DATA PROTECTION

Your rights as a data subject

You can exercise the following rights at any time using the contact details provided:

Receive information about the data we store and how it is processed, have incorrect personal data corrected, have your data stored by us deleted, request restriction of data processing if we are not allowed to delete your data due to legal obligations, object to the processing of your data and, if necessary, request a transfer of the data if you have consented to data processing or have concluded a contract with us. If you have given us your consent, you can revoke it at any time with effect for the future. You can contact the supervisory authority responsible for you with a complaint at any time. Your responsible supervisory authority depends on the federal state, your place of residence, your work or the alleged violation. A list of supervisory authorities (for the non-public sector) with addresses can be found at:

https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Infothek/Anschriften_Links/anschriften_links-node.html

Purposes of data processing by the responsible body and third parties:

We only process your personal data for the purposes stated in this privacy policy. Your personal data will not be transferred to third parties for purposes other than those stated. We will only pass on your personal data to third parties if: you have given your express consent to do so, the processing is necessary to perform a contract with you, the processing is necessary to fulfil a legal obligation, the processing is necessary to protect legitimate interests and there is no reason to assume that you have an overriding legitimate interest in not sharing your data.

Deletion or blocking of data:

We adhere to the principles of data avoidance and data economy. We therefore only store your personal data for as long as is necessary to achieve the purposes stated here or as required by the various storage periods stipulated by law. Once the respective purpose no longer applies or these periods have expired, the corresponding data is routinely blocked or deleted in accordance with legal requirements.

Collection of general information when visiting our website:

When you access our website, information of a general nature is automatically recorded using a cookie. This information (server log files) includes the type of web browser, the operating system used, the domain name of your Internet service provider and similar. This is exclusively information that does not allow any conclusions to be drawn about you personally. This information is technically necessary in order to correctly deliver the content of websites you have requested and is mandatory when using the Internet. It is processed in particular for the following purposes:

Ensuring a problem-free connection to the website, ensuring smooth use of our website, evaluating system security and stability, and for other administrative purposes. The processing of your personal data is based on our legitimate interest in the aforementioned data collection purposes. We do not use your data to draw conclusions about you personally. The only recipients of the data are the responsible body and, if applicable, contract processors. Anonymous information of this type may be statistically evaluated by us in order to optimize our website and the technology behind it.

Cookies:

Like many other websites, we also use so-called "cookies". Cookies are small text files that are transferred from a website server to your hard disk. This automatically gives us certain data such as IP address, browser used, operating system and your connection to the Internet. Cookies cannot be used to start programs or to transmit viruses to a computer. Using the information contained in cookies, we can make navigation easier for you and enable our websites to be displayed correctly. Under no circumstances will the data we collect be passed on to third parties or linked to personal data without your consent.

Of course, you can also view our website without cookies. Internet browsers are usually set to accept cookies. In general, you can deactivate the use of cookies at any time via your browser settings. Please use the help functions of your Internet browser to find out how to change these settings. Please note that individual functions of our website may not work if you have deactivated the use of cookies.

Use of font libraries (Google Webfonts):

In order to display our content correctly and graphically appealing across all browsers, we use font libraries and font libraries such as Google Webfonts (https://www.google.com/webfonts/). Google Webfonts are transferred to your browser's cache to avoid multiple loading. If the browser does not support Google Webfonts or prevents access, content is displayed in a standard font. Calling up font libraries or font libraries automatically triggers a connection to the operator of the library. It is theoretically possible - but currently unclear whether and, if so, for what purposes - that operators of such libraries collect data.

The privacy policy of the library operator Google can be found here:

https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/

Embedded YouTube videos:

We embed YouTube videos on some of our websites. The operator of the corresponding plug-ins is YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA. When you visit a page with the YouTube plug-in, a connection is established to YouTube servers. YouTube is informed which pages you visit. If you are logged into your YouTube account, YouTube can assign your surfing behavior to you personally. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account beforehand. When a YouTube video is started, the provider uses cookies that collect information about user behavior. If you have deactivated the storage of cookies for the Google Ad program, you will not have to expect such cookies when watching YouTube videos. However, YouTube also stores non-personal usage information in other cookies. If you want to prevent this, you must block the storage of cookies in your browser.

Further information on data protection at “YouTube” can be found in the provider’s privacy policy at:

https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/

Changes to our privacy policy:

We reserve the right to adapt this privacy policy so that it always complies with the current legal requirements or to implement changes to our services in the privacy policy, e.g. when introducing new services. The new privacy policy will then apply to your next visit.

Privacy policy for the web analysis service Google Analytics:

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analysis service provided by Google Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses “cookies”, text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site. The information on your use of the website generated through the cookie is generally transferred to a Google server in the USA and saved there. We have activated IP anonymization. On this website, Google will therefore shorten your IP address within member states of the European Union or other contracting states 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 the website operator with other services relating to website activity and internet usage. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data. You can prevent cookies from being saved by setting your browser software accordingly; However, we would like to point out that in this case you may not be able to use all the functions of this website to their full extent. You can also prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the cookie and relating to your use of the website (including your IP address) and from processing this data by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available under the following link: