Privacy Protection

Data privacy policy in accordance with the GDPR

§ 9 Social media plugins

1. Facebook

   
   Facebook Ireland Limited has changed its name to Meta Platforms Ireland Limited. Meta has updated its Terms of Use, Data Policy and Cookie Policy to reflect the new name from 4 January 2022. Meta will continue to offer the same products under the new company name, including the Meta Facebook app. Their data policy and terms of use will continue to apply, and the name change will not affect how data is used or transmitted.
   
   (1) These pages use social plugins from the social network Facebook (Facebook, 1601 South California Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA). This plugin allows you to bookmark these pages and share them with other members in the social network. You can recognise this plugin by the Facebook logo or the typical "Like" button. An overview of the Facebook plugins can be found on https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/
   
   (2)We use what is called the two-click solution. This means that if you visit our site, initially no personal data will be sent to Facebook. We offer you the option of communicating directly with Facebook via the button. Only if you click on the marked field and thereby activate it will Facebook receive the information that you accessed the corresponding website of our online offer.Data sharing is independent of whether you have a Facebook account and are logged in.If you are not a member of Facebook or logged out of Facebook before visiting this page, it is still possible for Facebook to obtain and store your IP address. If you do not want Facebook to associate your visit to our pages with your Facebook account, you must log out of Facebook before visiting our website or you must not activate the plugin.Generally, the following data is transmitted to Facebook:
   (3) If you click the Facebook "Like" button while logged into your Facebook account, the content of these pages can also be linked to your Facebook profile. In this case, Facebook may also associate the visit to these pages with your user account.
   
   (4) When activating the activated button and linking the page, for example, Facebook also stores this information in your user account and communicates this to your contacts in public.
   
   (5) We recommend that you log out regularly after using a social network, especially before activating the button, as this way you can avoid it being assigned to your profile.ser-related data such as IP address, browser type, operating system, time and date of the request, website visited.

User ID (if you are logged in to your Facebook account)

(6) According to Facebook, the IP addresses in Germany will be made anonymous immediately after collection. By activating the plugin, your personal data will be transmitted to Facebook and stored in the USA. Since Facebook collects data mainly via cookies, we recommend that you delete all cookies before clicking on the grayed-out box using your browser's security settings.

We have no influence on the data collected and data processing processes, nor are we aware of the full extent of data collection, the purposes of processing, the storage periods. We also have no information on how Facebook deletes the data collected.

Facebook stores the data collected about you as user profiles and uses it for the purposes of advertising, market research, and/or demand-oriented design of its website. Such evaluation is also made for users who are not logged in, to display customised advertising and to inform other users of the social network about activities on our website. Through the plug-ins we offer you the option of interacting with social networks and other users, so that we can improve our offer and make it more interesting for you as a user. 

(7) The legal basis for the use of the plugins is   Art. 6  para. 1S. 1 lit. a GDPR. Facebook has submitted to the EU-US privacy shield,   https://www.privacyshield.gov/EU-US-Framework.

(8) You have the right to object to the creation of these user profiles, whereby you must contact Facebook to exercise this right.

(9) Settings and objections to the use of data for advertising purposes are possible in the Facebook profile settings under https://www.facebook.com/settings?tap=ads. Further information on the purpose and scope of data collection and processing as well as on your respective rights by and vis-à-vis Facebook is available under http://www.facebook.com/policy.php, http://www.facebook.com/help/186325668085084.

2.Twitter

1. These pages use the functions of the Twitter service (Twitter Inc., 1355 Market Street, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA). By using Twitter and the "Retweet" button, you can follow a post or page on Twitter, or the websites you visit will be linked to your Twitter account and shared with other users. You can recognise this plugin by the "ReTweet" button or the typical blue bird. You can find an overview of the Twitter buttons and their appearance here: https://twitter.com/about/resources/buttons
2. We use what is called the two-click solution. This means that if you visit our site, initially no personal data will be sent to Twitter. We offer you the option of communicating directly with Twitter via the button. Only if you click on the marked field and thereby activate it will Twitter receive the information that you accessed the corresponding website of our online offer.

