PRIVACY POLICY & IMPRINT

The use of our website is possible without providing any personal data. Different regulations may apply to the use of individual services on our website, which will be explained separately below. Your personal data (e.g. name, address, email address, telephone number, etc.) will only be processed by us in accordance with the provisions of German data protection law. Data is personal if it can be clearly assigned to a specific natural person. The legal basis for data protection can be found in the Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG) and the Telemedia Act (TMG). The following regulations inform you about the type, scope and purpose of the collection, use and processing of personal data by the provider.

Reinhard Wiesemann

Friedrich-Ebert-Str. 18-26

45127 Essen

Phone 0201 47 09 16-0

info@uph.de

VAT ID DE 180305557

We would like to point out that internet-based data transmission has security gaps, making complete protection against access by third parties impossible.

Registration function

We offer you the opportunity to register on our website. The data entered during registration, which can be seen in the input mask of the registration form, is collected and stored exclusively for the use of our service. When you register on our website, we will also save your IP address and the date and time of your registration. This serves as a safeguard on our part in the event that a third party misuses your data and registers on our website using this data without your knowledge. Your data will not be passed on to third parties. The data collected in this way will also not be compared with data that may be collected by other components of our website.

Newsletter

We offer you the opportunity to subscribe to our newsletter on our website. With this newsletter, we regularly inform you about our offers. In order to receive our newsletter, you need a valid email address. We will check the email address you have entered to ensure that you are actually the owner of the specified email address or that the owner is authorized to receive the newsletter. When you subscribe to our newsletter, we will save your IP address and the date and time of your registration. This serves as a safeguard on our part in the event that a third party misuses your email address and subscribes to our newsletter without your knowledge. We do not collect any further data. The data collected in this way is used exclusively for the subscription to our newsletter. It is not passed on to third parties. The data collected in this way is also not compared with data that may be collected by other components of our website. You can cancel your subscription to this newsletter at any time. Details about this can be found in the confirmation email and in each individual newsletter.

Contact option

Our website offers you the opportunity to contact us via email and/or a contact form. In this case, the information provided by the user will be stored for the purpose of processing their contact request. It will not be passed on to third parties. The data collected in this way will also not be compared with data that may be collected by other components of our website.

Comment option

We offer you the opportunity to leave comments on individual posts on our website. The IP address of the author/subscriber is saved. This storage is for our security in the event that the author's comment infringes on the rights of third parties and/or publishes illegal content. Therefore, we have a vested interest in the author's stored data, especially since we may be prosecuted for such violations. This data will not be passed on to third parties. The data collected in this way will also not be compared with data that may be collected by other components of our website.

Use of Google Analytics with anonymization function

We use Google Analytics, a web analysis service provided by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (hereinafter referred to as Google), on our website. Google Analytics uses cookies, text files stored on your computer, to help analyze your website usage. The information generated by these cookies, such as the time, location, and frequency of your website visits, including your IP address, is transmitted to and stored by Google in the USA.

We use Google Analytics with an IP anonymization function on our website. In this case, your IP address will be shortened and thus anonymized by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states to the Agreement on the European Economic Area.

Google will use this information to evaluate your use of our website, to compile reports on website activity for us, and to provide other services related to website activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the data on Google's behalf.

Google, according to its own statements, will never associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. You can prevent the installation of cookies by setting your browser software accordingly; however, please note that if you do this, you may not be able to use all of the features of our website to their full extent.

Furthermore, Google offers a deactivation option for the most common browsers, which gives you more control over which data is collected and processed by Google. If you activate this option, no information about your website visit will be transmitted to Google Analytics. However, activation does not prevent information from being transmitted to us or to other web analysis services we may use. Further information about the deactivation option provided by Google and how to activate this option can be found at the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de

Use of Google recommendation components

We use the 1 button provided by Google , a service provided by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (hereinafter referred to as Google). Each time you visit our website containing such a 1 component, this component causes your browser to download a corresponding version of the component from Google. This process informs Google which specific page of our website you are currently visiting. According to Google, your visit will not be further analyzed if you are not logged into your Google account.

If you visit our site while logged in to Google, Google may collect information about your Google account, the website you recommend, your IP address and other browser-related information when you click the 1 button.

This allows your 1 recommendation to be saved and made publicly accessible. Your Google 1 recommendation can then be displayed as a reference along with your account name and, if applicable, your photo stored with Google in Google services, such as in search results or in your Google Account, or elsewhere, such as on websites and advertisements on the Internet. Furthermore, Google can link your visit to our site to your data stored by Google. Google also records this information to further improve Google services.

If you want to prevent Google from collecting data as described above, you must log out of your Google account before visiting our website.

