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Newsletter

If you would like to receive the newsletter offered on the website, we require an e-mail address from you as well as information that allows us to verify that you are the owner of the e-mail address provided and that you agree to receive the newsletter. Further data will not be collected or will only be collected on a voluntary basis. We use this data exclusively for sending the requested information and do not pass it on to third parties.

The processing of the data entered in the newsletter registration form takes place exclusively on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO). You can revoke your consent to the storage of the data, the e-mail address and their use for sending the newsletter at any time, for example via the "unsubscribe" link in the newsletter. The legality of the data processing operations already carried out remains unaffected by the revocation.

The data you provide us with for the purpose of subscribing to the newsletter will be stored by us until you unsubscribe from the newsletter and will be deleted after you unsubscribe from the newsletter. Data that we have stored for other purposes (e.g. e-mail addresses for the member area) remain unaffected by this.

Plugins and tools

YouTube

Our website uses plugins from YouTube, which is operated by Google. The operator of the website is YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA.

If you visit one of our pages equipped with a YouTube plugin, a connection to YouTube's servers will be established. In doing so, the YouTube server is informed 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.

The use of YouTube is in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online offers. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.

For more information on how to handle user data, please refer to YouTube's privacy policy at: https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy.

Vimeo

Our website uses plugins from the video portal Vimeo. The provider is Vimeo Inc., 555 West 18th Street, New York, New York 10011, USA.

If you visit one of our pages equipped with a Vimeo plugin, a connection to the Vimeo servers will be established. In doing so, the Vimeo server is informed which of our pages you have visited. In addition, Vimeo obtains your IP address. This also applies if you are not logged in to Vimeo or do not have an account with Vimeo. The information collected by Vimeo is transmitted to the Vimeo server in the USA.

If you are logged into your Vimeo account, you enable Vimeo to assign your surfing behavior directly to your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your Vimeo account.

For more information on how Vimeo handles user data, please refer to Vimeo's privacy policy at: https://vimeo.com/privacy.

Google Web Fonts

This site uses so-called web fonts, which are provided by Google, for the uniform display of fonts. When you call up a page, your browser loads the required web fonts into your browser cache in order to display texts and fonts correctly.

For this purpose, the browser you are using must connect to Google's servers. As a result, Google learns that our website has been accessed via your IP address. The use of Google Web Fonts is in the interest of a uniform and attractive presentation of our online offers. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.

If your browser does not support web fonts, a standard font will be used by your computer.

You can find more information about Google Web Fonts at https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and in Google's privacy policy: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy.

Google Maps

This site uses the Google Maps map service via an API. The provider is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.

In order to use the functions of Google Maps, it is necessary to store your IP address. This information is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. The provider of this site has no influence on this data transfer.

The use of Google Maps is in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online offers and to make it easy to find the places we have indicated on the website. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.

You can find more information on the handling of user data in Google's privacy policy: https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy.

Cloudflare (Proxy/CDN und Schutzfunktionen)

We use the Cloudflare service provided by Cloudflare, Inc., 101 Townsend St, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA, as a reverse proxy/CDN and for security features (e.g., protection against bot and DDoS attacks, load balancing, delivery optimization).

In doing so, Cloudflare processes, in particular:

  • IP address,
  • technical connection and request data (e.g., timestamp, URL accessed, header information, user agent),
  • security and diagnostic data.

Cloudflare uses technically necessary cookies and/or accesses information on the end device as part of these functions. Depending on the activated function, the following cookies may be used:

  • __cf_bm (bot management),
  • cf_clearance (challenge/security check),
  • _cfuvid or __cfruid (rate limiting/traffic differentiation),
  • __cflb (load balancer session),
  • __cfwaitingroom (waiting room, if activated).

These cookies are necessary for the secure and stable provision of our online services. Consent is not required for this according to Section 25 Paragraph 2 No. 1 and/or No. 2 of the German Telemedia Act (TMG).

The legal basis for the subsequent data processing according to the GDPR is Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f GDPR (legitimate interest in the secure and efficient operation of our website).

Recipient:
Cloudflare, Inc. as a data processor. A data processing agreement (DPA) exists with Cloudflare.

Third-country transfer:
Transfers to third countries (especially the USA) cannot be ruled out. We ensure appropriate safeguards are in place for third-country transfers (e.g., EU Standard Contractual Clauses or other permissible transfer mechanisms pursuant to Art. 44 et seq. GDPR).

Storage period:
The storage period for Cloudflare cookies depends on their function and may vary. Details on individual cookies and their durations can be found in the Cloudflare cookie documentation:

https://developers.cloudflare.com/fundamentals/reference/policies-compliances/cloudflare-cookies/

Consent Manager

We use the technically necessary cookie 'ix-consent-manager' to save your cookie/tracking settings and apply them to subsequent page visits. This prevents you from being asked the same questions every time you visit and ensures that only the categories you have selected are activated.

Cookie details:

  • Name: 'ix-consent-manager'
  • Purpose: Storing consent status (e.g., categories accepted/rejected), timestamp of the decision, version of the consent banner/text
  • Type: First-party cookie
  • Storage period: 6 months
  • Legal basis: Section 25 Paragraph 2 No. 2 TDDDG (technically necessary), Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter c GDPR (compliance with legal obligations) and/or Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f GDPR (legitimate interest in legally compliant consent management).

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