We are pleased about 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 any 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 access, amount of data transferred, and the requesting provider. This data is evaluated solely to ensure the smooth operation of the website and to improve our offering, and does not allow us to draw any conclusions about your person.

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 course of placing an order, contacting us (e.g. via contact form or email), or opening a customer account. The data collected is apparent from the respective input forms. We use the data you provide for contract processing and handling your inquiries. After the contract has been fully completed or your customer account deleted, your data will be blocked for further use and deleted after the expiry of tax and commercial retention periods, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data or we reserve the right to use the data beyond this, which is legally permitted and about which we inform you below. You can delete your customer account at any time, either by sending a message to the contact option described below or via a designated function in the customer account.

Data sharing for contract fulfillment

For the fulfillment of the contract, we pass on your data to the company commissioned with the service, insofar as this is necessary for the execution of the contract. Depending on which service you choose, we transfer the data collected for this purpose to the service provider for processing. In some cases, the selected service providers also collect this data themselves if you create an account there.

Data use when registering for the email newsletter

If you register for our newsletter, we use the data required for this or separately provided by you to regularly send you our email newsletter in accordance with your consent. You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time, either by sending a message to the contact option described below or via a designated link in the newsletter.

Data use for email advertising without newsletter registration and your right to object

If we receive your email address in connection with the sale of a product or service and you have not objected, we reserve the right to regularly send you offers for similar products from our range, like those already purchased, by email. You can object to this use of your email address at any time by sending a message to the contact option described below or via a designated link in the promotional email, without incurring any costs other than the transmission costs at basic rates.

Data use for postal advertising and your right to object

Furthermore, we reserve the right to store your first and last name, your postal address and – if we have received these additional details from you in the context of the contractual relationship – your title, academic degree, year of birth, and your professional, industry or business designation in compiled lists and to use them for our own advertising purposes, e.g. to send you interesting offers and information about our products by postal 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 that are stored on your device. Some of the cookies we use are deleted after the end of the browser session, 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 inform you about the setting of cookies and decide individually on their acceptance or exclude the acceptance of cookies for specific cases or in general. If you do not accept cookies, the functionality of our website may be limited.

Use of Google (Universal) Analytics for web analysis

This website uses Google (Universal) Analytics, a web analytics service of Google Inc. (www.google.de ). Google (Universal) Analytics uses methods that enable an analysis of your use of the website, such as “cookies,” text files that are stored on your computer. The information generated about your use of this website is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. By activating IP anonymization on this website, the IP address is shortened before transmission within the member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of 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. The anonymized IP address transmitted by your browser within the scope of Google Analytics is not merged with other Google data.

You can prevent the collection of data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) by Google as well as the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de
As an alternative to the browser plugin, you can this link click to prevent the collection of data by Google Analytics on this website in the future. An opt-out cookie will be stored on your device. If you delete your cookies, you must click the link again.

Use of Instagram social plugins

Our website uses so-called social plugins ("plugins") from Instagram, which is operated by Instagram LLC., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA ("Instagram"). The plugins are marked with an Instagram logo, for example in the form of an "Instagram camera".

When you access a page of our website that contains such a plugin, your browser establishes a direct connection to Instagram’s servers. The content of the plugin is transmitted directly from Instagram to your browser and integrated into the page. Through this integration, Instagram receives the information that your browser has accessed the corresponding page of our website, even if you do not have an Instagram profile or are not currently logged in to Instagram. This information (including your IP address) is transmitted directly from your browser to an Instagram server in the USA and stored there. If you are logged in to Instagram, Instagram can directly associate your visit to our website with your Instagram account. If you interact with the plugins, for example by pressing the “Instagram” button, this information is also transmitted directly to an Instagram server and stored there. The information is also published on your Instagram account and shown to your contacts.

For information on the purpose and scope of data collection and the further processing and use of the data by Instagram, as well as your rights in this regard and settings options to protect your privacy, please refer to Instagram’s privacy policy: https://help.instagram.com/155833707900388/.

If you do not want Instagram to directly associate the data collected via our website with your Instagram account, you must log out of Instagram before visiting our website. You can also completely prevent Instagram plugins from loading by using add-ons for your browser, such as a script blocker.

Use of Facebook plugins 

Our website uses so-called social plugins ("plugins") of the social network Facebook, which is operated by Facebook Inc., 1601 S. California Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA ("Facebook"). The plugins are marked with a Facebook logo or the addition "Facebook Social Plugin".

When you access a page of our website that contains such a plugin, your browser establishes a direct connection to Facebook’s servers. The content of the plugin is transmitted directly from Facebook to your browser and integrated into the page. Through this integration, Facebook receives the information that your browser has accessed the corresponding page of our website, even if you do not have a Facebook profile or are not currently logged in to Facebook. This information (including your IP address) is transmitted directly from your browser to a Facebook server in the USA and stored there.

If you are logged into Facebook, Facebook can directly associate your visit to our website with your Facebook profile. If you interact with the plugins, for example by clicking the “Like” button or leaving a comment, this information is also transmitted directly to a Facebook server and stored there. The information is also published on your Facebook profile and shown to your Facebook friends.

For information on the purpose and scope of data collection and the further processing and use of the data by Facebook, as well as your rights in this regard and settings options to protect your privacy, please refer to Facebook’s privacy policy: http://www.facebook.com/policy.php

If you do not want Facebook to directly associate the data collected via our website with your Facebook profile, you must log out of Facebook before visiting our website. You can also completely prevent Facebook plugins from loading by using add-ons for your browser, such as a "Facebook Blocker" or script blocker.

Right of access and contact option 

You have the right to free information about the data we have stored about you, as well as, if applicable, a right to correction, blocking, or deletion of this data. If you have any questions about the collection, processing, or use of your personal data, or about information, correction, blocking, or deletion of data, as well as the revocation of consent granted or objection to a particular use of data, please contact us directly using the contact details provided in our imprint.