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        "rendered": "<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1623\" class=\"elementor elementor-1623\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-46f6eff8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"46f6eff8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-11bed792\" data-id=\"11bed792\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d616871 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5d616871\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cookie Policy<\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Welcome to Merge and our website at www.usemerge.com. This Cookie Policy will provide more information about the cookies and similar technologies we, Michel Ibele &amp; Raphael Ibele GbR of\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Marderweg 1, Vogt 88267, Germany (\u201cMerge\u201d, \u201cwe\u201d, \u201cus\u201d, or \u201cour\u201d), use, as well as information on how to refuse and disable\/delete cookies.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you have any questions about this policy or our data protection practices, please contact us using raphael@usemerge.com, call +44(0)15206317487 or write to us at the above address.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Why do we have a Cookie Policy?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This Cookie Policy sits in line with the German Data Protection and Privacy in Telecommunications and Telemedia Act (\u201cTTDSG\u201d) and the EU&#8217;s Privacy and Electronic Communications Directive (\u201cPECD\u201d). In accordance with them, we need to inform you about the cookies we use and obtain your consent when using certain types of cookies namely Functional, Performance, Analytical and Advertising Cookies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>What are cookies?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cookies are small files with configuration information that are stored on your device. Cookies can be divided into the following two broad categories:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Technically necessary cookies (Essential)<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Technically necessary cookies are required for our website to function properly; they enable you to navigate our website efficiently and use its functional features. An example of this is, the reminder of recently performed actions (e.g., entered text) when you return to a page within the same session.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Technically non-essential cookies (Performance, Functional, Analytical, Advertising )<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Technically non-essential cookies are not necessary for the proper functioning of our website, but they enable us to improve the content of our website, compile statistics for internal market analysis purposes, provide you with a more personalized online experience or provide additional features.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Performance cookies<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> allow us to count visits and entry pages, which is an important source of information for improving our website. They help us to know which pages are most and least popular and to see how visitors move around the site. All the information these cookies collect is aggregated and is anonymous. If you do not agree to these cookies, we will not know when you have visited our website and will not be able to monitor the performance of our website.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Functional cookies<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> enable the website to offer improved functionality and personalization. They may be set by us or by third parties whose services we have added to our pages. If you do not allow these cookies, some or all of these services may not work properly. Third party service providers may process your information, including personal data, when these cookies are enabled.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Analytical cookies <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">are used by third parties. These cookies allow third parties to recognize that you have visited our website. We and our third-party providers may also combine information obtained from these cookies with Personal Data available from other sources, including data collected about you when you use other websites and data collected about you when you are offline, whether on our website or data maintained by the third-party provider.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Advertising <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cookies may be set through our website by our advertising partners. They may be used by these companies to profile your interests and show you relevant advertising on other websites. They are based on the unique identification of your browser type and the type of internet device you are using. If you do not allow these cookies, you will receive less targeted advertising.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Within the described categories, different types of cookies are used and these can be subdivided into:<\/span><i><\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Session cookies<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While you are active on a website, a session cookie is temporarily stored in your computer&#8217;s memory, which stores a session identifier, for example, to prevent you from having to log in again each time you change pages. Session cookies are deleted when you log out or lose their validity once their session has automatically expired.<\/span><i><\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Permanent or persistent cookies<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A persistent or protocol cookie stores a file on your computer for the period of time specified in the expiration date. These cookies allow websites to remember your information and settings the next time you visit. This results in faster and more convenient access, as you do not have to set your language preferences for our portal again, for example. When the expiration date passes, the cookie is automatically deleted when you visit the website that generated it.<\/span><i><\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Third-party cookies<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Third-party cookies come from providers other than the website operator. For example, they may be used to collect information for advertising, custom content, and web statistics.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google Analytics<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We use Google Analytics based on our legitimate interest and your consent, a web analytics service provided by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/policies.google.com\/privacy?hl=en-US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google LLC<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043, US, and Google Ireland Limited Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland). Google Analytics also uses cookies to enable our website to analyze how users use our website across multiple devices. The information generated by the cookies about your use of our website is transmitted to and stored by Google, including transmission to the United States. The following data is processed through the use of Google Analytics: i) 3 bytes of the IP address of the called system of the website visitor (anonymised IP address), ii) the website called up, iii) the website from which the user reached the accessed page of our website(referrer), iv) the subpages accessed from the website, v) the time spent on the website, and vi) the frequency with which the website is accessed.Google states that it will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google.The use of this service is based on your consent.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google Ads<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We use Google Ads, an online advertising service provided by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/policies.google.com\/privacy?hl=en-US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google LLC<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Google Ads enables us to show advertisements in the Google search engine or on third-party websites when the user enters certain search terms on Google (keyword targeting). Furthermore, targeted advertisements can be shown on the basis of user data available to Google (e.g. location data and interests) (target group targeting). With the help of Google Ads, we can evaluate this data quantitatively, for example, which search terms have led to the display of our advertisements and how many ads have resulted in corresponding clicks. The use of this service is based on your consent.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google Ads Remarketing<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We also use the remarketing functions Google Ads. Google Ads Remarketing allows us to assign people who interact with our advertisements and website to specific target groups and to display interest-based advertising to them within the Google advertising network.