For us as the operator of this website, the protection of your personal data is an important concern. We therefore collect, process and use your personal data taking into account the relevant data protection regulations, in particular the requirements of the Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG) and the Telemedia Act (TMG).

In the following, we would like to give you an overview of how we guarantee the protection of your personal data and what types of personal data we collect, process and use for what purposes and to what extent.

1. Personal data 

Personal data are individual details about personal or factual circumstances of a specific or identifiable natural person. This includes, for example, your name, your address and your telephone number or email address. 

Personal data also includes information about your use of our website. These include B. Connection data or sources you have accessed. This information is usually collected through the use of log files and cookies. You will find more information below.

2. Collection, processing and use of data - offers on our website 

When using the website, log file data is generated, which we pseudonymize or delete immediately. If you send us an inquiry by e-mail or via the contact form, we will collect the data you have provided to process your inquiry and, if necessary, will comply with your expressed wishes.

Any further use of your data by us or other companies beyond this purpose will not take place, with the exception of the use shown below, unless a legal permission exists or you have given your consent.

If you use services that are offered on our website, we can collect further personal data from you. We process these insofar as it is necessary to provide the services you require. In addition, you can enter additional personal data on a voluntary basis. Your data will be treated confidentially by us and will be deleted or blocked in accordance with the statutory provisions.

3. Providing information about our products

If you provide us with your contact details as part of a contract, we can - until you object - use your name and address for advertising purposes.

4. Safety instructions 

We take technical and operational security precautions on our website to protect the personal data stored by us from access by third parties, loss or misuse and to enable secure data transfer.

We must point out that, due to the structure of the Internet, unintentional data access by third parties can occur. It is therefore your responsibility to protect your data against misuse by encryption or in any other way. Without appropriate protective measures, unencrypted data in particular can be read by third parties, especially if this is done by e-mail. 

5. Use of cookies 

Our website uses so-called cookies in several places. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer and saved by your browser. They serve to make our offers more user-friendly, more effective and safer. We use both so-called temporary cookies, which are automatically deleted when you close your browser ("session cookies"), and persistent (permanent) cookies. In this way we would like to continuously improve our offer for you. The information collected with the help of these cookies is evaluated for statistical purposes. Further information on the cookies we use and the associated data processing processes can be found below. 

You have the choice whether you want to allow cookies to be set. You can make changes in your browser settings. You basically have the choice whether you want to accept all cookies, be informed when cookies are set, or reject all cookies. If you choose the last option, it is possible that you will not be able to take full advantage of our offer.

6. Tracking by Google Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analysis service from Google Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses so-called "cookies", text files that are stored on your computer and that enable your use of the website to be analyzed. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. However, due to the activation of the IP anonymization on this website, your IP address will be shortened beforehand by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area. The full IP address will only be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there in exceptional cases. On our behalf, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide us 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 the storage of cookies by setting your browser software accordingly; we would like to point out, however, that in this case you may not be able to use all 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 Google by downloading the browser plug-in available under the following link and install  http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de

You can find more information on this under  http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de  or under  https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/  (general information on Google Analytics and data protection). 

7. Use of social plugins 

Our website uses social plugins (“plugins”) from various social networks such as Facebook.com, Twitter.com, Google+ and Pinterest. These plugins can be recognized by the respective logo in the network. We use a 2-click solution so that no data is transferred when you simply visit the website.

Only when you click on such a plug-in does your browser establish a direct connection with the servers of the respective network. The content of the plug-in is transmitted directly to your browser via the network, which integrates it into the website. If these networks are based outside the EU or the EEA, we cannot rule out that your data will be transferred to a server outside the EU / EEA and processed there. We have no influence on the amount of data that the respective network collects with the help of this plugin and therefore inform you according to our level of knowledge:

By integrating the plugin, the respective network receives the information that you have accessed the corresponding page on our website. If you are logged in to one of the networks, this network can assign this information to your profile. If you do not want the network to collect information about your visit to our website, you must log out beforehand. However, there is basically the possibility that the network will find out your IP address and save it even though you have not registered there or are not logged in. 

The purpose and scope of the data collection and the further processing and use of your data as well as your related rights and setting options to protect your privacy can be found in the data protection information of the respective social networks: 

• Facebook:  http://www.facebook.com/policy.php
• Twitter:  https://twitter.com/privacy?lang=de
• Google+:  http://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/ 
• Pinterest:  https://about.pinterest.com/de/privacy-policy