Privacy Policy

§ 1 Information about the collection of personal data

(1) In the following, we provide information about the collection and processing of personal data when using our website and the rights you are entitled to under the EU General Data Protection Regulation (hereinafter: “GDPR” abbreviated).

(2) Personal data is all data that can be related to you personally, e.g. name, address, e-mail addresses, user behavior.

(3) Responsible person in accordance with Article 4 (7) of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is

EPIC & I GmbH
Managing Director: Florian Höhenberger
Starnberger Weg 72
82205 Gilching

You can contact us for data protection issues at the e-mail address: florian.hoehenberger@epic-and-i.de or our postal address with the addition “the data protection officer”.

(4) When you contact us by e-mail or via a contact form, the data you provide (your e-mail address, possibly your name and telephone number) will be stored by us in order to answer your questions. We delete the data arising in this context after storage is no longer necessary, or restrict processing if there are legal storage obligations.

(5) If we use contracted service providers for individual functions of our offer or would like to use your data for advertising purposes, we will inform you in detail about the respective processes below. In doing so, we also state the defined criteria for the storage period.

§ 2 Your rights

(1) You have the following rights vis-à-vis us with regard to personal data concerning you:

• right to information (Art. 15 GDPR),
• right to correction or deletion (Articles 16 and 17 GDPR),
• right to restrict processing (Article 18 GDPR),
• right to object to processing (Article 21 GDPR),
• right to data portability (Article 20 GDPR),
• Right to withdraw the declaration of consent under data protection law (Article 7 (3) GDPR)
• Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority

Explanation of your rights in detail:

(2.1) Right to information

You can request confirmation from the person responsible as to whether personal data concerning you is being processed by us. If there is such processing, you can request the following information from the person responsible:

1. the purposes for which the personal data are processed;
2. the categories of personal data that are processed;
3. the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data concerning you has been or is still being disclosed;
4. the planned duration of storage of personal data relating to you or, if specific information is possible, criteria for determining the storage period;
5. the existence of a right to correct or delete personal data concerning you, a right to restrict processing by the person responsible or a right to object to this processing;
6. the existence of a right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority;
7. all available information about the origin of the data if the personal data is not collected from the data subject;
8. the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, in accordance with Article 22 (1) and (4) GDPR and — at least in these cases — meaningful information about the logic involved and the scope and intended effects of such processing for the data subject.

You have the right to request information as to whether the personal data concerning you is being transferred to a third country or to an international organization. In this context, you may request to be informed of the appropriate guarantees in accordance with Article 46 of the GDPR in connection with the transfer.

(2.2) Right to rectification

You have the right to correct and/or complete the data controller if the processed personal data concerning you is incorrect or incomplete. The person responsible must make the correction immediately.

(2.3) Right to deletion

(2.3.1) You may request that the person responsible delete the personal data relating to you immediately, and the person responsible is obliged to delete this data immediately if one of the following reasons applies:

1. The personal data concerning you is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected or otherwise processed.
2. You withdraw your consent on which processing was based in accordance with Article 6 (1) (a) or Article 9 (2) (a) GDPR and there is no other legal basis for processing.
3. You object to processing in accordance with Article 21 (1) GDPR and there are no overriding legitimate reasons for processing, or you object to processing in accordance with Article 21 (2) GDPR.
4. The personal data concerning you was processed unlawfully.
5. The deletion of personal data concerning you is necessary to fulfill a legal obligation under Union law or the law of the Member States to which the person responsible is subject.
6. The personal data concerning you was collected in relation to information society services offered in accordance with Article 8 (1) GDPR.

(2.3.2) If the person responsible has made the personal data concerning you public and is obliged to delete it in accordance with Article 17 (1) GDPR, he shall take appropriate measures, including technical measures, taking into account the available technology and implementation costs, to inform data controllers who process the personal data that you, as a data subject, have deleted all links to this personal data or copies or replications of them has personal data.

(2.3.3) The right to deletion does not exist insofar as processing is necessary

1. to exercise the right to freedom of expression and information;
2. to fulfill a legal obligation which requires processing under Union or tenant state law to which the controller is subject, or to perform a task which is in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller;
3. for reasons of public interest in the area of public health in accordance with Article 9 (2) (h) and (i) and Article 9 (3) GDPR;
4. for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes or for statistical purposes in accordance with Article 89 (1) GDPR, insofar as the right referred to in paragraph 1 is likely to make impossible or seriously impair the achievement of the objectives of this processing, or
5. to assert, exercise or defend legal claims.

