Cookies
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Short version: strictly necessary technology works without asking. Statistics with Google Analytics only run if you agree — and you can change your mind at any time.
1. What cookies are
Cookies are small text files that a website stores in your browser. Similar technologies include local storage, tracking pixels and scripts that read information from your device. Under Article 22.2 of the Spanish LSSI-CE, § 25 of the German TDDDG and the EU ePrivacy rules, they may only be used with your consent unless they are strictly necessary to provide a service you have requested.
2. Your choice
On your first visit we ask you in a notice at the bottom of the screen. “Accept all” and “Reject all” sit side by side with equal weight; under “Settings” you can choose individual categories. The notice does not block any content — the legal notice and privacy policy are always reachable.
Before you agree, no optional technology is loaded — not even a script from Google. We remember your choice (consent or rejection) for 12 months and then ask again. If purposes or providers change, we ask again straight away.
You can change your choice or withdraw your consent at any time — via “Cookie settings” at the bottom of every page or with this button. When you withdraw, we stop Google Analytics immediately and delete its cookies. Withdrawal does not affect the lawfulness of processing before it.
3. Strictly necessary
Needed for the website to work securely and to remember your privacy choice. They cannot be switched off and do not require consent.
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
fq_consent | Framequality | Stores your privacy choice (categories, date, version of the texts) without any identifier, so the notice does not reappear. | 12 months |
In addition, our hosting provider Vercel may temporarily show a security check in the browser if it detects unusual traffic, and set a strictly necessary security cookie for this purpose. It serves only to protect the service and is exempt from consent.
The contact form works without cookies. When you start filling in the form, your browser solves a small computing task set by our server as spam protection; the result is sent with your enquiry. Nothing is stored in your browser and no third party is involved.
4. Statistics: Google Analytics 4
- Provider
- Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland
- Purpose
- Statistics about how the website is used: which pages are viewed, how visitors arrive (e.g. search engine or link), how long they stay and which device type they use. We use the results only in aggregated form to improve the website.
- Data processed
- Pages viewed and interactions, referring website, browser, operating system, device type, screen size, language and an approximate location (country/region). According to Google, the IP address of visitors from the EU is used on EU servers solely to derive this location and is then immediately discarded; Google Analytics 4 does not log or store IP addresses. Google signals, granular location and device data and all advertising features are switched off.
- Transfer outside the EU
- Google may also process the data in the USA (Google LLC). Google LLC is certified under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, for which the European Commission has issued an adequacy decision.
- Storage period
- Google Analytics deletes the collected data (event and user data) after 2 months; the cookies expire after 12 months at the latest and are removed when you withdraw your consent.
- Legal basis
- Your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR; art. 22.2 LSSI-CE; § 25(1) TDDDG)
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
_ga | Distinguishes visitors with a random ID. | 12 months | |
_ga_2YRVNRE5B4 | Keeps the session state for this website. | 12 months |
Privacy policy of the provider: https://policies.google.com/privacy
5. Browser settings
You can view and delete cookies at any time in your browser settings and block cookies in general. This website remains fully usable without optional cookies. More about how personal data is processed is in our privacy policy.