Legal disclaimer

Limitation of liability for internal content

The content of our website has been compiled with meticulous care and to the best of our knowledge. However, we cannot assume any liability for the up-to-dateness, completeness or accuracy of any of the pages. Pursuant to section 7, para. 1 of the TMG (Telemediengesetz – Tele Media Act by German law), we as service providers are liable for our own content on these pages in accordance with general laws. However, pursuant to sections 8 to 10 of the TMG, we as service providers are not under obligation to monitor external information provided or stored on our website. Once we have become aware of a specific infringement of the law, we will immediately remove the content in question. Any liability concerning this matter can only be assumed from the point in time at which the infringement becomes known to us.

 

Limitation of liability for external links

Our website contains links to the websites of third parties (“external links”). As the content of these websites is not under our control, we cannot assume any liability for such external content. In all cases, the provider of information of the linked websites is liable for the content and accuracy of the information provided. At the point in time when the links were placed, no infringements of the law were recognisable to us. As soon as an infringement of the law becomes known to us, we will immediately remove the link in question.

 

Copyright

The content and works published on this website are governed by the copyright laws of Germany. Any duplication, processing, distribution or any form of utilisation beyond the scope of copyright law shall require the prior written consent of the author or authors in question.

 

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Data protection

A visit to our website can result in the storage on our server of information about the access (date, time, page accessed). This does not represent any analysis of personal data (e.g., name, address or e-mail address). If personal data are collected, this only occurs – to the extent possible – with the prior consent of the user of the website. Any forwarding of the data to third parties without the express consent of the user shall not take place. We would like to expressly point out that the transmission of data via the Internet (e.g., by e-mail) can offer security vulnerabilities. It is therefore impossible to safeguard the data completely against access by third parties. We cannot assume any liability for damages arising as a result of such security vulnerabilities. The use by third parties of all published contact details for the purpose of advertising is expressly excluded. We reserve the right to take legal steps in the case of the unsolicited sending of advertising information; e.g., by means of spam mail.

 

Data Privacy Protection Statement for the Usage of Facebook Plugins (Like-Button)

Our website uses social plugins (“plugins”) provided by the social network facebook.com, operated by Facebook Inc., 1601 S. California Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA (“Facebook”). The plugins are identifiable by a Facebook logo (white letter f on blue background or a thumb up icon) or the notice “Facebook Social Plugin”. For a full list of all social Plugins please see http://developers.facebook.com/plugins. When you visit a page of our website that contains a social plugin, your browser establishes a direct connection to Facebook servers. Facebook directly transfers the plugin content to your browser which embeds the latter into the website, enabling Facebook to receive information about your having accessed the respective page of our website. Thus we have no influence on the data gathered by the plugin and inform you according to our state of knowledge: The embedded plugins provide Facebook with the information that you have accessed the corresponding page of our website. If you are logged into Facebook, your visit can be assigned to your Facebook account. If you interact with the plugins, for example by clicking “Like”, or entering a comment, the corresponding information is transmitted from your browser directly to Facebook and stored by it. Even if you are not logged into Facebook, there is possibility that the plugins transmits your IP-address to Facebook. For the information on the purpose and scope of data collection and procession by Facebook, as well as your rights in this respect and settings options for protecting your privacy please visit Facebook’s privacy policy: http://www.facebook.com/policy.php.

 

Should you not wish your visit of our website to be attributed to your Facebook account, please log out of your Facebook user account.

 

Data Privacy Protection Statement for the Usage 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 the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. In case of activation of the IP anonymization, Google will truncate/anonymize the last octet of the IP address for Member States of the European Union as well as for other parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area.

 

Only in exceptional cases, the full IP address is sent to and shortened by Google servers in the USA. On behalf of the website provider Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage to the website provider. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. 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.

 

Furthermore you can prevent Google’s collection and use of data (cookies and IP address) by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available under https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en-GB.

 

Data Privacy Protection Statement for the Usage of Google Adsense

This website uses Google AdSense, a service from Google Inc (“Google”) that includes integrated advertising on web pages. Google AdSense uses so-called “Cookies”, text data that is stored on your computer and that facilitate the analysis of usage on the website. Google AdSense also uses so-called “Web Beacons” (invisible graphics). These web beacons make possible the analysis of data such as traffic on these web pages.

 

The information on usage on this website (including your IP address) made possible by Cookies and Web Beacons and advertising-related data will be transferred to a server at Google in the USA and stored there. Google can share this information with its contractual partners. However such data stored will not include your IP address.

 

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. By using this website, you agree to the processing of your data by Google for the usage and purposes as described above.

 

 

Data Privacy Protection Statement for the Google +1

 

Data privacy statement for Google +1 and use of collected information:

The Google +1 button is a way for you to share information publicly with the world. The Google +1 button helps you and others receive personalized content from Google and Google's partners. Google will store information about the page you were viewing when you clicked on the +1 button. Your +1 activities may appear to others along with your profile name and photo in Google services (such as iSearch- results or on your Google Profile) or elsewhere on websites and advertisements on the internet.

 

Google will record information on your +1 activity in order to improve its services to you and other users.In order to use the Google +1 button, you need to have a public Google Profile visible to the world, which at a minimum includes the name you have chosen for the profile. That name will be used across Google services and in some cases it may replace another name you have used when sharing content under your Google Account. Google may display your Google Profile identity to people who have your email address or other identifying information.

 

Use of collected information

In addition to the above-described uses, the information you provide to Google is used subject to Google's main Google privacy policy. Google may share aggregate statistics related to users' +1 activity with the public, Google's users, and partners, such as publishers, advertisers, or connected sites.

 

Data privacy statement for the use of Twitter on Our Site

On our site there are certain functions that are associated with Twitter. These functions are offered by Twitter Inc., Twitter, Inc. 1355 Market St, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA. Through the use of Twitter and the function "Re-Tweet" the web pages you visit are associated with your Twitter account and transmitted to other users. This data is also transmitted to Twitter. As providers of this site, we have no knowledge of the contents of the data and its use as transmitted through Twitter. For more information, please see the privacy statement of Twitter at http://twitter.com/privacy.

 

You can change your privacy settings on your Twitter account at http://twitter.com/account/settings.