Legal notice & Cookie Policy


Last updated: March 2024

Legal notice

No liability for third-party content/information.

Please read our comments on external links and third-party content/information in the copyright disclaimer.

The Internet site of pythagoras-solutions.com is protected by copyright.

Any copying, dissemination or public reproduction of the Internet site’s content is therefore not permitted without the approval of Pythagoras Ltd.

Links

Any linking from Internet sites containing illegal, offensive, misleading, defamatory or adult content to the Internet site pythagoras-solutions.com is not permitted.

Other links to the site apart from that are usually permissible. However, certain types of linking are unlawful if our prior consent to them has not been obtained. That includes, for example, framing, where content is displayed in the frame of a third-party website. Please therefore check beforehand whether the specific link to our sites you wish to set is permissible.

If you are not certain, please do not hesitate to contact us. We will give our approval to framing of our content in exceptional cases. We have sole discretion to decide whether to grant such approval.

Please note that any linking must never give the (wrongful) impression that you are a cooperation partner of Pythagoras Ltd or that Pythagoras Ltd. recommends what your website offers.

The logo of Pythagoras Ltd. is a protected trademark. Any use of it by parties other than Pythagoras Ltd. requires the prior written approval of Pythagoras Ltd. 

Disclaimer

No liability for third-party content/information

Pythagoras Ltd. is responsible for its own information it provides for use in accordance with the general law. A distinction must be drawn between its own content and links to content provided by other providers. The content of other providers transmitted or stored by means of links is third-party information and not content of Pythagoras Ltd. However, links are always of a “living” (dynamic) nature. When a link to third-party content is set for the first time, Pythagoras Ltd. checks whether the content may entail any civil or criminal liability for it. However, Pythagoras Ltd. is not obligated to monitor content of other providers transmitted or stored by means of links or to look for circumstances that indicate an unlawful activity. The link to an offering is removed only when Pythagoras Ltd. discovers or is notified that the specific linked offering may entail civil or criminal liability for it. 

Pythagoras Ltd. is not responsible for transmitting third-party information if Pythagoras Ltd. (I) has not initiated that, (II) has not selected the addressee of the transmitted information and (III) has not selected or changed the transmitted information. Pythagoras Ltd. is not responsible for automatic, temporary storage of third-party information if it (I) does not change the information, (II) complies with the conditions for accessing the information, (III) complies with the rules on updating the information as defined in generally recognized and applied industry standards, (IV) complies with the permitted terms and arrangements for using technology.

Complaint management / duty to provide information on online dispute resolution 

Since February 15, 2016, the EU commission has provided a platform for resolving disputes out of court, which we offer to our users and consumers. It gives consumers the possibility of first clarifying disputes in connection with our online offering without resort to a court of law. The online dispute resolution platform can be reached under the external link http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr/. In this connection, we refer you to our e-mail address. It is info@pythagoras.com. We endeavor to settle any disputes under our contract amicably. Moreover, we are not obligated to participate in conciliation proceedings and can also not offer you the option of participating in such proceedings.

Cookie Policy

The website operator hereby notifies users about the use of cookies or similar storage technologies (hereinafter referred to as “cookies”) on this website.

What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files which the web browser places on the user’s device in order to store certain information. The next time our website is called from the same device, the information stored in the cookies is sent back to our website (first-party cookie) or another website to which the cookie belongs (third-party cookie).

On the basis of the information that is stored in the cookie and sent back, the website in question recognizes that users have already called and visited it using the web browser on their device. We use this information so that the way in which the website is displayed can be tailored ideally to suit the user’s preferences.

However, only the cookie itself is identified on the device. Personal data above and beyond that is stored only if users have given us their explicit consent to that or if it is absolutely necessary to store that data so that they can use the service that is offered and called.

Consent to the use of cookies

Cookies that are not strictly necessary for delivering the services on this website are used only subject to consent. Users consent to the use of cookies by continuing to use this website actively after the cookie banner has been displayed.

Users can customize their cookie settings at any time, for example by enabling or disabling individual cookie categories.

Users can find a description of how to deactivate or delete cookies in general (including strictly necessary cookies) in their browser in the section “Deactivating or deleting all cookies.”

