Protection of privacy

The operators of this website take the protection of your personal information very seriously. We treat your personal information confidentially and according to the legal data protection regulations as well as this privacy policy. The use of this website is generally possible without stating personal information. Should personal information (e.g. name, address or email addresses) be required on our website, the giving of this information occurs, wherever possible, voluntarily. The information will not be passed on to third parties without your explicit consent. We would like to point out that information transfer on the internet (e.g. email communication) can be susceptible to security gaps.  A complete protection of the information against access from third parties is not possible.

Cookies
This website uses cookies. Cookies do not do your computer any harm and do not contain any viruses. The purpose of cookies is to make our service more user friendly, effective and secure. Cookies are small text files that are saved by your browser and stored on your computer. Most of the cookies we use are so-called “session-cookies”. They will be deleted automatically after your visit to our website. Other cookies will stay saved on your machine until you delete them. These cookies enable us to recognise your browser the next time you visit the website. You can configure your browser so that you will be informed about the setting of cookies and so that you can approve cookies only for individual cases, block cookies in certain cases or generally, and you can configure your browser to automatically delete cookies when you close the browser. The functionality of this website can be limited if you deactivate cookies.

Information required for newsletters
If you would like to subscribe to the newsletter offered on the website, we need an email address from you as well as information that allows us to confirm that you are the owner of the stated email address and that you agree to receiving the newsletter. We will not ask for other information. We will only use this information to send you the requested newsletter, and we will not pass on your information to third parties. You can revoke your consent to save that information and email address and to use that information for sending the newsletter at any time; for example via the “unsubscribe” link in the newsletter.

Commenting function on this website
In addition to your comment, the time you posted your comment and your chosen user name (unless you posted anonymously) will be saved and published as well.

Objection to advertising emails
We herewith object to the use of the contact details that were published in the “legal notice” section as part of the obligation to comply with the general information requirements for sending advertisements and information materials that were not requested explicitly.  The operators of this website reserve the right to take legal action in case that unsolicited advertising is received; for example through spam emails.