Use of cookies
In order to make the visit to our Website more attractive and to enable the use of certain functions (e.g. orders), we use so-called cookies on various pages. When you call up our Website, you will be informed by means of an info banner about the use of cookies on this page and also referred to our data protection declaration once again. On our Website, we distinguish between required cookies, statistics cookies, and marketing cookies. Since you cannot use our Website properly without the required cookies, these are activated by default. However, we only set statistics and marketing cookies with your consent, which you can give and also revoke .
The legal basis for data processing when cookies are used is, in the case of required cookies, on the one hand our legitimate interest in technical functionality and, on the other hand, your consent.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer when you visit certain websites. For example, we use cookies to track what you have in your shopping cart, to submit contact forms, and to remember you when you return to our site. Please note that cookies cannot harm your computer. To learn more about cookies in general and how to manage them, visit this link.
Managing cookies
Most browsers are set to automatically enable cookies. However, these settings can be changed by you. For example, you can usually set your browser to inform you when cookies are set and decide individually whether to accept them, or to exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general.
Our website cannot be used properly without the necessary cookies, as these are required for processes such as orders. In order to purchase products, you must have cookies enabled in your browser as a matter of principle. If you disable cookies, you will be able to browse the website, but you will not be able to submit contact forms or place orders.
Cookies used on our website
In the following list you will find the cookies we use on our website. Here, in addition to the name of the cookie, its storage period, the purpose of use, its provider and the assignment to the selectable categories (Required, Statistics, and Marketing) is indicated.
| Name | Duration | Purpose | Provider | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| _agorize_session | Expires at the end of the session. | Contains information about the navigation session and allows the user to access the Website | Required | |
| cookies_policy_accepted | 13 months | Saves a user's choice regarding cookies | Required | |
| hide_profile_incomplete | 13 Months | Helps users fill in their information on the website | Required |
Third-party cookies
| Name of Cookie | Duration | Purpose | Provider | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YSC | Expires at the end of the session. | Registers a unique ID to keep statistics on which videos from YouTube the user has watched. | YouTube | Marketing |
| VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | 179 Days | VOn pages with integrated YouTube videos, try to estimate the bandwidth of the users. | YouTube | Marketing |
| _ga | 2 years | Used to distinguish users. | Statistics | |
| _gid | 24 hours | Used to distinguish users. | Statistics | |
| _gat | 1 Minute | Used to throttle the request rate. When Google Analytics is provided via Google Tag Manager, this cookie is called _dc_gtm_<property-id>. | Statistics | |
| AMP_TOKEN | 30 seconds up to 1 year | Contains a token used to retrieve a client ID from the AMP Client ID service. Other possible values indicate a logout, an inflight query or an error retrieving a client number from the AMP Client ID service. | Statistics | |
| _gac_<property-id> | 90 days | Contains campaign-related information for the user. If you have linked your Google Analytics and Google Ads accounts, the Google Ads website conversion tags will read this cookie unless you opt out. Learn more. | Statistics | |
| __utma | 2 years after actualisation | Used to distinguish users and sessions. The cookie is created when the Javascript library is running and there are no __utma cookies. The cookie is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics. | Statistics | |
| __utmt | 10 minutes | Used to throttle the demand rate. | Statistics | |
| __utmb | 30 minutes after actualisation | Used to determine new sessions/visits. The cookie is created when the Javascript library is running and there are no __utmb cookies. The cookie is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics. | Statistics | |
| __utmc | Expires at the end of the session. | Not used in ga.js. Set for interoperability with urchin.js. In the past, this cookie was used in conjunction with the __utmb cookie to determine if the user was in a new session/visit. | Statistics | |
| __utmz | 6 months after actualisation | Stores the traffic source or campaign that explains how the user reached your website. The cookie is created when the Javascript library is executed and is updated each time data is sent to Google Analytics. | Statistics | |
| __utmv | 2 years after actualisation | Used to store custom variable data at the visitor level. This cookie is created when a developer uses the _setCustomVar method with a visitor-level custom variable. This cookie was also used for the deprecated _setVar method. The cookie is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics. | Statistics | |
