Privacy Policy

The operators of this website take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with legal data protection regulations as well as this privacy policy. The use of our website is generally possible without providing personal data. Insofar as personal data (e.g., name, address, or email addresses) is collected on our pages, this is done, as far as possible, always on a voluntary basis. This data will not be shared with third parties without your explicit consent.

We would like to point out that data transmission over the Internet (e.g., when communicating via email) can have security vulnerabilities. A complete protection of the data from access by third parties is not possible.

Privacy Policy for the Use of etracker

Our website uses the analytics service etracker. The provider is etracker GmbH, Erste Brunnenstraße 1, 20459 Hamburg, Germany. Usage profiles can be created from the data under a pseudonym. Cookies may be used for this purpose. Cookies are small text files that are stored locally in your browser’s cache. They allow recognition of your browser. The data collected with etracker technologies is not used to personally identify visitors to our website without separately granted consent and is not combined with personal data of the bearer of the pseudonym.

You can object to the collection and storage of your visitor data at any time with effect for the future. To object to the collection and storage of your visitor data, you can obtain an opt-out cookie from etracker at the following link, which will ensure that no visitor data from your browser is collected and stored by etracker in the future: http://www.etracker.de/privacy?et=V23Jbb

This will set an opt-out cookie named “cntcookie” from etracker. Please do not delete this cookie as long as you wish to maintain your objection. For more information, please see the privacy policy of etracker: http://www.etracker.com/de/datenschutz.html

Privacy Policy for the Use of Facebook Plugins (Like Button)

Our pages have integrated plugins from the social network Facebook, provided by Facebook Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA. You can recognize the Facebook plugins by the Facebook logo or the “Like Button” (“Gefällt mir”) on our site. An overview of the Facebook plugins can be found here: http://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/.

When you visit our pages, a direct connection is established between your browser and the Facebook server via the plugin. This gives Facebook the information that you visited our site with your IP address. If you click the Facebook “Like Button” while logged into your Facebook account, you can link the content of our pages to your Facebook profile. This allows Facebook to associate your visit to our pages with your user account. We point out that we, as the provider of the pages, do not have any knowledge of the content of the transmitted data and its use by Facebook. For further information, please see Facebook’s privacy policy at http://de-de.facebook.com/policy.php.

If you do not want Facebook to associate your visit to our pages with your Facebook user account, please log out of your Facebook account.

Privacy Policy for the Use of Google Analytics

This website uses features of the web analytics service Google Analytics. The provider is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. Google Analytics uses so-called “cookies.” These are text files that are stored on your computer and allow an analysis of your usage 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.

If IP anonymization is activated on this website, your IP address will be truncated 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 transmitted to a Google server in the USA and truncated there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, compile reports on website activities, and provide other services related to website usage and Internet usage to the website operator. The IP address transmitted by your browser within the framework of Google Analytics will not be combined with other data from Google.

You can prevent the storage of cookies by adjusting your browser software accordingly; however, we would like to point out that you may not be able to fully use all functions of this website in this case. Furthermore, you can prevent the collection of the data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) to Google as well as 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.

Privacy Policy for the Use of Google +1

Our pages use features of Google +1. The provider is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.

Collection and Sharing of Information: With the Google +1 button, you can publish information worldwide. With the Google +1 button, you and other users receive personalized content from Google and our partners. Google stores both the information that you have given +1 for a content and information about the page that you viewed when clicking on +1. Your +1 can be displayed as notes along with your profile name and photo in Google services, such as in search results or in your Google profile, or at other locations on websites and ads on the Internet. Google records information about your +1 activities to improve Google services for you and others. To use the Google +1 button, you need a globally visible, public Google profile that must at least contain the name chosen for the profile. This name will be used in all Google services. In some cases, this name may also replace another name that you used when sharing content through 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 Collected Information: In addition to the above-mentioned purposes, the information you provide will be used in accordance with the applicable Google privacy policy. Google may publish aggregated statistics about the +1 activities of users or share these with users and partners, such as publishers, advertisers, or affiliated websites.

Privacy Policy for the Use of Instagram

Our pages integrate features of the Instagram service. These features are offered by Instagram Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA, 94025, USA. If you are logged into your Instagram account, you can link the content of our pages to your Instagram profile by clicking the Instagram button. This allows Instagram to associate your visit to our pages with your user account. We point out that we, as the provider of the pages, do not have any knowledge of the content of the transmitted data and its use by Instagram. Further information can be found in Instagram’s privacy policy: http://instagram.com/about/legal/privacy/.

