In order to ensure proper functionality of this website, we sometimes store small data files called cookies. This is common practice for most large websites.
For pro-user websites and to tailor the operation of our websites to your needs, our portal may use cookies. A cookie is a small file stored locally on your computer when you visit a website. For instance, when you visit a webpage multiple times on the same device, a cookie file can indicate that you are in fact a repeat visitor. Moreover, cookie files may help us analyse the usage of our website. They do not include any personal data and it is not possible to use them to identify you on third-party websites - including the websites of analytics providers.
You may accept or reject cookies - including the ones used for tracking websites - by choosing the right settings for your browser. You may set up your browser to alert you when you receive a new cookie or block them completely.
However, if you choose to reject cookies, you will not be able to use all the features of our portal (e.g. logging into the electronic site).
With the aim to align the website with the needs of our customers to a higher standard, we analyse how our customers communicate with the web. Your IP address is anonymised and used for analysing the data that your web browser visited. For this purpose we, yet again, use cookies. A cookie file contains a single unique number through which we are able to identify you repeatedly on our webpages, but never on webpages of third-parties.
The retrieved data is used solely for statistical purposes. More specifically, your IP address will never be assigned to a single individual user. This data is not shared with third-parties nor used for marketing purposes.
This website uses Google Universal Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. ("Google"). Google Universal Analytics uses cookies, which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the pages.
IP anonymization is used as subelement on this website. Google will shorten/anonymize the last octet of the IP address for the Member States of the European Union as well as for other parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area.
On behalf of the website provider, Google will use this information to evaluate user's behaviour at the website, compile reports on website activity for controllers of websites, to provide other services related to website activities and internate usage for the website provider. Google will never assign your IP address to any other data held by Google. It is possible to refuse cookie files by selecting relevant settings on your browser. However, if you do so, it will not be possible to use all features of these websites. In addition, you can prevent Google from collecting and using data (cookies and IP address) by downloading and installing the Google Chrome plug-in https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=skOpens in a new window.
The attached list of cookiesOpens in a new window [.pdf, 255.1 kB] contains a detailed description of their use.
Cookies can be edited or deleted at user's discretion - details can be found on the aboutcookies.orgOpens in a new window webpage. You may delete all cookies stored in your device and most browsers may be set to disable their storing. In that case, you may probably have to manually edit some settings and some features may not even work when visiting websites.