Cookie Policy
With this cookie policy we would like to inform you about the use of cookies or similar storage technologies, such as pixels (hereinafter “cookies”) on our website ikas.com. This Cookie Policy supplements our Privacy Policy.
I. What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are stored by your browser on your device to store certain information. The next time you visit our website using the same device, the information stored in cookies will subsequently be sent back either to our website (“First Party Cookie”) or to another website to which the cookie belongs (“Third Party Cookie”).
Through the stored and returned information, the respective website recognizes that you have already accessed and visited it with the browser of your device. We use this information to optimally design and display the website according to your preferences. Only the cookie itself is identified on your device.
Personal data will only be stored with your express consent, or if this is absolutely necessary in order to be able to use the service offered and accessed by you accordingly.
II. Revocation of consent to the use of cookies
You can revoke your consent to the use of cookies at any time with future effect, unless they are absolutely necessary (see Section IV. 1). You can find the link to the cookie settings at the bottom left of the page.
III. Deletion of all cookies
You also have the option of generally deactivating cookies in your browser at any time. This prevents cookies from being stored on your device and means that you will be asked each time whether you agree to the setting of cookies.
However, we would like to point out that the general deactivation of cookies can lead to functional restrictions in connection with the use of our website.
IV. Types of cookies in detail
Depending on their purpose and function, we divide cookies into the following categories:
1.) Necessary cookies
2.) Performance cookies
3.) Functional cookies
4.) Marketing cookies
Below we will inform you in detail about the different types of cookies and which cookies are set and used - if necessary with your consent.
1. Necessary cookies
Necessary cookies ensure functions without which you cannot use our website as intended. These cookies are used exclusively by us and are therefore first party cookies. This means that all information stored in the cookies is fed back to our website. Necessary cookies are used, for example, to ensure that you, as a registered user, always remain logged in when accessing various sub-pages of our website and so do not have to re-enter your login details each time you access a new page. The use of necessary cookies on our website is possible and permitted without your consent. For this reason, necessary cookies cannot be deactivated or activated individually. However, you have the option to generally deactivate cookies in your browser at any time. However, this can lead to functional restrictions in connection with the use of our website. The legal basis for the use of the necessary cookies is Art. 6 Para. 1 b) GDPR (fulfillment of the contract) or Art. 6 Para. 1 f) GDPR (balancing of interests, based on our legitimate and overriding interest in the technically smooth provision of our website and the information provided via it services offered).
The following necessary cookies are used on our website:
Name: __hssrc
Description: This cookie is set by Hubspot. According to its documentation, every time HubSpot changes its session cookie, it also sets that cookie to determine whether the visitor restarts their browser. If HubSpot manages cookies and this cookie is not present, it is considered a new session.
Duration: session
Name: ikas-consent
Description: ikas consent cookie assigned to the customer.
Duration: 365 days
Name: SSID
Description: Allows you to play embedded YouTube videos.
Duration: 2 years
Name: AEC
Description: It is used to prevent spam, fraud and abuse. It ensures that requests within the browser session are made by the user and not by other websites.
Duration: 180 days
Name: ln_or
Description: Collects statistical data about users' behavior on the website. Used by the website operator for internal analysis.
Duration: 1 days
Name: po_visitor
Description: Collects statistical data about users' behavior on the website. Used by the website operator for internal analysis.
Duration: 365 days
2. Performance & Marketing Cookies
Performance cookies collect aggregate information about how our website is used in order to improve its attractiveness, content and functionality. These cookies help us to determine whether, which, how often and for how long sub-pages of our website are visited and what content the users are particularly interested in. In particular, we record the number of accesses to a page, the number of sub-pages accessed, the time spent on our website, the order of the pages visited, which search terms led you to us, the country, the region and, if applicable, the city from which access takes place, as well as the proportion of mobile devices that access our websites. We also record movements, “clicks” and scrolling with the computer mouse in order to understand which areas of our website particularly interest users. These cookies do not store any information that allows the user to be identified. The information collected is aggregated and does not allow us to draw any direct conclusions about you personally. They serve the sole purpose of creating statistics in order to tailor the content of our website more specifically to the needs of our users, to improve the user experience and to optimize our offering.
