Data privacy statement

We take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data as confidential and in accordance with legal data protection regulations and this data privacy statement.

In general, our website can be used without providing any personal data. Personal data (e.g., names, addresses, or e-mail addresses), when collected on our website, is always done on a voluntary basis wherever possible. This data will not be passed on to third parties without your express permission.

Please note that the transmission of data via the Internet (e.g., for the purposes of e-mail communication) may be subject to security vulnerabilities. It is not possible to protect such data completely against access by third parties.

Data privacy statement for the use of Google Analytics
This website uses functionality provided by the web analysis service Google Analytics. The provider is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. Google Analytics uses cookies. These are text files that are stored on your computer to allow your use of the website to be analyzed. The information generated by the cookies regarding your use of this website is generally transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there.

However, if IP anonymization is activated on this website, Google will truncate your IP address within member states of the European Union or in other states party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. In exceptional cases, the full IP address will be transferred to a Google server in the USA and truncated there. On behalf of the owner of this website, Google will use this information to analyze your use of the website, compile reports on website activity, and provide the website owner with other services linked to the use of the website and Internet. The IP address communicated by your browser in connection with Google Analytics will not be merged with other data from Google.

You can prevent cookies from being stored using the relevant browser settings. However, it is important to note that if you do so, you many not be able to use all the functions of this website in its entirety. In addition, you may prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the cookie relating to your use of the website (including your IP address) as well as from processing this data by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available via the following URL: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en

Disclosure, deletion, blocking
You are entitled to receive information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipients, and the purpose of the data processing, as well as to correct, block, or delete this data free of charge at any time. You can contact us at the address given in the “Site notice” section at any time in regard to this matter and for any other questions relating to personal data.

Server log files
The provider of these web pages automatically collects and stores information in server log files, which your browser communicates to us automatically. These are:

• browser type/browser version
• operating system used
• referrer URL
• host name of the accessing computer
• time of the server request

This data cannot be attributed to specific individuals. It is not merged with data from other sources. We reserve the right to check this data retrospectively if we have concrete grounds to suspect that it is being used illegally.

Cookies
Some parts of our website use cookies. Cookies do not damage your computer and do not contain viruses. They are used to make our service more user-friendly, effective, and secure. Cookies are small text files that are saved on your computer and stored by the browser.

Most of the cookies we use are session cookies, which are automatically deleted at the end of your visit. Other cookies are kept on your device until you delete them. These cookies allow us to recognize your browser on your next visit.

You can use the relevant settings on your browser to ensure that you are informed about the use of cookies and to allow cookies only in individual cases, accept cookies in specific cases, or block them completely, as well as to enable automatic deletion of cookies when you close your browser. Disabling cookies may restrict the functionality of this website.

Contact form
If you send us inquiries via the contact form, we will store your details from the contact form, including the contact details you provide, for the purpose of processing the inquiry and in case supplementary questions arise. We will not share this data without your consent.

Opting out of advertising communications
We hereby expressly object to contact details published as part of our obligation to provide legal information being used in order to send advertising and information materials that have not been expressly requested. The owners of the pages expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of unsolicited sending of advertising information, e.g., via spam e-mails.

Source reference: eRecht24