1. Data Protection at a Glance

General Information
The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit our website. Personal data is any data with which you can be personally identified. Detailed information on data protection can be found in our full privacy policy listed below.

Data Collection on Our Website

Who is responsible for data collection on this website?
Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. Their contact details can be found in the website’s legal notice (Impressum).

How do we collect your data?
Some data is collected when you provide it to us, for example by entering it into a contact form.
Other data is automatically collected by our IT systems when you visit the website. This includes primarily technical data (e.g., browser, operating system, time of page access). This data is collected automatically as soon as you visit the site.

What do we use your data for?
Some data is collected to ensure the website functions properly. Other data may be used to analyze your user behavior.

What rights do you have regarding your data?
You have the right at any time to obtain information free of charge about the origin, recipients, and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have the right to request correction, blocking, or deletion of this data. For further questions, you can contact us at any time using the address provided in the legal notice. Additionally, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the relevant supervisory authority.

Analysis Tools and Third-Party Tools
Your browsing behavior may be statistically analyzed when you visit the website, primarily through cookies and analytics programs. This analysis is generally anonymous. You can opt out of this analysis or prevent it by not using certain tools. Details are provided in the privacy policy.

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2. General Notes and Mandatory Information

Data Protection
The operators of this site take the protection of your personal data seriously. Your personal data is handled confidentially and in accordance with legal data protection regulations and this privacy policy.

When you use this website, various personal data is collected. This privacy policy explains what data we collect, how we use it, and for what purpose.

Please note that data transmission over the internet (e.g., via email) may have security vulnerabilities. Complete protection of data from third-party access is not possible.

Revocation of Your Consent to Data Processing
Many data processing operations are only possible with your explicit consent. You may revoke your consent at any time with a simple email. The legality of data processing up to the point of revocation remains unaffected.

Right to Lodge a Complaint with a Supervisory Authority
If there is a breach of data protection law, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. This is typically the data protection officer of the federal state in which our company is based. A list of data protection officers can be found here: BfDI Contact List.

Right to Data Portability
You have the right to receive data that we process based on your consent or in fulfillment of a contract in a commonly used, machine-readable format. If you request direct transfer to another controller, this will only be done if technically feasible.

SSL/TLS Encryption
For security reasons, this site uses SSL or TLS encryption to protect the transmission of confidential content (e.g., orders or inquiries). You can recognize an encrypted connection by “https://” and a lock icon in your browser. When encryption is active, third parties cannot read your transmitted data.

Access, Blocking, Deletion
You have the right to request information about your stored personal data, its origin, recipients, and the purpose of processing, as well as correction, blocking, or deletion, at any time within the scope of legal regulations. Please contact us at the address in the legal notice.

Objection to Advertising Emails
We object to the use of contact data published in the legal notice for sending unsolicited advertisements. The site operators reserve the right to take legal action against unsolicited advertising, such as spam emails.

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3. Data Collection on Our Website

Cookies
This website uses cookies, which do not harm your device and do not contain viruses. Cookies help make the site more user-friendly, effective, and secure. These are small text files stored on your device by your browser.

Most cookies are “session cookies” and are deleted after your visit. Other cookies remain on your device until you delete them and allow us to recognize your browser next time.

You can configure your browser to notify you about cookie use, allow cookies on a case-by-case basis, block them, or enable automatic deletion when the browser is closed. Disabling cookies may limit website functionality.

Cookies essential for electronic communication or certain functions (e.g., shopping cart) are stored based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR due to legitimate interest in providing optimized services. Other cookies, such as those for analyzing behavior, are addressed separately in this policy.

Server Log Files
The website provider automatically collects and stores information in server log files that your browser transmits to us, including:

• Browser type/version

• Operating system used

• Referrer URL

• Hostname of accessing computer

• Time of server request

• IP address

These data are not combined with other sources and are processed under Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR for contract-related purposes.

Contact Form
If you use the contact form, the information provided (including contact details) is stored to process the inquiry and possible follow-up questions. These data are not shared without your consent.

Processing is based on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). You may revoke consent at any time via email. Prior data processing remains lawful.

Data remains stored until deletion is requested, consent is revoked, or the purpose is fulfilled (e.g., once your inquiry is resolved), unless legal retention obligations apply.

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5. Analytics and Advertising

Google Analytics
This site uses Google Analytics, a web analysis service by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.

Google Analytics uses cookies to analyze your website usage. The information is usually transmitted to Google servers in the USA and stored there.

This is done based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR due to the website operator’s legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior for service and ad optimization.

IP Anonymization
IP anonymization is activated on this site. This shortens your IP address within the EU or EEA before transmission. Only in exceptional cases is the full IP sent to the USA and shortened there.

Browser Plugin
You can prevent cookie storage by adjusting your browser settings. However, doing so may affect website functionality. You can also prevent Google from collecting and processing data by installing this browser plugin:
Google Opt-out Plugin

Objection to Data Collection
You can opt out of data collection by clicking this link: Google Analytics deactivate. This sets an opt-out cookie.

More info on how Google handles data: Google Analytics Privacy

Google reCAPTCHA
This site uses “Google reCAPTCHA” to determine whether input (e.g., in a contact form) is by a human or an automated bot. It analyzes user behavior (e.g., IP, mouse movements) in the background. Data is sent to Google.

This is done under Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR due to the site operator’s interest in protecting against spam and abuse.

More info:
Google Privacy Policy
Google reCAPTCHA Info

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6. Plugins and Tools

YouTube
We use plugins from YouTube (YouTube LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA). When visiting a page with this plugin, a connection to YouTube servers is established, informing them which of our pages you visited.

If logged in to your YouTube account, YouTube can link your activity to your profile. You can prevent this by logging out.

Use of YouTube is in the interest of an appealing website, under Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.

More info: YouTube Privacy Policy

Google Web Fonts
To display fonts uniformly, this site uses Google Web Fonts. When loading a page, your browser connects to Google to retrieve fonts. Your IP address may be transmitted.

Use of Web Fonts is in our legitimate interest in providing a consistent and appealing site, under Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.

If your browser doesn’t support Web Fonts, a default font is used.

More info:
Google Fonts FAQ
Google Privacy Policy

Google Maps
This site uses Google Maps (API). Provider: Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. Your IP address is needed for map use and is usually transmitted to the USA.

Use of Google Maps is in the interest of making our site more user-friendly, under Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.

More info: Google Privacy Policy