Privacy

Privacy

The operators of these pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy.

As a rule, our website can be used without providing personal data. Where personal data (such as name, address, or email addresses) is collected on our pages, this is done, wherever possible, always on a voluntary basis. This data will not be passed on to third parties without your explicit consent.

Please note that data transmission over the internet (e.g., when communicating by email) can have security vulnerabilities. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.

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

Our pages integrate 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 on our site. An overview of Facebook plugins can be found here: http://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/.

When you visit our pages, the plugin establishes a direct connection between your browser and the Facebook server. This gives Facebook the information that you have 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. Please note that as the provider of these pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by Facebook. Further information can be found in 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 account, please log out of your Facebook account.

Privacy Policy for the Use of Google Analytics

This website uses functions of the Google Analytics web analytics service. 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 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 and stored on a Google server in the USA.

If IP anonymization is activated on this website, however, your IP address will first be shortened by Google within member states of the European Union or in other states party to 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 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 usage 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.

You can prevent the storage of cookies by adjusting your browser software settings accordingly; however, we point out that in this case you may not be able to fully use all the functions of this website. You can also prevent the collection of data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) by 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 functions of Google +1. The provider is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.

Collection and sharing of information: Using the Google +1 button, you can publish information worldwide. Through the Google +1 button, you and other users receive personalized content from Google and our partners. Google stores both the information that you gave +1 to a piece of content and information about the page you viewed when you clicked +1. Your +1s may be displayed as hints together with your profile name and photo in Google services, such as in search results or in your Google profile, or elsewhere on websites and ads on the internet. Google records information about your +1 activities in order to improve Google services for you and others. To use the Google +1 button, you need a worldwide visible, public Google profile, which must at least contain the name chosen for the profile. This name is used in all Google services. In some cases, this name may also replace a different name that you used when sharing content via your Google account. The identity of your Google profile may 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 uses explained above, the information you provide will be used in accordance with the applicable Google privacy policy. Google may publish aggregated statistics on users' +1 activity, or share it with users and partners, such as publishers, advertisers, or affiliated websites.

Privacy Policy for the Use of etracker

Our website uses the etracker analytics service. The provider is etracker GmbH, Erste Brunnenstraße 1, 20459 Hamburg, Germany.

User 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 the cache of your internet browser. Cookies make it possible to recognize your browser again. The data collected using etracker technologies will not be used to personally identify visitors to our website without the separately granted consent of the person concerned, and will not be merged with personal data about the holder of the pseudonym.

You may object to the collection and storage of data at any time with future effect. To object to the future collection and storage of your visitor data, you can obtain an opt-out cookie from etracker via the following link; this ensures that no visitor data from your browser will be collected or 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. Further information can be found in etracker's privacy policy: http://www.etracker.com/de/datenschutz.html

Privacy Policy for the Use of Twitter

Our pages incorporate functions of the Twitter service. These functions 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 made known to other users. Data is also transmitted to Twitter in the process. Please note that as the provider of these pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or 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 the account settings at http://twitter.com/account/settings.

Privacy Policy for the Use of Xing

Our website uses functions of the XING network. The provider is XING AG, Dammtorstraße 29-32, 20354 Hamburg, Germany. Each time one of our pages containing XING functions is accessed, a connection is established to XING's servers. To our knowledge, no personal data is stored in the process. 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

Objection to Advertising Emails

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

Information, Deletion, Blocking

You have the right at any time to obtain, free of charge, information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipients, and the purpose of the data processing, as well as a right to correction, blocking, or deletion of this data. For this and any further questions on the subject of personal data, you may contact us at any time at the address given in the legal notice.

Cookies

The internet pages partly use so-called cookies. Cookies do not cause any damage to your computer and do not contain viruses. Cookies serve to make our offering 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 at the end of your visit. Other cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them. These cookies allow us to recognize your browser the next time you visit.

You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and allow cookies only in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general, and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. If you disable cookies, the functionality of this website may be limited.

Contact Form

If you send us inquiries via the contact form, your details from the inquiry form, including the contact data you provided there, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the inquiry and in case of follow-up questions. We will not pass on this data without your consent.

Objection to Advertising Emails

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

Newsletter Data

If you wish to subscribe to the newsletter offered on the website, we require an email address from you, as well as information that allows us to verify that you are the owner of the email address provided and that you agree to receive the newsletter. No further data is collected. We use this data exclusively to send the requested information and do not pass it on to 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.