
  The third-party cookies described on the following page are used to collect data: https://site.adform.com/privacy-center/adform-cookies/.
  
  You have the option to prevent the recording of usage data by the system at any time by setting an opt-out cookie here. If you delete the cookies in your browser, opt-out cookies will also be deleted. You must then carry out the opt-out again. Further information on data protection at Adform: https://site.adform.com/privacy-center/overview

• The Trade Desk' Pixel
  You will find further information on data protection and cookies from Trade Desk Inc., Chestnut Street, Ventura, CA 93001, USA, here . You can withdraw to the collection and storage of data in the context of The Trade Desk Inc. with future effect at any time.

• TikTok Pixel
  You will find further information on data protection and cookies from TikTok Technology Limited, 10 Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin, D02 T380, Ireland, here .

• ADITION Pixel
  You will find further information on data protection and cookies from ADITION TECHNOLOGIES AG, Oststraße 55, 40211 Düsseldorf, here . You can withdraw to the collection and storage of data in the context of ADITION with future effect at any time.

• LinkedIn Conversion Pixel
  You will find further information on data protection and cookies from the LinkedIn Corporation, 1000 West Maude Avenue, Sunnyvale CA 94085, USA, here .

• Pinterest Conversion Pixel
  You will find further information on data protection and cookies from the Pinterest Inc., 651 Brannan Street, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA, here .

• Google Campaign Manager and Floodlight
  This website uses functions of the "Google Campaign Manager" service, in particular the "Floodlight" function. The service provider is Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. Campaign Manager is used to display interest-based advertisements to you throughout the Google advertising network. The ads can be targeted to the interests of the respective viewer with the help of Campaign Manager. For example, our ads may be displayed in Google search results or in banner ads on third party websites associated with Campaign Manager. In order to display ads to users that are tailored to their interests, Campaign Manager must be able to recognize the respective viewer. For this purpose, a cookie is stored in the user's browser, behind which the websites visited by the user, clicks and various other information is stored. This information is combined into a pseudonymous user profile in order to display interest-based advertising to the user in question. In the process, data is transferred to Google. Insofar as personal data is transferred to the USA, the appropriate safeguards for the transfer to a third country are the standard data protection clauses; more detailed information can be found at https://privacy.google.com/businesses/processorterms/.
  
  Floodlight is a so-called conversion tracking system that can be used to measure the effectiveness of advertising measures. With the help of a cookie, we can determine whether you perform certain actions on our website after clicking on one of our ads on Google or on third-party websites.
  
  The storage of cookies and the processing of personal data are based on your consent pursuant to Art. 6 (1) p. 1 lit. a) GDPR. Consent is voluntary and you can revoke it at any time with effect for the future. You can also deactivate personalized advertising using Google's "Advertising settings". You will then no longer receive personalized advertising via Google services: https://www.google.com/settings/ads. For further information on how to object to the advertisements displayed by Google, please refer to the following links: https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites and https://policies.google.com/privacy.

• Facebook Conversion Pixel
  You will find further information on data protection and cookies from Facebook Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA, here .

• Facebook Website Custom Audiences Pixel
  We use the “Website Custom Audiences” pixel from Facebook, 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA on our websites. Tracking pixels are integrated into our websites for this purpose. When you visit our sites, the tracking pixel is used to establish a direct connection between your browser and Facebook’s server. As a result, Facebook receives information from your browser including the fact that your terminal has accessed our website. If you are a Facebook user, Facebook can assign the visit to our websites to your user account. We would like to point out that we, as the providers of the websites, have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or of how it is used by Facebook. We can only select which sectors of Facebook users (such as age, interests) should see our advertisements displayed. In this process, we use one of two modes of working from Custom Audiences, in which no datasets — in particular, none of our users’ e-mail addresses — are transferred to Facebook.
  
  You will find further information on this subject in Facebook’s privacy policy at https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/ .
  
