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data protection
The operators of these pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this data protection declaration. Our website can usually be used without providing personal data. Insofar as personal data (e.g. name, address or e-mail addresses) is collected on our website, this is always done on a voluntary basis as far as possible. This data will not be passed on to third parties without your express consent. We would like to point out that data transmission on the Internet (e.g. when communicating by e-mail) can have security gaps. A complete protection of the data from access by third parties is not possible. Cookies do not damage your computer and do not contain viruses. Cookies serve to make our offer more user-friendly, effective and secure. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer and saved by your browser. Most of the cookies we use are so-called "session cookies". They are automatically deleted after your visit. Other cookies remain stored on your end device until you delete them. These cookies enable us to recognize your browser on your next visit. You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and only allow cookies in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general and automatic deletion Activate cookies when closing the browser. If cookies are deactivated, the functionality of this website may be restricted. Server log files The provider of the pages automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These are: Browser type and browser version Operating system used Referrer URL Host name of the accessing computer Time of server request This data cannot be assigned to specific persons. This data is not merged with other data sources. We reserve the right to subsequently check this data if we become aware of concrete indications of illegal use.Google AnalyticsThis website uses functions of the web analysis service Google Analytics. The provider is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheater Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. Google Analytics uses so-called "cookies". These are text files that are stored on your computer and that enable an analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. You can find more information on how Google Analytics handles user data in Google's data protection declaration:https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=enbrowser plug-inYou can prevent the storage of cookies by setting your browser software accordingly; we would like to point out to you however that in this case you will if applicable not be able to use all functions of this website in full. 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) and from processing this data by Google by downloading the browser plug-in available under the following link and install:https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=deObjection against data collectionYou can prevent Google Analytics from collecting your data by clicking on the following link. An opt-out cookie will be set to prevent your data from being collected on future visits to this website: Disable Google AnalyticsGoogle Web FontsThis site uses so-called web fonts provided by Google for the uniform display of fonts. When you call up a page, your browser loads the required web fonts into your browser cache in order to display text and fonts correctly. If your browser does not support web fonts, a standard font will be used by your computer. You can find more information about Google web fonts athttps://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and in Google's privacy policy:https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/YouTubeOur website uses plugins from the Google-operated YouTube site. The site operator is YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA. If you visit one of our pages equipped with a YouTube plugin, a connection to the YouTube servers will be established. The YouTube server is informed which of our pages you have visited. If you are logged into your YouTube account, you enable YouTube to assign your surfing behavior directly to your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account. Further information on the handling of user data can be found in YouTube's data protection declaration at:https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacyGoogle Analytics RemarketingOur websites use the functions of Google Analytics Remarketing in connection with the cross-device functions of Google AdWords and Google DoubleClick. The provider is Google Inc. 1600 Amphitheater Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. This function enables the advertising target groups created with Google Analytics Remarketing to be linked to the cross-device functions of Google AdWords and Google DoubleClick. In this way, interest-related, personalized advertising messages that have been adapted to you depending on your previous usage and surfing behavior on one end device (e.g. mobile phone) can also be displayed on another of your end devices (e.g. tablet or PC). If you have given your consent , Google associates your web and app browsing history with your Google account for this purpose. In this way, the same personalized advertising messages can be displayed on every device on which you log in with your Google account. To support this function, Google Analytics collects Google-authenticated IDs of the users, which are temporarily linked to our Google Analytics data be used to define and create target groups for cross-device advertising. You can permanently object to cross-device remarketing/targeting by deactivating personalized advertising in your Google account; follow this link:https://www.google.com/settings/ads/onweb/Further information and the data protection regulations can be found in Google's data protection declaration at:http://www.google.com/policies/technologies/ads/SSL encryption This site uses SSL encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as the inquiries you send to us as the site operator. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from "http://" to "https://" and by the lock symbol in your browser line. If SSL encryption is activated, the data you transmitted to us, are not read by third parties. Right to information, deletion, blocking You have the right to free information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipient and the purpose of data processing as well as a right to correction, blocking or deletion of this data at any time . You can contact us at any time at the address given in the imprint for this and other questions on the subject of personal data. Objection to advertising mails We hereby object to the use of contact data published as part of the imprint obligation to send unsolicited advertising and information material. The site operators expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of unsolicited advertising being sent, such as spam e-mails.
