Data Privacy Statement

The use of our website is usually possible without providing personal

information. If possible, collecting personal data (like name, address or e-mail addresses) is always done on a voluntary basis. No personal data will be forwarded to any third parties without your express consent. 

We would like to point out that the transfer of data on the Internet (e.g. during

communication by e-mail) may have security gaps. It is not possible to protect such data completely against access by third parties.

We hereby expressly prohibit the use of the contact data published as part of our duty to publish legal information for the purpose of sending advertisements and informational materials not expressly requested by third parties. The operators of these web pages shall retain the right to undertake legal steps if we are sent unsolicited advertisements,  for example as spam mail.

Data privacy statement for the use of Google Analytics

This web site uses  Google Analytics, a web analysis service of Google Inc. ("Google"). Google Analytics uses so-called "cookies", text files that are stored on your computer and which make possible an analysis of your use of the web site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this web site will be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. In the event of the activation of IP anonymization on this web site your IP address will however be truncated beforehand by Google within the member states of the European Union or in other states that are parties to the agreement within the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transferred to a Google server in the USA and truncated there. Under the authority of the operator of this web site, Google will use this information to evaluate your usage of the web site in order to compile reports on the web site activities and in order to provide additional services associated with web site use and use of the Internet vis-a-vis the web site operator. The IP address transferred by your browser within the scope of Google Analytics will not be merged with other data by  Google.

You can prevent the storage of cookies by means of a corresponding setting in your browser software; however, we point out that in this case you may not be able to use all the functions of this web site completely. In addition, you can prevent the recording of the data generated by the cookie having to do with your use on the web site (including your IP address) to Google as well as the processing of the data by Google, by downloading and installing the browser plugin available on the following link: tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout;

Data privacy statement for using Google +1

Collection and dissemination of information:

With the help of the Google +1 button you can publish information world-wide. The Google +1 button gives you and other users personalized content from Google and our partners. Google stores both the information that you have given for a content +1, as well as information about the page that you have viewed by clicking on +1. Your +1 can also be displayed as notices together with your profile name and your photo in Google services, for example in search results or in your Google profile, or in other places on web sites and ads on the Internet. 

Google records information about your +1 activities in order to improve Google services for you and others. To use the Google +1 button you need a globally visible, public Google profile that must contain at least the name selected for the profile. This name will be used in all Google services. In some cases this name can also replace other names that you have used in sharing content from your Google account. The identity of your Google profile can be displayed to users who know your e-mail address or have other identifying information about you. 

Use of the recorded information:

Along with the purposes explained above, the information you provide is used in accordance with applicable Google data protection provisions. Google may publish summarized statistics about the +1 activities of the user or forward them to users and partners, for example publishers, advertisers or associated web sites.

Data privacy declaration for the use of Twitter

The functions of the service Twitter are integrated on our sites. These functions are offered by Twitter Inc., Twitter, Inc. 1355 Market St, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA. By using Twitter and the function "Re-Tweet", the web sites you visit are linked to your Twitter account and made known to other users. In the process, data is also tranmitted to Twitter. 

We point out that as the supplier of the sites, we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by Twitter. You can find further information about this in Twitter's data privacy declaration under  http://twitter.com/privacy.

You can change your data privacy settings in Twitter in the account settings under twitter.com/account/ settings.