| _gaexp | Depends on the duration of the experiment, but usually 90 days | Used to determine the inclusion of a user in an experiment and the sequence of experiments in which a user has been included. | Statistics | |
| _opt_awcid | 24 hours | Used for campaigns that are assigned to Google Ads customer IDs. | Statistics | |
| _opt_awmid | 24 hours | Used for campaigns that are assigned to Google Ads customer IDs. | Statistics | |
| _opt_awgid | 24 hours | Used for campaigns mapped to Google Ads Ad Group IDs. | Statistics | |
| _opt_awkid | 24 hours | Used for campaigns mapped to Google Ads Criterion IDs. | Statistics | |
| _opt_utmc | 24 hours | Saves the last utm_campaign query parameter. | Statistics | |
| gtm_internal | 30 days | Used to detect internal traffic from STIHL and its partners. For external users, the value will be statically "false". | Statistics | |
| gtm_wd-sent | 30 minutes | Used to indicate that the user's location weather data has already been sent to Google Analytics within the last 30 minutes. | Statistics | |
| IDE | 1 year | Used by Google DoubleClick to record and report the website user's actions after seeing or clicking on one of the advertiser's ads, with the aim of measuring the effectiveness of an ad and presenting targeted ads to the user. | Statistics | |
| SAPISID | 2 years | Used by DoupleClick (belongs to Google) to build a profile of the website visitor's interests and display relevant ads on other websites. This cookie works by uniquely identifying your browser and device. | Marketing | |
| APISID | 2 years | Used by DoupleClick (belongs to Google) to build a profile of the website visitor's interests and display relevant ads on other websites. This cookie works by uniquely identifying your browser and device. | Marketing | |
| SSID | 2 years | Records information about how the visitor uses the website and what advertisements the visitor may have seen before visiting said website. | Marketing | |
| HSID | 2 years | Used by DoupleClick (belongs to Google) to create a profile of the website visitor's interests and display relevant ads on other websites. | Marketing | |
| __Secure-3PSID, __Secure-3PAPISID | 2 years | Used for targeting purposes to profile the interests of website visitors in order to display relevant and personalized Google advertising. | Marketing | |
| SID | 2 years | Holds Google account ID and a user's last login time in digitally signed and encrypted form. | Required | |
| __Secure-3PSIDCC | 12 months | Used by for targeting purposes to profile the interests of the website visitor and display relevant and personalized Google advertising. | Marketing | |
| SIDCC | 24 hours | Records information about how the visitor uses the website and what advertisements the visitor may have seen before visiting said website. | Marketing | |
| _ga | 2 years | Used to distinguish users. | STIHL | Statistics |
| gtm_wd-sent | 24 hours | Used to indicate that the user's location weather data has already been sent to Google Analytics within the last 30 minutes | STIHL | Statistics |
| _fbp | 3 months | Used by Facebook to display a range of advertising products, for example real-time bids from third party advertisers. | STIHL | Marketing |
| fr | 3 months | Used by Facebook to display a range of advertising products, for example real-time bids from third party advertisers. | Marketing | |
| lidc | 24 hours | This is a Microsoft MSN 1-st party cookie, which is required for the proper functioning of the website. | Required | |
| _gcl_au | 3 months | Contains a randomly generated Google User ID. | STIHL | Statistics |
| NID | 180 days | Google uses these cookies to store customer preferences and tailor ads on Google websites based on recent searches and interactions. | Marketing | |
| li_gc | 2 years | Used to store the visitor's consent to the use of cookies for non-essential purposes. | Marketing | |
| NID | 180 days | Google uses these cookies to store customer preferences and tailor ads on Google websites based on recent searches and interactions. | Marketing | |
| 1P_JAR | 180 days | Google uses these cookies to store customer preferences and tailor ads on Google websites based on recent searches and interactions. | Marketing | |
| SEARCH_SAMESITE | 6 months | Used to make advertising more attractive to users and more valuable to publishers and advertisers.Cookies DSID are used to link your activity across devices, if you have previously logged into your Google account on another device, etc. | Marketing | |
| CONSENT | 180 days | Google uses these cookies to store customer preferences and tailor ads on Google websites based on recent searches and interactions. | Marketing | |
| CONSENT | 180 days | Google uses these cookies to store customer preferences and tailor ads on Google websites based on recent searches and interactions. | Marketing | |
| OTZ | 12 months | Aggregated analysis of website visitors | Statistics | |
| lang | Expires at the end of the session. | Used to save a user's language setting. | Required | |
| bcookie | 2 years | This is a Microsoft MSN 1-st party cookie for sharing the content of the website on social media. | Marketing | |
| S | Expires at the end of the session. | Used to make advertising more attractive to users and more valuable to publishers and advertisers.Cookies DSID are used to link your activity across devices, if you have previously logged into your Google account on another device, etc. | Marketing |