Your rights You can exercise the following rights at any time using the contact details provided by our data protection officer: Information about your data stored by us and how it is processed, correction of incorrect personal data, deletion of your data stored by us, restriction of data processing if we do not yet have your data due to legal obligations may be deleted, objection to the processing of your data by us and data transferability, provided that you have consented to the data processing or have concluded a contract with us. This data is processed: contact data (e.g., name, address, e-mail, telephone numbers). E.g., text input, photographs, videos, documents for applications or requests for a quote). Usage data (e.g. websites visited, interest in content, access times). Meta/communication data (e.g. device information, IP addresses). If you give us your consent You can revoke this at any time with effect for the future. You can contact the supervisory authority responsible for you at any time with a complaint. Your responsible supervisory authority depends on the state of your residence, your work or the alleged infringement. A list of the supervisory authorities (for the non-public area) with address can be found at: https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Infothek/Anschriften_Links/anschriften_links-node.html.Purposes of data processing by the responsible body and third partiesWe process Your personal data only for the purposes stated in this data protection declaration. Your personal data will not be transmitted to third parties for purposes other than those mentioned. We only pass on your personal data to third parties if: you have given your express consent to do so, the processing is necessary to carry out a contract with you, the processing is necessary to fulfill a legal obligation, the processing is necessary to protect legitimate interests and There is no reason to assume that you have an overriding legitimate interest in not disclosing your data. Collection of general information when you visit our website When you access our website, information of a general nature is automatically collected using a cookie. This information (server log files) includes the type of web browser, the operating system used, the domain name of your internet service provider and similar. This is exclusively information that does not allow any conclusions to be drawn about your person. This information is technically necessary in order to correctly deliver the content you have requested from websites and is mandatory when using the Internet. They are processed in particular for the following purposes: Ensuring a smooth connection to the website, ensuring smooth use of our website, evaluating system security and stability and for other administrative purposes. The processing of your personal data is based on our legitimate interest in the aforementioned data collection purposes. We do not use your data to draw conclusions about your person. The recipients of the data are only the responsible body and, if necessary, the processor. We may evaluate anonymous information of this type statistically in order to optimize our website and the technology behind it. Cookies Like many other websites, we also use so-called "cookies". Cookies are small text files that are transferred to your hard drive by a website server. As a result, we automatically receive certain data, e.g. B. IP address, browser used, operating system and your connection to the Internet.Cookies cannot be used to start programs or transmit viruses to a computer. We can use the information contained in cookies to make navigation easier for you and enable our websites to be displayed correctly. Under no circumstances will the data we collect be passed on to third parties or be linked to personal data without your consent. Of course, you can use our website as well view without cookies. Internet browsers are regularly set to accept cookies. In general, you can disable the use of cookies at any time through your browser settings. Please use the help functions of your internet browser to find out how you can change these settings. Please note that individual functions of our website may not work if you have deactivated the use of cookies.Registration on our websiteWhen registering for the use of our personalized services, some personal data is collected, such as name, address, contact and communication data such as phone number and email address. If you are registered with us, you can access content and services that we only offer to registered users. Registered users also have the option of changing or deleting the data provided during registration at any time. Of course, we will also provide you with information about the personal data we have stored about you at any time. We will also be happy to correct or delete them at your request, provided there are no legal storage requirements to the contrary. To contact us in this context, please use the contact details given at the end of this data protection declaration.SSL encryptionIn order to protect the security of your data during transmission, we use state-of-the-art encryption methods (e.g. SSL) via HTTPS.Comment functionIf users Leave comments on our website, the time of their creation and the user name previously selected by the website visitor are saved in addition to this information. This is for our security, as we can be prosecuted for illegal content on our website, even if it was created by users.Akismet Anti-Spam CheckOccasionally, the Akismet plugin, which is provided by Automattic Inc., 60 29th Street #343, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA. This plugin attempts to filter spam comments. Here it is necessary that the comments are sent to a server in the USA in order to check them for spam. The storage of the data (e-mail address, name, IP address, the comment, the referring page, the browser and PC type) usually takes up to 4 days. If a comment is classified as spam, the data will be stored longer. For more information, visit https://automattic.com/privacy/. Do not use the comment function if you do not agree to the transmission of data or use pseudonyms without email. Retrieving profile pictures from Gravatar Our blog uses the Gravatar service from Automattic Inc., 60 29th Street #343, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA. If you leave comments with us and use a profile picture on Gravatar, your profile picture will be retrieved and displayed next to your post. The retrieval is usually encrypted. The retrieval takes place by sending the e-mail address. After retrieval, the e-mail address will be deleted again. This is used to personalize your comment. https://automattic.com/privacy/. If you do not want the e-mail address to be sent, please do not use the comment function or comment without an e-mail address.NewsletterOn the basis of your express consent, we will regularly send you our newsletter or comparable information by E-mail to the e-mail