Privacy Policy

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All offers are subject to change and non-binding. The author expressly reserves the right to change, supplement or delete parts of the pages or the entire offer without prior notice or to discontinue publication temporarily or permanently.

Referrals and Links

The author is not responsible for any contents linked or referred to from his pages.

The author hereby expressly declares that at the time the reference or link was made, no illegal content was discernible on the linked pages. The author has no influence whatsoever on the current and future design, content or authorship of the linked pages. The author therefore expressly distances himself from all contents of all linked pages that have been changed since the link was created. This statement applies to all references and links set within the author's own Internet offer as well as to third-party entries in guest books, discussion forums, link directories, mailing lists and in all other forms of databases set up by the author to which external write access is possible. For illegal, incorrect or incomplete contents and in particular for damages arising from the use or non-use of such information, the provider of the page to which reference is made is solely liable, not the party who merely refers to the respective publication via references or links.

To contact data controller please use the contact form.

Copyright and Trademark Rights

The author endeavors to observe applicable copyrights in all publications. Should an infringement of copyright nevertheless occur, we will remove the corresponding object from our publication after notification or add information to the copyright.

All brands and trademarks mentioned within the website and possibly protected by third parties are subject without restriction to the provisions of the applicable trademark law and the ownership rights of the respective registered owners. The mere fact that a trademark is mentioned shall not lead to the conclusion that it is not protected by the rights of third parties.

The copyright for published objects created by the author himself (pictures, graphics, sound documents, video sequences, texts, etc.) remains solely with the author of the pages. Any duplication or use of objects such as images, diagrams, sounds or texts in other electronic or printed publications is not permitted without the author's agreement.

General Information on Data Processing

If the opportunity for the input of personal or business data (email addresses, name, addresses) is given, the input of these data takes place voluntarily. The use of all offered services are permitted - if and so far technically possible and reasonable - without specification of any personal data or under specification of anonymized data or an alias.

The use of published postal addresses, telephone or fax numbers and email addresses for marketing purposes is prohibited, offenders sending unwanted spam messages will be punished. We expressly reserve the right to take legal action against senders of so-called spam mails who violate this prohibition.

Scope of Processing of Personal Data

We process the personal data of our users only to the extent necessary to provide a functioning website as well as our content and services. The processing of personal data of our users takes place regularly only with the consent of the user. An exception applies in those cases in which it is not possible to obtain prior consent for actual reasons and the processing of the data is permitted by law.

Legal Basis for the Processing of Personal Data

Insofar as we obtain the consent of the data subject for processing personal data, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) serves as the legal basis.

Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR serves as a legal basis for the processing of personal data required for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is a party. This also applies to processing operations that are necessary to carry out pre-contractual measures.

Insofar as the processing of personal data is necessary to fulfil a legal obligation to which the data controller is subject, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR serves as the legal basis.

In the event that vital interests of the data subject or another natural person necessitate the processing of personal data, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. d GDPR serves as the legal basis.

If the processing is necessary to safeguard a legitimate interest of the data controller or a third party and if the interests, fundamental rights and fundamental freedoms of the data subject do not outweigh the first-mentioned interest, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR serves as the legal basis.

Data Erasure and Storage Time

The personal data of the person concerned will be deleted or blocked as soon as the purpose of storage no longer applies. In addition, the data may be stored if the European or national legislator has provided for this in Union regulations, laws or other provisions to which the person responsible is subject. The data shall also be deleted or blocked if a storage period prescribed by the aforementioned standards expires, unless it is necessary for further storage of the data for the conclusion or performance of a contract.

Provision of the Website and Creation of Log Files

Each time you access our website, our system automatically collects data and information from the accessing computer. The following data is collected:

Information about the browser type and the version used.
Operating system used by the user.
The user's internet service provider.
IP address of the user.
Timestamp of access to the website.
Previous website, from which the user's system reaches the website
Websites that are accessed by the user's system via the website.

The data is also stored in the log files of our system. These data are not stored together with other personal data of the user.

The temporary storage of the IP address by the system is necessary to enable delivery of the website to the user's computer. For this purpose, the IP address of the user must remain stored for the duration of the session.

The data is stored in log files in order to ensure the functionality of the website. The data is also used to optimize the website and to ensure the security of our information technology systems. An evaluation of the data for marketing purposes does not take place in this context.

The legal basis for the temporary storage of data and log files is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR The data is stored in log files in order to ensure the functionality of the website. In addition, the data is used to optimize the web pages, to eliminate faults and to ensure the security of our information technology systems. These purposes also include our legitimate interest in data processing pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.

The data will be deleted as soon as they are no longer necessary to achieve the purpose for which they were collected. In the case of the collection of data to provide the website, this is the case when the session in question has ended. If the data is stored in log files, this is the case after seven days at the latest. A storage going beyond this is possible. In this case the IP addresses of the users are deleted or alienated, so that an assignment of the calling client is no longer possible.

