Cookies
A cookie is a small piece of computer code that allows a Web site to identify users. This site uses cookies that are stored temporarily in your Web browser. They are necessary to identify you as an authorized user while browsing the site and do not contain any personal information that you have provided to the site. They are not saved on your computer’s hard drive, and they are deleted when you close your Web browser. For registered users of the site we use and store a compliance cookie which allows us to maintain your setting choices.
You can prevent the saving of cookies using a corresponding setting in your browser software; however, we point out that, in this case, you may not be able to use all functions of this website to their full extent.
In addition to the IP address, other information regarding data retrieval, where applicable, will be saved in the log file of the web server used by us. This can include:
- operating system of the calling computer
- browser version of the calling computer
- name of the retrieved file
- date and time of the retrieval
- amount of data transferred
- referring URL
The saved data is only stored and used for statistical purposes and for the purpose of correcting errors. We cannot establish a personal reference from the data on a regular basis. The IP addresses are saved for a maximum of 7 days.