Privacy Policy
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. This data cannot be traced back to you personally and is statistically evaluated by us in order to improve our website technically and in terms of content. The collection of this information is necessary to correctly deliver the content of the website.
The use of the website is generally possible without providing personal data. If personal data (such as name, address, or email address) is collected, it is always done on a voluntary basis where possible. This data will not be passed on to third parties without your explicit consent.
If a contractual relationship is to be established, shaped, or modified, or if you send us a request, we collect and use personal data from you as far as it is necessary for this purpose (inventory data). We collect, process, and use personal data only to the extent necessary to enable you to use the web service (usage data). All personal data is only stored for as long as necessary for the specified purpose (processing your request or fulfilling a contract). We comply with tax and commercial retention periods. At the order of the competent authorities, we must, in individual cases, provide information about this data (inventory data), insofar as it is necessary for the purposes of criminal prosecution, to avert danger, to fulfill the statutory tasks of the constitutional protection authorities or the Military Counterintelligence Service, or to enforce intellectual property rights.
We explicitly point out that data transmission over the internet (e.g., communication via email) may have security vulnerabilities. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.
The use of contact data published within the scope of the imprint obligation by third parties for the purpose of sending unsolicited advertising and information materials is hereby expressly prohibited. Exceptions are made for existing business relationships or if you have received corresponding consent from us.
The providers and all third parties mentioned on this website expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of unsolicited sending of advertising information. The same applies to the commercial use and sharing of the data.
Privacy (Comment Function)
As part of the comment function of our blog, we collect personal data (e.g., name, email) as part of your comment on a post only to the extent that you have provided it to us. When publishing a comment, the email address you provide will be stored but not published. Your provided name will be published. You may also use a pseudonym.
Privacy Policy for Facebook Plugins, Twitter and Google
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). You can find an overview of Facebook plugins here: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/.
When you visit pages containing Facebook plugins, a connection is established between your browser and a Facebook server through the plugin. This allows Facebook to receive information about your IP address and your visit to our website.
By clicking on the Facebook plugins, you will be redirected to the login area of Facebook. Logged-in Facebook users can immediately publish content from our website on their Facebook profiles. Through the use of these plugins, Facebook can associate your visit to our website with your personal user account. We expressly point out that we, as the provider of these internet pages, have no knowledge of the content of the data transmitted or how it is used by Facebook. Further information on data privacy by Facebook can be found at: https://de-de.facebook.com/policy.php.
To prevent Facebook from associating your visit to our website with your user account, you must log out of your Facebook account.
Privacy Policy for Twitter
Plugins of the messaging service Twitter (Twitter Inc., 1355 Market Street, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA) are integrated on this site. By using the plugin, the websites you visit are linked to your Twitter profile and published. Data is also transmitted to Twitter. We explicitly point out that, as the provider of these internet pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or how it is used by Twitter. Further information on data privacy by Twitter can be found at: https://twitter.com/privacy.
You can change your Twitter privacy settings in your Twitter account: https://twitter.com/login?redirect_after_login=%2Faccount%2Fsettings.
Google Analytics
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analysis service provided by Google Inc. ("Google"), 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. Google Analytics uses "cookies" (text files) that are stored on your computer and allow for an analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transmitted to and stored on a Google server in the USA. If IP anonymization is activated on this website, your IP address will be truncated by Google 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 anonymized 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 to the website operator. The IP address transmitted by your browser in connection with Google Analytics will not be merged with other data from Google.
You can prevent the storage of cookies by adjusting your browser settings; however, please note that in this case, you may not be able to fully use all the functions of this website. You can also prevent Google from collecting and processing the data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) by downloading and installing the browser add-on available at the following link: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en. The browser add-on for disabling Google Analytics is compatible with Chrome, Internet Explorer 8 to 11, Safari, Firefox, and Opera.
For more information on terms of use and privacy, please visit the following links: http://www.google.com/analytics/terms/de.html and https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/.
Google Adsense
This website uses Google Adsense, an advertising service of Google Inc. ("Google"), 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. Google Adsense uses "cookies" (text files) that are stored on your computer and allow for an analysis of the use of the website. Google Adsense also uses so-called "web beacons" (small invisible graphics), which are used, for example, to collect information about visitor traffic on the page. This collected information (including your IP address) is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. Google uses this information to evaluate your use of the website in relation to the ads and to compile reports on website activity and advertisements for website operators. Google may also pass this information on to third parties if required by law or if third parties process the data on behalf of Google. Google will not link your IP address with other data stored by Google.
You can prevent the storage of cookies and the display of web beacons by adjusting your browser settings; however, please note that in this case, you may not be able to fully use all the functions of this website.
By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above.
Google Plus Privacy Policy
This website integrates plugins ("g+1" etc.) from the Google Plus social network of Google Inc. ("Google"), 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. The +1 button allows registered Google Plus users to publicly share their interest in our web content on Google Plus. By using the button, Google stores the information that you gave a "+1" for a specific web content and information about the site you viewed. The "+1" you provide may be displayed along with your user profile information in Google (including your name and photo) in Google Plus and other Google services. For more information on data collection, processing, and use by Google, as well as on privacy protection, visit: https://www.google.com/intl/de/policies/privacy/.
Google Remarketing and Similar Audiences Privacy Policy
This website integrates plugins for Google Remarketing or similar audience functions of Google Inc. ("Google"), 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. These functions use "cookies" (text files) that are stored on your computer and allow for an analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transmitted to and stored on a Google server in the USA. This enables you to be targeted with personalized and interest-based ads on other websites in the "Google Display Network." You can prevent the storage of cookies by adjusting your browser settings; however, please note that in this case, you may not be able to fully use all the functions of this website. You can also prevent Google from collecting and processing the data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) by downloading and installing the browser add-on available at the following link: https://www.google.com/settings/ads/plugin?hl=en. The browser add-on for disabling Google Analytics is compatible with Chrome, Internet Explorer, Safari, and Firefox. Additionally, you can disable the use of cookies by third-party providers. Please follow the instructions of the Network Advertising Initiative (http://www.networkadvertising.org/choices/).
For more information on Google Remarketing terms and privacy, please visit the following link: http://www.google.com/policies/technologies/ads/.
Google AdWords Conversion Tracking Privacy Policy
This website integrates the plugin for the "Google AdWords Conversion Tracking" function of Google Inc. ("Google"), 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. This function uses "cookies" (text files) that are stored on your computer and allow for an analysis of your use of the website if you clicked on a Google ad. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is stored for 90 days. No personalized data is stored. For the duration of the cookie's validity, Google and we, as the operator, can recognize that you clicked on an ad and were directed to a corresponding target site. The cookies cannot be tracked across multiple websites of different AdWords customers. Conversion statistics are collected in the Google AdWords service, recording the number of users who clicked on an ad and the number of users linked to a "conversion tag target site."
You can prevent the storage of cookies by adjusting your browser settings; however, please note that in this case, you may not be able to fully use all the functions of this website.
By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above.
For more information on terms of use and privacy, please visit the following links: https://support.google.com/adwords/answer/93148?ctx=tltp and http://www.google.de/policies/privacy/.