Generally, it is not necessary for you to provide personal data to use our website. However, to fully utilize our offerings, we may require your personal data. “Personal data” refers to individual details about personal or factual circumstances of a specific or identifiable natural person. This includes information directly about you, such as your real name, address, or phone number. It also includes information that does not directly reveal your actual identity but can be associated with you, such as favorite websites, the number of users on a page, or your IP address. Therefore, personal data is only collected, used, and shared by us if it is legally permitted, necessary for the use of one of our offerings, or if you consent to the data collection.

Collection and Processing of Personal Data

When you visit our website, our web servers temporarily store the connection data of the requesting computer (IP address), the pages you visit on our site, the date and duration of your visit, the identifiers of the browser and operating system used (so-called “User Agent”), and the website from which you visit us (so-called “Referrer”) for system security purposes. This data is evaluated for statistical purposes in aggregated form, with no tracking of individual users. Further personal data, such as your name, address, phone number, or email address, is not collected unless you provide this information voluntarily, e.g., as part of an online application, an information request via the contact form, or when registering for a newsletter. If you prefer not to provide certain data electronically, e.g., during an application, you are free to contact us via mail at the address given in the imprint.

Use and Disclosure of Personal Data

We use your personal data to fulfill your requests and requirements, usually to process the contract concluded with you, to respond to your inquiry, in the context of your online application, or to send the newsletter you subscribed to. Only if you have previously given your consent or, if legally permitted, have not objected, we also use this data for product-related surveys and marketing purposes. Your personal data is only transmitted to third parties if it is necessary for contract processing, you have explicitly consented, or legal regulations allow the transmission. If transmitting personal data to an external service provider is necessary for providing a service or answering an inquiry, we ensure that the legal data protection provisions are complied with through suitable technical and organizational measures. We also require our external service providers to comply with the relevant legal data protection provisions, treat personal data confidentially, and delete it immediately once it is no longer needed.

Newsletter

To receive our newsletter, we require a valid email address and information to verify that you are the owner of the given email address and agree to receive the newsletter. No further data is collected. This data is only used for sending the newsletter and is not shared with third parties. When you subscribe to the newsletter, we also store your IP address and the date/time of registration. This is solely for providing proof in case a third party misuses your email address to subscribe to the newsletter without your knowledge. You can revoke your consent to the storage of your data, email address, and its use for sending the newsletter at any time. The revocation can be done via a link in the newsletters themselves or by notifying us through the contact options provided.

Contact Form
If you send us inquiries via the contact form, your details from the inquiry form, including the contact details you provide, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the inquiry and for follow-up questions. We do not share this data without your consent.
The processing of this data is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR, provided your request is related to the fulfillment of a contract or necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective handling of inquiries addressed to us (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR) if this has been requested.
The data you enter in the contact form will remain with us until you request its deletion, revoke your consent to storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g., after completing your request). Mandatory statutory provisions – especially retention periods – remain unaffected.

Google Analytics
This website uses functions of the web analysis service Google Analytics. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Google Analytics uses so-called “cookies”. These are text files that are stored on your computer and that allow an analysis of the use of the website by you. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is generally transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there.
The storage of Google Analytics cookies and the use of this analysis tool are based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior to optimize both its website and its advertising. If a corresponding consent was requested (e.g., consent to the storage of cookies), processing is based solely on Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR; consent can be revoked at any time.

Browser Plugin
You can prevent the storage of cookies by setting your browser software accordingly; however, please note that if you do this, you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. You can also prevent the collection of data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) by Google and the processing of this 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 the following link. An opt-out cookie will be set to prevent your data from being collected during future visits to this website: Deactivate Google Analytics.
More information on the handling of user data by Google Analytics can be found in Google’s privacy policy: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en.

Storage Duration
Data stored by Google on user and event level that is linked to cookies, user IDs (e.g., User ID), or advertising IDs (e.g., DoubleClick cookies, Android advertising ID) will be anonymized or deleted after 14 months. You can find details at the following link: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/7667196?hl=en.

