Privacy Policy

1.1 We are pleased that you are visiting our website and thank you for your interest. Below we inform you about the handling of your personal data when using our website. Personal data are all data with which you can be personally identified.

1.2 The controller responsible for data processing on this website within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is:

1.3 This website uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of personal data. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the string "https://" and the lock symbol in your browser line.

When using our website for purely informational purposes, we only collect data that your browser automatically transmits to our server (so-called server log files). These include:

• Page accessed / URL
• Date and time of access
• Amount of data transmitted in bytes
• Referrer (page from which you reached us)
• Browser and browser version used
• Operating system used
• IP address (possibly in anonymized form)

Processing takes place in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in the stability, security, and functionality of our website. The data is not passed on to third parties. We reserve the right to check the server log files retrospectively if there are concrete indications of illegal use.

A contact form is available on our website. When you use it, the data you enter (e.g., name, email address, your message) is transmitted to us and stored by us.

The data is used exclusively to process your request and to contact you. The legal basis for processing is our legitimate interest in responding to your concern in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. If your contact aims at concluding a contract, the additional legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR.

Your data will be deleted as soon as your request has been finally processed and no statutory retention obligations prevent deletion.

This website does not use cookies for tracking or analysis purposes. Technically necessary session cookies (e.g., for processing form submissions) may be set temporarily and are automatically deleted after closing the browser. These do not require consent as they are exclusively necessary for the technical operation of the website (§ 25 para. 2 no. 2 TTDSG).

We use the web analysis service "Plausible Analytics" provided by Plausible Insights OÜ, Västriku tn 2, 50403 Tartu, Estonia (hereinafter "Plausible").

Plausible collects anonymized usage statistics to enable us to understand and improve the usage and performance of our website. The following data is collected: pages accessed, referrer, browser and operating system used, and the country of access (determined from the IP address).

Plausible does not set cookies and does not use local storage. The IP address is not stored but is used exclusively for the short-term determination of the country of origin and is subsequently discarded. Identification of individual persons is not possible. There is no cross-site tracking and no profiling.

Since no cookie and no comparable means of storing information within the meaning of § 25 TTDSG is used, no consent is required for the use of Plausible.

Processing takes place in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in the statistical evaluation of user behavior for the improvement of our website. The collected data is stored on servers of Hetzner in Germany and is not passed on to third parties outside the EU.

Further information on data protection at Plausible can be found at: https://plausible.io/privacy-focused-web-analytics

Applicable data protection law grants you the following rights vis-à-vis the controller:

• Right of access pursuant to Art. 15 GDPR: You have the right to request information about your personal data processed by us.
• Right to rectification pursuant to Art. 16 GDPR: You have the right to request the correction of inaccurate or the completion of incomplete data.
• Right to erasure pursuant to Art. 17 GDPR: You have the right to request the erasure of your personal data, provided the legal requirements are met.
• Right to restriction of processing pursuant to Art. 18 GDPR: You have the right to request the restriction of processing of your data.
• Right to data portability pursuant to Art. 20 GDPR: You have the right to receive your data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.
• Right to withdraw consent pursuant to Art. 7 para. 3 GDPR: You can revoke consent given at any time with effect for the future.
• Right to lodge a complaint pursuant to Art. 77 GDPR: You have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority. The Independent Centre for Data Protection Schleswig-Holstein (ULD), Holstenstraße 98, 24103 Kiel, www.datenschutzzentrum.de, is responsible, among others.

Right to Object

Insofar as we process personal data on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR (legitimate interest), you have the right to object to this processing at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation. We will cease processing the affected data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds which override your interests, rights, and freedoms, or the processing serves the assertion, exercise, or defence of legal claims.

The storage duration depends on the respective legal basis and the purpose of processing, as well as any statutory retention periods (e.g., commercial and tax law obligations under HGB and AO: usually 6 to 10 years).

Personal data collected as part of a contact request will be deleted as soon as the request has been finally processed and no retention obligations stand in the way. Server log files are generally deleted after a maximum of 30 days.

Where no specific retention obligations exist, data will be deleted when they are no longer required for the purpose for which they were collected.