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Data protection

The use of our website is, as a rule, possible without the use of personal data. Insofar as personal data (for example name, address or e-mail address) is collected, this shall be, as far as possible, on a voluntary basis. This data shall not be given to third parties without your explicit consent.
Please be aware that the transmission of data over the Internet (e.g. when communicating by e-mail) may not be entirely secure. It is not possible to fully protect data from third-party access.
The use by third parties of contact data published due to the obligation to provide a legal notice for the purpose of the transmission of advertising and informational materials that have not been explicitly requested is hereby explicitly rejected. The operators of this site expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of the sending of unsolicited marketing information, for example via spam e-mails.

Data protection policy for the use of Facebook plug-ins (“Like” button)

Our site contains plug-ins for the Facebook social networking site, 1601 South California Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA. Facebook plug-ins can be recognized by the presence of the Facebook logo of the “Like” button on the site. Please see here for an overview of Facebook plug-ins: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/.
When you visit our site, a direct connection is created between your browser and the Facebook server. Facebook is then notified that you have visited our site using your IP address. If you click on the Facebook “Like” button while logged in to your Facebook account, you can link to our site content on your Facebook profile, allowing Facebook to match your visit to our site to your Facebook account. Please be aware that we, as the site provider, receive no notification of the contents of data transmitted or of its use by Facebook. For further information, please see Facebook’s data protection policy: https://de-de.facebook.com/policy.php
If you do not wish Facebook to match your site visit to your Facebook user account, please log out of your Facebook account.

Data protection policy for the use of Twitter

The functions of the Twitter service are integrated into our website. These functions are offered by Twitter Inc., 795 Folsom St., Suite 600, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA. The use of Twitter and the “Retweet” function links websites visited by you to your Twitter account and makes this known to other users. This also entails the transmission of data to Twitter.
Please be aware that we, as the site provider, receive no notification of the contents of data transmitted or of its use by Twitter. For further information, please see Twitter’s data protection policy: https://twitter.com/privacy.
You can change your Twitter data protection settings in your account settings at: https://twitter.com/account/settings.

Data protection policy for the use of Google Analytics

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 (including your IP address truncated by the last octet prior to its storage using the "_anonymizeIp()" method) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States . Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google’s behalf. Google will not associate your IP address 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. By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above. You can 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: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en.

Sources: Disclaimer from eRecht24, the Internet law portal by lawyer Sören Siebert, eRecht24 Facebook data protection policy, data protection policy for Twitter