Privacy policy

Google Analytics uses cookies, which enable an analysis of the use of our website.

Information about the use of the website such as browser type/version, operating system used, the previously visited page, host name of the accessing computer (IP address), time of the server request are usually transmitted to a Google server and stored there.

On our behalf, Google will use this information to evaluate the use of our website, to compile reports on the activities within our website and to provide us with other services related to the use of our website and the internet. According to information provided by Google, the IP address transmitted by your browser will not be merged with other Google data.

We only use Google Analytics with activated IP anonymization by adding the “anonymizeIP” code to this website. This guarantees that your IP address is masked so that all data is collected anonymously. Only in exceptional cases the full IP address will be sent to a Google server and shortened there.

The following data amongst others is recorded during the website visit:

– the pages you have called up, your “click path”
– achievement of “website-goals” (conversions, e.g. newsletter registrations, downloads, purchases)
– your user behavior (e.g. clicks, length of stay, bounce rates)
– your approximate location (region)
– your IP address (in abbreviated form)
– technical information about your browser and the end devices you use (e.g. language setting, screen resolution)
– your internet provider
– the referrer URL (via which website / via which advertising medium you came to our website)

You can prevent the collection of data by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

Here you can find out exactly where Google data centers are located: https://www.google.com/about/datacenters/inside/locations/

Further information on data use by Google, setting and objection options you can find in Google’s data protection declaration at https://policies.google.com/privacy

The data processing conditions for Google products and the standard contractual clauses for data transfer to third countries can be found at https://business.safety.google/adsprocessorterms/

Google Maps is an online map-service with which geographic information is made easier to read for you as a user via an end device. Among other things, directions are displayed or map sections of a location can be integrated into a website.

If you agree to Google Maps, your browser will establish a connection to the Google servers. This gives Google knowledge that our website was accessed via your IP address. The use of Google Maps enables Google to collect and process data about the use of the service.

For the provision of this service, Google Maps processes, on the basis of your consent, entered search terms and latitude and longitude coordinates in addition to your IP address. If you use the route planner function of Google Maps, the start address entered will also be stored. This data processing takes place exclusively through your voluntary use of Google Maps and is not within our sphere of influence.

We point out that when running this service, Google (currently) sets a settings cookie called “NID”. Google Maps does not currently offer us the option of operating this service in a mode without this cookie. The NID cookie contains information about your user behavior, which Google uses to optimize its own services and to provide you with individual, personalized advertising. Your consent thus also records the setting of this cookie.

Google anonymizes data in server logs by deleting part of the IP address and cookie information after 9 respectively18 months.
Location and activity data is stored for either 3 or 18 months, depending on your choice, and then deleted. You can also manually delete the history at any time via your Google account. If you want to completely prevent your location from being tracked, you must turn off the “web and app activity” section in your Google account.

For more information, see Google’s privacy policy which you can find here:
https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/

Here you can find out exactly where Google data centers are located:
https://www.google.com/about/datacenters/inside/locations/

The data processing conditions for Google products and the standard contractual clauses for data transfer to third countries can be found at https://business.safety.google/adsprocessorterms/

When you start reCAPTCHA, your browser establishes a connection to the Google servers. This gives Google knowledge that our website was accessed via your IP address.

The purpose of reCAPTCHA is to check whether data is entered on our website by a human or by an automated program. To do this reCAPTCHA analyzes the behavior of the website visitor based on various characteristics. This analysis starts automatically as soon as the website visitor enters our website. reCAPTCHA evaluates various information for analysis.

According to our information, the following data is processed by Google:

– the address of the page from which the visitor came
– IP address
– information about the operating system
– cookies
– mouse and keyboard behavior
– date and language settings
– all Java Script objects
– screen resolutionThe data collected during this analysis is forwarded to Google and used by Google. The reCAPTCHA analyzes run completely in the background.

Cookies are used to process the service. These cookies require a unique identifier for tracking purposes. According to Google, the IP address will not be merged with other data from other Google services unless you are logged into your Google account while using the reCAPTCHA plug-in. Furthermore, reCAPTCHA also uses the local storage on the user’s end device to store data.

Here you can find out exactly where Google data centers are located:
https://www.google.com/about/datacenters/inside/locations/

Further information about Google reCAPTCHA can be found at:
https://developers.google.com/recaptcha/

For more information, see Google’s privacy policy which you can find here:
https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/

We have activated the extended data protection mode on YouTube. According to YouTube, this mode means that YouTube does not store any information about visitors to this website before they watch a video. However, the extended data protection mode does not prevent the transfer of data to YouTube partners.

As soon as you start a YouTube video, a connection to the YouTube servers is established. This gives YouTube knowledge of which of our pages you have visited. If you are logged into your YouTube account, you enable YouTube to assign your surfing behavior directly to your personal profile. This can be prevented by logging out of your account.

Furthermore, YouTube can save various cookies on your end device or use comparable technologies (e.g. device fingerprinting) after starting a video. YouTube also uses the local storage on your end device. In this way, YouTube can receive information about visitors to this website. This information is used i. a. to collect video statistics, improve usability and prevent fraud attempts.

YouTube is used in the interest of an attractive presentation of our website. This represents a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. f DSGVO. If a corresponding consent has been requested, the processing takes place exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. f DSGVO. The consent can be revoked at any time for the future.
YouTube’s applicable privacy policy can be found at: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/, Opt-Out option: https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated