Privacy and data protection
Privacy policy
Scope
In accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other relevant data protection laws in the EU area, this privacy policy is intended to inform the users of this website about what personal data is collected and processed by the website operator, as well as the purpose and legal basis of the processing. We take the protection of your personal data very seriously and treat it confidentially and in accordance with the applicable data protection regulations. Please note, however, that despite all technical precautions and measures, data transmission on the Internet cannot be completely protected against access, loss or modification. Therefore, complete protection against access by unauthorised third parties cannot be guaranteed.
Data protection
As a rule, it is possible to use our website without providing personal data. Insofar as personal data (e.g. name, address, contact details 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. communication by e-mail) can have security gaps. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible. The use of contact data published within the framework of the imprint obligation by third parties for the purpose of sending advertising and information material not expressly requested is hereby expressly prohibited. The operators of the pages expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of the unsolicited sending of advertising information, e.g. via spam mails.
Handling of personal data
We take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We collect, process and use your personal data only if this is permitted by law or if you have expressly consented to the collection. Personal data is any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person, such as name, email address or telephone number. If you contact us via the contact options offered, we store your details so that we can process and respond to your enquiry. After processing and in compliance with the legal retention periods, your data will be deleted.
SSL encryption / data transmission
To protect your personal data, we use SSL encryption on our website. All data transmissions that you make via our website are thus protected in the best possible way. You can recognise an encrypted connection by the prefix "https://" in the address line of your browser. Unencrypted pages, on the other hand, are marked with "http://".
Coockies
Technically necessary cookies are used on this website. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your terminal device and can be read by your browser. They serve to increase the user-friendliness and security of this website. Most common browsers offer the setting option to not allow cookies or to automatically delete them after the browser session ends. Please note that if you deactivate cookies, you may not be able to use all the functions of this website without restrictions.
Access data
The website operator or page provider collects data on accesses to the page and stores these as "server log files". The following data is logged: website visited, time of access, amount of data sent, source/reference from which you came to the site, Browser used, Operating system used, IP address used. This data is transmitted in encrypted form. The data collected is only used for statistical analysis and to improve the website. However, the website operator reserves the right to check the server log files retrospectively if there are concrete indications of illegal use.
Use of social media plugins (INSTAGRAM)
This website uses Instagram social plugins operated by Instagram LLC, 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA ("Instagram"). The integration of the plugins on this website is indicated by the Instagram logo or the lettering "Instagram". When you visit a page that contains such a plugin, your browser establishes a direct connection to the Instagram servers. The content of the plugin is transmitted by Instagram directly to your browser and integrated into the page. This allows Instagram to receive information that your browser has called up the corresponding page of our website, even if you do not have an Instagram profile or are not currently logged in to Instagram. This information (including your IP address) is transmitted by your browser directly to an Instagram server in the USA and stored there. If you are logged in to Instagram, Instagram can directly assign your visit to our website to your Instagram account. If you interact with the plugins, for example by clicking the "Instagram" button, this information is also transmitted directly to an Instagram server and stored there. The information is also published on your Instagram account and displayed to your contacts on Instagram. If you do not want Instagram to directly assign the data collected via our website to your Instagram account, you must log out of Instagram before visiting our website. For more information, please see Instagram's privacy policy: https://help.instagram.com/155833707900388/.
Use of social media plugins (FACEBOOK)
This website uses Facebook social plugins, which are operated by Facebook Inc. (1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA). The plugins are recognisable by the Facebook logo or the terms "Like", "Like", "Share" in Facebook's colours (blue and white). Information on all Facebook plugins can be found in the following link: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/ The plugin establishes a direct connection between your browser and the Facebook servers. The website operator has no influence on the nature and scope of the data that the plugin transmits to the servers of Facebook Inc. Information on this can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/help/186325668085084 The plugin informs Facebook Inc. that you have visited this website. There is a possibility that your IP address will be stored. If you are logged in to your Facebook account during your visit to this website, the above-mentioned information will be linked to it. If you use the functions of the plugin - for example, by sharing or "liking" a post - the corresponding information will also be transmitted to Facebook Inc. If you would like to prevent Facebook. Inc. linking this data to your Facebook account, please log out of Facebook before visiting this website.
Data subject rights (information, correction, deletion, restriction, objection)
As a user, you can request information free of charge about what personal data has been stored about you. Provided that your request does not conflict with a legal obligation to retain data (e.g. data retention), you have the right to have incorrect data corrected and to have your personal data blocked or deleted. In addition, you have the right to restrict the processing of your personal data under certain circumstances and the right to object to the processing of your data at any time, especially in the case of direct advertising. Please use the contact options provided in the imprint for this purpose. We will process your request immediately and provide you with the appropriate information.
Objection to advertising e-mails
We hereby object to the use of contact data published within the framework of the imprint obligation to send advertising and information material that has not been expressly requested. The operators of these pages expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of the unsolicited sending of advertising information, e.g. via spam e-mails.