Privacy policy

The use of our website is possible at any time without providing personal data. However, if personal data (such as name, address or e-mail addresses) are collected – for example, by using our contact form, this is done on a voluntary basis by you. This data will not be passed on to third parties without your express consent.

We point out that data transmission over the Internet (eg when using the contact form or other communication channels) may have security gaps. A complete protection of data against access by third parties is unfortunately not possible.

Contact form

This website contains one or more contact forms. They are intended to enable you to communicate with us quickly and easily, e.g. in the event of questions, requests or suggestions. The data you enter there will be collected and stored by us for the purpose of contacting you and processing your inquiry. They will not be passed on to third parties without your express consent.

Privacy policy for the use of Facebook plugins (Like button).

Plugins of the social network Facebook (Facebook Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, California, 94025, USA) are integrated on our pages. You can recognize the Facebook plugins by the Facebook logo or the “Like button” (“Like”) on our page.
When you visit our site, a direct connection is established between your browser and the Facebook server via the plugin. As long as you are not logged into your Facebook account, Facebook cannot assign this use. If you are logged in, 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 on your Facebook profile. This allows Facebook to associate the visit to our pages with your user account. We would like to point out that we, as the provider of the pages, have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by Facebook. For more information, please refer to the privacy policy of facebook at http://de-de.facebook.com/policy.php.

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

Cookies

This website uses cookies. Cookies are small text files that websites place on your PC to collect information about your internet usage. They allow us to analyze the use of our website and improve our information offering accordingly. Most cookies are deleted again after your visit.

You can prevent the setting of cookies by using a suitable browser setting. If you wish to do so, however, you must set this separately in each browser you use. You can find out how to do this here:

for Mozilla Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/de/kb/cookies-erlauben-und-ablehnen
for Google Chrome: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/61416?hl=de
for Internet Explorer: http://windows.microsoft.com/de-de/internet-explorer/delete-manage-cookies#ie=ie-11

If you use a different browser, please check with the appropriate browser provider.

Privacy policy for the use of Google Analytics

We strive to constantly improve our website and provide you with content that is of interest to you. To improve our website, we use the “Google Analytics” analysis service provided by Google Inc (“Google”). Google Analytics uses so-called “cookies” (see section Cookies). 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. You can obtain detailed information about which data Google collects and how it is used here: https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/.

The data collected by Google is provided to us exclusively in anonymized form and is not directly attributable to any visitor. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data, neither by us nor by Google.

You can prevent the storage of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser software. You can also prevent Google from analyzing your website usage (including your IP address) and processing this data by downloading and installing the following plugin in any browser you use: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de. The installation instructions and which browsers support the plugin can also be found in this link.

Privacy policy for the use of Google+

Collection and sharing of information:
Using the Google +1 button, you can publish information worldwide. via the Google +1 button, you and other users receive personalized content from Google and its partners. Google stores both the information you +1 for a content and information about the page you were viewing when you clicked +1. Your +1s may be displayed as notices along with your profile name and photo in Google services, such as search results or your Google profile, or elsewhere on websites and ads on the Internet.
Google records information about your +1 activities in order to improve Google services for you and others. To use the Google +1 button, you need a globally visible, public Google profile, which 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 you used when sharing content through your Google Account. The identity of your Google profile may be displayed to users who know your email address or have other identifying information about you.

Use of Collected Information:
In addition to the uses explained above, the information you provide will be used in accordance with Google’s applicable privacy policy. Google may publish aggregate statistics about users’ +1 activities or share them with users and partners, such as publishers, advertisers or affiliated websites.

Information, correction, deletion of your data

You can request information about the data we have stored about you free of charge at any time and have the right to correct or delete it. Please note that, irrespective of this, we must retain certain data for a legally specified period of time due to statutory retention obligations, e.g. in the case of data relevant to accounting. We store this data until the legal obligation to retain it expires and then delete it.

Please address any inquiries in this matter in writing to a contact method of your choice (e-mail, letter, fax), which you will find in our imprint.

If you have any questions, comments or requests regarding our data protection, please do not hesitate to contact us at any time.