Privacy Policy

A. LINNEPE
GMBHBrinkerfeld
1158256
EnnepetalTel.: +49 (0) 23 33/98
59-0Fax: +49 (0) 23 33/98
59-30info [at] linnepe.euManaging

Directors: Stefan Borchers, Sascha Leibholz

This privacy policy explains the nature, scope and purpose of the processing of personal data (hereinafter referred to as “data”) within the framework of the provision of our services, as well as within our online offering and the associated websites, functions and content, and external online presences, such as our social media profiles (hereinafter collectively referred to as “online offering”). With regard to the terms used, such as “processing” or “controller”, we refer to the definitions in Article 4 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Contact and responsible body

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– Master data (e.g., personal master data, names or addresses). – Contact details (e.g., email, telephone numbers). – Content data (e.g., text entries, photographs, videos). – Usage data (e.g., websites visited , interest in content, access times). – Meta/communication data (e.g., device information, IP addresses).

Categories of data subjects

Visitors and users of the online service (hereinafter, we also refer to the data subjects collectively as “users”).

Purpose of processing

– Provision of the online service, its functions and content. – Responding to contact enquiries and communicating with users. – Security measures. – Audience measurement/marketing

Terms used

“Personal data” refers to all information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (hereinafter “data subject”); a natural person is regarded as identifiable if they can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier (e.g. a cookie) or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person. “Processing” means any operation or set of operations which is performed on personal data, whether or not by automated means . The term is broad and covers virtually any handling of data. “Pseudonymisation” means the processing of personal data in such a manner that the personal data can no longer be attributed to a specific data subject without the use of additional information, provided that such additional information is kept separately and is subject to technical and organisational measures to ensure that the personal data is not attributed to an identified or identifiable natural person. “Profiling” means any form of automated processing of personal data consisting of the use of such personal data to evaluate certain personal aspects relating to a natural person, in particular to analyse or predict aspects concerning that natural person’s work performance, economic situation, health, personal preferences, interests, reliability, behaviour, location or movement of that natural person . The term “controller” refers to the natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data. “processor” means a natural or legal person, public authority, body or other entity which processes personal data on behalf of the controller.

In accordance with Article 13 of the GDPR, we inform you of the legal bases for our data processing. For users within the scope of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), i.e. the EU and the EEA, the following applies, provided that the legal basis is not specified in the privacy policy, : The legal basis for obtaining consent is Article 6(1)(a) and Article 7 of the GDPR; The legal basis for processing to fulfil our services and carry out contractual measures, as well as to respond to enquiries, is Article 6(1) (b) of the GDPR; the legal basis for processing to fulfil our legal obligations is Article 6(1)(c) of the GDPR; in the event that the vital interests of the data subject or another natural person necessitate the processing of personal data, Article 6(1)(d) GDPR serves as the legal basis. The legal basis for the necessary processing for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller is Article 6(1)(e) GDPR. The legal basis for processing to safeguard our legitimate interests is Article 6 (1)(f) of the GDPR. The processing of data for purposes other than those for which it was collected is governed by the provisions of Article 6(4) of the GDPR. The processing of special categories of data (in accordance with Article 9(1) of the GDPR) is governed by the provisions of Article 9(2) of the GDPR.

Security measures

We implement security measures in accordance with legal requirements, taking into account the state of the art, the costs of implementation and the nature, scope, circumstances and purposes of the processing, as well as the varying likelihood and severity of the risk to the rights and freedoms of natural persons, appropriate technical and organisational measures to ensure a level of protection appropriate to the risk . These measures include, in particular, ensuring the confidentiality, integrity and availability of data by controlling physical access to the data, as well as access to, input, disclosure, ensuring availability and segregation of data. Furthermore, we have established procedures that ensure the exercise of data subjects’ rights, the erasure of data and a response to data breaches. Furthermore, we take the protection of personal data into account from the outset during the development or selection of hardware, software and procedures, in accordance with the principle of data protection by design and through privacy-friendly default settings.

