Responsible Entity
The responsible entity is the natural or legal person who, alone or jointly with others, decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data (e.g., names, email addresses, etc.).
Revocation of Your Consent to Data Processing
Many data processing operations are only possible with your explicit consent. You can revoke your consent at any time by sending us an informal email. The legality of the data processing carried out until the revocation remains unaffected.
Right to Data Portability
You have the right to receive data that we process automatically based on your consent or in fulfillment of a contract in a common, machine-readable format, either for yourself or for a third party. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another responsible party, this will only be done if technically feasible.
Information, Blocking, Deletion
Within the framework of applicable legal provisions, you have the right to obtain, at any time and free of charge, information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipient, and the purpose of data processing. You may also have the right to request the correction, blocking, or deletion of this data. For further questions regarding personal data, you can contact us at any time using the address provided in the legal notice.
Objection to Promotional Emails
We hereby object to the use of contact data published as part of the legal notice obligation for sending unsolicited advertising and information materials. The operators of this website expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of unsolicited advertising, such as spam emails.
3. Data Collection on Our Website
Cookies
Some of our web pages use cookies. Cookies do not harm your computer and do not contain viruses. They help make our website more user-friendly, efficient, 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 after your visit. Other cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them. These cookies allow us to recognize your browser upon your next visit.
You can set your browser to inform you about the placement of cookies, allow cookies only in specific cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies in certain cases or in general, and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing your browser. Disabling cookies may limit the functionality of this website.
Cookies necessary for carrying out the electronic communication process or for providing certain functions you request (e.g., shopping cart functionality) are stored based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing cookies for the technically error-free and optimized provision of its services. If other cookies (e.g., cookies for analyzing your browsing behavior) are stored, they will be addressed separately in this privacy policy.
Server Log Files
The provider of these pages automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These include:
- Browser type and version
- Operating system used
- Referrer URL
- Hostname of the accessing computer
- Time of the server request
- IP address
This data is not merged with other data sources.
The basis for data processing is Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR, which permits data processing for the performance of a contract or pre-contractual measures.
4. Analytics Tools and Advertising
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 “cookies.” These are text files stored on your computer that enable an analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by the cookies about your use of this website is usually transmitted to and stored on a Google server in the USA.
The storage of Google Analytics cookies is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior to optimize both its website and advertising.
IP Anonymization
We have activated the IP anonymization feature on this website. As a result, Google will truncate your IP address within member states of the European Union or other states that are parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area before transmission to the USA. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be sent to a Google server in the USA and truncated there. On behalf of this website’s operator, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, compile reports on website activity, and provide other services related to website and internet usage. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data.
Browser Plugin
You can prevent the storage of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings in your browser; however, please note that if you do this, you may not be able to use all the features of this website fully. You can also prevent Google from collecting data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) and from processing this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en.
Objection to Data Collection
You can prevent Google Analytics from collecting your data by clicking the following link. An opt-out cookie will be set to prevent your data from being collected on future visits to this website: [ga_optout]
More information on how Google Analytics handles user data can be found in Google’s privacy policy: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en.
Data Processing Agreement
We have entered into a data processing agreement with Google and fully implement the strict requirements of German data protection authorities when using Google Analytics.
5. Plugins and Tools
Google Web Fonts
This website uses web fonts provided by Google for uniform font display. When you load a page, your browser downloads the necessary web fonts into its cache to display texts and fonts correctly.
To do this, your browser must establish a connection to Google’s servers. Google thereby learns that our website was accessed via your IP address. The use of Google Web Fonts is in the interest of a consistent and appealing presentation of our online offerings. This constitutes a legitimate interest under Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.
If your browser does not support web fonts, a default font from your computer will be used.
More information about Google Web Fonts can be found at: https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq
Google’s privacy policy: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/
Adobe Typekit Web Fonts
This website uses Adobe Typekit web fonts to ensure uniform font display. When you load a page, your browser downloads the necessary web fonts into its cache to correctly display texts and fonts.
To do this, your browser must establish a connection to Adobe’s servers. Adobe thereby learns that our website was accessed via your IP address. The use of Adobe Typekit Web Fonts is in the interest of a consistent and appealing presentation of our online offerings. This constitutes a legitimate interest under Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.
If your browser does not support web fonts, a default font from your computer will be used.
More information about Adobe Typekit Web Fonts can be found at: https://typekit.com/
Adobe Typekit’s privacy policy: https://www.adobe.com/de/privacy.html