The legal basis for the use of performance cookies is Art. 6 Para. 1 a) GDPR in conjunction with your consent.
Data transfer to the USA
The services required for these performance purposes may transmit data about your use of this website to the USA. There is currently no decision by the EU Commission that the USA offers an adequate level of data protection. There are also no other appropriate safeguards, enforceable rights and effective remedies to protect your data in the United States. This means there is a risk that your data will not be protected in the same way by the US service providers used as it is in the European Union. The activation of these services and the associated transfer of your data to the USA is therefore only based on your express consent in accordance with Art. 49 Para. 1 a) GDPR.
Revocation of consent to the use of performance cookies
You can revoke your consent to the use of performance cookies here at any time with future effect. You can find the link to the cookie settings in the footer.
The following performance cookies are used on our website:
a) Google 360 Analytics
This website uses Google 360 Analytics, a web analysis service provided by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA ("Google"). Google Analytics uses these performance cookies, which are stored on your computer if you give your consent and which enable analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. However, due to the activation of the IP anonymization "anonymizeIp()" on this website, your IP address will be shortened by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states to 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 to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on the activities of the website and to provide other services related to the use of the website and the Internet to the website operator.
The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics is not merged with other Google data.
We use Google 360 Analytics to analyze the use of our website and to regularly improve it. We can use the statistics obtained to improve our offering and make it more interesting for you as a user.
Third party information: Google Dublin, Google Ireland Ltd., Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, Fax: +353 (1) 436 1001, Email: support-deutschland@google.com.
User conditions: https://www.google.com/analytics/terms/de.html
Overview of data protection: https://policies.google.com/?hl=de&gl=de
Data protection declaration: https://www.google.de /intl/de/policies/privacy.
We would like to point out that the Google Analytics cookie has a storage period of 26 months.
Order processing:
We have concluded an order processing contract with Google that has been coordinated with the German data protection authorities.
The legal basis for the associated data processing is Art. 6 Para. 1 a) and Art. 49 Para. 1 a) GDPR in conjunction with your consent.
Revocation: You can revoke your consent to the use of performance cookies at any time with future effect. You can find the link to the cookie settings in the footer.
Objection to data processing: You can also prevent the storage of cookies by setting your browser software accordingly; However, we would like to point out that in this case you may not be able to fully use all of the functions of this website.
You can also prevent the collection and transmission of data relating 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 plug-in available under the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de.
Name: _ga
Description: This cookie is used to collect information about how visitors use our website. We use the information to create reports and improve the website. The cookie collects information in an anonymous form, including the number of visitors to the website, from where visitors came to the website and the pages they visited.
Duration: 365 days
Name: _gid
Description: Stores a unique value for visited pages.
Duration: 1 day
Name: _ga_M4PQM91G1X
Description: This cookie is used to collect information about how visitors use our website. E.g. number of visitors to the website from which visitors came to the website and the pages they visited.
Duration: 365 days
Name: __ga_BXVCWSV31D
Description: This cookie is used to collect information about how visitors use our website. E.g. number of visitors to the website from which visitors came to the website and the pages they visited.
Duration: 365 days
Name: __Secure-1PSIDCC
Description: It is used to collect information about how visitors use our website.
Duration: 365 days
Name: __Secure-3PSIDCC
Description: It profiles website visitors' interests to display relevant and personalized ads through retargeting.
Duration: 730 days
Name: SID
Description: Download certain tools from Google and save certain tools in your settings, such as the number of search results per page or the activation of the SafeSearch filter.
Duration: 730 days
Name: SIDCC
Description: This cookie is used as a security measure to protect users' data from unauthorized access.
Duration: 365 days
Name: APISID
Description: The ability to embed YouTube videos creates an interest profile of the website visitor in order to display personalized Google ads.
Duration: 730 days
Name: __Secure-1PAPISID
Description: It is used to build a profile of the website visitor's interests in order to display personalized Google ads.
