Privacy policy

As operators of this site, we take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with data protection laws as well as with this privacy policy.

The use of this website is for the most part possible without providing personal information. Personal data (e.g. names, addresses or e-mail addresses) will only be collected on a voluntary basis as far as is possible. These data will not be sent to third parties without your express consent.

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

Server-Log-Files

The provider of this site automatically collects and saves information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These are:

• Browsing type / version
• Operating system
• Referrer URL
• Hostname of the accessing computer
• Time of server request

These data cannot be attributed to specific individuals and are not merged with other data sources. We reserve the right to check these data at a later date, if we are aware of any concrete indications for unlawful use.

Contact Form

If you send us contact requests through the contact form, your data, including the contact details you provided, will be saved with us for the purpose of processing the request and in the case of follow-up questions. These data will not be given out without your consent.

Privacy Statement for the Use of Google Analytics

This website uses features of the web analytics service, Google Analytics. The provider is Google Inc. 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043. Google Analytics uses “Cookies”. These are text files that are stored on your computer and enable analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transferred to a server at Google in the US and stored there.

In the case of activation of IP anonymization, on this website your IP address will be truncated by Google within member states of the European Union or other parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the US and shortened there. On behalf of the operators of this site, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, compile reports on website activity and provide other services related to website and internet use to the website operator. The IP address that is sent as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data.

You can refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser software; however, we point out that in this case you may not be able to use all of the features of this website to their full extent. You can also prevent the data generated by the cookie and relating to your usage of the website (including your IP address) from going to Google or the processing of these data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de 

Privacy Statement for the Use of Facebook Plugins (“Like” Button)

This site has integrated plugins from the social network Facebook, provider Facebook Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA. You can recognize the Facebook plugins by the Facebook logo or the “Like” button on our site. You can find an overview of Facebook plugins here: http://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/.

If you visit our site, the plugin establishes a direct connection between your browser and the Facebook server. Facebook receives the information that you have visited our site with your IP address. If you click on the Facebook “Like” button while you are logged in to your Facebook account, you can link the contents of our page to your Facebook page. This allows Facebook to assign your visit to our site to your account. We would point out that we, as the providers of the site, have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data and its use by Facebook. For more information, please see the privacy policy of Facebook at http://www.de-de.facebook.com/policy.php.

If you do not wish Facebook to assign your visit to our site to your Facebook profile, please log out of your Facebook account.