In the absence of any other information to the contrary in the following, the provision of your personal data is not required either by statute or by contract, and it is not necessary for entering into a contract. You are not obliged to provide the data. Failure to provide them has no consequences. This only applies if no other specification is made during the subsequent processing operations.
“Personal data” means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person.
Server log files
You can visit our websites without providing any information about yourself. Each time you access our website, data regarding use are transmitted by your Internet browser and saved in log data (server log files). These stored data include e.g. name of the website accessed, date and time of access, quantity of data transmitted, and the requesting provider. These data serve exclusively to guarantee disruption-free operation of our website and to improve our services. It is not possible for these data to be attributed to a specific person.
Collection and processing when using the contact form
When you use the contact form, we collect your personal data (name, e-mail address, text of the message) only to the extent provided by you. The data processing serves the purpose of establishing contact. By sending your message, you consent to the processing of the transmitted data. The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) point (a) GDPR with your consent.
You can withdraw your consent at any time by notifying us, without this affecting the lawfulness of processing based on consent prior to its withdrawal. We use your e-mail address only to handle your query. Your data are subsequently erased, unless you have consented to further processing and use.
Use of web fonts
These websites use external fonts - Google Fonts. Google Fonts is a service provided by Google Inc. (“Google”). These web fonts are integrated by being loaded from a server which is generally a Google server in the US. In this manner, information regarding which of our websites you have visited is transmitted to the server. Google also stores the IP address of the browser of the visitor’s terminal device. You can find more detailed information in Google’s Data Privacy Policies, which you can access here:
www.google.com/fonts#AboutPlace:about
www.google.com/policies/privacy/
Use of Piwik
On these websites, data are collected and stored by means of the software Piwik (www.piwik.org) for the purposes of marketing and optimisation. These data can be used to create visitor profiles under a pseudonym. Cookies can be used for this purpose. Cookies are small text files which are saved locally in the cache of the visitor’s Internet browser. The cookies allow the Internet browser to be recognised again. Without the separate consent of the data subject, the data collected by means of the Piwik technologies will not be used to identify the data subject personally and will not be combined with personal data concerning the pseudonym bearer. You can object to the collection and storage of data with future effect at any time.
If you do not agree with the storage and evaluation of the data collected during your visit, you can object to such storage and use at any time with a simple mouse click. In this case, a so-called opt-out cookie will be saved in your browser; as a consequence, Piwik will not collect any session data. Please note: If you delete your cookies, the opt-out cookie will also be deleted and you may have to reactivate it.
Object to Piwik evaluation here
Cookies
Our website uses cookies. Cookies are small text files which are saved in or by the Internet browser on the user’s computer system. If a user visits a website, a cookie can be saved on his or her operating system. This cookie contains a characteristic string, which allows for the clear identification of the browser in case of repeated website access. We use cookies for the purposes of making our services more user-friendly as well as more effective and secure. Moreover, cookies allow our systems to recognise your browser even after you have moved to a different page, and to offer you services. Certain functions of our website cannot be offered without the use of cookies. For these functions, it is necessary for the browser to be identified after a different page has been accessed.
Moreover, we use cookies on our website in order to be able to analyse the browsing behaviour of our website visitors.
Processing is carried out on the basis of Section 15 (3) Telemedia Act (Telemediengesetz (TMG)) as well as Art. 6 (1) point (f) GDPR, resulting from the legitimate interest in the abovementioned purposes.
The data collected from you in this manner are pseudonymised by means of technical measures. Therefore, it is no longer possible to attribute the data to you. The data are not stored together with any other personal data concerning you.
You have the right to object to the processing of personal data concerning you based on Art. 6 (1) point (f) GDPR on grounds relating to your particular situation.
Cookies are saved on your computer. As a result, you have complete control over the use of cookies. By selecting the corresponding settings in your Internet browser, you can prevent the saving of cookies and the transmission of the data contained therein. Cookies that have already been saved can be deleted at any time. We would like to point out, however, that in this case you may not be able to use all of this website’s functions to their full extent.
You can visit the following links to find more information on how to manage (including how to deactivate) cookies in the major browsers:
Chrome Browser: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/61416?hl=en
Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies
Mozilla Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-cookies-website-preferences
Safari: https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/safari/manage-cookies-and-website-data-sfri11471/mac
Storage period
When the contract has been fully completed, the data are initially stored for the duration of the warranty period, and following that, in line with the statutory storage periods, in particular those regarding tax and commercial law; after the expiry of that period, they are erased, unless you have consented to further processing and use.
Rights of the data subject
Where the statutory conditions are fulfilled, you have the following rights pursuant to Art. 15 to 20 GDPR: right to obtain access, rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, and right to data portability.
Moreover, under Art. 21 (1) GDPR, you have the right to object to processing based on Art. 6 (1) point (f) GDPR as well as to object to processing for the purposes of direct marketing.
Please feel free to contact us. You can find our contact details in our Legal Notice.
Right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority
Pursuant to Art. 77 GDPR, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority if you are of the opinion that the processing of your personal data is being carried out in an unlawful manner.
Last update: 23 May 2018