We appreciate your interest in our website. Protecting your privacy is very important to us. Below we provide detailed information about how we handle your data.
Storage of access data in server log files
You can visit our websites without providing personal information. We only store access data in so-called server log files, such as the name of the requested file, date and time of the request, amount of data transferred and the requesting provider. These data are used solely to ensure trouble‑free operation of the site and to improve our offering and do not allow us to infer anything about you.
Data collection and use for contract processing and when opening a customer account
We collect personal data when you voluntarily provide it to us in the context of contacting us (e.g., via contact form or email). Which data are collected is evident from the respective input forms. We use the data you provide to process your inquiries. After the inquiry has been fully handled, your data are locked for further use and deleted after the statutory tax and commercial retention periods have expired, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data or we reserve a further data use that is legally permitted, which we inform you about below.
Data use for direct mail advertising and your right of objection
Furthermore, we reserve the right to store your first and last name, your mailing address and – insofar as we have received these additional details from you in the context of contact – your title, academic degree, your year of birth and your professional, industry or business designation in consolidated lists and to use them for our own advertising purposes, e.g., to send you interesting offers and information about our products by mail. You can object to the storage and use of your data for these purposes at any time by sending a message to the contact option described below.
Use of cookies
To make visiting our website attractive and to enable the use of certain functions, we use so-called cookies on various pages. These are small text files stored on your device. Some of the cookies we use are deleted after the browser session ends, i.e., after you close your browser (so-called session cookies). Other cookies remain on your device and allow us to recognize your browser on your next visit (persistent cookies). You can set your browser to be informed about the setting of cookies and decide individually about their acceptance, or exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or generally. If you do not accept cookies, the functionality of our website may be limited.
Use of Google Analytics for web analysis
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service from Google Inc. (www.google.de). Google Analytics uses so-called “Cookies”, text files stored on your computer that enable analysis of your use of the website. 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. In the case that IP anonymization is activated on this site, your IP address is shortened by Google within member states of the European Union or other contracting states of the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases is the full IP address transferred to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. IP anonymization is active on this website. 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 activities, and to provide additional services related to website and internet usage to the website operator. The IP address transmitted by your browser to Google Analytics is not combined with other Google data. You can prevent the storage of cookies by adjusting your browser settings accordingly; however, we point out that in this case you may not be able to use all functions of this website fully.
You can also prevent the collection of data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) to Google as well as the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de
Alternatively to the browser plugin you can click this link to prevent future collection by Google Analytics on this website. This places an opt-out cookie on your device. If you delete your cookies, you will need to click the link again.
Right to information and contact option
You have the right to free information about the data stored about you with us as well as, if applicable, a right to correction, blocking or deletion of this data. If you have questions about the collection, processing or use of your personal data, about information, correction, blocking or deletion of data, as well as revocation of consents given or objection to a specific data use, please contact us directly via the contact details on our contact page.