We take the protection of your personal data very seriously and adheres strictly to the applicable data protection laws. 1. Data Handling on the Present Web Page Personal data is only required by our website for technical purposes in order to allow the use of our offer (data use) and, as far as possible, only on a voluntary basis. Distributing this data may only occur if explicitly required for contract management. Information about your visit to our website (date, time, accessed web page) may also be stored on our server. This data is not classified as personal, but remains anonymous. Examples: name of internet provider, type of web browser, pages visited within our website, referrer URL (previously visited website), host name of accessing computer (IP address), time of server request. This data will be used exclusively for statistical purposes and for the future improvement of our website. Your information will not be distributed to third parties without your explicit consent. We wish to point out that data transmission by means of internet (e. g. e-mail communication) may be subject to security breaches. 2. Cookies Data may be stored on your computer when visiting this website. This type of data is called cookie. Cookies are small text files stored on your computer by your browser. Cookies do not harm your computer and contain no viruses. However, you have the option of disabling this function within your web browser. This may result in limitations concerning our website's usability. We use only anonymous data for the purpose of market research and marketing. 3. Newsletter If you would like to receive the newsletter offered on the website, please provide a valid e-mail address, as well as information that allows us to verify whether you are the owner of the indicated e-mail address resp. if the owner agrees to receiving the newsletter. You may revoke your consent to the storage of this information, your e-mail address, as well as their use for sending the newsletter, at any time. 4. Privacy Policy for the Use of Google Analytics This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics tool provided by Google Inc. (Google). Google Analytics uses so-called cookies, namely text files that are stored on your own computer and that enable the analysis of your website use. The information generated by the cookie regarding your access to our website(including your IP address) is sent to a Google server in the US and stored there. Google will use this data in order to evaluate your use of the website, compile reports regarding web activities for website operators and provide further website use and internet use related services. Furthermore, Google will pass this information on to third parties as regulated by the appropriate laws or if these third parties process the information on behalf of Google. Google will under no circumstances link your IP address with other data belonging to Google Inc. You may refuse the installation of cookies through the corresponding setting of your internet browser; we would like to point out, however, that you may not be able to make full use of some of the website’s functions in this case. By using this website, you agree to the processing of the information obtained from you by Google in the manner and for the purpose described above . Otherwise, please disable the Google Analytics function for visits to our website. Please use the following browser add-on in order to disable Google Analytics: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de. The browser add-on used for disabling Google Analytics allows the website visitor more control over the data that Google Analytics will store related to the websites you visit. The add-on tells the Google Analytics JavaScript (ga.js) that no information regarding the current website visit may be passed on to Google Analytics. If you would like to use this function, download the add-on and install it to your current web browser. The browser add-on for disabling Google Analytics is available for Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari and Opera. You may find the Google Analytics Privacy Policy here: http://www.google.com/intl/de/policies/ 5. Privacy Policy for the Use of Facebook Plug-ins (Like Button) Plug-ins of the Facebook social network, 1601 South California Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA, are integrated on our websites. The Facebook plug-ins may be recognized on our website thanks to the Facebook logo or the Like Button. You may find an overview of the Facebook plug-ins here: http://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/. During each visit to our website, a direct connection between your browser and the Facebook server is created. Facebook is thereby notified that your IP address has visited our website. You may share the content of our web pages on your Facebook profile by clicking the Facebook Like button while being logged into your Facebook account. This allows Facebook to assign the visit to our web pages to your user account. We would like to point out that, as service providers, we have no knowledge about the content of the transmitted data as well as their use by Facebook. You may find more information by reading the Facebook Privacy Policy here: http://de-de.facebook.com/policy.php. If you would like to prevent Facebook from assigning the visit to our website to your Facebook user account, simply log out of your Facebook account. 6. Privacy Policy for the Use of Google +1 Collection and Distribution of Information: You may share information worldwide thanks to the Google +1 button. Through the Google +1 button, you and other users may receive personalized content from Google and our partners. Google stores both the information that has been given a +1 for its content, as well as information about the website that you were visiting while clicking the +1 button. Your +1s may be integrated in the information displayed together with your Google profile name and picture, such as in search results or within your own Google profile, or in other website areas and internet ads. Google records information about your +1 activities in order to improve Google's services for you and for other users. You require a globally visible, public Google profile, that must at least contain the chosen profile name in order to use the Google +1 button. This name will be used by all Google services. In some cases, this name may replace other names that you have used when sharing content through your Google account. The identity of your Google profile may be shown to other users that are familiar with your e-mail address or that have other identifying information about you. Use of the Obtained Information: In addition to the above mentioned uses, the information that you have shared may be used in accordance to the applicable Google privacy policies. Google may release generated statistics about the users +1 activities resp. distribute them to users and partners, as well as publishers, advertisers or linked sites. 7. Privacy Policy for the Use of Twitter Twitter service functions are also integrated on our web pages. These functions are offered by Twitter Inc., 795 Folsom St., Suite 600, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA. By using Twitter and the re-tweet function, you may link the websites you have visited to your own twitter account and share them with other users. Data is also thereby passed on to Twitter. We would like to point out that, as service providers, we have no knowledge about the content of the transmitted data as well as their use by Twitter. You may find more information by reading the Facebook Privacy Policy here: http://twitter.com/privacy. You may change your Twitter data privacy settings at http://twitter.com/account/settings. Privacy Policy for the Use of Google AdSense This website uses Google AdSense, a service that enables the integration of advertisements provided by Google Inc. (Google). Google AdSense uses so-called cookies, namely text files that are stored on your computer and that enable the analysis of your website use. Google AdSense also uses so-called web beacons (invisible images). Web beacons allow the evaluation of information such as web page visitor traffic. The information generated by cookies and web beacons regarding the use of this website (including your IP address) and the ad formats are sent to a Google server in the US and stored there. This data may be passed on by Google to its contractors. However, Google will not pass on your IP address together with the other information that you have shared. You may refuse the installation of cookies through the corresponding setting of your internet browser; we would like to point out, however, that you may not be able to make full use of some of the website’s functions in this case. By using this website, you agree to the processing of the information obtained from you by Google in the manner and for the purpose described above. 9. Right to Information You have the right to free information about the data you have stored on our servers and also the right to rectification, blockage or removal of this data. In case you have agreed to the storage and processing of the data you have shared (e. g. product notifications, newsletter), you may revoke your consent at any time. This change will take effect in the immediate future.