Data Privacy Declaration
(last revised on 31st October 2009)
The protection of your privacy in
the collection, processing and use of your personal data during your
visit to our website is an important
concern to us. Your data will be protected in accordance with the statutory
provisions in the Federal Republic of Germany. Below please find information
on which data is collected during your visit to our website, and how
it is used:
1. Data collection and use
When you access our website, your web browser automatically transfers
technical data to our web server. This data includes the date and time
of access, the URL of the relevant website, the file accessed, the amount
of data transferred, the type and version of your browser, you operating
system and your IP address. This information is stored separately from
any other data you send us while using our service. We do not have the
possibility to relate this data to one particular person. The data is
evaluated for statistical purposes and subsequently deleted.
In the event that a contractual agreement shall be concluded, formulated,
or modified between you and us, we reserve the right to collect and
use your personal data for the purpose of completing such an agreement
if required. By order of the competent authorities (such as by court
order), we are entitled to disclose such information to the extent
that this is deemed necessary for the purpose of seeking prosecution,
averting
danger, or enforcing intellectual property rights.
Any other personal data will only be collected and used if you provide
them to us voluntarily along with an inquiry or registration.
2. Cookies
and JavaScript
We use so-called cookies and JavaScript to promote our service.
Cookies and JavaScript are small amounts of data which your web browser
stores
and/or processes on your PC. Such cookies and JavaScript may contain
information about your visit to our website. Most browsers have a standard
configuration that accepts cookies and JavaScript. However, you may configure
your browser so that it rejects cookies and JavaScript, or alternatively
asks you to confirm your acceptance prior to receipt. Please be aware
that in case you decide to reject cookies and JavaScript, an undisturbed
use of our full range of services may not be guaranteed.
3. Use and transfer
of personal data
Of course, any personal data you put at our disposal will be kept strictly
confidential.
Please understand that we cannot provide our services to people who wish
to remain anonymous. Personal identification is the only way to assure
that our terms and conditions of use are strictly adhered to.
To the extent that you have made your personal data available to us,
we will only use them to answer your inquiries, to process any contracts/agreements
concluded with you, and for technical administration.
Your personal data will be handed over or passed on to third parties
only (i) if this is essential to contract fulfilment or for accounting
purposes, ii) if you previously gave us your consent, or iii) if we are
compelled to disclose this information, such as upon the legal decision
to prosecute, to avert danger, or to enforce intellectual property rights.
You are entitled to revoke your consent at any time and with future effect.
We will delete the personal data we have stored if you revoke your consent
to the storage, if knowledge of the data is no longer necessary for the
purpose to be achieved by data storage, or if the storage of data is
not permissible for any other legal reasons.
4. Right to obtain information
We will be happy to provide you with information on the personal
data we have stored of you upon written request.
5. Safety notice
We take all reasonable technical and organisational steps to ensure
that your personal data are stored in a way to protect them from third-party
access or misuse. When communicating via email, we cannot guarantee 100%
data safety. This is why we recommend that you use the postal service
for transmitting confidential information to us.
6. Changes to this data
privacy declaration
We reserve the right to change this data privacy declaration at any
time in keeping with the legal provisions, in particular those relating
to data privacy. |