You can access Google's privacy policy for the 1 button, including all further information on the collection, transfer and use of data by Google, your rights in this regard, and your profile settings options, here: https://developers.google.com/ /web/buttons-policy

Use of Google Maps with recommendation components

We use the "Google Maps" component on our website in combination with the so-called "Share function." "Google Maps" is a service provided by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043 USA, hereinafter referred to as Google. Each time this component is accessed, Google sets a cookie to process user settings and data when displaying the page on which the "Google Maps" component is integrated. This cookie is generally not deleted when the browser is closed, but expires after a certain period of time unless you manually delete it beforehand. If you do not agree to this processing of your data, you have the option of deactivating the "Google Maps" service and thus preventing the transmission of data to Google. To do so, you must deactivate the JavaScript function in your browser. However, we would like to point out that in this case you will not be able to use "Google Maps" at all or only to a limited extent.

The use of "Google Maps" and the information obtained via "Google Maps" is subject to the Google Terms of Use http://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/terms/regional.html and the additional terms and conditions for Google Maps https://www.google.com/intl/de_de/help/terms_maps.html

The Google Maps feature also includes the following recommendation buttons:

“Google button” from Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043 USA;
“facebook button” from Facebook Inc., 1601 S. California Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA;
“Twitter button” from Twitter Inc., 795 Folsom St., Suite 600, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA.
When you access the "Google Maps" page, these recommendation components cause your browser to download a corresponding representation of the component from the respective provider. This informs the respective provider (named above) which specific page of our website you are currently visiting.

If you are logged into your respective personal account with the above-mentioned providers at the time you access the "Google Maps" page, they can record the information thus obtained about the website you have recommended, as well as your IP address and other browser-related information, and link it to your respective account.

If you want to prevent this transmission and storage of data about you and your behavior on our website by the respective provider, you must log out of these providers before visiting our site.

You can find out more about the data collection of the respective providers via the following links:

Twitter privacy policy: https://twitter.com/privacy?lang=de
Facebook privacy policy: https://de-de.facebook.com/about/privacy
Google Privacy Policy: https://developers.google.com/ /web/buttons-policy

Use of reCAPTCHA

To protect input forms on our website, we use the reCAPTCHA service provided by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (hereinafter referred to as Google). This service allows us to distinguish whether the input in question is of human origin or has been misused by automated machine processing.

To our knowledge, the referrer URL, the IP address, the behavior of website visitors, information about the operating system, browser and length of stay, cookies, display instructions and scripts, the user's input behavior and mouse movements in the area of the reCAPTCHA checkbox are transmitted to Google.

Google uses the information obtained in this way, among other things, to digitize books and other printed materials and to optimize services such as Google Street View and Google Maps (e.g. house number and street name recognition).

The IP address transmitted as part of reCAPTCHA will not be merged with other Google data unless you are logged into your Google Account at the time you use the reCAPTCHA plug-in. If you want to prevent Google from transmitting and storing data about you and your behavior on our website, you must log out of Google before visiting our site or using the reCAPTCHA plug-in.

The use of the information obtained through reCAPTCHA is subject to the Google Terms of Use:

https://www.google.com/intl/de/policies/privacy/.

Use of the web analysis service PIWIK

We use the web analysis service PIWIK on our website. PIWIK uses cookies for this analysis. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer and that enable an analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by the cookies, such as the time, location and frequency of your website visits, including your IP address, is transferred to our PIWIK server and stored there. Your IP address is immediately anonymized during this process so that you as a user remain anonymous to us. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website will not be passed on to third parties. You can prevent the installation of cookies by setting your browser software accordingly; however, we would like to point out that in this case you may not be able to use all functions of our website to their full extent.

Use of Facebook components

We use components from the provider facebook.com on our website. Facebook is a service of Facebook Inc., 1601 S. California Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA. Each time you access our website that is equipped with such a component, this component causes your browser to download a corresponding representation of the component from Facebook. This process informs Facebook which specific page of our website you are currently visiting.

If you visit our site while logged into Facebook, Facebook recognizes which specific page you are visiting based on the information collected by the component and assigns this information to your personal Facebook account. For example, if you click the "Like" button or post comments, this information is transmitted to your personal Facebook account and stored there. Furthermore, the information that you have visited our site is also transmitted to Facebook. This happens regardless of whether you click on the component or not.

If you want to prevent Facebook from transmitting and storing data about you and your behavior on our website, you must log out of Facebook before visiting our page. Facebook's privacy policy provides more detailed information, particularly on the collection and use of data by Facebook, your rights in this regard, and the settings options for protecting your privacy: https://de-de.facebook.com/about/privacy/

In addition, external tools are available on the market that can be used to block Facebook social plugins with add-ons for all common browsers http://webgraph.com/resources/facebookblocker/

An overview of Facebook plugins can be found at https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/

Use of Twitter recommendation components

We use components from the provider Twitter on our website. Twitter is a service of Twitter Inc., 795 Folsom St., Suite 600, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA.