(2.4) Right to restrict processing

You can request that the processing of personal data concerning you be restricted under the following conditions:

1. if you dispute the accuracy of the personal data concerning you for a period of time that enables the person responsible to verify the accuracy of the personal data;
2. the processing is unlawful and you refuse to delete the personal data and instead request that the use of the personal data be restricted;
3. the person responsible no longer needs the personal data for processing purposes, but you need them to assert, exercise or defend legal claims, or
4. if you have filed an objection to processing in accordance with Article 21 (1) GDPR and it is not yet clear whether the legitimate reasons of the person responsible outweigh your reasons.

If the processing of personal data concerning you has been restricted, this data — apart from storage — may only be processed with your consent or to assert, exercise or defend legal claims or to protect the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of an important public interest of the Union or a Member State. If the restriction of processing has been restricted in accordance with the above conditions, you will be informed by the person responsible before the restriction is lifted.

(2.5) Right to be informed

If you have asserted the right to correct, delete and restrict processing against the person responsible, the controller is obliged to inform all recipients to whom the personal data concerning you has been disclosed of this right or deletion of the data or restriction of processing, unless this proves impossible or involves disproportionate effort. You have the right vis-à-vis the person responsible to be informed about these recipients.

(2.6) Right to data portability

You have the right to receive the personal data concerning you, which you have provided to the person responsible, in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format. You also have the right to transfer this data to another person responsible without hindrance from the person responsible to whom the personal data was provided, provided that

1. processing is based on consent in accordance with Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR or Article 9 (2) (a) GDPR or on a contract in accordance with Article 6 (1) (b) GDPR, and
2. processing is carried out using automated procedures.

In exercising this right, you also have the right to have the personal data concerning you transmitted directly from one person responsible to another person responsible, insofar as this is technically feasible. The freedoms and rights of other persons must not be affected as a result. The right to data portability does not apply to processing of personal data that is necessary for the performance of a task that is in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority that has been transferred to the person responsible.

(2.7) Right of objection

For reasons arising from your particular situation, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you, which is carried out on the basis of Article 6 (1) (e) or (f) of the GDPR; this also applies to profiling based on these provisions.

The controller will no longer process your personal data unless he can prove compelling legitimate grounds for processing that outweigh your interests, rights and freedoms, or the processing serves to assert, exercise or defend legal claims.

If the personal data concerning you is processed for direct marketing purposes, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you for the purpose of such marketing; this also applies to profiling, insofar as it is associated with such direct marketing.

If you object to processing for direct marketing purposes, the personal data concerning you will no longer be processed for these purposes.

Notwithstanding Directive 2002/58/EC, you have the option to exercise your right of objection in connection with the use of information society services by means of automated procedures using technical specifications.

(2.8) Right to withdraw the declaration of consent under data protection law

You have the right to withdraw your data protection consent at any time. Withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent up to the withdrawal.

(2.9) Automated decision in individual cases, including profiling

You have the right not to be subject to a decision based exclusively on automated processing — including profiling — which has legal effect on it or significantly affects it in a similar way. This does not apply if the decision

1. is necessary for the conclusion or performance of a contract between you and the person responsible,
2. is permitted by Union or Member State legislation to which the person responsible is subject and that legislation contains appropriate measures to protect your rights and freedoms and your legitimate interests, or
3. is done with your express consent.

However, these decisions may not be based on special categories of personal data under Article 9 (1) GDPR, unless Article 9 (2) lit. a or g applies and appropriate measures have been taken to protect the rights and freedoms and your legitimate interests.

With regard to the cases referred to in a. and c., the controller takes appropriate measures to protect the rights and freedoms and your legitimate interests, which include at least the right to obtain the intervention of a person on the part of the person responsible, to state his own position and to challenge the decision.

(2.10) Right of appeal

Without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of your habitual residence, place of work or place of the alleged infringement, if you believe that the processing of personal data concerning you is contrary to the GDPR. A list of data protection officers and their contact details can be found at: https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Infothek/Anschriften_Links/anschriften_links-node.html

§ 3 Legal basis of processing

(1) Insofar as we request consent from the data subject for processing personal data, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) serves as the legal basis.

