Your Rights as a Data Subject

You may exercise the following rights at any time using the contact details of our data protection officer:

• Access to the data we store about you and information on how it is processed,

• Rectification of incorrect personal data,

• Deletion of your data stored by us,

• Restriction of data processing, if we are not yet allowed to delete your data due to legal obligations,

• Objection to the processing of your data by us, and

• Data portability, if you have consented to the data processing or entered into a contract with us.

If you have given us your consent, you can revoke it at any time with effect for the future.

You may contact the competent supervisory authority at any time with a complaint. The competent authority depends on the federal state of your residence, your workplace, or the alleged violation. A list of supervisory authorities (for the non-public sector) including contact details can be found at: https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Infothek/Anschriften_Links/anschriften_links-node.html.

Purposes of Data Processing by the Controller and Third Parties

We process your personal data only for the purposes stated in this privacy policy. Your personal data will not be transmitted to third parties for other than the stated purposes. We only share your personal data with third parties if:

• You have given your explicit consent,

• Processing is necessary for the execution of a contract with you,

• Processing is necessary to fulfill a legal obligation,

• Processing is necessary to protect legitimate interests and there is no reason to assume you have an overriding interest worthy of protection in not disclosing your data.

Deletion or Blocking of Data

We adhere to the principles of data avoidance and data minimization. Therefore, we store your personal data only as long as necessary to achieve the stated purposes or as required by various statutory retention periods. After the respective purpose has ceased to apply or these periods have expired, the corresponding data is routinely blocked or deleted in accordance with the statutory provisions.

Cookies

Like many other websites, we use so-called “cookies”. Cookies are small text files that are transferred from a website server to your hard drive. This automatically provides us with certain data, such as IP address, browser used, operating system, and your internet connection.

Cookies cannot be used to launch programs or transmit viruses to a computer. The information contained in cookies helps us facilitate your navigation and ensures the correct display of our web pages.

Under no circumstances will the data we collect be disclosed to third parties or linked to personal data without your consent.

Of course, you can view our website without cookies. Internet browsers are generally set to accept cookies. You can disable the use of cookies at any time through your browser settings. Please use your browser’s help functions to find out how to change these settings. Please note that certain features of our website may not work if you disable cookies.

Registration on Our Website

When registering to use our personalized services, some personal data such as name, address, contact, and communication data like phone number and email address is collected. Once registered, you can access content and services that we offer only to registered users. Registered users may also change or delete their data at any time. We are also happy to provide you with information about the personal data we store about you. We will correct or delete such data at your request, provided no legal retention obligations prevent this. Please use the contact information provided at the end of this privacy policy to contact us.

Provision of Paid Services

To provide paid services, we may request additional data, such as payment information, to complete your order. We store this data in our systems until statutory retention periods expire.

SSL Encryption

To protect the security of your data during transmission, we use state-of-the-art encryption techniques (such as SSL) over HTTPS.

Newsletter

Based on your express consent, we will regularly send our newsletter or similar information to the email address you provided.

To receive the newsletter, only your email address is required. When registering for our newsletter, the data you provide will be used exclusively for this purpose. Subscribers may also be notified by email about relevant circumstances regarding the service or registration (e.g., changes to the newsletter offer or technical conditions).

A valid email address is required for effective registration. To verify that a registration is actually made by the owner of an email address, we use the “double opt-in” procedure. This includes logging the subscription, sending a confirmation email, and receiving the requested response. No additional data is collected. The data is used exclusively for newsletter distribution and is not passed on to third parties.

You may revoke your consent to store your personal data and its use for newsletter distribution at any time. Each newsletter contains a corresponding link. You can also unsubscribe directly via this website or notify us using the contact details provided at the end of this privacy notice.

Contact Form

If you contact us via email or contact form, you are giving us your voluntary consent for the purpose of establishing contact. A valid email address is required for this purpose, so the request can be assigned and answered. Additional information is optional. The information provided will be stored for processing the request and any follow-up questions. Once the request is completed, personal data will be deleted automatically.

Use of 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 analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there.

Due to the activation of IP anonymization on this website, your IP address is truncated by Google within the member states of the European Union or other parties 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 truncated there. Google will use this information on behalf of the website operator to evaluate your use of the website, compile reports on website activity, and provide other services related to website and internet usage. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data.

The purposes of data processing are the evaluation of website usage and compiling reports about website activities. Other related services will then be provided based on the use of the website and the internet. The processing is based on the legitimate interest of the website operator.

You can prevent the storage of cookies by setting your browser software accordingly. However, please note that in this case, you may not be able to use all features of this website in full. You can also prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the cookie related to your use of the website (including your IP address) and from processing this data by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available at the following link:
Browser add-on for disabling Google Analytics.

Alternatively, or in addition to the browser add-on, you can prevent tracking by Google Analytics on our website by clicking this link. An opt-out cookie will then be set on your device. This will prevent future collection of your data by Google Analytics for this website and browser, as long as the cookie remains installed.

Use of Script Libraries (Google Webfonts)

To present our content correctly and graphically appealing across browsers, we use script libraries and font libraries such as Google Webfonts (https://www.google.com/webfonts/). Google Webfonts are transferred to your browser cache to avoid multiple loading. If the browser does not support Google Webfonts or blocks access, content will be displayed in a standard font.

Calling up script or font libraries automatically triggers a connection to the operator of the library. It is theoretically possible – currently unclear if and for what purposes – that operators of such libraries collect data.

You can find Google's privacy policy here: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/

Use of Google Maps

This website uses Google Maps API to visually display geographic information. When using Google Maps, Google collects, processes, and uses data about how visitors use the map features. For more information about Google’s data processing, please refer to the Google privacy policy. In the privacy center, you can also change your personal privacy settings.

Detailed instructions on managing your own data in connection with Google products can be found here.

Embedded YouTube Videos

Some of our websites embed YouTube videos. The provider of the relevant plugin is YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA. When you visit a page with the YouTube plugin, a connection to YouTube servers is established. YouTube is then informed which pages you are visiting. If you are logged into your YouTube account, YouTube can associate your browsing behavior with you personally. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account beforehand.

Once a YouTube video is started, the provider uses cookies that collect information about user behavior.

If you have disabled the storage of cookies for the Google Ads program, you will not need to expect such cookies when viewing YouTube videos. However, YouTube also stores non-personal usage information in other cookies. If you wish to prevent this, you must block the storage of cookies in your browser.

Further information on YouTube’s privacy policy can be found at: https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/

Changes to Our Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to amend this privacy policy so that it always complies with current legal requirements or to implement changes to our services in the privacy policy, for example when introducing new services. The new privacy policy will apply on your next visit.

Questions for the Data Protection Officer

If you have any questions about data protection, please contact us via email or reach out directly to the person responsible for data protection within our organization.