Below, we would like to inform you about our privacy policy. Here you will find information about the collection and use of personal data when using our website. We comply with the data protection regulations applicable in Germany. You can access this declaration at any time on our website.
We explicitly point out that data transmission over the internet (e.g., communication via email) may have security vulnerabilities and cannot be fully protected from third-party access. The use of the contact data provided in our legal notice for commercial advertising is expressly not desired unless we have given prior written consent or there is already a business relationship. The provider and all persons mentioned on this website hereby object to any commercial use and dissemination of their data.
When you access our website or retrieve a file, data about this process is stored in a log file on our web server. Specifically, the following data may be recorded:
IP address (if possible, this is stored anonymously)Domain name of the website you came fromNames of retrieved filesDate and time of the retrievalName of your Internet Service ProviderAdditionally, the operating system and browser version of your device, if applicable
We store IP addresses, if at all, for a period of 5 days to ensure the stability and security of our system. We reserve the right to conduct statistical evaluations of anonymized data.
Our website uses cookies. A cookie is a text file that is created when visiting a website and temporarily stored on the user's system. If the user visits the website again, the browser sends the previously received cookie back to the server. The server can evaluate the information obtained through this process. For example, cookies can be used to control advertisements or facilitate navigation on a website. Additionally, cookies are necessary to ensure the functionality of our website (the legal basis is Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR, protecting the legitimate interests of the operator of this website – we only use cookies in accordance with Article 5(1)(a) of the GDPR, i.e., according to the principles of "lawfulness, fairness, transparency").
If you wish to prevent the use of cookies, you can do so through local settings in your web browser (e.g., Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Opera, or Safari).
Upon written request, we will inform you about the data we have stored concerning your person. You also have the right to request the rectification, blocking, objection, or deletion of your data. Requests should be directed to the address provided in our website’s legal notice.
You have the option to object to the collection, processing, and use of your data at any time and/or to withdraw your consent to the collection, processing, and dissemination of your personal data with effect for the future. To do so, please contact the address provided in our website’s legal notice.
If you send us inquiries via the contact form, your details from the form, including the contact information you provide, will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of handling the inquiry and in case of follow-up questions. You may object to this at any time (right to withdraw consent). Your data will not be shared without your consent.
We only send newsletters containing promotional information with the consent of the recipients or based on legal permission. Subscription to our newsletter occurs through a double opt-in process: After registering, you will receive an email asking you to confirm your registration. This confirmation is necessary to verify your ownership of the email address.
Newsletter sign-ups are logged to comply with legal requirements. This includes storing the time of registration and confirmation, as well as your IP address. We also store any additional information you provide during registration.
Apart from the email address, we only use your information to personalize the newsletter, such as including your name. You can cancel your subscription to the newsletter at any time. A link to unsubscribe can be found in each newsletter email.
Without prejudice to other administrative or judicial remedies, every data subject has the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, particularly in the member state of their residence, workplace, or the location of the alleged infringement, if the data subject believes that the processing of their personal data violates the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
You have the right to receive the personal data concerning you that you provided to us in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.
If you have access to a password-protected area on our website, you are responsible for keeping this password confidential. We ask you not to share your password with anyone.
Our website may contain links to third-party websites or other websites operated by us. If you follow a link to any of these websites, please note that these websites have their own privacy policies and that we do not accept any responsibility or liability for these policies. Please check these privacy policies before submitting personal data to these websites.
On certain pages or posts, there is a voluntary comment function for users who wish to share their opinion. The comment will be published on the page after approval. There is no entitlement to the publication of a comment. The commenter must provide a name, which can be a pseudonym. The commenter must also provide an email address, which is used to notify them about the status of their comment, especially if they ask a question in the comment and are awaiting a response. The email address will not be publicly displayed, shared with third parties, or manually reviewed. The commenter's IP address will only be stored in an anonymized form.
Our website provides links or references to third-party websites. Data is only transmitted to the linked destination if you click on such a link. The data transmitted includes your IP address, the time you clicked on the link, the page from which you clicked the link, and details about your browser.
If you do not want this data to be transmitted to the linked destination, do not click on the link.
This website uses the Google Maps software from Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. By using this website, you consent to the collection, processing, and use of data that may be collected automatically by Google and its representatives. Google Maps Terms of Use.
