Data protection
The responsible entity decides alone or together with others about the purposes and means of processing personal data (e.g. names, contact details, etc.).
Withdrawal of your consent to data processing
Certain data processing operations are only possible with your explicit consent. You may revoke your previously given consent at any time. A simple informal notification by email is sufficient for the revocation. The lawfulness of the data processing carried out prior to the revocation remains unaffected.
Right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority
In the event of a violation of data protection regulations, you as the affected party have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority. The competent supervisory authority for data protection issues is the state data protection officer of the federal state in which our company is headquartered. The following link provides a list of data protection officers and their contact details: https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Infothek/Anschriften_Links/anschriften_links-node.html
Right to data portability
You have the right to have data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in fulfillment of a contract delivered to you or to third parties. The data will be provided in a machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will only be done insofar as it is technically feasible.
Right of access, rectification, blocking, deletion
Within the framework of the applicable legal provisions, you have the right at any time to obtain free information about your stored personal data, its origin, recipients, and the purpose of data processing, and, if applicable, a right to correction, blocking, or deletion of this data. For this purpose and for further questions regarding personal data, you can contact us at any time via the contact details provided in the legal notice.
SSL or TLS encryption
For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content that you send to us as the site operator, our website uses SSL or TLS encryption. This means that data you transmit via this website cannot be read by third parties. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the “https://” address line in your browser and by the lock symbol in the browser bar.
Contact form
Data transmitted via the contact form, including your contact details, is stored in order to process your request or to be available for follow-up questions. This data will not be shared without your consent.
The processing of the data entered into the contact form takes place exclusively on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR). You may revoke your consent at any time. A simple informal email notification is sufficient for the revocation. The lawfulness of the data processing carried out until the revocation remains unaffected.
Data transmitted via the contact form will remain with us until you request deletion, revoke your consent to storage, or there is no longer any need for data storage. Mandatory legal provisions, in particular retention periods, remain unaffected.
Newsletter data
To send our newsletter we require your email address. Verification of the provided email address is necessary and you must consent to receiving the newsletter. Additional data is not collected or is voluntary. The data will be used exclusively for sending the newsletter.
The data provided during newsletter registration is processed solely on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR). You may revoke your consent at any time. A simple informal email notification is sufficient for the revocation or you can unsubscribe via the "unsubscribe" link in the newsletter. The lawfulness of the data processing already carried out remains unaffected by the revocation.
Data entered for the purpose of setting up the subscription will be deleted if you unsubscribe. Data we have stored for other purposes remains unaffected.
YouTube
Our website uses plugins from YouTube for the integration and display of video content. The provider of the video portal is YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA.
When you access a page with an integrated YouTube plugin, a connection to YouTube servers is established. YouTube is informed of which of our pages you have visited.
If you are logged into your YouTube account, YouTube can directly associate your browsing behavior with your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out beforehand.
The use of YouTube is in the interest of an attractive presentation of our online offerings. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.
Details on how user data is handled can be found in YouTube’s privacy policy: https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy
Cookies
Our website uses cookies. These are small text files that your web browser stores on your device. Cookies help us make our website more user-friendly, efficient, and secure.
Some cookies are “session cookies.” They are automatically deleted at the end of your browser session. Other cookies remain on your device until you delete them. Such cookies help us recognize you when you return to our website.
With a modern web browser, you can monitor, restrict, or disable the setting of cookies. Many web browsers can be configured to automatically delete cookies when the program is closed. Disabling cookies may limit the functionality of our website.
The setting of cookies necessary for electronic communication processes or the provision of certain functions desired by you (e.g. shopping cart) is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. As the operator of this website, we have a legitimate interest in storing cookies to ensure the technically error-free and smooth provision of our services. If other cookies are set (e.g. for analysis functions), these will be addressed separately in this privacy policy.
Google Analytics
Our website uses features of the web analytics service Google Analytics. The provider of this service is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.
Google Analytics uses “cookies.” These are small text files that your web browser stores on your device and that enable an analysis of website usage. Information generated by cookies about your use of our website is transmitted to and stored on a Google server. The server location is usually the USA.
The setting of Google Analytics cookies is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. As the operator of this website, we have a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior in order to optimize both our website and advertising.
IP anonymization
We use Google Analytics in conjunction with IP anonymization. This ensures that Google shortens your IP address within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area before transmission to the USA. In exceptional cases, Google may transmit the full IP address to a server in the USA and shorten it there. On our behalf, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to generate reports on website activity, and to provide us with other services related to website and internet usage. The IP address transmitted by Google Analytics will not be merged with other data from Google.
Browser plugin
You can prevent cookies from being stored by adjusting your browser software settings accordingly. However, some features of our website may then be restricted. You can also prevent the collection of data related to your website use, including your IP address, and its subsequent processing by Google. This is possible by downloading and installing the browser plugin available via the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de
Objection to data collection
You can prevent the collection of your data by Google Analytics by clicking the following link. An opt-out cookie will be set that prevents the collection of your data during future visits to our website: Disable Google Analytics.
For more details on how Google Analytics handles user data, see Google’s privacy policy: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=de
Data processing agreement
To fully comply with legal data protection requirements, we have entered into a data processing agreement with Google.
Demographic features in Google Analytics
Our website uses the “demographic features” function of Google Analytics. Reports can thus be created containing statements on age, gender, and interests of site visitors. These data come from interest-based advertising by Google and visitor data from third-party providers. It is not possible to assign the data to a specific person. You can deactivate this function at any time via the ad settings in your Google account or generally prohibit the collection of your data by Google Analytics as explained in the section “Objection to data collection.”
Google AdSense
Our website uses Google AdSense. The provider is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.
Google AdSense is used for embedding ads and uses cookies. Cookies are small text files that your web browser stores on your device to analyze website usage. Google AdSense also uses web beacons. Web beacons are invisible graphics that enable the analysis of visitor traffic on our website.
Information generated by cookies and web beacons is transmitted to Google servers and stored there. Server locations are the USA. Google may share this information with contractual partners. However, your IP address will not be merged with other Google data.
The storage of AdSense cookies is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. As the operator of this website, we have a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior to optimize both our website and advertising.
With a modern web browser, you can monitor, restrict, or disable the setting of cookies. Disabling cookies may limit the functionality of our website. By using our website, you consent to the processing of data collected about you by Google in the manner and for the purpose described above.
Google AdWords and Google Conversion Tracking
Our website uses Google AdWords. The provider is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, United States.
AdWords is an online advertising program. As part of the online advertising program, we work with conversion tracking. After clicking on an ad placed by Google, a conversion tracking cookie is set. Cookies are small text files that your web browser stores on your device. Google AdWords cookies expire after 30 days and are not used for personal identification of users. Google and we can recognize that you clicked on an ad and were redirected to our website.
Each Google AdWords customer receives a different cookie. The cookies cannot be tracked across websites of AdWords customers. Conversion cookies are used to create conversion statistics for AdWords customers who use conversion tracking. AdWords customers learn how many users clicked on their ad and were redirected to pages with a conversion tracking tag. However, AdWords customers do not receive information that personally identifies users. If you do not wish to participate in tracking, you can object. The conversion cookie must then be deactivated in the user settings of your browser. This prevents inclusion in conversion tracking statistics.
The storage of “conversion cookies” is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. As the operator of this website, we have a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior to optimize both our website and advertising.
Details on Google AdWords and Google Conversion Tracking can be found in Google’s privacy policy: https://www.google.de/policies/privacy/
With a modern web browser, you can monitor, restrict, or disable the setting of cookies. Disabling cookies may limit the functionality of our website.