Duration: 730 days
Name: SAPISID
Description: It is used to run embedded YouTube videos.
Duration: 730 days
Name: __Secure-3PSID
Description: It profiles website visitors' interests to display relevant and personalized ads through retargeting.
Duration: 730 days
Name: __Secure-1PSID
Description: It is used to collect information about how visitors use our website.
Duration: 365 days
Name: __Secure-3PAPISID
Description: Necessary cookie to use the website options and services.
Duration: 730 days
Name: NID
Description: This is a cookie that stores user data and is used for advertising display and targeting.
Duration: 183 days
Name: 1P_JAR
Description: These cookies are used to collect statistics about the website and track sales/visitor rates.
Duration: 30 days
Name: _gcl_au
Description: Cookie set by Google AdSense. It is used to test the effectiveness of advertising on websites that use their services.
Duration: 91 days
b) Campaign Manager (formerly DoubleClick by Google)
This website also uses the online marketing tool Campaign Manager from Google LLC., 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA ("Google"). With your consent, Campaign Manager uses cookies to show relevant ads to users, improve campaign performance reporting, or to prevent a user from seeing the same ads multiple times. Google uses a cookie ID to record which advertisements are shown in which browser and can thus prevent them from being displayed multiple times.
In addition, the Campaign Manager can use cookie IDs to record so-called conversions that are related to ad requests. This is the case, for example, if a user sees a Campaign Manager ad and later uses the same browser to go to the advertiser's website and buy something there. According to Google, Campaign Manager cookies do not contain any personal information.
Due to the marketing tools used, your browser automatically establishes a direct connection with Google's server. We have no influence on the extent and further use of the data collected by Google through the use of this tool and will therefore inform you according to our level of knowledge: By integrating the Campaign Manager, Google receives the information that you have accessed the corresponding part of our website or clicked on one of our ads. If you are registered with a Google service, Google can assign the visit to your account. Even if you are not registered with Google or have not logged in, there is a possibility that the provider will find out and store your IP address.
In addition, the Campaign Manager (DoubleClick Floodlight) cookies used enable us to understand whether you carry out certain actions on our website after you have viewed one of our display/video ads on Google or on another platform via the Campaign Manager clicked (conversion tracking). Campaign Manager uses this cookie to understand the content you have interacted with on our websites in order to later send you targeted advertising.
You can find further information about Campaign Manager at marketingplatform.google.com/about/enterprise/
and about data protection at Google in general at: www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy.
Alternatively, you can visit the Network Advertising Initiative (NAI) website at www.networkadvertising.org.
We would like to point out that this cookie has a storage period of 30 days.
The legal basis for the integration of Google's Campaign Manager described in this section is Art. 6 Para. 1 a) and Art. 49 Para. 1 a) GDPR in conjunction with your consent.
Revocation: You can revoke your consent to the use of marketing cookies and smart pixels at any time with future effect. You can find the link to the cookie settings in the footer.
Objection to data processing: You can prevent participation in this tracking process in various ways:
a) by setting your browser software accordingly: suppressing third-party cookies means that you will not receive any advertisements from third-party providers;
b) by deactivating cookies for conversion tracking by setting your browser to block cookies from the domain www.google.de/settings/ads, where this setting will be deleted when you delete your cookies;
c) by deactivating the interest-based ads of the providers that are part of the self-regulatory campaign “About Ads” via the link www.aboutads.info/choices, whereby this setting will be deleted when you delete your cookies;
d) by permanently deactivating it in your browsers Firefox, Internet Explorer or Google Chrome under the link www.google.com/settings/ads/plugin. We would like to point out that in this case you may not be able to fully use all of the functions of this offer.
In addition, you can prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the cookies about your use of the websites and the processing of this data by Google by visiting support.google.com/adsense/answer/142293?hl=de download and install the browser plugin available under
“Display Settings”, “Campaign Manager Deactivation Extension”.
Name: IDE
Description: Contains a unique code to determine which advertisements have been shown on a device on behalf of Google Inc. DoubleClick advertising platform. Allows you to monitor the effectiveness of the ads to make the ads more relevant to the user.
