Privacy policy
It is possible to use our website anonymously. However, it cannot be used anonymously or via a pseudonym in sub-areas of the site where users are required to log in.
When using our website, potential identification data (IP address, source URL, target URL, date and time of the request, client software used) are saved on our server. The saved data is used for the purpose of tracing unauthorised access and access attempts and for statistical purposes. The data is not used for other purposes. The data is anonymous and does not allow any specific conclusions to be drawn about individuals. This excludes access to the protected areas of our website for which you have a user ID. For these accesses the User ID is also logged for security reasons.
Personal data is only saved by us if prior consent regarding type and scope of use has been given. It goes without saying that you have the right to receive notification of the personal data that we hold about you without charge. Furthermore, you have the right to amend incorrect data, to block data and to delete your data.
Please note that when you send an email to one of our email addresses, you automatically agree to your data being saved and processed electronically without the need for further notification.
We point out that in general, the data you transfer via this website (via the contact form for instance) is done so without via a non-secure connection. Therefore, it may be possible for unauthorised people to access the data or in extreme cases falsify it. We shall provide express notification where data transfer is secure.
Our website uses session IDs to manage database access and to display pages correctly. Cookies, a form of communication between the browser and server, are used to cache the session ID assigned the first time you access our site. The cookies are not used to collect personal data. However, you can deactivate the use of cookies in your browser. When using our website you will not generally notice any significant difference - the individual pages may take longer to load. For the purposes of improving the functionality of our website, we do recommend that you activate cookies and JavaScript.
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 will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States.
On this website IP-anonymisation is activated, so your IP address will be truncated within the area of Member States of the European Union or other parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases the whole IP address will be first transfered to a Google server in the USA and truncated there. The IP-anonymisation is active on this website.
Google will use this information on behalf of the operator of this website for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing them other services relating to website activity and internet usage.
The IP-address, that your Browser conveys within the scope of Google Analytics, will not be associated with any other data held by Google. You may refuse the use of cookies 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. You can also opt-out from being tracked by Google Analytics with effect for the future by downloading and installing Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Addon for your current web browser: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en.
