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Privacy Policy in accordance with TDDDG

Privacy Policy

1. Privacy at a Glance

General Information

The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data refers to any data that can be used to personally identify you. For detailed information on data protection, please refer to our privacy policy listed below this text.

Data Collection on This Website

Who is responsible for data collection on this website?

Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find their contact information in the legal notice section of this website.

How do we collect your data?

Your data is collected, on the one hand, when you provide it to us. This may include, for example, data you enter into a contact form.

Other data is collected automatically or with your consent when you visit the website via our IT systems. This primarily consists of technical data (e.g., internet browser, operating system, or time of page access). This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter this website.

What do we use your data for?

Some of the data is collected to ensure the website functions properly. Other data may be used to analyze your user behavior.

What rights do you have regarding your data?

You have the right at any time to receive information free of charge regarding the origin, recipients, and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have the right to request the correction or deletion of this data. If you have given consent to data processing, you may revoke this consent at any time with future effect. In addition, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data under certain circumstances. Furthermore, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.

2. General Information and Mandatory Notices

Data Protection

The operators of this website take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations (GDPR, TDDDG) as well as this privacy policy.

When you use this website, various personal data is collected. This privacy policy explains what data we collect and how we use it. It also explains how and for what purpose this is done.

Please note that data transmission over the Internet (e.g., when communicating via email) may be subject to security vulnerabilities. It is not possible to completely protect data from access by third parties.

Information on the Data Controller

The data controller responsible for data processing on this website is the website operator named in the Legal Notice.

Withdrawal of Your Consent to Data Processing

Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You may withdraw any consent you have already given at any time. The lawfulness of the data processing carried out prior to the withdrawal remains unaffected by the withdrawal.

Right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority

In the event of violations of the GDPR, data subjects have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of their habitual residence, their place of work, or the place of the alleged violation.

Right to data portability

You have the right to have data that we process automatically based on your consent or in fulfillment of a contract provided to you or to a third party in a commonly used, machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will only take place to the extent that it is technically feasible.

Access, Rectification, Restriction, Erasure

Within the scope of applicable legal provisions, you have the right at any time to obtain, free of charge, information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipients, and the purpose of data processing, as well as, where applicable, the right to rectification, restriction of processing, or erasure of this data.

SSL or TLS Encryption

This site uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as inquiries you send to us as the site operator. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the address bar of the browser changes from “http://” to “https://” and by the lock icon in your browser bar. When encryption is active, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

Objection to Advertising Emails

We hereby object to the use of contact data published in accordance with the legal notice requirement for the transmission of unsolicited advertising and informational materials. The operators of this website expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of the unsolicited transmission of advertising information, such as via spam emails.

3. Data Collection on Our Website

Cookies and Consent (Consent Management)

Our website uses cookies. These are small text files that your web browser stores on your device. Cookies help us make our website more user-friendly, effective, and secure.

There are technically necessary cookies that are essential for the operation of the website (legal basis: § 25 (2) No. 2 TDDDG). Other cookies (e.g., for analysis or marketing purposes) are only set after you have given your explicit, active consent (legal basis: Section 25(1) TDDDG in conjunction with Article 6(1)(a) GDPR). You can adjust or revoke your cookie settings at any time via our consent banner.

Server Log Files

The website provider automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These include: The processing of this data is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the technically error-free presentation and optimization of its website—for this purpose, the server log files must be collected. This data is not merged with other data sources.

  • Browser type and browser version
  • Operating system used
  • Referrer URL (the previously visited page)
  • Hostname of the accessing computer
  • Time of the server request
  • IP address (anonymized if necessary)

Contact Form

If you send us inquiries via the contact form, your details from the inquiry form—including the contact information you provided there—will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the inquiry and in case of follow-up questions. We will not disclose this data without your consent.

The processing of this data is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR, provided your inquiry is related to the performance of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective handling of inquiries directed to us (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR) if this was requested.

Cloudflare Turnstile (Spam protection)

Nature and scope of processing We use the Cloudflare Turnstile service on this website to verify and prevent automated queries and bots (e.g., spam robots) from submitting entries in our contact forms. The provider of this service is Cloudflare Inc., 101 Townsend St, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA.

