Technical information
The following topics are important for the smooth functioning of the web site:
Acrobat Reader
Browser
Cookies
General information about
cookies
Java
FTP
To view all the downloadable documents and the crash test documentation (PDF format) you will need Acrobat Reader.
For security reason, you must have Microsoft Internet Explorer ab Version 5.0 to be able to use the offering of crashtest-service.com.
Check the time and date settings of your computer. If your time or date settings are in the future, you may receive an error message. Set the time or date to the valid time or valid date.
Please follow the instructions below to adjust your browser settings, so that your browser accepts cookies. When you have changed your settings, please return to crashtest-service.com. Try logging in again.
If you are using Internet Explorer 6.0
1. Choose Tools, then
2. Internet Options.
3. Then click on the Database tab.
4. The default setting is "Medium" which enables cookies to
be accepted. Simply move the "lever" up and down or click on
"Default Level" to change the browser to this setting.
If you are using Internet Explorer 5.0
1. Choose Tools, then
2. Internet Options.
3. Then click on the Security tab.
4. The default setting is "Medium" which enables cookies to
be accepted. Simply move the "lever" up and down or click on
"Default Level" to change the browser to this setting.
General information about cookies
What are "cookies"?
The pages that you have just visited use cookies. We would like to explain briefly how and why cookies work. What are they useful for? Do they present a security risk?
Cookies are necessary to design interactive web sites. Since many users
can browse a web site simultaneously, the server will only notice which
user is at which point at any given time with the help of cookies. This
enables the server to ensure that each user receives the information that
he or she has requested.
Cookies are small pieces of data (usually 255 characters) which a web server transmits to your Internet browser (e.g. Microsoft Internet Explorer) where they are saved as cookies. When you visit this site again at a later time, only the cookie that was transmitted to you by the web server will be retransmitted.
What are cookies useful for?
A cookie is a simple way for web sites to administer user settings. For example, this might be certain information that you entered on our pages during a previous visit.
Cookies are also very useful for constantly enhancing our online offering. Cookies tell us which pages are popular and which aren't.
Can cookies read information from your hard disk?
No! A web server can only read cookies that it has generated itself - and the only information it will be given is information that it has stored itself at some time in the past.
Is it true that cookies are a security risk?
Cookies do not contain information that wasn't previously known to the web server. The only information that a web server can receive from a cookie is the fact that the user has visited this page previously! The web server can certainly not find out which other sites you also visit. It can only call up its own cookies.
Do cookies violate my privacy?
We don't think so. After all, your privacy is very important to us! Besides, the slightest danger of data espionage would mean that each "surfer" would deactivate cookies. There is a good reason why "Accept cookies" is activated after the installation of your web browser!
It is possible that your browser is configured in such a way that it does not accept JavaScript.
How to change the Internet Explorer settings:
In the "Tools" menu go to "Internet Options". A new
window opens where you can set the Internet options.
Click on the "Security" tab and there on the "Custom level" button. A new window opens where the security settings can be changed.
In this window change the "Active scripting" setting to "Enable". Close both windows and press the "OK" button. (The settings for "Java", "Paste operations" and "JavaApplets" are not relevant for the presentation of these pages.)
You will find information on how to download the tests via FTP at Help/Download tests.
If you have any questions or suggestions please send an e-mail to info@crashtest-service.com
Technical hotline: +49 (0) 25 06 30 31 97