Cooperation with data processors, joint controllers and third parties

Where, in the course of our processing activities, we disclose data to other persons and organisations (data processors, joint controllers or third parties), transfer it to them or otherwise grant them access to the data, this is done only on the basis of a legal authorisation (e.g. where a transfer of the data to third parties, such as payment service providers, is necessary for the performance of a contract ), users have consented, a legal obligation requires it, or on the basis of our legitimate interests (e.g. when using agents, web hosts, etc.). Where we disclose, transfer or otherwise grant access to data to other companies within our group , this is done in particular for administrative purposes as a legitimate interest and, beyond that, on a basis that complies with legal requirements .

Transfers to third countries

Where we process data in a third country (i.e. outside the European Union (EU), the European Economic Area (EEA) or the Swiss Confederation), or if this occurs in the context of the use of third-party services or the disclosure or transfer of data to other persons or companies, this shall only take place if it is necessary to fulfil our (pre-)contractual obligations, on the basis of your consent, due to a legal obligation or on the basis of our legitimate interests. Subject to your express consent or where transfer is contractually required, we process or allow the data to be processed only in third countries with a recognised level of data protection, including those belonging to US processors certified under the “Privacy Shield” or on the basis of special safeguards, such as contractual obligations through so-called standard data protection clauses of the European Commission, the existence of certifications or binding internal data protection policies (Articles 44 to 49 GDPR, European Commission information page).

Rights of data subjects

You have the right to request confirmation as to whether data concerning you is being processed and to access this data as well as to further information and a copy of the data in accordance with the legal requirements. You have the right, in accordance with the legal requirements , to request the completion of the data concerning you or the rectification of any inaccurate data concerning you. You have the right, in accordance with legal requirements, to request that the relevant data be deleted immediately, or alternatively to request a restriction on the processing of the data in accordance with legal requirements. You have the right to request, that the data concerning you which you have provided to us be returned to you in accordance with the statutory provisions and to request its transfer to other data controllers. You also have the right, in accordance with the statutory provisions, to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.

Right of withdrawal

You have the right to withdraw any consent given with effect for the future.

Right to object

You may object at any time to the future processing of your personal data in accordance with the statutory provisions. In particular

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you may object to processing for the purposes of direct marketing.

Cookies and the right to object

‘Cookies’ are small files stored on users’ computers . Various details may be stored within these cookies. A cookie primarily serves to store information about a user (or the device on which the cookie is stored) during or even after their visit to an online service . Cookies that are deleted once a user leaves an online service and closes their browser are referred to as temporary cookies, or “session cookies” or “transient cookies”. Such a cookie may, for example, store the contents of a shopping basket in an online shop or a login status. Cookies that remain stored even after the browser is closed are referred to as “permanent” or “persistent”. For example, the login status may be stored if users visit the site again after several days. Similarly, such a cookie may store the user’s interests , which are used for audience measurement or marketing purposes. “Third-party cookies” are cookies offered by providers other than the controller who operates the online service (otherwise, if only their own cookies are used, these are referred to as “first-party cookies”). We may use temporary and permanent cookies and provide information on this in our privacy policy. If users do not wish for cookies to be stored on their computer, they are asked to deactivate the relevant option in the system settings of their browser. Stored cookies can be deleted in the system settings of the browser. Blocking cookies may result in functional limitations of this online service. A general objection to the use of cookies employed for online marketing purposes at can be lodged with a number of services, particularly in the case of tracking, via the US website http://www.aboutads.info/choices/ or the EU website http://www.youronlinechoices.com/ . Furthermore, the storage of cookies can be disabled via in your browser settings. Please note that, in such cases, not all functions of this online service may be available.

Deletion of data

The data we process is deleted or its processing restricted in accordance with the statutory requirements. Unless expressly stated in this privacy policy, the data stored by us will be deleted as soon as it is no longer required for its intended purpose and there are no legal retention obligations preventing its deletion. If the data is not deleted because it is required for other, legally permissible purposes, its processing will be restricted. This means that the data will be blocked and not processed for other purposes. This applies, for example, to data that must be retained for commercial or tax law reasons.

Changes and updates to the privacy policy

We ask you to check the content of our privacy policy regularly. We will amend the privacy policy as soon as changes to the data processing operations we carry out make this necessary. We will inform you at as soon as the changes require action on your part (e.g. consent) or any other individual notification .

