Privacy Policy | GDPR

1. General information

The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data are all data with which you can be personally identified. Detailed information on the subject of data protection can be found in our data protection declaration listed below this text.

1.1. Data collection on this website

Who is responsible for data collection on this website? The data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find the contact details in the imprint of this website.

1.2. How is your data recorded?

On the one hand, your data is collected when you provide it to us. This can for instance be data that you enter in the contact form. Other data are automatically recorded by our IT systems when you visit the website. This is mainly technical data (e.g. Internet browser, operating system or time of when the site was viewed). This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter our website.

1.3. What is your data used for?

Some of the data is collected in order to ensure that the website is error-free. Other data can be used to analyze your user behavior.

1.4. What rights do you have with regard to your data?

You have the right to receive information about the origin, recipient and purpose of your stored personal data free of charge at any time. You also have the right to request the correction, blocking or deletion of this data. You can contact us at any time at the address given in the legal notice if you have any further questions about data protection. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.

1.5. Analysis tools and third-party tools

When you visit this website, your surfing behavior can be statistically evaluated. This is mainly done with cookies and so-called analysis programs. Your surfing behaviour is usually analysed anonymously, surfing behaviour cannot be traced back to you. You can object to this analysis or prevent it by not using certain tools.
You can find detailed information on this in the following data protection declaration. You can object to this analysis. We will inform you about the possibilities of objection in this data protection declaration.

2. General information and mandatory information

2.1. Data protection
The operator of this website takes the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this data protection declaration. When you use this website, various personal data are collected. Personal data are data with which you can be personally identified. This data protection declaration explains which data is collected and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this is done. We would like to point out that data transmission over the Internet (e.g. when communicating by email) can have security gaps. A complete protection of the data against access by third parties is not possible.

2.2. Revocation of your consent to data processing

Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You can withdraw your consent at any time. An informal e-mail to us is sufficient. The legality of the data processing carried out before the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

2.3. Right of appeal to the responsible supervisory authority

In the event of violations of data protection law, the person concerned has the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority. The competent supervisory authority for data protection issues is the state data protection officer of the federal state in which our company is based. A list of data protection officers and their contact details can be found at the following link: https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Infothek/Anschriften_Links/anschriften_links-node.html.

2.4. Right to data portability

You have the right to have data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in fulfilment of a contract handed over to you or to a third party in a common, machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another person in charge, this will only be done if it is technically feasible.

2.5. Information, blocking, deletion

Within the framework of the applicable statutory provisions, you have the right to free information about your stored personal data, their origin and recipient and the purpose of the data processing and, if necessary, a right to correct, block or delete this data. You can contact us at any time at the address given in the legal notice if you have any further questions on the subject of personal data.

2.6. Objection to advertising mail

We hereby object to the use of the contact data published as part of the imprint obligation for sending unsolicited advertising and information material. The operators of the pages expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of unsolicited sending of advertising information, such as spam e-mails.

3. Data collection on this website

3.1. Cookies

Some of the websites use so-called cookies. Cookies do not harm your computer and do not contain viruses. Cookies serve to make our offer more user-friendly, more effective and safer. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer and saved by your browser. Most of the cookies we use are so-called “session cookies”. They are automatically deleted after your visit. Other cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them. These cookies enable us to recognize your browser the next time you visit. You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and only allow cookies in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or generally, and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when you close the browser. If cookies are deactivated, the functionality of this website may be restricted. Cookies that are required to carry out the electronic communication process or to provide certain functions you require (e.g. shopping cart function) are stored on the basis of Art. 6 Paragraph 1 lit. f GDPR saved. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing cookies for the technically error-free and optimized provision of its services. If other cookies (e.g. cookies for analyzing your surfing behavior) are stored, these will be treated separately in this data protection declaration.

3.2. Server log files

The website provider automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These are:
– Browser type and version
– The operating system used
– Referrer URL
– Host name of the accessing computer
– Time of the server request
– IP address
This data will not be merged with other data sources. The basis for data processing is Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR, which allows the processing of data for the performance of a contract or pre-contractual measures.

3.3. Contact form

If you send us inquiries using the contact form, your details from the inquiry form, including the contact details you provided there, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the inquiry and in case of follow-up questions. We do not pass on this data without your consent. The processing of the data entered in the contact form takes place exclusively on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR). You can revoke this consent at any time. An informal e-mail to us is sufficient. The legality of the data processing operations carried out before the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation. The data you enter in the contact form will remain with us until you ask us to delete it, revoke your consent to storage or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g. after your request has been processed). Mandatory legal provisions – in particular retention periods – remain unaffected.

