1.16 Tracking tools and plug-ins:
a. General information:
We use the web analysis service of Google Analytics for the purpose of designing and continuously optimizing our website in line with requirements. In this context, pseudonymized user profiles are created and small text files stored on your computer (“cookies”) are used. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is transmitted to the servers of the providers of these services, stored there and processed for us. In addition to the data listed under point 1, we may receive the following information:
- Navigation path that a visitor takes on the site.
- Time spent on the website or subpage.
- the subpage on which the website is left.
- the country, region or city from which access is made.
- end device (type, version, colour depth, resolution, width and height of the browser window) and returning or new visitor.
The information is used to evaluate the use of the website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide other services relating to website activity and internet usage for the purposes of market research and the needs-based design of this website. This information may also be transferred to third parties if this is required by law or if third parties process this data on our behalf.
b. Google Analytics and re-marketing:
This website uses Google Analytics and Google Re-Marketing. These are services provided by Google Inc (“Google”). Google uses “cookies”, which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyse how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. The IP address is then shortened by Google by the last three digits, so that it is no longer possible to clearly assign the IP address. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage, services associated with the use of the website and the Internet. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google’s behalf. Third-party providers, including Google, place advertisements on websites on the Internet. Third-party providers, including Google, use stored cookies to place ads based on a user’s previous visits to this website. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. You can object to the collection and storage of data at any time with effect for the future. You can deactivate the use of cookies by Google by visiting the page for deactivating Google advertising.
Alternatively, users can deactivate the use of cookies by third-party providers by visiting the deactivation page of the Network Advertising Initiative. You can also prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the cookie and relating to your use of the website (including your IP address) and from processing this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available at the following link:
https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en.
However, we would like to point out that in this case you may not be able to use all functions of this website to their full extent. By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above. You can object to the collection and storage of data at any time with effect for the future. Further information on Google’s provisions can be found here.
c. Youtube:
Our website uses plugins from the YouTube site operated by Google. 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 plug-in, a connection to the YouTube servers 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 behaviour 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 and DSG. Further information on the handling of user data can be found in YouTube’s privacy policy at:
https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy.
d. Google Maps:
This website uses Google Maps to display maps and to create directions. Google Maps is operated by Google Inc, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. By using this website, you consent to the collection, processing and use of the automatically collected data and the data entered by you by Google, one of its representatives or third-party providers. The terms of use for Google Maps can be found under the terms of use for Google Maps.
e. Social networks:
We may operate pages and other online presences (“fan pages”, “channels”, “profiles”, etc.) on social networks and other platforms operated by third parties and process the data about you described in Section 1 and below. We receive this data from you and the platforms when you come into contact with us via our online presence (e.g., when you communicate with us, comment on our content or visit our presence). At the same time, the providers of the platforms can analyse your use of our online presence (e.g., the way you interact with us, how you use our online presence, what you view, comment on or “like”) and use this data together with other data they have about you (e.g., information about your age, age of the person you are visiting, etc.) and your gender and other demographic information). In this way, they create profiles about you and statistics about the use of our online presences. They use this data and profiles to display our or other advertisements and other personalized content on the platform and to manage behaviour on the platform, but also for market and user research and to provide us and other parties with information about you and the use of our online presence. Insofar as we are jointly responsible for certain types of processing with the provider, we will conclude a corresponding contract with the provider. You can find out about the main content of this contract from the provider. They also process this data for their own purposes, in particular for marketing and market research purposes (e.g., to personalize advertising) and to manage their platforms (e.g., to decide what content to show you), and act as separate controllers for this purpose.
We are entitled, but not obliged, to check content before or after it is published on our online presences, to delete content without notice and, if necessary, to report it to the provider of the platform in question. In the event of breaches of the rules of decency and conduct, we may also inform the provider of the platform on which the user account in question is located in order to block or delete it. For further information on processing by the platform operators, please refer to the data protection notices of the respective platforms. There you can also find out in which countries your data is processed, what rights of access and erasure you have and how you can exercise these or obtain further information. We currently use the following platforms: