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Necessary cookies

These cookies are essential for the basic function of the webshop. Such cookies are:

• session cookie (ASP.NET_SessionId)
  usage: Storage of registration and shopping cart information.
  storage period: When the browser is closed, the cookie will be removed.
• answer cookie (checkcookie)
  usage: Saves the selection of optional cookies.
  storage period: When the browser is closed, the cookie will be removed.
• cookie banner (BannerCookieAccepted)
  usage: Saves the click on the cookie banner. This cookie prevents the banner from being displayed again to the customer.
  storage period: Cookie is saved for one month.

Optional cookies

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. ("Google"). Google Analytics uses "cookies", which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyse how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. However, in the event that IP anonymisation is activated on this website, your IP address will be truncated beforehand by Google within Member States of the European Union or in other contracting states to the Agreement on the European Economic Area.

Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage to the website operator. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data.

You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. You can also prevent the collection of data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (incl. your IP address) by Google and the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de.