Data protection and privacy policy
We appreciate your interest in our website. Protecting your privacy is very important to us. We will provide you with detailed information on the handling of your data.
- Storage of access data in server log files
You can visit our website without giving any details about yourself. We merely store access data in so-called server log files, e.g. the name of the requested file, the date and time of the retrieval, the amount of data transferred, and the requesting provider. These data are evaluated solely to ensure a trouble-free operation of the site and to improve our offer and do not allow us to draw any personal conclusions.
- Data collection and use for contract processing and opening of a customer account
We collect personal data if you voluntarily communicate this to us by contacting us (for example via a contact form or e-mail) or by opening a customer account. Which data are collected can be seen in the respective input forms. We use the data you provide to process your inquiries. After completion of the contract or deletion of your customer account, your data will be blocked for further use and will be deleted after expiration of the tax and commercial storage periods, unless you expressly consent to further use of your data or we reserve the right to use additional data that is legally permitted and to which we will inform you below. The deletion of your customer account is possible at any time and can be carried out either by means of a message to the contact option described in our imprint.
- Data use for postal advertising and your right of objection
In addition, we reserve the right to include your first and last name, your postal address and, insofar as we have received such additional information from you within the scope of the contract, your title, academic degree, year of birth and your professional, lists and to use them for their own advertising purposes, e.g. to send interesting offers and information about our products by mail. You may at any time object to the storage and use of your data by means of a message to the contact option described in our imprint.
- Use of cookies
In order to make the visit of our website attractive and to enable the use of certain functions, we use so-called cookies on various pages. These are small text files that are stored on your device. Some of the cookies we use are deleted after the end of the browser session, i.e. after closing your browser (so-called session cookies). Other cookies remain on your device and allow us to recognize your browser on the next visit (persistent cookies). You can set your browser to inform you about the setting of cookies and decide on their acceptance individually, or to exclude the acceptance of cookies for specific cases or in general. If the cookies are not accepted, the functionality of our website may be restricted.
- Use of Google (Universal) Analytics for web analysis
This website uses Google (Universal) Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (www.google.com). Google (Universal) Analytics uses methods that allow you to analyze the use of the website, such as "cookies", text files that are stored on your computer. The generated information about your use of this website is generally transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. By activating the IP anonymisation on this website, the IP address will be shortened before transmission within the 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 transferred to a Google server in the US and abbreviated there. The anonymized IP address transmitted by your browser under Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data.
You may prevent Google's processing of the data (including your IP address) generated by the cookie and your use of the website, as well as the processing of this data by Google, by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available under the following link : http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en
As an alternative to the browser plug-in, you can click this link to prevent the Google Analytics collection on this site in the future. An opt-out cookie is stored on your terminal. If you delete your cookies, you must click the link again.
- Use of Google Web Fonts
For the homogenous display of fonts, this website uses so-called web fonts that are provided by Google. On retrieving a website your browser downloads the necessary web fonts to your browser cache in order to correctly display texts and fonts. If your browser does not support web fonts, your computer uses a standard font.
For further information, please see https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq
as well as Google’s Privacy Policy: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/
- Safer Data Transfer
Your personal data is securely transferred by us with the help of coding. This naturally also applies to your orders, as well as to the customer login. Here we make use of the coding system TLS (Transport Layer Security) or SSL (Secure Socket Layer). With the help of both technical and organizational measures, moreover, we secure our websites and other systems against loss, destruction, access, alteration and distribution of your data by unauthorized persons.
- Right of access and contact
You have a right to free information about the data stored with us on your person and, if necessary, a right to correct, block or delete this data. If you have any questions concerning the collection, processing or use of your personal data, in the event of information, rectification, blocking or deletion of data and the revocation of consent or objection to a specific data use, please contact us directly via the contact details in our imprint.
