Privacy statement

Privacy Protection

The operators of these sites take the protection of personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data as confidential and in accordance with the data protection legislation and this Privacy statement.

The use of our website is usually possible without providing personal information. In case any personal data (such as name, address or email address) are collected on our pages, this is - as far as possible - on a voluntary basis. These data will not be disclosed to third parties without your explicit consent.

We point out that data transmission over the Internet (for example, when communicating via e-mail) can have security gaps. A complete protection of data against unauthorized access by third parties is impossible.

Privacy Statement for the Use of Google Analytics

This website uses functions of the web analytics service Google Analytics. Provider is Google Inc. 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043. Google Analytics uses so-called “cookies”. These are text files which are stored on your computer and enable 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.

In case of activation of the IP anonymization on this website your IP address will be truncated by Google within the Member States of the European Union or other parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases the full IP address will be transferred to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. On behalf of the operator of this website Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on the website activity and to provide the website operator with other services related with the website and internet use. The IP address transferred by your browser within the context of Google Analytics will not be merged with other data from Google.

You may refuse the use of cookies by adjusting your browser software; however, we point out that, in this case, you may eventually not be able to use all features of this website to their full extent. You can also prevent the transfer of the data generated by the cookie about your use of the website (incl. your IP address) to Google and the processing of these data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plugin available under the following link: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de

Information, Deletion or Blocking

You have always the right to obtain free information about your stored personal data, their origin and recipient and the purpose of the data processing as well as the right to correct, block or delete these data. For this purpose as well as for other questions relating to personal data you may contact us at any time at the address stated in the imprint.

Cookies

The websites make partly use of so-called cookies. Cookies do not harm your computer and do not contain viruses. Cookies are used to make our presentation more user-friendly, more effective and safer. Cookies are small text files which 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 after your visit. Other cookies remain on your terminal until you delete them. These cookies allow us to recognize your browser the next time you visit us.

You can set your browser such that you are informed about the setting of cookies and allow cookies in individual cases only, prevent the acceptance of cookies in specific cases or in general rule and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when you close the browser. Upon deactivation of cookies, the functionality of this site 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 transfers to us automatically. These are:

  • browser type / browser version
  • operating system used
  • referrer URL
  • host name of the accessing computer
  • time of server request

These data cannot be related to specific persons. A compilation of these data with other data sources is not carried out. We reserve the right to examine these data retrospectively in case that concrete evidence of unlawful use becomes known to us.

Contact form

If you send us requests via the contact form, your data of the request form including your contact information will be stored for the purpose of processing the request and for the case of follow-up questions. These data will not be disclosed without your consent.