The collection of data for the provision of the website and the storage of data in log files is mandatory for the operation of the website. Consequently, there is no possibility for the user to object.

Cookies

Our website uses cookies. Cookies are text files that are stored in the Internet browser or by the Internet browser on the user's computer system. When a user visits a website, a cookie can be stored on the user's operating system. This cookie contains a characteristic string of characters that enables the browser to be uniquely identified when the website is called up again.

We use cookies to make our website more user-friendly. Some elements of our website technically require that the calling browser can be identified even after a page change. The following data is stored and transmitted in the cookies:

Status of the notification about the use of cookies.
Third party data.

The legal basis for the processing of personal data using cookies is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The purpose of using technically necessary cookies is to simplify the use of websites for users. Some functions of our website cannot be offered without the use of cookies. For these it is necessary that the browser is recognized also after a page change. We need cookies for the following applications:

Remembering the status of the notification about the use of cookies.
Third party applications.

The user data collected by technically necessary cookies are not used to create user profiles. In these purposes, our legitimate interest lies in the processing of personal data in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.

Cookies are stored on the user's computer and transmitted to our site by the user. Therefore, you as a user have full control over the use of cookies. You can deactivate or restrict the transmission of cookies by changing the settings in your Internet browser. Cookies that have already been saved can be deleted at any time. This can also be done automatically. If cookies are deactivated for our website, it is possible that all functions of the website can no longer be used to their full extent.

Advertising

We use third party providers (Google) to serve ads when you visit our website. These companies may use information (not including your name, address, email address or telephone number) about your visits to this and other websites to serve advertisements about products and services of interest to you.

Google: Ads.
Google: How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services. Policies
Google: Privacy policy.
Google: Legal frameworks for data transfers (certifications, etc.).

When you visit a page on our website, your browser contacts the third party's server; the third party learns your IP address, browser type and the address (URL) of the page visited, among other things.

The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR; our website is financed by advertising.

Contact form

On our website there is a contact form which can be used for electronic contact. If a user makes use of this possibility, the data entered in the input mask will be transmitted to us and stored. At the time the message is sent, the current date and time are also stored. These are usually your e-mail address, surname and first name. We will inform you about the concrete processing of the data within the framework of the usage process and obtain your consent. In addition, reference is made to this data protection declaration. The data will be used exclusively for the processing of the conversation.

The legal basis for the processing of data when using the contact form is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR if the user has given his consent. The processing of the personal data from the input mask serves us exclusively for the processing of the establishment of contact. The data are deleted as soon as they are no longer required for the purpose of their collection. This is the case when the respective conversation with the user has ended or the user's request has been processed. The conversation is terminated when it can be inferred from the circumstances that the relevant facts have been conclusively clarified. The user has the possibility to object to the storage of your personal data at any time. To do this, send a request via contact form controller. In this case, all data stored in the course of the contact or conversation will be erased without undue delay, and the conversation cannot be continued.

The data will not be passed on to third parties in this context.

Rights of the data subject

If your personal data is processed, you are affected in the sense of the GDPR and are entitled to the following rights.

Rights of access

You can request confirmation from the person responsible as to whether personal data relating to you will be processed by us.

In the event of such processing, you may request the following information from the data controller:

the processing purposes;
the categories of personal data to be processed;
the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data relating to you has been or will be disclosed;
the planned duration of the retention of the personal data concerning you or, if it is not possible to provide specific information in this regard, criteria for determining the retention period;
the existence of a right to rectify or erase personal data concerning you, a right to limit the processing by the controller or a right to object to such processing;
the existence of a right of appeal to a supervisory authority;
any available information on the origin of the data, if the personal data are not collected from the data subject;
the existence of automated decision-making including profiling in accordance with Article 22(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 on the data subject.

You have the right to request information as to whether the personal data concerning you will be transferred to a third country or to an international organization. In this connection, you may request to be informed of the appropriate guarantees in connection with the transfer in accordance with Art. 46 GDPR.

Right to rectification

You have the right to have your personal data corrected and/or completed if it is inaccurate or incomplete. The person in charge shall make the correction without undue delay.

Right to restriction of processing

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

if you dispute the accuracy of the personal data concerning you for a period of time which enables the person responsible to verify the accuracy of the personal data;
the processing is unlawful and you refuse to delete the personal data and instead request that the use of the personal data be restricted;
the controller no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of the processing, but you need them to assert, exercise or defend legal claims;
if you have objected to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 para. 1 GDPR and it has not yet been established whether the justified reasons of the data controller outweigh your reasons.

Where the processing of personal data concerning you has been restricted, such data may not be processed, with the exception of their storage, without your consent or for the purpose of asserting, exercising or defending rights or protecting the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of an important public interest of the Union or of a Member State.

If the processing has been restricted in accordance with the above conditions, you will be informed by the controller before the restriction is lifted.

