Data privacy

Use of our website is generally possible without providing personal data. Where personal data (such as name, address or email addresses) is collected on our pages, this is always done on a voluntary basis wherever possible. This data will not be disclosed to third parties without your explicit consent.

Please note that data transmission over the Internet (e.g. when communicating by email) may be subject to security vulnerabilities. Complete protection of data against access by third parties cannot be guaranteed.

The use by third parties of contact details published as part of the legal notice obligation for the purpose of sending unsolicited advertising and information materials is hereby expressly prohibited. The operators of these pages expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of the unsolicited sending of advertising information, such as spam emails.

Our pages include plugins from the social network Facebook (Facebook Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA). You can recognise Facebook plugins by the Facebook logo or the “Like” button on our website. An overview of Facebook plugins can be found here:
http://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/

When you visit our pages, the plugin establishes a direct connection between your browser and the Facebook server. Facebook thereby receives the information that you have visited our website using your IP address. If you click the Facebook “Like” button while logged into your Facebook account, you can link the content of our pages to your Facebook profile. This allows Facebook to associate your visit to our pages with your user account. Please note that, as the provider of these pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or how Facebook uses it. Further information can be found in Facebook’s privacy policy at:
http://de-de.facebook.com/policy.php

If you do not wish Facebook to associate your visit to our pages with your Facebook user account, please log out of your Facebook account.

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses so-called “cookies”, text files stored on your computer that enable analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by the cookie regarding your use of this website is generally transmitted to and stored on a Google server in the USA. However, if IP anonymisation is activated on this website, your IP address will first be shortened by Google within member states of the European Union or in other states party 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, compile reports on website activity, and provide other services related to website and internet usage for the website operator. The IP address transmitted by your browser within the scope of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data.

You may prevent the storage of cookies by adjusting the settings of your browser software; however, please note that in this case you may not be able to use all functions of this website to their full extent. You may also prevent Google from collecting and processing the data generated by the cookie and relating to your use of the website (including your IP address) by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link:
http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de

This website uses Google AdSense, a service provided by Google Inc. (“Google”) for integrating advertisements. Google AdSense uses “cookies”, text files stored on your computer that enable analysis of website usage. Google AdSense also uses so-called web beacons (invisible graphics). These web beacons allow information such as visitor traffic on these pages to be evaluated.

The information generated by cookies and web beacons regarding the use of this website (including your IP address) and the delivery of advertising formats is transmitted to and stored on a Google server in the USA. This information may be passed on by Google to Google’s contractual partners. However, Google will not merge your IP address with any other data stored by Google.

You may prevent the installation of cookies by adjusting your browser software settings; however, please note that in this case you may not be able to use all functions of this website in full. By using this website, you consent to the processing of data collected about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes described above.

Using the Google +1 button enables you to publish information worldwide. Through the Google +1 button, you and other users receive personalised content from Google and our partners. Google stores both the information that you have given a +1 to content and information about the page you viewed when clicking +1. Your +1 activity may be displayed together with your profile name and photo in Google services, such as search results or your Google profile, or elsewhere on websites and advertisements on the Internet.

Google records information about your +1 activities in order to improve Google services for you and others. To use the Google +1 button, you need a publicly visible Google profile that includes at least the name chosen for the profile. This name is used across all Google services. In some cases, this name may replace another name you have used when sharing content through your Google account. The identity of your Google profile may be visible to users who know your email address or have other identifying information about you.

Use of Collected Information

In addition to the purposes explained above, the information you provide is used in accordance with the applicable Google privacy policies. Google may publish aggregated statistics regarding users’ +1 activities or share these with users and partners, such as publishers, advertisers or affiliated websites.

Information, Deletion and Blocking

You have the right at any time to receive free information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipients, and the purpose of the data processing, as well as a right to correction, blocking or deletion of this data. For this purpose, and for any further questions regarding personal data, you may contact us at any time using the address provided in the legal notice of the website operator.