Google Privacy Policy for SoundCloud Audio Player
We use the SoundCloud service to embed audio material. SoundCloud is operated by SoundCloud Limited (head office: 33 St James Square, London SW1Y 4JS, UK). If you visit the pages of our website equipped with the SoundCloud service, a connection to the SoundCloud server will be established to display the player. At the same time, it is transmitted to the SoundCloud server which pages of our website you have visited. If you are logged into SoundCloud as a member, SoundCloud can assign your access to your personal user account. By using the player, such as by playing an audio file, this information will also be assigned to your user account. You can prevent this by logging out of your SoundCloud account and deleting the SoundCloud cookies in your browser before using the player. More information on SoundCloud's privacy policy can be found at
https://soundcloud.com/pages/privacy
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We use the ShareThis service provided by ShareThis Inc., 250 Cambridge Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94306, USA ("ShareThis") on our website. ShareThis provides functions for sharing the current page with other internet users, such as in social networks, or for setting bookmarks. When you use the ShareThis service, your internet browser establishes a direct connection with ShareThis servers and, if applicable, the selected social network.
The data collected during this process (such as the time of use or the browser language) is transmitted to ShareThis and processed there. ShareThis may associate this data with your user account with other social networks, such as Twitter, Facebook, or Google+, if you are logged in to the corresponding social network at the time of visiting our website. If you do not want this, please log out of the social networks before using the ShareThis functions.
We do not process or transfer any data collected by ShareThis to third parties. By using the ShareThis service, you agree to the data processing by ShareThis. You can object to the collection and storage of data by ShareThis at any time with future effect by setting an opt-out cookie. You can set this opt-out cookie here, where you will also find the ShareThis privacy policy.
We use the AddThis service provided by AddThis LLC, 1595 Spring Hill Rd, Suite 300, Vienna, VA 22182, USA. AddThis provides functions to share the current page with other internet users via email or social networks. You can recognize the AddThis service on our website by the embedded buttons for "Tweet," "Email," "LinkedIn," and "G+1." AddThis also offers tools for website operators to analyze and improve the use of their websites or to enable direct user engagement. AddThis also uses cookies and pixel tags.
When you use an AddThis service, your internet browser establishes a direct connection with AddThis servers and, if applicable, the selected social network. The data collected during this process (such as the time of use or the browser language) is transmitted to AddThis and processed there. If you share content from our website with social networks, a connection between the visit to the website and your user profile on the respective social network can be established. More information about AddThis data processing and privacy can be found here.
We do not process or transfer any data collected by AddThis to third parties. By using the AddThis service, you agree to the data processing by AddThis. You can object to the collection and storage of data by AddThis at any time with future effect by setting an opt-out cookie. You can set this opt-out cookie here.
We use an analytics tool provided by Hotjar Ltd., Level 2, St Julians Business Centre; 3, Elia Zammit Street, St Julians STJ 1000, Malta, Europe ("HotJar"). HotJar allows for the analysis of user behavior on our website, such as where a user clicked or how they moved the mouse over the screen. HotJar also receives your IP address, the page you visited, the access time, and your browser configuration ("User Agent"). HotJar uses cookies for this.
You can object to data collection by HotJar here (Opt-Out). More information about HotJar's data processing and privacy policy can be found in HotJar's privacy notices.
This site uses certain fonts from Google for display purposes. When you access a page, your browser loads these fonts. Your IP address, along with the webpage you visited (URL), is transmitted to a Google server. More information about Google Fonts can be found at
https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq
, and Google’s privacy policy can be found at
https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/
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We use the visitor traffic statistics (remarketing function) "Custom Audiences" of Facebook Inc., 1601 S. California Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA ("Facebook"), also known as the Facebook Pixel. This function allows us to target website visitors with advertising by showing personalized, interest-based Facebook ads to visitors of this website when they visit the social network Facebook. The function is only activated after you give your consent. Once activated, a direct connection to a Facebook server is established when you visit this website. The Facebook server is informed about which of our web pages you have visited.
Facebook assigns this information to your personal Facebook user account. More information about Facebook’s data collection and use, your rights, and ways to protect your privacy can be found in Facebook’s data protection guidelines at
https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/
. If you do not want Facebook to link the collected information directly to your Facebook user account, you can deactivate the "Custom Audiences" remarketing function here. To do this, you must be logged into Facebook.
We secure our website and other IT systems using appropriate technical and organizational measures against loss, destruction, unauthorized access, unauthorized modification, or unauthorized distribution of your data. However, complete protection against all risks is not practically possible despite all due diligence. Since complete data security cannot be guaranteed when communicating via email, we recommend using postal mail for the transmission of confidential information.
We reserve the right to change this privacy policy if the legal situation or this online offering or the way in which data is collected changes. This applies only to declarations regarding data processing. If user consent is required or if parts of the privacy policy contain regulations of the contractual relationship with users, the privacy policy will only be amended with the user's consent.
Please check this privacy policy for updates, especially before sharing personal data.