Right to erasure

Erasure obligation. You can demand from the person responsible that the personal data concerning you be deleted immediately. The person responsible is obliged to delete this data immediately if one of the following reasons applies:

The personal data concerning you are no longer necessary for the purposes for which they were collected or otherwise processed.
You withdraw your consent on which the processing was based (pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a or Art. 9 para. 2 lit. a GDPR) and there is no other legal basis for the processing.
You object to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 para. 1 GDPR and there are no overriding legitimate reasons for the processing or you object to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 para. 2 GDPR.
The personal data concerning you have been processed unlawfully.
The deletion of your personal data is necessary to fulfil a legal obligation under Union law or the law of the Member States to which the controller is subject.
The personal data relating to you have been collected in relation to information society services offered pursuant to Art. 8 para. 1 GDPR.

Information to third parties. If the person responsible has made the personal data concerning you public and is obliged to delete them in accordance with Art. 17 para. 1 GDPR, he shall take appropriate measures, including technical measures, taking into account the available technology and the implementation costs, to inform the persons responsible for data processing who process the personal data that you, as the person concerned, have requested them to delete all links to this personal data or copies or replications of this personal data.

Exceptions. The right to erasure does not apply where processing is necessary

on the exercise of freedom of expression and information;
to fulfil a legal obligation which processing is subject to under the law of the Union or of the Member States to which the controller is subject or to perform a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller;
for reasons of public interest in the field of public health pursuant to Art. 9 para. 2 lit. h and i and Art. 9 para. 3 GDPR;
for archive purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes or for statistical purposes pursuant to Art. 89 para. 1 GDPR, to the extent that the law referred to in Art. 17 para. 1 GDPR is likely to render impossible or seriously impair the attainment of the objectives of such processing;
to assert, exercise or defend legal claims.

Right to information

If you have exercised your right to rectify, cancel or limit the processing of your personal data against the controller, the latter is obliged to notify all recipients to whom the personal data concerning you have been disclosed of such rectification, cancellation or limitation, unless this proves impossible or involves a disproportionate effort.

You shall have the right vis-à-vis the person responsible to be informed of such recipients.

Right to data transferability

You have the right to receive the personal data concerning you that you have provided to the responsible person in a structured, common and machine-readable format. In addition, you have the right to communicate these data to another data controller without being hindered by the controller to whom the personal data was provided, provided that
the processing is based on a consent pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR or Art. 9 para. 2 lit. a GDPR or on a contract pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR and
processing is carried out using automated procedures.

In exercising this right, you also have the right to request that the personal data concerning you be transmitted directly by one responsible person to another responsible person, insofar as this is technically feasible. Freedoms and rights of other persons must not be affected by this.

The right to data transfer does not apply to the processing of personal data necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller.

Right to object

You have the right, for reasons arising from your particular situation, to object at any time to the processing of your personal data on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. e or f GDPR; this also applies to profiling based on these provisions.

The controller will no longer process the personal data relating to you unless he can prove compelling reasons for processing worthy of protection which outweigh your interests, rights and freedoms, or the processing serves to assert, exercise or defend legal claims.

If the personal data processed for the purpose of direct advertising, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of the personal data concerning you for the purpose of such advertising; this also applies to profiling to the extent that it is connected with such direct marketing.

If you object to the processing for direct marketing purposes, the personal data concerning you will no longer be processed for these purposes.

You have the possibility to exercise your right of objection in relation to the use of Information Society services - notwithstanding Directive 2002/58/EC - by means of automated procedures using technical specifications.

Right to revoke the declaration of consent under data protection law

You have the right to revoke your declaration of consent under data protection law at any time. The revocation of your consent does not affect the legality of the processing carried out on the basis of your consent until you revoke it.

Automated decision in individual cases including profiling

You have the right not to be subject to any decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, that has any legal effect on you or similarly significantly affects you. This does not apply if the decision.

is necessary for the conclusion or performance of a contract between you and the person responsible;
is authorized by legislation of the Union or of the Member States to which the person responsible is subject, and that legislation contains adequate measures to safeguard your rights and freedoms and your legitimate interests; or
with your explicit consent.

However, these decisions may not be based on special categories of personal data under Art. 9 para. 1 GDPR, unless Art. 9 para. 2 lit. a or g GDPR applies and appropriate measures have been taken to protect the rights and freedoms as well as your legitimate interests.

In the cases referred to in 1 and 3, the controller shall take reasonable steps to safeguard the rights and freedoms and your legitimate interests, including at least the right of the controller to obtain the intervention of a person, to present his point of view and to contest the decision.

Right of appeal to a supervisory authority

Without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy, you shall have the right to complain to a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of your residence, place of work or place of presumed infringement, if you consider that the processing of your personal data is in breach of the GDPR.

The supervisory authority to which the complaint was submitted shall inform the complainant of the status and outcome of the complaint, including the possibility of a judicial remedy under Article 78 GDPR.

Legal validity of these provisions

These legal provisions are to be regarded as part of the Internet offer from which reference was made to this page. If sections or individual terms of this statement are not legal or correct, the content or validity of the other parts remain uninfluenced by this fact.