Google Analytics Remarketing
This website uses the functions of Google Analytics Remarketing in conjunction with the cross-device functions of Google Ads and Google DoubleClick. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
This function allows the advertising target groups created with Google Analytics Remarketing to be linked to the cross-device functions of Google Ads and Google DoubleClick. This way, interest-based, personalized advertising messages that have been adapted based on your previous usage and surfing behavior on one device (e.g., mobile phone) can be displayed on one of your other devices (e.g., tablet or PC).
If you have given your consent, Google will link your web and app browsing history with your Google account for this purpose. This way, the same personalized advertising messages can be delivered on every device you log in with your Google account.
To support this function, Google Analytics collects Google-authenticated IDs of users, which are temporarily linked to our Google Analytics data to define and create target groups for cross-device advertising.
You can permanently opt out of cross-device remarketing/targeting by disabling personalized advertising; follow this link: https://www.google.com/settings/ads/onweb/.
The aggregation of the collected data in your Google account is based solely on your consent, which you can give or revoke at Google (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). For data collection operations that are not aggregated in your Google account (e.g., because you do not have a Google account or

have objected to the aggregation), the data collection is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The legitimate interest arises from the fact that the website operator has an interest in the anonymized analysis of website visitors for advertising purposes.
Further information and the privacy policy can be found in Google’s privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads?hl=en.

Google Ads and Google Conversion Tracking
This website uses Google Ads. Google Ads is an online advertising program by Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
As part of Google Ads, we use the so-called conversion tracking. When you click on an ad placed by Google, a cookie for conversion tracking is set. These cookies are small text files stored on the user’s computer by the internet browser. These cookies expire after 30 days and are not used for personal identification. If the user visits certain pages of this website and the cookie has not yet expired, Google and we can recognize that the user clicked on the ad and was redirected to this page.
Each Google Ads customer receives a different cookie. The cookies cannot be tracked via the websites of Google Ads customers. The information obtained with the help of the conversion cookie is used to create conversion statistics for Google Ads customers who have opted for conversion tracking. Customers find out the total number of users who clicked on their ad and were redirected to a page tagged 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 opt out of this use by easily disabling the Google Conversion Tracking cookie through your internet browser under user settings. You will then not be included in the conversion tracking statistics.
The storage of “conversion cookies” and the use of this tracking tool are based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior to optimize both its website and its advertising. If a corresponding consent was requested (e.g., consent to the storage of cookies), processing is based solely on Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR; consent can be revoked at any time.
More information on Google Ads and Google Conversion Tracking can be found in Google’s privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en.
You can set your browser to inform you about the setting of cookies and allow cookies only 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.

Google Web Fonts
This site uses so-called web fonts provided by Google for the uniform display of fonts. When you call up a page, your browser loads the required web fonts into its browser cache to display texts and fonts correctly.
For this purpose, the browser you are using must connect to Google’s servers. This way, Google learns that your IP address has been used to access this website. The use of Google WebFonts is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the uniform presentation of the typeface on its website. If a corresponding consent was requested (e.g., consent to the storage of cookies), processing is based solely on Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR; consent can be revoked at any time.
If your browser does not support web fonts, a standard font from your computer will be used.
Further information about Google Web Fonts can be found at https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and in Google’s privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en.

Google Maps
This site uses the Google Maps map service via an API. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
To use the functions of Google Maps, it is necessary to store your IP address. This information is generally transmitted to and stored on a Google server in the USA. 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 easy location of the places indicated by us on the website. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.
More information on handling user data can be found in Google’s privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en.