Each time you visit our website that is equipped with such a component, this component causes the browser you are using to download a corresponding display of the component from Twitter. This process informs Twitter which specific page of our website is currently being visited. We have no influence on the data that Twitter collects in this way, nor on the extent of this data collected by Twitter. To the best of our knowledge, Twitter collects the URL of the respective website accessed as well as the IP address of the user, but does not use this data for any purpose other than displaying the Twitter component. Further information on this can be found in Twitter's privacy policy at http://twitter.com/privacy.

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

Use of Xing recommendation components

We use components of the XING.com network on our website. These components are a service of XING AG, Dammtorstraße 29-32, 20354 Hamburg, Germany. Each time you access our website that contains such a component, this component causes your browser to download a corresponding representation of the component from XING.

To the best of our knowledge, XING does not store any personal user data when visiting our website. XING also does not store IP addresses. Furthermore, user behavior is not analyzed through the use of cookies in connection with the XING Share button. Further information can be found in the privacy policy for the XING Share button at: https://www.xing.com/app/share?op=data_protection

Use of LinkedIn recommendation components

We use components of the LinkedIn network on our website. LinkedIn is a service of LinkedIn Corporation, 2029 Stierlin Court, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. Each time you access our website that contains such a component, this component causes your browser to download a corresponding representation of the LinkedIn component.

Through this process, LinkedIn is informed of which specific page of our website you are currently visiting. If you click the LinkedIn Recommend button while logged into your LinkedIn account, you can link the content of our pages to your LinkedIn profile. This allows LinkedIn to associate your visit to our pages with your LinkedIn user account.

We have no influence on the data LinkedIn collects through this process, nor on the extent of the data collected by LinkedIn. We also have no knowledge of the content of the data transmitted to LinkedIn. Details on data collection by LinkedIn, as well as your rights and settings options, can be found in LinkedIn's privacy policy. This policy can be found at http://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy

Tracking pixel of the WORT Collecting Society (VG WORT)

On our website, we use the so-called "tracking pixel" of the WORT collecting society in the form of the SZM (Scalable Central Measurement Method) of the provider INFOnline GmbH (INFOnline GmbH, Forum Bonn Nord, Brühler Str. 9, 53119 Bonn) to determine statistical key figures relating to the probability of texts being copied.

The data obtained is collected anonymously. To recognize visitors to our site, we use either a so-called session cookie or a signature created from various automatically transmitted information from your browser. The IP address is processed only in an anonymized form. At no time are individual users identified. This process is intended to determine the likelihood of copying individual texts.

Use of YouTube components with enhanced data protection mode

On our website we use components (videos) from YouTube, LLC 901 Cherry Ave., 94066 San Bruno, CA, USA, a company of Google Inc., Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.

We use the option "- enhanced data protection mode -" provided by YouTube.

When you visit a page that has an embedded video, a connection is established to the YouTube servers and the content is displayed on the website by sending a message to your browser.

According to YouTube, in "- enhanced privacy mode -" only data is transmitted to the YouTube server, specifically which of our websites you visited when watching the video. If you are logged in to YouTube at the same time, this information will be assigned to your YouTube account. You can prevent this by logging out of your account before visiting our website.

Further information on YouTube’s privacy policy is provided by Google at the following link:

https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/

Use of Vimeo components

We use components from the provider Vimeo on our website. Vimeo is a service of Vimeo LCC, 555 West 18th Street, New York, New York 10011, USA. Every time you access our website that is equipped with such a component, this component causes the browser you are using to download a corresponding representation of the Vimeo component. If you visit our site while logged in to Vimeo, Vimeo recognizes which specific page you are visiting through the information collected by the component and assigns this information to your personal Vimeo account. If you click the play button or make corresponding comments, this information is sent to your personal user account at Vimeo and saved there. In addition, the information that you have visited our site is passed on to Vimeo. This happens regardless of whether you click on the component or make comments or not.

If you wish to prevent Vimeo from transmitting and storing data about you and your behavior on our website, you must log out of Vimeo before visiting our site. Vimeo's privacy policy provides further information, particularly on the collection and use of data by Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/privacy

Use of Slideshare

We use components from the provider Slideshare.com on our website. This offering is a service of SlideShare Inc., 1 Montgomery St., Suite 1300, San Francisco, CA 94104, and is integrated into our site using a so-called 2-click solution. Simply visiting our site does not result in any personal data being passed on to the provider Slideshare.com. Only if you manually initiate the start of the components from the provider Slideshare.com will personal data be transmitted to Slideshare.com, Google Analytics and ComScore and stored in the USA. A cookie will also be placed in your browser. We have no influence whatsoever on the data collected by the provider Slideshare.com or its data processing procedures. We are also not aware of the full extent of the data collection, its purposes or any storage period specified by Slideshare.com. Further information can be found at http://www.slideshare.net/privacy.

