Cookie Policy

1. What is a Cookie?

   A cookie is a small file that is exchanged between a web browser and a web server. Cookies are stored on the (end) device of the user’s website. In these small files, for example, elementary information such as user settings is stored. The cookies are then sent back to the original website on each subsequent visit. Cookies are useful because they enable the website to recognize the user's browser or device within a certain period of time.

   Most cookies contain a so-called cookie ID. This is a string of characters that web pages and servers assign to the browser in which the cookie is stored. This allows web pages and servers to distinguish the browser from browsers with other cookies, and each browser can be identified by its unique cookie ID. This is used only to uniquely identify a web browser on a particular device and not to identify a person.

   There are three categories of cookies:

   1. Cookies that are essential to ensure the basic functionality of the website,
   2. Functional cookies to ensure the performance of the website
   3. Targeted cookies to improve the user’s experience

2. How are cookies used for Yumpu Services?

   To use the Yumpu service, four types of cookies are used:

   • Session Cookies: These are only stored temporarily during a browser session and are deleted from your devices as soon as the browser is closed.
   • Persistent cookies: These are stored on your computer or device for a predefined period of time, regardless of when the browser is closed.
   • First-party cookies: These are set by the Yumpu website and are read only by this website. (For example, if you receive cookies from our website, they can only be recognized by our website).
   • Third-party cookies: These are not set by Yumpu, but by another organization, such as an analysis company that sets its own cookies to provide this service. Please note that third- party cookies are managed by the respective partners and service providers. For more information about how we use the information we collect, please refer to the cookie policies of the relevant third parties.

3. Which Cookies does Yumpu use?

   The following table lists which cookies we use, as well as their purpose, type and storage period.

   Cookie Supplier	Cookie-Name	Purpose	Expiration	Type
   Google Analytics More Information	_ga	Google Analytics Cookies are used to collect anonymous information about how visitors use and interact with our website. We use the information we collect to create reports that help us improve our Yumpu service. The anonymous information includes the number of visitors to the website, which pages they visited and where they came from.	2 years	http
   	_gat	Used to reduce the request quota.	Session	http
   	_gat_yptrack	Unclassified	Session	http
   	_gid	Used to differentiate between users.	Session	http
   	_gac	Stores Google Analytic campaign information	30 days
   	collect	Unclassified	Session	Pixel
   Google.com	ads/ga-audiences	Used by Google AdWords to re-enable visitors to a website who are likely to convert to customers. This is based on user behavior across web pages.	Session	Pixel
   	ads/user-lists/#	Unclassified	Session	Pixel
   	ads/conversion/#	Tracks the conversion of ads to the site.	Session	Pixel
   Google DoubleClick	IDE	Yumpu uses Google DoubleClick to measure the effectiveness of our online advertising. This cookie is linked to Google's DoubleClick for Publishers service. The purpose is to register and report the actions of users on our website after viewing or clicking on one of the ads.	1 year	http
   	pagead/viewthroughconversion/1014851341	Unclassified	Session	Pixel
   	test_cookie	This cookie is used to check whether the user's browser supports cookies.	Session	http
   Facebook More Information	fr	The "fr" cookie is used by Facebook to display advertisements and contains the encrypted Facebook user ID and browser ID. Logged out Facebook users (opt- out) are tracked using social plug-ins.	3 month	http
   	tr	Captures how many users click on our ad and which Facebook ad leads to conversion (Conversion Tracking).	Session	Pixel
   Intercom More Information	intercom-id-9e7fb24c6e48df26c894b9d2959ebf88dfbc83cd	Unclassified	20 years	http
   	intercom-state	Unclassified	Persistent	http
   	intercom-lou-9e7fb24c6e48df26c894b9d2959ebf88dfbc83cd	These cookies are used by our Intercom instance, a tool with which we interact with users and analyze user behavior.
   	intercom-session-9e7fb24c6e48df26c894b9d2959ebf88dfbc83cd	These cookies are used by our Intercom instance, a tool with which we interact with users and analyze user behavior.
   	Intercom-visitor-session-9e7fb24c6e48df26c894b9d2959ebf88dfbc83cd	These cookies are used by our Intercom instance, a tool with which we interact with users and analyze user behavior.
   	_mkra_ctxt	Unclassified	Session	http
   Visual Website Optimizer More Information	v.gif	Unclassified	Session	Pixel
   	_vwo_uuid_v2	Cookie generates a unique ID for each visitor and is used for the report segmentation function in VWO.	100 days	http
   	_vis_opt_s	This cookie detects whether users are new or returning to a particular test.	100 days
   	_vis_opt_test_cookie	This is a temporary session cookie that is generated to determine whether or not cookies are enabled in the user's browser.	Session
   	_vis_opt_out	The cookie is used to determine whether a user should be excluded.	10 years
   Yumpu	yp_csrf	This cookie is used for the security check of post requests.	2 hours	http
   	ypsession	Session Cookie	Session	http
   	yumpu_slc	Language Cookie	6 days	http
   	Additionally, 10 Yumpu Cookies are set. These are absolutely necessary cookies, which ensure basic functions of the website. These are not explicitly described here.
   Hotjar	_hjIncludedInSample	This session cookie is set so that Hotjar knows if this visitor belongs in the example used to generate funnels.	1 year	http
   AdvertServe More Information	AVPUID (Cookie)	Used to identify the visitor across visits and devices. This allows the website to present the visitor with relevant advertisement - The service is provided by third party advertisement hubs, which facilitate real-time bidding for advertisers.	1 year	http
   AdvertServe More Information	AVP_UUID	Used to identify the visitor across visits and devices. This allows the website to present the visitor with relevant advertisement - The service is provided by third party advertisement hubs, which facilitate real-time bidding for advertisers.	persistent	html local storage
   Sourcepoint More Information	For more information on data processing under joint responsibility by other vendors, please refer to their privacy notices, which you can access from our: Privacy Manager

