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What are cookies?

(Status: 19th November 2020)

Our website uses cookies to make the website easier to use. Cookies are small alphanumeric text files that allow your computer to be recognized when you reopen the page. For example, usernames and preferences can be provided so that you do not have to enter them again.

Cookies are harmless, they do not harm your computer and do not contain any viruses or malware. Nevertheless, you can disable the use of cookies in your browser. However, this may result in some features and applications of the website not working as usual and to the full extent.

A detailed description of the deactivation process for the most popular browsers can be found at the bottom of this page.

Why does EPIC use cookies?

We use the information collected by the cookies as follows:

  1. Improving the usability of the website;
  2. Recognition of the computer when you visit our website;
  3. Customize our website for you;
  4. Website management;
  5. Preventing fraud and improving the security of the website;
  6. Evaluation of the use of our website;
  7. Tracking your steps on our website.
  8. Personalization of our website and advertising if you have given your consent.

Legal basis

The legal basis for processing personal data in connection with cookies is legitimate interests or consent.

Web analytics

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc.(“Google“).

Google Analytics uses “cookies”, which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. On this website, IP anonymization has been activated so that the IP address of the user is truncated beforehand by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage to the website operator. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data. You can find more information about data protection at Google here: https://www.google.com/intl/de/policies/privacy/partners. You can prevent the storage of cookies by adjusting your browser software accordingly; however, we would like to point out that in this case you may not be able to use all functions of this website to their full extent.

You can also prevent the collection and transmission of data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) to Google and the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de.

Use of social plugins

  1. On the website we use so-called social plugins, e.g. from Facebook, Instagram, Google, etc., which are provided with the logo of the respective provider. This is to better distribute the content of our website. The legal basis of the processing are our legitimate interests in the distribution of the content of our website.
  2. Our website includes buttons that allow you to share content on the Sites through the services of Facebook, Instagram, and Google. Facebook, Instagram and Google are social networks that are not affiliated with EPIC. They have their respective headquarters at the following addresses: – Facebook: 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA. – Instagram: 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA – Google: 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043 USA

When you use the “Share” buttons of Facebook, Instagram or Google, your device accesses the respective websites and consequently your data is sent to the party associated with the “Share” button. A direct connection to the provider’s computer is established through your computer via browser. The content of the plugin is transmitted by the offering site directly to your computer and integrated by the browser into the Internet page. This provides the provider with the information that you have called up the relevant EPIC website. If you are logged in to the respective provider at the same time, this provider can also assign your visit to your profile. For more information on the collection, use or disclosure of your personal data by Facebook, Instagram and Google, please refer to their respective privacy statements, which can be accessed on their respective websites.

Instructions: disabling cookies

You can disable the use of cookies in your browser. However, this may result in some features and applications of the website not working as usual and to the full extent.

Google Chrome

  1. Open Google Chrome.
  2. Select “Settings”.
  3. Click on “Show advanced settings”.
  4. In the “Privacy” tab, click on “Content settings”.
  5. In the “Cookies” section you can disable them and save your settings.
    https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en

Safari

  1. Open Safari.
  2. Select “Preferences” in the function list (gray gear in the upper right corner) and click on “Safari”.
  3. Under “Advanced” select “Website data” and then click “Remove all website data”. http://support.apple.com/de-de/HT1677

Firefox

  1. Open Firefox
  2. Click the menu button, select History, and click Delete Recent History….
  3. Set the time span in the selection list to All.
  4. Click the small arrow button next to Details to expand the list of history data.
  5. Check Cookies and uncheck the other items you do not want to delete.
  6. Click “Delete now” to delete the cookies and close the “Delete recent history” window. https://support.mozilla.org/de/kb/cookies-loeschen-daten-von-websites-entfernen

Internet Explorer

  1. Click the Internet Explorer icon on the taskbar to open Internet Explorer
  2. Click the “Tools” button, point to “Security”, and then click “Delete browsing history”.
  3. Select the “Cookies and website data” checkbox, and then click “Delete”. http://windows.microsoft.com/de-de/internet-explorer/delete-manage-cookies#ie=ie-10-win-7