Data protection

Data Protection Declaration

We are pleased that you are visiting our website and would like to thank you for your interest in our company. Thereby, the protection of your personal data is very important to us. We treat your personal data confidential and in accordance with the legal data protection regulations, particularly the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and also this data protection declaration.

The use of our website is usually possible without providing personal information. Insofar as personal data are (e.g. name, address, or e-mail addresses) collected on our website, this is always done on a voluntary basis (see contact form). No data will be disclosed to any third party without your explicit consent.

We draw your attention to the fact that the transmission of data over the internet (e.g. communication by e-mail) may have security gaps. Therefore, the complete protection of your data against access by third parties is not possible.

Cookies

Our web pages often use so-called Cookies. Cookies do not damage your computer and do not contain viruses. These cookies serve the purpose of making our service safer, more effective and more user-friendly. Cookies are small text files which are filed and stored on your computer by your browser.

Most of the cookies we use are so-called “session cookies”. They will be automatically deleted after your visit to our website. Other cookies remain stored on your terminal device until you delete them. These cookies enable us to recognize your computer next time you visit our website.

You can change the settings of your browser in such a way that you are informed about cookies being placed, to allow cookies being placed just in individual cases, disable all or certain types of cookies, and also the automatic deletion of cookies when your browser is closed. The deactivation or rejection of cookies, however, may restrict the functionality of this website.

Server-Log-Files

The provider of these websites automatically collects and saves information in so-called server-log files which your browser automatically transfers to us. This information includes:

• Anonymised client IP
• Type and version of your browser
• Used operating system
• Timestamp
• Request line
• Size of the temporary data to be transmitted
• Referrer URL
• Host name of the accessing computer
• Date and time of the server request

These data cannot be attributed to particular persons. These data will not be combined with other data sources. We reserve the right to subsequently check these data, if there are concrete indications of an unlawful use. We will not use your data for other non-commercial or commercial purposes.

Analysis

It is important to us to always adapt our products and services to market requirements. Thereby, personal discussions with specialist colleagues and the observation of the market in specialist media is our topmost priority.

In the past, the use of the web analytic services of Google Inc. could not provide any kind of substantial information for our work. Therefore, and in light of the current data protection situation, we do not use Google Analytics for our websites any more. We deactivated these services.

Contact Form

If you send us a request by using our contact form, your data of the request form, including your contact information contained therein, will be stored on our computer for the purpose of handling your enquiry and in case of follow-up questions. We will not transfer these data to third persons without your approval, unless applicable data protection regulations justify a transfer or we are legally obliged to do so.

Links to Websites of Other Providers.

Our website may contain links to third-party websites. These websites are governed by the applicable principles of data protection of that third party. If applicable, you should check them on the third party’s website. We have no influence on compliance with data protection regulations on the part of other providers.

Right to Information, Deletion, Blocking

You have the right to be provided with information, free of charge, to your personal information recorded by us, its origin, and the purpose of data processing, as well as the right to correct, block or delete these data. If you have further questions on the subject of personal data you can contact us at any time using the address given in the imprint.