(2) When processing personal data that is necessary to fulfill a contract to which the data subject is a party, Article 6 (1) (b) GDPR serves as the legal basis. This also applies to processing operations that are necessary to carry out pre-contractual measures.

(3) Insofar as processing of personal data is necessary to fulfill a legal obligation to which our company is subject, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR serves as the legal basis.

(4) In the event that vital interests of the data subject or another natural person require the processing of personal data, Article 6 (1) (d) GDPR serves as the legal basis.

(5) If processing is necessary to protect a legitimate interest of our company or a third party and if the interests, fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject do not outweigh the first-mentioned interest, Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR serves as the legal basis for processing. The legitimate interest of our company lies in carrying out our business activities.

(6) Insofar as information is provided below about the collection of individual personal data, reference is made separately to the corresponding legal basis.

§ 4 Collection of personal data when you visit our website

(1) If you only use the website for informational purposes, i.e. if you do not register or otherwise provide us with information, we only collect the personal data that your browser transmits to our server. If you would like to view our website, we collect the following data, which is technically necessary for us to display our website to you and to ensure stability and security (the legal basis is Art. 6 (1) (f) and lit. a GDPR, if you have given your express consent in individual cases):

— IP address

— date and time of the request

— Time zone difference to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)

— Content of the request (specific 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.

(2) 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 associated with the browser you are using and through which certain information flows to the location that sets the cookie (here by us). Cookies cannot run programs or transfer viruses to your computer. They serve to make the website more user-friendly and effective overall.

(3) Use of cookies:

1. a) This website uses the following types of cookies, the scope and functionality of which are explained below:

— Transient cookies (see b)

— Persistent cookies (see c).

1. b) Transient cookies are automatically deleted when you close the browser. In particular, this includes session cookies. These store a so-called session ID, which can be used to assign various requests from your browser to the joint session. This allows your computer to be recognized when you return to our website. Session cookies are deleted when you log out or close your browser.
2. c) Persistent cookies are automatically deleted after a specified period of time, which may differ depending on the cookie. You can delete cookies at any time in your browser's security settings.
3. d) You can configure your browser settings according to your wishes and, for example, refuse to accept third-party cookies or all cookies. Please note that you may not be able to use all features of this website.

§ 5 Other features and offers on our website

(1) In addition to the purely informational use of our website, we offer various services that you can use if you are interested. To do this, you must usually provide further personal data, which we use to provide the respective service and to which the above-mentioned principles of data processing apply.

(2) In some cases, we use external service providers to process your data. These have been carefully selected and commissioned by us, are bound by our instructions and are regularly checked. If our service providers or partners are based in a country outside the European Economic Area (EEA), we will inform you of the consequences of this fact in the description of the offer.

§ 6 Objection or revocation against the processing of your data

(1) If you have given your consent to process your data, you can withdraw this consent at any time. Such a withdrawal affects the lawfulness of processing your personal data after you have expressed it to us.

(2) Insofar as we base the processing of your personal data on the balancing of interests, you can object to the processing. This is the case if processing is in particular not necessary to fulfill a contract with you, which is described by us in each case in the following description of the functions. If you exercise such an objection, please explain the reasons why we should not process your personal data as we have done. In the event of your justified objection, we will review the situation and will either stop or adjust data processing or show you our compelling legitimate reasons for continuing processing.

(3) Of course, you can object to the processing of your personal data for advertising and data analysis purposes at any time. You can inform us of your objection to advertising at any time using the contact details provided in § 1.

§ 7 Newsletter

(1) With your consent, you can subscribe to our newsletter, which we use to inform you about our current interesting offers. The advertised goods and services are specified in the declaration of consent.

(2) We use the so-called double opt-in procedure to subscribe to our newsletter. This means that after you have signed up, we will send you an email to the specified email address asking you to confirm that you wish to receive the newsletter. If you do not confirm your subscription within 24 hours, your information will be blocked and automatically deleted after one month. In addition, we save the IP addresses you use and the time of registration and confirmation. The purpose of the procedure is to be able to prove your registration and, if necessary, to clarify any possible misuse of your personal data.

(3) The only mandatory information for sending the newsletter is your e-mail address. The provision of further, separately marked data is voluntary and is used to be able to address you personally. After your confirmation, we will save your email address for the purpose of sending you the newsletter. The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. a DS-GVO.4

(4) You can withdraw your consent to receive the newsletter at any time and unsubscribe from the newsletter. You can declare your withdrawal by clicking on the link provided in every newsletter e-mail or by sending a message to the contact details provided in the legal notice.

