As a user of our website, this privacy policy provides you with all the necessary information on how, to what extent and for what purpose we or third-party providers collect data from you and use it. Your data is collected and used strictly in accordance with the provisions of the German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG) and the German Telemedia Act (TMG). We feel particularly committed to the confidentiality of your personal data and therefore work strictly within the limits set by the legal requirements. We collect this personal data on a voluntary basis, where we are able to do so. We also only pass this data on to third parties with your express consent. We ensure a high level of security for particularly confidential data, such as in payment transactions or with regard to your enquiries to us, by using SSL encryption. However, we would like to take this opportunity to point out the general dangers of Internet use over which we have no control. Especially in e-mail traffic, your data is not secure without further precautions and may be collected by third parties under certain circumstances.
Information, deletion, blocking
You can obtain information free of charge at any time about the personal data we have stored about you and about the origin, recipient and purpose of data collection and data processing. You also have the right to demand the correction, blocking or deletion of your data. Exempt from this is data that is kept due to legal regulations or is required for proper business processing. To ensure that a data block can be implemented at any time, data is kept in a blocking file for control purposes. If data is not covered by a legal archiving obligation, we will delete your data at your request. If the archiving obligation applies, we will block your data. For all questions and concerns regarding the correction, blocking or deletion of personal data, please contact our data protection officer using the contact details in this data protection declaration or at the address given in the imprint.
Cookies
We use cookies on our website. These small text files are stored on your PC from our server. They support the display of our website and help you navigate our website. Cookies collect data about your IP address, browser, operating system and internet connection. We do not link this information to personal data and do not pass it on to third parties. Under no circumstances are cookies used by us to bring malware or spyware onto your computer. You can also use our website without the use of cookies, which means that some of the displays and functions of our offer may only work to a limited extent. If you wish to deactivate cookies, you can do so via special settings in your browser. Please use its help function to make the appropriate changes. You can manage online ad cookies via the following links: http://www.aboutads.info/choices for the USA http://www.youronlinechoices.com/uk/your-ad-choice... for Europe
Access data collection
The delivery and presentation of content via our website technically requires the collection of certain data. When you access our website, these so-called server log files are recorded by us or the provider of the web space. These log files do not allow any conclusions to be drawn about you and your person. The corresponding information consists of the name of the website, the file, the current date, the amount of data, the web browser and its version, the operating system used, the domain name of your internet provider, the referrer URL as the page from which you accessed our site, and the corresponding IP address. We use this data for the presentation and delivery of our content as well as for statistical purposes. The information supports the provision and continuous improvement of our offer. We also reserve the right to check the above-mentioned data retrospectively should there be any suspicion of illegal use of our offer.
Third-party content and services
The offer on our website may also include content, services and performances from other providers that complement our offer. Examples of such services are maps from Google Maps, YouTube videos or third-party graphics. Calling up these third-party services regularly requires the transmission of your IP address. This makes it possible for these providers to perceive your user IP address and also to store it. We make every effort to include only those third-party providers who use IP addresses solely for the purpose of delivering content. However, we have no influence on which third party provider stores the IP address. This storage may serve statistical purposes, for example. If we become aware of storage processes by third-party providers, we will immediately inform our users of this fact. In this context, please also note the specific data protection statements of individual third-party providers and service providers whose services we use on our website. You will also find them in this data protection declaration.
Newsletter
You can register on our website to receive our newsletter. We need your e-mail address for this. In addition, we have to check, in compliance with the relevant legal regulations, whether you are actually the owner of the e-mail address provided and would like to receive the newsletter. We therefore collect information that makes such verification possible. The data collected in this context is used for sending and receiving the newsletter. They have no other purpose and are not passed on to third parties. Apart from the information necessary for sending the newsletter, no other data is collected from our side. As the sending and receiving of newsletters is dependent on your consent, you can revoke this consent to the collection and storage of your data at any time without giving reasons. To do so, use the "unsubscribe link" provided in the newsletter.
Personal data
In the context of data avoidance and data economy, we only collect personal data to the extent and for as long as it is necessary for the use of our website or as required by law. We take the protection of your personal data seriously and strictly adhere to the relevant legal regulations and this data protection declaration when collecting and processing personal data. If the purpose of the data collection ceases to apply or the end of the legal storage period is reached, the collected data will be blocked or deleted. As a rule, our website can be used without disclosing personal data. If we collect personal data - such as your name, address or e-mail address - this data collection is voluntary. This data will not be disclosed to third parties without your express consent. Please note that data on the Internet is generally not always transmitted securely. Especially in e-mail traffic, protection during data exchange cannot be guaranteed.
Server Logfiles
The server log files are anonymised data that are collected when you access our website. This information does not allow any conclusions to be drawn about you personally, but is indispensable for technical reasons for the delivery and presentation of our content. Furthermore, they serve our statistics and the constant optimisation of our contents. Typical log files include the date and time of access, the amount of data, the browser used for access and its version, the operating system used, the domain name of the provider you have contracted, the page from which you came to our site (referrer URL) and your IP address. Log files also enable a precise check in the event of suspicion of unlawful use of our website.
