Cookie Policy
Cookies:
Our websites use so-called "cookies." Cookies are small data packets and do not cause any harm to your device. They are either temporarily stored for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (permanent cookies) on your device. Session cookies are automatically deleted after your visit ends. Permanent cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them yourself or an automatic deletion occurs through your web browser.
Cookies can come from us (first-party cookies) or from third parties (so-called third-party cookies). Third-party cookies enable the integration of certain services from third parties within websites (e.g., cookies for processing payment services).
Cookies have various functions. Numerous cookies are technically necessary, as certain website functions would not work without them (e.g., the shopping cart function or the display of videos). Other cookies can be used to evaluate user behavior or for advertising purposes.
Cookies that are necessary for the execution of the electronic communication process, for providing certain functions desired by you (e.g., for the shopping cart function), or for optimizing the website (e.g., cookies for measuring web audience) are stored on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR, unless another legal basis is specified. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing necessary cookies for the technically error-free and optimized provision of its services. If consent for the storage of cookies and comparable recognition technologies has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of this consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TTDSG); consent can be revoked at any time.
"You can configure your browser to be informed about the setting of cookies and to allow cookies only on a case-by-case basis, exclude the acceptance of cookies for specific cases or generally, as well as enable the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. Disabling cookies may limit the functionality of this website."
"You can find out which cookies and services are used on this website in this privacy policy."
PLUGINS AND TOOLS:
YOUTUBE WITH ENHANCED PRIVACY
This website embeds videos from the YouTube website. The operator of the pages is Google Ireland Limited ("Google"), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
"We use YouTube in enhanced privacy mode. According to YouTube, this mode ensures that YouTube does not store information about the visitors to this website before they watch the video. However, the transfer of data to YouTube partners is not necessarily excluded by the enhanced privacy mode. Thus, YouTube establishes a connection to the Google DoubleClick network regardless of whether you watch a video or not."
As soon as you start a YouTube video on this website, a connection to YouTube's servers is established. The YouTube server is informed about which of our pages you have visited. If you are logged into your YouTube account, you allow YouTube to directly associate your browsing behavior with your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account.
Furthermore, YouTube may store various cookies on your device or use similar recognition technologies (e.g., device fingerprinting) after starting a video. In this way, YouTube can obtain information about visitors to this website. This information is used, among other things, to collect video statistics, improve user-friendliness, and prevent fraud attempts.
"If necessary, further data processing operations may be triggered after the start of a YouTube video, over which we have no control."
The use of YouTube is in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online offerings. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. If corresponding consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TTDSG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user's device (e.g. device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TTDSG. The consent can be revoked at any time.
"For more information about data protection on YouTube, please refer to their privacy policy at:" https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.
Web Analysis
Facebook Pixel (Custom Audience)
This website uses the "Facebook Pixel" from Meta Platforms, Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA ("Meta"). In the event of explicit consent being granted, this can track the behavior of users after they have seen or clicked on a Facebook advertisement. This process is intended to evaluate the effectiveness of Facebook advertisements for statistical and market research purposes and can help optimize future advertising measures.
The data collected is anonymous to us and therefore does not allow us to draw conclusions about the identity of the users. However, the data is stored and processed by Meta, allowing a connection to the respective user profile, and Meta can use the data for its own advertising purposes, in accordance with the Facebook Data Use Policy (https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/). This enables Meta and its partners to display advertisements on and off Facebook. Furthermore, a cookie may be stored on your computer for these purposes. These processing operations only take place with the explicit consent granted in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR.
To disable the use of cookies on your IT system, you can configure your internet browser to prevent any cookies from being stored on your IT system in the future or to delete already stored cookies. We would like to point out that these measures may result in not all functions of our online services being available. You can also disable the use of cookies by third parties such as Meta on the following website of the Digital Advertising Alliance: https://www.aboutads.info/choices/.
"Furthermore, you can deactivate cookies for reach measurement and advertising purposes by setting an opt-out cookie via the following websites:"
"We would like to inform you that this setting will be deleted if you delete your cookies."
Google Analytics
"On our websites, we use Google Analytics, a web analytics service of Google Ireland Limited (https://www.google.de/intl/de/about/), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland ("Google"). In this context, pseudonymized usage profiles are created and cookies (see point "Cookies") are used. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website such as"
1. the browser type/version,
2.the operating system used,
3.the referrer URL (the previously visited page),
4.th Hostname of the accessing computer (IP address),
5.Time of the server request,
are transmitted to a server of Google in the USA and stored there. The information is used to evaluate the use of the website, to compile reports on website activities, and to provide further services related to website usage and internet usage for the purposes of market research and tailored design of these internet pages. These information may also be transmitted to third parties, provided this is required by law or to the extent that third parties process these data on behalf. In no case will your IP address be merged with other data from Google. The IP addresses are anonymized, so that an assignment is not possible (IP-Masking).
"You can prevent the installation of cookies by adjusting the settings of your browser software; however, we would like to point out that in this case, not all functions of this website may be fully utilized."
'These processing operations take place exclusively upon the granting of explicit consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR.'
You can also prevent the collection of data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) as well as the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing a browser add-on.https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de).
"As an alternative to the browser add-on, especially for browsers on mobile devices, you can also prevent data collection by Google Analytics by clicking on the following link: Disable Google Analytics. An opt-out cookie will be set, which prevents the future collection of your data when visiting this website. The opt-out cookie is valid only in this browser and only for our website and will be stored on your device. If you delete the cookies in this browser, you will need to set the opt-out cookie again."
You can view the Google Analytics privacy policy at:
https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=de.
