Cookies Policy
This Cookies Policy outlines the types of cookies and similar technologies we use on our website, the purposes for which we use them, and your options for managing these cookies. By continuing to use our website, you consent to the placement and use of cookies in accordance with this policy. You can at any time change or withdraw your consent from the Cookie Declaration on our website.
What are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device (computer, tablet, smartphone) when you visit a website. They allow the website to recognize your device, store information about your preferences or actions, and help provide you with a more personalized and efficient experience.
Why do we use Cookies?
We use cookies for several purposes, including:
- Necessary Cookies: These are necessary for the operation of our website. Without these cookies, certain features may not work properly.
- Statistics Cookies: These cookies collect information about how visitors interact with our website, such as which pages are most frequently visited. This helps us improve the functionality of our website.
- Preferences Cookies: These cookies remember your preferences, such as your username, language, or region, and provide enhanced, more personalized features.
- Marketing Cookies: These cookies track your browsing habits to enable us and our advertising partners to show you more relevant ads.
Types of Cookies we use
Below is a table outlining the types of cookies we use, their purpose, and their duration. This table is generated and maintained through Cookiebot, a leading service for managing cookie consent.
Cookie declaration last updated on 19/12/24 by Cookiebot:
| Necessary (11)
Necessary cookies help make a website usable by enabling basic functions like page navigation and access to secure areas of the website. The website cannot function properly without these cookies. |
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| Name | Provider | Purpose | Maximum Storage Duration | Type |
| _GRECAPTCHA | This cookie is used by Google reCAPTCHA to distinguish between humans and bots, enhancing the security of the website. It helps prevent fraudulent activities and ensures that only legitimate users interact with the site. This cookie is essential for security purposes. | 180 days | HTTP Cookie | |
| lp_uri | Taxback | This cookie stores the landing page URI, provides discount information, and collects the user’s explicit request for Taxback's service. | Session | HTTP Cookie |
| _grecaptcha | Used by Google reCAPTCHA to help identify and prevent automated bots from interacting with the website. This cookie enhances security by distinguishing between human users and bots. This cookie is essential for security purposes. | Persistent | HTML Local Storage | |
| rc::a | Used by Google reCAPTCHA to help identify and prevent automated bots from interacting with the website. This cookie enhances security by distinguishing between human users and bots. This cookie is essential for security purposes. | Persistent | HTML Local Storage | |
| rc::b | Used by Google reCAPTCHA to help identify and prevent automated bots from interacting with the website. This cookie enhances security by distinguishing between human users and bots. This cookie is essential for security purposes. | Session | HTML Local Storage | |
| rc::c | Used by Google reCAPTCHA to help identify and prevent automated bots from interacting with the website. This cookie enhances security by distinguishing between human users and bots. This cookie is essential for security purposes. | Session | HTML Local Storage | |
| rc::f | Used by Google reCAPTCHA to help identify and prevent automated bots from interacting with the website. This cookie enhances security by distinguishing between human users and bots. This cookie is essential for security purposes. | Session | HTML Local Storage | |
| rc::d-15# | Used by Google reCAPTCHA to help identify and prevent automated bots from interacting with the website. This cookie enhances security by distinguishing between human users and bots. This cookie is essential for security purposes. | Persistent | HTML Local Storage | |
| __cf_bm [x2] | static.zdassets.com | This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. This is beneficial for the website, in order to make valid reports on the use of their website. | 1 day | HTTP Cookie |
| _cfuvid | Zendesk | This cookie is a part of the services provided by Cloudflare - Including load-balancing, deliverance of website content and serving DNS connection for website operators. | Session | HTTP Cookie |
| CookieConsent | Taxback | Stores the user's cookie consent state to prevent repeated consent prompts and ensures compliance with the ePrivacy Regulations by retaining preferences for future visits. | 1 year | HTTP Cookie |
| Statistics (6)
Statistic cookies help website owners to understand how visitors interact with websites by collecting and reporting information anonymously. |
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| Name | Provider | Purpose | Maximum Storage Duration | Type |
| ZD-buid | static.zdassets.com | Unique id that identifies the user on recurring visits. | Session | HTML Local Storage |
| _tt_enable_cookie | TikTok | Used by the social networking service, TikTok, for tracking the use of embedded services. | Session | HTML Local Storage |