ComScore (Corporate Headquarters Reston, 11950 Democracy Drive, Suite 600, Reston, VA 20190) stores the data thus obtained as a "user profile." ComScore evaluates this "user profile" to provide needs-based advertising and/or market research. You have the right to object to the creation and storage of these user profiles by ComScore. To exercise this right of objection, you must contact comScore, Inc., 11950 Democracy Drive, Suite 600, Reston, VA 20190. Further information on the purpose and scope of data collection and processing by comScore can be found at http://www.comscore.com/ger/Ueber_Uns/Datenschutz

Use of AddThis

We use the bookmark service addthis.com on our website. AddThis is a service of Clearspring Technologies Inc., 8000 Westpark Drive, Suite 625, McLean, VA 2210, USA. Each time you visit our website that is equipped with such an AddThis component, this component causes the browser you are using to download a corresponding representation of the component from addthis.com. This process informs addthis.com which specific page of our website you are currently visiting. Furthermore, addthis.com receives information about your IP address, browser type, browser language, the previously accessed website, and the date and time of your website visit in order to use this data to create anonymized user profiles. This data enables AddThis and its partner companies to specifically target visitors to our website with personalized, interest-based advertising. The advertising is displayed based on the browser cookie set by addthis.com, which analyzes the usage behavior of the website visitor. You can permanently object to the setting of the addthis.com cookie by downloading and installing the opt-out cookie available under the following link: http://www.addthis.com/privacy/opt-out.

However, please note that if you do this, you may not be able to use all of the features of our website to their full extent. You can find AddThis's privacy policy at the following internet address, which contains information on the collection and use of data by AddThis: http://www.addthis.com/privacy/privacy-policy

Use of Pinterest

We use the service pinterest.com on our website. Pinterest.com is a service of Pinterest, Inc., 808 Brannan St, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA. Through the integrated Pin it button on our page, Pinterest receives the information that you have accessed the corresponding page of our website. If you are logged in to Pinterest, Pinterest can assign this visit to our page to your Pinterest account and thus link the data. The data transmitted by clicking the Pin it button is stored by Pinterest. For further information on the purpose and scope of data collection, its processing and use, as well as your related rights and setting options for protecting your privacy, please see the Pinterest privacy policy, which you can access at http://pinterest.com/about/privacy/.

To prevent Pinterest from associating your visit to our site with your Pinterest account, you must log out of your Pinterest account before visiting our site.

Use of Myspace

We use the service myspace.com on our website. Myspace.com is a service of Myspace, LLC., 07 North Maple Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90210, USA. Through the integrated Myspace button on our site, Myspace receives the information that you have accessed the corresponding page of our website. If you are logged in to Myspace, Myspace can assign the visit to our site to your Myspace account and thus link the collected data. The data transmitted by clicking the Myspace button is stored by Myspace. For further information on the purpose and scope of data collection, its processing and use, as well as your related rights and setting options for protecting your privacy, please see the Myspace privacy policy, which you can access at https://myspace.com/pages/privacy#4.2.9.

To prevent Myspace from associating your visit to our site with your Myspace account, you must log out of your Myspace account before visiting our site.

Use of Getty Images images

We use the option to integrate free images from the Getty Images stock image archive on our website. These components are a service of Getty Images International, Block 4, Floor 2, Bracken Business Park, Bracken Road, Sandyford, Dublin 18, Ireland. Images embedded in this way can be identified by the Getty Images note within the embedded image. Further information can be found at http://www.gettyimages.de/Creative/Frontdoor/embed

The prerequisite for displaying images from the Getty Images stock image archive on our site is that your IP address is transferred to Getty Images. To the best of our knowledge, the IP address is currently only used to integrate the images on our site. Should Getty Images save or even evaluate the collected IP address for other purposes, we have no influence over this. Further information on the purpose and scope of data collection can be found in Getty Images' privacy policy at http://www.gettyimages.de/Corporate/PrivacyPolicy.aspx

Use of Tumblr

We use components from the provider Tumblr on our site. These components are a service of Tumblr, Inc., 35 East 21st St, 10th Floor, New York, NY 10010, USA. Each time you access our website that is equipped with such a Tumblr component, this component causes the browser you are using to download a corresponding representation of the component from tumblr.com. This process informs Tumblr which specific page of our website is currently being visited and from which IP address. We have no influence on the scope of the data or the data itself that Tumblr collects through this component. To the best of our knowledge, the component is not used for any purpose other than displaying the button. Further information can be found in Tumblr's privacy policy at https://www.tumblr.com/policy/en/privacy. To prevent Tumblr from associating your visit to our site with your Tumblr account, you must log out of your Tumblr account before visiting our site.