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Further, the advertising target groups created by us using Google Ads Remarketing can be linked to Google&#8217;s cross-device functions. This means that interest-based, personalized advertising (that is advertising that has been adapted to you depending on your previous usage and surfing behavior) can also be displayed on another of your end devices (e.g. tablet or PC). The use of this service is based on your consent.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google Conversion Tracking<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We also use Google Conversion Tracking. With the help of Google conversion tracking, we and Google can recognize whether the user has performed certain actions. For example, we can evaluate which buttons on our website were clicked how often and which products were viewed or purchased particularly frequently. This information is used to create conversion statistics. We also learn the total number of users who clicked on our ads and what actions they took. We do not receive any information with which we can personally identify the user. Google itself uses cookies or comparable recognition technologies for identification. The use of this service is based on your consent.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pixel Cookies and Tags<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We use so-called Pixel Cookies and Tags (\u201cPixel Cookies\u201d). A Pixel Cookie is an advertising tool and typically consists of a JavaScript code snippet that allows us to understand and track visitors&#8217; activity on our website. For this purpose, Pixel Cookies collect and process information about visitors of our website and the device used (so-called event data).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Event data collected through Pixel Cookies is used for targeting our advertisements and improving ad delivery and personalized advertising. For this purpose, the event data collected on our website by means of Pixel Cookies is transmitted to the relevant operator of the Pixel Cookie and in part, also stored on your device. However, this only happens with your consent, and we and the relevant operator of the Pixel Cookie are considered joint controllers. Nonetheless, for the subsequent processing of the transmitted Event Data, the relevant operator of the Pixel Cookie is the sole controller.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For more information about how the relevant operator of the Pixel Cookie processes personal data, including the legal basis on which they rely on and how you can exercise your rights against, please refer to the following Privacy Policies: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/privacy\/policy\/version\/20220104\/?paipv=0&amp;eav=AfbVpwBpEPEySvmi2m1knhTvvmIfHixxJ9_8RJ5IRM1FpsIIfZAbytq1jw1bJkHjj64&amp;wtsid=rdr_0w6luTHGqD3dOgV5k&amp;_rdr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/help.instagram.com\/155833707900388\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Instagram<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (both by Meta Platforms Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA, or if you are a resident of the EU, Facebook Ireland Ltd, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lucky Orange<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>We commission Lucky Orange to use this anonymized information to analyze the use of the website and to compile reports on website activity. In this way, we aim to make our website more attractive and informative for you.<\/p>\n<p>The Lucky Orange tool works without cookies and does not collect any personal data. The Lucky Orange tool triggers other tags, which in turn may collect data. Lucky Orange does not access this data. If a deactivation has been made at domain or cookie level, this remains in place for all tracking tags implemented with Lucky Orange. The legal basis for this processing is our legitimate interest and your consent.<\/p>\n<p><b>Opting Out<\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google Analytics<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can disable tracking by Google Analytics with future effect by downloading and installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on for your current web browser following this link <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/tools.google.com\/dlpage\/gaoptout?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">http:\/\/tools.google.com\/dlpage\/gaoptout?hl=en<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google Ads, Google Ads Remarketing, Google Conversion Tracking<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you have a Google account, you can object to personalized advertising at the following link: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/settings\/ads\/onweb\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.google.com\/settings\/ads\/onweb\/<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">General<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you do not wish to participate in our advertising personalization or retargeting\/tracking you can object to <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">behavioral advertising at the following websites: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youronlinechoices.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your Online Choices<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/youradchoices.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Digital Advertising Alliance of Canada<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/optout.networkadvertising.org\/?c=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Network Advertising Initiative<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/youradchoices.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AdChoices<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and the\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youronlinechoices.eu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance (Europe only)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Facebook\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you do not wish to participate in usage-based advertising through Facebook you can object here: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/settings?tab=ads\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/settings?tab=ads<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Instagram\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you do not wish to participate in usage-based advertising through Instagram you can change your ad settings by following these instructions:<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/help.instagram.com\/911879456838933\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/help.instagram.com\/911879456838933<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>How can I delete or block cookies?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since cookies are not stored on our system, but locally on your computer\/phone\/tablet, we cannot retrieve or delete cookies. However, you can delete existing cookies and disable the use of cookies in general using the following instructions <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/chrome\/answer\/95647?hl=en-GB&amp;co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google Chrome<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/support.mozilla.org\/en-US\/kb\/clear-cookies-and-site-data-firefox\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mozilla Firefox<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/windows\/delete-and-manage-cookies-168dab11-0753-043d-7c16-ede5947fc64d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Microsoft Edge<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.opera.com\/use-cases\/clean-browser-and-remove-trackers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Opera<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/support.apple.com\/en-gb\/HT201265\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Safari<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Links to other websites<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Please note that when you use a link from our website to a third-party website, such third-party websites may also set new cookies that are not subject to this policy. In such cases, we recommend that you refer to the cookie policy on the relevant third-party website itself.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Validity and questions<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This Cookie Policy was last updated on Tuesday, 19th of September, 2023, and is the current and valid version. However, we want to point out that from time to time due to actual or legal changes a revision to this policy may be necessary.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you have any questions about this policy or our data protection practices, please contact us using raphael@usemerge.com, call +44(0)15206317487 or write to us at the above address.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><script id=\"CookieDeclaration\" src=\"https:\/\/consent.cookiebot.com\/ae1c42a5-960b-4f89-a537-45a0e34f722e\/cd.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\" async><\/script><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>",
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