Cookie Policy
Cookie Policy
for the machinery-market.eu platform
1. What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are stored on the user’s device by the browser when visiting a website. They enable the browser or our server to recognise the device on a subsequent visit and to retain certain information (e.g. a language setting or shopping basket contents).
In addition to traditional cookies, comparable technologies are used, such as local browser storage (“localStorage”/“sessionStorage”), pixels or tags. This Cookie Policy uses the term “cookies” uniformly for all such technologies.
2. Legal basis for the use of cookies
We use cookies that are strictly necessary for the technical provision of our website and its functions on the basis of Section 25(2)(2) of the German Telemedia Act (TDDG). No consent is required for this. We base the subsequent processing of the personal data collected in this way on Article 6(1)(b) or (f) of the GDPR.
For all other cookies (in particular functional, statistical and marketing cookies), we obtain your consent via our cookie banner prior to storage or reading, in accordance with Section 25(1) of the TDDDG in conjunction with Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR. You may withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future, without this affecting the lawfulness of the processing carried out up to that point.
3. Categories of cookies used
3.1 Technically necessary cookies
These cookies are necessary to provide basic functions of the platform, such as maintaining a login session, populating a wishlist, saving the language selection or recording the consent decision in the cookie banner. Without these cookies, the platform will not work or will only work to a limited extent.
3.2 Functional cookies
These cookies enable convenience features that go beyond the mere provision of the platform, such as saving recently viewed listings, recently used filters or a preferred list view.
3.3 Statistical/analytical cookies
Statistical cookies are used to measure reach and improve the platform. They help us understand which content and features are being used, where users drop off, and how performance is developing.
3.4 Marketing/third-party cookies
Marketing cookies are used to display interest-based content and adverts to users on the platform and on third-party sites, as well as to measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns.
4. Overview of cookies used
The following table provides an overview of the most important cookies that may be used on machinery-market.eu. You can view the specific active cookies at any time via the cookie banner and adjust your settings.
| Name | Category | Purpose | Duration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| sid_customer | Necessary | Identification of the user session (session cookie) | Session duration | First-party |
| cart_products / cart_data | Required | Storage of shopping basket or wishlist contents | Up to 30 days | First-party |
| settings_language | Necessary | Saves the selected platform language | Up to 1 year | First-party |
| settings_currency | Required | Saves the selected currency | Up to 1 year | First-party |
| cookie_consent | Required | Saves the cookie consent decision made | 6 to 12 months | First-party |
| XSRF-TOKEN / csrf_token | Necessary | Protection against cross-site request forgery attacks | Session duration | First-party |
| last_viewed_products | Functional | Stores recently viewed listings / products | Up to 90 days | First-party |
| filter_state | Functional | Saves most recently used search and filter states | Up to 30 days | First-party |
5. How to manage your cookie settings
5.1 Via our cookie banner
When you first visit the platform, a cookie banner will appear, allowing you to specifically accept or reject individual cookie categories (excluding technically necessary cookies). You can access and change your selection at any time via the relevant link in the platform’s footer (e.g. ‘Cookie settings’).
5.2 Via your browser
You can disable the storage of cookies in your browser at any time, delete existing cookies or enable a warning before cookies are set. The following links take you to the help pages of common browsers:
- Google Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647
- Mozilla Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/de/kb/cookies-erlauben-und-ablehnen
- Apple Safari: https://support.apple.com/de-de/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac
- Microsoft Edge: https://support.microsoft.com/de-de/microsoft-edge/
Please note that once cookies have been completely disabled, it may no longer be possible to use all the platform’s features to their full extent.
6. Third-party providers and transfers to third countries
Some of the cookies used on the platform are provided by third parties. If these third parties are based outside the European Union or the European Economic Area, your data may be transferred to a third country. In such cases, the transfer will only take place if an adequacy decision has been issued by the European Commission, appropriate safeguards (in particular standard contractual clauses pursuant to Article 46 of the GDPR) have been implemented, or another legal basis under Article 49 of the GDPR applies. Details regarding the specific third-party providers, their registered offices and the respective legal bases for data transfer can be found in our privacy policy.
7. Retention period and deletion
The individual storage periods for the cookies used can be found in the table in section 4 and in the information provided in the cookie banner. Once the storage period has expired or if you withdraw your consent, the relevant cookies will be automatically deleted by the browser or will no longer be processed.
8. Further information
Detailed information on the processing of your personal data – in particular regarding data controllers, legal bases, recipients, storage periods and your rights as a data subject – can be found in our Privacy Policy, which is also available at machinery-market.eu.
Date: 24 May 2026
Elfsight Reviews Widget
We use the review widget from Elfsight Limited (Cyprus) on our website. This widget sets its own cookies and similar technologies (local storage, session storage) to provide the functionality.
| Name | Purpose | Retention period |
|---|---|---|
| elfsight_* | Widget configuration + loading performance | Session / Local storage (until browser cache is cleared) |
| __cf_bm | Bot protection, security check | 30 minutes |
Details regarding data processing by Elfsight can be found in Elfsight’s privacy policy and in our own privacy policy under the section ‘Review Widget (Elfsight Reviews)’.