Use of etracker

We use components from etracker GmbH, Erste Brunnenstraße 1, 20459 Hamburg, on our website. Each time our website is accessed, this component collects and stores data for marketing and optimization purposes. This data can then be used to create user profiles under a pseudonym using cookies. Cookies are small text files that are stored locally in the cache of the visitor's internet browser in order to enable recognition of the visitor's internet browser. The data collected in this way will not be used to personally identify the visitor to our website without the visitor's express consent. Furthermore, this data will not be merged with personal data or with user profiles created under a pseudonym. You can object to this data collection and storage at any time with future effect. To object to the storage of your data, please visit this page http://www.etracker.de/privacy?et=V23Jbb and follow the instructions there.

Use of Econda

We use components from econda GmbH, Eisenlohrstr. 43, 76135 Karlsruhe, on our website. Each time our website is accessed, this component collects and stores data for marketing and optimization purposes. Cookies can then be used to create user profiles under a pseudonym. These user profiles can be used to analyze visitor behavior and can be evaluated to improve and tailor our website to meet customer needs. Cookies are small text files that are stored locally in the cache of the visitor's internet browser to enable recognition of the visitor's internet browser. The data collected in this way will not be used to personally identify the visitor to our website without the visitor's express consent. Furthermore, this data will not be merged with personal data or data about the bearer of the pseudonym. This data collection and storage can be revoked at any time with future effect. To object to the storage of your data, please visit this page http://www.econda.de/econda/unternehmen/datenschutz/widerspruchscookie/ and follow the instructions on this page.

After you object, an opt-out cookie will be stored on your device. If you delete your cookies, you will need to click the link again.

Use of Webtrekk

We use components from Webtrekk GmbH, Robert-Koch-Platz 4, 10115 Berlin, on our website. Each time our website is accessed, this component collects and stores data for marketing and optimization purposes. Cookies can then be used to create user profiles under a pseudonym. These user profiles can be used to analyze visitor behavior and can be evaluated to improve and tailor our website to meet customer needs. Cookies are small text files that are stored locally in the cache of the visitor's internet browser to enable recognition of the visitor's internet browser. The data collected in this way will not be used to personally identify the visitor to our website without the visitor's express consent. Furthermore, this data will not be merged with personal data or data about the bearer of the pseudonym. This data collection and storage can be revoked at any time with future effect. To object to the storage of your data, please visit this page: https://www.webtrekk.com/de/index/opt-out-webtrekk/abmeldung-vom-tracking/

After you object, an opt-out cookie will be stored on your device. If you delete your cookies, you will need to click the link again.

Use of LiveZilla

We use components from LiveZilla GmbH, Byk-Gulden-Straße 22, 78224 Singen, on our website. Each time our website is accessed, this component collects and stores data for web analysis and to operate the live chat system. Cookies can then be used to create user profiles under a pseudonym. These user profiles can be used to analyze visitor behavior and operate the live chat system and can be evaluated to improve and tailor our website to meet customer needs. Cookies are small text files that are stored locally in the cache of the visitor's internet browser to enable recognition of the visitor's internet browser. The data collected in this way will not be used to personally identify the visitor to our website without the visitor's express consent. Furthermore, this data will not be merged with personal data or data about the bearer of the pseudonym.

You may prevent the installation of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser or by deleting cookies that have already been saved. However, please note that if you do this, you may not be able to use the full functionality of our website.

Use of Stripe

We offer the option of processing payments through the payment service provider Stripe, ℅ Legal Process, 510 Townsend St., San Francisco, CA 94103 (Stripe). This is in line with our legitimate interest in offering an efficient and secure payment method (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR). In this context, we will transfer the following data to Stripe to the extent necessary for contract fulfillment (Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR).

Cardholder name

E-mail address

Customer number

Order number

Bank details

Credit card details

Credit card validity period

Credit card verification number (CVC)

Date and time of the transaction

Transaction amount

Name of the provider

Location

The processing of the data specified in this section is neither legally nor contractually required. Without the transmission of your personal data, we cannot process a payment via Stripe. [You have the option of choosing a different payment method.]

Stripe assumes a dual role as controller and processor in data processing activities. As the controller, Stripe uses your submitted data to fulfill regulatory obligations. This corresponds to Stripe's legitimate interest (pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR) and serves the purpose of contract execution (pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR). We have no influence on this process.

Stripe acts as a processor to complete transactions within the payment networks. Within the scope of the order processing relationship, Stripe acts exclusively on our instructions and has been contractually obligated to comply with data protection regulations within the meaning of Art. 28 GDPR.

