Privacy Policy
GDPR-Compliant Privacy Policy for EU citizens
An overview of data protection
General
If you are a European Union (EU) resident, please note that there are a
number of provisions in this privacy policy that apply uniquely to you
The following gives a simple overview of what happens to your personal
information when you visit our website. Personal information is any data with
which you could be personally identified. Detailed information on the subject
of data protection can be found in our privacy policy found below.
Data collection on our website
Who is responsible for the data collection on this website?
The data collected on this website are processed by the website operator.
The operator’s contact details can be found in the website’s required legal
notice.
How do we collect your data?
Some data are collected when you provide it to us. This could, for example,
be data you enter on a contact form.
Other data are collected automatically by our IT systems when you visit the
website. These data are primarily technical data such as the browser and
operating system you are using or when you accessed the page. These data are
collected automatically as soon as you enter our website.
What do we use your data for?
Part of the data is collected to ensure the proper functioning of the
website and:
Provide, activate and manage your access to and use of the Service;
Process and fulfill a request, order;
Offer you customized content and other personalization to make the Service
more efficient for you and more relevant to your interests;
Enhance and improve the Service, such as add new content and features;
Notify you about changes, updates and other announcements related to the
Service;
We use the personal data that we collect to communicate with you, deliver
only what you request:
We retain your personal information for as long as necessary to provide the
Service you have requested, or for other essential purposes such as complying
with our legal obligations.
We take precautions to safeguard your personal information against loss,
theft and misuse and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration and destruction
through the use of appropriate technical and organizational measures.
What rights do you have regarding your data?
You always have the right to request information about your stored data,
its origin, its recipients, and the purpose of its collection at no charge.
You also have the right to request that it be corrected, blocked, or deleted.
You can contact us at any time using the address given in the legal notice if
you have further questions about the issue of privacy and data protection. You
may also, of course, file a complaint with the competent regulatory
authorities.
Server logs and third-party tools
When visiting our website, statistical analyses may be made of your surfing
behavior. This happens primarily using cookies. The analysis of
your surfing behavior is usually anonymous, i.e. we will not be able to
identify you from this data. You can object to this analysis or prevent it by
not using certain tools. Detailed information can be found in the following
privacy policy.
You can object to this analysis. We will inform you below about how to
exercise your options in this regard.
2. General information and mandatory information
Data protection
The operators of this website take the protection of your personal data
very seriously. We treat your personal data as confidential and in accordance
with the statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy.
If you use this website, various pieces of personal data will be collected.
Personal information is any data with which you could be personally
identified. This privacy policy explains what information we collect and what
we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this happens.
Please note that data transmitted via the internet (e.g. via email
communication) may be subject to security breaches. Complete protection of
your data from third-party access is not possible.
Notice concerning the party responsible for this website
The party responsible for processing data on this website is:
The responsible party is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly
with others decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data
(names, email addresses, etc.).
Revocation of your consent to the processing of your data
Many data processing operations are only possible with your express
consent. You may revoke your consent at any time with future effect. An
informal email making this request is sufficient. The data processed before we
receive your request may still be legally processed.
Right to file complaints with regulatory authorities
If there has been a breach of data protection legislation, the person
affected may file a complaint with the competent regulatory authorities.
Right to data portability
You have the right to have data which we process based on your consent or
in fulfillment of a contract automatically delivered to yourself or to a third
party in a standard, machine-readable format. If you require the direct
transfer of data to another responsible party, this will only be done to the
extent technically feasible.
Information, blocking, deletion
As permitted by law, you have the right to be provided at any time with
information free of charge about any of your personal data that is stored as
well as its origin, the recipient and the purpose for which it has been
processed. You also have the right to have this data corrected, blocked or
deleted. You can contact us at any time using the address given in our legal
notice if you have further questions on the topic of personal data.
Opposition to promotional emails
We hereby expressly prohibit the use of contact data published in the
context of website legal notice requirements with regard to sending
promotional and informational materials not expressly requested. The website
operator reserves the right to take specific legal action if unsolicited
advertising material, such as email spam, is received.
3. Data collection on our website
Cookies
Some of our web pages may use cookies. Cookies do not harm your computer and do
not contain any viruses. Cookies help make our website more user-friendly,
efficient, and secure. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your
computer and saved by your browser.
Most of the cookies we use are so-called „session cookies.“ They are
automatically deleted after your visit. Other cookies remain in your device’s
memory until you delete them. These cookies make it possible to recognize your
browser when you next visit the site.
You can configure your browser to inform you about the use of cookies so
that you can decide on a case-by-case basis whether to accept or reject a
cookie. Alternatively, your browser can be configured to automatically accept
cookies under certain conditions or to always reject them, or to automatically
delete cookies when closing your browser. Disabling cookies may limit the
functionality of this website.
Cookies which are necessary to allow electronic communications or to
provide certain functions you wish to use (such as login) are
stored pursuant to Art. 6 paragraph 1, letter f of GDPR. The website operator
has a legitimate interest in the storage of cookies to ensure an optimized
service provided free of technical errors. If other cookies (such as those
used to analyze your surfing behavior) are also stored, they will be treated
separately in this privacy policy.
Server log files
The website provider automatically collects and stores information that
your browser automatically transmits to us in „server log files“. These are:
- Browser type and browser version
- Operating system used
- Referrer URL
- Host name of the accessing computer
- Time of the server request
- Anonymizing IPs
These data will not be combined with data from other sources.
The basis for data processing is Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR, which allows the
processing of data to fulfill a contract or for measures preliminary to a
contract.
4. Analytic
IP anonymization
We have activated the IP anonymization feature on this website. Your IP
address will be shortened within the European Union or other parties to the
Agreement on the European Economic Area prior to transmission.
Browser plugin
You can prevent cookies being stored by selecting the appropriate
settings in your browser. However, we wish to point out that doing so may mean
you will not be able to enjoy the full functionality of this website. You can
also prevent the data generated by cookies about your use of the website
(incl. your IP address) from being passed to Google, and the processing of
these data by Google, by downloading and installing the browser plugin
available at the following link:
https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en.
Objecting to the collection of data
We don't use Google Analytics but you can prevent the collection of your data by Google Analytics by clicking
on the following link. An opt-out cookie will be set to prevent your data from
being collected on future visits to this site:
Disable Google Analytics.
For more information about how Google Analytics handles user data, see
Google’s privacy policy:
https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en.