Privacy Policy
We place great importance on protecting your data. To ensure you are fully informed about how we use your personal data, please review the following privacy notice.
Personal information
Personal data that you submit electronically via this website, such as your name, email address, mailing address, or other personal information, will be used by us only for the purpose specified in each case, stored securely, and not disclosed to third parties. The provider automatically collects and stores information on the web server, such as the browser used, operating system, referring page, IP address, time of access, etc. This data cannot be attributed to specific individuals without checking additional data sources, and we do not further analyze this data unless there is unlawful use of our website.
Form data and comments
When website visitors leave comments or submit forms, the data they enter and their IP addresses are stored. This is done for security purposes in case someone posts illegal content (insults, far-left or far-right propaganda, hate speech, etc.). In such cases, we need to know the author’s identity.
Transfer of data to third countries
Pursuant to Article 49(1)(a) of the GDPR, data may be transferred to third countries with the explicit consent of the website visitor. The following section therefore provides a more detailed explanation of the potential risks associated with data transfers to third countries, such as the United States. Our website uses various services provided by third-party providers based in the United States, such as Google, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and YouTube, some of which also process personal data. However, the European Court of Justice considers the United States to be a country with a level of data protection that is insufficient by EU standards. In particular, there is a risk that your data may be processed by U.S. authorities for control and surveillance purposes. Furthermore, EU citizens have no suitable legal remedies available to them in this regard. For this reason, we inform you of the risks involved when you first visit our website and ask for your explicit consent to the transfer of data to third countries. You can find your settings regarding this in the footer of the website under “Cookie Settings.” There, you can revoke your consent to the transfer of data to third countries at any time and also adjust your cookie settings for this website.
Cookies
Cookies are small files that allow this website to store specific, user-related information on the visitor’s computer while they are visiting our site. Cookies help us determine the frequency of use and the number of users of our website, as well as make our offerings convenient and efficient for you. We use session cookies, which are stored temporarily only for the duration of your visit to our website, as well as persistent cookies to record information about visitors who return to our website. The purpose of using these cookies is to provide optimal user guidance, recognize visitors, and present the most attractive website and interesting content possible during repeated visits. The content of a persistent cookie is limited to an identification number. Names, IP addresses, etc., are not stored. No individual profiling of your usage behavior takes place. You can use our services even without cookies. You can disable the storage of cookies in your browser, restrict it to specific websites, or configure your web browser (Chrome, IE, Firefox, etc.) to notify you as soon as a cookie is sent. You can also delete cookies from your PC’s hard drive at any time. Please note, however, that in this case you should expect a limited display of the page and restricted user guidance.
Privacy Policy for the Use of Google Analytics
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses “cookies,” which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is typically transmitted to and stored on a Google server in the United States. However, if IP anonymization is enabled on this website, your IP address will be truncated by Google within member states of the European Union or in other signatory states 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 United States and truncated 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 website activity, and to provide other services related to website and internet usage to the website operator. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data. You can prevent the storage of cookies by adjusting your browser settings accordingly; however, we would like to point out that in this case you may not be able to use all functions of this website to their full extent. You can also prevent the collection of data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) by Google, as well as the processing of this data by Google, by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link (https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de).
For more information on our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy, please visit https://www.google.com/analytics/terms/de.html or https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=de. Please note that Google Analytics on this website has been extended with the code “gat._anonymizeIp();” to ensure the anonymous collection of IP addresses (so-called IP masking).
Right to information
You have the right at any time to request information about the personal data we have stored about you, its source, the recipients, and the purpose of its storage.
Newsletter
On our website, we offer you the option to subscribe to our newsletter. Through the newsletter, we provide regular updates about our offers. To receive our newsletter, you need a valid email address. We will verify the email address you provide to ensure that you are indeed the owner of the specified email address or that the owner has authorized you to receive the newsletter. When you subscribe to our newsletter, we will store your IP address along with the date and time of your subscription. This serves as a safeguard on our part in the event that a third party misuses your email address and subscribes to our newsletter without your knowledge.
The data collected in this manner is used exclusively for the purpose of delivering our newsletter. It is not shared with third parties. The data collected in this manner is also not compared with data that may be collected by other components of our website. You can cancel your subscription to this newsletter at any time. Details on how to do so can be found in the confirmation email as well as in each individual newsletter.
Disclaimer
This disclaimer is to be considered part of the online publication from which this website was linked. Should any parts or individual provisions of this text not, no longer, or not fully comply with applicable law, the remaining parts of the document shall remain unaffected in terms of their content and validity.
Liability for the content of this website
The content of this website has been compiled with the utmost care. However, we do not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of the content. As a service provider, we are responsible for our own content on these pages in accordance with general laws. However, we are not obligated to monitor transmitted or stored third-party information or to investigate circumstances that indicate illegal activity. Obligations to remove or block the use of information under general laws remain unaffected by this. However, liability in this regard is only possible from the time we become aware of a specific legal violation. Upon becoming aware of such legal violations, we will remove this content immediately.
Liability for Links to Third-Party Websites
Our website contains links to external websites. We have no influence whatsoever over the content of these external websites. Therefore, we cannot assume any liability for this third-party content. The respective provider or operator of the linked pages is always responsible for their content. The linked pages were checked for potential legal violations at the time the links were created. No illegal content was apparent at the time the links were created. However, continuous monitoring of the content of the linked pages is not reasonable without concrete evidence of a legal violation. If we become aware of any legal violations, we will remove such links immediately.
Copyright
The operators of this website make every effort to respect the copyrights of others and to use only content they have created themselves or that is in the public domain. The content and works on this website created by the site operators are subject to copyright. Contributions by third parties are identified as such. The reproduction, editing, distribution, and any form of use beyond the scope of copyright law require the written consent of the respective author or creator. Downloads and copies of this site are permitted only for private, non-commercial use.