| personalization_id | X/Twitter | This cookie is set by Twitter - The cookie allows the visitor to share content from the website onto their Twitter profile. | 400 days | HTTP Cookie |
| cookie_history | Taxback | This cookie collects information for certain interactions on a website like cookie_id, visit_data, UTM parameters (Urchin Tracking Module), initial_referral, and landing_date. The cookie is used for user visit reports, such as several Visits, Sessions, Referrals, Traffic, and Conversion Analysis. The key purpose of this cookie is to uniquely identify users, record specific interactions with the website, and capture relevant data about their sources of traffic, and referral paths and points of acquisition. This data allows businesses to analyze user journeys, and optimize marketing funnels. |
4 months | HTTP Cookie |
| _ga | Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. | 2 years | HTTP Cookie | |
| _ga_# | Used by Google Analytics to collect data on the number of times a user has visited the website as well as dates for the first and most recent visit. | 2 years | HTTP Cookie | |
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Marketing (53) Marketing cookies are used to track visitors across websites. The intention is to display ads that are relevant and engaging for the individual user and thereby more valuable for publishers and third party advertisers. |
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| test_cookie | doubleclick.net | Used to check if the user's browser supports cookies. | 1 day | HTTP Cookie |
| bcookie | Used by the social networking service, LinkedIn, for tracking the use of embedded services. | 1 year | HTTP Cookie | |
| li_gc | Stores the user's cookie consent state for the current domain | 180 days | HTTP Cookie | |
| lidc | Used by the social networking service, LinkedIn, for tracking the use of embedded services. | 1 day | HTTP Cookie | |
| rp.gif | Necessary for the implementation of the Reddit.com's share-button function. | Session | Pixel Tracker | |
| tt_appInfo | TikTok | Used by the social networking service, TikTok, for tracking the use of embedded services. | Session | HTML Local Storage |
| tt_pixel_session_index | TikTok | Used by the social networking service, TikTok, for tracking the use of embedded services. | Session | HTML Local Storage |
| tt_sessionId | TikTok | Used by the social networking service, TikTok, for tracking the use of embedded services. | Session | HTML Local Storage |
| _uetsid | Bing | Used to track visitors on multiple websites, in order to present relevant advertisement based on the visitor's preferences. | Persistent | HTML Local Storage |
| _uetsid_exp | Bing | Contains the expiry-date for the cookie with corresponding name. | Persistent | HTML Local Storage |
| _uetvid | Bing | Used to track visitors on multiple websites, in order to present relevant advertisement based on the visitor's preferences. | Persistent | HTML Local Storage |
| _uetvid_exp | Bing | Contains the expiry-date for the cookie with corresponding name. | Persistent | HTML Local Storage |
| MSPTC | Bing | This cookie registers data on the visitor. The information is used to optimize advertisement relevance. | 1 year | HTTP Cookie |
| MUID | Bing | Used widely by Microsoft as a unique user ID. The cookie enables user tracking by synchronising the ID across many Microsoft domains. | 1 year | HTTP Cookie |
| _fbp | Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third party advertisers. | 3 months | HTTP Cookie | |
| _gcl_au | Used by Google AdSense for experimenting with advertisement efficiency across websites using their services. | 3 months | HTTP Cookie | |
| _rdt_uuid | Used to track visitors on multiple websites, in order to present relevant advertisement based on the visitor's preferences. | 3 months | HTTP Cookie | |
| _ttp[x2] | TikTok | Used by the social networking service, TikTok, for tracking the use of embedded services. | 1 year | HTTP Cookie |
| _uetsid | Bing | Collects data on visitor behaviour from multiple websites, in order to present more relevant advertisement - This also allows the website to limit the number of times that they are shown the same advertisement. | 1 day | HTTP Cookie |
| _uetvid | Bing | Used to track visitors on multiple websites, in order to present relevant advertisement based on the visitor's preferences. | 1 year | HTTP Cookie |
| lastExternalReferrer | Detects how the user reached the website by registering their last URL-address. | Persistent | HTML Local Storage | |
| lastExternalReferrerTime | Detects how the user reached the website by registering their last URL-address. | Persistent | HTML Local Storage | |
| NID | Registers a unique ID that identifies a returning user's device. The ID is used for targeted ads. | 6 months | HTTP Cookie | |
| pagead/1p-user-list/# | Tracks if the user has shown interest in specific products or events across multiple websites and detects how the user navigates between sites. This is used for measurement of advertisement efforts and facilitates payment of referral-fees between websites. | Session | Pixel Tracker | |
| 1/i/adsct[x2] | t.co | Collects data on user behaviour and interaction in order to optimize the website and make advertisement on the website more relevant. | Session | Pixel Tracker |
