Protecting the confidentiality of the personal data that is gathered, processed and used resulting from your visit to our homepage is very important to us. Your data are protected within the framework of existing legal provisions. In the following you will find information concerning which data are gathered during your visit to our homepage and how they are used:

1. Gathering and Processing Data

Every hit on our homepage and every download of a file stored on our homepage is recorded. This record serves internal system-related and statistical purposes. The following are recorded: Name of the file downloaded, date and time of the download, amount of data transferred, confirmation of successful download, web browser and domain sending the query. Additionally, the IP addresses of the querying computers are recorded.

In some cases so-called cookies are generated on your PC. These are small files with whose help we can control technical processes, for example. Generally, we only use cookies for technical purposes, personal data are not acquired, processed or used with them.

Additional personal data are only gathered if you make these entries voluntarily in the context of a registration or inquiry.

2. Using and Sharing Personal Data

To the extent that you have made personal data available to use, we will use these only to answer your inquiries, to perform any contracts concluded with you and for technical administration.

Your personal data will only be shared with third parties or otherwise communicated if this is necessary to perform a contract– for example, sharing order data with suppliers – is necessary for invoicing purposes or if you have given your approval beforehand.You have the right to revoke any assent already given with future effect at any time.

Stored personal data will be deleted when you revoke your permission to store that data, when they are no longer needed to fulfill the purpose intended by their storage or if their continued storage is no longer permissible for other legal reasons.

3. Google Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”).  Google Analytics uses “cookies”, which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze 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. 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.  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. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google.  You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website.  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.

4. Right of Access to Personal Data

On written request, we will gladly let you know what data concerning your person we have stored.

Security Notice

By using all technical and organizational options, we take pains to store your personal data in such a way that they are not accessible to third parties. When communicating by e-mail, however, we cannot guarantee complete data security so that we recommend that you use surface post for confidential information.