§ 8 Use of Google Analytics

(1) If you have given your consent, this website uses Google Analytics, a web analysis service provided by Google LLC. The responsible service provider in the EU is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (“Google”).

(2) Google Analytics uses cookies, which enable an analysis of your use of our websites. The information collected using cookies about your use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. We use the user ID function. Using the user ID, we can assign a unique, persistent ID to one or more sessions (and the activities within those sessions) and analyze user behavior across devices. We use Google signals. This collects additional information in Google Analytics about users who have activated personalized ads (interests and demographic data) and allows ads to be delivered to these users in cross-device remarketing campaigns.

(3) We use the 'anonymizeIP' function (so-called IP masking): Due to the activation of IP anonymization on this website, your IP address will be abbreviated by Google within member states of the European Union or in other states party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and abbreviated there. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics is not combined with other data from Google.

(4) If you have consented to the use of Google Analytics, the following data, among others, will be collected when you visit our website:

• the pages you have viewed, your “click path,”
• achievement of “website goals” (conversions, e.g. newsletter registrations, downloads, purchases),
• your user behavior (such as clicks, length of stay, bounce rates)
• your approximate location (region),
• your IP address (in abbreviated form)
• technical information about your browser and the devices you use (e.g. language settings, screen resolution),
• Your internet service provider
• the referrer URL (from which website/which advertising medium you came to this website)
• Purposes of processing

(5) The recipient of the data is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland as contract processor. For this purpose, we have concluded an order processing agreement with Google. Google LLC based in California, USA, and possibly US authorities can access the data stored by Google. The transfer of data to the USA cannot therefore be ruled out.

(6) The data sent by us and linked to cookies is automatically deleted after 14 months. Data whose storage period has been reached is automatically deleted once a month.

(7) You can also prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) and from processing this data by Google by

• do not give your consent to the cookie being set, or
• Download and install the Google Analytics deactivation browser add-on HERE.

You can also prevent cookies from being saved by setting your browser software accordingly. However, if you configure your browser to reject all cookies, functionalities on this and other websites may be limited.

(8) The legal basis and revocation option for this data processing is your consent, Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR. You can withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future by accessing the cookie settings [SET LINK TO CONSENT TOOL SETTINGS HERE] and changing your selection there.

(10) For more information on Google Analytics terms of use and data protection at Google, please visit: https://marketingplatform.google.com/about/analytics/terms/de/ and under https://policies.google.com/?hl=de.

§ 9 Use of Matomo

(1) This website uses the Matomo web analysis service to analyse and regularly improve the use of our website. Using the statistics obtained, we can improve our offer and make it more interesting for you as a user. The legal basis for the use of Matomo is Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. 2

(2) Cookies (see § 4 for more information) are stored on your computer for this evaluation. The person responsible stores the information collected in this way exclusively on his server in Germany. You can adjust the evaluation by deleting existing cookies and preventing cookies from being saved. If you prevent cookies from being saved, we would like to point out that you may not be able to make full use of this website. You can prevent cookies from being saved by changing the settings in your browser. You can prevent the use of Matomo by removing the following checkmark and thus activating the opt-out plug-in: [Matomo iFrame].

(3) The Matomo program is an open-source project. Information from the third-party provider on data protection is available at https://matomo.org/privacy-policy/.

§ 10 Use of eTracker

(1) This website uses etracker GmbH technologies (http://www.etracker.com) to collect and store data for marketing and optimization purposes. User profiles can be created from this data under a pseudonym. Cookies may be used for this purpose. Cookies are small text files that are stored locally in the cache of the site visitor's Internet browser. The cookies make it possible to recognize the Internet browser. The data collected using etracker technologies will not be used to personally identify the visitor to this website and will not be combined with personal data about the bearer of the pseudonym without the separate consent of the person concerned. You can object to the collection and storage of data at any time with effect for the future: Please exclude me from the etracker counting: [Link]

(2) We use eTracker to analyse and regularly improve the use of our website. Using the statistics obtained, we can improve our offer and make it more interesting for you as a user. The collected data is stored permanently and analysed pseudonymously. The legal basis for using eTracker is Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR.

(3) The service provider is etracker GmbH, Erste Brunnenstraße 1, 20459 Hamburg. For more information on data protection, please visit: https://www.etracker.com/de/datenschutz.html.

