Data protection:



Below, we would like to inform you about our privacy policy. Here you will find information about the collection and use of personal data when using our website. We comply with the data protection laws applicable in Germany. You can access this policy at any time on our website.

We expressly point out that data transmission over the Internet (e.g. when communicating by e-mail) is subject to security gaps and cannot be completely protected against access by third parties.

The use of the contact information in our legal notice for commercial advertising is expressly prohibited unless we have previously given our written consent or a business relationship already exists. The provider and all persons named on this website hereby object to any commercial use or disclosure of their data.

Personal data

You can visit our website without providing any personal data. If personal data (such as name, address or email address) is collected on our pages, this is done on a voluntary basis wherever possible. This data will not be passed on to third parties without your express consent. If a contractual relationship is to be established, designed or changed between you and us, or if you submit an inquiry to us, we will collect and use personal data from you insofar as this is necessary for these purposes (inventory data). We collect, process and use personal data insofar as this is necessary to enable you to use the website (usage data). All personal data will only be stored for as long as it is required for the stated purpose (processing your inquiry or executing a contract). Tax and commercial law retention periods are taken into account in this process. At the request of the responsible authorities, we may provide information about this data (master data) in individual cases, insofar as this is necessary for the purposes of criminal prosecution, to avert danger, to fulfill the statutory duties of the Office for the Protection of the Constitution or the Military Counterintelligence Service or to enforce intellectual property rights.

Comment functions

As part of the comment function, we collect personal data (e.g., name, email address) when you comment on a post only to the extent that you have provided it to us. When you publish a comment, the email address you provide will be saved but not published. Your name will be published unless you have written under a pseudonym.

Privacy Policy for the Facebook plugin (“Like”)

This website uses plug-ins from Facebook.com, which are provided in the USA by Facebook Inc., 1601 S. California Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94304. Users of our website on which the Facebook plug-in ("Like" button) is installed are hereby informed that the plug-in establishes a connection to Facebook, which transmits data to your browser so that the plug-in appears on the website.

Furthermore, through your use, data containing information about your visits to our website is forwarded to the Facebook servers. For logged-in Facebook users, this means that the usage data is associated with your personal Facebook account.

As soon as you actively use the Facebook plug-in as a logged-in Facebook user (e.g., by clicking the "Like" button or using the comment function), this data will be transferred to your Facebook account and published. You can only avoid this by logging out of your Facebook account beforehand.

For further information regarding the use of data by Facebook, please refer to Facebook’s data protection regulations at http://de-de.facebook.com/policy.php.

Privacy Policy for the web analysis service Google Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analysis 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 the website is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. IP anonymization has been activated on this website. On this website, Google will therefore shorten your IP address within member states of the European Union or other contracting 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 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 website activity and to provide the website operator with other services relating to website activity and internet usage. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data. You can prevent cookies from being saved by setting your browser software accordingly; However, please note that if you do this, you may not be able to use all of the features of this website to their full extent. 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 downloading and installing the browser plug-in available under the following link:

http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de

Privacy Policy for the “Google Remarketing” and “Similar Audiences” function of Google Inc.

This website uses the remarketing or "Similar Audiences" function of Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, United States ("Google"). This allows you to be targeted with advertising by displaying personalized and interest-based ads when you visit other websites in the so-called "Google Display Network". "Google Remarketing" or the "Similar Audiences" function uses so-called "cookies", text files that are stored on your computer and that enable an analysis of your website use. These text files record your visits and anonymized data about website usage. No personal data is stored. If you visit another website in the so-called "Google Display Network", you may be shown advertisements that are highly likely to take into account product and information areas previously viewed on our website.

You can prevent "Google Remarketing" or the "Similar Audiences" function by preventing the storage of cookies through the appropriate settings in your browser software. However, we would like to point out that in this case you may not be able to use all of the functions of this website to their full extent. You can also prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the cookie and relating to your use of the website and from processing this data by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available under the following link: https://www.google.com/settings/ads/plugin?hl=de. You can also deactivate the use of cookies by third parties by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative deactivation page at http://www.networkadvertising.org/choices/ and implementing the additional opt-out information provided there. Google's privacy policy on remarketing with further information can be found here:

http://www.google.com/privacy/ads/.

Privacy Policy for “Google AdWords Conversion Tracking” by Google Inc.

This website uses the “Google AdWords Conversion Tracking” function of Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, United States (“Google”). Google AdWords Conversion Tracking uses “cookies”, text files that are stored on your computer and that enable an analysis of your use of the website when you click on a Google ad. The cookies are valid for a maximum of 90 days. No personal data is stored. As long as the cookie is valid, Google and we as the website operator can recognize that you have clicked on an ad and reached a specific landing page (e.g. order confirmation page, newsletter registration). These cookies cannot be tracked across multiple websites by different AdWords participants. The cookie is used to create conversion statistics in “Google AdWords”. These statistics record the number of users who have clicked on one of our ads. It also counts how many users reached a landing page that has been tagged with a conversion tag. However, these statistics do not contain any data that can be used to identify you.

You can prevent cookies from being saved on your hard drive by selecting "do not accept cookies" in your browser settings (in MS Internet Explorer under "Tools > Internet Options > Privacy > Settings"; in Firefox under "Tools > Settings > Privacy > Cookies"); however, we would like to point out that in this case you may not be able to use all of the functions of this website to their full extent. By using this website, you consent to the processing of the data collected about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above. Further information on how Google uses conversion data and Google's privacy policy can be found at: https://support.google.com/adwords/answer/93148?ctx=tltp, http://www.google.de/policies/privacy/

Privacy policy for the use of the web message service twitter.com

We have also integrated the web messaging service twitter.com into our website. This is provided by Twitter Inc., 1355 Market St, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA. Twitter offers the so-called "Tweet" function. This allows you to publish 140-character messages, including website links, in your own Twitter account. If you use the Twitter "Tweet" function on our websites, the respective website will be linked to your Twitter account and may be publicly announced there. Data will also be transferred to Twitter in this process.

We have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by Twitter. For further information, please consult Twitter's privacy policy: http://twitter.com/privacy

Twitter offers you the opportunity to set your own privacy settings at the following link:

http://twitter.com/account/settings.

Right to information

You have the right to request information about the personal data collected about you at any time, free of charge and without undue delay. You have the right to revoke your consent to the use of your personal data at any time, with future effect. To request further information, please contact the provider using the contact details provided in the legal notice.