   No longer in Use:

   (These cookies have already been deleted and can still be found until they expire, or you delete them.)

   Cookie Supplier	Cookie-Name	Purpose	Expiration	Type
   Segment	ajs_anonymous_id	This cookie is usually used for analysis and helps count how many people visit a particular website if you have previously visited it.	1 year
   	ajs_group_id	This cookie records the use and events of visitors to the site.	1 year
   	ajs_user_id	This cookie is used to track visitor usage, events, and target marketing, and to measure application performance and stability.	1 year
   Facebook	impression.php/#	Used by Facebook to register impressions on pages with the Facebook login button.	Session	Pixel
   Alexa	_asc	Page metrics and directly measured page views and visitors of our website. Confirms that our page metrics are certified by Alexa. Directly measured ranking of where visitors go (subdomains).	Session	http
   	_auc	More information about _asc and _auc can be found here .	1 year	http
   	atrk.gif	Alexa Certify Code (certify.alexametrics.com)	Session	Pixel

4. Why do we use cookies?

   We use cookies so that we can better understand how you interact with the content on our website. In addition, these small text files may make your visit to our website easier by remembering your preferences as described above. We may use cookies to count the number of visitors to a particular page on our website.

   Another reason for the use of cookies is to be able to offer you targeted content. Based on your behavior, we can display targeted advertising on third party websites in order to offer you our products and services there again.

5. When do we use cookies?

   We use cookies on our website (yumpu.com). Every browser that loads yumpu.com receives cookies from us.

   You can opt out of using our cookies and external third-party cookies at any time by adjusting your cookie settings accordingly. You will find instructions on how to do this below in this policy.

6. How can you disable and/or delete cookies on your computer?

   Please note that most browsers support or accept cookies by default. In any case, you can decide for yourself and manage cookies in your browser. You can delete or deactivate cookies that are already on your device at any time. The procedure for this is different depending on the browser used. We recommend that you search for instructions in a search engine using the search term "Delete Cookies Edge" or "Deactivate Cookies Edge" in the case of an Edge browser or you exchange the word "Edge" for the name of your browser, e.g. Chrome, Firefox, Safari, etc. We recommend that you search for instructions in a search engine using the search term "Delete Cookies Edge" or "Deactivate Cookies Edge". The browsers can be set to reject a specific type of cookie or specific cookies. The browser can also indicate when a cookie is being sent. You can do this by selecting the settings in your web browser according to your cookie preferences, however, then you may have to manually adjust some settings each time you visit a web page. This can cause some services and features to malfunction. Detailed descriptions of how to delete or deactivate individual cookies can be found in our privacy policy.

   In the event of contradictions between the English and German versions of the Cookie Policy, only the German version shall be authoritative.

Last Update: 27.04.2022