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FW Delta uses no marketing cookies and no analytics cookies on its public website. Reach measurement runs cookieless on our own infrastructure. This page lists what is actually stored on your device, why, and for how long.

Because nothing here requires consent, we deliberately show no cookie banner. What is strictly necessary rests on § 25(2) TDDDG (German Telecommunications Digital Services Data Protection Act). If something consent-requiring is ever added, we will obtain consent beforehand and this page will be updated first.

Last Updated: 29 July 2026 Cookieless Reach Measurement

01. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device (computer, smartphone, tablet) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and provide information to website owners.

First-Party Cookies

Set directly by fwdelta.com. We have full control over these cookies and they are used for essential site functionality and your preferences.

Third-Party Cookies

Set by a domain other than the website you are visiting, usually through embedded external services. We do not use third-party cookies on our public website.

Session Cookies

Temporary cookies deleted when you close your browser. Used for session management and security during your visit.

Persistent Cookies

Remain on your device for a set period. We use exactly one of them, for your language choice.

02. Why We Use Cookies

We use cookies for several important purposes:

Essential Website Functionality

Enable core features like secure login, form submissions, and navigation. Without these cookies, the website cannot function properly.

Security & Fraud Prevention

Protect against cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks and detect suspicious activity.

Remember Your Preferences

Store a setting so you do not have to make it again on every visit. For us that is the language choice, nothing else.

Understand Website Usage

We measure reach without cookies. No information is stored on or read from your device for this purpose (see section 5).

04. Cookies We Use

On the public website we set exactly one cookie. It is strictly necessary and stores no identifier that could be used to recognise a person.

Public website

Name Purpose Duration Provider
fwd-lang Stores whether you read the site in German or English so you land in your language on every visit. Its content is only de or en. 12 months FW Delta (first-party)

What we explicitly do not set

  • No marketing or advertising cookies
  • No analytics cookies, not even our own
  • No third-party cookies
  • No cookie storing a consent choice, because there is none to obtain

Client portal after sign-in

The protected client portal at /vz is only reachable with credentials. After sign-in a session token is placed in your browser's local storage, not in a cookie. Legally that is still access to your device under § 25 TDDDG; it is strictly necessary, because without it you would be signed out on every page change.

Name Type Purpose Duration
pocketbase_auth Local storage Keeps you signed in to the client portal. until sign-out

If you never use the portal, nothing is stored there. Signing out removes the entry.

05. Reach Measurement on Our Own Infrastructure

Cookieless by Design

To understand how our website is used, we operate our own reach measurement on our own infrastructure in Germany. It works without cookies: no identifiers are stored on your device and none are read from it for this purpose.

The data collected in this way is not passed on to third parties, and it is not used to build profiles across devices or across websites.

What this means in practice:

Self-Hosted

The measurement script and the resulting data stay on infrastructure we control. Hosting is provided by Hetzner Online GmbH in data centres in Germany (Falkenstein, Nuremberg).

No Measurement Cookies

No cookies are set for reach measurement and no identifiers are placed on your device. The language cookie in section 4 is the only one on the public website.

Pseudonymised Processing

To distinguish visits, an identifier is derived server-side from technical details such as IP address and user agent, and hashed. That happens on our server, not on your device. Hashing is pseudonymisation, not anonymisation: the processing remains subject to the GDPR.

No Sharing, No Profiles

Measurement data is not forwarded to advertising networks or analytics providers, and no cross-device profiles are created.

07. Cookie Retention Periods

Cookies remain on your device for the following maximum periods:

fwd-lang, language choice
12 months

Renewed on each visit. If you delete it, the language is derived from your browser settings again.

pocketbase_auth, portal sign-in
until sign-out

Only after signing in to the client portal, in local storage. Removed when you sign out.

Reach measurement stores nothing on your device, so no retention period applies to it. You can delete both at any time through your browser (see section 9).

08. Your Choices

There is no consent to give here, and therefore none to withdraw. What you can still do at any time:

Delete and block

You can delete the language cookie and the local storage entry in your browser, or block them upfront. Per-browser instructions are in the next section.

Exercise your rights

Access, erasure and objection to reach measurement under Art. 21 GDPR go through legal@fwdelta.com. Details in the privacy policy.

What happens if you block everything?

Public website: everything stays usable. Without the language cookie, the language is derived from your browser settings on every visit.

Client portal: without local storage there is no way to sign in, because the session would be lost on every page change.

09. Browser Settings & Cookie Deletion

You can also manage or delete cookies through your browser settings:

Google Chrome

Guide

Settings → Privacy and security → Cookies and other site data → See all site data and permissions

Mozilla Firefox

Guide

Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data → Manage Data

Safari

Guide

Preferences → Privacy → Manage Website Data → Remove All

Microsoft Edge

Guide

Settings → Cookies and site permissions → Manage and delete cookies and site data

Important Note

If you use multiple browsers or devices, you'll need to set your cookie preferences separately for each. Most browsers also offer "Do Not Track" settings and private/incognito modes that can affect cookie behavior.

10. Changes to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, cookies used, or legal requirements.

Current Version

Last Updated: 29 July 2026

Material changes will be communicated through a clear notice on the website. If anything consent-requiring were added, consent would be obtained beforehand rather than silently assumed.

11. Questions About Cookies?

If you have questions about how we use cookies or want to exercise your data protection rights, please contact us:

Fabian Weiss

Managing Member, FW Delta LLC

legal@fwdelta.com

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