General information

The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit our website. Personal data is any data that can be used to identify you personally. For detailed information on the subject of data protection, please refer to our privacy policy listed below this text.

Data collection on our website

Who is responsible for the data collection on this website?

Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. Their contact details can be found in the legal notice on this website.

How do we collect your data?

On the one hand, your data is collected when you provide it to us. This may be data that you enter in a contact form, for example.
Other data is collected automatically by our IT systems when you visit the website. This is mainly technical data (e.g. internet browser, operating system or time of page view). This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter our website.

What do we use your data for?

Some of the data is collected to ensure that the website is error-free. Other data may be used to analyse your user behaviour.

What rights do you have regarding your data?

You have the right to obtain information about the origin, recipient and purpose of your stored personal data at any time and free of charge. You also have the right to request the correction, blocking or deletion of this data. You can contact us at any time at the address given in the imprint if you have any further questions on the subject of data protection. Furthermore, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.

Data protection

The operators of these pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this data protection declaration.

When you use this website, various personal data is collected. Personal data is data with which you can be personally identified. This privacy policy explains what data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this is done.

We would like to point out that data transmission over the Internet (e.g. when communicating by e-mail) can have security gaps. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.
 

Information about the responsible body

The responsible body for data processing on this website is:

LINK GmbH
Bahnhofsallee 59 - 61
35510 Butzbach

Telephone: + 49 (0) 60 33 / 9 74 04 - 0
Email: webmaster@link-gmbh.com

The responsible body is the natural or legal person who, alone or jointly with others, decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data (e.g. names, e-mail addresses, etc.).

Rights of the data subject

If your personal data is processed, you are a data subject within the meaning of the GDPR and you have the following rights vis-à-vis the controller:

1. Right to information

You may request confirmation from the controller as to whether personal data concerning you is being processed by us. If such processing is taking place, you may request the following information from the controller:

• the purposes for which the personal data is being processed;
• the categories of personal data being processed;
• the recipients or categories of recipients to whom your personal data has been or will be disclosed;
• the planned duration of storage of your personal data or, if specific information on this is not possible, criteria for determining the storage period;
• the existence of a right to rectification or erasure of personal data concerning you, a right to restriction of processing by the controller or a right to object to such processing;
• the existence of a right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority;
• all available information on the origin of the data if the personal data is not collected from the data subject;
• the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, pursuant to Article 22(1) and (4) of the GDPR and, at least in these cases, meaningful information about the logic involved, as well as the significance and intended effects of such processing.

You have the right to request information about whether personal data concerning you is being transferred to a third country or to an international organisation. In this context, you may request to be informed about the appropriate safeguards pursuant to Article 46 of the GDPR in connection with the transfer.

2. Right to rectification

You have the right to request the controller to rectify and/or complete your personal data if it is inaccurate or incomplete. The controller must rectify the data without delay.

3. Right to restriction of processing

Under the following conditions, you may request the restriction of the processing of personal data concerning you:

• if you contest the accuracy of the personal data concerning you for a period enabling the controller to verify the accuracy of the personal data;
• the processing is unlawful and you oppose the erasure of the personal data and request the restriction of their use instead;
• the controller no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of the processing, but you require it for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims; or
• you have objected to processing pursuant to Article 21(1) of the GDPR and it is not yet clear whether the legitimate grounds of the controller override your grounds.

If the processing of personal data concerning you has been restricted, such data may – apart from its storage – only be processed with your consent or for the assertion, exercise or defence of legal claims or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of important public interest of the Union or a Member State.If the restriction of processing has been restricted in accordance with the above conditions, you will be informed by the controller before the restriction is lifted.