3. If you click the Twitter button while logged into your Twitter account, the content of these pages can also be linked to the Twitter profile. In this case, Twitter may also associate the visit to these pages with your user account. When activating the activated button and linking the page, for example, Twitter also stores this information in your user account and communicates this to your contacts in public. We recommend that you log out regularly after using a social network, especially before activating the button, as this way you can avoid it being associated with your profile.

   The following data is always transmitted to Twitter:

   • IP address, browser type, date and time of access, source page, operating system, screen resolution
   • Linking this data with your social media operator account data

4. By activating the plugin, your personal data will be transmitted to Twitter and stored in the USA.

5. We have no influence on the data collected and data processing processes, nor are we aware of the full extent of data collection, the purposes of processing, the storage periods. We also have no information on how Twitter deletes the data collected.

6. Twitter stores the data collected about you as user profiles and uses it for the purposes of advertising, market research, and/or demand-oriented design of its services. Such an evaluation takes place in particular for representing demand-oriented advertisement and to inform other users of the social network about your activities. Through the plug-ins we offer you the option of interacting with social networks and other users, so that we can improve our offer and make it more interesting for you as a user. 

7. The legal basis for the use of the plugins is   Art. 6  para. 1S. 1 lit. a GDPR.Twitter has submitted to the EU-US privacy shield,  https://www.privacyshield.gov/EU-US-Framework.

8. You have the right to object to the creation of these user profiles, whereby you must contact Twitter to exercise this right.

9. Further information on the purpose and scope of data collection and processing and on your respective rights through and vis-à-vis Twitter is available  at https://twitter.com/privacy. You can change your privacy settings on Twitter at any time at http://twitter.com/account/settings.

   
   

3. Instagram

Facebook Ireland Limited has changed its name to Meta Platforms Ireland Limited. Meta has updated its Terms of Use, Data Policy and Cookie Policy to reflect the new name from 4 January 2022. Meta will continue to offer the same products under the new company name, including the Meta Facebook app. Their data policy and terms of use will continue to apply, and the name change will not affect how data is used or transmitted.

1. This website uses social plugins from the social media network Instagram of Instagram Inc. (Instagram Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA, 94025, USA). This plugin allows you to bookmark these pages and share them with other members in the social network. You can recognise the plugin by the square camera, sometimes with the lettering "Instagram". 
2. We use what is called the two-click solution. This means that if you visit our site, initially no personal data will be sent to Instagram. We offer you the option of communicating directly with Instagram via the button. Only if you click on the marked field and thereby activate it will Instagram receive the information that you accessed the corresponding website of our online offer.

3. Data sharing is independent of whether you have a Facebook account and are logged in.

   1. If you click the Instagrambutton while logged into your Instagramaccount, the contents of these pages can also be linked to your Instagramprofile. In this case, Instagrammay also associate the visit to these pages with your user account. When activating the activated button and linking the page, for example, Instagram also stores this information in your user account and communicates this to your contacts in public. We recommend that you log out regularly after using a social network, especially before activating the button, as this way you can avoid it being associated with your profile.
   2. If you are not a member of Instagramor logged out of Instagrambefore visiting this page, it is still possible that Instagramdetects and stores your IP address.  If you do not want Instagramto associate your Instagramuser account with your visit to our website, you must log out of Instagramor must not activate the plugin.
      
      

4. The following data is always transmitted to Instagram:

   • IP address, browser type, date and time of access, source page, operating system, screen resolution
   • Linking this data with your social media operator account data

5. By activating the plugin, your personal data will be transmitted to Instagram and stored in the USA.

6. We have no influence on the data collected and data processing processes, nor are we aware of the full extent of data collection, the purposes of processing, the storage periods. We also have no information on how Instagram deletes the data collected.

7. Instagram stores the data collected about you as user profiles and uses it for the purposes of advertising, market research, and/or demand-oriented design of its website. Such evaluation is also made for users who are not logged in, to display customised advertising and to inform other users of the social network about activities on our website. Through the plug-ins we offer you the option of interacting with social networks and other users, so that we can improve our offer and make it more interesting for you as a user.  

8. The legal basis for the use of the plugins is   Art. 6  para. 1S. 1 lit. a GDPR.

9. You have the right to object to the creation of these user profiles, whereby you must contact Instagram to exercise this right.

10. Further information about the purpose and scope of data collection and processing and your respective rights by and towards Instagram is availableat http://instagram.com/about/legal/privacy/.
    
    

4. Pinterest

(4.1) On these pages are social plugins of the social network Pinterest of Pinterest Europe Ltd. Palmerston House, 2nd Floor Fenian Street Dublin 2, Ireland. This plugin allows you to bookmark these pages and share them with other social network participants. The plugin can be identified by the word "Pinterest" on the "P".
https://policy.pinterest.com/de/privacy-policy
https://policy.pinterest.com/de/terms-of-service
(4.2) We use the so-called two-click solution. This means that when you visit our site, initially no personal data will be passed on to Pinterest. We give you the opportunity to communicate directly with Pinterest via the button. Only if you click on the marked field and activate it, Pinterest receives the information that you have called up the corresponding website of our online offer.
(4.3) Further information on the purpose and scope of Pinterest can be found on
https://policy.pinterest.com/de/community-guidelines§ 10 Rights of the data subject
If your personal data is processed, you are a data subject as defined by the GDPR and you have the following rights with respect to the data controller:1. The right to be informed
2. The right of rectification
3. The right to limitation of processing
4. Right to deletion
5. Right to information
6. The right to data portability.
7. The right to object to processing
8. The right to withdraw data protection consent
9. The right not to apply an automated decision
10.  The right to file a legal complaint with a supervisory authority

 
1. Right to information

1. You can request that the data controller confirms whether we will process personal data that concerns you. If such processing has taken place, you can request free information from the data controller at any time about the personal data stored about you and about the following information:
1. he purposes for processing the personal data;
2. the categories of personal data being processed;
3. the recipients or categories of recipients to whom your personal data has been or will be disclosed;
4. the planned storage duration of your personal data or, if specific information in that regard is not possible, criteria for determining the storage period;
5. the existence of a right of rectification or deletion of your personal data or of a restriction on processing by the data controller or of a right to oppose such processing; 
6. the existence of a right of appeal to a supervisory authority;
7. any available information on the origin of the data if the personal data has not been collected from the person concerned;
8. the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, in accordance with Article 22 Para. 1 and 4, GDPR and – at least in these cases – meaningful information on the logic involved and the scope and intended effects of such processing for the person concerned.
   2. You have the right to request information regarding whether your personal information will be transmitted to a third-party country or an international organisation. In this respect, you can request the appropriate guarantees in accordance with Art. 46 of the GDPR in connection with the transmission.

2. The right of rectification

You have the right to rectification and/or completion with respect to the data controller if the personal data processed concerning you is incorrect or incomplete.

3. The right to limitation of processing

Under the following conditions, you may request from the data controller that the processing of your personal data be restricted:

1. If you contest the accuracy of your personal data for a period that enables the data controller to verify the accuracy of the personal data;
2. the processing is unlawful and you oppose the erasure of the personal data and request the restriction of their use instead;
3. the data controller no longer needs the personal data for processing purposes, but they are required by you for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims or
4. you have objected to processing pursuant to Art. 21 Para. 1 GDPR pending the verification whether the legitimate grounds of the controller overrides your reasons.

Where processing of the personal data that concerns you has been restricted, such data – apart from being stored – may be processed only with your consent or for the purpose of asserting, exercising or defending rights or protecting the rights of another natural or legal person or on the grounds of an important public interest of the Union or of a Member State. If the processing restriction has been done in accordance with the above conditions, you will be informed by the data controller before the restriction is lifted.