§ 11 Use of Jetpack/former WordPress.com-Stats

(1) This website uses the Jetpack web analysis service (formerly: WordPress.com-stats) to analyze and regularly improve the use of our website. Using the statistics obtained, we can improve our offer and make it more interesting for you as a user. We also use the system for measures to protect the security of the website, such as detecting attacks or viruses. For exceptional cases in which personal data is transferred to the USA, Automattic Inc. has submitted to the EU-US Privacy Shield, https://www.privacyshield.gov. The legal basis for the use of Jetpack is Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR.

(2) Cookies (see § 3 for more information) are stored on your computer for this evaluation. The information collected in this way is stored on a server in the USA. If you prevent cookies from being saved, we would like to point out that you may not be able to make full use of this website. You can prevent cookies from being saved by setting your browser or by clicking the “Click here to Opt-out” button at http://www.quantcast.com/opt-out press.

(3) This website uses Jetpack with an extension that allows IP addresses to be further processed in abbreviated form immediately after they have been collected in order to prevent them from being linked to a person.

(4) Information from the third-party provider: Automattic Inc., 60 29 th Street #343, San Francisco, CA 94110—4929, USA, https://automattic.com/privacy, and from the third-party tracking technology provider: Quantcast Inc., 201 3 rd St, Floor 2, San Francisco, CA 94103—3153, USA, https://www.quantcast.com/privacy.

Section 12 Use of Askimet

(1) This website uses the “Akismet” service offered by Automattic Inc., 60 29th Street #343, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA. The use is based on our legitimate interests within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. With the help of this service, comments made by real people are differentiated from spam comments. For this purpose, all comment information is sent to a server in the USA, where it is analyzed and stored for four days for comparison purposes. If a comment has been classified as spam, the data is stored beyond this time. This information includes the name entered, the email address, the IP address, the comment content, the referrer, information about the browser used and the computer system and the time of entry.

(2) More detailed information on the collection and use of data by Akismet can be found in Automattic's privacy policy: https://automattic.com/privacy/.

(3) You are welcome to use pseudonyms or refrain from entering your name or email address. You can completely prevent the transfer of data by not using our comment system.

§ 13 Use of social media plug-ins (Xing and LinkedIn)

(1) We currently use the following social media plug-ins: Xing, LinkedIn. We use the so-called two-click solution. This means that when you visit our site, no personal data is initially passed on to the providers of the plug-ins. You can recognize the provider of the plug-in by the mark on the box above its initial letter or logo. We give you the opportunity to communicate directly with the plug-in provider via the button. Only if you click on the marked field and thereby activate it, will the plug-in provider receive the information that you have accessed the corresponding website of our online offering. In addition, the data specified under § 4 of this declaration will be transmitted. In the case of Xing, according to the respective providers in Germany, the IP address is anonymized immediately after collection. By activating the plug-in, personal data from you is therefore transmitted to the respective plug-in provider and stored there (with US providers in the USA). Since the plug-in provider collects data using cookies in particular, we recommend that you delete all cookies using your browser's security settings before clicking on the greyed-out box.

(2) We have no influence on the data collected and data processing processes, nor are we aware of the full scope of data collection, the purposes of processing, the storage periods. We also have no information about the deletion of the collected data by the plug-in provider.

(3) The plug-in provider stores the data collected about you as user profiles and uses them for advertising, market research and/or demand-oriented design of its website. Such an evaluation is carried out in particular (even for users who are not logged in) to display appropriate advertising and to inform other users of the social network about your activities on our website. You have the right to object to the creation of these user profiles, although you must contact the respective plug-in provider to exercise this right. Through the plug-ins, we offer you the opportunity to interact with social networks and other users so that we can improve our offer and make it more interesting for you as a user. The legal basis for using the plug-ins is Art. 6 (1) (f) and Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR.

(4) The data transfer takes place regardless of whether you have an account with the plug-in provider and are logged in there. If you are logged in to the plug-in provider, your data collected by us will be assigned directly to your existing account with the plug-in provider. If you click on the activated button and link to the page, for example, the plug-in provider also stores this information in your user account and shares it publicly with your contacts. We recommend that you log out regularly after using a social network, but especially before activating the button, as this allows you to avoid being assigned to your profile with the plug-in provider.

