Privacy Policy

We are aware that the protection of your privacy when using our website is an important concern. We take the protection of your personal data very seriously. Therefore, we would like you to know when we store which data and how we use it. We would like to inform you with this data protection declaration about our data protection measures.

Collection of personal data
In the following we inform about the collection of personal data when using our website. Personal data are all data that can be directly or indirectly related to you personally, e.g. name, address, e-mail addresses, user behaviour.
We process data in accordance with DS-GVO Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) b) c) f). This means that we only process personal data if consent has been given (lit. a), if it is necessary to fulfil a contract or pre-contractual measures (lit. b), if we are legally obliged to do so (lit. c) or if we have a legitimate interest in processing it (lit. f). The appropriate legal basis will be specified in each individual case.
When you contact us by e-mail or via a contact form, the data you provide (your e-mail address, your name and your telephone number, if applicable) will be stored by us in order to answer your questions. We delete the data arising in this connection after the purpose of the inquiry has ceased to apply. Depending on the type of enquiry, we collect this data with your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a) DSGVO, for the processing and fulfilment of a contract or pre-contractual measures in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b) DS-GVO or in the case of a justified interest in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f) DSGVO. The legitimate interest lies in answering enquiries and providing information about our products and services.
If you use the website for informational purposes only, i.e. if you do not register or otherwise provide us with information, only the data that your browser sends to the server we use will be collected. If you wish to view our website, the following data is collected, which is technically necessary for us to display our website and to ensure its stability and security. The forwarding is automated by your browser and is inherent in the use of the Internet. (The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DS-GVO):

- IP address
- Date and time of the request
- Time zone difference to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
- Content of the request (concrete page)
- Access status/HTTP status code
- Amount of data transferred in each case
- Website from which the request comes
- Browser
- Operating system and its interface
- Language and version of the browser software.

Responsible person
The persons responsible in accordance with Art. 4 No. 7 EU Data Protection Basic Regulation (DS-GVO) can be found in the imprint.

Intended use
The personal data collected from you will only be used to provide you with the requested products or services or for other purposes for which you have given your consent, unless otherwise required by law.

Rights of data subjects
You have the following rights in relation to the personal data concerning you:

- Right to information,
- Right of correction or deletion,
- Right to restrict processing,
- Right to object to the processing,
- Right to data portability.
You also have the right to complain to a data protection supervisory authority about the processing of your personal data by us.

Right to withdraw or object to the processing of your data
If you have given your consent to process your data, you can revoke it at any time. Such a revocation influences the permissibility of processing your personal data after you have given it to us.

Storage of data
We store personal data for as long as this is necessary to fulfil our contractual as well as pre- and post-contractual obligations. This does not affect your right to request deletion or restriction of processing.

Use of cookies
In addition to the data mentioned above, cookies are stored on your computer when you use our website. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your hard drive in accordance with the browser you are using and through which certain information is transmitted to the site that sets the cookie (in this case, by us). Cookies cannot execute programs or transfer viruses to your computer. They are used to make the Internet offer as a whole more user-friendly and effective.

a. This website uses the following types of cookies, the scope and function of which are explained below:
- Transient cookies (in addition b)
- Persistent cookies (see c).
b. Transient cookies are automatically deleted when you close the browser. This includes in particular session cookies. These store a so-called session ID, with which various requests from your browser can be assigned to the shared session. This enables your computer to be recognised when you return to our website. The session cookies are deleted when you log out or close the browser.
c. Persistent cookies are automatically deleted after a specified period of time, which may vary depending on the cookie. You can delete the cookies in the security settings of your browser at any time.
d. You can configure your browser settings according to your preferences and, for example, refuse to accept third-party cookies or all cookies. Please note that you may not be able to use all functions of this website.

Security
We use technical and organizational security measures to protect your data from accidental or intentional manipulation, loss, destruction or access by unauthorized persons. In the case of the collection and processing of personal data, the information is transmitted in encrypted form to prevent misuse of the data by third parties. Our security measures are continuously revised in line with technological developments.

Adjustments
The constant development of the Internet makes it necessary to adapt our data protection declaration from time to time. We reserve the right to make appropriate changes at any time.

Usage statistics
When you visit our site, we record anonymously how visitors came to our website and how many users called up the site. (search engine, links, direct input or advertising measures) The data is not used to identify individual visitors, but only to transmit quantitative data. The statistics cannot be used to track their behaviour on other websites. The data is not linked to other services. If you have deactivated the setting of cookies in your browser, your visits will not be recorded. Otherwise, these cookies are automatically deleted after seven days.

Third party content on the website
Our Internet presence integrates content from other providers. These can be pure content elements (e.g. news, updates), but also widgets (functions such as booking systems) or e.g. fonts and technical libraries. Google Fonts are also included. For technical reasons, this is done by loading this content from other servers by the browser. In this context, the IP currently used by your browser and the browser used by the requesting system are transmitted. Please note the respective data protection declarations of the third-party providers in this regard.

Route planner
We use Bing Maps from Microsoft on our website to provide you with an interactive route planner. By using this service, you consent to data processing in accordance with the Bing Maps Terms of Use (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/maps/product/terms).
If you use the map, e.g. by clicking on our locations listed there, we will not collect any data from you. However, Microsoft Corporation, One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052-6399 USA may collect personal or personally identifiable information through BING Maps. We cannot control what information Microsoft collects through BING Maps, nor how Microsoft processes and analyzes it. Therefore, please read the BING Maps Terms of Use, available at https://privacy.microsoft.com/de-de/privacystatement/ (click on BING section).