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 09/10/24 by Cookiebot:
| Necessary (7)
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 |
| utmParams | PTIReturns | The utmParams HTML cookie is typically used to store UTM parameters (Urchin Tracking Module parameters), which are included in URLs to track the source, medium, campaign, and other data for attribution and analytics purposes. | Session | HTTP Cookie |
| ts | dailymotion.com | This cookie is necessary for the PayPal login-function on the website. | 13 months | HTTP Cookie |
| usprivacy | dailymotion.com | Detects whether the user has checked the Do Not Sell My Personal Information-button on the website. This feature is a part of the CCPA. | 13 months | HTTP Cookie |
| 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::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 | |
| PTIReturns | Preserves users states across page requests. | 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 |
| dmvk | dailymotion.com | 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 |
| _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 | |
| handl_ip | PTIReturns | Collects data such as visitors’ IP address, geographical location and website navigation – This information is used for internal optimization and statistics for the website’s operator. | 30 days | HTTP Cookie |
| handl_landing_page | PTIReturns | Used by the website’s owners to identify how the visitor accessed the website. This is used for statistical purposes. | 30 days | HTTP Cookie |
| handl_url | PTIReturns | Used by the website’s owners to identify how the visitor accessed the website. This is used for statistical purposes. | 30 days | HTTP Cookie |
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Marketing (42) 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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| Name | Provider | Purpose | Maximum Storage Duration | Type |
| v1st | dailymotion.com | The functionality is: to store a unique user ID. | 13 months | HTTP Cookie |
| test_cookie | doubleclick.net | Used to check if the user’s browser supports cookies. | 1 day | 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 |
| _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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | |
| _TEST_ | dailymotion.com | Collects data on visitor interaction with the website’s video-content. This data is used to make the website’s video-content more relevant towards the visitor. | Session | HTTP Cookie |
| IDE | doubleclick.net | Used by Google DoubleClick to register and report the website user’s actions after viewing or clicking one of the advertiser’s ads with the purpose of measuring the efficacy of an ad and to present targeted ads to the user. | 400 days | HTTP Cookie |
| 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 | |
| _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 | |
| _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 |
| gclid | Used to send data to Google Analytics about the visitor’s device and behavior. Tracks the visitor across devices and marketing channels. | Session | HTTP Cookie | |
| handl_original_ref | PTIReturns | Registers how the user has reached the website to enable pay-out of referral commission fees to partners. | 30 days | HTTP Cookie |
| handl_ref | PTIReturns | Registers how the user has reached the website to enable pay-out of referral commission fees to partners. | 30 days | HTTP Cookie |
| utm_campaign | PTIReturns | Collects information on user preferences and/or interaction with web-campaign content – This is used on CRM-campaign-platform used by website owners for promoting events or products. | Session | HTTP Cookie |
| utm_content | PTIReturns | Used to send data to Google Analytics about the visitor’s device and behavior. Tracks the visitor across devices and marketing channels. | Session | HTTP Cookie |
| utm_medium | PTIReturns | Collects information on user preferences and/or interaction with web-campaign content – This is used on CRM-campaign-platform used by website owners for promoting events or products. | Session | HTTP Cookie |
| utm_source | PTIReturns | Determines how the user accessed the website. This information is used by the website operator in order to measure the efficiency of their marketing. | Session | HTTP Cookie |
| utm_term | PTIReturns | Determines how the user accessed the website. This information is used by the website operator in order to measure the efficiency of their marketing. | Session | HTTP Cookie |
| #-# | youtube.com | Used to track user’s interaction with embedded content. | Session | HTML Local Storage |
| iU5q-!O9@$ | youtube.com | 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.com | Used to track user’s interaction with embedded content. | Session | HTTP Cookie |
| LogsDatabaseV2:V#||LogsRequestsStore | youtube.com | Used to track user’s interaction with embedded content. | Persistent | IndexedDB |
| remote_sid | youtube.com | Necessary for the implementation and functionality of YouTube video-content on the website. | Session | HTTP Cookie |
| TESTCOOKIESENABLED | youtube.com | Used to track user’s interaction with embedded content. | 1 day | HTTP Cookie |
| VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | youtube.com | Used to detect and resolve problems with the service | 180 days | HTTP Cookie |
| YSC | youtube.com | Used to detect and resolve problems with the service | Session | HTTP Cookie |
| ytidb::LAST_RESULT_ENTRY_KEY | youtube.com | Used to track user’s interaction with embedded content. | Persistent | HTML Local Storage |
| YtIdbMeta#databases | youtube.com | Used to track user’s interaction with embedded content. | Persistent | IndexedDB |
| yt-remote-cast-available | youtube.com | Stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | Session | HTML Local Storage |
| yt-remote-cast-installed | youtube.com | Stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | Session | HTML Local Storage |
| yt-remote-connected-devices | youtube.com | Stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | Persistent | HTML Local Storage |
| yt-remote-device-id | youtube.com | Stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | Persistent | HTML Local Storage |
| yt-remote-fast-check-period | youtube.com | Stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | Session | HTML Local Storage |
| yt-remote-session-app | youtube.com | Stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | Session | HTML Local Storage |
| yt-remote-session-name | youtube.com | 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.