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Privacy policy

Protecting your data and maintaining your privacy are of vital importance to us. In the following, we inform you about we collect and store personal information when you use our website.

Unless stated otherwise below, the provision of your personal data is neither legally nor contractually obligatory, nor required for conclusion of a contract. You are not obliged to provide your data. Not providing it will have no consequences. This only applies as long as the processing procedures below do not state otherwise. “Personal data” is any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person.

Server log files
You can use our websites without submitting personal data. Every time you access our website, user data is transmitted by your internet browser and stored in protocol files (server log files). This stored data includes e.g. name of the site called up, date and time of the request, amount of data transferred and the provider making the request. This data serves exclusively to ensure smooth operation of our website and to improve our offering. It is not possible to assign this data to a particular person.

Duration of storage
After contractual processing has been completed, the data is initially stored for the duration of the warranty period, then in accordance with the retention periods prescribed by law, especially tax and commercial law, and then deleted after the period has elapsed, unless you have agreed to further processing and use.

Rights of the affected person
If the legal requirements are fulfilled, you have the following rights according to art. 15 to 20 GDPR: Right to information, correction, deletion, restriction of processing, data portability. You also have a right of objection against processing based on art. 6 (1) GDPR, and to processing for the purposes of direct marketing, according to art. 21 (1) GDPR.

Contact us at any time. Our contact details can be found in our imprint.

Right to complain to the regulatory authority
You have the right to complain to the regulatory authority according to art. 77 GDPR if you believe that your data is not being processed legally.

last update: 25.04.2018

Anonymous data collection

You can visit our website without disclosing any information about yourself. We do not save any personal data about visitors to our website. In order to improve our services, we merely analyse statistical data that permits no conclusion about your identity.

Collection and processing when using the contact form

When using the contact form, we collect personal data (particulars of personal or objective relationships of a particular or identifiable natural person) only within the scope provided by you. We use your email address only for processing your request. Your data is subsequently deleted unless you have approved of further processing and use.

Collection, processing and use of personal data

We collect personal data (particulars of personal or objective relationships of a particular or identifiable natural person) only within the scope provided by you.

Your personal data is processed and used for completing and processing your order and also for processing your requests. After the contract is processed completely, all the personal data is first saved taking into account the retention periods provided for by fiscal and commercial law and then deleted after the expiry of the deadline.

Use of the email address for sending the newsletters

If you register for our newsletter, we use the data necessary for this purpose or specially provided by you to regularly send you our email newsletter. You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time by either sending a message to the contact address listed on the Site Notice page or by using a link provided for this purpose in the newsletter.

Credit assessment and scoring

If we pay in advance, for example in the case of a purchase on account, in order to safeguard our legitimate interests we may obtain a credit report based on mathematical and statistical methods from Creditsafe Deutschland GmbH, Schreiberhauer Straße 30, 10317 Berlin. For this purpose, we send the personal data necessary for a credit check to Creditsafe Deutschland GmbH; we then use the information we receive on the statistical probability of a payment default to make a balanced decision on the establishment, execution or termination of the contractual relationship.

The credit report may contain probability values (score values) which are calculated on the basis of scientifically recognised mathematical and statistical methods, which also include address data. Your data protection requirements will be considered according to the applicable statutory provisions.

Use of cookies

We utilize so-called cookies on various pages of our website to make a visit to the site attractive and to enable the use of certain functions. Cookies here refers to small text data files, which will be stored on your device. Some of the cookies that are utilized by us will be deleted again at the end of the browser session, that is, when you close your browser (so-called session cookies). Other cookies remain on your device and enable us or our partner companies to recognize your device again during your next visit (permanent cookies).

You can set up your browser to inform you when a cookie is being used, and you can either accept them individually or expressly reject cookies in certain cases or generally. Not accepting cookies can limit the functionality of our website.

Use of the Google Inc. remarketing or "Similar Audiences" function

The provider uses the Google Inc. ("Google") remarketing or "Similar Audiences" function on the website. The provider can use this function to address visitors to the website with targeted advertising by switching on display advertising related to the interests of users of the provider's website when they visit other websites in the Google Display Network. Google uses cookies to run an analysis of website usage, which forms the basis for generating interest-related display advertising. Google does so by storing a small file with a sequence of numbers in the browsers of visitors to the website. This number is used to capture visits to the website and anonymous data on use of the website. No personal data regarding visitors to the website is stored. If you subsequently visit another website in the Google Display Network, you are shown advertising displays that most probably concern product and information areas previously visited.

