What are cookies?
A cookie is a small text file that a website stores on your computer or mobile device when you visit the site. Cookies have different tasks (e.g. helping the website remember your settings such as font size, language, and other settings you have set on your computer to tour our site so that when you re-visit the page you do not need to set them all over again.
Which cookies do we use and why?
The main purpose of our cookies is to reliably measure the number of visitors to our website and the duration of each visit in order to remember your user preferences and to help analyze the performance of the website. This is achieved by using a statistical program on a web server.
Our cookies fall into two categories:
- Strictly necessary cookies required for the proper functioning of the website. They allow us to provide services such as improved performance for you as a visitor. If these cookies are deactivated, the user will not be able to use these services.
- Performance and analysis cookies are used to monitor the performance of the website, mark parts of the website that are relevant to the user's visit and analyze the website. They allow us to correct mistakes and discover effective connectivity solutions. They do not collect information that can identify the user.
Cookie list:
Strictly necessary cookies:
- XSRF-TOKEN: Helps prevent XSRF / CSRF attacks.
- costwolf_session: Enables proper operation and user authentication.
- cw_cookie_consent: Used to store data whether you have accepted cookies.
Cookie management and cookie blocking
Most web browsers automatically accept cookies. You can change the operation of your web browser in the settings by rejecting cookies or receiving a warning before the cookie is saved. You can also completely prevent the installation of cookies in the browser for all websites visited. You can delete cookies that are already stored on your computer.
You can find more comprehensive information on cookie management at AboutCookies.org.
