We have written this privacy statement (version 09.01.2020-311141461) to explain to you, in accordance with the requirements of the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679, what information we collect, how we use data and what decision-making options you have as a visitor to this website.

Unfortunately, it is in the nature of things that these explanations sound very technical, but we have tried to describe the most important things as simply and clearly as possible when creating them.

Nowadays, when you visit websites, certain information is automatically created and stored, such as on this website.

When you visit our website as you are doing right now, our web server (computer on which this website is stored) automatically stores data such as

- the address (URL) of the accessed web page

- Browser and browser version

- the operating system used

- the address (URL) of the previously visited page (referrer URL)

- the hostname and IP address of the device from which the access is made

- Date and time

in files (web server log files).

As a rule, web server log files are stored for two weeks and then automatically deleted. We do not pass on this data, but cannot rule out the possibility that this data may be reviewed in the event of unlawful behavior.

The legal basis, according to Article 6(1) f DSGVO (lawfulness of processing), is that there is legitimate interest in enabling the error-free operation of this website by collecting web server log files.

Our website uses HTTP cookies to store user-specific data.

Below we explain what cookies are and why they are used so that you can better understand the following privacy policy.

What exactly are cookies?

Whenever you browse the Internet, you use a browser. Popular browsers include Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Internet Explorer, and Microsoft Edge. Most websites store small text files in your browser. These files are called cookies.

One thing cannot be denied: Cookies are really useful little helpers. Almost all websites use cookies. More precisely, they are HTTP cookies, as there are other cookies for other applications. HTTP cookies are small files that are stored on your computer by our website. These cookie files are automatically placed in the cookie folder, effectively the "brain" of your browser. A cookie consists of a name and a value. When defining a cookie, one or more attributes must also be specified.

Cookies store certain user data about you, such as language or personal page settings. When you return to our site, your browser transmits the "user-related" information back to our site. Thanks to cookies, our site knows who you are and offers you your usual default setting. In some browsers, each cookie has its own file; in others, such as Firefox, all cookies are stored in a single file.

There are both first-party cookies and third-party cookies. First-party cookies are created directly by our site, third-party cookies are created by partner websites (e.g. Google Analytics - which we do not use!). Each cookie must be evaluated individually, as each cookie stores different data. Also, the expiration time of a cookie varies from a few minutes to a few years. Cookies are not software programs and do not contain viruses, Trojans, or other "pests". Cookies also cannot access information on your PC.

For example, cookie data may look like this:

Name: _ga

Expiration time: 2 years

Usage: differentiation of website visitors

Example value: GA1.2.1326744211.152311141461

A browser should support the following minimum requirements:

A cookie should be able to contain at least 4096 bytes

At least 50 cookies should be able to be stored per domain

A total of at least 3000 cookies should be able to be stored

The question of which cookies we use in particular depends on the services used and is clarified in the following sections of the privacy policy. At this point, we would like to briefly discuss the different types of HTTP cookies.

One can distinguish 4 types of cookies:

These cookies are necessary to ensure the basic functions of the website. For example, these cookies are needed when a user adds a product to the shopping cart, then continues surfing on other pages, and later goes to the checkout. Through these cookies, the shopping cart is not deleted even if the user closes his browser window.

These cookies collect information about user behavior and whether the user receives any error messages. In addition, these cookies are also used to measure the loading time and the behavior of the website with different browsers.

These cookies provide a better user experience. For example, entered locations, font sizes or form data are stored.

These cookies are also called targeting cookies. They are used to deliver customized advertising to the user. This can be very convenient, but also very annoying.

Usually, when you visit a website for the first time, you are asked which of these cookie types you want to allow. And, of course, this decision is also stored in a cookie.

You decide how and whether you want to use cookies. Regardless of which service or website the cookies come from, you always have the option to delete, only partially allow or disable cookies. For example, you can block third-party cookies, but allow all other cookies.

If you want to determine which cookies have been stored in your browser, if you want to change or delete cookie settings, you can find this in your browser settings:

If you do not want to have cookies in principle, you can set up your browser so that it always informs you when a cookie is to be set. In this way, you can decide for each individual cookie whether you allow the cookie or not. The procedure varies depending on the browser. The best way is to search for the instructions in Google with the search term "delete cookies Chrome" or "disable cookies Chrome" in case of a Chrome browser or replace the word "Chrome" with the name of your browser, e.g. Edge, Firefox, Safari.

The so-called "Cookie Guidelines" have been in place since 2009. These state that the storage of cookies requires the consent of the website visitor (i.e. you). Within the EU countries, however, there are still very different reactions to these guidelines. In Germany, the Cookie Directives have not been implemented as national law. Instead, this directive was largely implemented in Section 15 (3) of the German Telemedia Act (TMG).

If you want to know more about cookies and are not afraid of technical documentation, we recommend https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6265, the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) Request for Comments called "HTTP State Management Mechanism".

Personal data that you transmit to us electronically on this website, such as name, e-mail address, address, or other personal information in the context of submitting a form or comments on the blog, will be used by us together with the time and IP address only for the purpose stated in each case, kept secure and not disclosed to third parties.

We thus use your personal data only for communication with visitors who expressly request contact and for processing the services and products offered on this website. We do not disclose your personal data without consent, but we cannot exclude the possibility that this data may be viewed in the event of unlawful conduct.

If you send us personal data by e-mail - thus outside of this website - we cannot guarantee secure transmission and protection of your data. We recommend that you never send confidential data by e-mail without encryption.

According to Article 6 (1) a DSGVO (lawfulness of processing), the legal basis is that you give us consent to process the data you have entered. You can revoke this consent at any time - an informal e-mail is sufficient, you will find our contact details in the imprint.

According to the provisions of the GDPR, you are generally entitled to the following rights:

- Right of rectification (Article 16 GDPR)

- Right to erasure ("right to be forgotten") (Article 17 GDPR)

- Right to restriction of processing (Article 18 DSGVO)

- Right to notification - obligation to notify in connection with the rectification or erasure of personal data or the restriction of processing (Article 19 GDPR)

- Right to data portability (Article 20 GDPR)

Right to object (Article 21 DSGVO)

- Right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling (Article 22 GDPR)

If you believe that the processing of your data violates data protection law or your data protection rights have otherwise been violated in any way, you can contact the Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (Bundesbeauftragte für den Datenschutz und die Informationsfreiheit(BfDI)) .

In the following privacy policy, we inform you whether and how we evaluate data from your visit to this website. The evaluation of the collected data is usually anonymous and we can not conclude from your behavior on this website to your person.

You can find out more about how to object to this analysis of visit data in the following data protection declaration.

OWA Privacy Policy

This website uses Open Web Analytics (OWA), an open source web analytics software licensed under the GPL. OWA was created by Peter Adams.

For this purpose, OWA sets cookies on the device. These enable an analysis of website usage. The information collected in this process is usually recorded on our server in Germany - including the IP address. Only we have access to this information. No data is passed on to third parties.

We use the collected information to evaluate the use of our websites and to create corresponding reports.

The processing of the data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 UAbs. 1 letter f) DSGVO with a legitimate interest in improving this website offer.

The setting of the Analytics cookie can be prevented by setting the browser to reject all cookies. However, this may affect the usability of this website.

Source: Created with the Privacy policy generator (Datenschutz-Generator) from AdSimple.