4. Right to erasure

a) Obligation to erase

You may request that the controller erase personal data concerning you without undue delay, and the controller is obliged to erase such data without undue delay if one of the following reasons applies:

• The personal data concerning you is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected or otherwise processed.
• You withdraw your consent on which the processing was based in accordance with Art. 6(1)(a) or Art. 9(2)(a) GDPR, and there is no other legal basis for the processing.
• You object to the processing pursuant to Art. 21(1) GDPR and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing, or you object to the processing pursuant to Art. 21(2) GDPR.
• The personal data concerning you has been processed unlawfully.
• The erasure of the personal data concerning you is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation under Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject.
• The personal data concerning you has been collected in relation to the offer of information society services pursuant to Art. 8(1) GDPR.

b) Information to third parties

If the controller has made the personal data concerning you public and is obliged to erase it in accordance with Article 17(1) of the GDPR, it shall take reasonable steps, including technical measures, taking into account the available technology and implementation costs, to inform controllers who process the personal data that you, as the data subject, have requested them to delete all links to this personal data or copies or replications of this personal data.

c) Exceptions

The right to erasure does not apply if processing is necessary

• for exercising the right of freedom of expression and information;
• for compliance with a legal obligation which requires processing by Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject or for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller;
• for reasons of public interest in the area of public health pursuant to Art. 9(2)(h) and (i) and Art. 9(3) GDPR;
• for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes pursuant to Art. 89(1) GDPR, insofar as the right referred to in section a) is likely to render impossible or seriously impair the achievement of the objectives of such processing, or
• for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims.

5. Right to be informed

If you have exercised your right to rectification, erasure or restriction of processing against the controller, the controller is obliged to notify all recipients to whom your personal data has been disclosed of this rectification or erasure of the data or restriction of processing, unless this proves impossible or involves disproportionate effort.

You have the right to be informed by the controller about these recipients.  

6. Right to data portability

You have the right to receive the personal data concerning you that you have provided to the controller in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format. You also have the right to transmit those data to another controller without hindrance from the controller to which the personal data have been provided, where

• the processing is based on consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR or Art. 9(2)(a) GDPR or on a contract pursuant to Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR, and
• the processing is carried out using automated means.

In exercising this right, you also have the right to have the personal data concerning you transmitted directly from one controller to another controller, where technically feasible. This shall not adversely affect the freedoms and rights of other persons.

The right to data portability does not apply to the processing of personal data necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller.

7. Right to object

You have the right to object at any time, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to the processing of personal data concerning you which is carried out on the basis of Article 6(1)(e) or (f) of the GDPR; this also applies to profiling based on these provisions.

The controller shall no longer process the personal data concerning you unless the controller can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms, or the processing serves to assert, exercise or defend legal claims.

If the personal data concerning you is processed for direct marketing purposes, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you for such marketing purposes; this also applies to profiling insofar as it is related to such direct marketing.

If you object to processing for direct marketing purposes, the personal data concerning you will no longer be processed for these purposes.

In connection with the use of information society services, you have the option, irrespective of Directive 2002/58/EC, to exercise your right to object by means of automated procedures using technical specifications.

8. Right to revoke your declaration of consent under data protection law

You have the right to revoke your declaration of consent under data protection law at any time. Revoking your consent does not affect the legality of the processing carried out on the basis of your consent prior to revocation.

9. Automated decision-making in individual cases, including profiling

You have the right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, which produces legal effects concerning you or similarly significantly affects you. This does not apply if the decision

• is necessary for entering into, or performance of, a contract between you and the controller,
• is authorised by Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject and which also lays down suitable measures to safeguard your rights and freedoms and legitimate interests, or
• is based on your explicit consent.

However, these decisions may not be based on special categories of personal data pursuant to Art. 9 (1) GDPR, unless Art. 9 (2) (a) or (g) GDPR applies and appropriate measures have been taken to protect your rights and freedoms and your legitimate interests.

If the decision is not based on legal provisions, the controller shall take appropriate measures to safeguard your rights and freedoms and your legitimate interests, including at least the right to obtain human intervention on the part of the controller, to express your point of view and to contest the decision.

10. Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority

Without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of your habitual residence, place of work or place of the alleged infringement, if you consider that the processing of personal data relating to you infringes the GDPR.

The supervisory authority with which the complaint has been lodged shall inform the complainant on the progress and the outcome of the complaint, including the possibility of a judicial remedy pursuant to Article 78 of the GDPR.

