Cookies, Disclaimer & Consent Manager

A cookie is a small text file that is stored locally on the user's computer when they visit a website.

This file stores data about the user's behaviour. If the browser is called up and the corresponding website is visited repeatedly, the cookie is used and gives the web server information about the user's surfing behaviour with the help of the stored data.

Two types of cookies are used on your website:

Firstly, cookies that directly serve the optimal presentation of your website. These are

(1) fonts = standard cookie variable which is used by us to reload the fonts in the browser when they are updated.

(2) fullcss = standard cookie variable which is used by us to reload the CSS file in the browser when it is updated.

Fonts are used to display the font types, fullcss is used to display the template.

On the other hand, cookies that are placed on your website by Google Analytics and are used to track user behaviour:

_ga = Unique identifier from Google Analytics to identify a user (composed of Client_ID + timestamp) | Default expiration time 2 years _gat = Parameter which causes Google Analytics to reduce the query rate.

Google Analytics data can be used to anonymously distinguish unique users and updates to the data volume limit.

_gid = Unique identifier from Google Analytics to identify a user (composed of Client_ID + timestamp) | Default expiry time 24 hours The user data collected in this way is pseudonymised by technical precautions.

Google Analytics data can be used to anonymously distinguish unique users and refresh rates.

In addition, the website uses cookies from PiwikPro for analysis: 

 _pk_id.* Persistent - expires after 1 month.

This cookie is used to record visitors' behaviour on the website. It is used to collect statistics about website usage such as the time of the last visit to the website. The cookie does not contain any personal data and is only used for website analysis. 

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Since 2.10.2019, according to a ruling of the European Court of Justice, the active consent of the website visitor to the use of cookies is mandatory. This applies primarily to all visitors from the European Union.

In order to correctly record and manage the consents of data subjects to the data processing of their personal data, one needs a so-called Consent Manager.

With such software, consents of website visitors can be easily requested and stored. In addition, data protection-related enquiries from data subjects can be managed and answered in one place. The AHK websites receive their cookie notice through the Consent Manger of the provider PiwikPro. Since the tool has to collect and manage data anyway, the licence has also been extended to include an analysis tool from PiwikPro. more information can be found here. 

The cookie notice is standardised for all websites. However, if you use other marketing tools (such as Google Ads), please contact us. In this case, your Consent Manager must be extended to include this information.