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Cookie Policy

This cookie policy applies to the Uniper Energy which is provided by which is provided by Uniper Group companies. Further details of the specific group company and address are listed below.  

A list of all Uniper Group companies, including their contact addresses, can be found here: https://www.uniper.energy/about-uniper/locations  

Throughout this policy, the terms "Uniper" or "we" or "us" refers to the responsible data controller.  

Uniper processes your personal data as a controller(s) for the purposes stated below.  
 
You can contact our data protection officer at the following e-mail address: [email protected]. 

Since the protection of your privacy when using our website is important to us, we would like to inform you this cookie policy is provided in accordance with Art. 5 (3) ePrivacy Directive (Directive 2002/58/EC), Arts. 13 and ​​14 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Art. 25 of the Telecommunications Digital Services Data Protection Act (TDDDG), and §§ 32 and 33 of the Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG) about which cookies are used in the context of our website, for what purposes and under what conditions.  

1. Important Information

Our website uses cookies and similar technologies.  

Similar technologies are technical tools that enable, for example, the identification of visitors and users or the evaluation of the use of our website without being cookies, such as tracking pixels or LocalStorage.  

Cookies are text files that are stored in the Internet browser or by the Internet browser on the user's system. When a user accesses our website, a cookie can be stored on the user's operating system or, for example, a tracking pixel can be triggered. Cookies contain a characteristic string of characters that can, for example, enable the browser to be uniquely identified when the website is called up again and are stored on your end device either temporarily for the duration of a session (session cookies), for a certain period of time (temporary cookies) or permanently (permanent cookies). Session cookies are automatically deleted at the end of your visit. Temporary cookies are deleted when they expire. Permanent cookies remain stored on your end device until you delete them yourself or they are automatically deleted by your web browser.  

Cookies and similar technologies from third-party companies may also be stored on your end device or triggered when you visit our website (third-party cookies). These enable us or you to use certain services of the third-party company (e.g. cookies to store information about the source from which a user came to our website). 

Technically necessary cookies and technologies are those without which our website cannot function or be used. This category only contains cookies and technologies that guarantee basic functions, security or the request for consent for non-essential cookies and technologies (via our cookie banner). Technically necessary cookies and technologies can be set without the user's consent. 

Non-essential cookies and technologies are all cookies and technologies that are not required for the pure functionality, display and security of the website. This includes functional cookies that enable, for example, a customer chat, and, in particular, cookies and technologies that are used to collect and process the user's personal data, such as statistics, performance, analysis, marketing and advertising cookies. Non-essential cookies and technologies require your prior, informed consent 

We request your consent via our cookie banner when you visit our website. If you consent to the use of cookies and technologies, we and any third parties will process the data collected on the basis of your consent, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and Art. 5 (3) ePrivacy Directive. You can revoke your consent at any time via the cookie banner on the website function with effect for the future. In this case, we will immediately stop using the cookies and technologies in question. The legality of the processing carried out on the basis of your consent until your revocation remains unaffected by this. 

The legal basis for the processing of personal data when using technically necessary cookies and technologies is the legitimate interest of the website operator in the technically error-free, secure and visually appealing provision of the website and its functions and in ensuring that optional cookies and technologies are only set and used after consent has been given, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The legal basis for the storage and processing of personal data when using first-party cookies that are not technically necessary and when using any third-party cookies is your consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and Art. 5 (3) ePrivacy Directive and § 25 TDDDG. 

By changing the settings in your Internet browser, you can deactivate or restrict the transmission of cookies if necessary. Depending on the browser you use, you can also set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies, that cookies are only permitted in individual cases, that the acceptance of cookies is excluded for certain cases or in general and/or that cookies are automatically deleted when the browser is closed. Cookies that have already been saved can also be deleted at any time via the browser settings. However, if cookies are deactivated for the website, it may no longer be possible to use all the functions of the website to their full extent.  

Insofar as cookies and similar technologies are used by third-party companies or for purposes requiring consent, you will be informed separately about the respective processing activities, purposes and bases, any recipients, the storage period and your rights in this regard through our privacy policy . 

2. Overview of cookies used

Our website uses the following cookies, broken down by category:  

Technically necessary cookies

Category

Cookie code

Storage duration

Provider/recipient

Description of the processing

Necessary

__cf_bm

1 day

http://Fonts.net

The __cf_bm cookie supports Cloudflare Bot Management by managing incoming traffic that matches criteria associated with bots. The cookie does not collect any personal data, and any information collected is subject to one-way encryption.

