Privacy and data protection
The protection of your personal data during processing throughout the entire business process is an important concern for us and we want you to feel secure when visiting our website.
Below we explain what information is collected when you visit our website and how it is used.
Personal data
Personal data is individual information about the personal or factual circumstances of an identified or identifiable natural person. This includes information such as your real name, your address, your telephone number and your date of birth. Information that is not directly associated with your real identity – such as favorite websites or the number of users of a site – is not personal data.
Collection and processing of personal data
When you visit our websites, our web server temporarily stores the connection data of the requesting computer, the websites you visit, the date and duration of the visit, the identification data of the browser and operating system type used and the website from which you visit us for the purpose of system security. Additional personal data such as your name, address, telephone number or e-mail address will not be collected unless you provide this information voluntarily, e.g. as part of a registration, a survey, a competition, to execute a contract or an information request.
Use and disclosure of personal data
We use the personal data provided by you exclusively for the purpose of technical administration of the websites and to fulfill your wishes and requirements, i.e. usually to process the contract concluded with you or to answer your inquiry.
We will only use this data for product-related surveys and marketing purposes if you have given us your prior consent or if you have not objected to this – insofar as this is provided for by law.
Your personal data will not be passed on, sold or otherwise transferred to third parties unless this is necessary for the purpose of processing the contract or you have expressly consented to this. For example, it may be necessary for us to pass on your address and order data to our suppliers when you order products.
Use of cookies
As a rule, we do not use cookies on our websites. Only in exceptional cases are so-called session cookies used, which store data for technical session control in the memory of your browser. This data is not personal and is deleted at the latest when you close your browser. If, in exceptional cases, we also need to store personal data in a cookie, we will obtain your express consent in advance. We would also like to point out that browsers generally have functions for managing cookies.
Security
We take all necessary technical and organizational security measures to protect your personal data from loss and misuse. This means that your data is stored in a secure operating environment that is not accessible to the public. In certain cases, your personal data is encrypted during transmission using Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology. This means that communication between your computer and our server takes place using a recognized encryption method if your browser supports SSL.
Should you wish to contact us by e-mail, we would like to point out that the confidentiality of the information transmitted is not guaranteed. The content of e-mails can be viewed by third parties. We therefore recommend that you only send us confidential information by post.
Right to information
Upon written request, we will inform you which data we have stored about you (e.g. name, address).
Contact
If you have any questions regarding the processing of your personal data, you can contact us, and we will also be happy to assist you in the event of requests for information, suggestions or complaints.
Privacy policy for the use of Google Analytics
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses “cookies”, which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. However, if IP anonymization is activated on this website, your IP address will be shortened by Google beforehand within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area.
Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. Google will use this information on behalf of the operator of this website for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity and providing 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.
You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. 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 Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available at the following link: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de.