4. Right to deletion

1. You can request that the data controller delete the personal data concerning you immediately, provided that one of the following reasons applies:
2. The personal data is no longer necessary in relation to the purposes for which it was collected or otherwise processed.
3. you withdraw your consent on which the processing is based according to Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a) or Art. 9 para. 2 (a) GDPR, and where there is no other legal ground for its processing. 
4. You object pursuant to Art. 21 Para. 1 of the GDPR, and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for processing, or you submit an objection to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 para. 2 GDPR to the processing;
5. The personal data concerning you have been unlawfully processed. 
6. The personal data concerning you must be deleted for compliance with a legal obligation under Union or Member State law to which the data controller is subject. 
7. The personal data concerning you has been collected in relation to services offered by information society services pursuant to Art. 8 para. 1 GDPR.
   1. If the data controller has made personal data that concerns you public and is subject to the obligation to delete it pursuant to Art. 17 para. 1 GDPR, we will take appropriate measures, including technical measures, taking into account the available technology and the implementation costs, to inform data processors who process the personal data that you as the data subject have requested the deletion of all links to this personal data or of copies or replications of this personal data. 
   2. The right to deletion does not exist insofar as processing is necessary
8. to exercise the right of freedom of expression and information;
9. for the performance of a legal obligation required for processing under the law of the Union or of the Member States to which the person responsible is subject or for the performance of a task in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority conferred to the person responsible;
10. for reasons of public interest in the field of public health in accordance with Art. 9 Para. 2 (h) and (i), as well as Art. 9 para. 3, GDPR;
11. for archiving purposes in the interest of public, scientific or historical research purposes or for statistical purposes in accordance with Art. 89 Para. 1 GDPR, to the extent that the law referred to in clause (a) is likely to render impossible or seriously prejudicial the attainment of the objectives of such processing; or
12. to assert, exercise or defend legal claims;

5. Right to information

If you have exercised your right to have the data controller correct, delete, or limit the processing, this party is obliged to inform all recipients to whom the personal data that concerns you has been disclosed of this correction or deletion of the data or restriction on processing, unless this proves impossible or involves a disproportionate effort. It is your right to have the data controller inform you regarding such recipients.

6. Right to data portability

1. You have the right to obtain your personal data that you have provided to the data controller in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format. In addition, you have the right to transmit this data to another controller without hindrance from the controller to which the personal data have been provided, insofar as
2. the processing is based on consent pursuant to Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a) of the GDPR or Art. 9 para. 2 lit. a) of the GDPR or on a contract pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 (b) GDPR and
3. the processing is carried out using automated methods.
   1. In exercising this right, you shall have the right to have the personal data transmitted directly from one data controller to another, where technically feasible. The freedoms and rights of other persons must not be affected by this.
   2. The right to data portability shall not apply to the processing of personal data necessary for the performance of a task in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority conferred on the data controller.
   3. In order to exercise the right to data portability, the data subject may at any time contact the controller.
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   5. 7. Right of objection
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4. You have the right, for reasons arising from your specific situation, to object to the processing of personal data concerning you at any time, which is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. e) or lit. f) of the GDPR; the same applies to profiling based on these provisions. 
5. The responsible party will no longer process the personal data that concerns you, unless the party can prove compelling legitimate reasons for the processing, which outweigh your interests, rights and freedoms, or the processing serves to assert, exercise or defend legal claims.
6. If the personal data that concerns you is being processed for direct marketing purposes, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of the personal data that concerns you for the purpose of such marketing; this also applies to profiling, insofar as it is associated with such direct marketing. If you object to processing that is for direct marketing purposes, the personal data that concerns you will no longer be processed for these purposes.
7. In the context of the use of information society services, and notwithstanding Directive 2002/58/EC, you may exercise your right to object by automated means using technical specifications.
8. In order to exercise the right to object, the data subject may contact the controller directly. 

8. The right to revoke the declaration of consent pursuant to data protection rights

You have the right at any time to revoke your data protection declaration of consent. The revocation of consent shall not affect the legality of any processing undertaken on the basis of this consent before its withdrawal. You can contact the data controller for this.

9. Automated decision in individual cases, including profiling

1. You have the right not to be subject to a decision based exclusively on automated processing - including profiling - that has legal effect against you or significantly impairs you in a similar manner. This shall not apply if the decision: 
2. is necessary for entering into, or performance of, a contract between the you and a data controller;
3. is authorised by Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject and which also lays down suitable measures to safeguard your rights and freedoms and legitimate interests; or
4. is based on your explicit consent.
   1. However, these decisions may not be based on special categories of personal data pursuant to Art. 9, Para. 1 of the GDPR, unless Art. 9 para. 2 lit. a) or g) of the GDPR and appropriate measures have been taken to protect your rights and freedom as well as your legitimate interests.
   2. In the cases referred to in (1) and (3), the data controller shall take reasonable measures to safeguard your rights, freedoms and legitimate interests, including at least the right to obtain the intervention of a person on the part of the data controller, to state his or her own position and to challenge the decision.
   3. If the data subject wishes to exercise their rights concerning automated individual decision-making, he or she may, at any time, contact any employee of the company.

