Below you will find information about what data is collected during your visit to our website and how it is used. The data is protected within the framework of legal regulations.
This website uses cookies to improve your browsing experience, to personalize content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyze traffic to the website.
Basic information on data processing
We collect, process and use users' personal data in compliance with the required data protection regulations. This means that user data will only be used according to legal permission or if consent has been given.
We take organizational, contractual and technical security measures in accordance with the state of the art to ensure that the provisions of data protection laws are adhered to and to protect the data we manage against accidental or intentional manipulation, loss, destruction or against access by unauthorized persons.
Personal Data
Users' personal data is used to carry out our services, services and user benefits. For example, if you contact us using the contact form, the information will be stored for the purpose of processing the request and in the event that follow-up questions arise. The personal data will be deleted if they are no longer required or if there are no legal retention requirements to prevent deletion.
Access data
We only collect personal data to the extent technically necessary, e.g. name of the file accessed, date and time of retrieval, amount of data transferred, notification of successful retrieval, browser type and version, the user's operating system, referrer URL (the previously visited page) and the requesting provider. We do not assign this data to specific individuals nor do we combine it with data from other data sources.
If it is possible to enter personal or business data (email addresses, names, addresses, e.g. in the contact form), the user will provide this data on an expressly voluntary basis. The use and payment of all services offered is permitted - as far as technically possible and reasonable - without providing such data or by providing anonymized data or a pseudonym.
Comments on the blog
If you write a comment on a blog article, your IP address will be saved. This is done for our security if someone writes illegal content in comments (insults, banned political propaganda, etc.). In this case, we could be prosecuted for the comment ourselves and are therefore interested in the identity of the comment author. However, these comment IP addresses will be deleted once we have read the comments. This usually happens within a few hours. We also reserve the right to delete or not publish comments. A comment always reflects the opinion of the respective author.
The follow-up comments can sometimes also be subscribed to. You will then receive a confirmation email to check whether you are the owner of the email address you entered. You can unsubscribe from ongoing comment subscriptions at any time. The confirmation email will contain information about this. When registering and confirming it, the IP address is saved at that time in order to be able to provide proof of registration in case of doubt.
Article subscription in blog
If you subscribe to an article on a blog, your email address will not be used for any purpose other than sending you the articles. You can cancel your subscription at any time (email us or the necessary steps will be described in detail in the confirmation email). When registering and confirming it, the IP address is saved at that time in order to be able to provide proof of registration in case of doubt.
Legal validity of the exclusion of liability
The exclusion of liability is to be viewed as part of the Internet offering from which reference was made to this page. If parts or individual formulations of this text do not, no longer or do not completely correspond to the applicable legal situation, the remaining parts of the document remain unaffected in their content and validity.
Cookies
To ensure that our website functions as intended, we sometimes place small files – so-called cookies – on your device. This is common for most websites.
The cookie settings on this website are set to “Allow cookies” to ensure the best browsing experience. The website uses cookies to personalize content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyze access to our website.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small files that are stored on your computer, tablet, smartphone, etc. via your browser. Cookies make it easier for your browser to navigate a website. For example, certain entries and settings (e.g. login, language, font size and other display preferences) are “remembered” over a certain period of time and you do not need to make these again each time you visit and navigate. The cookie itself cannot collect any information stored on your computer or in your files. If a server can access cookies via the web browser, this enables a more user-friendly service.
Enabling these cookies is not mandatory to use the website, but they will improve your user experience. Of course, you can delete or block cookies. However, if you do this, you may not be able to use all of the functions of this website as intended. The data collected by cookies is not used to decrypt your identity.
Control over cookies
You can set cookies as you wish control and/or delete. You can also do this at AllAboutCookies.org read up. All cookies stored on your computer can be deleted and most browsers can also be set to prevent cookies from being stored. However, you may then have to adjust some settings manually each time you visit a site and accept that some functions will be impaired. You can find further information in the help section of your browser. Please note that most browsers automatically allow cookies. If you do not want cookies to be used, you must actively delete or block cookies.
Why do we use cookies?
Cookies help us to improve your user experience when visiting our website. Cookies remember which browser you use and which additional browser software you have installed. They also contain information about your settings and preferences (e.g. language and country). Cookies also enable you to rate pages and fill out forms. We use cookies to learn more about how you interact with our content.
Some of the cookies we use are so-called session cookies. They expire automatically when you close your browser. There are also persistent cookies, which are stored on your computer for a longer period of time. Further information about the different types of cookies we may use can be found here:
Session cookies
These cookies store information about a user’s session. Websites have no memory. Session cookies allow website operators to record the movements of users on the website they are visiting. This means that user information that has already been sent to the website does not have to be submitted again. Session cookies are deleted when you close the browser.
Preference cookies
When you visit a website, these cookies store information about the browser used and any additional browser software installed. In addition, these cookies store the settings and preferences made when personalizing a website (e.g. country, language or fonts). These settings and preferences are stored in conjunction with persistent cookies and do not need to be set again the next time the user visits the website.
Rating cookies
These persistent cookies allow a user to rate how much they like a website. Rating cookies are used to store the current user rating of the site and to prevent users from rating a site multiple times.
Voting cookies
These persistent cookies ensure that users can only take part in a vote once.
Form cookies
These cookies are used to store information that a user provides when filling out forms. The stored data is used exclusively to restore the entries in the form when the user returns to the respective page.
Analytical cookies
Analytical cookies are designed to show us how you move around a homepage. This type of cookie collects information about how visitors use our website, where they came to our website from, how often a user visits our site and how long a visit lasts. No user-specific information is recorded with this information and no usage statistics are created at an aggregate level. For this purpose, we use Google Analytics, a web analysis service from Google.
