Data protection
For a complete version of our legal notices and company details please refer to „Impressum“ and „Datenschutz“ (in German language)
The operators of this website take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We handle your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy.
The use of our website is usually possible without having to provide personal information. If personal data is collected on our site (e.g. name, address or e-mail addresses), then this will always be on a voluntary basis. This data will not be disclosed to third parties without your express consent.
Please note that the transfer of data over the Internet (e.g. communication by e-mail) may have security vulnerabilities. It is not possible to protect such data completely from access by third parties.
Cookies
Some of our web pages use cookies. These do not cause any damage to your computer and do not contain viruses. Cookies are used to make our website more user-friendly, effective and secure. They are small text files which your Internet browser saves on your computer.
Most of the cookies we use are “session” cookies, which are deleted automatically once you leave the website. Other types of cookies will remain saved on your device until you delete them yourself. These cookies allow us to recognise your browser the next time you visit.
You can set your browser so that it notifies you when cookies are saved and so you can allow cookies on a case-by-case basis. You can also set it to refuse all cookies, accept them only in specific cases, or delete them automatically when closing the browser. If you choose to disable cookies, the functionality of this website may be impaired.
Server log files
The website provider automatically collects and saves information that your browser sends to us in server log files. This information includes:
- browser type and version
- operating system used
- referrer URL
- host name of the accessing computer
- time of the server request
This data cannot be traced to individual persons, and it will not be merged with any other sources of data. We reserve the right to check through this data at a later date if specific indications of illegal use are brought to our attention.
Contact form
If you send us requests using the contact form, we will save your information from the form, including any contact details you have provided, for the purposes of processing the request and in case of follow-up queries. We will not share any of this information without your consent.
Privacy policy concerning the use of Google Analytics
This website uses features of the web analysis service Google Analytics, provided by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.
Google Analytics uses cookies, which are text files placed on your computer to help analyse how you use the website. The information about your use of this website collected by the cookie is normally transmitted to and saved on one of Google’s servers in the USA.
More information on how user data is handled by Google Analytics can be found in Google’s privacy policy: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en-gb
Browser add-on
You can prevent cookies from being saved by using the appropriate settings in your browser software. However, be advised that you may not be able to make full use of all of this website’s functions in such cases. You can also prevent website usage data generated by cookies (including your IP address) from being collected and processed by Google by downloading and installing the add-on through the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en-gb
Data collection opt-out
You can prevent Google Analytics from collecting your data by clicking the following link. This saves an opt-out cookie to your computer which will prevent your data from being collected when visiting this website in the future: Deactivate Google Analytics
Privacy policy concerning the use of Facebook plugins (“Like” button)
Our website integrates plugins from the social network Facebook, provided by Facebook Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA. The Facebook plugins are recognisable from the Facebook logo and the “Like” button on our website. An overview of Facebook plugins can be found here: http://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/.
When you visit our website, the plugin will establish a direct connection between your browser and the Facebook server. This will notify Facebook that you have visited our website with your IP address. When you click the Facebook “Like” button while you are logged into your Facebook account, you can link to the content of our website on your Facebook profile. This allows Facebook to associate the visit to our website with your user account. Please note that we, as the provider of this website, do not have any knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or how this will be used by Facebook. For further information, please refer to Facebook’s privacy policy at http://en-gb.facebook.com/policy.php.
If you do not want Facebook to associate a visit to our website with your Facebook user account, please log out of your Facebook user account.
Privacy policy concerning the use of YouTube
Our website uses plugins from YouTube, a website operated by Google, provided by YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA. When you visit one of our web pages that includes a YouTube plugin, a connection will be established to YouTube servers. This will tell the YouTube server which of our web pages you have visited.
If you are logged into your YouTube account, you are allowing YouTube to associate your Internet usage directly with your personal profile. You can stop this by logging out of your YouTube account.
For further information on how user data is handled, please refer to the YouTube privacy policy at: https://www.google.de/intl/en/policies/privacy