Web site content
The author assumes no liability whatsoever for the topicality, accuracy, completeness or quality of the information provided. Liability claims against the author based on material or immaterial damages, which are caused by the use or non-use of the information provided and/or the use of erroneous and incomplete information, are fundamentally excluded, insofar as there is no demonstrable malicious intent or grossly negligent fault on the part of the author.
All offers are subject to change without notice and are without obligation. The author expressly reserves the right to change, supplement, or delete parts or all of the Web site without notice, or to discontinue the publication temporarily or permanently.

References and links
In the case of direct or indirect references to external Web sites ("hyperlinks"), which are not the responsibility of the author, liability on the part of the author would apply exclusively in a case in which the author was aware of the contents and if it were technically possible and reasonable for him to prevent use in the case of illegal content.
The author herewith declares explicitly that no illegal content was found on the Web sites to be linked at the time the links were created. The author has no influence on the current and future design, contents or origination of the linked Web sites. For this reason he therefore distances himself explicitly from all content of all linked Web sites that were changes after the links were created. This statement applies to all links and references created within the authors own Internet Web site as well as to external entries in guest books, discussion forums, link directories, and mailing lists created by the author and all other forms of databases which can be write-accessed externally. For illegal, erroneous or incomplete content and in particular for damages that arise from the use or non-use of information provided in such fashion, sole responsibility is borne by the provider of the Web site to which reference was made, not by the person who merely referred to the relevant publication via links.

Copyright, brand and trademark rights
The author undertakes to respect the copyrights of the images, graphics, audio documents, video sequences and texts used in all publications, to use images, graphics, audio documents, video sequences and texts created by him or to make use of graphics, audio documents, video sequences and texts which are not subject to licenses.
All brands and trademarks mentioned within the Internet Web site and those protected by third parties are subject without restriction to the provisions of the relevant brand and trademark law and the ownership rights of the relevant registered owners. The mere mention of these does not lead to the conclusion that trademarks and brands are not protected by the rights of third parties!
The copyright for published objects created by the author belongs exclusively to the author of the Web site. Reproduction or use of such graphics, audio documents, video sequences and texts in other electronic or printed publications is permitted only with the prior explicit consent of the author.

Data protection
Insofar as the possibility of entering personal or business data (e-mail addresses, names, addresses) exists, the disclosure of these data by the user is entirely voluntary. The use and payment of all services offered is - insofar as this is possible and reasonable - permitted without disclosure of such data or with the provision of anonymized data or pseudonyms. The use of the contact data published as part of the company information or similar information, such as postal addresses, telephone and fax numbers as well as e-mail addresses by third parties for the purpose of transmitting information which has not been specifically requested is prohibited. We explicitly reserve the right to take legal action against senders of so-called spam mail in the case of violations of this prohibition.


Legal validity of this disclaimer
This disclaimer is to be considered as part of the Internet Web site which referred to this site. Insofar as parts or individual formulations of this text do not comply, no longer comply or do not completely comply with applicable law, the content and validity of the remaining parts of the document remain thereby unaffected.
 

Registering on our website
When registering to use our personalized services, certain personal data will be collected such as your name, address, and contact and communications data such as your telephone number and e-mail address. If you are registered with us you can access content and services, which we only provide to registered users. Registered users can also alter or delete the data provided upon registration at any time as required. Of course we will also provide you with information on the personal data stored by us that concerns you at any time, and we will be happy to correct or delete it at your request, unless this is contrary to statutory retention requirements. To contact us for this purpose please use the contact details specified at the end of this privacy policy.

Provision of paid services
In order to provide paid services we will request additional data, e.g. payment information. In order to protect the security of your data during transmission we use encryption processes corresponding to state of the art of technology (e.g. B. SSL) via HTTPS.

Newsletter
When you subscribe to our newsletter the data you provid will be used exclusively for that purpose. Subscribers may also be informed by e-mail of circumstances that are relevant for the service or registration (for example changes to the newsletter offer or technical circumstances). For effective registration we need a valid e-mail address. In order to verify whether the owner of the email address is actually the one registering, we use the “double opt-in” procedure. For this purpose we log the newsletter order, the dispatch of the confirmation e-mail and the receipt of the reply thereby requested. No further data will be collected. The data will be used exclusively to mail the newsletter and will not be passed on to third parties. You can revoke your consent to the storage of your personal data and use thereof to mail the newsletter at any time. Each newsletter contains an appropriate link for that purpose. You can also unsubscribe at any time either directly on this website or by submitting a request to that effect using the contact details specified at the end of this document.

Contact form
If you contact us by e-mail or contact form the information provided by you will be stored for the purposes of processing the enquiry, as well as for possible follow-up queries.
 

Deleting or blocking the data
We adhere to the principles of data reduction and data economy. We therefore only store your personal data as long as this is necessary to achieve the purposes specified herein or in accordance with the various storage periods prescribed by applicable legislation. Once the respective purpose has ceased or those storage periods have ended, the relevant data will be blocked or deleted routinely and in accordance with the provisions of law.

