Cookie Policy

Last Updated January 9, 2023

1. If you have given your consent, Google Analytics, a web analysis service of Google Ireland Limited (“Google”) is used on this website. The use includes the “Universal Analytics” operating mode. This makes it possible to assign data, sessions and interactions across multiple devices to a pseudonymous user ID and thus analyze a user’s activities across devices..

Google Analytics uses “cookies”, which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users interact with 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. We would like to point out that on this website Google Analytics has been extended to include IP anonymization in order to ensure the collection of IP addresses (so-called IP masking). The IP address transmitted by your browser in the context of Google Analytics is not merged with other Google data. For more information on terms of use and data protection, please visit https://www.google.com/analytics/terms/gb.html or https://policies.google.com/?hl=en. The legal basis for the use of Google Analytics is your consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR.

2. The data sent by us and linked to cookies, user-identifiers (e.g. User-IDs) or advertising-identifiers are automatically deleted after their respective retention periods. Data whose retention period has been reached is automatically deleted once a month. The following third party cookies are used. The legal basis for the use of these cookies is your consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR.

Cookies used for analytical purposes:

Google Analytics
_ga, _ga_*To differentiate between different user, unique visitor ID.Is shared with Google Analytics that only uses this for reporting to The DO School Fellowships gGmbH.Gets deleted after 26 months.
_gatTo Request rate throttling.Is shared with Google Analytics that only uses this for reporting to The DO School Fellowships gGmbH.Gets deleted after 10 minutes.
_gidTo differentiate between different user, unique visitor ID.Is shared with Google Analytics that only uses this for reporting to The DO School Fellowships gGmbH.Gets deleted after 26 months.
_gac_UAUsed to store and count pageviews.Is shared with Google Analytics that only uses this for reporting to The DO School Fellowships gGmbH.Gets deleted after 3 months.
utmaTo distinguish users and sessions.Is shared with Google Analytics that only uses this for reporting to The DO School Fellowships gGmbH.Gets deleted after 26 months.
utmbTo determine new sessions/visits.Is shared with Google Analytics that only uses this for reporting to The DO School Fellowships gGmbH.Gets deleted after 26 months.
utmcUsed in conjunction with utmb cookie to determine whether the user was in a new session/visit.Is shared with Google Analytics that only uses this for reporting to The DO School Fellowships gGmbH.Gets deleted after 26 months.
utmvTo store visitor-level custom variable dataIs shared with Google Analytics that only uses this for reporting to The DO School Fellowships gGmbH.Gets deleted after 26 months.
utmzTo store the traffic source or campaign that explains how the user reached the site.Is shared with Google Analytics that only uses this for reporting to The DO School Fellowships gGmbH.Gets deleted after 26 months.
uidThis is an identifier for a user provided by the site (user-id)Is shared with Google Analytics that only uses this for reporting to The DO School Fellowships gGmbH.Gets deleted after 60 days.
cidThis anonymously identifies a particular user, device or browser (clientid)Is shared with Google Analytics that only uses this for reporting to The DO School Fellowships gGmbH.Gets deleted after 60 days.

Cookies used for Marketing purposes:

Linkedin
UserMatchHistoryUsed to track visitors on multiple websites, in order to present relevant advertisement based on the visitor’s preferences.Data shared with LinkedInGets deleted after 30 days.
bcookieUsed by the social networking service, LinkedIn, for tracking the use of embedded services.Data shared with LinkedInGets deleted after 2 years.
bscookieUsed by the social networking service, LinkedIn, for tracking the use of embedded services.Data shared with LinkedInGets deleted after 2 years.
langRemembers the user’s selected language version of a websiteData shared with LinkedInGets deleted after session.
langSet by LinkedIn when a web page contains an embedded “Follow us” panel.Data shared with LinkedInGets deleted after session.
lidcUsed by the social networking service, LinkedIn, for tracking the use of embedded services.Data shared with LinkedInGets deleted after 1 day.
lisscUsed by the social networking service, LinkedIn, for tracking the use of embedded services.Data shared with LinkedInGets deleted after 1 year.
Facebook
sbIdentifies browser for login authentication purposes.Data shared with Facebook.Gets deleted after 680 days.
plUsed to record that a device or browser logged in via Facebook platform.Data shared with Facebook.Gets deleted after 40 days.
wdMeasures the performance of the website.Data shared with Facebook.Gets deleted after session.
frUsed by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third party advertisers.Data shared with Facebook.Gets deleted after 90 days.
xsUsed in conjunction with the c_user cookie to authenticate your identity to FacebookData shared with Facebook.Gets deleted after 90 days.
datrIdentifies browsers for purposes of security and site integrity, including for account recovery, and identification of potentially compromised accounts.Data shared with Facebook.Gets deleted after 680 days.
c_userUsed in conjunction with the xs cookie to authenticate your identity to FacebookData shared with Facebook.Gets deleted after 90 days.
actAnalyses website behaviour.Data shared with Facebook.Gets deleted after session.
reg_fb_gateAnalyses website behaviour.Data shared with Facebook.Gets deleted after session.
reg_fb_refAnalyses website behaviour.Data shared with Facebook.Gets deleted after session.
reg_ext_refAnalyses website behaviour.Data shared with Facebook.Gets deleted after session.
_fbpThis cookie is used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third party advertisersData shared with Facebook.Gets deleted after 90 days.
_fbcThis cookie is used by Facebook for ad click identification.Data shared with Facebook.Gets deleted after 90 days.
TikTok
_ttpTo measure and improve the performance of your advertising campaigns and to personalize the user’s experience (including ads) on TikTokShared with TikTok13 months, from the last date it was used
_tt_enable_cookieTo measure and improve the performance of your advertising campaigns and to personalize the user’s experience (including ads) on TikTokShared with TikTok13 months, from the last date it was used
_tt_sessionIdTo measure and improve the performance of your advertising campaigns and to personalize the user’s experience (including ads) on TikTokShared with TikTok13 months, from the last date it was used

8.3. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future by blocking the storage of cookies by setting your browser software accordingly (see here for more details on how to block cookies on your browser); however, we would like to point out that in this case you may not be able to use all functionalities of this website to their full extent. You can also prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the cookie and relating to your use of the website (including your IP address) and from processing this data by Google by downloading and installing the Browser Add-on. Opt-out cookies will prevent future collection of your data when you visit this website.