1. What Are Cookies
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and provide information to the owners of the site. Cookies allow websites to recognize your device and store some information about your preferences or past actions.
This Cookies Policy explains what cookies are, how we use them on our website, the types of cookies we use, the information we collect using cookies, how that information is used, and how to control cookie preferences. For further information on how we use, store, and keep your personal data secure, please refer to our Privacy Policy.
2. How We Use Cookies
We use cookies for various purposes to enhance your experience on our website. Our cookies help us:
- Understand how you use our website and improve its functionality
- Remember your preferences and settings
- Provide personalized content and recommendations
- Analyze website traffic and user behavior
- Deliver relevant advertisements
- Ensure the security of our website
- Enable certain features and functionality
- Track the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns
3. Types of Cookies We Use
3.1 Essential Cookies
These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. They enable basic functions like page navigation, access to secure areas of the website, and maintaining your session. The website cannot function properly without these cookies, and they can only be disabled by changing your browser preferences.
Examples of essential cookies include:
- Session identification cookies
- Authentication cookies
- Security cookies
- Load balancing cookies
3.2 Performance Cookies
Performance cookies collect information about how visitors use our website, such as which pages are visited most often and if users receive error messages from web pages. These cookies do not collect information that identifies individual visitors. All information collected by these cookies is aggregated and therefore anonymous. We use this information to improve how our website works.
Performance cookies help us:
- Understand which pages are most and least popular
- See how visitors move around the site
- Identify and fix errors
- Test different designs and features
- Monitor website performance
3.3 Functional Cookies
Functional cookies allow our website to remember choices you make and provide enhanced, more personalized features. These cookies can also be used to remember changes you have made to text size, fonts, and other parts of web pages that you can customize. They may also be used to provide services you have asked for, such as watching a video or commenting on a blog.
Functional cookies enable:
- Remembering your login details
- Storing your language preferences
- Customizing content based on your preferences
- Remembering your region or country
- Saving your form inputs
3.4 Targeting and Advertising Cookies
These cookies are used to deliver advertisements that are more relevant to you and your interests. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement and help measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns. These cookies remember that you have visited our website and this information may be shared with other organizations, such as advertisers.
Targeting cookies help us:
- Deliver relevant advertisements
- Prevent the same ads from appearing repeatedly
- Measure the effectiveness of campaigns
- Understand your interests and preferences
- Build a profile of your interests
4. First-Party and Third-Party Cookies
4.1 First-Party Cookies
First-party cookies are set directly by our website. These cookies are used to provide core functionality and improve your experience on our site. We have full control over first-party cookies and the data they collect.
4.2 Third-Party Cookies
Third-party cookies are set by domains other than the one you are visiting. These cookies are typically used for advertising and analytics purposes. We work with trusted third-party service providers who may set cookies on our website to help us analyze usage patterns and deliver relevant content.
Third-party services we use include:
- Analytics providers to understand website usage
- Advertising networks to deliver targeted ads
- Content delivery networks for improved performance
- Social media platforms for sharing functionality
5. Session Cookies and Persistent Cookies
5.1 Session Cookies
Session cookies are temporary cookies that remain in your browser only until you close it. They are deleted automatically when you close your browser. Session cookies allow websites to link your actions during a browser session and are essential for many website features.
5.2 Persistent Cookies
Persistent cookies remain on your device for a set period specified in the cookie or until you manually delete them. These cookies help websites remember your information and settings when you return to the site in the future. The duration of persistent cookies varies depending on their purpose.
6. Information Collected by Cookies
The information collected by cookies may include:
- IP address and device identifiers
- Browser type and version
- Operating system
- Referring website addresses
- Pages visited and time spent on pages
- Links clicked and buttons pressed
- Search terms entered
- Date and time of visits
- Geographic location
- Language preferences
- Screen resolution and device type
7. How to Control Cookies
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can exercise your cookie preferences by adjusting your browser settings. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser settings to decline cookies if you prefer.
7.1 Browser Settings
You can control and manage cookies in various ways. Please note that removing or blocking cookies can impact your user experience and some functionality may no longer be available. Most browsers allow you to:
- View what cookies are stored and delete them individually
- Block third-party cookies
- Block cookies from specific websites
- Block all cookies from being set
- Delete all cookies when you close your browser
7.2 Browser-Specific Instructions
For detailed information on how to manage cookies in specific browsers, please visit the browser's official support page:
- Google Chrome: Settings > Privacy and security > Cookies and other site data
- Mozilla Firefox: Options > Privacy & Security > Cookies and Site Data
- Safari: Preferences > Privacy > Cookies and website data
- Microsoft Edge: Settings > Cookies and site permissions > Cookies and site data
- Opera: Settings > Privacy & security > Cookies
7.3 Opt-Out Tools
You can also use opt-out tools provided by advertising networks and analytics providers to prevent tracking across multiple websites. These tools allow you to opt out of targeted advertising and analytics tracking.
8. Do Not Track Signals
Some browsers include a Do Not Track feature that signals to websites that you do not want to have your online activity tracked. Currently, there is no uniform standard for recognizing and implementing Do Not Track signals. As such, we do not currently respond to Do Not Track browser signals. However, you can use the cookie control methods described above to manage your preferences.
9. Updates to This Policy
We may update this Cookies Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the new Cookies Policy on this page and updating the date at the top of this policy. We encourage you to review this Cookies Policy periodically to stay informed about how we use cookies.
10. Contact Us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this Cookies Policy, please contact us at:
Vorlumenphiman
Amalienstraße 25
80333 Munich, Germany
Phone: +49 89 26200200
Email: partners@vorlumenphiman.world