1. An overview of data protection
General
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.
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 (e.g. data you enter on a contact form). Other data are collected automatically by our IT systems when you visit the website, primarily technical data such as the browser and operating system you are using or when you accessed the page.
What do we use your data for? Part of the data is collected to ensure the proper functioning of the website. Other data can be used to analyze how visitors use the site.
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.
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.
Notice concerning the party responsible for this website
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.
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. More information: bfdi.bund.de.
Right to data portability
You have the right to have data which we process based on your consent automatically delivered to yourself or to a third party in a standard, machine-readable format.
SSL or TLS encryption
This site uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons. You can recognize an encrypted connection when the address changes from "http://" to "https://" and the lock icon is displayed in your browser's address bar.
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.
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.
3. Data collection on our website
Cookies
Some of our web pages 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. 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.
Server log files
The website provider automatically collects and stores information that your browser automatically transmits to us in "server log files":
- Browser type and browser version
- Operating system used
- Referrer URL
- Host name of the accessing computer
- Time of the server request
- IP address
The basis for data processing is Art. 6 (1) (f) DSGVO.
Contact form
Should you send us questions via the contact form, we will collect the data entered on the form, including the contact details you provide, to answer your question and any follow-up questions. We do not share this information without your permission.
Registration on this website
You can register on our website in order to access additional functions offered here. The input data will only be used for the purpose of using the respective site or service for which you have registered. We will process the data provided during registration only based on your consent per Art. 6 (1)(a) DSGVO.
Registration with Facebook Connect
Instead of registering directly on our website, you may also register using Facebook Connect. If you decide to register with Facebook Connect and click on the "Login with Facebook" button, you will be automatically redirected to the Facebook platform. This link gives us access to certain data stored on Facebook. For more information, see Facebook's Terms of Use and Privacy Policy at de-de.facebook.com/about/privacy/.