Privacy policy

Below we would like to inform you about our privacy policy. Here you will find information about the collection and use of personal data when using our website. We comply with the data protection law applicable in Germany. You can access this declaration at any time on our website.

We expressly point out that data transmission on the Internet (e.g. when communicating by e-mail) is subject to security vulnerabilities and cannot be completely protected against access by third parties.

The use of the contact details in our legal notice for commercial advertising is expressly prohibited unless we have given our prior written consent or a business relationship already exists. The provider and all persons named on this website hereby object to any commercial use and disclosure of their data.

Personal data

You can visit our website without providing any personal data. If personal data (such as name, address or e-mail address) is collected on our website, this is done on a voluntary basis as far as possible. This data will not be passed on to third parties without your express consent. If a contractual relationship between you and us is to be established, developed or amended, or if you send us an inquiry, we will collect and use your personal data insofar as this is necessary for these purposes (inventory data). We collect, process and use personal data insofar as this is necessary to enable you to use the website (usage data). All personal data is only stored for as long as is necessary for the stated purpose (processing your request or processing a contract). Retention periods under tax and commercial law are taken into account here. By order of the competent authorities, we may provide information about this data (inventory data) in individual cases, insofar as this is necessary for the purposes of criminal prosecution, to avert danger, to fulfill the legal tasks of the constitutional protection authorities or the Military Counter-Intelligence Service or to enforce intellectual property rights.

Privacy policy for the Facebook plugin (“Like”)

This website uses plugins from the provider Facebook.com, which are provided by the company Facebook Inc, 1601 S. California Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94304 in the USA. Users of our website on which the Facebook plugin (“Like” button) is installed are hereby informed that the plugin establishes a connection to Facebook, whereby a transmission is made to your browser so that the plugin appears on the website.

Furthermore, by using the plugin, data is forwarded to the Facebook servers, which contain information about your website visits to our homepage. For logged-in Facebook users, this means that the usage data is assigned to your personal Facebook account.

As soon as you actively use the Facebook plugin as a logged-in Facebook user (e.g. by clicking on the “Like” button or using the comment function), this data is transferred to your Facebook account and published. You can only avoid this by logging out of your Facebook account beforehand.

For further information regarding the use of data by Facebook, please refer to the data protection provisions on Facebook at http://de-de.facebook.com/policy.php.

Privacy policy for the web analysis service Google Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analysis service provided by Google Inc (“Google”). Google Analytics uses “cookies”, which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site. 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. We have activated IP anonymization. On this website, your IP address will therefore be shortened beforehand by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting 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 truncated there. Google will use this information on behalf of the operator of this website for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity and providing other services relating to website activity 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.

Privacy policy for the social network Google Plus

This website uses the so-called “G +1” button of the social network Google Plus, which is operated by Google Inc, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, United States (“Google”). The button can be recognized by the “G +1” symbol. If you are registered with Google Plus, you can use the “G +1” button to express your interest in our website and share content from our website on Google Plus. In this case, Google stores both the information that you have given a “G +1” for one of our contents and information about the page that you have viewed. Your “G +1” may be displayed together with your name (possibly also with a photo – if available) on Google Plus in other Google services, such as Google Search or your Google profile.

The purpose and scope of the data collection and the further processing and use of the data by Google as well as your rights in this regard and setting options to protect your privacy can be found in Google’s data protection information:

https://www.google.com/intl/de/policies/privacy/

Privacy policy for Google Maps from Google Inc.

This website uses the “Google Maps and Route Planner” function of Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatrve Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, United States (“Google”) to display and calculate geographical information and directions. Through Google Maps, data about your use of this website can be transmitted to Google, collected and used by Google. You can prevent such data transmission by deactivating “Javascript” in your browser. In this case, however, no maps can be displayed. By using this website and not deactivating “Javascript”, you declare your consent to the processing of your data by Google for the above purpose. For more information about how “Google Maps” and the route planner use your data and Google’s privacy policy, please visit: https://www.google.com/intl/de_de/help/terms_maps.html

Privacy policy for “Google AdWords Conversion Tracking” by Google Inc.

This website uses the “Google AdWords Conversion Tracking” function of Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, United States (“Google”). Google AdWords Conversion Tracking uses so-called “cookies”, text files that are stored on your computer and that enable an analysis of your use of the website when you click on a Google ad. The cookies are valid for a maximum of 90 days. No personal data is stored. As long as the cookie is valid, Google and we as website operators can recognize that you have clicked on an ad and reached a specific target page (e.g. order confirmation page, newsletter registration). These cookies cannot be tracked across multiple websites of different AdWords participants. The cookie is used to create conversion statistics in “Google AdWords”. These statistics record the number of users who have clicked on one of our ads. They also count how many users have reached a landing page that has been provided with a “conversion tag”. However, the statistics do not contain any data that can be used to identify you. You can prevent cookies from being saved on your hard disk by selecting “do not accept cookies” in your browser settings (in MS Internet Explorer under “Tools > Internet Options > Privacy > Settings”; in Firefox under “Tools > Settings > Privacy > Cookies”); however, we would like to point out that in this case you may not be able to use all of the functions of this website to their full extent. By using this website, you agree to the processing of the data collected about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above. Further information on how Google uses conversion data and Google’s privacy policy can be found at: https://support.google.com/adwords/answer/93148?ctx=tltp, http://www.google.de/policies/privacy/

Right to information

You have the right to inquire at any time, free of charge and without delay, about the personal data collected about you. You have the right to withdraw your consent to the use of your personal data at any time with effect for the future. To obtain information, please contact the provider using the contact details in the legal notice.

Source: www.impressum-recht.de