Registration function

Users can create a user account . During registration, users are informed of the required mandatory details, which are processed on the basis of Article 6(1) (b) of the GDPR for the purpose of providing the user account . The data processed includes, in particular, the login details (name, password and an email address). The data entered during registration at is used for the purposes of using the user account and for the purposes of the account itself. Users may be informed via email at about information relevant to their user account, such as technical changes. If users have terminated their user account, their data relating to the user account will be deleted, subject to any statutory retention obligations, . It is the users’ responsibility to back up their data prior to termination before the end of the contract. We are entitled to irrevocably delete all user data stored during the contract period . In connection with the use of our registration and loginas well as the use of the user account, we store the IP address and the time of the respective user action. The storage is based on our legitimate interests, as well as the user’s interest in protection against misuse and other unauthorised use. This data is generally not disclosed to third parties, unless it is necessary to pursue our claims or there is a legal obligation to do so in accordance with Art. 6 (1)(c) of the GDPR. IP addresses are anonymised or deleted after 7 days at the latest .

Akismet anti-spam check

Our website uses the service “Akismet”, provided by Automattic Inc., 60 29th Street #343, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA. This is used on the basis of our legitimate interests within the meaning of Article 6(1)( )(f) of the GDPR. This service helps distinguish comments from real people from spam comments. To this end, all comment data is sent to a server in the USA, where it is analysed and stored for four days for comparison purposes. If a comment is classified as spam, the data is stored beyond this period via . This data includes the name entered at , the email address, the IP address, the comment content, the referrer at , details of the browser and computer system used, and the time of the entry at . Further information on the collection and use of data by Akismet can be found in the privacy policy of Automattic: https://automattic.com/privacy/. Users are welcome to use pseudonyms or to refrain from entering their name or email address. You can completely prevent the transfer of data by not using our comment system. That would be a shame, but unfortunately we see no other alternatives that work just as effectively.

Contacting

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When you contact us (e.g. via the contact form, email, telephone or social media), the user’s details are processed for the purpose of handling the contact enquiry and its processing in accordance with Art. 6(1)(b) (within the framework of contractual/pre-contractual relationships), Article 6(1)(f) (other enquiries) of the GDPR. Users’ details may be stored in a Customer Relationship Management system (“CRM system”) or a comparable enquiry management system. We delete the enquiries once they are no longer required. We review the necessity every two years; furthermore, the statutory archiving obligations apply.

Hosting and email dispatch

The hosting services we use serve to provide the following services: infrastructure and platform services, computing capacity, storage space and database services, email dispatch, security services and technical maintenance services, which we use for the purpose of operating this online service. In doing so, we, or our hosting provider, process inventory data, contact details, content data, contractual data, usage data, meta- and communication data relating to customers, prospective customers and visitors to this online service on the basis of our legitimate interests in the efficient and secure provision of this online service in accordance with Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR in conjunction with Article 28 of the GDPR (conclusion of a data processing agreement ).

Collection of access data and log files

We, or rather our hosting provider, , collect data on every access to the server on which this service is located (so-called server log files) on the basis of our legitimate interests within the meaning of Article 6 (1)(f) of the GDPR. The access data includes the name of the webpage accessed, the file, the date and time of access, the amount of data transferred, a notification of successful access, the browser type and version, the user’s operating system, the referrer URL (the previously visited page), the IP address and the requesting provider. Log file information is stored for security reasons (e.g. to investigate misuse or fraudulent activity) for a maximum of 7 days and are then deleted. Data that must be retained for evidential purposes is exempt from deletion until the respective incident has been fully clarified.

Google Tag Manager

Google Tag Manager is a solution that allows us to manage so-called website tags via an interface (and thus, for example, integrate Google Analytics and other Google marketing services into our online offering). The Tag Manager itself (which implements the tags ) does not process any personal data of users. With regard to the processing of users’ personal data , please refer to the following information on Google services. Terms of Service: https://www.google.com/intl/de/tagmanager/use-policy.html.