Turnstile analyzes the behavior of website visitors based on various characteristics (e.g., IP address, time spent on the website, browser properties, and mouse movements made by the user). This data analysis begins automatically in the background as soon as you access a form in which Turnstile is integrated. The data collected in this process is transmitted to Cloudflare’s servers and processed there. According to the provider, Turnstile largely refrains from setting persistent cookies on your device and does not analyze the data for marketing or advertising purposes.

Legal Basis and Legitimate Interest The use of Cloudflare Turnstile is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. As the website operator, we have a legitimate interest in protecting our online offerings—and in particular our input forms—from abusive automated scraping, cyberattacks, and unwanted spam, as well as in ensuring the IT security and functionality of our systems.

Data Transfer to Third Countries Data transfer to the U.S. is based on the EU Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) and the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (provided the company is certified under it), thereby ensuring an adequate level of data protection.

Further information on the handling of transferred data can be found in Cloudflare’s Privacy Policy at: https://www.cloudflare.com/privacypolicy/.

Newsletter Data

If you would like to subscribe to the newsletter offered on the website, we require your email address as well as information that allows us to verify that you are the owner of the provided email address and consent to receiving the newsletter.

The processing of the data entered in the newsletter registration form is based exclusively on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). You may revoke your consent to the storage of your data and email address, as well as their use for sending the newsletter, at any time, for example via the “Unsubscribe” link in the newsletter.

4. Analytics Tools and Advertising

Google Analytics

This website uses features of the web analytics service Google Analytics. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

Google Analytics uses so-called “cookies.” The information generated by the cookie regarding your use of this website is generally transmitted to a Google server in the United States and stored there.

Consent: Use of this service is based exclusively on your consent in accordance with Section 25(1) of the German Telemedia Act (TDDG) and Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR. You may revoke your consent at any time via our consent banner.

IP anonymization: We have enabled the IP anonymization feature on this website. This causes Google to truncate your IP address within member states of the European Union or in other signatory states to the Agreement on the European Economic Area before transmitting it to the United States.

Browser plugin: You can prevent the collection and processing of your data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de.

For more information on how Google Analytics handles user data, please refer to Google’s Privacy Policy: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=de.

5. Social Media and Plugins

Facebook Plugins (Meta Pixel / Connect)

Plugins from the social network Facebook are integrated into our pages. The provider is Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, Merrion Road, Dublin 4, D04 X2K5, Ireland. According to Meta, data is also transferred to the U.S.

When you visit our pages, the plugin establishes a direct connection between your browser and the Meta server—but only after you have given your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). This informs Meta that you have visited our site using your IP address. If you click the Facebook “Like” button while logged into your Facebook account, you can link the content of our pages to your Facebook profile.

For more information, please refer to Facebook’s Privacy Policy: https://de-de.facebook.com/policy.php.

XING (New Work SE)

Our website uses features of the XING network. The provider is New Work SE, Am Strandkai 1, 20457 Hamburg, Germany.

Every time one of our pages containing XING features (e.g., the Share button) is accessed, a connection is established to XING’s servers. To the best of our knowledge, no personal data is stored in this process. In particular, IP addresses are not stored, nor is user behavior analyzed.

For more information on data protection and the XING Share button, please refer to XING’s privacy policy at: https://www.xing.com/app/share?op=data_protection.

6. Plugins and Tools

YouTube with Enhanced Privacy

Our website uses plugins from the YouTube website. The operator of the site is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

We use YouTube in enhanced privacy mode. According to YouTube, this mode ensures that YouTube does not store any information about visitors to this website before they watch the video. However, the sharing of data with YouTube partners is not necessarily excluded by the enhanced privacy mode.

The use of YouTube is based on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR / § 25(1) TDDDG), which is requested via our cookie consent banner. For more information about data protection on YouTube, please refer to their privacy policy at: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.

Google Web Fonts (local hosting)

This site uses so-called web fonts provided by Google to ensure consistent font display. These Google Fonts are installed locally. No connection to Google’s servers is established. Accordingly, no data is transmitted to or stored by Google.