What is a cookie?

A cookie is a small text file that is downloaded onto a device to allow a website to recognize that device and to store some information about the user’s preferences or past actions on that website. Almost all websites use cookie-technology. There are two different types of cookies, so-called session-cookies, which are deleted when you close your browser and temporary / permanent cookies that are stored on your computer for a longer period of time or unlimited.

These cookies help us to design and optimize our offering on the website to facilitate the use, for example by saving certain input from you so that you do not have to constantly repeat it.

The use of cookies

Cookies are required on our Website. We use cookies to improve our website and to offer you products and services that we believe may be of interest to you. You may delete or block the cookies on this site, but this may interfere with the functionality of the site.

Your cookie settings

You can change your browser settings that cookies are created only with your consent or generally rejected. However, we inform you that disabling cookies may limit the functionality of our website.

You have the option to control the use of "cookies" and prevent, if necessary, by configuring your browser as follows:

• Internet Explorer, => (https://support.microsoft.com/de-at/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies) Tools – Internet Options – Advanced Tab - under Security check the box "At Internet Explorer Visited Websites", check "Do Not Track" - confirm
• Firefox, => (https://support.mozilla.org/de/kb/cookies-loeschen-daten-von-websites-entfernen) Menu - Settings - Privacy - at the point Chronicle on "create custom settings" set - at the point "cookies" make the desired settings - confirm
• Google Chrome, => (https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop&hl=de) Menu - Settings - Advanced Settings - in the section "Privacy" click on "Content Settings" - at the item "Cookies" set the desired checkmark - confirm
• Safari, => (https://support.apple.com/kb/ph21411?locale=de_DE) Safari - Settings - Privacy - at the item "Cookies and website data" make desired settings - confirm

Below you will find details on all cookies used on our website, their purpose and information on how, and for which an opt-out is possible.

Currently this website uses the following cookies:

For popular thirt party providers like Google, Facebook and many more the "Digital Advertising Alliance EU (EDAA)" offers a possibility to make a collected Opt-Out of all DAA companies.

For more information about online advertising and opt-out in relation to interest-based advertising on the respective links for the following organizations.

• Network Advertising Initiative (NAI) – http://optout.networkadvertising.org/
• Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA) – http://optout.aboutads.info/
• Digital Advertising Alliance Canada (DAAC) – http://youradchoices.ca/choices
• Digital Advertising Alliance EU (EDAA) – http://www.youronlinechoices.com/
• DAA AppChoices Seite – http://www.aboutads.info/appchoices

Web Analysis

In order to constantly improve our offer and optimize we use so-called tracking technologies. For this we use the services of Google Analytics.

Google Analytics

This website uses Google (Universal) Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Inc. (www.google.at). Google (Universal) Analytics uses methods that allow you to analyze the use of the website, such as so-called "cookies", text files that are stored on your computer. The generated information about your use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there.

DBy activating IP anonymization on this website, the IP address will be shortened prior to transmission within the member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be sent to a Google server in the US and shortened there. The anonymized IP address provided by Google Analytics within the scope of Google Analytics will not be merged with other data provided by Google.

Order processing contract

We have a data processing agreement in place with Google.

You can prevent the collection of the data (including your IP address) generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website to Google as well as the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available under the following link : http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de .

Google Maps

This website uses Google Maps API to visually display geographic information. When using Google Maps, Google also collects, processes and uses data about the use of the Maps features by visitors to the Websites. For more information about Google's data processing, please refer to Google's Privacy Policy: http:// www.google.com/privacypolicy.html. There you can also change your settings in the Privacy Center, so you can manage and protect your data. For more on how to manage your own data related to Google products, visit the Google-powered site http://www.dataliberation.org/

reCAPTCHA

This site uses reCAPTCHA owned by Google Inc, 1600 Amphitheater Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043, USA ("Google") to protect contact forms on this site. The query is used to distinguish whether the input is made by a human or abusive by automated, mechanical processing. It includes the sending of the IP address and any other data required by Google for the reCAPTCHA service to Google. For this purpose, your input will be transmitted to Google for further processing. Google uses the information obtained to digitize books and printed materials and to update services such as Google Street View and Google Maps.

DThe IP address submitted by your browser as part of reCAPTCHA will not be merged with other data provided by Google, unless you are logged in to your Google Account at the time you use the reCAPTCHA plug-in. To prevent the transfer and storage of your information, you must log out of Google before visiting our site using the reCAPTCHA plug-in. This data is subject to Google's different privacy policies, which are available at https://www.google.com/policies/privacy.

YouTube

This website uses YouTube LLC owned by Google Inc, 1600 Amphitheater Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043, USA ("Google") for the inclusion of videos. Normally, when you visit an embedded video page, your IP address will be sent to YouTube and cookies will be installed on your computer. The incorporation of the YouTube videos on this website will be in the enhanced privacy mode (in which case, YouTube will still contact the Google DoubleClick service, but no personal information will be evaluated according to Google's Privacy Policy). As a result, YouTube no longer stores any information about visitors unless they watch the video. By clicking on the video, your IP address will be transmitted to YouTube and YouTube will know that you have viewed the video. If you are logged in to YouTube, this information will also be associated with your user account (you can prevent this by logging out of YouTube before the video is viewed).

We have no control over the potential collection and use of your data by YouTube. For more information, see the YouTube privacy policy at https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/.

Google Webfonts

This website uses 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 Google server in the USA. This will be transmitted to the server, which of our websites you have visited. Also, the IP address of the browser of the terminal of the visitor of this website is stored by Google. For more information, see the Google Privacy Policy, available at https://fonts.google.com/#AboutPlace:about and www.google.com/policies/privacy/ abrufen können:

Social Media

This website uses bookmark buttons with links to various social media platforms, such as: Facebook, LinkedIn, XING, Google+, SlideShare, Instagram. Clicking on these links or the bookmark buttons will take you to the corresponding social media operator pages. As a result, usage and possibly user data can be collected on the operator side. To what extent these data are collected and evaluated can not be influenced by us.

Links to the privacy settings of some social media platforms

• https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/
• https://www.google.com/intl/de/policies/
• https://www.xing.com/privacy
• https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy
• https://instagram.com/legal/privacy/