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (“Google”), on the basis of our legitimate interests (i.e. interest in the analysis, optimisation and economic operation of our online offering within the meaning of Art. 6 (1)(f) GDPR) . Google uses cookies. The information generated by the cookie regarding users’ use of the online service is generally transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. Google is certified under the Privacy Shield Agreement and thereby offers a guarantee of compliance with European data protection law (https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt000000001L5AAI&status=Active). Google will use this information on our behalf to evaluate the use of our online offering by users, to compile reports on activities within this online offering and to provide other services related to the use of this online offering and internet usage, In doing so, pseudonymous user profiles may be created from the processed data. We only use Google Analytics with IP anonymisation enabled. This means that the user’s IP address is truncated by Google within Member States of the European Union or in other signatory states to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases is the full IP address transmitted to a Google server in the USA and truncated there. The IP address transmitted by the user’s browser is not merged with other data held by Google. Users can prevent the storage of cookies by adjusting their browser software settings accordingly; users can also prevent the collection of data generated by the cookie and relating to their use of the online service by Google, as well as the processing of this data by Google, by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link : http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de. Further information on Google’s use of data, settings and options to object can be found in Google’s privacy policy ( https://policies.google.com/privacy) and in the settings for the display of advertising by Google (https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated). Users’ personal data is deleted or anonymised after 14 months.

Google Universal Analytics

We use Google Analytics in its “Universal Analytics” form . “Universal Analytics” refers to a method used by Google Analytics in which user analysis is based on a pseudonymous user ID, thereby creating a pseudonymous profile of the user using information from the use of various devices (so-called “cross-device tracking”).

Target group creation with Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics to ensure that the adverts displayed within Google’s advertising services and those of its partners are shown only to users who have also shown an interest in our online offering or who exhibit certain characteristics (e.g. interests in specific topics or products, which are determined on the basis of the websites visited), which we transmit to Google (so-called “remarketing”, or “Google Analytics Audiences”). With the help of Remarketing Audiences , we also aim to ensure that our adverts correspond to the potential interests of users.

Google AdSense with non-personalised adverts

We use the services of Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (“Google”). Google is certified under the Privacy Shield Agreement and thereby offers a guarantee that it complies with European data protection law (https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt000000001L5AAI&status=Active). We use the AdSense service, which displays adverts on our website and for which we receive remuneration for their display or other use. For these purposes, usage data, such as clicks on an advert and the IP address of the user, is processed, whereby the IP address is truncated by the last two digits. Therefore, the processing of user data is pseudonymised. We use AdSense with non-personalised adverts. In this process, the adverts are not displayed on the basis of user profiles. Non-personalised adverts are not based on previous user behaviour. Contextual information is used for targeting, including broad (e.g. location-based) geographical targeting based on the current location, the content on the current website or app, and current search terms. Google prohibits any form of personalised targeting, including demographic targeting and targeting based on user lists. Further information on Google’s use of data, settings and options to opt out can be found in Google’s Privacy Policy ( https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads) and in the settings for the display of adverts by Google (https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated).

Google AdWords and conversion tracking

We use the services of Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, (“Google”) on the basis of our legitimate interests (i.e. interest in the analysis, optimisation and economic operation of our online offering within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f. GDPR) as set out in our . Google is certified under the Privacy Shield Agreement and thereby provides a guarantee of compliance with European data protection law (https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt000000001L5AAI&status=Active). We use the online marketing service Google “AdWords” to place adverts on the Google advertising network (e.g. in search results, in videos, on websites, etc.), so that they are shown to users who are presumed to have an interest in the adverts. This allows us to display adverts for and within our online offering in a more targeted manner, so as to present users only with adverts that potentially match their interests. If, for example, a user is shown adverts for products in which they have expressed an interest on other online platforms , this is referred to as “remarketing”. For these purposes, when our website or other websites on which the Google advertising network is active are accessed, a code from Google is executed directly by Google, and so-called (re)marketing tags (invisible graphics or code, also known as “web beacons”) are integrated into the website . With the help of these, an individual cookie, i.e. a small file, is stored on the user’s device (instead of cookies, comparable technologies may also be used). This file records which webpages the user has visited, what content they are interested in, and which offers the user has clicked on, as well as technical information regarding the browser and operating system, referring webpages, time of visit, and further details regarding the use of the online service. We also receive an individual “conversion cookie”. The information collected via the cookie is used by Google to generate conversion statistics for us. However, we only receive the anonymous total number of users who have clicked on our advertisement and been redirected to a page tagged with a conversion tracking tag . However, we do not receive any information that can be used to personally identify users. User data is processed pseudonymously within the Google advertising network . This means that Google does not, for example, store or process the names or email addresses of users, but instead processes the relevant data on a cookie-by-cookie basis within pseudonymous user profiles. This means that, from Google’s perspective, the adverts are not managed and displayed for a specifically identified person, but for the cookie holder, regardless of who that cookie holder is. This does not apply if a user has expressly permitted Google to process the data without this pseudonymisation. The information collected about users is transmitted to Google and stored on Google’s servers in the USA. Further information on Google’s use of data , as well as options for settings and objections, can be found in Google’s privacy policy (https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads) and in the settings for the display of advertisements by Google (https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated).