You can permanently disable the use of cookies by Google by following the link below and downloading and installing the plug-in provided: https://www.google.com/settings/ads/plugin?hl=en.

Alternatively you can disable the use of cookies by third party providers by going to the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page at www.networkadvertising.org/choices/ and implementing the additional information given there on opting out.

You can find additional information on Google remarketing and the Google data protection declaration at http://www.google.com/privacy/ads/.

Google Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. ("Google"). Google Analytics uses "cookies", which are text files placed on your computer to help the website analyse how visitors use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. In case of activated IP anonymisation on this website, however, your IP address is previously truncated by Google within member states of the European Union or in other states which are party to the agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases is a full IP address transmitted to a Google server in the United States and truncated there. On behalf this website's owner, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, compile reports about website activities, and provide the website's operator with further services related to website and Internet usage. The IP address sent from your browser as part of Google Analytics is not merged with other data by Google. You can prevent storage of cookies by appropriately setting your browser software; in this case, however, please note that you might not be able to fully use all functions offered by this website. In addition, you can prevent data generated by the cookie and relating to your use of the website (including your IP address) from being collected and processed by Google, by downloading and installing a browser plug-in from the following link: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en.

Use of Facebook Social Plug-ins

Our website uses plug-ins for the social network facebook.com. These are operated by Facebook Inc., 1601 S. California Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA ("Facebook"). The plug-in are characterised by a Facebook logo or the addition of “Social plug-in from Facebook” or “Facebook social plug-in.” You can find an overview of the Facebook plug-ins and what they look like here: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins.

If you access pages on our website provided with such a plug-in, a connection with the Facebook servers will be established and the content of the plug-in displayed directly on the web page by communicating with your browser. In this way information is sent to the Facebook servers on which of our web pages you have visited, even if you have no Facebook profile or are not logged into Facebook at the time. This information (including your IP address) is communicated by your browser directly to a Facebook server in the USA and stored there.

If you are logged into Facebook when this happens, Facebook will assign the visit to our website directly to your personal Facebook user account. If you use the plug-in functions (e.g. by clicking on the "Like" button or posting a comment), this information is also communicated by your browser directly to a Facebook server in the USA and stored there. The information will also be published on your Facebook profile and displayed to your Facebook friends.

The purpose and scope of data collection and the further processing and use of data by Facebook, as well as your rights in this regard and configuration options for protection of your privacy can be found in Facebook’s data protection instructions: http://www.facebook.com/policy.php.

If you don't want Facebook to assign the data collected through our web presence directly to your Facebook account, you must log out of Facebook before visiting our website. You can also completely block the loading of Facebook plug-ins with add-ons for your browser, for example using the “Facebook Blocker” (http://webgraph.com/resources/facebookblocker/).

Use of the Google plug-ins (e.g. “+1” button)

Our website uses so-called social plug-ins (“plug-ins”) from the Google+ social network operated by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (“Google”). The plug-ins can be recognized by a “+1” symbol on a white or coloured background. You can find an overview of the Google plug-ins and what they look like here: https://developers.google.com/+/plugins.

If you access a page on our website that uses such a plug-in, a direct connection with the Google servers in the USA will be established. The content of the plug-in will be displayed on the web page by communicating with your browser. In doing so, the information on which of our web pages you have visited is submitted to the Google servers, regardless of whether you have registered or are logged in with Google+. This information (including your IP address) is communicated from your browser directly to a Google server in the USA and stored there.

If you are logged in to Google+, Google can assign the visit to our website directly to your Google+ profile. If you use the plug-in functions (e.g. by clicking on the "+1" button), this information is also communicated by your browser directly to a Google server and stored there. The information will also be published on Google+ and displayed to your contacts.

The purpose and scope of data collection and the further processing and use of data by Google, as well as your rights in this regard and configuration options for protection of your privacy can be found in Google’s data protection instructions: http://www.google.com/intl/de/+/policy/+1button.html.

If you don't want Google to assign the data collected through our web presence directly to your profile, you must log out of Google+ before visiting our website. You can also completely block the loading of Google plug-ins with add-ons for your browser, for example using the NoScript script blocker (http://noscript.net/).

Use of Twitter plug-ins (e.g. “Tweet” button)

Our website uses so-called social plug-ins (“plug-ins”) from the microblogging service Twitter, operated by Twitter Inc., 1355 Market St, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA (“Twitter”). The plug-ins are characterised by a Twitter logo e.g. a blue “Twitter bird” symbol. You can find an overview of the Twitter plug-ins and what they look like here: https://twitter.com/about/resources/buttons.

