Data protection

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

The use of our website is generally possible without providing personal data. Insofar as personal data (e.g., name, address, or email addresses) is collected on our website, this is always done on a voluntary basis where possible. This data will not be passed on to third parties without your explicit consent.

We would like to point out that data transmission over the Internet (e.g., when communicating via email) can have security vulnerabilities. Complete protection of the data against access by third parties is not possible.

Cookies

The websites sometimes use cookies. Cookies do not harm your computer and do not contain viruses. Cookies serve to make our offer more user-friendly, effective, and secure. Cookies are small text files stored on your computer by your browser.

Most of the cookies we use are "session cookies." They are automatically deleted after your visit. Other cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them. These cookies allow us to recognize your browser during your next visit.

You can configure your browser so that you are informed about the use of cookies, only allow cookies in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for specific cases or generally, and enable automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. If cookies are disabled, the functionality of this website may be limited.

Server log files

The provider of these pages automatically collects and stores information in server log files that your browser automatically transmits to us.

These are:

  • browser type and version
  • operating system used
  • referrer URL
  • hostname of the accessing computer
  • time of the server request

This data cannot be attributed to specific individuals. This data is not merged with other data sources. We reserve the right to check this data retrospectively if we become aware of concrete indications of illegal use.

Contact form

If you send us inquiries via the contact form, your details from the inquiry form, including the contact details you provide there, will be stored by us to process the inquiry and in case of follow-up questions. This data will not be passed on without your consent.

Newsletter data

If you would like to receive the newsletter offered on the website, we need your email address and information that allows us to verify that you are the owner of the provided email address and that you agree to receive the newsletter. No other data is collected. We use this data solely for sending the requested information and do not pass it on to third parties.

The consent to store the data, the email address, and its use for sending the newsletter can be revoked at any time, e.g., via the "unsubscribe" link in the newsletter.

Google Analytics

This website uses functions of the web analytics service Google Analytics. The provider is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.

Google Analytics uses "cookies," which are text files stored on your computer, to help analyze how you use the website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is generally transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there.

Browser plugin

You can prevent cookies from being stored by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser software; however, we would like to point out that doing so may prevent you from using all the features of this website to their full extent.

You can also prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) and from processing this data by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link:
https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en

Objection to data collection

You can prevent your data from being collected by Google Analytics by clicking the following link. An opt-out cookie will be set, which prevents the collection of your data on future visits to this site: Disable Google Analytics

For more information on how Google Analytics handles user data, see Google's privacy policy: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en

Demographic characteristics in Google Analytics

This website uses the "demographic characteristics" function of Google Analytics. This allows reports to be created that contain statements about the age, gender and interests of site visitors.

This data comes from interest-based advertising from Google and from visitor data from third-party providers. This data cannot be assigned to a specific person. You can deactivate this function at any time via the ad settings in your Google account or generally prohibit the collection of your data by Google Analytics as described in the section "Objection to data collection".

Facebook plugins ("Like" button)

Our pages integrate plugins from the social network Facebook, provider Facebook Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA. You can recognize the Facebook plugins by the Facebook logo or the "Like" button on our site.

You can find an overview of Facebook plugins here: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/

When you visit our pages, a direct connection is established between your browser and the Facebook server via the plugin. Facebook receives the information that you have visited our site with your IP address.

If you click the Facebook "Like" button while logged into your Facebook account, you can link the content of our pages to your Facebook profile. This allows Facebook to associate your visit to our pages with your user account. We would like to point out that, as the provider of these pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the data transmitted or how Facebook uses it.

For more information, see Facebook's privacy policy at: https://en-gb.facebook.com/policy.php.

If you do not want Facebook to associate your visit to our pages with your Facebook account, please log out of your Facebook account.

Twitter

Our pages include functions of the service Twitter. These features are provided by Twitter Inc., 1355 Market Street, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA.

By using Twitter and the "Re-Tweet" function, the websites you visit are linked to your Twitter account and shared with other users. Data is also transmitted to Twitter.

We would like to point out that, as the provider of the pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or how Twitter uses it. For more information, see Twitter's privacy policy at: https://twitter.com/privacy

You can change your privacy settings on Twitter in the account settings at: https://twitter.com/account/settings

Google+

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

Collection and sharing of information

Using the Google+ button allows you to publish information worldwide. Via the Google+ button, you and other users receive personalized content from Google and our partners.

Google stores both the information that you have given for a piece of content +1 and information about the page you viewed when you clicked +1. Your +1 may appear along with your profile name and photo in Google services, such as in search results or your Google profile, or elsewhere on websites and ads on the internet.

Google records information about your +1 activities to improve Google's services for you and others. To use the Google+ button, you need a publicly visible, worldwide Google profile that must at least contain the name chosen for the profile. This name is used in all Google services. In some cases, this name may replace another name you have used when sharing content via your Google account.

The identity of your Google profile can be shown to users who know your email address or have other identifying information about you.

Use of Collected Information

In addition to the purposes outlined above, the information you provide will be used according to Google's applicable data protection provisions.

Google may publish aggregated statistics about users' +1 activities or share them with users and partners, such as publishers, advertisers, or affiliated websites.

YouTube

Our website uses plugins from the YouTube site, operated by Google. The operator of the pages is YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA.

When you visit one of our pages equipped with a YouTube plugin, a connection to YouTube servers is established. The YouTube server is informed about which of our pages you visited.

If you are logged into your YouTube account, you enable YouTube to directly associate your browsing behavior with your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account.

Further information on handling user data can be found in YouTube's privacy policy at: https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy

Comment function on this website

For the comment function on this page, besides your comment, details about the time of the comment's creation, your email address, and, if you are not posting anonymously, your chosen username will be saved.

Storage of IP address

Our comment function stores the IP addresses of users who post comments. Since we do not check comments on our site before they are published, we need this data to take action against the author in case of legal violations such as insults or propaganda.

Subscribing to comments

As a user of the site, you can subscribe to comments after registering. You will receive a confirmation email to verify that you own the email address you provided. You can unsubscribe from this feature at any time via a link in the notification emails.

SSL encryption

This site uses SSL encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as requests you send to us as the site operator. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the browser's address line changing from "http://" to "https://" and by the lock symbol in your browser line.

If SSL encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

Objection to promotional emails

We hereby object to the use of contact data published in the context of the imprint obligation for sending unsolicited advertising and information material.

The operators of the pages expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of the unsolicited sending of advertising information, such as spam emails.