Jetpack (WordPress Stats)

We use this on the basis of our legitimate interests (i.e. an interest in the analysis, optimisation and economic operation of our online offering within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f. GDPR) the Jetpack plugin (here the sub-function “WordPress Stats”), which integrates a tool for the statistical analysis of visitor traffic and is provided by Automattic Inc., 60 29th Street #343, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA. Jetpack uses so-called “cookies”, text files that are stored on your computer and enable an analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by the cookie regarding your use of this online service is stored on a server in the USA. , user profiles may be created from the processed data , although these are used solely for analytical purposes and not for advertising . Further information can be found in the privacy policies of Automattic: https://automattic.com/privacy/ and information regarding Jetpack cookies: https://jetpack.com/support/cookies/.

Social media presence

We maintain an online presence on social networks and platforms in order to communicate with customers, prospective customers and users active there and to inform them about our services. Please note that this may involve the processing of user data outside the European Union . This may entail risks for users, as it could, for example, make it more difficult to enforce users’ rights . With regard to US providers certified under the Privacy Shield , we would like to point out that they thereby undertake to comply with EU data protection standards. Furthermore, user data is generally processed for market research and advertising purposes . For example, usage profiles can be created based on usage behaviour and the resulting interests of users. These usage profiles can in turn be used, for example, to display advertisements within and outside the platforms that presumably correspond to the interests of users. For these purposes, cookies are generally stored on users’ computers at , in which users’ usage behaviour and interests are recorded at . Furthermore, data may also be stored in the usage profiles regardless of the devices used by users at (in particular if the users are members of the respective platforms and are logged in to these ). The processing of the personal data of the users is carried out on the basis of our legitimate interests in providing effective information to users and communicating with them in accordance with Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. If users are asked by the respective platform providers to consent to the data processing described above , the legal basis for the processing is Article 6(1)(a) and Article 7 of the GDPR. For a detailed description of the respective processing activities and the options to object (opt-out), please refer to the information provided by the providers via the links below . In the case of requests for information and the exercise of user rights, we would also like to point out that these can be most effectively exercised with the providers. Only the providers have access to the users’ data and can take appropriate measures directly and provide information. Should you nevertheless require assistance, you may contact us. – Facebook, Pages, Groups, (Facebook Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland) based on an agreement on joint processing of personal data – Privacy Policy: https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/, specifically for Pages: https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/information_about_page_insights_data , Opt-out: https://www.facebook.com/settings?tab=ads and http://www.youronlinechoices.com, Privacy Shield: https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt0000000GnywAAC&status=Active. – Google/YouTube (Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland) – Privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy, Opt-out: https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated, Privacy Shield: https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt000000001L5AAI&status=Active. – Instagram (Instagram Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA, 94025, USA) – Privacy policy/opt-out: http://instagram.com/about/legal/privacy/. – Twitter (Twitter Inc., 1355 Market Street, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA) – Privacy policy: https://twitter.com/de/privacy, Opt-out: https://twitter.com/personalization, Privacy Shield: https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt0000000TORzAAO&status=Active. – Pinterest (Pinterest Inc., 635 High Street, Palo Alto, CA, 94301, USA) – Privacy Policy/Opt-out: https://about.pinterest.com/de/privacy-policy. – LinkedIn (LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland) – Privacy Policy https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy , Opt-out: https://www.linkedin.com/psettings/guest-controls/retargeting-opt-out, Privacy Shield: https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt0000000L0UZAA0&status=Active. – Xing (XING AG, Dammtorstraße 29-32, 20354 Hamburg, Germany) – Privacy policy/opt-out: https://privacy.xing.com/de/datenschutzerklaerung. – Wakalet (Wakelet Limited, 76 Quay Street, Manchester, M3 4PR, United Kingdom) – Privacy policy/opt-out: https://wakelet.com/privacy.html. – SoundCloud (SoundCloud Limited, Rheinsberger Str. 76/77, 10115 Berlin, Germany) – Privacy Policy/Opt-Out: https://soundcloud.com/pages/privacy.

