Privacy Policy
1. An overview of data protection
General
The following gives a simple overview of what kind of personal information we collect, why we collect them and how we handle your data when you are visiting or using our website. Personal information is any data with which you could be personally identified. Detailed information on the subject of data protection can be found in our privacy policy found below.
Data collection on our website
Who is responsible for the data collection on this website?
The data collected on this website are processed by the website operator. The operator's contact details can be found in the website's required legal notice.
How do we collect your data?
Some data are collected when you provide it to us, e.g., data you enter on a contact form. Other data are collected automatically by our IT systems when you visit our website. These data are primarily technical data such as the browser and operating system you are using or when you accessed the website.
What do we use your data for?
Part of the data is collected to ensure the proper functioning of the website. Other data can be used to analyze how visitors use the site.
What rights do you have regarding your data?
You always have the right to request information about your stored data, its origin, its recipients, and the purpose of its collection at no charge. You also have the right to request that your data be corrected, blocked, or deleted.
2. General information and mandatory information
Data protection
The operators of this website take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data as confidential and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy.
Notice concerning the responsible party
The party responsible for processing data on this website is provided in our Legal Notice.
Revocation of your consent to the processing of your data
Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You may revoke your consent at any time with future effect. An informal email making this request is sufficient.
Encrypted payments on this website
If you enter into a contract which requires you to send us your payment information, we will require this data to process your payment. Payment transactions using common means of payment (Visa/MasterCard, direct debit) are only made via encrypted SSL or TLS connections.
3. Data collection on our website
Cookies
Some of our web pages use cookies. Cookies do not harm your computer and do not contain any viruses. Cookies help make our website more user-friendly, efficient, and secure.
Server log files
The website provider automatically collects and stores information that your browser automatically transmits to us in "server log files". These include browser type, operating system, referrer URL, host name, time of request, and IP address.
Contact form
Should you send us questions via the contact form on our website, we will collect the data entered on the form, including the contact details you provide, to answer your question and any follow-up questions.
4. Analytics and advertising
Matomo (formerly Piwik)
This website uses the open source web analytics service Matomo. Matomo uses so-called "cookies". The information generated by the cookie about the use of this website is stored on our server. The IP address is anonymized before it is stored.
5. Newsletter
If you would like to receive our newsletter, we require a valid email address as well as information that allows us to verify that you are the owner of the specified email address and that you agree to receive this newsletter.