  Click here if you do not wish data to be collected using Custom Audiences: https://www.facebook.com/settings?tab=ads#_=_
  
  Alternatively you can deactivate the Facebook pixel on the Digital Advertising Alliance website under the following link: http://www.aboutads.info/choices/

• Taboola conversion pixel
  You will find further information on data protection and cookies from Taboola Inc. (28 West 23rd St., 5th floor, New York, NY 10010, USA) here (You will find opt-out information under “Site Visitor Choices”)

• AdTiger
  AdTiger is a service for integrating advertisements from arejo GmbH, Schaperstraße 14, 10719 Berlin. You will find further information on data protection from AdTiger and on the use of cookies including the option of an opt-out under http://ads.adtiger.de/privacy.php .

• Amazon Pixel
  We use the web analysis services Amazon Conversion Pixel and Amazon Remarketing Pixel from Amazon of Amazon.com, Inc, 410 Terry Ave N, Seattle, WA 98109, USA on our websites.
  When you visit our sites, Amazon receives the information that you have called up our website. For this purpose, a so-called Web Beacon (these are invisible graphics) is called up from Amazon and Amazon places a cookie on your terminal, and as a result data is transferred to Amazon.
  Amazon uses the cookie placed in order to recognize you on other websites, in apps, and within Amazon services and to show you personalized advertising as appropriate.
  You can prevent the storage of the cookies by making a corresponding setting in your browser software. However, we inform you that you may not then be able to use the full scope of all of the features of our websites. You can also avoid the collection, by Amazon, of the data generated by the cookie regarding your use of the website and Amazon’s processing of this data by clicking on the following link and there selecting the option “Do not show me interest-based ads provided by Amazon”: https://www.amazon.de/adprefs . Alternatively you can make the corresponding settings under http://www.youronlinechoices.com/de .
  This results in the setting of an opt-out cookie in your browser that prevents the future recording of your data by the Amazon Pixel when you visit our website. This opt-out remains in effect until you delete the opt-out cookie.
  Further details on the collection of data are available from Amazon at: Amazon.de Privacy Notice - Amazon Customer Service .
  We do not have any influence on the data collected nor are we aware of the full scope of the data collected. These data are transferred to the USA and are evaluated there.
  You can also obtain further information on the purpose and scope of the data collection and its processing as well as further information on your rights in relation to this and possibilities for making settings in order to protect your privacy above and beyond that contained in the aforementioned privacy policy at: Amazon EU S.à r.l., Amazon Services Europe S.à r.l. and Amazon Media EU S.à r.l., all three of them located at: 5 Rue Plaetis, L-2338 Luxembourg; e-mail: eu-privacy@amazon.de .

• Amazon Ads
  We are participants in the "Amazon Ads" advertising partner program of Amazon Europe S.à r.l., which was designed to provide a medium for websites by means of which advertising refunds can be earned through the placement of advertisements and links to amazon.de. With the program, we pursue the interest of showing you advertisements that are of interest to you and to make our website more interesting for our users.
  Further information about Amazon: Amazon EU S.à r.l., Amazon Services Europe S.à r.l. and Amazon Media EU S.à r.l., all three located 5, Rue Plaetis, L-2338 Luxembourg; e-mail: eu-privacy@amazon.de
  For the provision of the advertisements, statistical information about you is collected, which is processed by our advertising partners. By visiting the website, Amazon receives the information that you have accessed the corresponding page of our website. For this purpose, Amazon determines your demand via web beacons and may set a cookie on your computer. If you are logged in to Amazon, your data can be directly assigned to your account there. If you do not want the assignment with your Amazon profile, you must log out. It is possible that your data will be passed on to contractual partners of Amazon and authorities. We have no influence on the data collected, nor are we aware of the full extent of the data collection. The data is transferred to the USA and evaluated there. The legal basis for the processing of your data is your consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR.
  You can prevent the storage of cookies by not granting or revoking your consent in our Consent Tool, or by making the appropriate settings in your browser software; however, we would like to point out that in this case you may not be able to use all functions of this website to their full extent. You can also deactivate the interest-based ads at Amazon via the link: https://www.amazon.com/adprefs .
  Based on so-called EU standard contractual clauses, Amazon undertakes to comply with a data protection standard that essentially corresponds to the European standard in the event of transfer to the USA: https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/ad-policy/eu-data-protection-and-privacy
  
