Cookies

A cookie is a small text file which the website you visit saves on your computer. Cookies are used on many websites to provide a visitor with access to various functions. The information in the cookie can be used to monitor a users surfing.

There are two kinds of cookies. One kind saves a file on your computer for a long time. This is used, for example, for functions that tell you what is new since the user last visited that particular website. The other kind of cookie is called a session cookie. During the time you surf a site, this cookie is saved temporarily in the memory of your computer, for example to keep track of what language you have chosen. Session cookies are not stored for a long time on your computer and disappear when you close your web browser.

According to the Electronic Communications Act, which entered into force on 25 July 2003, everybody who visits a website with cookies should be informed about:

• if the website uses cookies,
• what these cookies are used for, and
• how cookies can be avoided.

This site does not use cookies in itself, ads etcetera served from 3rd parties may however rely on cookies.

Should you not choose to accept cookies, you should configure your browser to block them. RTFM!