Duration: 730 days
Name: HSID
Description: Contains a unique code to determine which advertisements have been shown on a device on behalf of Google Inc. DoubleClick advertising platform. Allows you to monitor the effectiveness of the ads to make the ads more relevant to the user.
Duration: 730 days
c) Facebook Custom Audiences, Facebook Pixel and Facebook Connect
If you give your consent, we use Facebook Custom Audiences and Facebook Pixel on our websites, which are provided by Facebook Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA, or if you are based in the EU, by Facebook Ireland Ltd ., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland ("Facebook"). So-called Facebook pixels are integrated into our websites for these tools. This is Javascript code. These pixels generate a checksum (hash value) from your usage data, which is transmitted to Facebook, such as browser information. If you have a Facebook cookie stored, this will be addressed by the Facebook pixel and your Facebook ID will be transmitted to Facebook in order to send you relevant advertising on and outside of Facebook. Data from users who do not have a Facebook profile is discarded by Facebook without being used. Further information about the purpose and scope of data collection and the further processing and use of the data by Facebook as well as setting options to protect your privacy can be found in Facebook's data protection guidelines.
The legal basis for the associated data processing is Art. 6 Para. 1 a) and Art. 49 Para. 1 a) GDPR in conjunction with your consent.
Revocation : You can revoke your consent to the use of marketing cookies and smart pixels at any time with future effect. You can find the link to the cookie settings in the footer.
You also have the option to object to the use of Facebook Custom Audiences and Facebook Pixel. To do this, you can go to the page set up by Facebook and follow the instructions there on the settings for usage-based advertising: https://www.facebook.com/settings?tab=ads or you can object via the US website http://www. aboutads.info/choices/ or the EU site http://www.youronlinechoices.com/explain. The settings are platform-independent, meaning they are applied to all devices, such as desktop computers or mobile devices.
On our website we use “Facebook Connect”, a service provided by Facebook Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland USA (hereinafter: “Facebook”), to provide you with the registration and registration information if you give your consent To simplify and shorten the registration process for the ikas customer profiles. Instead of using a registration mask on our website, you can enter your login data for Facebook and then create the selected profile or log in to your profile. By using “Facebook Connect ", your web browser automatically establishes a direct connection with the Facebook server. This allows you to create the corresponding profile or log in with your usage data. This will link your Facebook user account to our service. We have no influence on the further use of Data collected by Facebook through the use of Facebook Connect. As far as we know, Facebook receives the information that you have accessed the relevant part of our website or clicked on an ad from us. If you have a Facebook user account and are registered, Facebook can assign the visit to your user account. Even if you are not registered with Facebook or have not logged in, it is possible that Facebook will find out and store your IP address and possibly other identifying features. You can prevent Facebook from processing the above information by using our registration masks and not using Facebook Connect.
The legal basis for the data processing associated with the use of Facebook Connect is Art. 6 Para. 1 a) and Art. 49 Para. 1 a) GDPR in conjunction with your consent. In this regard, we would like to point out that the provider Facebook may transfer your personal data to the USA. There is currently no decision by the EU Commission that the USA offers an adequate level of data protection. This means there is a risk that your data on Facebook is not protected in the same way as in the European Union. The use of Facebook Connect and the possible transfer of your data to the USA is therefore only based on your express consent.
Revocation : You can revoke your consent to the use of Facebook Connect at any time with effect for the future by deleting your customer profile and creating a new customer profile without using Facebook Connect.
Further information about the provider's data protection can be found in Facebook's data policy, https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy.
Name : fr
Description : These cookies detect when a user is connected to Facebook. Please note that ikas does not provide any further information about Facebook cookies.
Duration : 90 days
Name : _fbp
Description : These cookies detect when a user is connected to Facebook. Please note that ikas does not provide any further information about Facebook cookies.
Duration : 90 days
Name : IR_gbd
Description : These cookies detect when a user is connected to Facebook. Please note that ikas does not provide any further information about Facebook cookies.
