The operators of these web pages take the protection of your personal data extremely seriously. We handle your personal data confidentially and in accordance with legal data protection regulations and this Data Privacy Statement.

The use of our website is generally possible without having to enter personal data. If personal data (for example name, address or e-mail addresses) is collected on our sites, this is done on a voluntary basis where possible. This data is not passed on to third parties without your express consent.

We would like to point out that there may be security gaps in data transmission on the Internet (e.g. during e-mail communication). It is not possible to fully protect the data against access by third parties.

Data privacy statement for the use of Google Analytics

This website uses functions of the Google Analytics web analysis service. It is provided by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. Google Analytics uses "cookies". These are text files which are stored on your computer and allow your use of this website to be analysed. The information generated by the cookies about your use of this website is, as a rule, transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there.

In the case of active IP anonymisation on this website, however, your IP address will be shortened in advance by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the European Economic Area Agreement. Only in exceptional cases will your full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. Google will use this information on behalf of the operator of this website in order to evaluate your usage of the website, to compile reports regarding website activities and to provide the website operator with further services concerning the use of the website and the use of the Internet. The IP address transmitted by your browser within the scope of Google Analytics will not be combined with any other Google data.

You can prevent cookies from being stored on your browser by changing the settings in your browser software accordingly. We would like to point out, however, that this may prevent you from making full use of all of the functions on this website. In addition, you can prevent the data generated by cookies which is related to your use of the website (including your IP address) from being recorded by Google and prevent this data from being processed by Google by downloading and installing the browser plugin found at this link: tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

Disclosure, deletion, blocking

You have the right to access your saved personal data, its origin and recipients and the purpose of the data processing at any time, free of charge, and you also have the right to edit, block or delete this data. You can contact us for this purpose or for any other questions regarding personal data via the address provided in the legal information.

Cookies

In some instances, our pages use cookies. Cookies do not cause any damage to your computer and do not contain any viruses. The purpose of these cookies is to make the services we offer more user-friendly, effective and secure. Cookies are small text files that are stored by your browser and saved on your computer. Most of the cookies we use are "session cookies". These are automatically deleted after your visit ends. Other cookies remain saved on your end device until you delete them. These cookies enable us to recognise your browser the next time you visit.

You can set your browser to inform you when cookies are created and to only allow cookies on a case-by-case basis, to accept cookies in certain cases or to generally disallow cookies or automatically delete them when you close your browser. Deactivating cookies may restrict the functionality of this website.

Server log files

The provider of these pages automatically collects and saves information in server log files that are automatically sent to us by your browser. These contain the following information:
 

•     Browser type/browser version
•     Operating system used
•     Referrer URL
•     Host name of the accessing computer
•     Time of the server request

This data cannot be traced back to specific people. This data will not be combined with other data sources. We reserve the right to check the data at a later date if we become aware of specific indications of unlawful use.

Contact form

If you send us enquiries via our contact form, we will save your details from the enquiry form, including the contact data you provide there, for the purposes of processing your enquiry and in case of follow-up questions. We will not disclose these details without your consent.