‍Data protection and data security The protection of your personal data is very important to us. This privacy policy informs you about how we process your personal data when you use our website. We comply with the statutory provisions on data protection, in particular the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). If you have any questions about this privacy policy, you can contact us at any time using the contact details provided in the legal notice.
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1. contacting us
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If you contact us via contact forms, email, telephone or social media, we will process the data you provide to process and handle your request. The legal basis for processing is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR (for contractual or pre-contractual inquiries) or Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR (for general inquiries). Your data may be stored in a customer relationship management system (CRM system) or a comparable inquiry organization.Inquiries will be deleted as soon as they are no longer required, but after two years at the latest. In addition, statutory retention obligations apply (e.g. according to HGB, AO), which must be observed.
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2. rights of the data subjects
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Under the GDPR, you have the following rights in relation to your personal data
Right of access (Art. 15 GDPR): You can request information at any time as to whether and which of your personal data is being processed.Right to rectification (Art. 16 GDPR): You may request the rectification of inaccurate personal data or the completion of incomplete personal data.Right to erasure (Art. 17 GDPR): You can request the erasure of your personal data if the requirements for this are met.Right to restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR): You can request the restriction of the processing of your personal data under certain conditions.Right to object (Art. 21 GDPR): If the processing is based on a legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR, you have the right to object at any time.Right to data portability (Art. 20 GDPR): You have the right to receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format and to transmit those data to another controller.
To exercise these rights, you can contact us at any time. You can find the contact details in the legal notice.
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3. use of Google Analytics
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We use Google Analytics to analyze behavior on our website and to optimize our online offering. This is done on the basis of our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. Google Analytics is a service of Google LLC (“Google”) and uses cookies to collect information about the use of our website. This data is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there.
Google is bound by the GDPR under standard contractual clauses to ensure an adequate level of data protection. In addition, IP anonymization is activated on our website, which shortens your IP address within the EU or EEA. The full IP address is only transmitted to the USA and truncated there in exceptional cases. The IP address is not merged with other Google data. Your personal data will be deleted or anonymized after 14 months. You can prevent the storage of cookies by selecting the appropriate browser settings or block the collection of data generated by the cookie to Google by using the Google opt-out plugin.
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4. online presence in social media
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We operate online presences on social networks and platforms in order to communicate with customers, interested parties and users and to provide information about our services. When accessing these networks and platforms, the terms and conditions and privacy policies of the respective operators apply. Unless otherwise described in this privacy policy, we process users' data when they communicate with us via social networks (e.g. write comments on our pages or send us messages).
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5. integration of third-party services and content
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We integrate content and service offers from third-party providers on our website in order to display their content (such as videos or fonts). This is done on the basis of our legitimate interest in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR for the analysis, optimization and economic operation of our online offer. The IP address of users is forwarded to third-party providers in order to display the content.
YouTube: We integrate videos from YouTube, a service of Google LLC. Further information on data processing by Google can be found in the Google privacy policy.
Facebook social plugins: Plugins from the social network Facebook (Facebook Ireland Ltd.) are integrated on our website. If you are logged in to Facebook, Facebook can associate your visit to our website with your Facebook account. Further information can be found in the Facebook privacy policy. You can log out of Facebook before visiting our website and delete your cookies to minimize data collection.
Twitter: Functions of the Twitter service (Twitter Inc.) are also integrated. If you are logged in to Twitter, Twitter can assign your visit to our website to your Twitter profile. Further information can be found in the Twitter privacy policy.
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6. data transfer to third countries
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Some of the services mentioned in this privacy policy, such as Google Analytics and YouTube, transfer data to the USA. The USA is not considered a safe third country within the meaning of the GDPR. However, Google and YouTube use standard contractual clauses and provide additional safeguards to ensure the protection of personal data in accordance with European law.

7. security measures
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We use technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data from unauthorized access, loss or destruction. These include, for example, encryption technologies, access restrictions and regular security checks. These measures are regularly adapted to technological progress.
8. changes to this privacy policy
We reserve the right to amend this privacy policy if necessary in order to adapt it to legal requirements or changes to our services. The current version is always available on our website.