AGB
Data protection
Data protection information
We welcome you to our website and appreciate your interest in our company. In order to give you a good feeling with regard to the handling of your personal data, we make it transparent for you what happens to the data collected and what security measures we take. You will also be informed about your statutory rights in connection with the processing of this data.
We generally do not require any personal data from you when you visit our website. We only take note of information about the name of your internet service provider and the websites you visit on our site.
However, you as an Internet user remain anonymous, as we only analyse this information for statistical purposes (e.g. number of visits to individual websites). Personal data is only collected if you provide it to us voluntarily, for example when placing an order. The data is transmitted in encrypted form so that unauthorised third parties cannot read this data during transmission.
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. However, if IP anonymisation is activated on this website, your IP address will first 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 under the following link. The current link is http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de
Newsletter
If you would like to receive the newsletter offered on the website, we need an e-mail address from you. You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time free of charge via the link provided in the newsletter.
Plugins from the social network Facebook, 1601 South California Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA are integrated on our website. You can recognise the Facebook plugins by the Facebook logo or the “Like” button on our site. You can find an overview of the Facebook plugins here. When you visit our website, a direct connection is established between your browser and the Facebook server via the plugin. Facebook receives the information that you have visited our site with your IP address. If you click on the Facebook “Like” button while you are logged into your Facebook account, you can link the content of our pages to your Facebook profile. This allows Facebook to associate your visit to our pages with your user account. We would like to point out that, as the provider of the pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by Facebook. Further information on this can be found in Facebook’s privacy policy at en.facebook.com/policy.php. If you do not want Facebook to be able to associate your visit to our pages with your Facebook user account, please log out of your Facebook user account.Consent
We will only collect, process or use data for consulting, advertising or market research purposes if you have given us your prior consent to do so. Of course, you can revoke your consent at any time.
Use and disclosure of personal data/ earmarkingAll personal data that we obtain from you in the course of using our website will only be collected, processed and used for the stated purpose. In doing so, we ensure that this only takes place within the framework of the applicable legal provisions or only with your consent.
Right to informationUpon request, we can also inform you in writing whether and what personal data about you is stored.
Links to other providersOur website also contains – clearly recognisable – links to the websites of other companies. Where there are links to websites of other providers, we have no influence on their content. Therefore, no guarantee or liability can be assumed for this content. The respective provider or operator of the pages is always responsible for the content of these pages. The linked pages were checked for possible legal violations and recognisable infringements at the time of linking. Illegal contents were not recognisable at the time of linking. However, permanent monitoring of the content of the linked pages is not reasonable without concrete evidence of an infringement. If we become aware of any legal infringements, such links will be removed immediately.
Security principlesWe have taken appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect the data of our employees/customers/suppliers stored by us against accidental or intentional manipulation, loss, destruction or access by unauthorised persons. The security levels are continuously reviewed in collaboration with security experts and adapted to new security standards.
CookiesOur website uses cookies in several places. They are used to make our website more user-friendly, effective and secure. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer and saved by your browser (locally on your hard drive). These cookies enable us to analyse how users use our websites. This enables us to customise the website content to meet the needs of visitors. Cookies also enable us to measure the effectiveness of a particular advert and to place it according to the thematic interests of the user, for example. Most of the cookies we use are so-called “session cookies”. These are automatically deleted after your visit. Most web browsers accept cookies automatically. However, you can usually change your browser settings if you prefer not to send the information. You can then still use the services on our website without restrictions (exception: configurators).Objection/right to information
You have the right to information about the stored personal data, its origin and recipients as well as the purpose of the data processing at any time. If you have any questions about this that are not answered by this privacy policy, you can contact us at any time.
Status: July 2014
