This website can normally be used without providing personal data. However, if personal data such as your name, address or email address is collected, this is done on a voluntary basis wherever possible. This data will not be passed on to third parties without your express consent. We would like to point out that complete protection of data transmission via the Internet is not possible and therefore access by third parties cannot be ruled out.
We hereby expressly object to the sending of information material or other unsolicited advertising in connection with the data published in accordance with the legal notice. Should this nevertheless occur, we reserve the right to take legal action.

Privacy policy for the use of Facebook plugins (Like button)

Our website contains plugins from the social network Facebook (Facebook Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, California, 94025, USA). You can recognise these Facebook plugins on our website either by the Facebook company logo or the “Like” button. An overview of the Facebook plugins can be found here: http://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/.
When you visit our website, the plugin establishes a direct connection between your browser and the Facebook server, which also transmits the information that you have visited our website with your IP address to Facebook.
If you do not want Facebook to associate your visit to our pages with your Facebook account, please log out of the relevant user account.
If you are logged into your Facebook account, you can link content to your Facebook profile by clicking on the Facebook “Like” button. This allows Facebook to associate your account with your visit to our pages. However, Facebook does not forward any data to us that provides information about the transmitted data or its use.
Further information on Facebook’s privacy policy can be found at http://de-de.facebook.com/policy.php.

Privacy policy for the use of Google Analytics

On our website, we use the services of the third-party provider Google Inc. (“Google”). This is a web analytics service called Google Analytics. In order to provide this service, Google Inc. uses so-called “cookies”. These are short text snippets that are sent to your browser by a website you visit and enable an analysis of your use of the website. 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, if IP anonymisation is activated on this website, your IP address will be truncated by Google within member states of the European Union or in other states party 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 truncated 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 other services relating to website activity and internet usage to the website operator. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data.
You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser; however, please note that if you do this, you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. 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: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de.

Privacy policy for the use of Piwik

On our website, we use the services of the third-party provider Piwik. This is open-source software that is used for statistical analysis of visitor traffic. Piwik uses so-called “cookies” to provide this service. These are short text snippets that are sent to your browser by a website you visit and enable an analysis of your use of the website. The usage information generated by the cookie on this website (including your abbreviated IP address) is stored on the provider’s server in Germany for analysis purposes, which serves to optimise our website.. The IP address is anonymised immediately after processing and before storage. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website will not be disclosed to third parties. If you do not wish cookies to be installed, you can prevent this by adjusting your browser software settings 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.
If you do not agree with the storage and evaluation of this data from your visit, you can object to the storage and use at any time. In this case, an opt-out cookie will be stored in your browser, which means that Piwik will not collect any session data.
Please note: If you delete your cookies, this will also delete the opt-out cookie and you may need to reactivate it.

Datenschutzerklärung für die Nutzung von Google Adsense

On our website, we use the services of the third-party provider Google Inc. (“Google”). This is a service that enables the integration of advertisements, known as Google AdSense. In order to provide this service, Google uses both “cookies” and “web beacons”. Cookies are short text snippets that are sent to your browser by a website you visit and enable analysis of your use of the website. Web beacons, on the other hand, are invisible graphics that allow information about visitor traffic to this site to be evaluated. The information generated by the cookies and web beacons about your use of this website is then transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. Google may pass this information on to contractual partners. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google AdSense is not merged with other Google data. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser software; however, please note that if you do this, you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website.
By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above.

Privacy policy for the use of Google +1

Collection and disclosure of information:

By using the Google +1 button, you can publish information worldwide. By using the Google +1 button, you and other users of Google and our partners receive personalised content. In addition, Google +1 also stores information about which page you visited and which content you viewed when you clicked on +1. Possible consequences of this could be that this information, together with your profile name and photo, appears in Google services, for example in search results or in your Google profile. In addition, these results may also be displayed in other places on websites and advertisements on the Internet. The reason for recording your +1 activities is that Google wants to improve its Google services for you and other users.
For To use the Google +1 button, you need your own Google profile that is both globally visible and public, and that contains the name chosen for the profile, which is used for all Google services. It may also be the case that the name you used when sharing content via your Google account is replaced by another name. In some cases, the name you used may be replaced by another name. This may be the case if you used a different Google account when sharing content. The identity of your Google profile can be viewed by users who have the necessary information required for identification.

Use of collected information

The information you provide above will only be used in accordance with Google’s applicable privacy policy. In addition, Google may publish statistics about users’ +1 activity. These may also be shared with partners.

Privacy policy for the use of Twitter

On our website, we access the service of the third-party provider Twitter. These functions are offered by Twitter Inc., Twitter, Inc. 1355 Market St, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA.
If you use the “Re-Tweet” function offered by Twitter, the website you are visiting will be linked to your Twitter account and made known to other users. As the provider of this website, however, we do not receive any information from Twitter about the content of the data transmitted or its use. If you require further information about Twitter’s privacy policy, please refer to the following page: http://twitter.com/privacy.
If you wish to change your privacy settings on Twitter, you can do so in your account settings at http://twitter.com/account/settings.

Contact form

You can use the contact form to send us your enquiries directly or provide the relevant information by email. Your data will be forwarded to us by email via a provider. This data is used for contact, processing and organisation purposes. The data transmitted will not be used for any other purpose or passed on to third parties without your express consent, which can be revoked at any time. This does not apply to the transfer of data to service partners who require this information for order processing. Your data will only be passed on to third parties for advertising purposes with your express consent, which you can revoke at any time by notifying us. Your data will not be passed on to third parties without your consent.
You may revoke your consent to the storage of personal data transmitted via email or contact form at any time with future effect. We protect your data with the necessary technical and organisational measures to prevent possible misuse by third parties.

Newsletter
Our newsletter provides you with information about news on our website. For this purpose, we require an email address through which we can contact you. This email address is stored by our system. Only data relevant to the dispatch of the newsletter will be collected. You can revoke your consent to the storage of your email address and its use for the dispatch of the newsletter at any time. You can revoke your consent either via a link in the newsletters or by sending a message to the contact options listed.

Information, deletion, blocking

You may request information about your stored personal data at any time free of charge. You have the right to know the origin and recipients of this data, or the purpose for which the data is being processed.
You may also request that the data be corrected, blocked or deleted. If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact us using the details provided in the legal notice.