Privacy Policy

Below, we would like to provide you with information about our privacy policy. Here you will find details regarding the collection and use of personal data when you use our website. We comply with the data protection laws applicable in Germany. You can access this policy at any time on our website.
We expressly point out that data transmission over the Internet (e.g., when communicating via email) is susceptible to security vulnerabilities and cannot be completely protected against access by third parties. 
The use of the contact information in our legal notice for commercial advertising is expressly not desired, unless we have previously given our written consent or a business relationship already exists. The provider and all persons named on this website hereby object to any commercial use or disclosure of their data. 
Personal Data
You may visit our website without providing any personal data. To the extent that personal data (such as name, address, or email address) is collected on our pages, this is done, as far as possible, on a voluntary basis. This data will not be disclosed to third parties without your express consent. If a contractual relationship between you and us is to be established, defined in detail, or modified, or if you submit an inquiry to us, we will collect and use your personal data to the extent necessary for these purposes (customer data). We collect, process, and use personal data to the extent necessary to enable you to use our website (usage data). All personal data is stored only for as long as necessary for the stated purpose (processing your inquiry or fulfilling a contract). In doing so, we take into account retention periods required by tax and commercial law. Upon order from the competent authorities, we may, in individual cases, disclose information regarding this data (master data) to the extent necessary for the purposes of criminal prosecution, to avert danger, to fulfill the statutory duties of the constitutional protection authorities or the Military Counter-Intelligence Service, or to enforce intellectual property rights.

Comment Features
When using the comment feature, we collect personal data (e.g., name, email address) in connection with your comment on a post only to the extent that you have provided it to us. When a comment is published, the email address you provided is stored but not published. Your name will be published unless you have written under a pseudonym.

Privacy Policy for the Facebook Plugin (“Like” Button)
This website uses plugins from Facebook.com, which are provided by Facebook Inc., 1601 S. California Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA. Users of our website, on which the Facebook plugin (“Like” button) is installed, are hereby informed that the plugin establishes a connection to Facebook, which results in data being transmitted to your browser so that the plugin appears on the website.
Furthermore, when you use the plugin, data containing information about your visits to our website is transmitted to Facebook’s servers. For logged-in Facebook users, this means that the usage data is associated with your personal Facebook account. 
As soon as you, as a logged-in Facebook user, actively use the Facebook plugin (e.g., by clicking the “Like” button or using the comment function), this data is transferred to your Facebook account and published. You can only prevent this by logging out of your Facebook account beforehand.
For more information regarding Facebook’s use of data, please refer to Facebook’s privacy policy at de-de.facebook.com/policy.php.

Privacy Policy for the Web Analytics Service Google Analytics
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses so-called “cookies,” which are text files stored on your computer that enable an analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by the cookie regarding your use of this website is generally transmitted to a Google server in the United States and stored there. We have enabled IP anonymization. On this website, your IP address is therefore truncated by Google within member states of the European Union or in other signatory states to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases is the full IP address transmitted to a Google server in the United States and truncated there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity, and to provide other services related to website and internet usage to the website operator. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics is not combined with other data held by Google. You can prevent the storage of cookies by adjusting your browser settings accordingly; however, please note that in this case, you may not be able to use all features of this website to their full extent. You can also prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address), as well as from processing this data, by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link: tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

Privacy Policy for the Google AdSense
Web Advertising Service This website uses Google AdSense, a web advertising service provided by Google Inc., USA (“Google”). Google AdSense uses so-called “cookies” (text files) that are stored on your computer and enable an analysis of your use of the website. Google AdSense also uses so-called “web beacons” (small, invisible graphics) to collect information. Web beacons allow simple actions, such as visitor traffic on the website, to be tracked and collected. The information generated by the cookie and/or web beacon regarding your use of this website (including your IP address) is transmitted to a Google server in the United States and stored there. Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website with regard to the ads, to compile reports on website activity and ad performance for the website operators, and to provide other services related to website and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required by law or where such third parties process the data on Google’s behalf. Google will under no circumstances associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. You can prevent cookies from being stored on your hard drive and the display of web beacons by selecting “Do not accept cookies” in your browser settings (in MS Internet Explorer under “Tools > Internet Options > Privacy > Settings”; in Firefox under “Tools > Settings > Privacy > Cookies”); however, please note that in this case you may not be able to use all features of this website to their full extent. By using this website, you consent to the processing of data collected about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes described above.

