Cookie Policy
Cookies, web analytical services and social media
We would like your experiences acquired during the visit to our website to be good, so we use cookies, web analytical services and social media plug-ins pursuant to paragraph (1) of Article 6 of the GDPR Regulation.
We use several kinds of cookies and services for this purpose, to ensure the total functionality of the website and to make the site as informative and user-friendly for you as possible. It is important to us that you browse our site easily so we put a great emphasis on continuous improvement. This includes saving your settings and auto-complete spaces, so you do not need to keep filling in the same data. It is also vital for us that you see content which you are genuinely interested in and makes your online activity easier.
We never forget, though, to process your personal data with good care. Below you will find detailed information on the cookies and services used on the website. You can stop all cookies and services, of course, if you like. You can do this by blocking the cookies or deleting them with the help of your Internet browser, or by specifically deactivating them by installing an opt-out cookie or by clicking on a link. Please, keep in mind that deactivation should be done in all browsers that you use. If you delete all cookies in your browser that will include the opt-out cookie, too.
Functional cookies (facilitating use)
Cookies are small text files placed on your computer by the sites you visit, facilitating the reconstruction of your settings or any other modification made by you on your next visit.
These functional cookies ensure the correct operation of our site. These cookies are stored for up to two years – after this time they are automatically deleted. They facilitate the following functions:
• saving the products placed in the basket or on a wish list,
• saving the data given on payment or on order, so you do not need to provide them again,
• saving settings, e. g. your preferred language, your location, the number of search results, etc.,
• saving the setting of optimal video playing, e. g. preferred buffer size and details of screen resolution,
• recording the browser settings for the optimal display of our site,
• recognizing a breach of the website and the service, e. g. several repeated or unsuccessful registration trials,
• full load of the website so it remains accessible or
• saving your login data so you do not need to keep entering those again.
You can disallow the storage of these cookies or you can delete the ones already stored. You can have more detailed information from the producer or from the Help menu of your Internet browser. We must call your attention that certain functions of our website will be either inaccessible in the future or only to a limited extent if you disallow these functional cookies.
Analytical services for statistical purposes
In order to determine which contents of our website are the most interesting for you we keep monitoring the number of visitors and the most often viewed contents. The data gathered in this way are used for statistical purposes, such as:
• recording the number of visitors on our website,
• recording the time spent by visitors on our site,
• recording the visiting order of different websites,
• defining which parts of our website need modifications or
• optimizing the website.
We use the following services for statistical purposes; you can deactivate these by installing an opt-out cookie or by clicking on a link:
Google Analytics
Google Analytics is the web analytical service of Google Inc. (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043, USA). Google Analytics uses cookies to allow the operator of the website to analyze how users use the site. The data generated relating to your use of the website are normally forwarded by the cookie to the server of Google in the USA and they are stored there. Prior to this Google shortens the IP address in the Member States of the European Union and other countries that are part of the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in special cases is the full IP address forwarded to the Google server in the USA and shortened there. The IP address forwarded by your browser is not linked to other Google data as regards Google Analytics. The stored cookies of Google Analytics are automatically deleted after 14 months.
For further information on terms of use and data protection, please, visit the sites https://www.google.com/analytics/terms/gb.html and https://policies.google.com/?hl=en.
To deactivate Google Analytics click on the following link, to download and install the following browser plug-in: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en
Google Maps
Google Maps API is a mapping service of Google Inc. (1600 Amphitheater Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043, USA). We use Google Maps to display an interactive map and create directions or to facilitate finding our shops. During the usage of Google Maps the information relating to your use on this website (including your IP address) may be forwarded to the USA-located servers of Google and they may be stored there.
For further information on the data protection and terms of use at Google Maps, please, visit the sites https://www.google.com/intl/eng_eng/help/terms_maps.html and a https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=eng.