The supervisory authority responsible for data protection for the controller is:

The Hessian Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information
Prof. Dr Alexander Roßnagel
Gustav-Stresemann-Ring 1
65189 Wiesbaden
https://datenschutz.hessen.de

Legally required data protection officer

We have appointed a data protection officer for our company.

Jan Alkemade

Alkemade IT-Security e.K.
Egerländer Str. 9
61239 Ober-Mörlen

Phone: +49 6002 939593

E-mail: datenschutzbeauftragter@link-gmbh.com

Cookies

Some of our web pages use cookies. Cookies do not harm your computer and do not contain viruses. Cookies serve to make our website more user-friendly, effective and secure. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer and saved by your browser.

Most of the cookies we use are so-called ‘session cookies’. They are automatically deleted at the end of your visit. Other cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them. These cookies enable us to recognise your browser the next time you visit.

You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and only allow cookies in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general, and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when you close your browser. If you deactivate cookies, the functionality of this website may be restricted.

Cookies that are necessary for the electronic communication process or to provide certain functions you have requested (e.g. shopping basket function) are stored on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing cookies for the technically error-free and optimised provision of its services. 

Analytical cookies enable us to collect data in aggregate form about our website visitors and their experiences on our website. We use this data to eliminate errors and improve the experience for all visitors. Insofar as other cookies (e.g. cookies for analysing your surfing behaviour) are stored, the processing of your personal data is based on consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. Insofar as other cookies (e.g. cookies for analysing your surfing behaviour) are stored, these are treated separately in this privacy policy.

Server log files

The provider of the pages automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These are:

• Browser type and browser version
• Operating system used
• Referrer URL
• Host name of the accessing computer
• Time of the server request
• IP address

This data is not merged with other data sources.

The basis for data processing is Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR, which permits the processing of data for the fulfilment of a contract or pre-contractual measures.

We reserve the right to subsequently check this data or have it checked if we become aware of specific indications of illegal use.

The temporary storage of the IP address by the system is necessary to enable the website to be accessed. For this purpose, the IP address of the user (visitor) must remain stored for the duration of the session. Storage in log files serves to optimise the website and to ensure the security of our information technology systems. The data is not evaluated for marketing purposes in this context.

The data is deleted as soon as it is no longer required for the purpose for which it was collected. In the case of data collection for the provision of the website, this is the case when the respective session has ended.

If the data is stored in log files, it will be deleted after seven days at the latest. Storage beyond this period is possible (e.g. for security reasons, such as to investigate misuse or fraud, or for storage for evidence purposes). In this case, the IP addresses of the users are deleted or alienated so that it is no longer possible to assign them to the calling client.

The collection of data for the provision of the website and the storage of data in log files is essential for the operation of the website. Consequently, there is no possibility for the user to object.

Contact form and e-mail contact

If you send us enquiries via the contact form, your details from the enquiry form, including the contact details you provided there, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the enquiry and in case of follow-up questions. We will not pass on this data without your consent.

When the message is sent, the following data is also stored:

• The user's IP address
• Date and time of registration

Alternatively, you can contact us via the email address provided. In this case, the user's personal data transmitted with the email will be stored.

The processing of the data entered in the contact form is therefore based exclusively on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR). The legal basis for the processing of data transmitted in the course of sending an email is also Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. If the email contact is aimed at concluding a contract, the additional legal basis for processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR.

The processing of personal data from the input mask serves us solely for the purpose of processing the contact request. In the case of contact by email, this also constitutes the necessary legitimate interest in the processing of the data.

The other personal data processed during the sending process serves to prevent misuse of the contact form and to ensure the security of our information technology systems.

You can revoke this consent at any time. To do so, simply send us an informal email. The legality of the data processing operations carried out until revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

The data you enter in the contact form will remain with us until you request us to delete it, revoke your consent to its storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g. after your enquiry has been processed). Mandatory legal provisions – in particular retention periods – remain unaffected.

