data protection

The operators of these sites take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this data protection declaration.

It is generally possible to use our website without providing any personal data. As far as personal data (e.g. name, address or e-mail addresses) is collected on our pages, this is always done on a voluntary basis, as far as possible. This data will not be passed on to third parties without your express consent.

We would like to point out that data transmission over the Internet (e.g. when communicating via email) can have security gaps. Complete protection of data from access by third parties is not possible.

Provider and responsible body within the meaning of the Data Protection Act

Franz Fries-Henrich

Lucy-Lameck-Strasse 48

12049 Berlin

 

With this data protection declaration, users receive information about the type, scope and purpose of the collection and use of their data by the responsible provider.

The legal framework for data protection is formed by the Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG) and the Telemedia Act (TMG).

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Collection of general information

Every time you access this offer, we or the web space provider automatically collects information. This information, also known as server log files, is of a general nature and does not allow any conclusions to be drawn about you personally.

Among other things, the following is recorded: name of the website, file, date, amount of data, web browser and web browser version, operating system, the domain name of your Internet provider, the so-called referrer URL (the page from which you accessed our offer) and the IP address.

Without this data, it would sometimes not be technically possible to deliver and display the content of the website. In this respect, collecting the data is absolutely necessary. We also use the anonymous information for statistical purposes. They help us to optimize the offer and the technology. We also reserve the right to subsequently check the log files if there is suspicion of illegal use of our offer.

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Newsletter: data and tracking

If you sign up for our newsletter, we will use the data you enter exclusively for this purpose or to inform you about the circumstances relevant to this service or registration. We do not pass this data on to third parties.

To receive the newsletter, a valid email address is required. The IP address you use to register for the newsletter and the date on which you order the newsletter are also stored. This data serves as proof of misuse if a third-party email address is registered for the newsletter. In order to ensure that an email address is not improperly entered into our mailing list by third parties, we work in accordance with the law using the so-called “double opt-in” procedure. As part of this procedure, the ordering of the newsletter, the sending of the confirmation email and the receipt of the registration confirmation are recorded.

You have the option at any time to revoke your consent to the storage of data, your email address and their use for sending newsletters. We provide you with a link in every newsletter for revocation. You also have the option of informing us of your wish to revoke your consent using the contact options listed in this document.

The newsletters contain so-called tracking pixels. A web beacon is a miniature graphic that is embedded in emails sent in HTML format to enable log file recording and log file analysis. This allows a statistical analysis of the success or failure of online marketing campaigns to be carried out. Using the embedded tracking pixel, we can see whether and when an email was opened by a data subject and which links in the email were accessed by the data subject.

Such personal data collected via the tracking pixels contained in the newsletters are evaluated by the person responsible for processing in order to optimize the sending of the newsletter and to adapt the content of future newsletters even better to the interests of the data subject. This personal data will not be passed on to third parties. Affected persons are entitled to revoke the relevant declaration of consent at any time. After revocation, for example by unsubscribing from the newsletter, these personal data will be deleted by the person responsible for processing.

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contact form

If you contact us via the online form or by email, we will save the information you provide in order to be able to answer your inquiry and ask possible follow-up questions.

Integration of third-party services and content

Our offering sometimes includes content, services and benefits from other providers. These are, for example, maps provided by Google Maps, videos from YouTube and graphics and images from other websites. In order for this data to be accessed and displayed in the user's browser, the transmission of the IP address is absolutely necessary. The providers (hereinafter referred to as “third-party providers”) perceive the IP address of the respective user.

Even if we try to only use third-party providers who only need the IP address to be able to deliver content, we have no influence on whether the IP address may be stored. In this case, this process serves, among other things, statistical purposes. If we are aware that the IP address is being stored, we will inform our users of this.

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YouTube (with embedding in data protection mode)

Our website uses plugins from the YouTube site operated by Google. The website is operated by YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA. All videos are embedded on this website in the extended data protection mode provided by YouTube, i.e. YouTube only stores information about your visit to the corresponding page if you actually start the embedded video.

If you are logged into your YouTube account, you enable YouTube to assign your surfing behavior directly to your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account.

The use of YouTube is in the interest of an attractive presentation of our online offerings. This represents a legitimate interest within the meaning of Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f GDPR.

Further information on how to handle user data can be found in YouTube's privacy policy at: https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy.

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Use of Google Analytics (with IP anonymization function)

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analysis service provided by Google Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses so-called “cookies”, text files that are stored on your computer and that enable your use of the website to be analyzed. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. However, due to the activation of IP anonymization on these websites, your IP address will be shortened by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting 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 shortened there.

On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide other services related to website activity and internet usage to the website operator. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics is not combined with other Google data. You can prevent 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 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 (including your IP address) and from processing this data by Google by downloading the browser plug-in available under the following link and install: Browser add-on to deactivate Google Analytics.

Further information on terms of use and data protection can be found at http://www.google.com/analytics/terms/de.html or under https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/.

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Google Web Fonts

This site uses so-called web fonts, which are provided by Google, for the uniform display of fonts. When you access a page, your browser loads the required web fonts into your browser cache in order to display texts and fonts correctly.

For this purpose, the browser you use must connect to Google's servers. This gives Google knowledge that our website was accessed via your IP address. The use of Google Web Fonts is in the interest of a uniform and attractive presentation of our online offerings. This represents a legitimate interest within the meaning of Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f GDPR.

If your browser does not support web fonts, your computer will use a standard font.

For more information about Google Web Fonts, see https://developers.google.com/fonts/faqand in Google's privacy policy: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/.

Your rights to information, correction, blocking, deletion and objection

You have the right to request information, free of charge, about the personal data we have stored and/or to request correction, blocking or deletion. Exceptions: This is the mandatory data storage for business transactions or the data is subject to the statutory retention requirement.

In order to be able to take a data block into account at any time, it is necessary to keep the data in a blocking file for control purposes. If there is no legal obligation to archive, you can also request that the data be deleted. Otherwise, we will block the data if you request this.

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Contradiction of advertising emails

The use of contact details published as part of the imprint obligation to send unsolicited advertising and information materials is hereby objected to. The operators of the pages expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of unsolicited advertising information being sent, such as spam emails.

Changes to our privacy policy

In order to ensure that our data protection declaration always complies with current legal requirements, we reserve the right to make changes at any time. This also applies in the event that the data protection declaration needs to be adjusted due to new or revised services, for example new services. The new data protection declaration will then take effect the next time you visit our website.