| muc_ads | t.co | Collects data on user behaviour and interaction in order to optimize the website and make advertisement on the website more relevant. | 400 days | HTTP Cookie |
| guest_id | X/Twitter | Collects data related to the user's visits to the website, such as the number of visits, average time spent on the website and which pages have been loaded, with the purpose of personalising and improving the Twitter service. | 400 days | HTTP Cookie |
| guest_id_ads | X/Twitter | Collects information on user behaviour on multiple websites. This information is used in order to optimize the relevance of advertisement on the website. | 400 days | HTTP Cookie |
| guest_id_marketing | X/Twitter | Collects information on user behaviour on multiple websites. This information is used in order to optimize the relevance of advertisement on the website. | 400 days | HTTP Cookie |
| _rdt_uuid | X/Twitter | Used to track visitors on multiple websites, in order to present relevant advertisement based on the visitor's preferences. | 3 months | HTTP Cookie |
| MR | Microsoft | This cookie is used by Microsoft as a unique identifier. The cookie is set by embedded Microsoft scripts. The purpose of this cookie is to synchronise the ID across many different Microsoft domains to enable user tracking. | 7 days | HTTP Cookie |
| #-# | Youtube | Used to track user’s interaction with embedded content. | Session | HTML Local Storage |
| iU5q-!O9@$ | Youtube | Registers a unique ID to keep statistics of what videos from YouTube the user has seen. | Session | HTML Local Storage |
| LAST_RESULT_ENTRY_KEY | Youtube | Used to track user’s interaction with embedded content. | Session | HTTP Cookie |
| LogsDatabaseV2:V#||LogsRequestsStore | Youtube | Used to track user’s interaction with embedded content. | Persistent | IndexedDB |
| nextId | Youtube | Used to track user’s interaction with embedded content. | Session | HTTP Cookie |
| remote_sid | Youtube | Necessary for the implementation and functionality of YouTube video-content on the website. | Session | HTTP Cookie |
| requests | Youtube | Used to track user’s interaction with embedded content. | Session | HTTP Cookie |
| TESTCOOKIESENABLED | Youtube | Used to track user’s interaction with embedded content. | 1 day | HTTP Cookie |
| VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | Youtube | Tries to estimate the users' bandwidth on pages with integrated YouTube videos. | 180 days | HTTP Cookie |
| YSC | Youtube | Registers a unique ID to keep statistics of what videos from YouTube the user has seen. | Session | HTTP Cookie |
| yt.innertube::nextId | Youtube | Registers a unique ID to keep statistics of what videos from YouTube the user has seen. | Persistent | HTTP Cookie |
| ytidb::LAST_RESULT_ENTRY_KEY | Youtube | Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | Persistent | HTML Local Storage |
| YtIdbMeta#databases | Youtube | Used to track user’s interaction with embedded content. | 180 days | IndexedDB |
| yt-remote-cast-available | Youtube | Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | Persistent | HTTP Cookie |
| yt-remote-cast-installed | Youtube | Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | Session | HTTP Cookie |
| yt-remote-connected-devices | Youtube | Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | Persistent | HTTP Cookie |
| yt-remote-device-id | Youtube | Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | Persistent | HTTP Cookie |
| yt-remote-fast-check-period | Youtube | Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | Session | HTTP Cookie |
| yt-remote-session-app | Youtube | Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | Session | HTTP Cookie |
| yt-remote-session-name | Youtube | Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | Session | HTML Local Storage |
Google reCAPTCHA
Our website uses Google reCAPTCHA to prevent various types of data processing abuse attempts (e.g. phishing). reCAPTCHA analyses various information of the respective visitor (e.g. IP address, mouse movements of the user, length of stay on the website). By using reCAPTCHA, data is transferred to Google, which is used to determine whether the visitor is a human being or a (spam) bot. The data processing is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in protecting its web offers against abusive automated spying, against spam as well as protecting third parties against such attacks.
This data is processed by Google in line with their Privacy Policy and Terms of Service. You can manage your preferences for cookies, including those used by reCAPTCHA, through your browser settings. Please note that disabling cookies related to reCAPTCHA may impact your ability to use certain features of our website, such as submitting forms.
Managing your Cookies
You have the option to control or limit the use of cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to manage or delete cookies from your device. You can also withdraw your consent to cookies at any time by adjusting the settings in the ‘’Cookie Preferences’’ cookie consent banner on the footer of our website.
Please note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of our website, and some features may not work as intended. For more detailed information about how we use your personal data, please review our Privacy Policy.