Data Protection
Information on privacy settings and the use of cookies
We use the following necessary and non-essential cookies:
- Functional/technical cookies REQUIRED (always active)
- The setting of marketing cookies can be prevented by clicking REJECT ALL UNNECESSARY. By clicking on ACCEPT ALL, both functionally/technically necessary cookies and marketing cookies are accepted.
Functional/technically necessary cookies cannot be deactivated because they are absolutely necessary for the website to function. They may be used by us or by third parties. They are only set in response to service requests made by you, such as filling out forms or viewing a YouTube video. If you do not allow these cookies, for example by blocking them in your browser, some of these services may no longer work. By calling up these services, you agree to the setting of cookies and the possible transmission of personal data such as the IP address to third parties, also in third countries. You can find more information in this data protection declaration under access data.
If you click on “Accept” for marketing cookies, we and third-party providers will process your personal data and store information (e.g. through cookies) on your end device or access it. The processing takes place to analyze the use of the website. According to Art. 49 Para.1 GDPR, your consent also includes the transmission to third countries.
The following cookies are used on this website:
a) Cookie to confirm the cookie confirmation window (cookie ensures that the confirmation window only appears once)
b) Cookie for switching between mobile and desktop view (when changing the view)
c) Cookie for storing products temporarily placed in the shopping cart (when using the shopping cart)
d) Session cookie (allows the website operator to switch to the website edit mode from the website)
e) Cookie for using the password-protected area. If a password-protected area has been activated on this website, a cookie is stored when a website visitor is authenticated. This cookie allows you to visit multiple password-protected pages without re-entering the password.
Access Data
Each time this website is accessed, access data is stored in so-called log files on the servers of the web host (United Kingdom). These log files contain the general information that your browser transmits.
- Visited website
- Time at the time of access
- Amount of data sent in bytes
- Notification of successful retrieval (HTTP response code)
- Source/reference from which you came to the page (referrer)
- Browser used and browser version
- Operating system used
- IP address
The web server log files mentioned above are deleted after 14 days.
Visitor Counter
This website uses a visitor counter. The visitor counter stores the visitor’s IP address to distinguish duplicate visits from the same visitor from new visitors. The stored IP addresses are deleted after 14 days.
Contact Form
Each time the contact form is used, relevant data such as actions taken, name (if available), date/time and IP address are saved. If you contact the website operator in this way, your details will be saved so that they can be used to process and answer your request. This data will not be passed on to third parties without your consent. Your consent to data processing is given by clicking the checkbox and submitting the form.
Google Adsense
Adsense is an online advertising service provided by Google Inc. Google AdSense uses so-called “cookies”, text files which are stored on the user’s computer and which enable an analysis of the use of the website. Google AdSense also uses so-called web beacons (invisible graphics). These web beacons can be used to evaluate information such as visitor traffic on the pages of this offer. The information generated by cookies and web beacons about the use of this website (including the IP address of the user) and the delivery of advertising formats is transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. This information may be passed on by Google to Google’s contractual partners. According to their own information, however, Google will not merge the IP address of the user with other data stored by the user.
- Users can prevent the installation of Google AdSense cookies in various ways:
a) by setting the browser software accordingly;
b) by deactivating interest-based ads on Google Google;
c) by disabling interest-based ads from providers who are part of the “About Ads” self-regulatory campaign;
d) by permanent deactivation through a browser plug-in.
The settings under b) and c) are deleted if cookies are deleted in the browser settings.
- Further information on data protection and cookies for advertising on Google AdSense can be found in Google’s data protection declaration, in particular under the following links:
https://privacy.google.com/intl/de/index.html
https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads?hl=en