Data protection

The owner of these website pages takes the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal information confidentially and in accordance with legal data protection regulations as well as in accordance with this privacy policy.

The use of our website is usually possible without providing personal information. Insofar as personal data is collected on our site (e.g. name, address or e-mail addresses), then this will be on a voluntary basis as far as possible. No personal data will be forwarded to any third parties without your express consent.

We point out explicitly that data transfer over the Internet (such as communication by e-mail) can be subject to security vulnerabilities. It is not possible to protect such data completely against access by third parties.

 

Cookies

Our website pages partially use so-called cookies. Cookies do not damage your computer in any way and do not contain any viruses. Cookies serve the purpose of making our offer user-friendly, effective and safer. Cookies are small text files which are saved on your company and which your browser saves.

Most of the cookies we use are so-called “session cookies”. They are automatically deleted at the end of your website visit. Other cookies remain on your computing device until you delete them. These cookies allow us to recognise your browser during your next visit.

You can set your browser so that you are informed about the placement of cookies and only allow cookies in individual cases, exclude accepting cookies in certain cases or generally exclude them as well as activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing your browser. The use of this website may be limited if cookies are deactivated.

 

Server log files

The provider of the website pages automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files which your browser automatically transfers to us. These include:

  • Browser type and browser version
  • Operating system used
  • Referrer URL
  • Host name of the accessing computer
  • Time of the server request

This data is not able to be linked to particular persons. None of this data will be merged with other data sources. We reserve the right to check this data at a later date if concrete indications of unlawful use are known to us.

 

Contact form

If you send us queries using the contact form, your information from the query form including the contact data specified by you is saved by us for the purpose of processing the query and in the event of follow-up questions. We will not pass this data on without your consent.

 

Google Analytics

This website uses functions of the Google Analytics web analytics service. The provider is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.

Google Analytics uses so-called cookies. These are text files which are saved on your computer and which enable an analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by the cookie concerning your use of this website is generally transferred to a server of Google in the USA and saved there.

IP anonymisation

We have activated the IP anonymisation function in this website. As a result, your IP address is shortened by Google within the member states of the European Union or in other states party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area before transfer to the USA. Only in exceptional cases will your full IP address be transferred to a server of Google in the USA and shortened there. On behalf of the owner of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website to compile reports about website activities and to provide other services related to the use of the website and of the Internet for the website owner. The IP address transferred from your browser under Google Analytics is not merged with other data from Google.

Browser plugin

You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser; we would point out that if you do so, you might not be able to make full use of all the functions on this website. You can also refuse the collection by Google of data generated by the cookie and your use of data related to the website (incl. your IP address) as well as the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plugin available under the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de

Objection to data collection

You can refuse the collection of your data by Google Analytics by clicking on the following link. An opt-out cookie is set that prevents the collection of your data when visiting this website in the future: Deactivate Google Analytics

You can find more information about how Google Analytics handles your user data in the data protection declaration of Google: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=de

Order data processing

We have completed a contract for order data processing with Google and fully implement the strict regulations of German data protection authorities for the use Google Analytics.

 

SSL encryption

This website page uses SSL encryption for reasons of security and protection of the transfer of confidential information, for example queries that you send to us as a website operator. You can recognise an encrypted connection when the address line of the browser changes from “http://” to “https://” and a padlock symbol appears in your browser toolbar.

When SSL encryption is activated, the data that you send us cannot be read by third parties.

Right of access, deletion and blocking

You have the right at any time to obtain free information about your saved personal data, its origin and recipient and the purpose of data processing as well as a right to correct, block or delete this data. For this and for other questions on the topic of personal data, you can contact us at any time using the address specified in the imprint.