Privacy Policy
You can generally use our website without providing any personal data. If personal data (such as name, address, or email addresses) is collected on our website, this is always done on a voluntary basis, wherever possible. This data will not be shared with third parties without your express consent.
In connection with your access, data that may allow identification (e.g., IP address, date, time, and name of the requested file) is temporarily stored on our server for data security purposes. No evaluation is carried out, except for statistical purposes in anonymized form.
If you order informational materials from us, we require your name, email address, and delivery and invoicing information. This allows us to process and fulfill your order. This data will be stored electronically for the duration of the order processing. Personal data will not be used for any other purpose or passed on to third parties without your express consent.
By placing an order, you consent to the aforementioned processing of your personal data, insofar as this is necessary for the purpose of the contract. You can revoke this consent at any time with future effect by notifying us in writing or by email.
Privacy policy for the use of Facebook plugins (Like button)
Our web pages contain plug-ins from the social network Facebook, 1601 South California Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA. You can recognize the Facebook plug-in by the Facebook logo or "Like" button on our page. An overview of Facebook plug-ins can be found here: http://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/. When you visit our web pages, a direct connection is established between your browser and the Facebook server via the plug-in. Facebook thus receives the information that you have visited our page 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. This allows Facebook to associate your visit to our pages with your user account. Please note that, as the provider of the pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or how Facebook uses it. Further information can be found in Facebook's privacy policy at http://de-de.facebook.com/policy.php. If you do not want Facebook to be able to associate your visit to our pages with your Facebook user account, please log out of your Facebook user account.
Privacy Policy for the use of Twitter
Our website incorporates features of the Twitter service. These features are provided by Twitter Inc., 795 Folsom St., Suite 600, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA. By using Twitter and the "Retweet" function, the websites you visit are linked to your Twitter account and made known to other users. Data is also transferred to Twitter in the process.
Please note that as the provider of these pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or how it is used by Twitter. Further information can be found in Twitter's privacy policy at http://twitter.com/privacy.
You can change your privacy settings on Twitter in your account settings at http://twitter.com/account/settings.
Privacy Policy for the use of Google 1
Collection and sharing of information:
You can use the Google 1 button to publish information worldwide. The Google 1 button provides you and other users with personalized content from Google and our partners. Google stores both the information that you have given 1 for content and information about the page you were viewing when you clicked 1. Your 1 may be displayed as references along with your profile name and photo in Google services, such as in search results or in your Google profile, or elsewhere on websites and ads across the internet. Google records information about your 1 activity to improve Google services for you and others.
To use the Google 1 button, you need a globally visible, public Google profile, which must contain at least the name you chose for the profile. This name will be used across all Google services. In some cases, this name may replace another name you used when sharing content via your Google Account. The identity of your Google profile may be displayed to users who know your email address or have other identifying information about you.
Use of the information collected:
In addition to the purposes explained above, the information you provide will be used in accordance with the applicable Google Privacy Policy. Google may publish aggregated statistics about users' 1 activity or share them with users and partners, such as publishers, advertisers, or affiliated websites.
Privacy Policy for the use of Google Adsense
This website uses Google AdSense, a service for integrating advertisements provided by Google Inc. ("Google"). Google AdSense uses "cookies," which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site. Google AdSense also uses web beacons (invisible graphics). These web beacons can be used to analyze information such as visitor traffic. The information generated by cookies and web beacons about your use of the website (including your IP address) and the delivery of advertising formats is transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States.
Google may transfer this information to Google's contractual partners. However, Google will not associate your IP address with other data stored by you. You can prevent the installation of cookies by setting your browser software accordingly; however, we point out that in this case you may not be able to use all the functions of this website to their full extent. By using this website, you consent to the processing of the data collected about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above.
Privacy Policy for the use of 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 is typically transferred to and stored by Google on servers in the United States.
However, if IP anonymization is activated on this website, your IP address will be shortened beforehand by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. 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 relating to website activity and internet usage. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data.
You can prevent cookies from being saved 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 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 downloading and installing the browser plug-in available under the following link: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de.