Privacy Policy

The operators of these pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy.

Our website can generally be used without providing personal data. Where personal data (such as name, address, or email address) is collected on our pages, this is, wherever possible, always done on a voluntary basis. This data will not be passed on to third parties without your express consent.

Please note that data transmission over the internet (e.g. when communicating by email) may be subject to security vulnerabilities. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.

Use of Google Analytics

This website uses functions of the Google Analytics web analytics service. The provider is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. Google Analytics uses so-called “cookies” – text files that are stored on your computer and that enable an analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there.

If IP anonymization is activated on this website, your IP address will nevertheless be shortened beforehand by Google within member states of the European Union or in other signatory states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity, and to provide the website operator with further services related to website and internet usage. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data.

You can prevent the storage of cookies through a corresponding setting in your browser software; however, we would like to point out that in this case you may not be able to use all functions of this website to their full extent. You can also prevent the collection of the data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) by Google, as well as the processing of this data by Google, by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en

Use of Google +1

Our pages use functions of Google +1. The provider is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.

Collection and sharing of information: Using the Google +1 button, you can publish information worldwide. Through the Google +1 button, you and other users receive personalized content from Google and our partners. Google stores both the information that you have given +1 to a piece of content and information about the page you viewed when clicking +1. Your +1s may be displayed as references together with your profile name and photo in Google services, such as in search results or in your Google profile, or elsewhere on websites and advertisements on the internet. Google records information about your +1 activities to improve Google services for you and others. To use the Google +1 button, you need a globally visible, public Google profile, which must contain at least the name chosen for the profile. This name is used across all Google services. In some cases, this name may also replace a different name that you used when sharing content via your Google account. The identity of your Google profile may be displayed to users who know your email address or have other identifying information about you.

Use of collected information: In addition to the purposes explained above, the information you provide will be used in accordance with the applicable Google privacy policy. Google may publish aggregated statistics about users' +1 activity, or share it with users and partners, such as publishers, advertisers, or affiliated websites.

Access, Deletion, Restriction

You have the right at any time to request information free of charge about your stored personal data, its origin and recipients, and the purpose of the data processing, as well as a right to rectification, restriction, or deletion of this data. For this and for any further questions regarding personal data, you may contact us at any time at the address given in the legal notice.

Cookies

These websites partly use so-called cookies. Cookies do not cause any damage to your computer and do not contain viruses. Cookies serve to make our offering more user-friendly, effective, and secure. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer and saved by your browser.

Most of the cookies we use are so-called “session cookies”. They are automatically deleted at the end of your visit. Other cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them. These cookies allow us to recognize your browser on your next visit.

You can set your browser to inform you about the setting of cookies and to allow cookies only in individual cases, to exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general, and to activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. If cookies are deactivated, the functionality of this website may be limited.

Contact Form

If you send us inquiries via the contact form, the details you provide in the inquiry form, including the contact details you provide there, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the inquiry and in case of follow-up questions. We will not pass on this data without your consent.

Objection to Promotional Emails

We hereby object to the use of contact data published as part of the legal notice (Impressum) obligation for the purpose of sending unsolicited advertising and informational materials. The operators of these pages expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of unsolicited advertising, such as through spam emails.