Privacy Policy
General Information and Mandatory Disclosures
Designation of the Responsible Party
The responsible party decides, alone or in collaboration with others, on the purposes and means of processing personal data (e.g., names, contact details, etc.).
Revocation of Your Consent to Data Processing
Some data processing procedures are only possible with your express consent. You may revoke your consent at any time. An informal communication via email is sufficient to revoke consent. The legality of data processing carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.
Right to Lodge a Complaint with the Competent Supervisory Authority
In the event of a violation of data protection laws, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority. The competent authority for data protection issues is the data protection officer of the federal state in which our company is headquartered. The following link provides a list of data protection officers and their contact details: https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Infothek/Anschriften_Links/anschriften_links-node.html.
Right to Data Portability
You have the right to request that data processed by automated means, based on your consent or in fulfillment of a contract, be handed over to you or a third party. The data will be provided in a machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will only be done if technically feasible.
Right to Information, Correction, Blocking, Deletion
Within the scope of the applicable legal provisions, you have the right to request free information about your stored personal data, its origin, recipients, and the purpose of the data processing at any time. You may also have the right to correct, block, or delete this data. For such requests or further questions on the topic of personal data, you may contact us at any time via the contact information provided in the legal notice.
SSL or TLS Encryption
For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content that you send to us as the site operator, our website uses SSL or TLS encryption. This ensures that the data you transmit via this website cannot be read by third parties. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the “https://” in the address bar of your browser and the padlock symbol in the browser bar.
Server Log Files
The website provider automatically collects and stores information in server log files that your browser automatically transmits to us. These are:
- Browser type and version
- Operating system used
- Referrer URL
- Hostname of the accessing computer
- Time of the server request
- IP address
These data will not be merged with other data sources. The basis for data processing is Article 6 (1) (b) of the GDPR, which allows the processing of data for the fulfillment of a contract or pre-contractual measures.
Contact Form
Data transmitted via the contact form, including your contact details, will be stored to process your inquiry or to be available for follow-up questions. This data will not be passed on without your consent.
The processing of data entered into the contact form is based solely on your consent (Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR). You can revoke your consent at any time. An informal communication via email is sufficient for revocation. The legality of the data processing carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.
Data submitted via the contact form will remain with us until you request its deletion, revoke your consent to its storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies. Mandatory legal provisions—especially retention periods—remain unaffected.
Use of Social Media Plugins from Facebook
Due to our legitimate interest in analyzing, optimizing, and operating our online offering (within the meaning of Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR), this website uses the Facebook social plugin, operated by Facebook Inc. (1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA). The integrations can be recognized by the Facebook logo or the terms “Like,” “Share,” or “Like” in Facebook’s blue and white colors. Details of all Facebook plugins can be found at: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/.
Facebook Inc. complies with European data protection law and is certified under the Privacy Shield Agreement: https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt0000000GnywAAC&status=Active.
The plugin establishes a direct connection between your browser and Facebook’s servers. The website operator has no control over the nature and scope of the data transmitted by the plugin to Facebook Inc. More information can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/help/186325668085084.
The plugin informs Facebook Inc. that you, as a user, have visited this website. There is a possibility that your IP address will be stored. If you are logged into your Facebook account while visiting this website, the information will be linked to your account. If you use the plugin’s features—such as sharing a post or “liking” it—this information will also be transmitted to Facebook Inc.
To prevent Facebook Inc. from linking your data to your Facebook account, log out of Facebook before visiting this website and delete the stored cookies. Further settings regarding data processing for advertising purposes can be made through your Facebook profile or by objecting to the use of your data for advertising purposes. You can find more settings here:
Facebook Profile Settings:
US Cookie Deactivation Page:
European Cookie Deactivation Page:
To learn more about what data Facebook collects, how it is used and processed, and your rights and settings to protect your privacy, please refer to Facebook’s Privacy Policy: https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/.
YouTube
Our website uses plugins from YouTube to integrate and display video content. The provider of the video platform is YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA.
