Cookie Guidelines

What is a cookie?

A cookie is a small text file that is stored on your computer, smartphone or other device when you visit a website that lets the website identify a user. The information stored in a cookie may relate to surfing habits or may contain a unique identification number so that the website can recognize you during future visits.

How and why do we use cookies?

We use cookies so that our website will be user-friendly, reliable and effective. To a certain extent, we also improve our website through the use of third-party cookies. This means that we or companies that collaborate with us can store cookies on your computer, tablet PC or mobile device.

These cookies can be used for various purposes:

• to ensure that the website is functioning properly for you
• to store your preferences
• to redirect you to a local website of our investment group stored in your preferences
• to log on to certain websites of our investment group
• to collect information for improving the website’s reliability

Types of cookies used

Absolutely required cookies

These cookies are required for our website’s operation. They allow you to navigate our website while making use of certain functionalities such as accessing the website’s secure areas.

Cookies for analysis/service improvement

These cookies allow us to determine the number of users on our website and to gather information on how the users move about our site. As a result, we can improve the way our website operates, for instance by ensuring that users will easily find the information they are looking for.

Cookies for functionality 

These cookies are used in order to recognize users when they return to our site. They help us to personalize our website’s contents for you, greet you by name, and load your preferences (such us your preferred language or region).

Please note that external companies (such as advertisers or companies offering external services such as web analyses) may also use cookies that are not subject to our control.

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