Imprint and Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

You have the following rights towards us regarding personal data relating to you:

• right to information,
• Right to rectification or deletion,
• Right to restriction of processing,
• Right to object to processing,
• Right to data portability.

We respect the privacy of website users. This privacy policy forms the basis for processing personal data and provides information about what type of user data we collect and how we use this data. We comply with applicable data protection laws and process personal data solely for the purposes for which the data was transmitted. This privacy policy will be adjusted, supplemented or changed from time to time. With each new access or visit to the website, the current, available version applies.

Type of data collected

When you visit our website, statistical visitor data is collected about which parts of the website are visited particularly frequently by the respective user. Here, e.g. B. data regarding the browser used by the user, operating system, weblogs and other connection data are collected, regardless of whether their collection is necessary for our or other purposes. In this context, it is sometimes necessary for so-called “cookies” to be used. This collected data does not contain any personal reference or is sufficiently anonymized so that no conclusions can be drawn about you personally.

Access data/server log files

The provider of the pages automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. Access data includes:

• Name of the website accessed
• Date and time of retrieval
• Time zone difference to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
• Amount of data transferred
• Content of the request (specific page)
• Access status/http status code
• Notification of successful retrieval
• Browser type and version, operating system of the user, language of the browser software
• Referrer URL (the URL pointing to our website, e.g. Google search)
• IP address and the requesting provider

The provider only uses the log data for statistical evaluations for the purposes of operation, security and optimization of the offer. However, the provider reserves the right to subsequently check the log data if there is reasonable suspicion of unlawful use based on concrete evidence.

We do not automatically collect users’ personal information, such as: B. the name, address, telephone number or email address. An exception to this is information that the user voluntarily submits to us by filling out website forms or contacting us in another way via the website.

Handling of personal data
Personal data is information that can be used to identify a person, i.e. information that can be traced back to a person. This includes the name, email address or telephone number. But data about preferences, hobbies, memberships or which websites someone has viewed also count as personal data. Personal data is only collected, used and passed on by the provider if this is permitted by law or if the users consent to the data collection.

Protection with personal data

We have taken technical and organizational security measures to protect your personal data from loss, destruction, manipulation and unauthorized access. Our security measures are continually revised and optimized in line with technological developments.

If you use a service on our website, your personal data will be transmitted to us. To ensure that these do not fall into the wrong hands, we encrypt them using the SSL process (Secure Socket Layer). The SSL process is currently the most common and secure data transmission process on the Internet.

Data security – How does the SSL process work?
This website uses SSL encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as inquiries you send to us. The SSL (Secure Socket Layer) process protects data that a customer sends to a company’s server over the Internet. SSL provides triple protection:

• Your entries to be transmitted will be encrypted.
• It ensures that the form is only sent back to the server from which it was opened.
• It is checked whether the data reaches its respective recipient completely and unchanged.

SSL is used whenever you see a small (usually green) lock on your screen in the top left of the address bar of your browser.

However, despite all our efforts, we cannot rule out the possibility that the information you send to us digitally will be read or used by other people. Please note that unencrypted emails that you send over the Internet are not sufficiently protected against unauthorized access by third parties. We therefore recommend that you send confidential information to us by post.

Use of cookies
In order to make your visit to the website attractive and to enable the use of certain functions, it uses so-called “cookies” on various pages. These are small text files that are stored on your device (e.g. cell phone, tablet, PC). Some of the cookies used are deleted again at the end of the browser session, i.e. after closing your browser (so-called session cookies such as are you logged in?). Other cookies remain on your device and make it possible to recognize your browser the next time you visit (so-called persistent cookies, such as storing your login data if desired). You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and can decide whether to accept them or generally exclude them. We hereby point out that the functionality and ease of use can be restricted without cookies. You can find out more about this here: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/32050

Use of data, web analysis
Our homepage uses functions of the web analysis services Google Analytics. For this purpose, cookies are used via JavaScript, which enable an analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this homepage is usually transferred to Google’s server in the USA and stored there. However, if IP anonymization is activated on this website, your IP address will be shortened by Google within member states of the EU or in 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 homepage, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the homepage, to compile reports on homepage activities and to provide other services related to website use and internet use to the homepage operator.

The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics is not combined with other Google data.

Data that users submit on their own initiative as users of the website may be used by us for the purpose of improving the website and providing individual support to users. This includes, among other things, sending information, offers or notifications relating to the product range or services. Our newsletter will only be sent if the user requests this (newsletter opt-in procedure).

Use of Google Maps
Our website uses Google Maps to display interactive maps and provide directions. When using this website, you agree to the collection, processing and use of the collected data by Google, its agents or third-party providers.

Handling contact requests
When contacting us via our contact form or by email, the user’s details will be stored for the purpose of processing the request and in the event that follow-up questions arise until you revoke your consent. We will not pass on this data without your consent.

Handling newsletter data
If you would like to receive the newsletter offered on the website, we need an email address from you as well as information that allows us to verify that you are the owner of the email address provided and that you agree to receive the newsletter . No further data is collected. We use this data exclusively to send the requested information and do not pass it on to third parties.

You can revoke your consent to the storage of data, the e-mail address and their use to send the newsletter at any time.

Social-Media-Content
It is possible that we use social media plugins on our website, e.g. B. use Facebook, Google+ or Twitter. These platforms have their own data protection regulations, over which we have no influence.

Facebook Link Plugin

Linkedin Link Datenschutz

Yoast Link Plugin, Link Datenschutz

If the user does not want any of these plugins to be loaded, it is recommended that they log out of the relevant social media service. Furthermore, various browsers can be set or supplemented with add-ons (e.g. Facebook blocker) so that the social media plugins are not loaded.

Use of Webfonts
External fonts, Google Fonts, are used on these websites. Google Fonts is a service provided by Google Inc. (“Google”). These web fonts are integrated via a server call, usually a Google server in the USA. This sends information to the server about which of our websites you have visited. The IP address of the browser of the end device of the visitor to this website is also stored by Google. Further information can be found in Google’s data protection information, which you can access here:

Link Google Webfonts
Link Datenschutzerklärung von Google

Sharing your data
Our company and any subsidiaries and branches in the group of companies can use personal data in accordance with these data protection regulations. Furthermore, personal data will not be disclosed to third parties.

This does not apply if the user has agreed to the transfer of the data to companies that are not affiliated with us or if we are required to do so by law, official authority or court. In addition, if service providers are involved who support our company in data processing, administration of the website or in other ways and in the provision of the products and services requested by the user. These third parties are required to maintain the same level of security and data protection as we do.

Your information and cancellation rights
You will receive information about your data stored by us free of charge at any time without giving any reasons. You can have the data we have collected blocked, corrected or deleted at any time and object to the anonymized or pseudonymized data collection and storage for optimization purposes of our website. You can also revoke your consent to data collection and use that you have given us at any time without giving reasons. To do this, please contact us by email. We would be happy to answer any further questions you may have about our privacy policy and the processing of your personal data. Please note that data protection regulations and data protection practices, e.g. B. at Google, can change continuously. It is therefore advisable and necessary to keep abreast of changes in legal regulations and company practice, e.g. B. Google, to provide ongoing information.

Contact
Your trust is important to us. We would therefore like to be at your disposal regarding the processing of your personal data. If you have any questions that this data protection declaration could not answer, please contact us directly via email.

Final provisions
Should individual provisions or parts of these data protection provisions prove to be void or ineffective, this will not affect the validity of the rest of the data protection provisions (severability contractual clause). The place of jurisdiction and the applicable law depend on the operator.