  More information about Amazon's privacy policy: https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=GX7NJQ4ZB8MHFRNJ

• Google Analytics with Conversion Tracking and Google Signals
  We use Google Analytics, a Web analysis service from Google Inc. (“Google”), including the functions “Conversion Tracking" and Google Signals. Google Analytics employs so-called “cookies”, which are text files that are stored on your terminal and make it possible to analyse how you are using the website, the products that you view and possible purchases that you make. No personal data are collected during this process. The information created by the cookie (including your abbreviated IP address) is transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. Google will use this information to evaluate it, to create reports on the website activities and the products viewed or sold for the operators of the website, and to provide additional services connected with the use of the website and the Internet. If applicable, Google will also transfer this information to third parties, insofar as this is legally prescribed, or insofar as third parties process this information on behalf of Google.
  
  You will find further information about how Google uses your data in Google’s Privacy Policy: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/
  
  You can deactivate Google Analytics by means of a browser add-on, should you not want the website analysis. You can download the add-on here: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en .
  
  Demographic characteristics and interests with Google Analytics
  We use the "demographic characteristics" and "interests" functions of Google Analytics. Using these functions, reports can be created that contain statements about the age, gender and interests of visitors to the website. This data comes from interest-based advertising from Google as well as visitor data from third-party providers. It is not possible to assign this data to a specific person. You can deactivate this function at any time via the ad settings in your Google account or generally prohibit the collection of your data by Google Analytics - as shown in the item "Objection to data collection".
  
  Google signals
  Google signals are session data from websites and apps that Google links to users who are logged into their Google account and have activated personalised advertising. Linking data to these logged-in users enables cross-device reporting, cross-device remarketing and the export of cross-device conversions to Google Ads.
  
  The use of Google Analytics with Conversion Tracking and Google Signals takes place on the basis of your consent and thus in accordance with Article 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a) GDPR.

6.2 Further tools for the purposes of marketing and optimization

• Use of Google AdWords and Remarketing
  We also place advertisements using Google AdWords, in order to draw attention to our services outside the display network. The corresponding advertisements are displayed by Google after a search query on the part of the user.
  
  Cookies are subsequently used to help register on our website how many users reached our website via one of our advertisements. The anonymous statistics that we gain from this process enable us to optimize our advertisements. The cookie is stored with the click on an advertisement.
  
  We also use Google Analytics for the statistical evaluation of the data from AdWords. The storage of the cookies can be prevented using the settings of your browser. In this case your visit to our website also does not appear in the anonymous user statistics.
  
  You will find further information about how Google uses your data in Google’s Privacy Policy under https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/ and under https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads
  
  You can permanently deactivate the use of cookies for personalized advertising by Google by downloading and installing the corresponding plugin provided under the following link: https://support.google.com/ads/answer/7395996?hl=en
  
  The use of Google AdWords and Remarketing takes place on the basis of your consent and thus in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a) GDPR.

• Google AdSense
  We use Google AdSense in connection with YouTube-videos. The user information collected through personalized advertising is used in accordance with Google's privacy policy. Please see Google's privacy policy for more information.
  
  In addition, Google informs users how ads are personalized in the Advertising preferences . These settings can be accessed on Google's My Account page and most links labeled "Google Ads" or "Privacy Info" in Google Ads. Users can completely disable personalized ads. These options allow users to interact more with the ads they see and less likely to be distracted by them. For more information, please refer to Google's frequently asked questions about advertising policies .
  

• Google Tag Manager
  Google Tag Manager is a solution that enables us to manage various website tags using a single interface. The Tool Tag Manager itself (which implements the tags) is a cookie-free domain and does not collect any personal information. The tool triggers other tags which could themselves collect data. Google Tag Manager does not access these data. If deactivation is carried out at domain or cookie level, this remains in force for all tracking tags that have been implemented using Google Tag Manager.