The additional personal data collected during the sending process will be deleted after a period of seven days at the latest.

Registration on this website

You can register on our website to use additional features on the site. We only use the data you enter for the purpose of using the respective offer or service for which you have registered. The mandatory information requested during registration must be provided in full. Otherwise, we will reject the registration.

When the message is sent, the following data is also stored:

• The user's IP address
• Date and time of registration

For important changes, such as changes to the scope of the offer or technically necessary changes, we will use the email address provided during registration to inform you.

The data entered during registration is processed on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR). You can revoke your consent at any time. To do so, simply send us an informal email. The legality of the data processing already carried out remains unaffected by the revocation.

The data collected during registration will be stored by us for as long as you are registered on our website and will then be deleted. Statutory retention periods remain unaffected.

The additional personal data collected during the sending process will be deleted after a period of seven days at the latest.

Google Tag Manager

This website uses Google Tag Manager from Google Inc. (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; ‘Google’). We use this to manage our analysis services as described above. Google Tag Manager only implements tags. This means that no cookies are used and no personal data is collected. Google Tag Manager triggers other tags, which in turn may collect data. However, Google Tag Manager does not access this data. If deactivation has been carried out at domain or cookie level, it remains in place for all tracking tags, provided they are implemented with Google Tag Manager.

For more information about Google Tag Manager, please visit:

http://www.google.de/tagmanager/faq and html.

http://www.google.de/tagmanager/use-policy.html.

Google Maps

We integrate maps from the Google Maps service provided by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA, in order to visually display geographical information. The operator in the EU is Google Ireland Limited (Google), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. When using Google Maps, Google also processes data about the use of the map functions by visitors to the website. Google may transfer the information obtained through Maps to third parties if required by law or if third parties process this data on behalf of Google. Google will never associate your IP address with other data from Google. Nevertheless, it would be technically possible for Google to identify at least individual users based on the data received. It is possible that personal data and personality profiles of website users could be processed by Google for other purposes over which we have no influence and cannot influence. Further information about data processing by Google can be found at https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/, opt-out: https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated. In Google's ‘Privacy Centre’, users can change their individual settings so that their own data can be managed and protected (https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/3024190).

By using this website, you consent to the collection, processing and use of automatically collected data by Google Inc, its representatives and third parties. Your data will be processed on the basis of your consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR.

For more information on the handling of user data, please refer to Google's privacy policy: https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy.

In Google's ‘Privacy Centre’, users can change their individual settings so that their own data can be managed and protected (https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/3024190).

Google Analytics

This website uses functions of the web analysis service Google Analytics. The provider is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.

Google Analytics uses so-called ‘cookies’. These are text files that are stored on your computer and enable an analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there.

The storage of Google Analytics cookies is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR.

IP anonymisation

We have activated the IP anonymisation function on this website. This means that your IP address will be truncated by Google within member states of the European Union or in other states party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area before being transmitted to the United States. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the United States and truncated there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide other services relating to website activity and internet usage to the website operator. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data.

Browser plugin

You can prevent cookies from being stored by adjusting your browser software settings accordingly; however, we would like to point out that in this case you may not be able to use all 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 downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de.

Objection to data collection

You can prevent Google Analytics from collecting your data by clicking on the following link. An opt-out cookie will be set to prevent your data from being collected on future visits to this website: Disable Google Analytics.

For more information on how Google Analytics handles user data, please refer to Google's privacy policy: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=de

Matomo analysis tool

Scope of personal data processing

We use the open source software tool Matomo (formerly PIWIK) on our website to analyse the surfing behaviour of our users. The software places a cookie on the user's computer (see above for information on cookies). When individual pages of our website are accessed, the following data is stored.

Two bytes of the IP address of the user's accessing system

• The accessed website
• The website from which the user accessed the accessed website (referrer)
• The subpages accessed from the accessed website
• The length of time spent on the website
• The frequency of access to the website

The software runs exclusively on our website's servers. Users' personal data is only stored there. The data is not passed on to third parties.

