Privacy Policy
Privacy at a Glance
General Information
The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit our website. Personal data is any data by which you can be personally identified. Detailed information on data protection can be found in the privacy policy below.
Data Collection on Our Website
Who is responsible for data collection on this website?
Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. The operator’s contact details can be found in the legal notice of this website.
How do we collect your data?
Some data is collected when you provide it to us, for example by entering information into a contact form. Other data is collected automatically by our IT systems when you visit the website. This primarily includes technical data such as your browser, operating system or time of page access.
What do we use your data for?
Part of the data is collected to ensure error-free provision of the website. Other data may be used to analyse user behaviour.
What rights do you have regarding your data?
You have the right at any time to receive free information about the origin, recipients and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have the right to request correction, blocking or deletion of this data. For this purpose, and for further questions regarding data protection, you may contact us at any time using the address stated in the legal notice. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.
Analytics Tools and Third-Party Tools
When visiting our website, your browsing behaviour may be statistically analysed. This is mainly done using cookies and analytics programs. The analysis is generally anonymous and cannot normally be traced back to you. You may object to this analysis or prevent it by not using certain tools. Further details are provided in this privacy policy.
General Information and Mandatory Information
Data Protection
The operators of this website take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy.
When you use this website, various personal data may be collected. This privacy policy explains what data we collect, what we use it for and how and for what purpose this is done.
Please note that data transmission over the Internet, for example communication by email, may have security vulnerabilities. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.
Controller Responsible for Data Processing
The controller responsible for data processing on this website can be found in the legal notice of this website.
The controller is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others determines the purposes and means of processing personal data, such as names or email addresses.
Withdrawal of Your Consent
Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You may withdraw consent already given at any time. An informal notification by email is sufficient. The legality of data processing carried out before the withdrawal remains unaffected.
Right to Lodge a Complaint
In the event of data protection violations, the data subject has the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority. The competent supervisory authority is the data protection officer of the German federal state in which our company is based.
Right to Data Portability
You have the right to have data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in fulfilment of a contract handed over to you or to a third party in a commonly used, machine-readable format. If you request direct transfer to another controller, this will only be done where technically feasible.
Information, Blocking, Deletion
Within the framework of applicable legal provisions, you have the right at any time to receive free information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipients and the purpose of data processing. Where applicable, you also have the right to correction, blocking or deletion of this data.
Objection to Advertising Emails
The use of contact data published within the scope of the legal notice obligation for sending unsolicited advertising and information materials is hereby objected to. The operators of this website expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of unsolicited advertising information, such as spam emails.
Data Collection on Our Website
Cookies
This website partly uses cookies. Cookies do not damage your computer and do not contain viruses. Cookies help make our offer more user-friendly, effective and secure. Cookies are small text files stored on your device by your browser.
Most cookies used by us are session cookies. They are automatically deleted after your visit. Other cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them. These cookies allow us to recognise your browser on your next visit.
You can configure your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and allow cookies only in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies in certain cases or generally, and activate automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. If cookies are disabled, the functionality of this website may be restricted.
Cookies required for electronic communication processes or for providing certain functions requested by you are stored on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing cookies for technically error-free and optimised provision of services. Other cookies, such as those used to analyse browsing behaviour, are treated separately in this privacy policy.
Server Log Files
The provider of this website automatically collects and stores information in server log files that your browser automatically transmits to us. These include:
- browser type and browser version
- operating system used
- referrer URL
- hostname of the accessing computer
- time of the server request
- IP address
This data is not merged with other data sources. The legal basis for data processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR, which permits the processing of data for the performance of a contract or pre-contractual measures.
Contact Form
If you send us enquiries via the contact form, your details from the enquiry form, including the contact details you provide, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the enquiry and for follow-up questions. We do not pass this data on without your consent.
The processing of data entered into the contact form is carried out exclusively on the basis of your consent under Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. You may withdraw this consent at any time by sending us an informal email. The legality of data processing carried out before withdrawal remains unaffected.
