Disclaimer - legal notice

Right to Information and Withdrawal

You have the right to request information about the data collected about you at any time, free of charge and without delay. You may also revoke your consent to the use of your personal data with effect for the future. To do so, please contact the service provider listed in the imprint.

Data Protection (General)

When accessing our website, general information (so-called server log files) is automatically collected. This includes, among other things, the web browser you are using, your operating system, and your internet service provider. These data do not allow any conclusions to be drawn about your person and are statistically evaluated by us to improve our website technically and content-wise. The collection of this information is necessary to deliver the content of the website correctly.

The use of the website is generally possible without providing personal data. If personal data (such as name, address, or email addresses) are collected, this is always done voluntarily where possible. These data will not be passed on to third parties without your express consent.

If a contractual relationship is to be established, defined, or modified, or if you submit an inquiry to us, we collect and use personal data to the extent necessary for this purpose (inventory data). We collect, process, and use personal data as required to enable you to use the website services (usage data). All personal data are only stored for as long as necessary for the stated purpose (processing your inquiry or handling a contract). Tax and commercial retention periods are taken into account.

Upon the order of the competent authorities, we may be required to disclose this data (inventory data) in individual cases, insofar as this is necessary for criminal prosecution, for averting danger, to fulfill the statutory duties of constitutional protection authorities, military counterintelligence services, or for the enforcement of intellectual property rights.

We expressly point out that data transmission on the internet (e.g., communication by email) may have security vulnerabilities. Complete protection of data from access by third parties is not possible.

The use of contact data published within the scope of the imprint obligation by third parties for sending unsolicited advertising and informational materials is expressly prohibited. Exceptions apply to existing business relationships or if we have given our explicit consent.

The providers and all third parties mentioned on this website expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of unsolicited advertising being sent. The same applies to the commercial use and disclosure of data.

Data Protection (Comment Function)

As part of the comment function on our blog, we collect personal data (such as name, email) only to the extent that you have provided it to us. When publishing a comment, the email address you provided will be stored but not published. Your specified name will be published. You may also use a pseudonym.

Privacy Policy for Facebook Plugins (Like Button, etc.)

This website integrates plugins from the social media provider Facebook.com (for Europe: Facebook Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland; for the USA: Facebook Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA). An overview of Facebook plugins can be found here: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/.

When you visit pages with Facebook plugins, a connection is established between your browser and a Facebook server through the plugin. Facebook thereby receives information about your IP address and your visit to our website.

Clicking on the Facebook plugins takes you to the Facebook login area. Already logged-in Facebook users can immediately share content from our website on their Facebook profiles. By using these plugins, Facebook may associate the visit to our website with your personal user account. We expressly point out that as providers of this website, we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by Facebook. For more information about Facebook's data protection, visit: https://www.facebook.com/policy.php.

To prevent Facebook from linking your visit to our website with your user account, you must log out of your Facebook account.

Privacy Policy for Twitter

This site integrates plugins from the Twitter messaging service (Twitter Inc., 1355 Market Street, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA). By using the plugin, the websites you visit are linked to your Twitter profile and published. Data is also transmitted to Twitter. We expressly point out that as providers of this website, we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by Twitter. More information about Twitter's data protection can be found at: https://twitter.com/privacy.

You can change Twitter's privacy settings in your Twitter account: https://twitter.com/login?redirect_after_login=%2Faccount%2Fsettings.

Google Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Inc. ("Google"), 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. Google Analytics uses "cookies" (text files) stored on your computer that allow the analysis of website usage. The information generated by the cookie about your website use is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there.

If IP anonymization is activated on this website, your IP address will be shortened by Google within the member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area before transmission. Only in exceptional cases is the full IP address sent to a Google server in the USA and anonymized there. On behalf of the website operator, Google will use this information to evaluate your website use, compile reports on website activities, and provide further services related to website and internet usage. The IP address transmitted by your browser via Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data.

You can prevent the storage of cookies by adjusting your browser settings accordingly; however, please note that in this case, you may not be able to use all website functions fully. You can also prevent the collection of data generated by the cookie and related to your website use (including your IP address) by Google and the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser add-on available at: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en.

More information about terms of use and data protection can be found at: http://www.google.com/analytics/terms/en.html and https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/.

Google Adsense

This website uses Google Adsense, an advertising service provided by Google Inc. ("Google"), 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. Google Adsense uses "cookies" (text files) stored on your computer that allow the analysis of website usage. Additionally, Google Adsense uses "web beacons" (small invisible graphics) to collect visitor traffic information on the site. These collected details (including your IP address) are typically transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there.

Google uses this information to analyze your website use regarding advertisements, compile reports on website activities and advertisements for website operators, and provide other services related to website and internet use. Google may pass the collected information to third parties as required by law or as part of contractual agreements. Google will not associate your IP address with other stored data.

By using this website, you consent to the processing of data collected about you by Google in the manner and for the purpose described above.