Cookie Policy

What cookies this site uses

We use exactly two categories of cookies — nothing else.

Essential (always active, no consent required under § 25(2) TTDSG):

Name	Purpose	Duration
hs.basket.v1	Remembers what's in your basket between visits	Until cleared or basket emptied
hs.consent.v1	Remembers your cookie preference	12 months
language/locale preference	Remembers whether you're viewing the site in English or German	12 months

Analytics — Google Analytics 4 (only after you opt in):

Name	Purpose	Duration
_ga, _ga_*	Distinguishes visitors, measures page usage in aggregate	Up to 13 months (Google default)

GA4 is never loaded, and no analytics cookie is set, before you actively choose "Accept all" or enable Analytics in Preferences. We don't use GA4 for advertising, and we don't run any advertising/marketing pixels on this site.

Your choice, and how it works

• When you first visit, nothing non-essential loads until you choose.
• Accept all, Reject non-essential, and Preferences are given equal visual weight — there's no dark pattern steering you toward "accept."
• Preferences shows each category with a plain description and an on/off toggle (Essential is locked on, since the site needs it to function).
• Your choice is saved (hs.consent.v1) and applied on every future visit, until you change it.
• You can change your mind at any time via Cookie settings in the footer, or the button at the top of this page.

Third-party processor

Where Analytics is enabled with your consent, Google LLC (or its EU entity) processes data as described in Google's own privacy documentation. See our Privacy Policy for how this fits into our overall data handling.

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