Necessary

__cf_bm

1 day

twitter.com

The __cf_bm cookie supports Cloudflare Bot Management by managing incoming traffic that matches criteria associated with bots. The cookie does not collect any personal data, and any information collected is subject to one-way encryption.

Necessary

__cf_bm

1 day

Uniper.energy

The __cf_bm cookie supports Cloudflare Bot Management by managing incoming traffic that matches criteria associated with bots. The cookie does not collect any personal data, and any information collected is subject to one-way encryption.

Necessary

CookieConsent

1 year

Uniper.energy

Consent status for cookies on the actual domain.

Necessary

mtv1ConfSum

http://service.mtcaptcha.com

Cookie required to enable MTCaptcha feature.

Necessary

stg_debug

Session

Uniper.energy

Checks whether a technical debugger cookie is present.

Preference cookies

Category

Cookie code

Storage duration

Provider/recipient

Description of the processing

Preferences

wistia-video-progress-#

Persistent

http://fast.wistia.net/

Contains a timestamp for the website’s video-content. This allows the user to resume watching without having to start over, if the user leaves the video or website.

Marketing / advertising cookies

Category

Cookie code

Storage duration

Provider/recipient

Provider/recipient

Marketing

 __Secure-ROLLOUT_TOKEN

180 days

youtube.com

Used by YouTube to manage feature rollout and experimentation. It helps Google control which new features or interface changes are shown to users as part of testing and staged rollouts, ensuring consistent experience for a given user during an experiment.

Marketing

__Secure-YEC

Session

youtube.com

Helps detect and resolve issues with the service, including identifying bot traffic and preventing fraudulent interactions with ads.

Marketing

__Secure-YNID

180 days

youtube.com

Helps protect user accounts from fraud during the login process, stores consent choices, and tracks user preferences for embedded video content.

Marketing

 _ga

2 years

Google analytics

The main cookie used by Google Analytics, enables the service to distinguish one visitor from another.

Marketing

_ga_#

2 years

Google analytics

Used by Google Analytics 4 (GA4) to persist session state and track unique user activity across your visits.

Marketing

_gat

1 day

Google analytics

Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate (limit the collection of data on high traffic sites).

Marketing

_gid

1 day

Google analytics

Distinguish individual users across browsing sessions.

Marketing

LAST_RESULT_ENTRY_KEY

Session

youtube.com

Used to track user’s interaction with embedded content.

Marketing

LogsDatabaseV2:V#||LogsRequestsStore

Persistent

youtube.com

 Used to track your interactions with embedded YouTube videos across websites.

Marketing

ServiceWorkerLogsDatabase#SWHealthLog

Persistent

youtube.com

Ensures the proper implementation and functionality of embedded YouTube video content on webpages. It may also estimate your bandwidth to deliver better video streaming performance. 

Marketing

stg_externalReferrer

Session

Piwik

This cookie is commonly used by Piwik for analytics purposes – such as tracking usage behaviour, optimising experience, or enabling marketing functionality.

Marketing

TESTCOOKIESENABLED

1 day

youtube.com

Used to track user’s interaction with embedded content.

Marketing

VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE

180 days

youtube.com

To provide ad delivery or retargeting, store and track a visitor's identity, Store and track interaction.

Marketing

YSC

Session

youtube.com

Ensure that requests within a browsing session are made by the user, and not by other sites

Marketing

yt-icons-last-purged

Persistent

youtube.com

Necessary for the implementation and functionality of YouTube video content on the website.

Marketing

ytidb::LAST_RESULT_ENTRY_KEY

Persistent

youtube.com

Stores the user's video player preferences using an embedded YouTube video.

Marketing

YtIdbMeta#databases

Persistent

youtube.com

Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video

3. Process for onboarding new and replacement cookies and service providers

New and replacing cookies, similar technologies and service providers may only be implemented and used after prior approval by the Uniper data protection team and in compliance with any conditions imposed.  

A breach of this requirement may have consequences under labour law. The right to assert a possible claim for damages remains reserved. 

The data protection team is available at any time for questions, advice and requests for authorisation at [email protected] and via the self-service portal (internal only). 

4. Review and changes to this cookie policy

We will review this cookie policy for completeness and accuracy on an ad hoc basis in the event of changes within the meaning of section 3, but at least every 6 months, and reserve the right to amend this cookie policy at any time in compliance with applicable laws and regulations, if necessary. 

The version of this cookie policy available online at the time of your visit applies to the use of our website.  

 

Status: July 2026