Privacy policy:

Data protection
Below we would like to inform you about our privacy policy. Here you will find information about the collection and use of personal data when using our website. We comply with the data protection law applicable in Germany. You can access this declaration at any time on our website.
We expressly point out that data transmission on the Internet (e.g. when communicating by e-mail) is subject to security gaps and cannot be completely protected against access by third parties.
The use of the contact data in our legal notice for commercial advertising is expressly not desired unless we have given our prior written consent or a business relationship already exists. The provider and all persons named on this website hereby object to any commercial use and disclosure of their data.
Personal data
You can visit our website without providing any personal data. Insofar as personal data (such as name, address or e-mail address) is collected on our pages, this is done on a voluntary basis as far as possible. This data will not be passed on to third parties without your express consent. If a contractual relationship between you and us is to be established, developed or amended, or if you send us an enquiry, we will collect and use your personal data insofar as this is necessary for these purposes (inventory data). We collect, process and use personal data insofar as this is necessary to enable you to use the website (usage data). All personal data is only stored for as long as is necessary for the stated purpose (processing your enquiry or processing a contract). Retention periods under tax and commercial law are taken into account here. By order of the competent authorities, we may provide information about this data (inventory data) in individual cases, insofar as this is necessary for the purposes of criminal prosecution, to avert danger, to fulfil the legal duties of the constitutional protection authorities or the Military Counter-Intelligence Service or to enforce intellectual property rights.

Comment functions
As part of the comment function, we only collect personal data (e.g. name, e-mail) in the context of your comment on a post to the extent that you have provided it to us. When a comment is published, the e-mail address you provide will be saved but not published. Your name will be published if you have not written under a pseudonym.

Privacy policy for the Facebook plugin ("Like")
This website uses plugins from the provider Facebook.com, which are provided by the company Facebook Inc, 1601 S. California Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94304 in the USA. Users of our website on which the Facebook plugin ("Like" button) is installed are hereby informed that the plugin establishes a connection to Facebook, whereby a transmission is made to your browser so that the plugin appears on the website.
Furthermore, by using the plugin, data is forwarded to the Facebook servers, which contain information about your website visits to our homepage. For logged-in Facebook users, this means that the usage data is assigned to your personal Facebook account.
As soon as you actively use the Facebook plugin as a logged-in Facebook user (e.g. by clicking on the "Like" button or using the comment function), this data is transferred to your Facebook account and published. You can only avoid this by logging out of your Facebook account beforehand.
For further information on the use of data by Facebook, please refer to Facebook's data protection provisions at de-de.facebook.com/policy.php.

Privacy policy for the web analytics service 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 analyse how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. We have activated IP anonymisation. On this website, your IP address will therefore be truncated by Google within member states of the European Union or in other signatory states to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and truncated there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to analyse your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide other services relating to website activity and internet usage to the website operator. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data. 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. 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 downloading and installing the browser plug-in available at the following link: tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

Privacy policy for the web advertising service Google Adsense
This website uses Google Adsense, a web advertising service of Google Inc., USA ("Google"). Google Adsense uses so-called "cookies" (text files), which are stored on your computer and enable your use of the website to be analysed. Google Adsense also uses so-called "web beacons" (small invisible graphics) to collect information. By using the web beacon, simple actions such as visitor traffic on the website can be recorded and collected. The information generated by the cookie and/or web beacon about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google will use this information to analyse your use of the website with regard to the advertisements, to compile reports on the website activities and advertisements for the website operators and to provide further services associated with the use of the website and the Internet. 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 can prevent the storage of cookies on your hard drive and the display of web beacons by selecting "Do not accept cookies" in your browser settings (in MS Internet Explorer under "Tools > Internet Options > Privacy > Settings"; in Firefox under "Tools > Settings > Privacy > Cookies"); however, we would like to point out that in this case you may not be able to use all the functions of this website to their full extent. 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.