• Display & Video 360
  Display & Video 360 is a tool from Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. This enables us to collect data for analysis, marketing and optimisation purposes and thus improve our marketing measures and our website. The data collected is used by the tool to link advertising contacts and clicks on advertisements with a resulting use of our website. This data may also be used by us to place advertisements based on your interests.
  
  The data collection is done via pseudonymous online identification numbers (such as cookie IDs or IP addresses). All identification numbers used by us only allow us to recognise your terminal device and your Internet browser. However, we cannot exclude the possibility that Google may link the visit to our website of users who have registered with Google with the data registered with Google. You can find out exactly how Google handles your data on Google's data protection pages by clicking on the following link: https://safety.google/ .
  
  Under the following link you will find a description how you can deactivate the collection of data by Google on your terminal device on your terminal device: https://support.google.com/ads/answer/7395996

• Facebook Insights
  Our Facebook page serves the purpose of enabling us to actively communicate with our customers and interested parties. We use this platform to provide information about our trade fairs and other events.
  
  When you visit our Facebook page, your personal data can be automatically collected and stored for the purposes of market research and advertising. This data is used with pseudonyms to create user profiles. As a rule, cookies are placed on your terminal for this purpose. The cookies store the user’s behaviour and interests. Further information about this is available from Facebook under the following link: http://en-gb.facebook.com/help/pages/insights.
  
  The use of the statistical information about the utilization of the Facebook page made available by Facebook (“Facebook Insights”) takes place pursuant to Article 6 (1) (f) of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) within the framework of a balancing of interests for the purposes of our predominant legitimate interests in optimizing the presentation of our services and effective communication with our customers and interested parties.
  
  The data processing is carried out on the basis of an agreement between jointly responsible parties pursuant to Article 26 GDPR. You can read this agreement here: https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/page_controller_addendum
  
  You can find a link to the opt-out option here: https://www.facebook.com/settings?tab=ads

• LeadLab (wiredminds)
  Products and services from wiredminds GmbH (www.wiredminds.de) are used on this website for the purposes of marketing and optimization. In the process, data is collected, processed and stored, and used to create usage profiles under a pseudonym. The usage profiles are completely anonymized where this is possible and sensible. Cookies may be used in this process. Cookies are small text files that are stored in the visitor’s Internet Browser and are used to recognize the Internet Browser. The data collected, which may also include personal data, are transferred to wiredminds or collected directly by wiredminds. wiredminds is permitted to use information that has been left as a result of a visit to a website to create anonymized usage profiles. The data obtained in this way are not used to personally identify the visitor to this website without the specifically granted consent of the person affected and they are not combined with personal data concerning the bearer of the pseudonym. Insofar as IP addresses are recorded, these are anonymized by the deletion of the last number block immediately after their collection. You can withdraw to the collection, processing and storage of data with future effect at any time:

• Google Maps
  This website uses Google Maps to represent maps and to generate driving directions. Google Maps is operated by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. Due to the embedding of Google Maps, your IP address is transferred directly to Google and a cookie is stored as soon as you visit such a website. You can find information about the data processing by Google and withdraw to this at any time under https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en&gl=en . You will find the terms and conditions of use for Google Maps under Terms for Google Maps . You can find exhaustive details in the data protection centre of google.com Transparency and a broad range of choices and Privacy Policy .

• Google Webfonts
  This website uses the so-called Webfonts to represent the typefaces. These are provided by Google ( http://www.google.com/webfonts/ ). To accomplish this, your browser loads the required Webfont into the browser cache when the page is called up. This is necessary in order for your browser to be able to display an optically improved representation of our text. If your browser does not support this function, your computer will be use a standard font for the display.
  