Stripe has implemented compliance measures for international data transfers. These apply to all global activities in which Stripe processes personal data of individuals in the EU. These measures are based on the EU Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs).

Further information on objection and removal options with Stripe can be found at: https://stripe.com/privacy-center/legal

We will retain your data until the payment is completed. This includes the period required to process refunds, debt collection, and fraud prevention. [According to Section 147 AO / Section 257 HGB], we are subject to a statutory retention period of 10 years.

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Use of MailChimp

Newsletter Consent With regard to the use of your personal data to receive our newsletter, you will be asked for your consent as follows:

"I have read the privacy policy and, in particular, I agree that data processing will be carried out by a service provider in the USA."

We use our newsletter to regularly inform you about our offers. To receive our newsletter, you need a valid email address. We will verify the email address you provide to ensure that you are actually the owner of the specified email address or that the owner is authorized to receive the newsletter. When you subscribe to our newsletter, we will save your IP address and the date and time of your registration. This serves as a safeguard on our part in case a third party misuses your email address and subscribes to our newsletter without your knowledge.

The data collected in this way will also not be compared with data that may be collected by other components of our site.

Newsletter via MailChimp

We use the MailChimp component to send our newsletters. MailChimp is a service provided by The Rocket Science Group, LLC, 512 Means Street, Suite 404, Atlanta, GA 30318, USA.

The data you provide when registering for the newsletter (email address, name if applicable, IP address, date and time of your registration) will be transferred to a server of The Rocket Science Group in the USA and stored there in compliance with the "Safe Harbor Agreement".

For more information about MailChimp’s privacy policy, please visit:

http://mailchimp.com/legal/privacy/

You can cancel or revoke your subscription to this newsletter and thus your consent to the storage of your data at any time. Details can be found in the confirmation email and in each individual newsletter.

Newsletter tracking

Our newsletters contain so-called tracking pixels (web bugs) that allow us to recognize whether and when an email was opened and which links in the email were followed by the personalized recipient.

We store this data so that we can optimally tailor our newsletters to the wishes and interests of our subscribers. The data collected in this way is used to send personalized newsletters to the respective recipients.

We ask for your consent in this regard as follows:

"I agree that my data and usage behavior will be stored electronically through newsletter tracking in order to send me a personalized newsletter. By revoking my consent to receive the newsletter, I also revoke my consent to the aforementioned tracking."

By revoking your consent to receive the newsletter, you also revoke your consent to the aforementioned tracking.

Using Jetpack with wordpress.com STATS

We use the Jetpack component of Automattic Inc., 132 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94107, United States of America, on our website using technology from Quantcast Corp., 201 Third Street, 2nd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94103, United States of America. Each time our website is accessed, data for web analysis is collected through the use of cookies and stored in the USA. Cookies are small text files that are stored locally in the cache of the visitor's Internet browser in order to enable recognition of the visitor's Internet browser. The IP address is anonymized immediately after processing but before it is saved. You can prevent the installation of cookies by setting your browser software accordingly or delete cookies that have already been saved; however, we would like to point out that in this case you may not be able to use all of the functions of our website to their full extent.

You can object to the collection and use of data by the Jetpack component with effect for the future by setting an opt-out cookie in your browser via the page http://www.quantcast.com/opt-out. If you delete all cookies from your browser, the process must be repeated.

Use of Adobe Analytics (Omniture)

We use the web analysis service Adobe Analytics on our website, a web analysis service of Adobe Systems Software Ireland Limited, 4-6 Riverwalk, Citywest Business Campus, Dublin 24, Republic of Ireland.

Adobe Analytics uses cookies for this analysis. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer and that enable an analysis of website usage. When the data obtained in this way is transmitted, the Adobe data center ensures that the IP address is anonymized before geolocation. This means that the last octet of the IP address is replaced with zeros. Before the data is saved, the IP address is also replaced with generic IP addresses. The IP address you transmit as part of Adobe Analytics will not be merged with other Adobe data. Adobe will use this information on our behalf to evaluate website usage and to provide us with other services associated with the use of our website and internet usage.

You can prevent the installation of Adobe Analytics cookies by selecting the appropriate settings in your browser. However, please note that if you do this, you may not be able to fully use all of the features of our website.

For options on how to prevent the use and processing of data, including your IP address, by Adobe Analytics, please visit http://www.adobe.com/de/privacy/opt-out.html

Use of social media buttons with Shariff

We use the c't project Shariff on our website. Shariff replaces the usual share buttons on social networks and thus protects surfing behavior.

