Data protection
The operators of this website take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal information confidentially and in accordance with legal data protection regulations and this privacy policy. Use of this website is generally possible without providing any personal data. If personal data is collected on our site (such as name, address or email address), this is, as far as possible, always done so on a voluntary basis. This data is not given to a third party without your explicit consent. We would like to point out that the transmission of data on the internet (e.g. when communicating via email) can present security vulnerabilities. Completely protecting data from being accessed by a third party is not possible.
Cookies
Our website sometimes uses so-called cookies. Cookies do not harm your computer and do not contain viruses. We use cookies to make our site more user friendly, effective and safe. Cookies are simple text files which are stored on your computer and saved by your browser. The majority of the cookies that we use are so-called "session cookies". They are automatically deleted when you leave our website. Other cookies remain on your computing device until you delete them. These cookies make it possible for us to recognise your browser when you visit our site again. You can set your browser so that it informs you about the use of cookies, to only allow cookies on a case-by-case basis, to allow the acceptance of cookies in certain cases, to rule them out completely or to automatically delete cookies when you close your browser. Deactivating cookies can limit the functionality of this website.
Server-Log-Files
The site provider automatically records and stores information in so-called server log files which your browser automatically transmits to us. This includes: Browser type/ browser version Operating system used Referrer URL Host name of the computer used for access Time of server inquiry This data is not assignable to specific persons. This data is not compiled with other data sources. We reserve the right to subsequently examine this data if concrete indications of unlawful use become known.
Contact form
If you send us inquiries using our contact form, we save your information from the inquiry form, including the contact data which you have entered in the form in order to answer the inquiry and possible follow-up questions. We do not give this data to a third party without your consent.
Privacy policy for the use of Google Analytics
This website uses the functions offered by 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 which are saved on your computer and make it possible to analyse how you use the website. The information generated by a cookie about your use of this website is generally transmitted to a Google server in the USA where the information is also saved. In cases in which IP anonymisation has been activated on this website, your IP address will first be shortened within the member states of the European Union or in other contracting states to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. It is only in exceptional cases that the complete IP address is first transmitted to the Google server in the USA where it is then shortened. On behalf of the operators of this website, Google uses this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports about website activities and to perform further services for the website operators regarding website use and internet use. The IP address which is transmitted from your browser for Google Analytics will not be combined with other data from Google. You can prevent the saving of cookies by setting your browser software accordingly; however, we would like to point out that this may result in not being able to completely use all of the functions offered by this website. Furthermore, you can prevent the acquisition of the data generated by the cookie and the data regarding your use of the website (including your IP address) by Google and the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available at the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en-GB
Privacy Policy for the use of etracker
Our website uses etracker analytic services. The provider is etracker GmbH, Erste Brunnenstraße 1 20459 Hamburg, Germany. This data can be used to create a usage profile under a pseudonym. This can be done by using cookies. Cookies are simple text files which are saved locally in your internet browser cache. Cookies make it possible to recognise your browser. The data collected with etracker technology is not used without the explicit consent of the person concerned to personally identify website visitors and is not combined with the personal data of the bearer of the pseudonym. You can at any time object to the collection and storage of data with future effect. To object to the collection and storage of your visitor data in the future, you can obtain an opt-out cookie from etracker using the following link, and this cookie makes sure that the visitor data from your browser will not be collected or stored in the future by etracker: http://www.etracker.de/privacy?sid=b42245836befc6ec2d1faa6c7ae13e49&id=privacy&et=V23Jbb&languageId=2 This sets an opt-out cookie from etracker by the name of "cntcookie". Please do not delete this cookie as long as you would like to maintain your opt-out status. Further information can be found in the privacy statement from etracker: http://www.etracker.com/en/datenschutz.html
Privacy statement for the use of Facebook plug-ins ("like" button)
Plug-ins from the social network Facebook, owner Facebook Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA, are integrated into our website. The Facebook plug-ins can be recognised based on the Facebook logo or the "like" button on our website. An overview of the Facebook plug-ins can be found here: http://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/. When you visit our website, the plug-in makes a direct connection between your browser and the Facebook server. Facebook then receives the information that you have visited our website with your IP address. When you click on the "like" button while you are logged into your Facebook account, you can link the content of our site to your Facebook profile. This allows Facebook to assign your visit to our site with your user account. We would like to point out as the operator of this website that we do not receive any information about the content of the transmitted data or its use by Facebook. Further information can found in the Facebook privacy policy at http://www.facebook.com/policy.php. If you would not like Facebook to be able to assign your visit to our site with your Facebook account, please logout from your Facebook account first.
Disclosure, deletion, blocking
You at all times have the right to receive information free of charge about your saved personal data, its origin and recipients as well as the purpose of the data processing as well as a right to correct, block or delete this data. To do so and to address further questions regarding the topic of personal data, you can at any time contact us using the address provided in the legal notice.
Rejection of promotional emails
Use of the contact data which must be published in the legal notice to send advertising which has not been expressly requested is herewith rejected. The operators of this site explicitly reserve the right to take legal action in cases of the unsolicited sending of advertising information, for example with spam emails.