Privacy policy

Your data subject rights

In this privacy policy, you as a user of our website receive all the necessary information about how, to what extent and for what purpose we or third-party providers collect and use data from you. Your data is collected and used strictly in accordance with the provisions of the German Federal Data Protection Act (Bundesdatenschutzgesetz, BDSG) and the German Telemedia Act (Telemediengesetz, TMG). We feel particularly committed to the confidentiality of your personal data and therefore work strictly within the limits set for us by the legal requirements. This personal data is collected on a voluntary basis wherever this is possible for us. We also only pass this data on to third parties with your express consent. For particularly confidential data, such as in payment transactions or with regard to your enquiries to us, we ensure a high level of security by using SSL encryption. However, we would like to point out the general dangers of using the internet, over which we have no influence. In e-mail communication in particular, your data is not secure without further precautions and may under certain circumstances be captured by third parties.

Information, deletion, blocking

You will receive information at any time, free of charge, about the personal data stored about you by us, as well as about the origin, the recipient and the purpose of the data collection and data processing. In addition, you have the right to request the rectification, blocking or deletion of your data. This does not apply to data that is retained due to legal regulations or is required for proper business processing. So that a data block can be implemented at any time, data is kept in a blocking file for control purposes. If data is not subject to a statutory archiving obligation, we will delete your data at your request. If the archiving obligation applies, we will block your data. For all questions and concerns regarding the rectification, blocking or deletion of personal data, please contact our data protection officer using the contact details in this privacy policy or the address given in the legal notice.

Cookies

We use cookies on our website. These small text files are stored on your PC from our server. They support the presentation of our website and help you navigate it. Cookies collect data on your IP address, your browser, your operating system and your internet connection. We do not combine this information with personal data and do not pass it on to third parties. We never use cookies to place malware or spyware on your computer. You can also use our website without cookies, although some displays and functions of our offering may then work only to a limited extent. If you wish to deactivate cookies, you can do so via special settings in your browser. Please use its help function to make the corresponding changes. You can manage online advertising cookies via the following links: for the USA for Europe

Collection of access data

The delivery and display of content via our website technically requires the collection of certain data. When you access our website, these so-called server log files are recorded by us or by the web hosting provider. These log files do not allow any conclusions to be drawn about you or your person. The relevant information consists of the name of the website, the file, the current date, the amount of data, the web browser and its version, the operating system used, the domain name of your internet provider, the referrer URL (the page from which you came to our site), and the corresponding IP address. We use this data to display and deliver our content and for statistical purposes. The information supports the provision and continuous improvement of our offering. We also reserve the right to review the data mentioned retrospectively if there is a suspicion of unlawful use of our offering.

Third-party content and services

The offering on our website may also include content, services and offerings from other providers that complement our offering. Examples of such offerings are Google Maps maps, YouTube videos or third-party graphics. Accessing these third-party services regularly requires the transmission of your IP address. This enables these providers to see and also store your user IP address. We make every effort to include only third-party providers that use IP addresses solely to deliver content. However, we have no influence on which third-party provider may store the IP address. This storage may, for example, serve statistical purposes. Should we become aware of storage processes by third-party providers, we will inform our users of this fact without delay. In this context, please also note the specific privacy policies of individual third-party providers and service providers whose services we use on our website. You will also find them in this privacy policy.

Personal data

In line with the principles of data avoidance and data minimisation, we collect personal data only to the extent and for as long as it is necessary for the use of our website or is prescribed by the legislator. We take the protection of your personal data seriously and strictly comply with the relevant legal provisions and with this privacy policy when collecting and processing personal data. If the purpose of the data collection ceases to apply or the end of the statutory retention period is reached, the data collected will be blocked or deleted. As a rule, our website can be used without disclosing personal data. If we collect personal data – such as your name, your address or your e-mail address – this data collection is voluntary. Without your expressly given consent, this data will not be disclosed to third parties. Please note that data is generally not always transmitted securely on the internet. In e-mail communication in particular, protection during data exchange cannot be guaranteed.

