Data protection

DISCLAIMER – LEGAL NOTICES

1 Warning about content

The free and freely accessible content of this website was created by us with the greatest possible care. However, we do not guarantee that the free and freely accessible news provided on this website is correct and up-to-date. This means that contributions marked by name reflect the opinion of the respective author and not always the opinion of the provider. Simply accessing the free and freely accessible content does not create any contractual relationship between the user and the provider; in this respect, the provider has no intention of being legally bound.

2 Copyright and related rights

The content published on this website is subject to German copyright and ancillary copyright law. Any use not permitted by German copyright and ancillary copyright law requires the prior written consent of the provider or the respective rights holder. This applies in particular to copying, editing, translating, storing, processing or reproducing content in databases or other electronic media and systems. Content and rights of third parties are marked as such. The unauthorized copying or distribution of individual content or entire pages is not permitted and is punishable by law. Only the production of copies and downloads for personal, private and non-commercial use is permitted.

The display of this website in external frames is only permitted with written permission.

3 External links

This website contains links to third-party websites ("external links"). This website is subject to the liability of the respective operators. When the external links were first linked, the provider checked the external content for any legal violations. At that time, no legal violations were apparent. The provider has no influence on the current and future design and content of the linked pages. The setting of external links does not mean that the provider adopts the content behind the reference or link as its own. Constant monitoring of external links is unreasonable for the provider without concrete evidence of legal violations. However, if legal violations are known, such external links will be deleted immediately.

4 Special terms of use

If special conditions for individual uses of this website deviate from the aforementioned paragraphs, this will be expressly stated at the appropriate point. In this case, the special terms of use apply in each individual case.

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 laws applicable in Germany. You can access this declaration at any time on our website.

We expressly point out that data transmission over the Internet (e.g. when communicating by e-mail) has security gaps and cannot be completely protected against access by third parties .

The use of the contact details in our imprint for commercial advertising is expressly not permitted unless we have previously given our 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 your data.

Personal data

If personal data (such as name, address or email address) is collected on our website, this is done on a voluntary basis wherever possible. This data will not be passed on to third parties without your express consent. If a contractual relationship is to be established, designed or changed between you and us, or if you send us an inquiry, we will collect and use personal data from you to the extent that this is necessary for these purposes (master data ). We collect, process and use personal data to the extent that this is necessary to enable the use of the website (usage data). All personal data is only stored for as long as it is necessary for the stated purpose (processing your inquiry or executing a contract). Tax and commercial law retention periods are taken into account. At the request of the responsible authorities, we may provide information about this data (master data) in individual cases, insofar as this is necessary for the purposes of criminal prosecution, to avert danger, to fulfil the statutory duties of the Office for the Protection of the Constitution or the Military Counterintelligence Service or to enforce intellectual property rights.

By voluntarily entering your email address in our newsletter and confirming it using the double opt-in process, you declare your consent to receive our email newsletter. You can object to this use of your email address at any time without incurring any costs other than the transmission costs according to the basic rates. You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time. Every email contains an "unsubscribe" link. In order to receive the newsletter, you must provide an email address.

sufficient. Additional voluntary information is only used to personalize the newsletter.

This website uses plug-ins from Facebook.com, which are provided by Facebook Inc., 1601 S. California Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94304 in the USA. Users of our website on which the Facebook plug-in ("Like" button) is installed are hereby informed that the plug-in establishes a connection to Facebook, which transmits data to your browser so that the plug-in appears on the website.

Furthermore, through use, data is forwarded to the Facebook servers, which contain information about your visits to our website. For logged-in Facebook users, this means that the usage data is assigned to your personal Facebook account.

As soon as you, as a logged-in Facebook user, actively use the Facebook plug-in (e.g. by clicking 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 regarding the use of data by Facebook, please refer to the data protection provisions on Facebook at http://de- de.facebook.com/policy.php.

We have integrated plug-ins from the social network Instagram (Instagram LLC., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA, 94025, USA) on our website as part of the so-called “two-click solution” from Shariff. You can recognize these by the Instagram logo in the form of a square camera.

