Our interest in optimizing our website is in the course of such to be regarded as legitimate within the meaning of the aforementioned regulatory provision.</p> 3.3 Google Analytics <p>For the purpose of the needs-based configuration and ongoing optimization of our websites, we use – upon the basis of article 6(1)(f) GDPR – Google Analytics, a web analysis service of Google, Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses so-called “cookies,” text files that are stored on your computer and facilitate an analysis of your use of the website.