Shariff integrates these social network share buttons on our website solely as graphics containing a link to the corresponding social network. Clicking on the corresponding graphic will redirect you to the respective network's service. The Shariff button only establishes direct contact between the social network and our visitors when the visitor actively clicks the share button. Only then will your data be transmitted to the respective social network. If, however, the Shariff button is not clicked, no exchange of information takes place between you and the social networks. Further information about the c't Shariff project can be found at http://www.heise.de/ct/artikel/Shariff-Social-Media-Buttons-mit-Datenschutz-2467514.html

Use of Instagram

We use the Instagram service on our website. Instagram is a service of Instagram Inc. Through the integrated Insta button on our page, Instagram receives the information that you have accessed the corresponding page of our website. If you are logged in to Instagram, Instagram can assign this visit to our page to your Instagram account and thus link the data. The data transmitted by clicking the Insta button is stored by Instagram. You can find further information on the purpose and scope of data collection, its processing and use as well as your related rights and setting options for protecting your privacy in the Instagram privacy policy, which you can access at https://help.instagram.com/155833707900388.

To prevent Instagram from associating your visit to our site with your Instagram account, you must log out of your Instagram account before visiting our site.

Use of Amazon affiliate program

Reinhard Wiesemann is a participant in the Amazon EU Associates Program, which is designed to provide a means for websites to earn advertising fees by placing advertisements and links to Amazon.co.uk, Javari.co.uk, Local.Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.de, Javari.de, de.BuyVIP.com, Amazon.fr, javari.fr, Amazon.it, it.BuyVIP.com, Amazon.es, and es.BuyVIP.com. To track orders, Amazon uses cookies that allow it to recognize that you have clicked on an affiliate link on our site. For more information on Amazon's data usage, please see the company's privacy policy: http://www.amazon.de/gp/help/customer/display.html/ref=footer_privacy?ie=UTF8&nodeId=3312401

Use of Google Adwords

We also use the Google advertising tool "Google Adwords" to promote our website. As part of this, we use the analysis service "Conversion Tracking" from Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043 USA, hereinafter referred to as Google. If you accessed our website via a Google ad, a cookie will be stored on your computer. Cookies are small text files that your Internet browser saves on your computer. These so-called "conversion cookies" expire after 30 days and are not used to personally identify you. If you visit certain pages of our website and the cookie has not yet expired, we and Google can recognize that you, as a user, clicked on one of our ads placed by Google and were redirected to our page.

The information collected through conversion cookies is used by Google to compile visitor statistics for our website. These statistics tell us the total number of users who clicked on our ad and which pages of our website were subsequently accessed by the respective user. However, we and other advertisers using Google AdWords do not receive any information that could be used to personally identify users.

You can prevent the installation of "conversion cookies" by setting your browser accordingly, for example by using a browser setting that generally deactivates the automatic setting of cookies or specifically blocks only cookies from the domain "googleadservices.com".

You can find Google's privacy policy at the following link: https://services.google.com/sitestats/de.html

Use of Google AdSense

We use Google AdSense on our website. Google AdSense is a service provided by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043 USA, for integrating advertisements. Google AdSense uses so-called cookies, i.e. text files that are stored on your computer and enable an analysis of the use of our website. Google AdSense also uses so-called web beacons. These web beacons enable Google to evaluate information, such as the flow of visitors to our site. This information, along with your IP address and the recording of the advertising formats displayed, is transmitted to Google in the USA, stored there and may be passed on by Google to contractual partners. However, Google does not combine your IP address with other data stored by you. You can prevent the installation of cookies by setting your browser accordingly; however, we would like to point out that in this case you may not be able to use all functions of our website to their full extent. By using our website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above.

Use of Google Remarketing

We use the Google Remarketing service provided by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043 USA, hereinafter referred to as Google, on our website. Google Remarketing can display ads for users who have already visited our website in the past. Within the Google advertising network, advertisements tailored to their interests can be displayed on our site. Google Remarketing uses cookies for this evaluation. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer and that enable an analysis of website usage. This makes it possible to recognize our visitors as soon as they visit websites within the Google advertising network. In this way, advertisements can be presented within the Google advertising network that are related to content that the visitor has previously accessed on websites of the Google advertising network that also use the Google remarketing function. Google states that it does not collect any personal data in this process. You can deactivate this function by making the appropriate settings at http://www.google.com/settings/ads.

Use of affilinet tracking cookies

We use affilinet tracking cookies on our website to accurately record sales and/or leads. Cookies are small text files that your computer saves when you visit a website. These Affilinet tracking cookies do not store any personal data. Instead, they only record the identification number of the referring partner and the serial number of the advertising material clicked on by the website visitor. This information is required for payment processing between the website operator and the advertiser. The partner identification number is used to allocate the commission to be paid to the referring partner upon completion of a transaction.

You may prevent the installation of cookies by setting your browser software accordingly; however, we would like to point out that in this case you may not be able to use all functions of our website to their full extent.