Cookie categories used

We differentiate the cookies used by the website according to the following categories, depending on their intended purpose and function:

  • Strictly necessary cookies;
  • Functional cookies;
  • Performance cookies;
  • Marketing/third-party cookies and cookies that require consent

Strictly necessary cookies

Strictly necessary cookies ensure that this website or the service works properly. That means this website or the service cannot be used as envisaged without such cookies. This type of cookie is used solely by the website operator (first-party cookies), and all information stored in the cookies is sent only to this website.

The following strictly necessary cookies are used on our website:

Name

Purpose

Lifetime

ckies_functional

Opt-out for functional cookies

1 year

ckies_performance

Opt-out for performance cookies

1 year

ckies_marketing

Opt-out for marketing/third-party cookies and cookies that require consent

1 year

Strictly necessary cookies can be used on this website without the user’s consent. Consequently, strictly necessary cookies cannot be disabled or enabled individually. That is possible only for cookies where the user’s permission is needed, i.e. for functional cookies, performance cookies, and marketing/third-party cookies and cookies that require consent. However, users can disable cookies in general in their browser at any time (see the section “Deactivating or deleting all cookies”).

The legal basis for using first-party cookies is a legitimate interest (i.e. an interest in analyzing and optimizing this website and the services and in operating them cost-effectively) within the meaning of Article 6 (1) sentence 1 point (f) GDPR.

Functional cookies

Functional cookies enable this website to store information provided by users and their preferences, such as the user name or language selection, so that it can be used as the basis for improving and tailoring the features to suit that user. These cookies collect and store anonymized information only.

The following functional cookies are used on our website:

Name

Purpose

Lifetime

cookielaw

This ascertains whether users have clicked on the cookie banner

1 year

shd

This is set when the user logs on from a third-party site

1 year

has_close_teaser

This indicates whether the user has closed a teaser so that it is not displayed again.

Session

Users can opt out of functional cookies at any time by customizing their cookie settings.

The legal basis for using functional cookies is a legitimate interest (i.e. an interest in analyzing and optimizing this website and the services and in operating them cost-effectively) within the meaning of Article 6 (1) sentence 1 point (f) GDPR.

Performance cookies

Performance cookies collect information on how our website and its pages are used, as the basis for improving their attractiveness, content and functionality. These cookies help us determine, for example, whether and which subpages on our website are visited and what content is of particular interest to users. We record the number of times a page is accessed, the number of subpages called, the time spent on our website, the order in which the pages are visited, which search terms took users to our site, the country, region and, if applicable, the city from which the site was accessed, and the ratio of mobile devices used to access our website and pages. The IP address of a computer system, which is transmitted to us for technical reasons, is automatically anonymized and does not allow us to identify the individual user.

Users of the website also have the right to object, on grounds relating to their particular situation, to processing of personal data concerning them for statistical purposes in accordance with Article 89 (1) GDPR. Data subjects can contact the address stated in the publication details or in the Privacy Policy at any time to exercise these and their other rights.

The following performance cookies are used on our website:

Name

Purpose

Lifetime

Users of the website can opt out of performance cookies at any time by customizing their cookie settings.

The legal basis for using performance cookies is a legitimate interest (i.e. an interest in analyzing and optimizing our website and the services and in operating them cost-effectively) within the meaning of Article 6 (1) sentence 1 point (f) GDPR.

Marketing/third-party cookies and cookies that require consent

Marketing/third-party cookies and cookies that require consent come from sources such as external advertising companies and are used to collect information on the websites visited by the user, for example in order to create advertising tailored to the specific user.

The following marketing/third-party cookies and cookies that require consent are used on our website:

Name

Purpose

Lifetime

__utma

Statistical function (Google Analytics)

2 years

__utmb

Statistical function (Google Analytics)

1 day

__utmc

Statistical function (Google Analytics)

Session

__utmz

Statistical function (Google Analytics)

6 months

__utmt_b

Statistical function (Google Analytics)

1 day

Users can opt out of marketing cookies at any time by customizing their cookie settings.

Pursuant to the above-described intended purposes, the legal basis for processing personal data using cookies is Article 6 (1) point (f) GDPR. If users have consented to the use of cookies on the basis of a message displayed by us on the website (“cookie banner”), the basis for their lawful use is also Article 6 (1) sentence 1 point (a) GDPR.

Deactivating or deleting all cookies

Users can set their web browser so that storage of cookies on their device is prevented in general or they are asked each time whether they consent to the placement of cookies. Users can delete cookies at any time once they have been placed. The procedure for that is described in the web browser’s Help function.

Disabling the use of cookies in general may restrict the functions of this website.