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Here is a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit our web site. Personal data is any information that can be used to identify you or that relates to you in person. The privacy policy below contains more detailed information on the subject of data protection.
The web site operator collects and processes data on this web site. The operator’s contact details can be found in the privacy policy below as well as in the web site’s legal notice.
Your data is collected automatically by our IT systems when you visit the web site. This is primarily technical data such as the browser's IP address and the date and time of when you accessed the page. This data is collected automatically when you enter our web site.
Part of the data is collected to ensure the proper functioning of the web site. Other data can be used to analyze how visitors use the site.
We do not disclose any of your data to third parties without your consent.
You always have the right to request information at no charge about your stored personal data, its origin, its recipients, and the purpose of its collection. You also have the right to request that it be corrected, blocked, or deleted. For this or any questions about the issue of privacy and data protection you can contact us at any time using the address given in the web site's legal notice. You are also entitled to file a complaint with the relevant regulatory authorities.
As operators of this website we 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.
If you use this website, various pieces of personal data will be collected. Personal data is any information that can be used to identify you or that relates to you in person. This privacy policy explains what information we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this happens.
Please note that data transmitted via the internet (e.g. via email communication) may be subject to security breaches. Complete protection of the data from third-party access is not possible.
The party responsible for processing data on this website within the meaning of the EU General Data Protection Regulation, other national data protection laws of the member state, as well as other data protection regulations is:
The responsible party is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others determines the purposes and means of processing personal data (names, email addresses, etc.).
For security purposes as well as for the protection of the transmission of confidential content this site uses TLS encryption (formerly SSL). Depending on your web browser you can recognize an encrypted connection by different means. For example when the web browser's address line changes from “http://” to “https://”, when the address is marked as "secure" with a lock icon, or when the address is not marked as "insecure" with a warning.
If TLS encryption is not activated, the data you transfer to us can be read by third parties.
In principle we only process personal data of our users as far as required for operation of this web site and for delivery of our content and services. Normally we only process personal data of our users with the user’s consent. Exceptions are cases where both the previous obtaining of the user’s consent is not possible for factual reasons and the processing of the data is allowed by legal regulations.
If your personal data is being processed, you are a data subject according to the GDPR.
In so far as we obtain the data subject's consent to the processing of his or her personal data,
For the processing of personal data that is required to fulfill a contract to which the data subject is a party,
In so far as the processing of personal data is required to meet a legal obligation to which our company is a subject,
If the data processing is required to pursue the legitimate interests of our company or a third party and these interests are not overridden by the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject,
The personal data of the data subject will be deleted or their processing will be restricted as soon as the purpose is met for which the data was stored. Storage of the data beyond this may be possible if this is stipulated by European or national legislators in EU directives, laws or other regulations to which the responsible party is subject. This data will be deleted or its processing will be restricted when a prescribed deadline expires, unless it is necessary to continue to store the data to conclude or fulfill a contract.
With each access of our web site, our system automatically collects data and information from the computer system of the accessing web browser.
The following data is collected:
This data is not only immediately used by the system to provide the requested content but it is also stored in the log files of our system. It is not stored together with other personal data of the user.
The temporary storage of the IP address by the IT system is required in order to allow the delivery of the requested web content to the user’s computer. For this, the IP address of the user needs to be stored for the duration of the session.
The purpose of storing the data in log files is to ensure proper operation of the web site. We also use this data for web site optimization and in order to ensure the security of our IT systems. We do not evaluate this data for marketing purposes.
These purposes are the basis of our legitimate interest according to
The data will be deleted as soon as it is no longer required to meet the purpose for which the data was collected. For the use of the data to provide the web site content, this point is reached when the web session has ended.
For the data stored in log files, this is the case after at most 16 days. A storage beyond this time frame is possible but in such a case the IP addresses of the users will be deleted or obfuscated in such a way that they can no longer be matched to the requesting client.
The collection of this data in order to provide the web site and its storage in log files is necessary for the operation of the web site. That is why there is no option for the user to object in this case.
Some of our web pages use so called cookies. Cookies are small text files that are stored in your web browser and are saved by your your web browser to your computer. Cookies do not harm your computer and do not contain any viruses. Cookies help make our website more user friendly.
Most of the cookies we use are so called “session cookies.” They are automatically deleted after your visit. Other cookies remain stored in your device until you delete them. These cookies make it possible for us to recognize your browser when you next visit the site or go back to a page that you have viewed before.
While it is possible to use cookies to track your surfing behavior, we do not do this on this web site.
Cookies are not stored in log files, the cookie data is not stored by us (only by the user's web browser).
The use of cookie data by the system allows the system to deliver some aspects of the web site in a more user friendly and optimized way.
This is the basis of our legitimate interest according to
Cookies are stored on the user's computer and are sent to us by the user's web browser. So you as the user have full control over your use of cookies. You can configure your web browser to deactivate or restrict the transmission of cookies. Cookies that already have been stored can be deleted at any time. Deletion can even be done automatically when you close the web browser.
If cookies are deactivated for our web site there may be a minor decrease in user friendliness of this web site. However it should be possible to view all content even with disabled cookies.
Our web site offers an email address that you can use to contact us. By sending us an email, you will automatically send personal data such as your email address and the IP address of your email client. In addition you might voluntarily send us additional personal data in the email body.
The user's personal data transmitted in the email will be stored and used to handle the conversation with you.
We do not share this information without your permission.
Please note that emails are typically transmitted without encryption, so that they can be accessed by third parties while being transferred to us.
The processing of the personal data of an email is used to work on the intention behind the email. This is the basis of our legitimate interest according to
The data is retained until you request its deletion, revoke your consent for its storage, or the purpose for its storage no longer pertains and no other legal obligations mandate retention of this data.
Note: depending on the email content the data may contain information relevant for tax purposes which we legally need to retain for at least six or ten years.
The user may revoke the consent to the processing of his or her personal data at any time. If the user contacts the responsible party at the address stated at the beginning of this privacy policy, he or she may object to the storage of his or her personal data at any time.
All personal data that has been stored in the course of the conversation will be deleted in this case, unless the mandatory legal retention periods prevent us from doing so. We cannot continue the conversation with the user after the data has been deleted.
Please note that we will need to confirm in such cases that the objecting user really is the data subject.
If your personal data is being processed, you are a data subject according to the GDPR and you have the following rights towards the responsible party (which is stated at the beginning of this privacy policy).
Please note that we will need to confirm in all cases of a right being asserted against us that the asserting person really is the data subject.
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. The data processed before we receive your request may still be legally processed.
As permitted by law, you have the right to be provided at any time with information free of charge about any of your personal data that is stored as well as its origin, the recipient, and the purpose for which it has been processed. You also have the right to have this data corrected, blocked or deleted. For this and if you have further questions on the topic of personal data you may contact the responsible party at any time at the address stated at the beginning of this privacy policy.
You have the right to have data which we process based on your consent or in fulfillment of a contract be delivered to yourself or to a third party in a standard, machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of data to another responsible party, this will only be done to the extent technically feasible.
If there has been a breach of data protection the affected person may file a complaint with the competent regulatory authorities. The competent regulatory authority for matters related to data protection legislation is the data protection officer of the German state in which our company is headquartered, specifically the Berlin commissioner of data protection and freedom of information.
Alternatively you may also file a complaint with jurisdiction over your location or over the location of the presumable breach.
Every change to this privacy policy will be published here on this web site and is valid starting with the date mentioned at the top of the modified privacy policy.
Should we want to use your data for additional purposes, we would ask for your permission to do so. There will be no change in use of your personal data without your consent.
