Cookies
Cookies used by this website
Use of cookies
Bosch cookies
Bosch uses cookies and active components (e.g. JavaScript) to track visitors’ preferences and customize the design of the websites.
Cookies are small text files stored on your computer when you visit our website. You can delete the cookies at any time. However, this can result in some functions no longer being available. For information on deleting the cookies, please consult your browser’s help function.
Bosch allows you to control the use of cookies. To do so, click the ‘Privacy settings’ link in the footer. There you can configure which cookies you want to use.
We categorize cookies as follows:
Necessary cookies (Stage 1)
These cookies are essential for our websites and their features to work properly, e.g. to remember cookie permission settings.
Convenience cookies (Stage 2)
These cookies enable us to improve the usability and performance of our websites, e.g. to remember selection of region and country.
Statistics cookies (Stage 3)
These cookies collect information about how you use our websites. As early as stage 1 (necessary) and stage 2 (convenience), anonymized access measurements are carried out using what are known as session cookies. In stage 3 (statistics), a cookie is stored on your computer for a maximum of 12 months.
Targeting cookies (Stage 4)
Currently we do not use targeting or targeting cookies.
Third-party cookies
Some Bosch websites incorporate content and services from other providers (e.g. YouTube, Facebook, Google, Twitter) who, in turn, may use cookies and active components. Bosch has no influence on the processing of personal data by these providers.
Please note that the option provided by Bosch to configure settings for cookies used has no effect on cookies and active components from other providers (e.g. YouTube, Facebook, Google, Twitter).
Please refer to the respective provider’s websites for information about the use of cookies and how your data is handled.
More information about how we use social plugins can be found in the section ‘Use of social plugins as part of social media’ of the data protection notice.
Cookies used by Bosch: stage 1 (necessary)
Name: privacy-accepted
Category: Necessary
Type: Permanent
This cookie will be stored for a maximum of 12 months or until you revoke your consent to the use of cookies.
Purpose:
Remembers your consent to the use of cookies for this website.
Name: privacy-settings
Category: Necessary
Type: Permanent
This cookie will be stored for 60 days max., or until you change your settings with regard to the use of cookies.
Purpose:
Remembers what cookies you have allowed for this website.
Stage 1: necessary cookies accepted
Stage 2: necessary and convenience cookies accepted
Stage 3: necessary, convenience, and statistics cookies accepted
Stage 4: necessary, convenience, statistics, and targeting cookies accepted
Name: bosch_survey24_*
Category: Necessary
Type: Permanent
This cookie is valid for a maximum of 12 months.
Purpose:
The cookie helps in the management of our visitor survey.
The insights gained enable us to further optimize our websites and tailor them even better to our visitors’ needs.
The visitor survey will be carried out by a third-party service provider contracted by us. The cookie will be set by the domain mafo1.myaudience.de.
The purpose of setting the cookie is not to compile user or movement profiles from visitors. The cookie does not collect any personal data.
Name: e_c_e
Category: Necessary
Type: Session
This cookie exists only during your visit of this website and will be automatically deleted when you close your browser or the browser window that contains this website.
Purpose:
The cookie contains information on your usage of this website, e.g. referrers, time, and page the visit was started. The information is sent anonymized to the statistics server (statse.webtrendslive.com) which is operated by Webtrends in the United States of America.
Cookies used by Bosch: stage 2 (convenience)
Name: geoservice
Category: convenience
Type: Permanent
This cookie will be stored for 10 days max. or until you change your cookie settings.
Purpose:
Remembers your selection of region and country.
Name: privacy-social
Category: Convenience
Type: Permanent
This cookie will be stored for 60 days max. or until you change your cookie settings.
Purpose:
Remembers your social media settings.
Cookies used by Bosch: stage 3 (statistics)
Name: acookie
Category: Statistics
Type: Session
Session cookies exist only during your visit of our website. The visit ends when the browser window or the browser is closed.
Purpose:
Anonymization of user data.
This cookie is set by the Bosch statistics server wts.bosch.com that is located in Germany.
Name: wt_fpc
Category: Statistics
Type: Session in case of stage 1 (necessary) or stage 2 (convenience).
Session cookies exist only during your visit of our website. The visit ends when the browser window or the browser is closed.
Permanent in case of stage 3 (statistics) or stage 4 (targeting).
The cookie is stored on your computer for a maximum of 12 months or until you change your cookie settings.
Purpose:
Anonymization of user data
Name: e_c_s
Category: Statistics
Type: Session
Session cookies exist only during your visit of our website. The visit ends when the browser window or the browser is closed.
Purpose:
This cookie contains information regarding your use of the website, e.g. referrer, first page visited. The information is sent anonymized to the statistics server (statse.webtrendslive.com) which is operated by Webtrends in the United States of America.
Name: e_c_l
Category: Statistics
Type: Permanent
The cookie will be saved for a maximum of 12 months or until you change your cookie settings.
Purpose:
The cookie contains information on your usage of this website. In the statistics setting, they will be saved to the cookie and updated during repeat visits. The information is sent anonymized to the statistics server (statse.webtrendslive.com) which is operated by Webtrends in the United States of America.