Declaration of Data Protection
Protection of Data
The operator of this webpage takes very serious the protection of your personal data.
Hereby we declare the compliance with regulatory requirements relating to data protection.
Usually, the review of our webpage doesn’t require the provision of your personal information or data.
It is webpage visitor’s free decision to provide personal data (e.g. name, address, E-Mail contact, etc.). In such case we keep your personal data strictly confidential.
The data or information will not be disclosed to other parties without your explicit approval.
Please note that data transfer over the internet (e.g. communicating via e-mail) bears certain risks. Therefore, a total protection of data against "fishing" by unauthorized persons cannot be guaranteed.
Cookies
Webpages partly use “cookies”.
Note that cookies do nether damage your computer nor contain viruses.
Cookies allow us to make our services more user-friendly, effective and secure. Cookies represent small text files that are saved on your computer respectively saved by your internet browser.
The majority of cookies that we use represent "session cookies". Such cookies will be deleted automatically after leaving your internet session.
Other cookies remain on your device until you delete them manually. Such cookies allow us to recognize your browser on your next visit of our webpage.
You can setup your internet browser individually. This includes but isn’t limited to alarm you before accepting cookies, the restriction of using cookies or even the activation for automatic deletion of cookies when the internet browser session will be closed. Disabling cookies may limit the functionality of this webpage.
Server Log Files
The provider of the webpages collects and saves information in “server log files” automatically. Such information are transmitted by your browser when visiting our webpage.
This can include the following information:
- Browser type and browser version
- Applied operating system
- Referrer URL
- Host name of the accessing computer
- Time of server’s request
Above mentioned data cannot be assigned to specific persons. Additionally, these data will not be combined with other data sources.
We reserve the right to check these data retrospectively, if we become aware of specific indications for data’s illegal use.
Google Analytics
This webpage uses functions of the web analytics service Google Analytics. Service Provider is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheater Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.
Google Analytics is using "cookies" also. Cookies represent text files that are saved on your computer and that allow the analysis of your behavior when visiting our webpage.
The information that are generated by the cookies when visiting our webpage are usually transmitted to a Google server that is located in the USA and are saved there.
IP Anonymization
For this webpage we activated the function of IP anonymization.
This will result in truncation of your IP address by Google prior to its transmission to Google’s server in the USA.
Such approach applies for member states of the European Union or to countries that participate on the European Economic Area. In exceptional cases there will be transmitted the full IP address to a Google server in the USA where such full IP address will be truncated. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your visit of the website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide other services related to website activity and internet usage to the website operator. The IP address provided by Google Analytics as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data.
Browser Plugin
You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser. Please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. You can also prevent that Google is collecting data generated by use of cookies in conjunction with the use of our website (including your IP address) and its further analysis respectively processing. Therefore, please download and install the browser plug-in available under the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de
Objection against Data Collection
You can prevent that Google Analytics is collecting your data by clicking of the following link.
An opt-out cookie is activated that prevents the collection of data at future visits of our this website: Disable Google Analytics
More information about Google Analytics’ analysis of user data, please see Google's privacy policy: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=de
Demographic features at Google Analytics
This webpage does use the function "demographic features" by Google Analytics. This allows the generation of reports that contain information about webpage visitor’s age, gender and interests. Such data result from interest-oriented advertising that are provided by Google and from third parties. These information cannot be allocated to any specific individual. You can deactivate this function at any time via settings in your Google Account. Additionally, you can prohibit Google Analytics to collect data as described under "Objection against Data Collection".
Google Maps
This webpage downloads maps from Google Maps. Google Maps is a service of the company Google, Inc. (USA).
The implementation of the maps bases on a server request at Google in the USA. It should be assumed that such requests are recorded by Google.
More detailed information about Google’s data protection information see at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/
Google Fonts
This webpage incorporates external fonts from Google Fonts. Google Fonts is a service provided by Google Inc. (USA). The fonts are incorporated by a server request at Google in the USA. It should be assumed that such requests are recorded by Google.
More detailed information about Google Fonts FAQ’s see at https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq#what-does-using-the-google-fonts-api-mean-for-the-privacy-of-my-users or at Google’s data protection information at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/ .
SSL Encryption
This webpage uses SSL encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as requests that you send to us as the operator of this webpage.
You will recognize an encrypted web connection if the URL shows "https://" including a lock symbol in your browser’s input line rather than of "http://" .
If SSL encryption is activated, then the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.
Right of information, deletion, blocking
The visitor of this webpage has the right to obtain information about recorded data that belongs to him or to her. This includes but is not limited to data’s origin, the recipient and the purpose of data processing.
Furthermore the visitor of this webpage has the right to request for correction, for blocking and / or for deletion of data that belongs to him or to her.
Please contact us at any time at the address given in the imprint for any questions that are subject of personal data.
Contradiction regarding Advertising Mails
Hereby we explicitly contradict the use of our contact data that are published on this webpage due to imprint obligations and that might be used by other for sending us unsolicited advertising and information material.
The operators of this webpage expressly reserve the right to take legal action against unsolicited mailing or e-mailing of spam and other similar advertising materials.
Source: e-Recht24 (free Translation from German version; The English version doesn’t claim completeness or full accuracy!)