Privacy and data protection

Data Protection By

Jochen Steurenthaler

General

Visiting our websites is generally possible in full anonymity. However, we may require your personal data to process inquiries. Your personal data will not be disclosed to third parties. Access within our company is limited to authorized employees who are granted access only to the data necessary for the fulfillment of their respective tasks. We reserve the right to process and utilize your personal data beyond the termination of the usage relationship, if necessary, to safeguard overriding interests in the investigation of abuse or misuse of rights or usage, and to transmit such data to law enforcement authorities and third parties whose rights have been violated, if there are documented factual indications of such abuse. You can object to the use of your data at any time. Data that is subject to legal, statutory, or contractual retention periods, as well as data that is required for the establishment, content-related design, or modification of the contractual relationship with us or for billing purposes, will remain unaffected by your revocation. Our company will provide you with immediate and free information about the data stored about you.

Use of 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 analyze website usage. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website will generally be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. However, if IP anonymization is activated on this website, Google will truncate your IP address beforehand within member states of the European Union or other contracting parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the United States and truncated there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, compile reports on website activity, and provide other services related to website activity and internet usage to the website operator. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be associated with any other data held by Google. You can prevent the storage of cookies by adjusting your browser software accordingly; 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 processing of data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link: tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

We use Google Analytics to analyze and improve the use of our website on a regular basis. The statistical information obtained enables us to improve our offering and make it more interesting for you as a user. The legal basis for the use of Google Analytics is Art. 6(1)(f) of the GDPR.

For more information on terms of use and privacy, please visit www.google.com/analytics/terms/de.html and www.google.com/intl/en/analytics/privacyoverview.html. We would like to point out that Google Analytics has been expanded on this website with the code "gat._anonymizeIp();" to ensure anonymized collection of IP addresses (so-called IP masking).

Cookies

Our websites use so-called "cookies." These do not cause any damage to your computer and do not contain any viruses. Cookies are used to make our offering more user-friendly, effective, and secure. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer and saved by your browser. Most of the cookies we use are session cookies, which are automatically deleted after your visit. 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 to inform you about the use of.

Server Log Files

The provider of the pages independently collects and stores information in so-called server log files that your browser automatically transmits to us. This includes:
• Browser type/browser version
• Operating system used
• Referrer URL
• Hostname of the accessing computer
• Time of the server request

These pieces of information cannot be attributed to specific individuals. The merging of this data with other data sources is not carried out. We reserve the right to review these data retrospectively if we become aware of specific indications of unlawful use.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

Due to current circumstances, such as changes in legal regulations, we will update this privacy policy if necessary. The version published here is valid.