Duration : session
Name : IR_19482
Description : These cookies detect when a user is connected to Facebook. Please note that ikas does not provide any further information about Facebook cookies.
Duration : session
d) Other marketing cookies
Name : _clck
Description : This cookie is used to store information about how visitors use a website and to help create an analytical report on the website's performance.
Duration : 365 days
Name : _rdt_uuid
Description : This cookie is set by Reddit to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant advertising.
Duration : 90 days
Name : UserMatchHistory
Description : This cookie is used for LinkedIn Ads ID synchronization.
Duration : 90 days
Name : bcookie
Description : Browser ID cookie that uniquely identifies devices accessing LinkedIn to detect misuse of the platform.
Duration : 365 days
Name : li_sugr
Description : Cookie used to likely match the identity of a user outside certain countries.
Duration : 90 days
Name : lidc
Description : It is used by the social networking service LinkedIn to track the usage of embedded services.
Duration : 1 day
Name : AnalyticsSyncHistory
Description : Used to store information about when a sync occurred with the lms_analytics cookie for users in certain countries.
Duration : 30 days
Name : muc_ads
Description : Collects data about user behavior and interaction to optimize the website and make advertising on the website more relevant.
Duration : 730 days
Name : _tt_enable_cookie
Description : This cookie is used to market ourselves and measure the effectiveness of our advertising using the TikTok cookie, which collects data about behavior and purchases on our website.
Duration : 365 days
Name : _ttp
Description :This cookie is used by Tiktok Pixel to measure and improve the performance of your advertising campaigns and to personalize the user experience on TikTok (including ads).
Duration : 365 days
Name : personalization_id
Description : This cookie is set by Twitter. The cookie allows the visitor to share content from the website on their Twitter profile.
Duration : 730 days
Name : guest_id_marketing
Description : This is a cookie set by Twitter. It is used to detect whether a user is logged in to Twitter.
Duration : 365 days
Name : guest_id
Description : This cookie is set by Twitter to identify and track the website visitor.
Duration : 365 days
Name : guest_id_ads
Description : This cookie is used to measure user interaction with ads on Twitter and to provide personalized ad display.
Duration : 365 days
3. Functional cookies
Functional cookies enable our website to store information you have already provided (such as your registered name, language selection or the location where you are) and to offer you improved and more personal functions based on this. These cookies collect and store information only in such a way that your user behavior cannot be tracked on other websites.
The legal basis for the use of functional cookies is Art. 6 Para. 1 a) GDPR in conjunction with your consent.
Data transfer to the USA
The services that set functional cookies may transmit data about your use of this website to the USA. There is currently no decision by the EU Commission that the USA offers an adequate level of data protection. There are also no other appropriate safeguards, enforceable rights and effective remedies to protect your data in the United States. This means there is a risk that your data will not be protected in the same way by the US service providers used as it is in the European Union. The activation of these services and the associated transfer of your data to the USA is therefore only based on your expressly declared consent in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 a) and Art. 49 Para. 1 a) GDPR.
Revocation of consent to the use of functional cookies
You can revoke your consent to the use of functional cookies at any time with future effect. You can find the link to the cookie settings in the footer.
The following functional cookies are used on our website :
Name: __cf_bm
Description: This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. This is useful for the website to create valid reports on the usage of the websites.
Duration: 30 minutes
Name: __hstc
Description: It is used to record the user's navigation time within the website.
Duration: 180 days
Name: hubspotutk
Description: This is a cookie that prevents user information from forms submitted by Hubspot from being written into the system twice.
Duration: 180 days
Name: __hssc
Description: This cookie used by Hubspot is used to store anonymized statistics.
Duration: 30 minutes
Name: messagesUtk
Description: This cookie is used to store browser details and actions taken on the website.
Duration: 180 days
Name: sib_cuid
Description: This cookie is used to store unique visits.
Duration: 180 days
Name: _session_id
Description: It is a unique key used to identify visitor sessions.
Duration: 14 days
4. Other cookies
Name: OTZ
Description: It is used to track website traffic information.
Duration: 730 days
As of: November 2023
