Privacy policy

Protocols

We protocol access to our HTTP server according to standard practice. Our protocols each contain the date and time, the designation (URL) of the page requested by you and the designation (IP number) of the computer from which the page is accessed as well as the data transmitted by the browser on browser type and operating system.

Web analysis and marketing

We currently have contracts with several online partners who support us in the administration and optimisation of our Internet business and in communication. We use the services of a marketing company which helps us to measure the effectiveness of our advertising and the way in which our site is used. For this purpose we use web beacons and cookies provided on this site by our marketing company. The information we use contains, for example, information about the IP address, the visited pages, the web browser, search words etc. Through supplementing our records, this information helps us to find out things such as: which pages are most attractive for our visitors, which of our product features interest our customers the most and which kinds of information our customers wish to see. Although our marketing company protocols the information from our site on our behalf, we control how this data may be used or not. If you do not wish to help us find out how to improve our site, products, offers and marketing strategy, you can “unsubscribe” from this website analysis tool by clicking here.

Google analytics policy

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analysis service of Google Inc, (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; "Google"). The use includes the "Universal Analytics" operating mode. This facilitates the assignment of data, sessions and interactions across several devices to a pseudonymous user ID and thus the analysis of a user's activities across devices.

Google Analytics uses "cookies", which are text files placed on your computer, to allow the website operator to analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. However, if IP anonymisation is activated on this website, Google will reduce your IP address within Member States of the European Union or in other states party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area beforehand. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. The IP address transmitted by your browser in the context of Google Analytics is not merged with other Google data. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide the website operator with other services related to website and Internet use. Our legitimate interest in data processing also lies in these purposes. The legal basis for the use of Google Analytics is § 15 para. 3 TMG and Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. Sessions and campaigns are terminated after a certain period of time. By default, sessions are closed after 30 minutes without activity and campaigns after six months. The time limit for campaigns may not exceed two years. For more information on terms of use and data protection, please visit https://www.google.com/analytics/terms/gb.html or https://policies.google.com/?hl=en.

You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. You can also prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the cookie and relating to your use of the website (including your IP address) and from processing this data by Google by downloading and installing the Browser Add-on. Opt-out cookies prevent the future collection of your data when you visit this website. To prevent Universal Analytics from collecting data across several devices, you must opt-out on all systems used. If you click here, the opt-out cookie will be set: Disable Google Analytics

By using this website you declare that you agree to the data collected about you being processed in the manner described above and for the aforementioned purpose.