SSL-encryption
Our website uses SSL encryption when transmitting confidential or personal content of our users. This encryption is activated, for example, when processing payment transactions and when you make enquiries to us via our website. Please make sure that SSL encryption is activated on your side for corresponding activities. The use of encryption is easy to recognise: The display in your browser line changes from "http://" to "https://". Data encrypted via SSL cannot be read by third parties. Only transmit your confidential information when SSL encryption is activated and contact us in case of doubt.
Objection to advertising emails
Within the framework of the legal imprint obligation, we have to publish our contact details. These are sometimes used by third parties to send unsolicited advertising and information. We hereby object to any sending of advertising material of any kind not expressly authorised by us. Furthermore, we expressly reserve the right to take legal action against the unwanted and unsolicited sending of advertising material. This applies in particular to so-called spam e-mails, spam letters and spam faxes. We would like to point out that the unauthorised transmission of advertising material can affect both competition law, civil law and criminal law offences. Spam e-mails and spam faxes in particular can lead to high claims for damages if they disrupt business operations by overfilling mailboxes or fax machines.
Facebook Plugin
You will find plugins of the social network Facebook on our website. The provider of this network is Facebook Inc. It is based in the USA, California 94025, 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park. The Facebook logo or the "Like" button on our site identifies the Facebook plugins for you. Please also see the overview of Facebook plugins at http://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/. When you visit our website, we establish a direct connection with the Facebook server via the plugin. You are then connected there via your browser. This provides Facebook with the information that you have visited our website with your IP address. By clicking on the Facebook "Like" button, you link content from our website to your profile on Facebook. For Facebook, the visit to our site can be assigned to your user account. We have no knowledge of the type of content that is transmitted to Facebook and how Facebook uses it. For more information on data collection and use, please refer to the Facebook privacy policy, which can be found at http://de-de.facebook.com/policy.php. You can prevent your visit to our site from being associated with your Facebook profile by simply logging out of your Facebook account beforehand.
Google AdWords
We use Google AdWords, an online advertising programme from Google Inc. on our website, which also uses conversion tracking. With this tool, Google AdWords sets a cookie on your PC when you come to our website via a Google advertisement. The cookie is no longer valid after 30 days. It does not serve any personal traceability. If you visit our website as a user and the cookie is still working, it will be recognisable to us together with Google that you clicked on the corresponding advertisement and were redirected to our site. A different cookie is assigned to each Google AdWords customer. Cookies are thus not traceable via the websites of AdWords customers. Conversion statistics for AdWords customers are created with the data collected through conversion cookies. As customers, we thus learn the total number of users who responded to our ad and were then redirected to a website that was tagged with a conversion tracking tag. We do not receive any information during this process with which we could personally identify you as a user. If you reject the tracking procedure, the Google conversion tracking cookie can be deactivated via your internet browser. If necessary, use the browser's help function for further information. You can find out more about Google's privacy policy at http://www.google.de/policies/privacy/.
Google Maps Plugin
We use a plugin of the internet service Google Maps on our website. The operator of Google Maps is Google Inc., located in the USA, CA 94043, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View. When you use Google Maps on our website, information about the use of this website and your IP address is transmitted to a Google server in the USA and also stored on this server. We have no knowledge about the exact content of the transmitted data, nor about their use by Google. In this context, the company denies the connection of the data with information from other Google services and the collection of personal data. However, Google may transmit the information to third parties. If you deactivate Javascript in your browser, you will prevent Google Maps from running. However, you will then also not be able to use any map display on our website. By using our website, you consent to the collection and processing of information by Google Inc. as described above. You can find out more about the data protection provisions and terms of use for Google Maps here: https://www.google.com/intl/de_de/help/terms_maps.html.
Instagram Plugin
We also integrate functions of the online service Instagram on our website. The provider of these functions is Instagram Inc. located in the USA, CA 94025, 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park. The Instagram button enables you to link to your Instagram account when you visit our pages, provided you are logged in to Instagram. Instagram thus receives the information about your visit to our website and can assign this visit to your Instagram profile. We have no knowledge of the content of the information transmitted or of its use by Instagram. You can find more information on data collection and use by Instagram in the Instagram privacy policy at http://instagram.com/about/legal/privacy/.
Twitter Plugin
We also use functions of the microblogging service Twitter on our website. The operator of Twitter is Twitter Inc. The US company is based in the USA, San Francisco, CA 94103, 1355 Market St, Suite 900. The main function of Twitter is the "Tweet function". If you use this via our website, a link is established with your Twitter account. Data may be exchanged with other users and transmitted to Twitter. We do not receive any knowledge of the content of the data sent to Twitter, nor are we informed about its use. Find out more about these issues at http://twitter.com/privacy. There you will find Twitter's detailed privacy policy. Furthermore, the platform offers you the possibility to configure your data protection settings yourself via http://twitter.com/account/settings.
XING-Plugin
On our website, we use functions of XING, a network that aims to promote professional contacts of its members in particular. The provider of this network is XING AG. It is located at Dammtorstraße 29-32 in 20354 Hamburg. If one of our pages is accessed that has XING functions, a connection to XING servers is established. We have no knowledge that XING stores personal data. To the best of our knowledge, XING does not evaluate or store IP addresses. If you would like more information on XING data protection, you can access the XING data protection statement by clicking on the link https://www.xing.com/app/share?op=data_protection. There you can also find out more about the XING Share button.