Privacy Policy

Fundamentals

This privacy policy is based on the legal provisions of the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation), which will become effective on May 25, 2018. The operators of these pages take 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 privacy policy. In principle, it is possible to use our website without providing personal data. Insofar as personal data (e.g. surname, first name, telephone number, address or e-mail addresses) is collected on our website, this is always done on a voluntary basis as far as possible. This data will not be passed on to third parties without your express consent. We would like to point out that despite all the measures we have taken, data transmission on the Internet (e.g. when communicating by e-mail) can have security gaps and therefore complete protection of data against access by third parties cannot be guaranteed in every case.

Disclaimer

The operator of these pages accepts no liability whatsoever with regard to the correctness, accuracy, up-to-dateness, reliability and completeness of the information. Liability claims against the operator for material or immaterial damage resulting from access to or use or non-use of the published information, misuse of the connection or technical faults are excluded. All offers are non-binding. The author expressly reserves the right to change, supplement or delete parts of the pages or the entire offer without prior notice or to cease publication temporarily or permanently.

Liability for links

References and links to third-party websites are outside our area of responsibility. Any responsibility for such websites is rejected. Access to and use of such websites is at the user's own risk.

Cookies

This website uses cookies. Cookies do not harm your computer and do not contain viruses. The creation of a cookie is a way of temporarily storing data and serves to make our website more user-friendly, effective and secure. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer and saved by your browser. The cookies we use most frequently are so-called 'session cookies', which have a limited lifespan. They are automatically deleted at the end of your visit. Other cookies remain stored on your end device until you delete them. These cookies enable us to recognize you as a visitor on your next visit and thus offer you a better visitor experience. You can set your browser so that you are informed when cookies are set. You can also specifically allow cookies only in individual cases or generally exclude them. You can also set your browser so that cookies are automatically deleted when you close the browser window. If you deactivate cookies, the functionality of this website may be restricted.

Server-Logfiles

The hosting provider of this website automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits. These are in particular Browser type and browser version Operating system used Referrer URL Host name of the accessing computer Time of the server request This data cannot be assigned to specific persons. This data is not merged with other data sources. We reserve the right to check this data retrospectively if we become aware of specific indications of unlawful use. The primary purpose of this data collection is to evaluate and prevent attempted attacks on the website. Hosting providers are also legally obliged in certain situations to be able to provide information on where access was made from in order to counter criminal activities.

Contact form

If you fill out a form, e.g. the contact form on our website, all your details will be sent to us by e-mail and also stored in the database for security against loss and better traceability. We do not pass this data on to third parties without your consent.

SSL encryption

To protect the transmission of confidential data via our forms and for security reasons, we use SSL encryption technology. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the address line 'https://' and the lock symbol displayed in the browser. Data that is encrypted using SSL cannot be read by third parties during transmission.

Google Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analysis service of Google Inc ('Google'). Google Analytics uses so-called 'cookies', text files which are stored on the user's computer and which enable the use of the website to be analyzed. The information generated by the cookie about the use of this website by users is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. However, if IP anonymization is activated on this website, the IP address of Google users within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area will be shortened beforehand. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and truncated there. IP anonymization is active on this website. Google will use this information on behalf of the operator of this website for the purpose of evaluating the use of the website by users, compiling reports on website activity and providing 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. Users may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on their browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. Users can also prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the cookie and relating to their use of the website (including your IP address) and from processing this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available at the following link: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de. Third-party providers, including Google, place ads on websites on the Internet. Third-party providers, including Google, use stored cookies to serve ads based on a user's previous visits to this website. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. You can object to the collection and storage of data at any time with effect for the future. You can deactivate the use of cookies by Google by selecting the appropriate settings in your browser software. You can find further information on the use of data for advertising purposes by Google, setting and objection options on the Google websites: https://www.google.com/intl/de/policies/privacy/partners ('Data use by Google when you use websites or apps of our partners'), http://www.google.com/policies/technologies/ads ('Data use for advertising purposes'), http://www.google.de/settings/ads ('Manage information that Google uses to show you advertising') and http://www.google.com/ads/preferences ('Determine which advertising Google shows you'). As an alternative to the browser add-on or within browsers on mobile devices, please install the Ghostery app. 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.

Facebook (Pixel) Remarketing / Retargeting (Custom Audiencens)

The Facebook pixel of the social network Facebook, 1601 South California Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA is integrated on our pages. When you visit our pages, a direct connection is established between your browser and the Facebook server via the Facebook pixel. Facebook receives the information that you have visited our site with your IP address. This allows Facebook to associate your visit to our pages with your user account. We can use the information obtained in this way to display Facebook ads or for tracking functions. We would like to point out that, as the provider of the pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by Facebook. Further information on this can be found in Facebook's privacy policy at https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/ . If you do not wish data to be collected via Custom Audience, you can deactivate Custom Audiences here https://www.facebook.com/ads/website_custom_audiences/.

Integration of third-party services and content

It may happen that third-party content, such as videos from YouTube, maps from Google Maps, RSS feeds or graphics from other websites are integrated into this online offering. This always assumes that the providers of this content (hereinafter referred to as 'third-party providers') are aware of the user's IP address. Without the IP address, they would not be able to send the content to the user's browser. The IP address is therefore required to display this content. We endeavor to only use content whose respective providers only use the IP address to deliver the content. However, we have no influence on whether the third-party providers store the IP address, e.g. for statistical purposes. Insofar as we are aware of this, we will inform users of this. If you do not wish to disclose any data about yourself, please log out of your Google account or use a plugin such as Ghostery to block the exchange of data. Here you can find the Google privacy policy http://www.google.ch/intl/de/policies/privacy

Right to information, blocking and deletion

You have the right to free information about your stored personal data at any time. In particular, their origin and recipient and the purpose of the data processing as well as a right to correction, blocking or deletion of this data.

Google Fonts

We integrate the fonts ('Google Fonts') of the provider Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. Privacy policy: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/, Opt-Out: https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated

Google Places API

We use Google Places API on certain websites to make location-based searches easier for our users and to automatically complete address data. The data collected through a search with the support of Google Places API is linked to Google's terms of use. Google processes data about the use of Places by the user. You can find more information here. https://developers.google.com/maps/terms?hl=de#section_9

Google reCAPTCHA

We use the reCAPTCHA service from Google Inc (Google) to protect your requests via the Internet form. The query serves to differentiate whether the input is made by a human or abusively by automated, machine processing. The query includes sending the IP address and any other data required by Google for the reCAPTCHA service to Google. For this purpose, your input is transmitted to Google and used there. However, your IP address will 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 transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. Google will use this information on behalf of the operator of this website to evaluate your use of this service. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of reCaptcha will not be merged with other Google data. The deviating data protection provisions of Google apply to this data. You can find more information about Google's privacy policy at: https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/

Youtube

Youtube, which is operated by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, United States ('Youtube'), is integrated into our pages. You can find the link to YouTube's privacy policy here: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en

Objection to unsolicited e-mails

We hereby object to the use of the contact data published as part of our obligation to provide a legal notice for the purpose of sending unsolicited advertising and information material. The operators of this website expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of the unsolicited sending of advertising information, such as spam e-mails or post.

Up-to-dateness and amendment of this privacy policy

We reserve the right to change this privacy policy at any time or to adapt it to new processing methods.