The software is set up so that IP addresses are not stored in full, but rather 2 bytes of the IP address are masked (e.g. 192.168.xxx.xxx). This means that it is no longer possible to assign the truncated IP address to the requesting computer.

The legal basis for the processing of users' personal data is consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR.

The processing of users' personal data enables us to analyse the surfing behaviour of our users. By evaluating the data obtained, we are able to compile information about the use of the individual components of our website. This helps us to continuously improve our website and its user-friendliness. These purposes also constitute our legitimate interest in processing the data in accordance with Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.  The anonymisation of the IP address takes sufficient account of the users' interest in the protection of their personal data.

The data will be deleted as soon as it is no longer required for our recording purposes, at the latest after 6 months.

Cookies are stored on the user's computer and transmitted by the user to our site. Therefore, as a user, you have full control over the use of cookies. By changing the settings in your internet browser, you can deactivate or restrict the transmission of cookies. Cookies that have already been stored can be deleted at any time. This can also be done automatically. If cookies are deactivated for our website, it may no longer be possible to use all the functions of the website to their full extent.

We offer you the option of opting out of the analysis process on our website. To do this, you must read the text of the following paragraph and tick the box. This will set another cookie on your system that signals to our system not to store the user's data. If the user deletes the corresponding cookie from their own system in the meantime, they must set the opt-out cookie again.

For more information on the privacy settings of the Matomo software, please visit the following link: https://matomo.org/docs/privacy.

FriendlyCaptcha

On this website, we use the tool ‘FriendlyCaptcha’, which is provided by FriendlyCaptcha GmbH, Am Anger 3-5, 82237 Wörthsee, Germany. To protect the website from spam and misuse, this tool is used for all contact forms. The tool serves to distinguish whether the data entered in the contact form was entered by a natural person or whether it was misused by a machine and automated processing. By using FriendlyCaptcha, we can block automated software.

The data is used exclusively for the protection against spam and bots described above. Friendly Captcha does not set or read any cookies on the visitor's device. IP addresses are only stored in hashed (one-way encrypted) form and do not allow us or Friendly Captcha to identify an individual. If personal data is collected, it will be deleted after 30 days at the latest.

Further information on data protection when using Friendly Captcha can be found at: https://friendlycaptcha.com/de/legal/privacy-end-users/ Google reCAPTCHA

We use ‘Google reCAPTCHA’ (hereinafter “reCAPTCHA”) on our websites. The provider is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (‘Google’).

reCAPTCHA is used to check whether the data entered on our websites (e.g. in a contact form) is entered by a human or by an automated programme. To do this, reCAPTCHA analyses the behaviour of the website visitor based on various characteristics. This analysis starts automatically as soon as the website visitor enters the website. reCAPTCHA evaluates various information for the analysis (e.g. IP address, length of time spent on the website or mouse movements made by the user). The data collected during the analysis is forwarded to Google.

The reCAPTCHA analyses run entirely in the background. Website visitors are not notified that an analysis is taking place.

Data processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in protecting its web offerings from abusive automated spying and spam. If corresponding consent has been requested (e.g. consent to the storage of cookies), processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR.

Further information on Google reCAPTCHA and Google's privacy policy can be found at the following links: https://www.google.com/intl/de/policies/privacy and https://www.google.com/recaptcha/intro/android.html.

Data protection in job applications and during the application process

The controller processes the personal data of job applicants solely for the purpose of handling the application process and in accordance with legal requirements. Processing may also be carried out electronically. This is particularly the case if an applicant submits the relevant application documents to the controller electronically, for example by email.

If the controller concludes an employment contract with an applicant, the data transmitted will be stored for the purpose of processing the employment relationship in compliance with the statutory provisions. If the controller does not conclude an employment contract with the applicant, the application documents will be automatically deleted six months after notification of the rejection decision, provided that no other legitimate interests of the controller prevent deletion or the applicant has given their consent to further processing. Other legitimate interests in this sense include, for example, the obligation to provide evidence in proceedings under the General Equal Treatment Act (AGG). Invoices for any travel expense reimbursements will be archived in accordance with tax law requirements.

