The responsible body within the meaning of data protection laws, in particular the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), is:

Joachim Spitz


YOUR RIGHTS AS A DATA SUBJECT

You can exercise the following rights at any time using the contact details provided for our data protection officer:


  • If you have given us your consent, you can revoke it at any time with effect for the future.
  • You can lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority responsible for you at any time. The supervisory authority responsible for you depends on the federal state in which you live, work, or where the alleged violation occurred. A list of supervisory authorities (for the non-public sector) with contact details can be found at:https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Infothek/Anschriften_Links/anschriften_links-node.html.


PURPOSES OF DATA PROCESSING BY THE CONTROLLER AND THIRD PARTIES

We process your personal data only for the purposes stated in this privacy policy. Your personal data will not be transferred to third parties for any other purposes. We only share your personal data with third parties if:


  • The processing is necessary to protect legitimate interests and there is no reason to assume that you have an overriding legitimate interest in not disclosing your data.


DELETION OR BLOCKING OF DATA

We adhere to the principles of data avoidance and data minimization. Therefore, we only store your personal data for as long as is necessary to achieve the purposes stated here or as required by the various retention periods stipulated by law. Once the respective purpose ceases to apply or these periods expire, the corresponding data is routinely blocked or deleted in accordance with legal regulations.


SSL encryption

To protect the security of your data during transmission, we use state-of-the-art encryption methods (e.g. SSL) via HTTPS.


COOKIES

We and our partners use cookies to provide the relevant services. This also applies when you visit our website or access our services.


A "cookie" is a small data packet that is assigned to your device by a website when you visit it. Cookies are useful and can be used for various purposes. These include, for example, easier navigation between different pages, the automatic activation of certain functions, saving your settings, and optimized access to our services. The use of cookies also allows us to show you relevant advertising tailored to your interests and to collect statistical information about your use of our services.


This website uses the following types of cookies:


a. “Session cookies” These cookies ensure normal system operation. Session cookies are only stored for a limited time during a session and are deleted from your device as soon as you close your browser.


b. “Permanent cookies”These cookies are only read by the website and are not deleted when you close your browser window, but are stored on your computer for a specific period of time. This type of cookie allows us to identify you on your next visit and, for example, save your settings.


c. “Third-party cookies” These are set by other online services that are represented on the page you are visiting with their own content. These can include, for example, external web analytics companies that track and analyze access to our website.


Cookies do not contain any personally identifiable information, but the personal data we store may be linked to the data contained in the cookies. You can delete cookies via your device settings. Follow the relevant instructions. Please note that disabling cookies may restrict certain functions when using our website.


The tool we use is based on the technology of Snowplow AnalyticsThe data we collect regarding the use of our website includes, for example, how often users visit the website and which areas are accessed. The tool we use does not collect any personal data and is used by our web hosting provider and service provider solely to improve their own services.


USE OF SCRIPT LIBRARIES (Google Web Fonts)

To ensure our content is displayed correctly and attractively in every browser, we use script and font libraries such as Google Web Fonts for this website (https://www.google.com/webfontsGoogle Web Fonts are cached in your browser so they only need to be loaded once. If your browser does not support Google Web Fonts or blocks access to them, the content will be displayed in a standard font.

  • When script or font libraries are accessed, a connection is automatically established with the library's operator. Theoretically, this operator could collect data. Currently, it is unknown whether and for what purpose the operators of these libraries actually collect data.

  • Here you can find the privacy policy of the operator of the Google library: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy.


USING GOOGLE MAPS

This website uses the Google Maps API to visually display geographical information. When using Google Maps, Google also collects, processes, and uses data about visitors' use of the map functions. You can find more information about data processing by Google here.the Google privacy policyYou can find this information there. You can also change your personal privacy settings in the privacy center.

Detailed instructions on managing your own data in connection with Google products.You can find them here.


EMBEDDED YOUTUBE VIDEOS

We embed YouTube videos on some of our websites. The operator of the corresponding plugins is YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA. When you visit a page with the YouTube plugin, a connection to YouTube's servers is established. This informs YouTube which pages you are visiting. If you are logged into your YouTube account, YouTube can associate your browsing behavior with you personally. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account beforehand.

When a YouTube video is started, the provider uses cookies that collect information about user behavior.

If you have disabled cookies for the Google Ads program, you will not encounter any such cookies when watching YouTube videos. However, YouTube also stores non-personally identifiable usage information in other cookies. If you wish to prevent this, you must block cookies in your browser settings.

Further information on data protection at "YouTube" can be found in the provider's privacy policy at:https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/


CHANGES TO OUR PRIVACY POLICY

We reserve the right to amend this privacy policy to ensure it always complies with current legal requirements or to reflect changes to our services, such as the introduction of new services. The new privacy policy will then apply to your next visit.


QUESTIONS FOR THE DATA PROTECTION OFFICER

If you have any questions about data protection, please send us an email or contact the person responsible for data protection in our organization directly:


Joachim Spitz

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