Data policy

Data Protection

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.

The use of our website is generally possible without providing personal data. As far as personal data (such as name, address, or email addresses) is collected on our pages, this is done, as far as possible, on a voluntary basis. This data will not be disclosed to third parties without your explicit consent.

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

Privacy Policy for the Use of 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. An overview of the Facebook plugins can be found here: http://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/.

When you visit our pages, a direct connection is established between your browser and the Facebook server through the plugin. Facebook thereby receives the information that you have visited our site with your IP address. If you click on the Facebook “Like” button while you are logged into your Facebook account, you can link the contents of our pages to your Facebook profile. This allows Facebook to associate your visit to our pages with your user account. We point out that we, as the provider of the pages, receive no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by Facebook. Further information can be found in Facebook’s privacy policy at http://de-de.facebook.com/policy.php.

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

Privacy Policy for the Use of 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 so-called “cookies.” These are text files that are stored on your computer and that allow an analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there.

In the case of activation of IP anonymization on this website, your IP address will be shortened by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area beforehand. 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 activities, and to provide further services related to website usage and internet usage to the website operator. 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 by setting your browser software accordingly; however, we 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 data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) to Google and 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

Privacy Policy for the Use of Google +1

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

Collection and sharing of information: Using the Google +1 button allows you to publish information worldwide. Via 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 for content and information about the page you were viewing when you clicked +1. Your +1 may be displayed as hints along with your profile name and photo in Google services, such as in search results or in your Google profile, or in other places on websites and ads 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 that must contain at least the name chosen for the profile. This name is used in all Google services. In some cases, this name may also replace another name that you used when sharing content through your Google Account. The identity of your Google profile may be shown to users who know your email address or have other identifying information about you.

Use of the collected information: In addition to the purposes explained above, the information you provide is used in accordance with the applicable Google privacy policy. Google may publish aggregate statistics about users’ +1 activities or share these with users and partners, such as publishers, advertisers, or affiliated websites.

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

Privacy Policy for the Use of Pinterest

On our site, we use social plugins from the social network Pinterest, operated by Pinterest Inc., 635 High Street, Palo Alto, CA, 94301, USA (“Pinterest”). When you access a page that contains such a plugin, your browser establishes a direct connection to Pinterest’s servers. The plugin transmits log data to Pinterest’s server in the USA. This log data may include your IP address, the address of the websites visited that also contain Pinterest features, the type and settings of the browser, the date and time of the request, your use of Pinterest, and cookies.

Further information on the purpose, scope, and further processing and use of data by Pinterest, as well as your related rights and options to protect your privacy, can be found in Pinterest’s privacy notices: https://about.pinterest.com/en/privacy-policy

Objection to Advertising Emails

The use of contact data published within the framework of the imprint obligation for the transmission of unsolicited advertising and information material is hereby rejected. 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 through spam emails.

Information, Deletion, Blocking

You have the right to free information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipients, and the purpose of data processing, as well as a right to correct, block, or delete this data. For this purpose and for further questions about personal data, you can contact us at any time at the address provided in the imprint.

Cookies

The Internet pages partly use so-called 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 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 after 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 so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and allow cookies only in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or generally, and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. When deactivating cookies, the functionality of this website may be limited.

Server Log Files

The provider of the pages automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These are:

• Browser type/browser version
• Operating system used
• Referrer URL
• Hostname of the accessing computer
• Time of the server request

This data cannot be assigned to specific persons. A consolidation of this data with other data sources is not carried out. We reserve the right to check this data retrospectively if we become aware of specific indications of illegal use.

Contact Form

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