When you visit a page with an integrated YouTube plugin, a connection to YouTube’s servers is established. YouTube is informed about which of our pages you have visited.
If you are logged into your YouTube account, YouTube can directly associate your browsing behavior with your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account beforehand.
Using YouTube is in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online services. This constitutes a legitimate interest pursuant to Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR.
Details on handling user data can be found in YouTube’s privacy policy:
https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy.
Vimeo
Our website uses plugins from Vimeo for video content integration and display. The provider of the video platform is Vimeo Inc., 555 West 18th Street, New York, New York 10011, USA.
When you visit a page with a Vimeo plugin, a connection to Vimeo’s servers is established.
Vimeo will be informed about which of our pages you have visited. Vimeo also receives your IP address, even if you are not logged into Vimeo or do not have an account with the video platform. The information collected by Vimeo is transmitted to servers in the USA.
If you are logged into your Vimeo account, Vimeo can associate your browsing behavior with your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your Vimeo account beforehand. Details on handling user data can be found in Vimeo’s privacy policy:
https://vimeo.com/privacy.
Google Analytics
Our website uses the functions of the web analysis service Google Analytics. The provider is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.
Google Analytics uses “cookies.” These are small text files that your web browser stores on your device and allow for an analysis of website usage. The information generated by the cookie about your use of our website is transmitted to and stored on a Google server in the USA.
Google Analytics cookies are set based on Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR. As the operator of this website, we have a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior to optimize our web services and, where applicable, advertising.
IP Anonymization
We use Google Analytics in conjunction with IP anonymization. This ensures that Google shortens your IP address within European Union member states or other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area before it is transmitted to the USA. In exceptional cases, the full IP address is transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. Google will use this information on our behalf to evaluate your use of the website, compile reports on website activity, and provide other services related to website and internet usage. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics is not combined with other Google data.
Browser Plugin
You can prevent the setting of cookies by your web browser. However, some website functions may be restricted as a result. You can also prevent the collection of data relating to your website usage, including your IP address, and subsequent processing by Google. To do this, download and install the browser plugin available at the following link:
https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de.
Objection to Data Collection
You can prevent the collection of your data by Google Analytics by clicking on the following link. An opt-out cookie will be set, which will prevent your data from being collected during future visits to our website: Disable Google Analytics.
For more details on how Google Analytics handles user data, please refer to Google’s privacy policy: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=de.
Data Processing Agreement
To fully comply with legal data protection regulations, we have entered into a data processing agreement with Google.
Demographic Features in Google Analytics
Our website uses the “demographic features” function of Google Analytics. This function allows us to generate reports that contain information about the age, gender, and interests of website visitors. These data come from Google’s interest-based advertising and from third-party visitor data. It is not possible to associate the data with a specific individual. You can disable this feature at any time through your Google account’s ad settings, or by generally opting out of Google Analytics data collection as explained in the section “Objection to Data Collection.”
Google AdWords and Google Conversion Tracking
Our website uses Google AdWords, provided by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, United States.
AdWords is an online advertising program. As part of the online advertising program, we use conversion tracking. After clicking on an ad placed by Google, a conversion tracking cookie is set. Cookies are small text files that your web browser stores on your device. Google AdWords cookies expire after 30 days and do not personally identify users. Through the cookie, Google and we can recognize if you clicked on an ad and were redirected to our website.
Each Google AdWords customer receives a different cookie. Cookies cannot be tracked across the websites of AdWords customers. Conversion cookies are used to create conversion statistics for AdWords customers who use conversion tracking. AdWords customers are informed about how many users clicked on their ad and were redirected to a page with a conversion tracking tag. However, AdWords customers do not receive information that personally identifies users.
If you do not wish to participate in tracking, you can opt out. To do so, disable the conversion cookie in your browser settings. This will prevent your data from being included in conversion tracking statistics.
The storage of conversion cookies is based on Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. As website operators, we have a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior to optimize both our website and our advertising.
For more information about Google AdWords and Google Conversion Tracking, please refer to Google’s privacy policy: https://www.google.de/policies/privacy/.
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