Server log files

Server log files are anonymised data that are recorded when you access our website. This information does not allow any conclusions to be drawn about you personally, but is indispensable for technical reasons for the delivery and display of our content. They also serve our statistics and the continuous optimisation of our content. Typical log files are the date and time of access, the amount of data, the browser used for access and its version, the operating system used, the domain name of the provider you use, the page from which you came to our offering (referrer URL) and your IP address. Log files also enable a precise review if there is a suspicion of unlawful use of our website.

SSL encryption

Our website uses SSL encryption when it comes to the transmission of confidential or personal content of our users. This encryption is activated, for example, when processing payment transactions and for enquiries that you submit to us via our website. Please make sure that SSL encryption is activated when you carry out such activities. The use of encryption is easy to recognise: the display in your browser line changes from "http://" to "https://". Data encrypted via SSL cannot be read by third parties. Only transmit your confidential information when SSL encryption is activated and contact us if in doubt.

Objection to advertising e-mails

Within the scope of the statutory legal notice obligation (Impressumspflicht), we must publish our contact details. These are partly used by third parties to send unwanted advertising and information. We hereby object to any sending of advertising material of any kind that has not been expressly authorised by us. We also expressly reserve the right to take legal action against the unwanted and unsolicited sending of advertising material. This applies in particular to so-called spam e-mails, spam letters and spam faxes. We point out that the unauthorised transmission of advertising material may fall under competition law, civil law and criminal law offences. Spam e-mails and spam faxes in particular can lead to high claims for damages if they disrupt business operations by overfilling mailboxes or fax machines.

Use of Google Analytics

On our website we use the web analytics service Google Analytics of Google Inc. It uses cookies. These are text files which, by being stored on your PC, allow an analysis of your user behaviour with regard to our website. The cookies generate information that is transmitted to a Google server. These servers are generally located in the USA, but follow agreements on use within the European Economic Area and shorten your IP address before transmission to the United States. Only in exceptional cases is the IP address shortened after transmission to the USA. Google evaluates the transmitted information and in this context provides further services to us as website operators. The IP address determined is not merged with other Google services. By changing your browser settings, you can prevent cookies from being stored on your computer. However, this may be associated with limitations in display and functionality when using our website. In addition, a browser plug-in prevents the collection and use of the data generated by the cookies. You can download it at the following link: Learn more about the privacy terms of Google and Google Analytics

Social plugins

Social plugins are used on our website. You can recognise the plugins by the fact that they are marked with the corresponding logo. Via these plugins, information, which may include personal data, may be sent to the service operator and, where applicable, used by it. We prevent the unintentional and unwanted collection and transmission of data to the service provider by means of a 2-click solution. To activate a desired social plugin, it must first be activated by clicking the corresponding button. Only this activation of the plugin triggers the collection of information and its transmission to the service provider. We ourselves do not collect any personal data by means of the social plugins or through their use. We have no influence on which data an activated plugin collects and how it is used by the provider. It must currently be assumed that a direct connection to the provider's services is established and that at least the IP address and device-related information are collected and used. It is also possible that the service providers attempt to store cookies on the computer used. For details of which specific data is collected and how it is used, please refer to the privacy 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.

Use of script libraries (Google Web Fonts)

In order to display our content correctly and attractively across browsers, we use "Google Web Fonts" of Google LLC (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; hereinafter "Google") on this website to display fonts. Further information on Google Web Fonts can be found at https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and in Google's privacy policy.

Contact form

Nature and purpose of the processing: The data you enter is stored for the purpose of individual communication with you. For this, a valid e-mail address and your name are required. This serves to assign the enquiry and to answer it subsequently. Providing further data is optional. The data entered in the contact form is processed on the basis of a legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR / DSGVO). By providing the contact form, we want to make it easy for you to get in touch. The information you provide is stored for the purpose of processing the enquiry and for possible follow-up questions. If you contact us to request a quote, the data entered in the contact form is processed in order to carry out pre-contractual measures (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR / DSGVO). Recipients of the data may include processors. The provision of your personal data is voluntary. However, we can only process your enquiry if you provide us with your name, your e-mail address and the reason for your enquiry.