The data you enter in the contact form remains with us until you request deletion, withdraw your consent to storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies, for example after your enquiry has been processed. Mandatory statutory provisions, especially retention periods, remain unaffected.
Processing of Customer and Contract Data
We collect, process and use personal data only insofar as it is necessary for establishing, structuring or modifying the legal relationship. This is done on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR.
Personal data about the use of our website is collected, processed and used only insofar as necessary to enable the user to use the service or to bill for it. Collected customer data is deleted after completion of the order or termination of the business relationship. Statutory retention periods remain unaffected.
Data Transfer Upon Conclusion of Contracts for Online Shops, Dealers and Goods Shipping
We transmit personal data to third parties only if this is necessary for contract processing, for example to companies entrusted with delivery or to the financial institution entrusted with payment processing. Further transmission does not take place unless you have expressly consented to it. Data is not passed on to third parties for advertising purposes without express consent.
Data Transfer Upon Conclusion of Contracts for Services and Digital Content
We transmit personal data to third parties only if this is necessary for contract processing, for example to the financial institution entrusted with payment processing. Further transmission does not take place unless you have expressly consented to it.
Analytics Tools and Advertising
Google Analytics
This website uses functions of the web analytics service Google Analytics. Provider: Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.
Google Analytics uses cookies. These are text files stored on your computer that enable analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transmitted to and stored on a Google server in the USA.
Google Analytics cookies are stored on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in analysing user behaviour in order to optimise both the website and advertising.
Click here to deactivate Google Analytics.
IP Anonymisation
We have activated IP anonymisation on this website. Your IP address will be shortened by Google within member states of the European Union or other contracting states of the European Economic Area before being transmitted to the USA. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there.
On behalf of the website operator, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, compile reports on website activity and provide other services related to website 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.
Browser Plugin
You can prevent the storage of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings in your browser software. However, please note that in this case you may not be able to use all functions of this website in full. You can also prevent Google from collecting and processing data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website, including your IP address, by downloading and installing the browser plugin available from Google.
Data Processing Agreement
We have concluded a data processing agreement with Google and fully implement the strict requirements of the German data protection authorities when using Google Analytics.
Demographic Features in Google Analytics
This website uses the demographic features function of Google Analytics. This allows reports to be generated containing information on the age, gender and interests of website visitors. This data comes from interest-based advertising by Google and visitor data from third-party providers. This data cannot be assigned to a specific person.
You can deactivate this function at any time in the ad settings of your Google account or generally prohibit the collection of your data by Google Analytics as described under objection to data collection.
Matomo
This website uses the open-source web analytics service Matomo. Matomo uses cookies. These are text files stored on your computer that enable analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by the cookie about the use of this website is stored on our server. The IP address is anonymised before storage.
Matomo cookies remain on your device until you delete them. Matomo cookies are stored on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in anonymised analysis of user behaviour in order to optimise the website and advertising.
The information generated by the cookie about the use of this website is not passed on to third parties. You can prevent cookies from being stored by selecting the appropriate settings in your browser software. However, in this case you may not be able to use all functions of this website in full.
If you do not agree to the storage and use of your data, you can deactivate storage and use here. In this case, an opt-out cookie will be stored in your browser to prevent Matomo from storing usage data. If you delete your cookies, the Matomo opt-out cookie will also be deleted. The opt-out must then be reactivated when you visit our website again.
Newsletter
If you would like to receive the newsletter offered on the website, we require your email address as well as information that allows us to verify that you are the owner of the email address provided and that you agree to receive the newsletter. Further data is not collected, or only collected on a voluntary basis. We use this data exclusively to send the requested information and do not pass it on to third parties.
The processing of data entered in the newsletter registration form is carried out exclusively on the basis of your consent under Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. You can withdraw your consent to the storage of data, the email address and its use for sending the newsletter at any time, for example via the unsubscribe link in the newsletter. The legality of data processing operations already carried out remains unaffected.
The data stored by us for the purpose of newsletter subscription will be stored until you unsubscribe from the newsletter and deleted after cancellation of the newsletter. Data stored by us for other purposes remains unaffected.