Data protection

We take the protection of your personal data very seriously. Personal data collected during visits to our website is processed by us under compliance with the applicable data protection regulations. We will neither publish your data nor pass it on to any third parties unauthorized. In the following sections, we explain the types of data we collect when you visit our website, and precisely how they are used:

1. Data collection and processing when accessed from the internet
When you visit our website, our web servers temporarily store each access in a log file. The following data is collected and stored until it is automatically deleted:

The inquiring computer’s IP address
Date and time of access
The name and URL of the data accessed
Data volume transferred
Notification of whether data retrieval was successful
The identification data of the operating system and the browser used
The website from which you are visiting us
Name of your internet access provider

This data is processed for the purpose of providing access to our website (establishing a connection), ensuring the stability of our system and the technical administration of the network infrastructure, as well as for optimizing our internet service. The IP address will only be evaluated in the case of an attack against our network infrastructure.

Except for the specific cases indicated above, we do not process personal data without first obtaining your explicit consent to do so. Pseudonymous user profiles can be created as described in the web analysis section (see below).

2. Use and disclosure of personal data
Any use of your personal data is confined to the purposes stated here, and is only undertaken to the extent necessary for these purposes. Data will not be passed on to third parties. Personal data is only forwarded to state agencies and authorities in accordance with mandatory national legal requirements or if the transfer of such data should be necessary in order to take legal action in cases of attacks on our network infrastructure. Personal data will not be transferred for any other purpose.

3. Cookies
In general, we do not use cookies on our websites. Only in exceptional cases are cookies used that store data in the memory of your browser for the technical control of the session. This data is deleted when you close your browser. If, as an exception, we wish to store personal data in a cookie, e.g. for a user ID, you will be notified separately.

4. Security
We implement technical and organizational security measures to protect your personal data against accidental or intentional manipulation, loss, destruction or against access by unauthorized persons. We are constantly improving our safety measures in keeping with technological developments.

5. Links to websites of other providers
Our website may contain links to the websites of other providers. We point out that this privacy policy applies exclusively to our website. We have no influence upon, nor do we check whether other providers observe applicable data privacy regulations.

6. Right to information and contact details
You have a legal right to information regarding stored personal data concerning you, and also the right to have any incorrect data corrected and to have data blocked or erased.
If you wish to obtain information on your personal data or want us to correct or erase such data, or if you have any other questions concerning the use of your personal data that is held by us, please contact us.

7. Inclusion, validity and topicality of this privacy policy
By using our website, you give consent for your personal information to be used as specified above. This privacy policy is currently valid and dated January 1, 2019.
The further development of our website or the implementation of new technologies may necessitate changes to this privacy policy. We reserve the right to modify this privacy policy at any time, with effect as of a future date. We recommend that you periodically review this current privacy policy.