address you provided. To receive the newsletter, it is sufficient to provide your e-mail address. When registering to receive our newsletter, the data you provide will be used exclusively for this purpose. Subscribers can also be informed by e-mail about circumstances that are relevant to the service or the registration (e.g. changes to the newsletter offer or technical conditions). We need a valid e-mail address for effective registration. In order to check that the owner of an e-mail address is actually registering, we use the "double opt-in" procedure. To do this, we log the subscription to the newsletter, the sending of a confirmation email and the receipt of the response requested here. Further data is not collected. The data will be used exclusively for sending the newsletter and will not be passed on to third parties. You can revoke your consent to the storage of your personal data and its use for sending the newsletter at any time. There is a corresponding link in every newsletter. You can also unsubscribe directly on this website at any time or inform us of your request via the contact option given at the end of this data protection notice contacting your voluntary consent. This requires the specification of a valid e-mail address. This is used to allocate the request and then to answer it. Providing further data is optional. The information you provide will be stored for the purpose of processing the request and for possible follow-up questions. Personal data will be automatically deleted once your request has been dealt with. The application by e-mail or via the online form usually contains personal information, postal and contact addresses and the documents belonging to the application. When applying, you as an applicant agree to the processing of personal data in accordance with the type and scope set out in this data protection declaration. The data on the application form is transmitted to us in encrypted form using the current state of the art via SSL. When applying via e-mail, encryption is not always guaranteed. Of course, the application can also be sent by post to our postal address. Your data will be stored by us for the application. If your application is successful, your data will be processed by us. You can request the deletion of your data at any time.Use of Google AnalyticsThis website uses Google Analytics, a web analysis service provided by Google Inc. (hereinafter: Google). Google Analytics uses so-called "cookies", i.e. text files which are stored on your computer and which enable an analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. Due to the activation of IP anonymization on this website, however, your IP address will be shortened beforehand by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be sent to a Google server in the USA and shortened 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 activity and internet usage to the website operator. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data. The purpose of data processing is to evaluate the use of the website and to compile reports on website activities. Based on the use of the website and the Internet, further related services are then to be provided. The processing is based on the legitimate interest of the website operator. You can prevent the storage of cookies by setting your browser software accordingly; we would like to point out to you however that in this case you will if applicable not be able to use all functions of this website in full. 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) and from processing this data by Google by downloading the browser plug-in available under the following link and install: Browser add-on to deactivate Google Analytics. In addition or as an alternative to the browser add-on, you can prevent tracking by Google Analytics on our website by clicking on this link. An opt-out cookie will be installed on your device. This will prevent future detection by Google Analytics for this website and for this browser as long as the cookie remains installed in your browser. Google's privacy policy (https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads) Use of script libraries (Google Webfonts) In order to display our content correctly and graphically appealing across browsers, we use script libraries and font libraries on this website, e.g. B. Google Webfonts (https://www.google.com/webfonts/). Google web fonts are transferred to your browser's cache to avoid multiple loading. If the browser does not support Google Webfonts or prevents access, content is displayed in a standard font. Calling up script libraries or font libraries automatically triggers a connection to the library operator. It is theoretically possible - although it is currently unclear whether and for what purposes - that operators of corresponding libraries collect data. You can find the data protection guidelines of the library operator Google here: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/Usage of Google MapsThis website uses Google Maps API to visually display geographic information. When using Google Maps, Google also collects, processes and uses data about the use of the map functions by visitors. You can find more information about data processing by Google in the Google data protection information. There you can also change your personal data protection settings in the data protection center. You can find detailed instructions on how to manage your own data in connection with Google products here. Embedded YouTube videos We embed YouTube videos on some of our websites. The operator of the corresponding plugins is YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA. When you visit a page with the YouTube plugin, a connection to the YouTube servers is established. YouTube is informed which pages you are visiting. If you are logged into your YouTube account, YouTube can assign your surfing behavior to you personally. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account beforehand. If a YouTube video is started, the provider uses cookies that collect information about user behavior. Anyone who has deactivated the storage of cookies for the Google Ad program will not have to reckon with such cookies when watching YouTube videos. However, YouTube also stores non-personal usage information in other cookies. If you want to prevent this, you must block the storage of cookies in the browser. Further information on data protection at "Youtube" can be found in the data protection declaration of the provider at: https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy /Facebook pixel, custom audiences and Facebook conversionWithin our online offer, due to our marketing interests in analysis, optimization and economic operation of our online offer and for these purposes, the "Facebook pixel" of the social network Facebook, which is operated by Facebook Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA, or if you are based in the EU, Facebook Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland ("Facebook"). With the help of the Facebook pixel, visitors to our website are determined as the target group for the display of Facebook ads. We usually address users who, based on their previous interests on Facebook, could also be interested in our products. A tracking of actions via conversions is also recorded to see whether the user has performed certain actions on the site or not. The data is processed in accordance with Facebook's data usage guidelines. Information on the display of Facebook advertising and the data usage guidelines can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/policy.php. You can view and object to the use of the data: https://www.facebook.com/settings?tab=ads (http://optout.networkadvertising.org/) and also the US website (http://www .aboutads.info/choices) or the European website (http://www.youronlinechoices.com/uk/your-ad-choices/).Social PluginsSocial plugins from the providers listed below are used on our websites. You can recognize the plugins by the fact that they are marked with the corresponding logo. Information, which may also include personal data, may be sent to the service provider via these plugins and may be used by them. We prevent the unconscious and unwanted collection and transmission of data to the service provider with a 2-click solution. In order to activate a desired social plugin, it must first be activated by clicking on the corresponding button. The collection of information and its transmission to the service provider is only triggered by this activation of the plugin. We do not collect any personal data ourselves using the social plugins or about their use. We have no influence on which data an activated plugin collects and how this is used by the provider. It must currently be assumed that a direct connection to the provider's services will be established and at least the IP address and device-related information will be recorded and used. There is also the possibility that the service provider will try to save cookies on the computer used. Which specific data is collected and how it is used can be found in the data protection notices of the respective service provider. Note: If you are logged in to Facebook at the same time, Facebook can identify you as a visitor to a specific page. We have integrated the social media buttons of the following companies on our website: Google AdWords Our website uses Google conversion tracking. If you came to our website via an ad placed by Google, Google Adwords will place a cookie on your computer. The conversion tracking cookie is set when a user clicks on an ad served by Google. These cookies lose their validity after 30 days and are not used for personal identification. If the user visits certain pages of our website and the cookie has not yet expired, we and Google can recognize that the user clicked on the ad and was redirected to this page. Each Google AdWords customer receives a different cookie. This means that cookies cannot be tracked via the websites of AdWords customers. The information obtained using the conversion cookie is used to create conversion statistics for AdWords customers who have opted for conversion tracking. Customers find out the total number of users who clicked on their ad and were redirected to a page with a conversion tracking tag. However, you will not receive any information with which users can be personally identified. If you do not want to participate in the tracking, you can refuse the setting of a cookie required for this - for example by means of a browser setting that generally deactivates the automatic setting of cookies or set your browser accordingly , that cookies from the domain "googleleadservices.com" are blocked. Please note that you may not delete the opt-out cookies as long as you do not wish to have measurement data recorded. If you have deleted all your cookies in the browser, you must set the respective opt-out cookie again.Use of Google RemarketingThis website uses the remarketing function of Google Inc. The function is used to present interest-based advertisements to website visitors within the Google advertising network. A so-called "cookie" is stored in the browser of the website visitor, which makes it possible to recognize the visitor when they access websites that belong to the Google advertising network. On these pages, the visitor can be presented with advertisements that refer to content that the visitor has previously accessed on websites that use Google's remarketing function. According to Google, it does not collect any personal data in this process. If you still do not wish to use Google's remarketing function, you can always deactivate it by making the appropriate settings at http://www.google.com/settings/ads. Alternatively, you can deactivate the use of cookies for interest-based advertising via the advertising network initiative by following the instructions at http://optout.networkadvertising.org. Changes to our data protection regulations We reserve the right to adapt this data protection declaration so that it always corresponds to the current legal requirements or to implement changes to our services in the data protection declaration, e.g. when introducing new services. The new data protection declaration will then apply to your next visit. The data protection declaration was created with the data protection declaration generator from activeMind AG.Google+Google records information about your +1 activities in order to improve Google services for you and others. In order to be able to use the Google+ button, you need a globally visible, public Google profile that must contain at least the name chosen for the profile. This name is used in all Google services. In some cases, this name can also replace another name that you used when sharing content via your Google account. The identity of your Google profile can be displayed to users who know your email address or have other identifying information about you. Use of the information collected: In addition to the purposes explained above, the information you provide Google records information about your +1 activities to improve Google services for you and others. In order to be able to use the Google+ button, you need a globally visible, public Google profile that must contain at least the name chosen for the profile. This name is used in all Google services. In some cases, this name can also replace another name that you used when sharing content via your Google account. The identity of your Google profile can be displayed to users who know your e-mail address or have other identifying information about you.Use of the information collected: In addition to the purposes explained above, the information you provide will be used in accordance with the applicable Google data protection regulations.Google may publish aggregate statistics about users' +1 activity or share them with users and partners, such as publishers, advertisers or affiliated websites.