If you access a page on our website that uses such a plug-in, a direct connection with the Twitter servers in the USA will be established. The content of the plug-in will be displayed on the web page by communicating with your browser. In doing so, the information on which of our web pages you have visited is submitted to the Twitter servers, regardless of whether you have registered or are logged in with Twitter. This information (including your IP address) is communicated from your browser directly to a Twitter server in the USA and stored there.

If you are logged in to Twitter, Twitter can assign the visit to our website directly to your Twitter account. If you use the plug-in functions (e.g. by clicking on the "Tweet" button), this information is also communicated by your browser directly to a Twitter server and stored there. The information will also be published on your Twitter account and displayed to your contacts.

The purpose and scope of data collection and the further processing and use of data by Twitter, as well as your rights in this regard and configuration options for protection of your privacy can be found in Twitter’s data protection instructions: Twitter: https://twitter.com/privacy.

If you don't want Twitter to assign the data collected through our web presence directly to your profile, you must log out of Twitter account before visiting our website. You can also completely block the loading of Twitter plug-ins with add-ons for your browser, for example using the NoScript script blocker (http://noscript.net/).

Use of AddThis plug-ins (e.g. “Share” button)

Our website uses so-called social plug-ins (“plug-ins”) from the bookmarking service AddThis, operated by AddThis LLC Inc., 8000 Westpark Drive, Suite 625, McLean, VA 2210,  USA (“AddThis”). The plug-ins are usually characterised by an AddThis logo e.g. a white “plus” symbol on an orange background. You can find an overview of the AddThis plug-ins and what they look like here: https://www.addthis.com/get/sharing

If you access a page on our website that uses such a plug-in, a direct connection with the AddThis servers will be established. The content of the plug-in will be displayed by AddThis on the web page by communicating with your browser. In doing so, the information on which of our web pages you have visited is submitted to the AddThis  servers and AddThis stores a cookie on your device. This information (including your IP address) is communicated from your browser directly to an AddThis server in the USA and stored there. AddThis uses this data to generate anonymised user profiles that serve as a basis for personalised and interest-related advertising targeted at visitors of websites that use the AddThis plug-in.

The purpose and scope of data collection and the further processing and use of data by AddThis can be found in AddThis’s data protection instructions: http://www.addthis.com/privacy/privacy-policy.

If you don't want AddThis to collect data in the future, you can add an opt-out cookie that you can download from: http://www.addthis.com/privacy/opt-out.

You can also completely block the loading of AddThis plug-ins with add-ons for your browser, for example using the NoScript script blocker (http://noscript.net/).

Use of the XING Share button

The XING Share button is used on this website. When accessing this website, a connection to XING AG (“XING”) servers is briefly established via your browser. This is used to deliver the XING Share button functions (in particular the calculation and display of the counter value). XING does not store any personal data about you when this website is accessed. In particular, XING does not store any IP addresses. There is also no analysis of your usage behaviour via the use of cookies in relation to the XING Share button. You can access the current data protection information regarding the XING Share button, plus additional information, on this web page: https://www.xing.com/app/share?op=data_protection.

Use of Google Web Fonts

For uniform representation of fonts, this page uses web fonts provided by Google. When you open a page, your browser loads the required web fonts into your browser cache to display texts and fonts correctly.

For this purpose your browser has to establish a direct connection to Google servers. Google thus becomes aware that our web page was accessed via your IP address. The use of Google Web fonts is done in the interest of a uniform and attractive presentation of our website. This constitutes a justified interest pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (f) DSGVO.

If your browser does not support web fonts, a standard font is used by your computer.

Further information about handling user data, can be found at https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and in Google's privacy policy at https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/.

Use of Google Maps

This site uses the Google Maps map service via an API. It is operated by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.

To use Google Maps, it is necessary to save your IP address. This information is generally transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. The provider of this site has no influence on this data transfer.

The use of Google Maps is in the interest of making our website appealing and to facilitate the location of places specified by us on the website. This constitutes a justified interest pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (f) DSGVO.

Further information about handling user data, can be found in the data protection declaration of Google at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/.

Information about, adjustment, blocking and deletion of data

You have the right to get free information about your personal data and to have it corrected, deleted or blocked at any time. Please contact us about this. You will find the contact information on our Site Notice page.