Privacy Policy

1. An overview of data protection

General information

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a comprehensive data privacy regulation that was implemented by the European Union (EU) on May 25, 2018. It aims to strengthen and standardize data protection for all individuals within the EU and the European Economic Area (EEA). The GDPR also addresses the export of personal data outside the EU and EEA areas.

The GDPR’s primary objective is to give individuals more control over their personal data and to simplify the regulatory environment for international businesses operating within the EU. It applies to any organization that processes the personal data of EU citizens, regardless of whether the organization is based in the EU or not.

Under the GDPR, organizations must ensure that personal data is collected legally and under strict conditions. They are also required to protect the data from misuse and exploitation while respecting the rights of data owners.

Some key principles of GDPR include:

  1. Lawfulness, fairness, and transparency: Personal data must be processed lawfully, fairly, and transparently.
  2. Purpose limitation: Personal data must be collected for specific, explicit, and legitimate purposes and not further processed in a manner that is incompatible with those purposes.
  3. Data minimization: Personal data collected must be adequate, relevant, and limited to what is necessary in relation to the purposes for which it is processed.
  4. Accuracy: Personal data must be accurate and, where necessary, kept up to date.
  5. Storage limitation: Personal data must be kept in a form that permits identification of data subjects for no longer than is necessary for the purposes for which the personal data is processed.
  6. Integrity and confidentiality: Personal data must be processed in a manner that ensures appropriate security, including protection against unauthorized or unlawful processing and accidental loss, destruction, or damage.

The following information will provide you with an easy to navigate overview of what will happen with your personal data when you visit this website. The term “personal data” comprises all data that can be used to personally identify you. For detailed information about the subject matter of data protection, please consult our Data Protection Declaration, which we have included beneath this copy.

Data recording on this website

Who is the responsible party for the recording of data on this website (i.e. the “controller”)?

The data on this website is processed by the operator of the website, whose contact information is available under section “Information Required by Law” on this website.

How do we record your data?

We collect your data as a result of your sharing of your data with us. This may, for instance be information you enter into our contact form.

Our IT systems automatically record other data when you visit our website. This data comprises primarily technical information (e.g. web browser, operating system or time the site was accessed). This information is recorded automatically when you access this website.

What are the purposes we use your data for?

A portion of the information is generated to guarantee the error free provision of the website. Other data may be used to analyse your user patterns.

What rights do you have as far as your information is concerned?

You have the right to receive information about the source, recipients and purposes of your archived personal data at any time without having to pay a fee for such disclosures. You also have the right to demand that your data are rectified or eradicated. Please do not hesitate to contact us at any time under the address disclosed in section “Information Required by Law” on this website if you have questions about this or any other data protection related issues. You also have the right to log a complaint with the competent supervising agency.

Moreover, under certain circumstances, you have the right to demand the restriction of the processing of your personal data. For details, please consult the Data Protection Declaration under section “Right to Restriction of Data Processing.”

2. Hosting and Content Delivery Networks (CDN)

External Hosting

This website is hosted by an external service provider (host). Personal data collected on this website are stored on the servers of the host. These may include, but are not limited to, IP addresses, contact requests, metadata and communications, contract information, contact information, names, web page access, and other data generated through a web site.

The host is used for the purpose of fulfilling the contract with our potential and existing customers (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b DSGVO) and in the interest of secure, fast and efficient provision of our online services by a professional provider (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO).

Our host will only process your data to the extent necessary to fulfil its performance obligations and to follow our instructions with respect to such data.

Execution of a contract data processing agreement

In order to guarantee processing in compliance with data protection regulations, we have concluded an order processing contract with our host.

3. General information and mandatory information

Data protection

The operator of this website and its pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. Hence, we handle your personal data as confidential information and in compliance with the statutory data protection regulations and this Data Protection Declaration.

Whenever you use this website, a variety of personal information will be collected. Personal data comprises data that can be used to personally identify you. This Data Protection Declaration explains which data we collect as well as the purposes we use this data for. It also explains how, and for which purpose the information is collected.

We herewith advise you that the transmission of data via the Internet (i.e. through e-mail communications) may be prone to security gaps. It is not possible to completely protect data against third party access.

Revocation of your consent to the processing of data

A wide range of data processing transactions are possible only subject to your express consent. You can also revoke at any time any consent you have already given us. To do so, all you are required to do is sent us an informal notification via e-mail. This shall be without prejudice to the lawfulness of any data collection that occurred prior to your revocation.