Use of WiredMinds

We use the tracking pixel components of WiredMinds AG on our website. These components are a service of WiredMinds AG, Immenhofer Str. 21, 70180 Stuttgart. WiredMinds uses cookies, i.e. text files that are stored on your computer and enable an analysis of the use of our website. Data may be collected, processed, and stored from which user profiles are created under a pseudonym. This collected data, which may also contain personal data, is transmitted to a WiredMinds server in Germany. IP addresses, if recorded, are anonymized by immediately deleting the last block of numbers. The data collected in this way will not be used to personally identify the visitor to our website without the separate consent of the visitor to our website. Further information on the purpose and scope of data collection and processing by WiredMinds can be found at http://www.wiredminds.de/produkt/datenschutz-gutachten/

On this page you will also find information on how you can object to the collection, processing and storage of data by WiredMinds with effect for the future.

Use of Flattr

We use components of the micropayment service Flattr on our website. These components are a service provided by Flattr Network Ltd., 2nd Floor, White Bear Yard, 144A Clerkenwell Road, London, Middlesex, United Kingdom, EC1R 5DF.

Each time you visit our website that is equipped with such a Flattr component, this component causes the browser you are using to download a corresponding representation of the component from Flattr.com. In the event that you are not logged into your Flattr account, usage data may already be collected and stored. If you are logged into your Flattr account, Flattr will be informed which specific page of our website you are currently visiting. If you then continue to interact with the Flattr button we use, this information will be transmitted to Flattr and evaluated and stored for billing purposes in accordance with the Flattr guidelines.

Further information on the purpose and scope of data collection and processing by Flattr can be found at https://flattr.com/privacy

Additional services

We also use the following services to provide our website:

googleapis.com

gstatic.com

website-editor.net

cloudfront.net

jsdelivr.net

multiscreensite.com

mapbox.com

Publication of job advertisements / online job applications

Your application data will be collected and processed electronically by us for the purpose of processing the application process. If your application results in the conclusion of an employment contract, we may store your submitted data in your personnel file for the purposes of standard organizational and administrative processes, in compliance with the relevant legal regulations.

If your job application is rejected, the data you have submitted will be automatically deleted two months after notification of the rejection. This does not apply if longer storage is necessary due to legal requirements (e.g., the burden of proof under the General Equal Treatment Act) or if you have expressly consented to longer storage in our database of prospective applicants.

Privacy policy for the use of the DIRS21 booking system

We would like to strengthen your trust in the DIRS21 booking system integrated into this website, operated by "TourOnline AG," for booking hotels, hosts, and package deals. We also want to provide you with a transparent overview of the booking process and how the data collected during the booking process is handled. For this reason, we'll explain here what information is requested from you and how this information is processed.

Anonymous search for available rooms, hotels or package deals with DIRS21

To check availability with hotels and other hosts, you do not need to provide any personal information.

Booking via booking system DIRS21

If you would like to book a free room or a package, personal data is required for the booking, including your name, address, telephone number, and email address. This data is stored in the system for each booking under a booking number and is communicated to the booked host by fax. The booked host can view this data at any time in a secure customer area accessible only to them. Export or automatic further processing is not possible. We would like to expressly point out that your email address, in particular, will not be used for advertising or mass mailing purposes. Anonymized data will be further processed for statistical purposes. We may use third-party service providers to process your personal data on our behalf for the purposes stated above. For example, we may share some information about you with these third parties so that they can contact you directly by email (for example, to obtain a subsequent review of your travel stay).

Cookies through booking system DIRS21

The DIRS21 booking system uses cookies to provide services.

Right to information about the DIRS21 booking system

As a user of the DIRS21 booking system integrated into this website, you will receive information from the operator, "TourOnline AG," about which of your information has been recorded in the system. This service is free of charge. If you need more information, please contact us by email at kundenservice@dirs21.de or by calling the DIRS21 customer hotline at 49 7153 925050.

Deleting your personal data from the DIRS21 booking system

If you wish, the operator "TourOnline AG" will delete the personal data recorded in the DIRS21 booking system as soon as the arrival date indicated in the booking is reached. This service is free of charge. If necessary, please contact us by email at kundenservice@dirs21.de or by calling the DIRS21 customer hotline at 49 7153 925050. You will then receive confirmation of the deletion of your data.

Information/Revocation/Deletion

Pursuant to the Federal Data Protection Act, you can contact us free of charge with any questions regarding the collection, processing, or use of your personal data, including the correction, blocking, deletion, or revocation of your consent. Please note that you have the right to have inaccurate data corrected or personal data deleted, provided this right is not conflicting with a statutory retention period. You can exercise your right to lodge a complaint (Article 77 GDPR) with the State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information NRW, www.ldi.nrw.de

Reviewed / Source: Attorney F. Weiß