Privacy policy for the social network Google Plus
This website uses the so-called "G +1" button of the social network Google Plus, which is operated by Google Inc, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, United States ("Google"). The button can be recognised by the "G +1" symbol. If you are registered with Google Plus, you can use the "G +1" button to express your interest in our website and share content from our website on Google Plus. In this case, Google stores both the information that you have given a "G +1" for one of our contents and information about the page that you have viewed. Your "G +1" may be displayed together with your name (possibly also with a photo - if available) on Google Plus in other Google services, such as Google Search or your Google profile.
For the purpose and scope of data collection and the further processing and use of the data by Google, as well as your rights in this regard and setting options for protecting your privacy, please refer to Google's data protection information:
https://www.google.com/intl/de/policies/privacy/

Privacy policy for the "Google Remarketing" and "Similar target groups" function of Google Inc.
This website uses the remarketing and "Similar target groups" function of Google Inc, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, United States ("Google"). This allows you to be targeted with advertising by displaying personalised and interest-based ads when you visit other websites in the so-called "Google Display Network". "Google Remarketing" or the "Similar target groups" function uses so-called "cookies", text files that are stored on your computer and enable your use of the website to be analysed. These text files are used to record your visits and anonymised data on the use of the website. Personal data is not stored. If you visit another website in the so-called "Google Display Network", you may be shown adverts that are highly likely to include product and information areas previously accessed on our website.
You can prevent "Google Remarketing" or the "Similar target groups" function by preventing 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 the 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 and from processing this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available at the following link:https://www.google.com/settings/ads/plugin?hl=de. You can also deactivate the use of cookies by third-party providers by visiting the deactivation page of the Network Advertising Initiative at http://www.networkadvertising.org/choices/ and implementing the further information on opt-out mentioned there. You can find Google's privacy policy on remarketing with further information here:http://www.google.com/privacy/ads/.

Privacy Policy for "Google AdWords Conversion Tracking" by Google Inc.
This website uses the "Google AdWords Conversion Tracking" function of Google Inc, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, United States ("Google"). Google AdWords Conversion Tracking uses "cookies", which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyse how users use the site when they click on a Google ad. The cookies are valid for a maximum of 90 days. Personal data is not stored. As long as the cookie is valid, Google and we as the website operator can recognise that you have clicked on an advertisement and have reached a specific target page (e.g. order confirmation page, newsletter registration). These cookies cannot be tracked across multiple websites by different AdWords participants. The cookie is used to create conversion statistics in "Google AdWords". These statistics record the number of users who have clicked on one of our adverts. It also counts how many users have reached a target page that has been provided with a "conversion tag". However, the statistics do not contain any data that can be used to identify you.
You can prevent cookies from being stored on your hard drive by selecting "Do not accept cookies" in your browser settings (in MS Internet Explorer under "Tools > Internet Options > Privacy > Settings"; in Firefox under "Tools > Settings > Privacy > Cookies"); however, we would like to point out that in this case you may not be able to use all the functions of this website to their full extent. 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 find more information about how Google uses conversion data and Google's privacy policy at: https://support.google.com/adwords/answer/93148?ctx=tltp,http://www.google.de/policies/privacy/

Privacy policy for the use of the web messaging service twitter.com
We have also integrated the web messaging service twitter.com on our website. This is provided by Twitter Inc, 1355 Market St, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA. Twitter offers the so-called "Tweet" function. This allows you to publish 140-character messages with website links in your own Twitter account. If you use the "Tweet" function of Twitter on our websites, the respective website will be linked to your account on Twitter and may be publicly announced there. Data will also be transmitted to Twitter.
We have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data and its use by Twitter. For more information, please consult Twitter's privacy policy:twitter.com/privacy
Twitter offers you the option of setting your own privacy settings at the following link: twitter.com/account/settings.

Right to information
You have the right at any time to enquire free of charge and without delay about the data collected about you. You have the right to withdraw your consent to the use of your personal data at any time with effect for the future. To obtain information, please contact the provider using the contact details in the legal notice