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 offer. This always assumes that the providers of this content (hereinafter referred to as “third-party providers”) are aware of the users’ IP address. Because without the IP address, they could not send the content to the respective user's browser. The IP address is therefore required to display this content. We strive to only use content whose respective providers only use the IP address to deliver the content. However, we have no influence if third-party providers store the IP address, for example for statistical purposes. As far as we know, we inform users about it. See the information below.
Jetpack/ WordPress.com Stats
This website uses WordPress.com Stats, a tool for statistical analysis of visitor access, operated by Automattic, Inc. 132 Hawthorne Street San Francisco, CA 94107, USA, using tracking technology from Quantcast Inc., 201 3rd St, Floor 2, San Francisco, CA 94103-3153, USA. WordPress.com-Stats uses so-called “cookies”, text files that are stored on your computer and that enable your use of the website to be analyzed.
The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is stored on a server in the USA. The IP address is anonymized before it is stored. You can prevent the installation of cookies by setting your browser software accordingly; However, we would like to point out that in this case you may not be able to fully use all of the functions of this website.
You can object to the collection and use of data by Quantcast with future effect by setting an opt-out cookie in your browser at this point by clicking on the “Click here to opt-out” link: http://www.quantcast.com/opt-out.
If you delete all cookies on your computer, you will have to set the opt-out cookie again.
YouTube
Videos from YouTube may be embedded on this website or links to videos on YouTube may be provided. This means that you may encounter cookies from these websites when you visit a page with embedded YouTube content or pages with links to YouTube. You can find more information about this in YouTube's privacy policy:
http://www.youtube.com/t/privacy_at_youtube
Facebook / social plugins
Our website uses social plugins (“plugins”) from the social network facebook.com, which is operated by Facebook Inc., 1601 South California Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA (“Facebook”). The plugins can be recognized by one of the Facebook logos (white “f” or a “thumbs up” sign) or are marked with the addition “Facebook Social Plugin”.
Every time you access a website on our website that has such a plugin, the plugin causes the browser you are using to load and display the visual representation of the plugin from the Facebook server. The Facebook server is informed which specific website on our website you are currently visiting and other data such as your IP address is transmitted.
The plugin enables a direct connection between the user's browser and the Facebook or Google server. In this way, Facebook or Google determines information (in particular the date and time of the website access and other browser-related information) of the user on the website. If the user clicks on the Facebook “Like button” or the Google “+1 button” while the user is logged into their Facebook account or Google account, it is also possible for Facebook or Google to assign the visit to the website to the user’s profile.
By activating the plugin, Facebook receives the information that you have accessed the corresponding page on our website. If you are logged in to Facebook, Facebook can assign the visit to your Facebook account. If you interact with the plugins, for example by clicking the “Like” button or making a comment, the corresponding information is transmitted directly from your browser to Facebook and stored there. If you are not a member of Facebook, after clicking on the Facebook notice there is also the possibility that Facebook will collect and store your IP address.
Please refer to the purpose and scope of data collection and the further processing and use of the data by Facebook as well as your related rights and setting options to protect your privacy Facebook’s data protection information.
If you are a Facebook member and do not want Facebook to collect data about you via our website and link it to your member data stored on Facebook, you must log out of Facebook before visiting our website. Further settings and objections to the use of data for advertising purposes are possible within the Facebook profile settings: https://www.facebook.com/settings?tab=ads.
It is also possible to block Facebook social plugins with extensions for your browser (add-ons for your browser e.g. “Facebook Blocker”).
By visiting the website, you expressly agree to such use of your user information.
This offer uses the Twitter service buttons. These buttons are offered by Twitter Inc., 795 Folsom St., Suite 600, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA. They can be recognized by terms like “Twitter” or “Follow” combined with a stylized blue bird. Using the buttons it is possible to share a post or page of this offer on Twitter or to follow the provider on Twitter.
When a user accesses a web page on this website that contains such a button, their browser establishes a direct connection with Twitter's servers. The content of the Twitter button is transmitted by Twitter directly to the user's browser. The provider therefore has no influence on the amount of data that Twitter collects with the help of this plugin and informs users according to its level of knowledge. According to this, only the user's IP address and the URL of the respective website are transmitted when the button is accessed, but are not used for purposes other than displaying the button.
Further information can be found in Twitter's privacy policy at http://twitter.com/privacy.
The “XING Share button” is used on this offer. When this website is accessed, a short-term connection is established via the user's browser to XING AG ("XING") servers, which provide the "XING Share Button" functions (in particular the calculation/display of the counter value). XING does not store any of the user's personal data when accessing this offer. In particular, XING does not store any IP addresses. There is also no evaluation of usage behavior via the use of cookies in connection with the “XING Share button”. Users can access the current data protection information about the “XING Share button” and additional information on this website: https://www.xing.com/app/share?op=data_protection
Email, feedback and forum service
If this website offers an email, forum or feedback service, we will store the data you provide to the extent necessary for this service. Use for advertising purposes is expressly excluded unless we have your consent or legal permission.
Other data collection
Further personal data will only be collected if you provide this information voluntarily, for example as part of an inquiry. If you have provided us with personal data, we will only use it to answer your inquiries, to process contracts concluded with you and for technical administration.
Information
Every user can request information at any time about what data is stored about them and for what purpose this storage is carried out. In addition, a request may be made to correct incorrect data or to delete data whose storage is inadmissible or no longer necessary. We will provide information about stored data upon written request.
Further information
We strive to use all technical and organizational options to store your personal data in such a way that it is not accessible to third parties. When communicating via email, complete data security cannot be guaranteed, so we recommend sending confidential information by post.
We and the service companies we commission are obliged to maintain confidentiality and to comply with data protection regulations and other professional data protection regulations.