Privacy Policy for the Use of LinkedIn

Our website uses features of the LinkedIn network. The provider is LinkedIn Corporation, 2029 Stierlin Court, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. Each time you access one of our pages that contains LinkedIn features, a connection to LinkedIn servers is established. LinkedIn is informed that you visited our internet pages with your IP address. If you click the “Recommend Button” from LinkedIn while logged into your LinkedIn account, LinkedIn can associate your visit to our website with you and your user account. We point out that we, as the provider of the pages, do not have any knowledge of the content of the transmitted data and its use by LinkedIn. Further information can be found in LinkedIn’s privacy policy at https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy.

Privacy Policy for the Use of Pinterest

On our site, we use social plugins from the Pinterest social network, operated by Pinterest Inc., 635 High Street, Palo Alto, CA, 94301, USA. When you access a page that contains such a plugin, your browser establishes a direct connection to Pinterest’s servers. The plugin transmits log data to Pinterest’s server in the USA. This log data may include your IP address, the addresses of the websites visited that also contain Pinterest features, browser type and settings, date and time of the request, how you use Pinterest, and cookies. Further information on the purpose, scope, and further processing and use of data by Pinterest, as well as your rights and options for protecting your privacy, can be found in Pinterest’s privacy policy: https://about.pinterest.com/de/privacy-policy.

Privacy Policy for the Use of Tumblr

Our pages use buttons from the Tumblr service. The provider is Tumblr, Inc., 35 East 21st St, 10th Floor, New York, NY 10010, USA. These buttons allow you to share a post or page on Tumblr or to follow the provider on Tumblr. When you access one of our web pages with a Tumblr button, your browser establishes a direct connection to Tumblr’s servers. We have no influence on the extent of the data that Tumblr collects and transmits using this plugin. As of now, the user’s IP address and the URL of the respective website are transmitted. Further information can be found in Tumblr’s privacy policy at http://www.tumblr.com/policy/de/privacy.

Privacy Policy for the Use of Twitter

Our pages incorporate features from the Twitter service. These features are offered by Twitter Inc., 1355 Market Street, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA. By using Twitter and the “Re-Tweet” function, the websites you visit are linked to your Twitter account and shared with other users. Data is also transferred to Twitter. We point out that we, as the provider of the pages, do not have any knowledge of the content of the transmitted data and its use by Twitter. Further information can be found in Twitter’s privacy policy at http://twitter.com/privacy. You can change your privacy settings on Twitter in your account settings at http://twitter.com/account/settings.

Privacy Policy for the Use of Xing

Our website uses features from the Xing network. The provider is Xing AG, Dammtorstraße 29-32, 20354 Hamburg, Germany. Each time you access one of our pages that contains Xing features, a connection to Xing servers is established. To our knowledge, personal data is not stored. In particular, no IP addresses are stored or usage behavior evaluated. Further information on data protection and the Xing share button can be found in Xing’s privacy policy at https://www.xing.com/app/share?op=data_protection.

Information, Deletion, Blocking

You have the right to request information free of charge about your stored personal data, its origin and recipients, and the purpose of data processing, as well as the right to correction, blocking, or deletion of this data at any time. For this purpose, as well as for further questions regarding personal data, you can contact us at any time at the address provided in the imprint.

Server Log Files

The provider of the pages automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser transmits to us automatically. This includes:

• Browser type / browser version
• Used operating system
• Referrer URL
• Hostname of the accessing computer
• Time of the server request

This data is not assigned to specific individuals. A combination of this data with other data sources will not be made. We reserve the right to review this data subsequently if there are specific indications of illegal use.

Contact Form

If you send us inquiries via contact form, your information from the inquiry form, including the contact details you provided there, will be stored for the purpose of processing the inquiry and for any follow-up questions. This data will not be shared without your consent.

Objection to Advertising Emails

We hereby object to the use of contact data published as part of the imprint obligation for sending unsolicited advertising and information materials. The operators of the pages expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of unsolicited sending of advertising information, such as spam emails.

Newsletter Data

If you would like to receive the newsletter offered on the website, we need an email address from you, as well as information that allows us to verify that you are the owner of the specified email address and agree to receive the newsletter. No further data will be collected. We use this data exclusively for sending the requested information and do not share it with third parties. You can revoke your consent to the storage of the data, the email address, and its use for sending the newsletter at any time, for example via the “unsubscribe” link in the newsletter.

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