By submitting their application to us, applicants consent to the processing of their data for the purposes of the application process in accordance with the manner and scope set out in this privacy policy.

The processing of applicant data is carried out to fulfil our (pre-)contractual obligations within the framework of the application process in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR; the application addressed to the controller is made on a voluntary basis by the applicant in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR.

Data transfer and cooperation with third parties

1. Cooperation with processors and third parties

If, in the course of our processing, we disclose data to other persons and companies (processors or third parties), transfer it to them or otherwise grant them access to the data, this will only be done on the basis of a legal permission (e.g. if the transfer of data to third parties, such as payment service providers, is necessary for the performance of a contract in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR), if you have given your consent, if a legal obligation provides for this or on the basis of our legitimate interests (e.g. when using agents, web hosts, etc.).

If we commission processors to process data, this is done on the basis of Art. 28 GDPR.

2. Transfers to third countries

If we process data in a third country (i.e. outside the European Union (EU) or the European Economic Area (EEA)) or if this occurs in the context of using third-party services or disclosing or transferring data to third parties, this will only take place if it is necessary for the fulfilment of our (pre)contractual obligations, on the basis of your consent, due to a legal obligation or on the basis of our legitimate interests. Subject to legal or contractual permissions, we only process or have the data processed in a third country if the special requirements of Art. 44 ff. GDPR are met. This means that processing is carried out, for example, on the basis of special guarantees, such as the officially recognised determination of a level of data protection equivalent to that of the EU or compliance with officially recognised special contractual obligations (so-called ‘standard contractual clauses’).

3. Integration of third-party services and content

We use content or services from third-party providers within our online offering in order to integrate their content and services, such as videos or fonts (hereinafter referred to collectively as ‘content’).

This always requires that the third-party providers of this content recognise the IP address of the users, as they would not be able to send the content to their browsers without the IP address. The IP address is therefore necessary for the display of this content. We endeavour to use only content whose respective providers use the IP address solely for the delivery of the content. Third-party providers may also use so-called pixel tags (invisible graphics, also known as ‘web beacons’) for statistical or marketing purposes. Pixel tags can be used to evaluate information such as visitor traffic on the pages of this website. The pseudonymous information may also be stored in cookies on the user's device and may include technical information about the browser and operating system, referring websites, visit time and other information about the use of our online offering, and may also be linked to such information from other sources.

4. Webhosting

The hosting services we use serve to provide the following services: infrastructure and platform services, computing capacity, storage space and database services, security services and technical maintenance services, which we use for the purpose of operating this online offering.

In doing so, we or our hosting provider process inventory data, contact data, content data, contract data, usage data, meta and communication data from customers, interested parties and visitors to this online service on the basis of our legitimate interests in the efficient and secure provision of this online service in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR in conjunction with Art. 28 GDPR (conclusion of a contract for order processing).

5. Data protection on third-party websites

This website may contain hyperlinks to third-party websites. If you follow a hyperlink to one of these websites, please note that we cannot accept any responsibility or liability for third-party content or data protection conditions. Please check the applicable data protection conditions before submitting personal data to these websites. The operators of linked sites are solely responsible for their content. When the links were created, there was no indication that the content of the linked pages was illegal or immoral. Please notify us immediately if a third-party website to which we link does not or no longer complies with legal requirements or morality. The licence and terms of use of the respective operators of the website apply.

Other information

1. SSL or TLS encryption

This site uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or enquiries that you send to us as the site operator. You can recognise an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from ‘http://’ to ‘https://’ and by the lock symbol in your browser line.

If SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

2. Objection to advertising emails

We hereby object to the use of contact details published in accordance with the legal notice requirement for the purpose of sending unsolicited advertising and information material. The operators of these pages expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of unsolicited advertising information being sent, for example in the form of spam emails.

3. Changes to our data protection provisions

We change our security and data protection measures as required by technical and legal developments and adapt our data protection guidelines accordingly. Please therefore refer to the current version.

Status of the data protection declaration:   1 November 2025