(5) For more information on the purpose and scope of data collection and processing by the plug-in provider, please see the privacy policies of these providers provided below. There you will also find further information about your rights in this regard and settings options to protect your privacy.

(6) Addresses of the respective plug-in providers and URLs with their data protection notices:

• Xing AG, Gänsemarkt 43, 20354 Hamburg, DE; http://www.xing.com/privacy.
• LinkedIn Corporation, 2029 Stierlin Court, Mountain View, California 94043, USA; http://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy. LinkedIn is subject to the EU-US Privacy Shield https://www.privacyshield.gov/EU-US-Framework.

§ 14 Integration of YouTube videos

(1) We have integrated YouTube videos into our online offering, which are stored at http://www.YouTube.com and can be played directly from our website. These are all integrated in “extended data protection mode”, meaning that no data about you as a user is transferred to YouTube if you do not play the videos. The data mentioned in paragraph 2 will only be transferred when you play the videos. We have no influence on this data transfer. The legal basis is Article 6 (1) (1) (f) and Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR.

(2) When you visit the website, YouTube receives the information that you have accessed the corresponding subpage of our website. In addition, the data specified under § 3 of this declaration will be transmitted. This is done regardless of whether YouTube provides a user account through which you are logged in, or whether there is no user account. If you are logged in to Google, your data is directly associated with your account. If you do not want to be associated with your profile on YouTube, you must log out before activating the button. YouTube stores your data as user profiles and uses them for advertising, market research and/or demand-oriented design of its website. Such an evaluation is carried out in particular (even for users who are not logged in) to provide appropriate advertising and to inform other users of the social network about your activities on our website. You have the right to object to the creation of these user profiles, although you must contact YouTube to exercise this right.

(3) For more information on the purpose and scope of data collection and processing by YouTube, please see the privacy policy. There you can also find further information about your rights and settings options to protect your privacy: https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy. Google also processes your personal data in the USA and has submitted to the EU-US Privacy Shield https://www.privacyshield.gov/EU-US-Framework.

(4) YouTube is an advertised by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, a subsidiary of Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043 US; privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy.

§ 15 Integration of Google Maps

(1) On this website, we use the services offered by Google Maps. This allows us to display interactive maps directly on the website and enables you to conveniently use the map function. The legal basis is Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR.

(2) When you visit the website, Google receives the information that you have accessed the corresponding subpage of our website. In addition, the data specified under § 4 of this declaration will be transmitted. This is done regardless of whether Google provides a user account through which you are logged in, or whether there is no user account. If you are logged in to Google, your data is directly associated with your account. If you do not want to be associated with your profile on Google, you must log out before activating the button. Google stores your data as user profiles and uses them for advertising, market research and/or demand-oriented design of its website. Such an evaluation is carried out in particular (even for users who are not logged in) to provide appropriate advertising and to inform other users of the social network about your activities on our website. You have the right to object to the creation of these user profiles, although you must contact Google to exercise this right.

(3) The service provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. In addition, Google Maps and the information obtained via Google Maps are used in accordance with the Google Terms of Use https://policies.google.com/terms?gl=DE&hl=de and the Google Maps Terms and Conditions https://www.google.com/intl/de_de/help/terms_maps.html. Google also offers at https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated and https://policies.google.com/privacy further information on.

Section 16 Google Web Fonts

(1) This site uses so-called web fonts provided by Google to uniformly display fonts. When you call up a page, your browser loads the required web fonts into your browser cache to correctly display texts and fonts.

(2) For this purpose, the browser you use must connect to Google's servers. As a result, Google becomes aware that our website has been accessed via your IP address. Google Web Fonts are used in the interest of a uniform and appealing presentation of our online offerings. This represents a legitimate interest within the meaning of Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR.

(3) If your browser does not support web fonts, a standard font is used by your computer.

(4) The service provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. Google offers further information at the following addresses: https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated and https://policies.google.com/privacy.

Section 17 Google reCAPTCHA

(1) We use Google reCAPTCHA to check and avoid interactions on our website through automated access, e.g. through so-called bots. This is a service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

(2) The service allows Google to determine from which website a request is being sent and from which IP address you are using the so-called reCAPTCHA input box. In addition to your IP address, Google may collect other information that is necessary to offer and guarantee this service.

(3) The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the security of our website and in preventing unwanted, automated access in the form of spam or the like.

(4) The provider Google keeps under the website https://policies.google.com/privacy Further information on the general handling of your user data is available.