Data protection

The operators of these pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy.

The use of our website is usually possible without providing personal information. As far as personal data is collected on our sides (for example, names, addresses or email addresses), this takes place, as far as possible, on a voluntary basis. This data will not be disclosed to third parties without your explicit consent.

Please note that data transmission over the Internet (for example, when communicating via email) may have security vulnerabilities. Complete protection of this data from interference by third parties is not possible.

Cookies & Google Analytics

The Internet pages partly use cookies. Cookies do not harm your computer and do not contain viruses. Cookies serve to make our offer more user-friendly, effective and secure. Most of the cookies we use are called “session cookies”. They are automatically deleted after your visit. Other cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them. These cookies allow us to recognise your browser the next time you visit.

You can set your browser so that you are informed about which settings apply to cookies. For example, you can allow cookies only in individual cases, exclude them for certain cases and enable the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser.

This website uses functions of the web analytics tool called Google Analytics. Its provider is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheater Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. Google Analytics uses cookies. The information generated by the cookies about your use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the US and stored there.

Please note, by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available under the below link, you may prevent Google from collecting and processing data generated by the cookies and data related to your use of the website (including your IP address).

https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en

For more information on how to handle user data on Google Analytics, please refer to the Google Privacy Policy: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en

Server log files

The provider of the pages automatically collects and stores information in server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These are:

• Browser type and browser version
• The operating system that was used
• Referrer URL
• Host name of the computer that is accessing our page
• Time of the server request

This data cannot be assigned to specific persons. We do not merge this data with other data sources. We reserve the right to verify this data retrospectively if there are indications of illegal use of our website content. 

Facebook plugins (like button)

On our pages, we have integrated plugins of the social network Facebook. Its provider Facebook Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, California 94025, US. The Facebook plugins can be recognised by the Facebook logo or the “Like-Button” (“Like”) on our site. When you visit our pages, the plugin establishes a direct connection between your browser and the Facebook server and data is collected by Facebook. To read more about Facebook’s Data Collection and Protection policies, click here: https://www.facebook.com/policy.php