Use of Google Analytics
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analysis service provided by Google Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses so-called “cookies”, i.e. text files which are stored on your computer and make it possible to analyze your use of the website. The information generated by the cookies on your use of this website will generally be transferred to and stored on a Google server in the USA. However, due to the activation of IP anonymization on this website Google will first abbreviate your IP address in Member States of the European Union or in other contracting states under the Treaty on the European Economic Area. In exceptional cases only, the full IP address will be transferred to a Google server in the USA and abbreviated there. Google will use that information on behalf of the operator of this website to assess your use of the website and compile reports on the website activities, as well as to provide other services to the site operator associated with the use of the website and the use of the Internet. The IP address provided by your browser within the framework of Google Analytics will not be combined with any other Google data.

You can prevent the storage of the cookies by setting your browser software accordingly. However, please note that if you do so you may not be able to use all the functions of this website to their full extent. You can also prevent the recording of the data generated by the cookie that relates to your use of the website (including your IP address) to Google or the processing of that data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available in the following link: Browser add-on for deactivating Google Analytics

In addition or as an alternative to the browser add-on you can prevent tracking by Google Analytics on our website by clicking this link . An opt-out cookie will then be installed on your device. Recording by Google Analytics for this website and for the relevant browser will thereby be prevented in the future, as long as the cookie remains installed in your browser.

Use of script libraries (Google Webfonts)
To enable the correct presentation of our content in a graphically appealing manner across all the different browsers, we use script libraries and font libraries such as Google Webfonts (https://www.google.com/webfonts/) on this website. Google Webfonts will be transferred into the cache of your browser to avoid multiple loading. If the browser does not support Google Webfonts or prevents the access, content will be displayed in a standard font.

Calling up script libraries or font libraries automatically triggers a connection to the library operator. It is theoretically possible, though it is currently unclear whether and for what purposes this may occur, that operators of relevant libraries will collect data.

You can find the Google library operator privacy policy here:https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/

Use of Google Maps
This website uses Google Maps API to visually present geographical information. When Google Maps is used Google also collects, processes and uses data concerning visitors’ use of the map functions. You can find more detailed information on the data processing by Google in the Google Privacy Policy. In the Privacy Center at that address you can also adjust your personal privacy settings.

You can find detailed instructions on the management of your own data in connection with Google products here.

Embedded YouTube videos
We embed YouTube videos on some of our web pages. The operator of the relevant plug-ins is YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA. If you visit a page with the YouTube plug-in a connection is created with YouTube’s servers  and YouTube will be notified which pages you visit. If you are logged into your YouTube account, YouTube will be able to personally ascribe your surfing behavior to you. You can prevent this by first logging out of your YouTube account.

If you start up a YouTube video the provider will install cookies that collect information on user behavior.

If you have deactivated the storage of cookies for the Google ad program you will also not receive such cookies when watching YouTube videos. However, YouTube also places non-personal usage information in other cookies. If you would like to prevent this you must block the storage of cookies in your browser.

You can find further information on data protection at “YouTube” in the provider’s privacy policy at: https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/
 

Social plug-ins
On our website we use social plug-ins of the providers specified below. You can recognize the plug-ins by their marking with a corresponding logo. Through those plugs-ins, information which may also include personal data, may be sent to the service providers and may be used by them. We prevent unconscious and unwanted recording of data and transmission thereof to the service providers with a two-click solution. In order to activate a desired social plug-in it must first be activated by clicking on the relevant button. The recording of information and its transmission to the service provider will be triggered only if the plug-in is activated. We do not record any personal data ourselves through the social plug-ins or through the use thereof. We have no influence on what data an activated plug-in records and how it is used by the provider. It must currently be assumed that a direct connection to the provider’s services will be established and at least the IP address and device-related information will be recorded and used. It is also possible that the service providers will attempt to store cookies on the computer in use. You can find information on what specific data is recorded in this context and how it is used in the respective service provider’s privacy policy. Note: if you are simultaneously logged into Facebook, Facebook will be able to identify you as a visitor of a particular page.

We have integrated the following companies’ social media buttons into our website:

- Facebook Inc. (1601 S. California Ave - Palo Alto - CA 94304 - USA)
- Twitter Inc. (795 Folsom St. - Suite 600 - San Francisco - CA 94107 - USA)
- Google Plus/Google Inc. (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway - Mountain View - CA 94043 - USA)
- Whatsapp
- XING AG (Gänsemarkt 43 - 20354 Hamburg - Germany)

Your rights to information, correction, blocking, deletion and objection
You have the right to obtain information at any time on the data stored by us, which concerns you. You also have the right to correction, blocking, or, with the exception of the prescribed storage of data for the performance of the transaction, deletion of your personal data. To this end, please contact our data protection officer. You can find contact details at the bottom of this page. To ensure that a data block can be taken into account at any time, that data must be held in a blocking file for control purposes. You may also demand the deletion of the data, provided that there is no statutory archiving requirement. If such an obligation exists we will block your data at your request. You may make changes or revoke your consent, effective for the future, by sending us an appropriate notification.

Recording of general information
If you access our website, general information will be automatically recorded. That information (server log files) includes, for example, the type of web browser, the operating system used, your Internet service provider domain names and the like. This is exclusively information that does not permit any inferences to be made regarding your person. That information is technically necessary in order to correctly deliver website content requested by you and arises as a matter of course during Internet use. Anonymous information of this kind will be statistically evaluated by us for the purpose of optimizing our Internet presence and the technology behind it.

Changes to data protection provisions
We reserve the right to adjust this privacy policy from time to time so that it always fulfills current legal requirements or in order to incorporate changes made to our services, for example when new services are introduced. When you visit us again the new privacy policy will then apply.