Integration of third-party services and content

Within our online offering at , we rely on our legitimate interests (i.e. interest in the analysis, optimisation and commercial operation of our online offering within the meaning of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) content or service offerings from third-party providers in order to integrate their content and services, such as videos or fonts (hereinafter collectively referred to as “content”). This always requires that the third-party providers of this content collect the users’ IP addresses, as they would be unable to send the content to the users’ browsers without the IP address. The IP address is therefore necessary for the display of this content . We endeavour to use only such content where the respective providers use the IP address solely for the delivery of the content . Third-party providers may also use so-called pixel tags (invisible graphics, also known as “web beacons”) for statistical or marketing purposes. The “pixel tags” can be used to analyse information such as visitor traffic on the pages of this website. The pseudonymous information may also be stored in cookies on the user’s device and may include, amongst other things, technical information about the browser and operating system, referring websites, time of visit and further details regarding the use of our online offering, as well as being linked to such information from other sources.

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embed videos from the “YouTube” platform of the provider Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. Privacy policy: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/, Opt-out: https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated.

Google reCAPTCHA

We integrate the function for detecting bots, e.g. when entering data into online forms (“reCAPTCHA”) from the provider Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. Privacy policy: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/, opt-out: https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated.

Google Maps

We integrate the maps from the “Google Maps” service at provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. The data processed may include, in particular, users’ IP addresses and location data, which, however, are not collected without their consent (usually via the settings on their mobile devices). The data may be processed in the USA. Privacy policy: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/, opt-out: https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated.

Use of Facebook Social Plugins

On the basis of our legitimate interests (i.e. interest in the analysis, optimisation and economic operation of our online offering within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f. GDPR), we use social plugins (“plugins”) from the social network facebook.com, which is operated by Facebook Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland (“Facebook”). These may include, for example, content such as images, videos or text and buttons that allow users to share content from this online service within Facebook. The list and appearance of the Facebook social plugins can be viewed here: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/. Facebook is certified under the Privacy Shield Agreement and thereby offers a guarantee that it complies with European data protection law (https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt0000000GnywAAC&status=Active). When a user accesses a feature of this website that contains such a plugin, their device establishes a direct connection with Facebook’s servers. The content of the plugin is transmitted directly from Facebook to the user’s device and integrated into the website. In the process, user profiles may be created from the processed data . We therefore have no influence over the scope of the data that Facebook collects using this plugin and therefore inform users in accordance with our knowledge. Through the integration of the plugins, Facebook receives the information that a user has accessed the relevant page of the online service . If the user is logged into Facebook, Facebook can associate the visit with their Facebook account. When users interact with the plugins , for example by clicking the ‘Like’ button or posting a comment, the relevant information is transmitted directly from your device to Facebook and stored there. Even if a user is not a member of Facebook, there is still a possibility that Facebook may obtain and store their IP address. According to , Facebook only stores an anonymised IP address in Germany. The purpose and scope of data collection, as well as the further processing and use of the data by Facebook, and the relevant rights and settings options for protecting the privacy of users, can be found in Facebook’s privacy policy at : https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/. If a user is a Facebook member and does not wish Facebook to collect data about them via this website and link it to their member data stored on Facebook, they must log out of Facebook and delete their cookies before using our website. Further settings and objections to the use of data for advertising purposes can be managed within the Facebook profile settings : https://www.facebook.com/settings?tab=ads or via the US site http://www.aboutads.info/choices/ or the EU site http://www.youronlinechoices.com/. The settings are platform-independent, i.e. they apply to across all devices, such as desktop computers or mobile devices. Created with Datenschutz-Generator.de by Dr Thomas Schwenke, Solicitor