If you intentionally activate the plug-in, a connection will be established from your browser to the Instagram servers. Instagram receives the information, including your IP address, that you have visited our site and transfers the information to the Instagram server in the USA, where this information is stored. If you are logged into your Instagram account, Instagram can assign this information to your account and you can click the Instagram button to share and save the content of our pages on your Instagram account and possibly display your friends there. We have no knowledge of the exact content of the transmitted data, its use and storage period by Instagram.

If you log out of Instagram before visiting our website and delete your cookies, no data about your visit to our website will be assigned to your profile on Instagram when the plug-in is activated.

You can find further information in Instagram's privacy policy at https://help.instagram.com/519522125107875 and on privacy settings here: https://help.instagram.com/196883487377501

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analysis service provided by Google Inc. ("Google"). Google Analytics uses "cookies", which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and saved there. We have activated IP anonymization. On this website, Google will therefore shorten your IP address 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 transferred to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to analyze your use of the website.

to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide the website operator with other services relating to website activity and internet usage. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data. You can prevent cookies from being saved 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 of 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 (including your IP address) and from processing this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available under the following link: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de

Our website uses Google Adsense, a web advertising service provided by Google Inc., USA (“Google”). Google Adsense uses so-called “cookies” (text files) that are stored on your computer and that enable an analysis of your use of the website. 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 this website (including your IP address) is transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website with regard to the advertisements, to compile reports on website activity and advertisements for website operators and to provide other services related to website activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where third parties process the data on Google’s behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. The storage of cookies on your

You can prevent the storage of data 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 of the functions of this website to their full extent. By using this website, you consent to the processing of the data collected about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above.

This website uses the "Google Maps and Route Planner" function of Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, United States ("Google") to display or calculate geographical information and directions. Through Google Maps, data about your use of this website can be transmitted to Google, collected and used by Google. You can prevent such data transfer if you deactivate "Javascript" in your browser. In this case, however, no maps can be displayed. By using this website and not deactivating "Javascript", you declare your consent to the processing of your data by Google for the above purposes. Further information on how "Google Maps" and the route planner use your data, as well as Google's privacy policy, can be found at: https://www.google.com/intl/de_de/help/terms_maps.html

This website uses the remarketing or “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 personalized and interest-based ads when you visit other websites in the so-called “Google Display Network”. “Google Remarketing” or the

The "Similar Target Groups" function uses so-called "cookies", text files that are stored on your computer and that enable an analysis of your use of the website. These text files record your visits and anonymized data about the use of the website. No personal data is stored. If you visit another website in the so-called "Google Display Network", you may be shown advertisements that are highly likely to take into account product and information areas previously viewed on our website.

You can prevent “Google Remarketing” or the “Similar Audiences” function by preventing the storage of cookies through a corresponding setting in your browser software. 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 and from processing this data by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available under the following link: https://www.google.com/settings/ads/plugin?hl=de. You can also deactivate the use of cookies by third parties by visiting the deactivation page of the Network Advertising Initiative at http://www.networkadvertising.org/choices/ and implementing the additional information on opting out provided there. You can find Google's privacy policy on remarketing with further information here: http://www.google.com/privacy/ads/.

Our 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 so-called “cookies”, text files that are stored on your computer and that enable an analysis of the use of the website when you have clicked on a Google ad. The cookies are valid for a maximum of 90 days. No personal data is stored. As long as the cookie is valid, Google and we as the website operator can recognize that you have clicked on an ad and reached a specific target page (e.g. order confirmation page, newsletter registration). These cookies cannot be tracked across multiple websites of 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 ads. It also counts how many users have reached a landing page that has been tagged 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 saved 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 of the functions of this website to their full extent. By using this website, you consent to the processing of the data collected about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above. Further information on how Google uses conversion data and Google's privacy policy can be found at: https://support.google.com/adwords/answer/93148?ctx=tltp, http://www.google.de/poli cies/privacy/

Right to information

You have the right to inquire about the data collected about you at any time, free of charge and without delay. You have the right to revoke 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 imprint.