Privacy and Cookies

Contact

When you contact the provider (for example by using the contact form or e-mail) the user information of the request is saved for processing the request and in case additional questions arise.

Dealing with Personal Data

Personal data is information with which the identity of a person can be determined. Personal data includes the name, the e-mail address or the phone number. Personal data also includes information on preferences, hobbies, memberships or which sites have been visited.

Providers only collect and use personal information if legally allowed to do so or if the users agree to it. The data is not handed on to third parties.

Cookies

Cookies are small data files that make it possible to store specific device-related data on the user’s device (PC, smartphone and the like). They improve the usability of websites and serve the user (e.g. by saving login data). They are also used to collect statistical data of the use of the website to analyse it for improving the offer. User can regulate the use of cookies. Most browsers offer the option to limit or block the saving of cookies. But we would like to point out that user convenience is limited without cookies.

Many online ad cookies by businesses can be managed by the US-site http://www.aboutads.info/choices/ or the EU-site http://www.youronlinechoices.com/uk/your-ad-choices/.

Google Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses “cookies”, which are text files placed on your computer to help the website analyse how visitors use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States.

If however IP-anonymization has been activated on this website, the IP-address of the user is shortened by Gogle within the member states of the European Union or other member states of the treaty on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases the full IP-address will then be delivered to a server of Google in the USA and shortened there. IP-anonymization is activated on this website. On request of the provider of this website Google will use this information to analyse the website use, to compile reports on website activities to provide further services relating to the website use and Internet use for the website provider

Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. Moreover users may opt out of the collecting of their data (incl. IP-address) of the website use by cookies and the processing of this data by Google, by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de.

Alternatively to the browser add-on or within browsers on mobile devices, please click on this link to prevent future data collection by Google Analytics within this website. An opt-out cookie will then be placed on your device. If you delete your cookies you need to click on the link again.

Jetpack / WordPress.com stats

This offer uses jetpack a tool for statistical analysis of visitor traffic, operated by Automattic, Inc. 132 Hawthorne Street San Francisco, CA 94107, USA, using the tracking technology from Quantcast Inc., 201 3rd St, Floor 2, San Francisco, CA 94103-3153, USA. WordPress.com Stats-uses so-called. “Cookies”, text files that are stored on your computer, to help analyze how users use the website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website will be stored on a server in the US. The IP address is anonymized immediately after processing and before storage. You can refuse the use of cookies by changing the settings on your browser; however, we point out that you may not be able to use all features of this website in this case. You can the collection and use of data by Quantcast with future effect contradict, by setting at this point by clicking on the link “Click here to opt-out” an opt-out cookie in your browser: http://www.quantcast.com/opt-out. If you delete all cookies on your computer, you must set the opt-out cookie again.

Access Data/ Server-Logfiles

The provider (or webspace provider resp.) collects data on every access of the service (so-called server log-files). Access data includes:

Name of the website called up, file, date and time of the access, amount of data transferred, report on a successful access, browser type and version, operating system of the user, referrer URL (page visited before), IP-address and requesting provider.

The provider uses the protocol data only for statistical purposes for operating, safety and optimizing of the offer. The provider reserves their right to check the protocol data in retrospect if there is actual evidence for suspecting illegal use.