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Data protection

Usually, the utilization of our website is possible without any need to state personal data. When personal data like name, address and e-mail address is asked for on our website, the statement of these is optional. We will not pass any personal information on to third parties.

The provider states explicitly that the transfer of data in the internet (f.ex. by communicating via e-mail) may involve gaps of security.  A seamless protection of data against access by third parties is not possible and is not guaranteed.

The use of the framework of the imprint obligation published contact data by third parties for the distribution of unwanted advertising and information materials is herewith expressly prohibited. Should the operator receive unsolicited promotional material, such as spam etc., the operator expressively reserves the right to take legal action.

Privacy declaration for the use of Facebook plug-ins (like buttons)

Plug-ins of the social media network Facebook (Facebook Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, California, 94025, USA) are integrated into our webpages. You can recognize the facebook plug-ins by the Facebook logo or the “like button” on our site. Please find a list of facebook plug-ins here: http://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/.
If you call up one of our internet website pages which has a plugin of this kind, your browser sets up a direct link to the Facebook servers. Facebook obtains the information that you have called up the relevant page on our internet site with your IP-address. Once the Like Button is clicked on an Open Graph page, an appropriate status message will be send to the Facebook profile of the user. We point out that the contents of the linked pages underlie the liability of each specific provider. Further information on the privacy declaration of facebook under: http://de-de.facebook.com/policy.php

If you do not want Facebook to allocate the collected data via our web site to your Facebook account, you must log out of Facebook before you visit our website.

Data protection declaration for using 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 the website analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. In case of activation of the IP anonymization, Google will truncate/anonymize the last octet of the IP address for Member States of the European Union as well as for other parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area.

Only in exceptional cases, the full IP address is sent to and shortened by Google servers in the USA. On behalf of the website provider Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage to the website provider. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google.

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. Furthermore you can prevent Google’s collection and use of data (cookies and IP address) by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available under https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en-GB.

Data protection declaration for using Google +1

Collection and circulation of information:
The Google +1 buttons enable you to publish information worldwide. Via Google +1 buttons, you receive personalized content from Google and our partners. Google saves the information presented via Google +1 as well as information about the site which you visited by clicking on +1. Your +1 can be published together with your user name and picture in Google services. This could be displayed in search results or in your google account or on other positions on websites or ads on the internet.
Google records information on your +1 google activity with the aim to improve google services for you and others. To be able to use the +1 button, you are required to have a public Google profile, which is visible world wide and which needs to carry the name chosen for your profile. Usually this name will be used in all google services. In some cases this name can be replaced with another name, which you have used while sharing content via your google account. The in your google account can be displayed to other users who know your e-mail address or who have other identifying information about you.

The use of the information entered:
Besides the purposes explained above, your provided information will be used in accordance with valid data protection declarations. Google may publish summarized statistics on the +1 activity of the user, or respectively will pass it on to partners and users, like publishers, advertiser or connected websites.

Data protection declaration of Twitter

Functions of the service “Twitter” are embedded in our webpage . These functions are offered by Twitter Inc., Twitter, Inc. 1355 Market St, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA. The use of “Twitter” and the function “re-tweet” links the the websites you have visited to your twitter account and will be disclosed to other users. In this case, data will be transmitted to Twitter.

We point out that we as web site operators have no knowledge of of the transmitted data and their use by Twitter. Further information on this can be found on the privacy declaration of twitter, which can be obtained here: http://twitter.com/privacy.

Your privacy preferences at Twitter can be modified in your account settings via: http://twitter.com/account/settings.

Sources: eRecht24, Facebook Datenschutzerklärung, Google Analytics Bedingungen, Google +1 Bedingungen, Datenschutzerklärung Twitter