Right to object to the collection of data in special cases; right to object to direct advertising (Art. 21 GDPR)

IN THE EVENT THAT DATA ARE PROCESSED ON THE BASIS OF ART. 6 SECT. 1 LIT. E OR F GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO AT ANY TIME OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA BASED ON GROUNDS ARISING FROM YOUR UNIQUE SITUATION. THIS ALSO APPLIES TO ANY PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS. TO DETERMINE THE LEGAL BASIS, ON WHICH ANY PROCESSING OF DATA IS BASED, PLEASE CONSULT THIS DATA PROTECTION DECLARATION. IF YOU LOG AN OBJECTION, WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR AFFECTED PERSONAL DATA, UNLESS WE ARE IN A POSITION TO PRESENT COMPELLING PROTECTION WORTHY GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING OF YOUR DATA, THAT OUTWEIGH YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS OR IF THE PURPOSE OF THE PROCESSING IS THE CLAIMING, EXERCISING OR DEFENCE OF LEGAL ENTITLEMENTS (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21 SECT. 1 GDPR).

IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS BEING PROCESSED IN ORDER TO ENGAGE IN DIRECT ADVERTISING, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO AT ANY TIME OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR AFFECTED PERSONAL DATA FOR THE PURPOSES OF SUCH ADVERTISING. THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING TO THE EXTENT THAT IT IS AFFILIATED WITH SUCH DIRECT ADVERTISING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL SUBSEQUENTLY NO LONGER BE USED FOR DIRECT ADVERTISING PURPOSES (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21 SECT. 2 GDPR).

Right to log a complaint with the competent supervisory agency

In the event of violations of the GDPR, data subjects are entitled to log a complaint with a supervisory agency, in particular in the member state where they usually maintain their domicile, place of work or at the place where the alleged violation occurred. The right to log a complaint is in effect regardless of any other administrative or court proceedings available as legal recourses.

Right to data portability

You have the right to demand that we hand over any data we automatically process on the basis of your consent or in order to fulfil a contract be handed over to you or a third party in a commonly used, machine readable format. If you should demand the direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will be done only if it is technically feasible.

Information about, rectification and eradication of data

Within the scope of the applicable statutory provisions, you have the right to at any time demand information about your archived personal data, their source and recipients as well as the purpose of the processing of your data. You may also have a right to have your data rectified or eradicated. If you have questions about this subject matter or any other questions about personal data, please do not hesitate to contact us at any time at the address provided in section “Information Required by Law.”

Right to demand processing restrictions

You have the right to demand the imposition of restrictions as far as the processing of your personal data is concerned. To do so, you may contact us at any time at the address provided in section “Information Required by Law.” The right to demand restriction of processing applies in the following cases:

  • In the event that you should dispute the correctness of your data archived by us, we will usually need some time to verify this claim. During the time that this investigation is ongoing, you have the right to demand that we restrict the processing of your personal data.
  • If the processing of your personal data was/is conducted in an unlawful manner, you have the option to demand the restriction of the processing of your data in lieu of demanding the eradication of this data.
  • If we do not need your personal data any longer and you need it to exercise, defend or claim legal entitlements, you have the right to demand the restriction of the processing of your personal data instead of its eradication.
  • If you have raised an objection pursuant to Art. 21 Sect. 1 GDPR, your rights and our rights will have to be weighed against each other. As long as it has not been determined whose interests prevail, you have the right to demand a restriction of the processing of your personal data.

If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, these data – with the exception of their archiving – may be processed only subject to your consent or to claim, exercise or defend legal entitlements or to protect the rights of other natural persons or legal entities or for important public interest reasons cited by the European Union or a member state of the EU.

4. Recording of data on this website

Server log files

The provider of this website and its pages automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser communicates to us automatically. The information comprises:

  • The type and version of browser used
  • The used operating system
  • Referrer URL
  • The hostname of the accessing computer
  • The time of the server inquiry
  • The IP address

This data is not merged with other data sources.

This data is recorded on the basis of Art. 6 Sect. 1 lit. f GDPR. The operator of the website has a legitimate interest in the technically error free depiction and the optimization of the operator’s website. In order to achieve this, server log files must be recorded.

Request by e-mail, telephone or fax

If you contact us by e-mail, telephone or fax, your request, including all resulting personal data (name, request) will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of processing your request. We do not pass these data on without your consent.

The processing of these data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR, if your request is related to the execution of a contract or if it is necessary to carry out pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on your consent (Article 6 (1) a GDPR) and/or on our legitimate interests (Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR), since we have a legitimate interest in the effective processing of requests addressed to us.

