Privacy Notice

protection of privacy

The operators of these pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this data protection declaration.

The use of our website is generally possible without providing personal data. Insofar as personal data (e. g. name, address or e-mail addresses) are collected on our pages, this is always done, as far as possible, on a voluntary basis. These data will not be passed on to third parties without your express consent.

We would like to point out that data transmission on the Internet (e. g. when communicating by e-mail) may have security gaps. A complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.

cookies

Some of the Internet pages use so-called cookies. Cookies do not damage your computer and contain no viruses. Cookies are used to make our website 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 at the end of your visit. Other cookies remain stored on your mobile device until you delete them. These cookies enable us to recognize your browser the next time you visit our website.

You can set your browser in such a way that you are informed about the setting of cookies and allow cookies only in individual cases, you can exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or generally and you can activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. When cookies are disabled, 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 and browser version
    operating system used
    Referrer URL
    Host name of the accessing computer
    Time of the server request

These data cannot be assigned to specific persons. This data is not combined with other data sources. We reserve the right to check this data at a later date if we become aware of specific indications of illegal use.

contact form

If you send us enquiries by means of the contact form, your data from the enquiry form, including the contact details you provide there, will be saved for the purpose of processing the enquiry and in case of follow-up questions. We do not pass on these data without your consent.

newsletter data

If you wish to subscribe to the newsletter offered on the website, we need your e-mail address and information that will allow us to verify that you are the owner of the e-mail address provided and that you agree to receive the newsletter. No further data is collected. We use these data exclusively for sending the requested information and do not pass them on to third parties.

You can revoke your consent to the storage of data, the e-mail address and its use for sending the newsletter at any time, e. g. via the "unsubscribe"link in the newsletter.

Google Analytics

This website uses functions of the web analytics service Google Analytics. 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 allow an analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there.

browser plugin

You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. You can also prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the cookie and relating to your use of the website (including your IP address) and from processing 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

Opposition to data collection

You can prevent Google Analytics from collecting your information by clicking on the link below. An opt-out cookie is set that prevents your data from being collected when you visit this website in the future: Disable Google Analytics

For more information on how we handle user data at Google Analytics, please see the Google Privacy Policy: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en

Matomo formerly Piwik

This website uses the open source web analysis service Piwik. Piwik uses so-called "cookies". These are text files that are stored on your computer and allow an analysis of your use of the website. For this purpose, the information generated by the cookie about the use of this website is stored on our server. The IP address is made anonymous before storage.

The information generated by the cookie about the use of this website will not be passed on to third parties. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website.

If you do not agree with the storage and use of your data, you can deactivate the storage and use here. In this case, an opt-out cookie is stored in your browser to prevent Piwik from storing usage data. If you delete your cookies, the Piwik Opt-Out cookie will also be deleted. The opt-out must be reactivated when you return to our site.

Comment function on this website

For the comment function on this page, in addition to your comment, information about the time of the creation of the comment, your e-mail address and, if you do not post anonymously, your chosen user name will be saved.

Storage of the IP address

Our comment function stores the IP addresses of users who write comments. Since we do not check comments on our site before they are published, we need this data to be able to take action against the author in case of violations of the law such as insults or propaganda.

SSL encryption

This site uses SSL encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as requests you send to us as the site operator. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from "http://" to "https://" and the lock symbol in your browser line.

If SSL encryption is enabled, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

Right to information, deletion and blocking

You have the right at any time to free information about your stored personal data, their origin and recipient and the purpose of the data processing as well as a right to correction, blocking or deletion of these data. You can contact us at any time at the address given in the imprint for further questions on the subject of personal data.

Objection advertising e-mails

The use of contact data published within the scope of the imprint obligation to send unsolicited advertising and information material is hereby objected to. The operators of the pages expressly reserve the right to take legal action in case of unsolicited sending of advertising information, such as spam e-mails.