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Data protection:

data protection


In the following 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 observe the data protection law applicable in Germany. You can access this statement at any time on our website. 

We expressly point out that data transmission on the Internet (e.g. when communicating by e-mail) has security gaps and cannot be completely protected against access by third parties. 

The use of the contact details in our imprint for commercial advertising is expressly not desired unless we have given our prior written consent or a business relationship already exists. The provider and all persons named on this website hereby object to any commercial use and disclosure of their data. 

Personal Data 
You can visit our website without providing any personal data. Insofar as personal data (such as name, address or e-mail address) is collected on our website, this is done on a voluntary basis as far as possible. This data will not be passed on to third parties without your express consent. If a contractual relationship is to be established between you and us, the content of which is to be designed or changed, or if you send us an inquiry, we will collect and use your personal data to the extent necessary for these purposes (inventory data). We collect, process and use personal data to the extent necessary to enable you to use the website (usage data). All personal data will only be stored for as long as is necessary for the stated purpose (processing your request or processing a contract). Tax and commercial law retention periods are taken into account. By order of the competent authorities, we may provide information about this data (inventory data) in individual cases, insofar as this is necessary for the purposes of criminal prosecution, to avert danger, to fulfill the statutory tasks of the constitutional protection authorities or the military counter-intelligence service or to enforce intellectual property rights.

comment functions
We only collect personal data as part of the publication of content or a comment on an article or post to the extent that it is communicated by you. When you publish a comment, the email address you provide will be saved but not published. Your name will be published unless you wrote under a pseudonym.

Data protection declaration for the newsletter function

By voluntarily entering your e-mail address in our newsletter and confirming this using the double opt-in procedure, you declare your consent that you would like to receive our e-mail newsletter. You can object to this use of your e-mail address at any time without incurring any costs other than the transmission costs according to the basic tariffs. You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time. Each email contains an "unsubscribe" link. Providing an email address is sufficient to receive the newsletter. Additional voluntary information is only used to personalize the newsletter.

Privacy Policy for the Facebook Plugin (“Like”)


This website uses plugins from the provider Facebook.com, which are provided by Facebook Inc., 1601 S. California Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94304 in the USA. Users of our website on which the Facebook plugin (“Like” button) is installed are hereby informed that the plugin will establish a connection to Facebook, which will send it to your browser so that the plugin can be activated the website appears.
Furthermore, data is forwarded to the Facebook server through use, which contains information about your website visits on our homepage. For logged-in Facebook users, this means that the usage data is assigned to your personal Facebook account. 


As soon as you actively use the Facebook plugin as a logged-in Facebook user (e.g. by clicking on the "Like" button or using the comment function), this data is transferred to your Facebook account and published. You can only avoid this by logging out of your Facebook account beforehand. 
For more information regarding the use of data by Facebook, please refer to the data protection regulations on Facebook at http://de-de.facebook.com/policy.php.

Data protection declaration for the web analysis service Google Analytics
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Inc. ("Google"). Google Analytics uses so-called "cookies", text files that are stored on your computer and enable an analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. We have activated IP anonymization. On this website, your IP address will therefore 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. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be sent 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 other services related 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 can prevent the storage of cookies by setting your browser software accordingly; we would like to point out to you however that in this case you will if applicable not be able to use all functions of this website in full. You can also prevent Google from collecting the 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 the browser plug-in available under the following link and install: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de

Data protection declaration for the web advertising service Google Adsense
This website uses Google Adsense, a web advertising service provided by Google Inc., USA ("Google"). Google Adsense uses so-called "cookies" (text files), which are stored on your computer and which enable an analysis of your use of the website. Google Adsense also uses so-called "Web Beacons" (small invisible graphics) to collect information. By using the web beacon, simple actions such as visitor traffic on the website can be recorded and collected. The information generated by the cookie and/or web beacon about your use of this website (including your IP address) is transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website with regard to the ads, to compile reports on website activity and ads for the website operator and to provide other services related to website activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties if required to do so by law or if third parties process this data on Google's behalf. Under no circumstances will Google associate your IP address with other Google data. You can prevent the storage of cookies on your hard drive and the display of web beacons by selecting "do not accept cookies" in your browser settings (in MS Internet Explorer under "Extras > Internet options > Data protection > Settings"; in Firefox under "Extras > Settings > Privacy > Cookies"); we would like to point out to you however that in this case you can if applicable not use all functions of this website in full. 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 social network Google Plus
This website uses the so-called "G +1" button of the Google Plus social network, which is operated by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, United States ("Google"). The button can be recognized by the sign "G +1". If you are registered with Google Plus, you can use the "G +1" button to express your interest in our website and share content from our website on Google Plus. In this case, Google saves both the information that you gave a "G +1" for one of our contents and information about the page you viewed. Your "G +1" may be displayed together with your name (possibly also with a photo - if available) on Google Plus in other Google services, such as Google search or your Google profile._cc781905-5cde-3194- bb3b-136bad5cf58d_
The purpose and scope of the data collection and the further processing and use of the data by Google as well as your rights in this regard and setting options for protecting your privacy can be found in Google's data protection information:
https://www.google.com/intl/de/policies/privacy/

Privacy Policy for Google Maps by Google Inc.

This website uses the "Google Maps and Route Planner" function of Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, United States ("Google") to display and calculate geographic information and access routes. Google Maps allows data about your use of this website to be transmitted to Google, collected and used by Google. You can prevent such data transmission by deactivating "Javascript" in your browser. In this case, however, no maps can be displayed. By using this website and not deactivating "Javascript", you agree that you consent to the processing of your data by Google for the above purpose. You can find more information about how "Google Maps" and the route planner use your data as well as Google's data protection declaration at: https://www.google.com/intl/de_de/help/terms_maps.html

Data protection declaration for the "Google Remarketing" and "Similar Target Groups" function of Google Inc.
This website uses the remarketing or "similar target groups" function of Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, United States ("Google"). You can be targeted with advertising by placing personalized and interest-based ads when you visit other websites in the so-called "Google Display Network". "Google Remarketing" or the "Similar target groups" function uses so-called "cookies", text files which are stored on your computer and which enable an analysis of your use of the website. Your visits and anonymous data about the use of the website are recorded via these text files. Personal data will not be saved. If you visit another website in the so-called "Google Display Network", you may be shown advertisements which, with a high degree of probability, take into account product and information areas previously accessed on our website.


You can prevent "Google Remarketing" or the "Similar Target Groups" function by preventing the storage of cookies through a corresponding setting in your browser software. 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 and from processing this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available under the following link: https://www .google.com/settings/ads/plugin?hl=de. You can also deactivate the use of cookies by third-party providers by calling up the deactivation page of the Network Advertising Initiative at http://www.networkadvertising.org/choices/ and implementing the additional opt-out information given there. You can find Google's data protection declaration on remarketing with further information here: http://www.google.com/privacy/ads/.

right of providing information


You have the right at any time to inquire about the data collected about you immediately and free of charge. You have the right at any time to revoke your consent to the use of your personal data with effect for the future. To provide information, please contact the provider using the contact details in the imprint.

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