The data sent by you to us via contact requests remain with us until you request us to delete, revoke your consent to the storage or the purpose for the data storage lapses (e.g. after completion of your request). Mandatory statutory provisions – in particular statutory retention periods – remain unaffected.

5. Social media

LinkedIn Integration

We have integrated features of the social media platform LinkedIn into this website. These features are provided by LinkedIn Corporation, 1000 W. Maude Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94085, USA. When you use LinkedIn and its various functions, websites you visit may be connected to your LinkedIn account and made visible to other users. In this process, data is also transferred to LinkedIn. We would like to emphasize that we, as the providers of this website and its pages, have no knowledge of the content of the data transferred or how this information is used by LinkedIn. For more information, please refer to LinkedIn’s Privacy Policy at: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy.

The use of LinkedIn features is based on Art. 6 Sect. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in achieving the highest possible visibility on social media.

You have the option to modify your data protection settings on LinkedIn under the account settings at https://www.linkedin.com/psettings/.

Instagram Integration

We have integrated features of the social media platform Instagram into this website. These features are provided by Instagram Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA. When you use Instagram and its various functions, websites you visit may be connected to your Instagram account and made visible to other users. In this process, data is also transferred to Instagram. We would like to emphasize that we, as the providers of this website and its pages, have no knowledge of the content of the data transferred or how this information is used by Instagram. For more information, please refer to Instagram’s Privacy Policy at: https://help.instagram.com/519522125107875.

The use of Instagram features is based on Art. 6 Sect. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in achieving the highest possible visibility on social media.

You have the option to modify your data protection settings on Instagram under the account settings at https://www.instagram.com/accounts/privacy_and_security/.

Vimeo Integration

We have integrated features of the social media platform Vimeo into this website. These features are provided by Vimeo Inc., 555 West 18th Street, New York, New York 10011, USA. When you use Vimeo and its various functions, websites you visit may be connected to your Vimeo account and made visible to other users. In this process, data is also transferred to Vimeo. We would like to emphasize that we, as the providers of this website and its pages, have no knowledge of the content of the data transferred or how this information is used by Vimeo. For more information, please refer to Vimeo’s Privacy Policy at: https://vimeo.com/privacy.

The use of Vimeo features is based on Art. 6 Sect. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in achieving the highest possible visibility on social media.

You have the option to modify your data protection settings on Vimeo under the account settings at https://vimeo.com/settings/privacy.

YouTube Integration

We have incorporated features of the social media platform YouTube into this website. These features are provided by YouTube LLC, 901 Cherry Avenue, San Bruno, CA 94066, USA, a subsidiary of Google LLC. When you use YouTube and its various functions, websites you visit may be connected to your YouTube account and made visible to other users. In this process, data is also transferred to YouTube. We would like to emphasize that we, as the providers of this website and its pages, have no knowledge of the content of the data transferred or how this information is used by YouTube. For more information, please refer to YouTube’s Privacy Policy at: https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy.

The use of YouTube features is based on Art. 6 Sect. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in achieving the highest possible visibility on social media.

You have the option to modify your data protection settings on YouTube under the account settings at https://www.youtube.com/account_privacy.

VKontakte Integration

We have incorporated features of the social media platform VKontakte into this website. These features are provided by VKontakte, a Russian social media platform owned by Mail.ru Group. When you use VKontakte and its various functions, websites you visit may be connected to your VKontakte account and made visible to other users. In this process, data is also transferred to VKontakte. We would like to emphasize that we, as the providers of this website and its pages, have no knowledge of the content of the data transferred or how this information is used by VKontakte. For more information, please refer to VKontakte’s Privacy Policy at: https://vk.com/privacy.

The use of VKontakte features is based on Art. 6 Sect. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in achieving the highest possible visibility on social media.

You have the option to modify your data protection settings on VKontakte under the account settings at https://vk.com/settings?act=privacy.

6. Plug-ins and Tools

Google Web Fonts

To ensure that fonts used on this website are uniform, this website uses so-called Web Fonts provided by Google. When you access a page on our website, your browser will load the required web fonts into your browser cache to correctly display text and fonts.

To do this, the browser you use will have to establish a connection with Google’s servers. As a result, Google will learn that your IP address was used to access this website. The use of Google Web Fonts is based on Art. 6 Sect. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in a uniform presentation of the font on the operator’s website. If a respective declaration of consent has been obtained (e.g. consent to the archiving of cookies), the data will be processed exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 Sect. 1 lit. a DGDPR. Any such consent may be revoked at any time.

If your browser should not support Web Fonts, a standard font installed on your computer will be used.

For more information on Google Web Fonts, please follow this link: https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and consult Google’s Data Privacy Declaration under: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en.