4. Data security

This site uses SSL encryption for reasons of security and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as the inquiries that you send to us as the site operator. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from “http: //” to “https: //” and by the lock symbol in your browser line. When SSL encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

5. Plugins and Tools

5.1. Google Web Fonts

This page uses so-called web fonts, which are provided by Google, for the uniform display of fonts. When you call up a page, your browser loads the required web fonts into your browser cache in order to display texts and fonts correctly. For this purpose, the browser you are using must connect to the Google servers. This gives Google knowledge that our website has been accessed via your IP address. Google Web Fonts are used in the interest of a uniform and appealing presentation of our online offers. This represents a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR If your browser does not support web fonts, a standard font will be used by your computer. Further information about Google Web Fonts can be found at https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq in Google’s data protection declaration: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/.

6. Social media platforms

This website links to sites such as Instagram.
The responsibility for the data protection-compliant operation is to be guaranteed by the respective provider.

6.1. Instagram

Simple as this uses the technical platform and services of Instagram Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA, 94025, USA for the information service offered.
We would like to point out that you use this Instagram page and its functions at your own risk. This applies in particular to the use of the interactive functions (e.g. commenting or rating). When you visit our Instagram page, Instagram records, among other things, your IP address and other information that is available on your computer in the form of cookies. This information is used to provide us, as the operator of the Instagram page, with statistical information about the use of the Instagram page. The data collected about you in this context will be processed by Instagram Inc. and, if necessary, transferred to countries outside the European Union.
Instagram describes what information Instagram receives and how it is used in general terms in its privacy policy. There you will also find information about contact options for Instagram and the setting options for advertisements.
The privacy policy is available at the following link: https://privacycenter.instagram.com/policy/.

How Instagram uses the data from visiting Instagram pages for its own purposes, to what extent activities on the Instagram page are assigned to individual users, how long Instagram stores this data and whether data from a visit to the Instagram page is passed on to third parties are passed on, is not named conclusively and clearly by Instagram and is not known to us. When accessing an Instagram page, the IP address assigned to your end device is transmitted to Instagram. According to information from Instagram, this IP address is made anonymous (in the case of “German” IP addresses) and deleted after 90 days. Instagram also stores information about its users’ end devices (e.g. as part of the “login notification” function); if necessary, Instagram is thus able to allocate IP addresses to individual users.
If you are currently logged in to Instagram as a user, there is a cookie with your Instagram ID on your device. This enables Instagram to understand that you have visited this page and how you have used it. This also applies to all other Instagram pages. Instagram buttons integrated into websites enable Instagram to record your visits to these websites and assign them to your Instagram profile. Based on this data, content or advertising tailored to you can be offered.
If you want to avoid this, you should log out of Instagram or deactivate the “remember me” function, delete the cookies on your device and exit and restart your browser. In this way, Instagram information that can be used to identify you directly is deleted. This allows you to use our Instagram page without revealing your Instagram ID. When you access interactive features of the site (like, comment, message, and more), an Instagram login screen appears. After you have logged in, Instagram will recognize you again as a specific user.
For information on how to manage or delete information held about you, visit the Instagram help center below. As the provider of the information service, we do not collect or process any data from your use of our service.
Information on the cookies used by Facebook Ireland Ltd. If an Instagram account exists, Facebook products (including the website and apps) are used or other websites and apps that use Facebook products are visited, Facebook makes them available under the following links: https://www.instagram.com/legal/cookies/, https://www.facebook.com/policies/cookies/.
The data may be transferred to countries outside the European Union.
For your rights in connection with the use of social media, please contact the respective provider. We have linked the relevant data protection guidelines in each case. If you contact us via these providers, your inquiries will be forwarded to the relevant department in our company. All personal data is recorded and stored exclusively for the respective purpose. The data will only be used to process the conversation. In this context, the processing of personal data takes place with your consent.
According to Article 13 paragraph 2 EU-DSGVO (General Data Protection Regulation) you have the following rights:
– GDPR Article 15 Right to information about the personal data concerned
– GDPR Article 16 Right to rectification of inaccurate personal data
– GDPR Article 17 Right to erasure or to be forgotten
– GDPR Article 18 Right to restriction of processing

7. Liability for content

The contents of the website were created with the greatest possible care and to the best of our knowledge. However, the provider of this website does not accept any liability for the topicality, completeness and correctness of the pages and content provided. As a service provider, the provider of this website is responsible for its own content and information provided on these pages in accordance with general law in accordance with Section 7 (1) TMG; according to §§ 8 to 10 TMG, however, not obliged to monitor the transmitted or stored third-party information. This content will be removed or blocked immediately from the point in time at which we become aware of a specific legal violation. Liability is only possible from the point at which knowledge is obtained.

8. External links

The website contains so-called “external links” (links) to other websites, the content of which the website provider has no influence on. For this reason, the provider cannot accept any liability for this content. The respective provider of the linked website is responsible for the content and correctness of the information provided. At the time of linking no infringements were recognizable. If such a violation of the law becomes known, the link will be removed immediately.

9. Copyright

The content, works and information provided on this website are subject to German copyright law and ancillary copyright law. Any type of duplication, processing, distribution, storage and any type of use outside the limits of copyright law requires the prior written consent of the respective rights holder. The unauthorized copying or saving of the information provided on this website is not permitted and is a criminal offense.

January 2025