Privacy Policy for the Google+
Social Network This website uses the so-called “G +1” button from the Google+ social network, which is operated by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, United States (“Google”). The button is identified by the “G +1” symbol. If you are registered with Google Plus, you can use the “G +1” button to express your interest in our website and share content from our website on Google Plus. In this case, Google stores both the information that you have given a “G +1” to one of our pieces of content and information about the page you were viewing at the time. Your “G +1” may be displayed on Google+ along with your name (and, if applicable, your photo—if available) and may also appear in other Google services, such as Google Search or your Google Profile. For
information on the purpose and scope of data collection, as well as the further processing and use of the data by Google, and your related rights and privacy settings, please refer to Google’s Privacy Policy:
https://www.google.com/intl/de/policies/privacy/

Privacy Policy for the “Google Remarketing” and “Similar Audiences” features of Google Inc.
This website uses the remarketing and “Similar Audiences” features of Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, United States (“Google”). This allows you to be targeted with advertising through personalized and interest-based ads when you visit other websites in the so-called “Google Display Network.” “Google Remarketing” or the “Similar Audiences” feature uses so-called “cookies”—text files that are stored on your computer and enable an analysis of your use of the website. These text files record your visits as well as anonymized data regarding your use of the website. No personal data is stored in this process. If you visit another website within the so-called “Google Display Network,” you may be shown advertisements that are highly likely to be based on the product and information sections you previously viewed on our website.
You can prevent “Google Remarketing” or the “Similar Audiences” feature by disabling the storage of cookies through the appropriate settings in your browser software. However, please note that in this case, you may not be able to use all features of this website to their full extent. You can also prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website, as well as from processing this data, by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link: https://www.google.com/settings/ads/plugin?hl=de. You can also disable the use of cookies by third-party providers by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative’s opt-out page at http://www.networkadvertising.org/choices/ and following the opt-out instructions provided there. Google’s privacy policy regarding remarketing, which includes further information, can be found here: http://www.google.com/privacy/ads/.

Privacy Policy for “Google AdWords Conversion Tracking” by Google Inc.
This website uses the “Google AdWords Conversion Tracking” feature provided by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, United States (“Google”). Google AdWords Conversion Tracking uses so-called “cookies,” which are text files stored on your computer that enable an analysis of your use of the website after you have clicked on a Google ad. The cookies are valid for a maximum of 90 days. No personal data is stored in the process. As long as the cookie is valid, Google and we, as the website operator, can recognize that you clicked on an ad and were directed to a specific landing page (e.g., order confirmation page, newsletter sign-up page). These cookies cannot be tracked across multiple websites operated by different AdWords participants. The cookie is used to generate conversion statistics in “Google AdWords.” These statistics track the number of users who clicked on one of our ads. They also count how many users reached a landing page that has been tagged with a “conversion tag.” However, the statistics do not contain any data that can be used to identify you.
You can prevent cookies from being stored on your hard drive by selecting “Do not accept cookies” in your browser settings (in Microsoft Internet Explorer under “Tools > Internet Options > Privacy > Settings”; in Firefox under “Tools > Settings > Privacy > Cookies”); however, please note that in this case you may not be able to use all features of this website to their full extent. By using this website, you consent to the processing of data collected about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes described above. For more information on how Google uses conversion data, as well as Google’s privacy policy, please visit: https://support.google.com/adwords/answer/93148?ctx=tltp,http://www.google.de/policies/privacy/

Privacy Policy for the Use of the Web Messaging Service twitter.com
We have also integrated the web messaging service twitter.com into our website. This service is provided by Twitter Inc., 1355 Market St, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA. Twitter offers the so-called “Tweet” feature. This allows you to post messages up to 140 characters long—including website links—to your own Twitter account. If you use Twitter’s “Tweet” feature on our website, the respective webpage will be linked to your Twitter account and may be publicly shared there. In doing so, data is also transmitted to Twitter.
We have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by Twitter. For further information, please consult Twitter’s Privacy Policy: twitter.com/privacy
. Twitter offers you the option to set your own privacy settings at the following link: twitter.com/account/settings.

Right to Access
You have the right at any time to request, free of charge and without delay, information about the data collected about you. You have the right at any time to revoke your consent to the use of the personal data you have provided, effective for the future. To request this information, please contact the provider using the contact details provided in the legal notice.