Cookie Policy

We use cookies on this website. Cookies are small pieces of information that a website sends to your computer’s web browser when you visit a website. Cookies are stored on your computer for a certain period of time, which depends on the expiration date of the cookie. You can find more information about cookies here.

By using our website, you consent to the placement of cookies on your device, as explained in more detail below.

The Qnit website uses the following cookies:

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analysis service of Google Inc, (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; “Google”). The use includes the “Universal Analytics” operating mode. This facilitates the assignment of data, sessions and interactions across several devices to a pseudonymous user ID and thus the analysis of a user’s activities across devices.

Google Analytics uses “cookies”, which are text files placed on your computer, to allow the website operator to analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. However, if IP anonymization is activated on this website, Google will reduce your IP address within Member States of the European Union or in other states party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area beforehand. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. The IP address transmitted by your browser in the context of Google Analytics is not merged with other Google data. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide the website operator with other services related to website and internet use. Our legitimate interest in data processing also lies in these purposes. The legal basis for the use of Google Analytics is § 15 para. 3 TMG and Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The data sent by us and linked to cookies, user-identifiers (e.g. User-IDs) or advertising-identifiers are automatically deleted after 14 months. Data whose retention period has been reached is automatically deleted once a month. For more information on terms of use and data protection, please click here or here.

Recognition cookie: identifies unique visitors. The Google Analytics utma cookie assigns a unique ID that is used to identify the visitor on repeat visits (duration: 2 years).

Session cookie: automatically deleted when the browser window is closed. It is stored on the device together with the Google Analytics utmb cookie.

Session cookie: counts the number of visits and not the number of unique visitors. The Google Analytics utmb cookie automatically deletes after 30 minutes. It is stored on a device together with the utmc cookie.

Session cookie: automatically deleted when the browser window is closed. It is stored on the device together with the Google Analytics utmb cookie.

Campaign cookie: Measures traffic across all online marketing channels. This means that within this period it transfers the data of the last traffic source to the website and thus statistically assigns the conversion or conversion rate to the respective online marketing channel (name: utmb cookie and duration: 6 months).

On our website we use the HubSpot marketing automation software of the American company HubSpot Inc., 25 First Street, Cambridge, MA 02141 USA (hereinafter referred to as “HubSpot”) based on our legitimate interests (i.e., interest in the analysis, optimization, and economic operation of our web offer in order to optimize it and to offer you the best possible and user-friendly service). HubSpot is an integrated software solution by which we cover different aspects of our digital marketing, sales and customer relation management.

We use HubSpot for:

• contacting us through the contact form.
• landing pages as part of advertising campaigns including options such as the download of white papers or similar content.
• social media linking and/or social media sharing.
• evaluating the usage of our web pages (e.g. access, pages visited, session time, etc.) as well as publications in social networks.

The contents of our web pages as well as your personal data which you provide, e.g. when using our contact form are usually transmitted to and stored by a HubSpot server in the United States. HubSpot, Inc. has certified to the EU-U.S. and Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield Frameworks as administered by the U.S. Department of Commerce, in order to implement appropriate safeguards for such transfers pursuant to Article 46 of the GDPR.

These cookies are used by the ShareThis widget. The ShareThis widget allows the user to share content on various social media. No personal information is stored (name: stid _unam and duration: 1 year depending on the browser).

These cookies are used by the ShareThis widget. The ShareThis widget allows the user to share content on various social media. No personal information is stored (name: _uset and duration: 8 hours).

Additional cookies placed through ShareThis to analyze the size of the audience. Opting out of these two cookies is possible here (name: _UID _UIDR and duration: 2 years).

If you do not want cookies to be assigned to you by our website, you must set your browser to not allow cookies or to notify you when a cookie is placed on your device. You can then refuse this placement when you receive the notification. You can find out how to do this in the “Help” section of your browser.

You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. You can also prevent the collection 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 add-on. Opt-out cookies prevent the future collection of your data when visiting this website. To prevent cross-device collection by Universal Analytics, you must opt-out on all systems used. If you click here, the opt-out cookie will be set. To disable Google Analytics, use the browser add-on.

Qnit offers users the opportunity to share pages of our website and blog posts on social networks such as Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. To provide this service, the website uses a plug-in from a third-party website called ShareThis. When you use our Share button, you are redirected to a website managed by ShareThis and then to a website managed by the relevant social media platform. We have no control over the cookies set by ShareThis or the relevant social media platform when you use their services. Cookies from ShareThis can be disabled here.

Qnit uses social plugins from Facebook, Facebook Inc. 1601 S. California Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94394, USA (so-called: plugins). When you use this service, your browser establishes a direct connection with Facebook or Instagram, which belong to Facebook. Unless you are already on Facebook or Instagram, the content of the plugins is transmitted to your browser and integrated into the website by it.

Qnit has no influence on the data that Facebook collects or processes via the plugins. For the purpose and scope of the data collected and processed by Facebook, as well as the settings options for protecting your privacy, please refer to Facebook’s privacy policy.

More information about the plugins from Facebook.

You can also prevent the transmission of data to Facebook with a corresponding plugin for your browser. Sharing Qnit’s offer with Facebook (e.g. “Like” or “Share”) is then no longer possible.

Qnit also uses the Twitter button, a messaging service provided by Twitter Inc. 795 Folsom St., Suite 600, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA. You can share a post via Twitter or follow Qnit on Twitter. When you call up the service, your browser establishes a direct connection with Twitter. Unless you are already on Twitter, the content of the button is transmitted to your browser and integrated into the website.

Qnit has no influence on the data that Twitter collects and processes via this button. The purpose and scope of data collection and processing by Twitter, as well as the privacy settings, can be found in Twitter’s privacy policy.

You can also prevent data transmission to Twitter with a corresponding plugin for your browser. Sharing Qnit’s offer with Twitter (e.g. “share”) is then no longer possible.

Qnit also uses the LinkedIn button, a social network of LinkedIn Corporation, 2029 Stierlin Court, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. You can share a post with LinkedIn via LinkedIn. When you use this service, your browser establishes a direct connection to LinkedIn. Unless you are on LinkedIn anyway, the content of the button is transmitted to your browser and integrated into the website.

Qnit has no control over the data that LinkedIn collects or processes via this button. For the purpose and scope of the data collected and processed by LinkedIn as well as the data protection settings, please refer to LinkedIn’s privacy policy.

You can also prevent the transmission of data to LinkedIn with a corresponding plugin for your browser. Sharing Qnit’s offer together with LinkedIn (e.g. “share”) is then no longer possible.

Qnit also uses the share button of XING, a social network of XING AG, Dammtorstr. 29-32, 20354 Hamburg, Germany. You can use the button to share a post via XING. When you use this service, your browser establishes a direct connection with XING. Unless you are on XING anyway, the content of the button is transmitted to your browser and integrated into the website.

Qnit has no influence on the data that XING collects or processes via this button. The purpose and scope of the data collected and processed by XING can be found in the privacy policy. Setting options for protecting your privacy can be found in the XING help area.

You can also prevent data transmission to XING with an appropriate plugin for your browser. Sharing Qnit’s offer together with XING (e.g. “share”) is then no longer possible.

Further information on the collection, use and disclosure of personal data within the scope of our application process.