Data Protection

Protecting your personal data is an important part of our daily work. We would therefore like to take this opportunity to inform you about the data protection principles of our website. The regulations of the Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG) and other legal requirements for data protection are the basis of our principles. Data protection within the company is one of our main concerns. Our employees are bound to secrecy and discretion as well as compliance with the data protection laws and regulations.

The information on this website was composed with great care. However, we cannot assume liability for the accurateness and completeness of the contents. For this reason, any liability for damages in connection with the use of this website is excluded. The use of this website does not constitute any kind of contractual agreement between the customer and us.

Personal Data
Personal data is relevant to data protection. According to § 3 Abs. 1 BDSG, personal data is any information concerning the personal or material circumstances of an identified or identifiable individual. Information such as name, address, Email address or telephone number, but also information related to personal court decisions, user data, like IP addresses belong to this category.


Use and Purpose of Data Collection
Generally the entry of personal data is not necessary for the use of our website. In order to provide you with our services, however, we need your personal data. In the case that you commission our services, we collecting, save and use your personal data only insofar as necessary for the provision of our services and the fulfillment of the contract. This also applies to sending information material, producing offers, as well as answering individual questions.
 
Through the use of our website certain data is additionally saved for statistical purposes like your operating system, browser, IP address, the previously opened website (referrer URL) and the time. This data is only collected for statistical purposes in order to optimize our Internet site. In addition, we reserve the right to use this data in the case of system misuse in order to investigate the causes and the source of the misuse.

It should be noted that in relation to data transmission on the Internet (i.e. Email communication) a secure transmission is not guaranteed. Sensitive data should therefore either not be transmitted at all or transmitted over a secure connection and encrypted.

Further personal data such as name, address, telephone number, or Email address are not collected during the use of the website unless you voluntarily enter such information, for example in relation to a request for services, a questionnaire, a contest, or a request for information. Personal data is only processed in accordance with the legal requirements of the country in which our company is located.


Cookies
This website utilizes Cookies, which allow us the durable adjustment of our website (e.g. language settings), so that you do not have to readjust it on every site-visit. Of course you can use our website without using Cookies. If you do not want us recognize your browser you can disable the storing of Cookies on your hard drive by setting your browser settings to "Don't accept Cookies". A detailed description of this configuration can be found in the manual of your browser. However, if you do not accept Cookies, some functionalities of the website are not available.


Search Field
The search field on this website is provided by Google Inc. (“Google”). You hereby acknowledge and agree that Google’s data security regulations (http:// www.google.de/privacy.html) apply to the use of the search field and that through the use of the search field you agree with Google to use your personal data according to data protection regulations.


Transmission of Data to Third Parties
The distribution of data to third parties does not generally occur, insofar this it is not necessary for the provision of services or fulfillment of the contract. Authorities or other government institutions are only given information within the framework of legal information obligations or because of court decisions.

Upon order of the responsible parties we are permitted to provide information about this data insofar it is necessary for the purposes of prosecution, averting danger, fulfillment of the legal regulations of the constitution protection agency or the military counterespionage service or to enforce the rights of intellectual property.

Data of Children and Minors
Individuals under 18 years of age should not provide us with any personal data without the consent of a parent or guardian. We do not request, collect, or transmit to third parties any personal data from children or minors.

Security Measures
To protect the personal data you have provided us with against unauthorized access and abuse we have taken extensive technical and operational safety measures. Our security procedures against damages, destruction, or unauthorized access are revised regularly and adapted to reflect technological progress.


Links
This site contains links to external websites. When you click on these links, you should be aware that your IP address is usually visible in the protocols of the websites. This data protection statement only applies to this website and not to third party websites.
 

Information and Cancellation
You can request, at any time and without justification, information that we have saved for free. You can at any time block, revise, or delete data that we have collected and object to the collection and storage of data for the optimization of our website. You can also at any time cancel the agreement with us concerning data collection and usage without justification. Please refer to the contact addresses listed in the imprint. If you have any questions about our information about data protection and the processing of your personal data, please do not hesitate to contact us.


Deletion
After a complete fulfillment of contract and after our tax and commercial regulation procedures are completed your personal data will be deleted, insofar you have not explicitly agreed to further data usage.

Questions and Availability
If you have any further questions or comments about data protection, please use the contact information in the imprint.

This Privacy Policy is based on "Modulare Vorlage fuer eine Datenschutzerklaerung auf Webseiten" der SCHUTZWERK GmbH (SCHUTZWERK GmbH) / CC BY-SA 3.0.