Data Protection
To the extent that personal data (such as name, address, or email addresses) is collected on our pages, this is always done on a voluntary basis as far as possible. The use of the offers and services is, as far as possible, always possible without providing personal data. We would like to point out that data transmission over the Internet (e.g., when communicating by email) can have security vulnerabilities. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible. The use of contact data published within the framework of the imprint obligation by third parties for sending unsolicited advertising and information materials is hereby expressly prohibited. The operators of the pages expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of the unsolicited sending of advertising information, such as through spam emails.
Cookies
The websites partly use so-called cookies. Cookies do not harm your computer and do not contain viruses. Cookies are used to make our offer more user-friendly, effective, and secure. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer and saved by your browser. Most of the cookies we use are so-called “session cookies.” They are automatically deleted after your visit. Other cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them. These cookies enable us to recognize your browser the next time you visit.
You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and only allow cookies in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general, and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. If cookies are deactivated, the functionality of this website may be restricted.
Server Log Files
The provider of the pages automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These are:
- Browser type and browser version
- Operating system used
- Referrer URL
- Hostname of the accessing computer
- Time of the server request
This data cannot be assigned to specific persons. This data is not merged with other data sources. We reserve the right to check this data retrospectively if we become aware of specific indications of illegal use.
Contact Form
If you send us inquiries via the contact form, your details from the inquiry form, including the contact details you provided there, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the inquiry and in case of follow-up questions. We will not pass on this data without your consent.
Comment Function on this Website
For the comment function on this page, in addition to your comment, information about the time the comment was created, your email address, and, if you do not post anonymously, the username you selected will be stored.
Storage of the IP Address
Our comment function stores the IP addresses of users who post comments. Since we do not check comments on our site before they go live, we need this data to be able to take action against the author in the event of legal violations such as insults or propaganda.
Subscribe to Comments
As a user of the site, you can subscribe to comments after registering. You will receive a confirmation email to check whether you are the owner of the provided email address. You can unsubscribe from this function at any time via a link in the info emails.
SSL Encryption
This site uses SSL encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as the requests you send to us as the site operator. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from “http://” to “https://” and by the lock symbol in your browser line. If SSL encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.
Right to Information, Deletion, Blocking
You have the right to free information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipient, and the purpose of data processing, as well as a right to correction, blocking, or deletion of this data. For this purpose and for further questions about personal data, you can contact us at any time at the address given in the imprint.
Google Analytics
This website uses features of the Google Analytics web analytics service. The provider is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. Google Analytics uses so-called “cookies.”
These are text files that are stored on your computer and that enable an analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there.
IP Anonymization
In case of activation of IP anonymization on this website, your IP address will be truncated by Google within member states of the European Union or in other states party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity, and to provide the website operator with other services relating to website and internet use. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data.
Browser Plugin
You can prevent these cookies being stored by selecting the appropriate settings in your browser. However, we wish to point out that doing so may mean you will not be able to enjoy the full functionality of this website. You can also prevent the data generated by cookies about your use of the website (incl. your IP address) from being passed to Google, and the processing of these data by Google, by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en.
Objection to Data Collection
You can prevent the collection of your data by Google Analytics by clicking on the following link. An opt-out cookie will be set to prevent your data from being collected on future visits to this site: Disable Google Analytics.
For more information about how Google Analytics handles user data, see Google’s privacy policy: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en.
Order Data Processing
We have concluded an order data processing agreement with Google, and we fully implement the strict requirements of the Vietnam data protection authorities when using Google Analytics.
Demographic Features with Google Analytics
This website uses the “demographic features” function of Google Analytics. This allows reports to be generated that contain statements about the age, gender, and interests of site visitors. This data comes from interest-based advertising from Google and visitor data from third-party providers. This data cannot be assigned to a specific person. You can disable this feature at any time by adjusting the ads settings in your Google account or you can generally prohibit the collection of your data by Google Analytics as described in the section “Objection to Data Collection.”
Universal Analytics
This website uses Google Analytics for cross-device analysis of visitor flows, which is conducted via a User ID (Universal Analytics). You can disable cross-device analysis of your usage in your Google customer account under “My Data,” “Personal Data.”
Data collection and storage can also be objected to at any time for the future using a browser plugin from Google (https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en).
For more information on Universal Analytics, see here: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/2838718?hl=en&ref_topic=6010376
Google Maps
This website uses the Google Maps API, a map service from Google Inc. (“Google”), for displaying an interactive map and creating directions. Google Maps is operated by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.
By using Google Maps, information about your use of this website (including your IP address) may be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google may transfer the information obtained through Maps to third parties if required by law or if third parties process this data on behalf of Google.
Google will not associate your IP address with other Google data. However, it is technically possible that Google could identify at least individual users based on the data received. It is also possible that personal data and personality profiles of users of this website could be processed by Google for other purposes over which we have no influence. You have the option to deactivate the Google Maps service and thus prevent the transfer of data to Google by deactivating JavaScript in your browser. However, we would like to point out that in this case you may not be able to use the map display on our site.