  You will find further information about Google Webfonts under https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq?hl=en-GB&csw=1
  
  You will find general information about the topic of data protection at Google under http://www.google.com/intl/en-GB/policies/privacy/

• Other active content (e. g. Javascript, ActiveX)
  You can deactivate Javascript, ActiveX or other control elements and scripting languages in websites that contain executive elements for security reasons in your browser at any time. Our websites also remain navigable without the use of Javascript.

• Dentsu Aegis Network
  Koelnmesse GmbH collaborates with a target group marketer. For this purpose, cookies are used on our websites which collect or incorporate (Online Behavioral Targeting "OBA") anonymous usage data for the purpose of usage-based online advertising such as the type of website visited, categories visited and/or product pages and/or which browser and terminal device was used for this. The user may either delete the cookies at any time directly in the browser or manage cookie preferences at http://www.youronlinechoices.com/ or disable the cookies of the target group marketer Dentsu Aegis Network Germany GmbH at http://www.theadex.com/opt-out .

• ADEX DMP-TECHNOLOGY
  We use the "DMP tag technology" of The ADEX GmbH, Torstraße 19, 10119 Berlin, for the anonymous collection of information about your usage behavior and the provision of such anonymous information to Third Party Providers for the display of Online Behavioral Advertising. You can customize the settings for collection and use of information via the technology of The ADEX in your cookie settings or by clicking the following link: http://de.theadex.com/company/consumer-opt-out/#opt-in-out
  Alternatively, you can opt out of the settings for collection and use of information by activating or deactivating The ADEX (available as ADEX) as a provider in the central preference manager of YourOnlineChoices .

• Push notifications
  You can opt in to receive our push notifications. To send our push notifications, we use the delivery service "CleverPush", which is provided by CleverPush GmbH, Nagelsweg 22, 20097 Hamburg ("CleverPush").
  
  By that you will receive regular messages about the event you have selected and the corresponding offer.
  
  To opt in, you must confirm your browser's request to receive notifications. This process is documented and stored by CleverPush. This includes saving the opt in time and your browser ID or device ID. The collection of this data is required so that we can understand the processes in case of misuse and therefore serves our legal protection. To show you the push notifications, CleverPush collects and processes your browser ID on our behalf and your device ID in the case of mobile access. By subscribing to our push notifications, you agree to their receipt. Legal basis for the processing of your data after registration for our push notifications is in the presence of your consent Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR.
  
  CleverPush also statistically evaluates our push notifications. CleverPush can detect if and when our push notifications were displayed and clicked by you. This enables us to determine which push notifications are of interest to recipients, in order to match future messages to the presumed interests of all recipients and thus increase interest in our offer. In addition to the push token or device ID, we also store the focus of the app on which the push notifications were activated (e.g. business, sports, etc.). We also use this information to send push notifications to the respective subscribers who are in their presumed interests. The legal basis of the processing is in each case Art. 6 (1) (f) DSGVO. A push token or device ID is only assigned to a specific person if we should be legally obliged to do so, to defend against claims against us if this is required as evidence, and to prosecute any violations of the law.
  
  Your consent to the storage and use of your personal information to receive our push notifications and the statistical survey described above may be revoked at any time with future effect. Furthermore, you can withdraw to the use of personal data described above at any time on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (f) DSGVO. To revoke consent, you can change the setting to receive push notifications in your browser. If you use our push notifications on a desktop PC with the operating system "Windows", you can also unsubscribe our push notifications by right-clicking on the respective push notification in the settings that appear there.
  
  Your data will be deleted as soon as they are no longer necessary to achieve the purpose of their survey. Your data will be stored as long as the subscription to our push notifications is active.
  
  Under the following link, the process of unsubscribing will be explained in detail: https://cleverpush.com/faq .
  
  To accelerate the retrieval of content (e. g. images) and to defend against attacks, CleverPush uses the offers from cloudflare.com, an offer from Cloudflare, Inc., within the scope of order processing based on the standard contractual clauses.
  
  CleverPush does not store any data on Cloudflare's servers that contain personal data, but only general content such as text or images. When this content is called up, the end device you are using establishes a connection to Cloudflare and this leads to the processing of the IP address of the end device you are using.