privacy policy

Website analysis with Google Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics 4, a web analytics service provided by Google LLC, after obtaining user consent. The responsible entities are Google Ireland Limited, Google Building Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland, for users from the EU/EEA and Switzerland. Google Analytics 4 practices IP anonymization by default, which means that your IP address is immediately shortened when you interact with this website. Only in rare cases will your full IP address be transmitted to a Google server based in the USA and shortened there. Google assures that the IP transmitted via Google Analytics is never combined with other Google data. Google Analytics 4 is only activated with your consent via the cookie banner and can be revoked at any time via the cookie settings. The data processed includes: usage data such as page views, website interaction, general location and duration of visit; and communication data such as shortened IP addresses, user agent, language settings and screen resolution. The purpose of this data processing is for Google to evaluate the use of your website on your behalf, compile reports on the activities and analyze the performance of the website. This data processing is legal, based on your consent in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. a GDPR and Section 25 Para. 1 S. 1 TDDDG. Google Ireland Limited, Google LLC and Alphabet Inc are the recipients of this data. Your website usage information is usually sent to a Google server in the USA, an action legitimized by the European Commission's recent adequacy decision of July 10, 2023, which recognizes Google LLC's certification under the EU-US Privacy Shield. In terms of data storage, any data linked to cookies is automatically deleted after a certain period of time, monthly for data that has reached its retention period and a maximum of 2 years for Google Analytics cookies.For more information on the Google Analytics Terms of Use and Google's Privacy Policy, please visit {link}https://policies.google.com/{link-ende} and {link}https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/12017362{link-ende}.Google Analytics uses so-called "cookies", text files that are stored on the website visitor's computer and that enable an analysis of the website visitor's use. The information generated by the cookie about the website visitor's use of the website (including the shortened IP address) is usually transferred to a Google server and stored there.Google Analytics is used exclusively with the extension "_anonymizeIp()" on this website. This extension ensures that the IP address is anonymized by shortening it and excludes direct personal reference. Through the extension, the IP address is shortened beforehand by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states to 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. The IP address transmitted by the corresponding browser as part of Google Analytics is not merged with other Google data.On behalf of the website operator, Google will use the information collected to evaluate the use of the website, to compile reports on website activities and to provide the website operator with other services related to website and internet usage (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR). The legitimate interest in data processing lies in the optimization of this website, the analysis of website usage and the adaptation of content. The interests of the users are sufficiently protected by pseudonymization.Google LLC is certified according to the so-called Privacy Shield (list entry here) and guarantees an appropriate level of data protection on this basis. The data sent and linked to cookies, user IDs (e.g. user ID) or advertising IDs are automatically deleted after 50 months. Data whose retention period has been reached is automatically deleted once a month.The collection by Google Analytics can be prevented by the site visitor by adjusting the cookie settings for this website. The collection and storage of the IP address and the data generated by cookies can also be objected to at any time with effect for the future. The corresponding browser plug-in can be downloaded and installed under the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.The site visitor can prevent Google Analytics from collecting data on this website by clicking on the following link. An opt-out cookie will be set which prevents the future collection of data when you visit this website. Further information on data usage by Google, setting options and objection options can be found in Google's privacy policy (https://policies.google.com/privacy) and in the settings for the display of advertisements by Google (https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated).

Spam protection with Google reCAPTCHA

We have implemented Google reCAPTCHA in forms on our website to check whether the data entered in the forms comes from human visitors or from machines or automated programs, also known as "bots". This tool automatically analyzes the behavior of website visitors as soon as they interact with the website, using various information such as IP address, length of stay and mouse movements. The data processed includes usage data such as the website accessed, date and time of access and mouse movements, as well as communication data such as IP addresses, browser type and operating system. This processing is aimed at website visitors and users of online services. The main purpose of this processing is to prevent misuse of our contact form and thereby increase security. The legal basis for this is our legitimate interest in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. f. GDPR. The data recipients are Google Ireland Ltd, located at Google Building Gordon House, Barrow St, Dublin 4, Ireland, (https://policies.google.com/privacy) and our website hosting provider. While your personal data is processed within the EU, the retention period for the processed data is determined by Google Ireland Limited. For more information, see the Google reCAPTCHA privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy.

website analysis (Jimdo statistics)

When you visit our website, we collect information about your usage through a web analytics tool provided by our hosting service. This tool collects and combines your IP address and user agent, shortens them, and stores this data using a hash function. This process creates a visitor identifier encrypted with a randomly generated value (SALT) that changes every 24 hours. This method ensures that your IP address cannot be reconstructed from the stored visitor identifier, so your anonymity is maintained. In addition, we do not merge this information with other data and it is only stored on the hosting provider's server.We also process web analytics data, HTTP data, and web analytics profile data. The web analytics tool we use creates and stores a web analytics profile that contains details about your usage of the website, such as page views, frequency of visits, time spent on each page, and your device's user agent. This includes usage data (such as websites visited and access times) and communication data (such as browser type, operating system and IP addresses).By processing this data, we want to analyze user behavior in an aggregated form in order to improve the presentation and content of our website. The legal basis for this processing is our legitimate interest (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. (f) GDPR), in particular in conducting web measurements in order to improve our products and our website.The data collected is shared with our website hosting provider and processed within the EU.