Privacy Policy


The operators of this website take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the applicable data protection regulations as well as this privacy policy. The use of our website is generally possible without providing personal data. Where personal data (such as name, telephone number or email address) is collected on our website, this is done on a voluntary basis wherever possible. This data will not be passed on to third parties without your explicit consent.


Cookies
This website uses so-called cookies in part. Cookies do not cause any damage to your computer and do not contain viruses. Cookies help make our website more user-friendly, effective and secure. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device and saved by your browser. Most of the cookies we use are so-called “session cookies.” They are automatically deleted after your visit ends. Other cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them. These cookies allow us to recognize 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 for certain cases or in general, and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. Disabling cookies may limit the functionality of this website.


Server Log Files
The provider of the website automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These include: browser type and browser version, operating system used, referrer URL, host name of the accessing computer, and time of the server request. This data cannot be assigned to specific individuals. This data is not merged with other data sources. We reserve the right to check this data retrospectively if concrete indications of illegal use become known.


Contact Form
If you send us inquiries via the contact form, your details from the inquiry form, including the contact data you provide there, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the inquiry and in case of follow-up questions. We do not pass on this data without your consent.


Browser Plugin

You can prevent the storage of cookies by adjusting the settings of your browser software; however, please note that in this case you may not be able to use all functions of this website to their full extent. You can also prevent the collection of data generated by cookies and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) by Google, as well as the processing of this data by Google, by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link:
https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en

Objection to Data Collection
You can prevent the collection of your data by Google Analytics by activating the appropriate opt-out option. An opt-out cookie will be set that prevents the collection of your data on future visits to this website. More information on how Google Analytics handles user data can be found in Google’s privacy policy:
https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245

Facebook Plugins
Our website integrates plugins from the social network Facebook, operated by Facebook Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA. You can recognize the Facebook plugins by the Facebook logo or the “Like” button on our website. An overview of the Facebook plugins can be found here:
http://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/
When you visit our pages, a direct connection between your browser and the Facebook server is established via the plugin. Facebook receives the information that you have visited our website with your IP address. If you click the Facebook “Like” button while you are logged into your Facebook account, you can link the content of our pages to your Facebook profile. This allows Facebook to associate the visit to our pages with your user account. We would like to point out that we, as the operator of the website, have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by Facebook. Further information can be found in Facebook’s privacy policy at:
http://de-de.facebook.com/policy.php
If you do not want Facebook to associate your visit to our website with your Facebook user account, please log out of your Facebook account.


YouTube
Our website uses plugins from the Google-operated site YouTube. The website operator is YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA. When you visit one of our pages equipped with a YouTube plugin, a connection to the YouTube servers is established. The YouTube server is informed which of our pages you have visited. If you are logged into your YouTube account, you allow YouTube to associate your browsing behavior directly with your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account. Further information on handling user data can be found in YouTube’s privacy policy at:
https://www.google.de/intl/en/policies/privacy

SSL Encryption
This website uses SSL encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as inquiries sent to us as the website operator. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the browser address line changing from “http://” to “https://” and by the lock symbol in your browser bar. If SSL encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

Legal Remedies
You generally have the right to access, rectification, erasure, restriction, data portability and objection. For this purpose, as well as for further questions regarding personal data, you can contact us at any time using the address provided in the imprint. If you believe that the processing of your data violates data protection law or that your data protection rights have otherwise been infringed, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority. In Austria, the responsible authority is the Austrian Data Protection Authority.

Objection to Promotional Emails
The use of contact data published within the scope of the legal notice obligation for sending unsolicited advertising and informational materials is hereby expressly rejected. The operators of this website expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of unsolicited advertising information, such as spam emails.