For the Google Privacy Policy and additional terms of use for Google Maps, please visit: https://www.google.com/intl/en_de/help/terms_maps.html
Google Webfonts
These websites use external fonts, Google Fonts. Google Fonts is a service of Google Inc. (“Google”). The integration of these web fonts is done by a server call, usually a server of Google in the USA. This transmits to the server which of our internet pages you have visited. The IP address of the visitor’s browser is also stored by Google. For more information, please refer to Google’s privacy policy, which you can access here:
www.google.com/fonts#AboutPlace:about
www.google.com/policies/privacy/
Privacy Policy for the Use of Google AdSense
This website uses Google AdSense, a service provided by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA, to integrate advertisements on websites. Google AdSense uses so-called cookies. Cookies are files. By storing cookies on your computer, Google can analyze your use of this website. Google AdSense also uses so-called web beacons. These are not visible graphics. With this, Google can analyze information such as clicks on this website or traffic on it.
The information mentioned, your IP address, and the delivery of advertising formats are transmitted to Google servers in the USA and stored there. Google may pass on this entire information to third parties if required by law or if third parties process this data on behalf of Google. However, Google will not merge your IP address with other data stored by you.
You have the option to prevent the mentioned cookies from being stored on your computer. To do this, you must make the corresponding setting in your internet browser. However, there is the possibility that this website will only be limitedly usable for you in this case. By using the website, you agree to the processing of the data collected about you by Google in the manner and for the purpose described above.
Use of Google Remarketing
This website uses the remarketing function of Google Inc. The function is used to present website visitors with interest-related advertisements within the Google advertising network. A so-called “cookie” is stored in the visitor’s browser, which allows the visitor to be recognized when they call up pages that belong to the Google advertising network. On these pages, visitors can be presented with advertisements that relate to content that the visitor has previously accessed on websites that use Google’s remarketing function.
According to Google, no personal data is collected during this process. If you do not wish to use Google’s remarketing function, you can generally deactivate it by making the corresponding settings at https://www.google.com/settings/ads. Alternatively, you can deactivate the use of cookies for interest-based advertising via the advertising network initiative.
Google AdWords
Our website uses Google Conversion Tracking. If you have reached our website via an ad placed by Google, Google Adwords will set a cookie on your computer. The cookie for conversion tracking is set when a user clicks on an ad placed by Google. These cookies lose their validity after 30 days and are not used for personal identification. If the user visits certain pages on our website and the cookie has not yet expired, we and Google can recognize that the user clicked on the ad and was redirected to this page. Each Google AdWords customer receives a different cookie. Cookies cannot be tracked across the websites of AdWords customers. The information obtained through the conversion cookie is used to create conversion statistics for AdWords customers who have opted for conversion tracking. Customers learn the total number of users who clicked on their ad and were redirected to a page with a conversion tracking tag. However, they do not receive information that personally identifies users.
If you do not want to participate in tracking, you can decline to set the required cookie – for example, via a browser setting that generally deactivates the automatic setting of cookies or by setting your browser so that cookies from the domain “googleleadservices.com” are blocked.
Please note that you must not delete the opt-out cookies as long as you do not wish to record measurement data. If you have deleted all your cookies in the browser, you must set the respective opt-out cookie again.
Social Network Plugins
You can visit our site without providing any personal information. Personal data is only collected if you voluntarily disclose it to us during your visit to our website.
Our website also contains programs (plugins) from the Facebook social network. These are operated exclusively by Facebook Inc., 1601 S. California Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA (Facebook). The plugins are marked on our website by the Facebook logo or the addition “Like.” When you visit a website on our internet presence that contains such a plugin, your browser establishes a direct connection to Facebook’s servers, which in turn transmits the content of the plugin to your browser and integrates it into the displayed website. This informs Facebook that you have visited our website. If you are logged into your personal Facebook account during the visit to our website, Facebook can assign the website visit to this account. Interactions with plugins, such as clicking the “Like” button or leaving a comment, directly transmit the corresponding information to Facebook, where it is stored. If you wish to prevent this data transmission, you must log out of your Facebook account before visiting our website.
For the purpose and scope of data collection by Facebook, as well as further processing and use of your data, and your related rights and privacy settings, please refer to Facebook’s privacy policy (https://en-gb.facebook.com/privacy/explanation.php).
If you have questions regarding the collection, processing, or use of your personal data, as well as for information, correction, blocking, or deletion of data, please contact:
The Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information,
Husarenstraße 30, D-53117 Bonn, Tel.: +49 (0)228-997799-0
Facebook Plugins (Like Button)
Our pages integrate plugins from the Facebook social network, provider Facebook Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA. You can recognize the Facebook plugins by the Facebook logo or the “Like” button on our page. An overview of the Facebook plugins can be found here: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/.
When you visit our pages, a direct connection is established between your browser and the Facebook server via the plugin. Facebook receives the information that you have visited our site with your IP address. If you click the Facebook “Like” button while logged into your Facebook account, you can link the content of our pages to your Facebook profile. This allows Facebook to associate the visit to our pages with your user account. We would like to point out that we, as the provider of the pages, have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by Facebook. For more information, please refer to Facebook’s privacy policy at https://en-gb.facebook.com/policy.php.
