General
Our privacy policy provides detailed information about what happens to your personal data when you visit our website. Personal data refers to any information that can be used to identify you personally. We strictly follow legal requirements, especially the General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR"), to ensure that your data is processed securely. We place great importance on ensuring that your visit to our website is completely safe.
SSL or TLS encryption
Keeping Your Information Safe: Secure Connections on Our Website: We take your privacy seriously, so we use a special security feature called "encryption" to protect your information when you visit our website. Think of encryption as a secret code that scrambles the data you send us, like your order details or any questions you ask. This code ensures that only we can understand it, keeping your information safe from prying eyes.Here's how you can tell if our website is using encryption:
- Look for the lock symbol: A small lock icon should appear in your browser window next to the website address.
- Check the address bar: The website address should start with "https://" instead of "http://". The "s" stands for "secure."
With encryption in place, you can be confident that your information is safe when you interact with our website.
Cookies
To make your visit to our website more enjoyable and to enable certain functions, we use cookies. Cookies are small text files stored on your device. They do not contain any programs or transmit viruses to your device. Cookies required for electronic communication or specific functions you have requested are stored based on Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. Our legitimate interest is to ensure error-free and optimized delivery of our services. If other cookies (like those for analyzing your browsing behaviour) are used, these are detailed separately in this privacy policy. Most cookies we use are known as 'session cookies.' These are automatically deleted when you end your visit. However, some cookies remain on your device until you delete them. These persistent cookies allow us to recognize your browser when you return to our website. You can configure your browser to inform you about cookies, allow them only in specific cases, reject them entirely, or automatically delete them when the browser is closed. Be aware that if you deactivate cookies, it may impact the functionality of this website.
Access data
When you access our website, we automatically collect and store in so-called server log files access data that your browser automatically transmits to us.
- the IP address currently used by your PC (if applicable, in anonymised form)
- Browser type and browser version of your PC
- Operating system used by your PC
- Referrer URL (source/reference from which you came to our website)
- Date and time of the server request
In general, we do not intend to associate data with specific individuals, and it's typically not possible to do so. Data processing is conducted under Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f of the GDPR to safeguard our legitimate interest in enhancing the stability and functionality of our website.
Google Analytics
If you've provided your consent, this website uses Google Analytics 4, a web analytics service from Google LLC. The data controller for users in the EU/EEA and Germany is Google Ireland Limited, located at Google Building Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland ('Google').
Scope of processing
Google Analytics uses cookies to analyze how you use our websites. The information collected through these cookies about your website usage is generally transferred to a Google server in the USA, where it's stored.We use the User ID feature, allowing us to assign a unique, permanent ID to one or more sessions (and the activities within those sessions), enabling us to analyze user behaviour across multiple devices. In Google Analytics 4, IP anonymization is activated by default. Due to this anonymization, Google truncates your IP address within the European Union Member States or other countries that are part of the European Economic Area (EEA). Only in exceptional cases is the full IP address transmitted to a Google server in the USA and then shortened there. Google states that the IP address provided by your browser for Google Analytics is not combined with other Google data.
During your visit to our website, your user behavior is recorded in the form of 'events'. Events can include:
- Page views
- language settings
- First visit to the website
- Your "click path", interaction with the website
- Scrolls
- Start of session
- Clicks on external links
- Internal search queries
- Interaction with videos
- file downloads
- ads are seen/clicked on
Storage period
We understand you might be curious about how long we hold onto the information you give us on our website. Here's the deal:
- We only keep your data as long as we need it for the reason you gave it to us.
- For example, if you contact us with a question, we'll store your message until we've resolved your inquiry.
- In some cases, legal or tax regulations require us to keep certain information for a longer period, typically up to 10 years.
We take your privacy seriously, and we'll never hold onto your information for any longer than necessary.
Legal basis
The legal basis for this data processing is your consent, in accordance with Article 6(1) Sentence 1 lit. a of the GDPR.
Third country transfer
We strive to keep your information secure, but sometimes we need to use service providers located outside the European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA) to operate our website. These regions may have different data protection laws compared to the EU/EEA. Whenever we transfer data to these service providers, we take steps to ensure your information is still protected. This often involves using standard contractual clauses approved by the EU. One example is Google LLC, which is based in California, USA. It's possible that your data could be transferred to the USA and accessed by US authorities.Currently, the USA has different data protection laws compared to the EU/EEA. This means you may have fewer legal rights to access or control your data.If you have any concerns about how your data is handled, please don't hesitate to contact us.