10. The right to file a legal complaint with a supervisory authority

Without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy, you have the right of appeal to a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State where you reside, work or where the infringement is suspected, if you believe that the processing of personal data that concerns you is in contravention of GDPR. The supervisory authority with which the appeal has been filed shall inform the appellant of the status and results of the appeal, including the possibility of a judicial remedy under Art. 78 GDPR.

§ 11 Changes to the privacy policy

We reserve the right to change our privacy practices and this policy to adapt it to changes in relevant laws and/or regulations or to better meet your needs. Possible changes to our data protection practices will be announced here. Please note the current version date of the privacy policy.

Google Analytics

1. On our website we use the service of Google Inc. (Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043, USA)to analyse our users' online behaviour. The software sets a cookie on your computer (see above for cookies). If individual pages of our website are accessed, the following data is stored:
   
   
   1. Two bytes of the IP address of the user's accessing system
   2. The called up web page
   3. Entry pages, exit pages,
   4. The time spent on the website and the abort rate
   5. The frequency with which the website is accessed
   6. Country of origin and regional origin, language, browser, operating system, screen resolution, use of Flash or Java
   7. Search engines and keywords used
      
      The information generated by the cookie about the use of this website by the user is generally transmitted to and stored in a Google server in the USA.
      This website uses Google Analytics with the extension "_anonymizeIp()". The software is set in such a way that the IP addresses are not stored completely, but only in a shortened form. In this way it is no longer possible to assign the shortened IP address to the calling computer. The full IP address will be sent to a Google server in the USA and abbreviated there only in exceptional cases. The IP address sent by your browser for the purposes of Google Analytics is not combined with any other Google data.

1. The legal basis for processing personal data is your consent under Art. 6 para. 1 S. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Google has submitted to the EU-US Privacy Shield,  https://www.privacyshield.gov/EU-US-Framework  , for exceptional cases in which personal data is transferred to the USA. 
2. On our behalf Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website and to compile reports on website activity. We are in a position to compile information about the use of the individual components of our website by evaluating the data obtained. This helps us to continuously improve our website and its user-friendliness. For these purposes, our legitimate interest also lies in the processing of personal data pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. By anonymising the IP address, users' interest in protecting their personal data is sufficiently taken into account.
3. The set cookies are stored on your device and transmitted to our site. If you do not agree with the collection and evaluation of usage data, you can prevent this by setting your browser software accordingly by deactivating or restricting the use of cookies. Cookies that have already been saved can be deleted at any time. However, in this case you may not be able to use all functions of this website in full.

Furthermore, you can prevent the collection of data generated by the cookie and related to the usage of the website (incl. your IP address) and the processing of the data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plugin available under the following link: The current link is:"http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de.“

1. Google Dublin, Google Ireland Ltd., Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, Fax: +353 (1) 436 1001 is the third-party provider. Further information can be found in the user conditions under http://www.google.com/analytics/terms/de.html, in the data protection overview under http://www.google.com/intl/de/analytics/learn/privacy.htmland in the privacy policy under http://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy.

Google Analytics

„This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”).

Google Analytics uses “cookies”, which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States.

In case of activation of the IP anonymization, Google will truncate/anonymize the last octet of the IP address for Member States of the European Union as well as for other parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area.

Only in exceptional cases, the full IP address is sent to and shortened by Google servers in the USA.

On behalf of the website provider Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage to the website provider.

Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google.

You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser. However, please note that if you do this, you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website.

Furthermore you can prevent Google’s collection and use of data (cookies and IP address) by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available under https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en-GB.

Further information can be found under https://www.google.com/analytics/terms/gb.html (Google Analytics Terms of Service & Privacy).

Please note that on this website, Google Analytics code is supplemented by “gat._anonymizeIp();” to ensure an anonymized collection of IP addresses (so called IP-masking).“

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Matomo

This website uses MATOMO, an open source software for statistical analysis of visitor access. MATOMO uses "cookies", which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site. This gives us the opportunity to optimize the websites for you and make them more visitor-friendly. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this Internet offer is stored on a local server of the provider in Germany. The IP address is made anonymous immediately after processing and before it is stored. The evaluations generated with MATOMO are completely anonymous and cannot be used to identify individual persons. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website.

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