1. Limitation of liability

The contents of this website are created with the greatest possible care. However, no guarantee can be given for the accuracy, completeness and timeliness of the content provided. Use is at the user’s own risk. All contributions marked by name represent the individual opinion of the author and not necessarily that of the provider.

Using this service does not constitute a contractual relationship, legal advice, tax advice or other service. This only applies if such a relationship is entered into through a clear declaration of intent or separate contract.

  1. Copyright and ancillary copyright law

The contents of this offer are subject to German copyright and ancillary copyright law (among other things laid down in the Copyright Act and the Copyright and Related Rights Act). Unless otherwise marked (e.g. via Creative Commons or other licenses), all exploitation and usage rights remain with the author. For technical reasons, every piece of content created by the digital service is assigned to a specific user account. This can also be the author of the corresponding content. Guest authors or authors other than those listed on the user account are named in the text itself. Any reproduction, processing or other use requires the consent of the provider or the respective author and is otherwise prohibited under the Copyright Act. Any copying, duplication or other analogue, electronic or digital type of copying (including hotlinking, embedding/framing or embedding) is only permitted with the consent of the provider. Commercial use is also permitted for non-public and private areas or for presenting the contents of this digital service as part of the same.

  1. Use of external links (“Disclaimer”)

According to a ruling by the Hamburg Regional Court (case number 312 O 85/98, LG Hamburg), providers may be jointly responsible for links to external content, i.e. content outside of their own domain space. This website contains links to third-party websites (“external links”), which were checked for quality and content by the provider before they were first placed. The provider assures that the link content was legally harmless at the time the link was created. If this has changed, please let us know via our contact area. The provider cannot influence the links and therefore cannot guarantee that they will refer to the same content in the future (click at your own risk). Setting external links does not mean that the provider takes ownership of the content behind the reference or link. Constantly monitoring external links is an unreasonable burden for the provider, which is why he asks for your active help: If you observe a legal violation in a link set in this digital service, the provider asks to be informed immediately and thanks you very much for your help.

If you want to report a legal violation, contact the provider.

  1. Access data and server logging

The use and even just the visit to a website can result in information about access by the provider or its web space provider. More precisely: date and time of the visit, website name and other metadata (geolocation, etc.), notification of successful retrieval, browser type and version, operating system of the end device, files, amount of data transferred, referrer URL (the previously visited page), IP address (and associated information such as screen resolution) and the requesting provider. The protocol created is only used for statistical evaluations for the purpose of operation, security and optimization of the offer. The provider may subsequently check the protocol data if it suspects illegal use based on justified suspicion.

Note: Data transmission online, i.e. on the Internet, is fundamentally unsafe and not protected from access by third parties.

A summary explanation of which data is generated when accessing a website can be found in this educational video.

  1. Advertising

The use of the contact details in the imprint or other similar information for advertising measures or commercial advertising is expressly not desired unless the provider has previously given its written consent or there is already a business relationship with the provider. The provider and all persons named on this website hereby object to any commercial use and disclosure of their data for advertising (so-called “spam”).

This offer uses advertisements. These are provided by various third parties, which are mentioned by name in the following points.

  1. Cookies

Cookies are files (often small text files) that store specific information related to the user’s access device (PC, smartphone, etc.). They are designed to make the user experience easier. On the other hand, they are also used for statistical recording of user behavior on websites, mostly for the purpose of analyzing and improving the content or the entire offering. Most browsers such as Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, etc. have built-in options that enable or prevent cookies from being saved.

Note: Many online offerings rely on cookies. Cookies are not bad in themselves. Maybe not the use, but at least the comfort of the user interface can be limited if cookies are deactivated.

If cookies are to be restricted, this can be done via the provider’s website settings or via the following organizations:

Preference Manager of the Federal Association of Digital Economy e.V.: www.meine-cookies.org/cookies_verwalten/praeferenzmanager.html

Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA): www.aboutads.info/choices/

Network Advertising Initiative (NAI): optout.networkadvertising.org/?c=1

European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance (EDAA): www.youronlinechoices.com/de/praferenzmanagement

  1. Data processing

7.1 Personal data

According to Art. 4, Section 1 GDPR (further information in this podcast on the GDPR), personal data is all information that relates to an identified or identifiable natural person (hereinafter “data subject”); A natural person is considered identifiable if he or she can be identified directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or one or more special characteristics that express the physical, physiological, genetic, psychological, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person.

This includes information relevant to telemedia such as this offer, such as name, email address or telephone number. However, information about personal preferences, memberships in organizations or website visits can also be stored as personal data. Personal data is collected, processed and used by the provider exclusively within the legal framework or with the consent of the user.

7.2 Contact form

When contacting the provider (via contact form, email or similar processes), the contact details are stored for technical processing, inquiry processing and correspondence handling.

With a contact form, certain fields in an online form are filled in with personal data, which is then sent. The electronic file system processes this information and sends it to the provider as an email. For this purpose, data is (temporarily) stored by the provider’s host. For more information, see Hosting of the website in this privacy policy.
7.3 Comment function

There is a comment function in the blog systems of this offer. Users can comment on content and provide a name, an email address and a website. This data, including the comment text, is stored by the host. For more information, see Hosting of the website in this privacy policy. In addition, the IP address is also stored for technical reasons. The provider hereby protects itself against any legal action by third parties if legally questionable or illegal content (in the applicable areas of validity) is created in the comments, such as insults, illegal propaganda, hate speech, calls for violence, etc.
7.4 Deletion of content indexed in search engines in accordance with European data protection law

Content of the offer also appears in search results from search engines such as Google, Bing or Yahoo. Based on resolutions and legal decisions, citizens of the European Union can request that their content indexed by these search engines be deleted. The provider is not obliged to do this, but would like to help you. You can find the necessary forms here:

Deletion from Google: www.google.com/webmasters/tools/legal-removal-request?complaint_type=rtbf&hl=de

Deletion from Bing: www.bing.com/webmaster/tools/eu-privacy-request

  1. Rights of the data subject

The user of this offer is referred to as the data subject under data protection law if personal data has been collected that can identify the user. As a data subject, the user has various rights according to Chapter III of the GDPR, which you will be informed about:

You can request to be informed whether personal data has been processed and you can request information according to Art. 15 of the GDPR;
You can complete this data or have incorrect data corrected according to Art. 16 of the GDPR;
You can delete this data or stop the processing of this data

have your rights restricted in accordance with Art. 17f GDPR;
You may request that this data be released and transmitted to others in accordance with Art. 20 GDPR;
You may complain to a supervisory authority (usually the state data protection authority) if you believe that the processing of personal data concerning you violates the law in accordance with Art. 77 GDPR.

These rights may only be restricted on the basis of legitimate interests, e.g. due to statutory retention periods for certain information, such as tax-related proof obligations.

  1. Special terms of use

If special conditions for individual uses of this website deviate from the aforementioned numbers 1 to 8, this will be expressly stated at the appropriate point. In this case, the special terms of use apply in the respective individual case.