If you do not want Facebook to associate your visit to our pages with your Facebook user account, please log out of your Facebook user account.
Our pages include functions of the Twitter service. These functions are offered by Twitter Inc., 1355 Market Street, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA. By using Twitter and the “Re-Tweet” function, the websites you visit are linked to your Twitter account and made known to other users. Data is also transmitted to Twitter. We would like to point out that, as the provider of the pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by Twitter. For more information, please refer to Twitter’s privacy policy at https://twitter.com/privacy.
You can change your privacy settings on Twitter in the account settings at: https://twitter.com/account/settings.
Google+
Our pages use functions of Google+. The provider is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. Collection and disclosure of information: Using the Google+ button, you can publish information worldwide. Via the Google+ button, you and other users receive personalized content from Google and our partners. Google stores both the information that you have given +1 for content and information about the page that you viewed when you clicked on +1. Your +1 can be displayed together with your profile name and your photo in Google services, such as in search results or in your Google profile, or at other places on websites and ads on the Internet.
Google records information about your +1 activities to improve Google services for you and others. To use the Google+ button, you need a globally visible, public Google profile that must contain at least the name chosen for the profile. This name is used in all Google services. In some cases, this name may also replace another name that you used when sharing content through your Google account. The identity of your Google profile may be displayed to users who know your email address or have other identifying information about you.
Use of the collected information: In addition to the purposes explained above, the information you provide will be used in accordance with the applicable Google data protection regulations. Google may publish summary statistics about users’ +1 activities or share them with users and partners, such as publishers, advertisers, or related websites.
Our pages integrate functions of the Instagram service. These functions are offered by Instagram Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA, 94025, USA. If you are logged into your Instagram account, you can link the contents of our pages to your Instagram profile by clicking the Instagram button. This allows Instagram to associate the visit to our pages with your user account. We would like to point out that, as the provider of the pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by Instagram.
For more information, please refer to Instagram’s privacy policy: https://instagram.com/about/legal/privacy/.
SoundCloud
Our pages may include plugins from the social network SoundCloud (SoundCloud Limited, Berners House, 47-48 Berners Street, London W1T 3NF, United Kingdom). You can recognize the SoundCloud plugins by the SoundCloud logo on the affected pages.
When you visit our pages, a direct connection is established between your browser and the SoundCloud server after activation of the plugin. SoundCloud receives the information that you have visited our site with your IP address. If you click the “Like” or “Share” button while logged into your SoundCloud account, you can link the contents of our pages to your SoundCloud profile and/or share them. This allows SoundCloud to associate your visit to our pages with your user account. We would like to point out that, as the provider of the pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by SoundCloud.
For more information, please refer to SoundCloud’s privacy policy at: https://soundcloud.com/pages/privacy
If you do not want Soundcloud to associate your visit to our pages with your SoundCloud user account, please log out of your SoundCloud user account before activating the content of the SoundCloud plugin.
Spotify
Our pages include features of the Spotify music service. The provider is Spotify AB, Birger Jarlsgatan 61, 113 56 Stockholm, Sweden. You can recognize the Spotify plugins by the green logo on our page. An overview of the Spotify plugins can be found at https://developer.spotify.com.
This establishes a direct connection between your browser and the Spotify server when you visit our pages via the plugin. Spotify receives the information that you have visited our site with your IP address. If you click the Spotify button while logged into your Spotify account, you can link the contents of our pages to your Spotify profile. This allows Spotify to associate your visit to our pages with your user account.
For more information, please refer to Spotify’s privacy policy: https://www.spotify.com/de/legal/privacy-policy/.
If you do not want Spotify to associate your visit to our pages with your Spotify user account, please log out of your Spotify user account.
YouTube
Our website uses plugins from the Google-operated site YouTube. The operator of the pages is YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA. When you visit one of our pages equipped with a YouTube plugin, a connection to the servers of YouTube is established. This tells the YouTube server which of our pages you have visited. If you are logged into your YouTube account, you enable YouTube to assign your surfing behavior directly to your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account.
For more information on how user data is handled, please refer to YouTube’s privacy policy at: https://www.google.com/intl/de/policies/privacy
Data Protection Declaration for the Use of Advertising Materials from the Amazon Partner Program
We are participants in the partner program of Amazon EU S.à r.l. This partner program was launched by Amazon to place advertisements and links to amazon.de on external websites. The owners of the websites earn through advertising cost reimbursements. Amazon uses cookies to trace the origin of orders. Amazon can recognize that you have clicked on the partner link on our website.
For more information on the use of data by Amazon, please visit:
https://www.amazon.de/gp/help/customer/display.html/ref=footer_privacy?ie=UTF8&nodeId=3312401
Sources:
- eRecht24.de – Internet Law by Lawyer Sören Siebert – https://www.e-recht24.de
- Sample Data Protection Declaration from Flegl Rechtsanwälte GmbH – https://www.flegl-rechtsanwaelte.de/
- Sample Data Protection Declaration from Kanzlei WILDE BEUGER SOLMECKE – https://www.wbs-law.de