1. What Are Cookies
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They help websites function correctly, remember preferences, and provide analytics data to website operators. Cookies cannot execute programs or deliver viruses to your device.
2. How We Use Cookies
We use cookies for the following purposes:
- Strictly Necessary Cookies: Required for the website to function. These cannot be disabled. Examples: session identifiers, security tokens, load balancing.
- Analytics Cookies: Help us understand how visitors use our website (pages visited, time on site, referral source). We use anonymised data via Plausible Analytics, which does not use cross-site tracking cookies.
- Preference Cookies: Remember your settings and preferences (language, cookie consent choice).
- Marketing Cookies: Used only if you have explicitly consented. We do not currently use third-party advertising or retargeting cookies.
3. Specific Cookies We Set
The following cookies may be set on your device:
- __cf_bm (Cloudflare) — Bot management. Duration: 30 minutes. Strictly necessary.
- cf_clearance (Cloudflare) — Security challenge response. Duration: 30 minutes. Strictly necessary.
- cookie_consent — Records your cookie consent choice. Duration: 12 months. Strictly necessary.
- plausible_ignore — Opt-out from Plausible Analytics. Duration: Persistent. Preference.
4. Third-Party Cookies
We embed content from the following third parties, which may set their own cookies:
- Cloudflare (cdn-cgi): DDoS protection and CDN delivery — no tracking cookies
- Google Fonts: We self-host all fonts — no Google Fonts cookies are set
5. Managing Cookies
You can manage or disable cookies through your browser settings. Note that disabling strictly necessary cookies will impair website functionality. Browser-specific instructions:
- Chrome: Settings → Privacy and Security → Cookies and other site data
- Firefox: Options → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data
- Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Cookies and website data
- Edge: Settings → Cookies and site permissions
6. Your Consent
When you first visit our website, we present a cookie notice requesting your consent for non-essential cookies. You may withdraw consent at any time by clicking the cookie preferences link in the footer. This will not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before withdrawal.
7. Updates to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy to reflect changes in the cookies we use or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. The date at the top of this page reflects the most recent revision. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.
8. Contact
For questions about our use of cookies, please contact: privacy@germancompanyformation.com or write to: German Company Formation, Graf-Adolf-Strasse 41, 40215 Düsseldorf, Germany.