Facebook Pixel
This website uses the visitor action pixel from Facebook for conversion measurement. The provider of this service is Facebook Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland. However, according to Facebook, the data collected is also transferred to the USA and other third countries.
This allows the behavior of site visitors to be tracked after they click on a Facebook ad and are redirected to the provider’s website. This enables the effectiveness of Facebook ads to be evaluated for statistical and market research purposes and future advertising measures to be optimized.
The collected data is anonymous for us as the operator of this website; we cannot draw any conclusions about the identity of the users. However, the data is stored and processed by Facebook so that a connection to the respective user profile is possible, and Facebook can use the data for its own advertising purposes in accordance with the Facebook Data Use Policy. This allows Facebook to display ads on Facebook pages and outside Facebook. This use of data cannot be influenced by us as the site operator.
The use of Facebook Pixel is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in effective advertising measures, including social media. If a corresponding consent was requested (e.g., consent to the storage of cookies), processing is based solely on Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR; consent can be revoked at any time.
Further information on protecting your privacy can be found in Facebook’s privacy policy: https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/
You can also deactivate the remarketing function “Custom Audiences” in the ad settings section at https://www.facebook.com/ads/preferences/?entry_product=ad_settings_screen. You must be logged in to Facebook to do this.
If you do not have a Facebook account, you can opt out of usage-based advertising from Facebook on the European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance website: http://www.youronlinechoices.com/de/praferenzmanagement/.

Security
We have taken the necessary technical and organizational security measures to protect your personal data from loss and misuse. For example, your data is stored in a secure operating environment that is not accessible to the public. If you wish to contact us by email, please note that the confidentiality of the information transmitted cannot be guaranteed. The content of emails can be viewed by third parties. We therefore recommend that you send us confidential information, such as application documents, exclusively by mail.

Changes to this Privacy Policy
For legal and/or organizational reasons, changes or adjustments to our privacy policy may be necessary from time to time. Please note the current version of our privacy policy in this regard. The protection of the data collected and stored by us before the change is not affected.

Your Rights to Information, Correction, and Deletion, Right to Object
Upon request, we will be happy to inform you about the data we have stored about you (e.g., name, address). We can only provide you with information about your own data. Therefore, please understand that in the interest of other users, we may require appropriate proof of your identity. Irrespective of the possibility, you can object to the further collection and use of your data for the future at any time,

revoke any consent given to us, and request the deletion of your data, or inform us of corrections. You can inform us of your request, request for deletion, correction, or objection or revocation in any form.

Cookies
Our website uses so-called “cookies”. Cookies are small text files that do no harm to your device. They are either stored temporarily for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (permanent cookies) on your device. Session cookies are automatically deleted at the end of your visit. Permanent cookies remain on your device until you delete them yourself or your web browser automatically deletes them.
In some cases, cookies from third-party companies may also be stored on your device when you enter our site (third-party cookies). These enable us or you to use certain services of the third-party company (e.g., cookies for processing payment services).
Cookies have various functions. Many cookies are technically necessary, as certain website functions would not work without them (e.g., the shopping cart function or displaying videos). Other cookies are used to evaluate user behavior or display advertising. Cookies necessary for electronic communication or for providing certain functions you desire (e.g., shopping cart function) are stored based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing cookies for the technically error-free and optimized provision of its services. If corresponding consent was requested (e.g., consent to the storage of cookies), processing is based solely on Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR; consent can be revoked at any time.
You can set your browser to inform you about the setting of cookies and allow cookies only 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. If cookies from third-party companies or for analysis purposes are used, we will inform you separately in this privacy policy and, if necessary, request your consent.

Inquiry by Email, Phone, or Fax
If you contact us by email, phone, or fax, your inquiry, including all resulting personal data (name, inquiry) will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of processing your request. We do not share this data without your consent.
The processing of this data is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR, provided your request is related to the fulfillment of a contract or necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR) and/or our legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) as we have a legitimate interest in the effective processing of inquiries addressed to us.
The data you send us via contact requests will remain with us until you request its deletion, revoke your consent to storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g., after your request has been processed). Mandatory statutory provisions – especially retention periods – remain unaffected.