Privacy Policy

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analysis service provided by Google Inc. (“Google”) 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. It is used on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. f. GDPR. Google Analytics uses so-called cookies, text files that are stored on your computer and that enable your use of the website to be analyzed. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website such as Browser type / version, operating system used, Referrer URL (the previously visited page), Host name of the accessing computer (IP address), Time of the server request, are usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data. We have also added the code “anonymizeIP” to Google Analytics on this website. This guarantees the masking of your IP address so that all data is collected anonymously. The full IP address is only transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there in exceptional cases.

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 activity and to provide the website operator with other services related to website activity and internet usage. You can prevent the storage of cookies by setting your browser software accordingly; however, we would like to point out that in this case you may not be able to use all functions of this website to their full extent.

You can also prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the cookie and relating to your use of the website (including your IP address) and from processing this data by Google by using the browser plug-in available under the following link download and install. As an alternative to the browser add-on, especially for browsers on mobile devices, you can also prevent Google Analytics from collecting data by clicking on this link. An opt-out cookie is set which prevents the future collection of your data when you visit this website. The opt-out cookie is only valid in this browser and only for our website and is stored on your device. If you delete the cookies in this browser, you will have to set the opt-out cookie again. You can find information on integrating the opt-out cookie here.

We continue to use Google Analytics to evaluate data from double-click cookies and AdWords for statistical purposes. If you do not want this, you can deactivate it using the Ads Preferences Manager here.

This website uses Google AdSense, a service provided by Google Inc. to integrate advertisements. Google AdSense uses cookies. These are files which, when saved on your computer, allow Google to analyze the data on your use of our website. In addition, Google AdSense uses web beacons, invisible graphics that enable Google to analyze clicks on this website, the traffic on this website and similar information.

The information obtained via cookies and web beacons, your IP address and the delivery of advertising formats are transmitted to a Google server located in the USA and stored there. Google may pass this collected information on to third parties if this is required by law or if Google instructs third parties to process the data. However, Google will merge your IP address with the other stored data.

You can prevent the cookies mentioned from being stored on your PC by making the appropriate settings in your Internet browser. However, this means that the content of this website can no longer be used to the same extent. By using this website, you consent to the processing of the data collected about you by Google in the manner described above and for the purpose stated above.

You can find the Google data protection provisions here.