Insofar as personal data such as names and email or postal addresses is collected, stored or processed, this is done within the scope of the statutory provisions or insofar as you provide us with this information of your own free will. Accordingly, we use the aforementioned data when you contact us with a query via the contact options on our website.

By using the contact form on our website or sending us a query by other means, you consent to us using the information provided in order to respond. Queries are also stored so they can be referred to in the event of follow-up questions. You can object to the storing of this information at any time.

We only share your personal data with third parties if this is necessary to fulfil the purpose for which you provided it to us, to comply with statutory obligations or if you have consented to the data being shared. Our staff and service companies are subject to non-disclosure agreements and are obligated to comply with data protection regulations and our internal guidelines.

The right to use and, where applicable, share the data for the purpose of responding to your query is based on Article 6 (1) lit. a), b) and c) of the General Data Protection Regulation. This is on the one hand because by contacting us you have consented to the relevant use of your data, and, on the other hand, because the use of your data is necessary to provide you with the requested information or to fulfil legal obligations.

Subject to statutory retention periods, your data will be deleted once we have completed processing your query.

When using our website, the IP addresses of the users are stored for a short time for technical and organisational reasons, in particular to ensure a smooth connection to and easy use of the website, but also to prevent misuse.

The authorisation to use the data to prevent misuse is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. f) of the General Data Protection Regulation, as we have a legitimate interest in effectively investigating misuse and assisting the law enforcement authorities with their investigations.

The IP addresses are blocked immediately after being stored and are only viewed if there is a justified reason to do so in accordance with the above. The IP addresses in question are deleted after one month.

If this data is analysed, then this is only done anonymously for statistical purposes and to improve the functionality of this website. The anonymous data is stored separately from personal data and allows no conclusions to be drawn about any individuals. This data is not consolidated with data from other sources.

Our website uses cookies to optimise functionality depending on your browser settings. Cookies are small text files that are stored temporarily on your device. If you connect to our website's server again, the browser sends the previously received cookie back to the server. Cookies can be used in particular to collect information relating to access to our website (e.g. date, time, page accessed, browser used, IP address).

The authorisation to use the data to implement cookies is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. f) of the General Data Protection Regulation, as we have a legitimate interest in optimising the functionality of the website.

If you wish to prevent cookies from being stored on your computer, you can do so by changing your browser settings. Cookie settings can be managed under the following links for the various browsers.

Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/products/firefox/protect-your-privacy/cookies
Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows/delete-and-manage-cookies-168dab11-0753-043d-7c16-ede5947fc64d
Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en&hlrm=en
Safari: https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac
Opera: https://help.opera.com/en/latest/web-preferences/

Without the cookies, however, the usability of the website may be limited. Using our website with the relevant settings for storing cookies activated implies that you consent to the use of the cookies described above.

Your browser must therefore be set to allow the storage of cookies for the use of the deactivation cookie. Furthermore, if you delete cookies, you must reinstall the deactivation cookie.

Our website uses data from Google Maps. This map service is operated by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. In order to display the map data, it may be necessary for technical reasons for Google, as the provider of the content, to register the IP addresses of users. You can find the Terms of Service for the use of Google Maps at: https://policies.google.com/terms?hl=en-US; ad settings can be found at: https://adssettings.google.com

If you consent to the use of your personal data, you agree to the collection, use and storage of your data to the extent described. You can withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future. Withdrawing your consent does not affect the legality of the processing that occurred on the basis of the consent given before you withdrew your consent. A simple message to the contact details below will suffice.

We do not use your personal data for general advertising purposes. If you personally receive advertising information from us, it will relate only to providing a specific response to a query you have submitted. If you receive advertising information from us, you can object to this at any time, entirely or with regard to individual measures, with effect for the future by notifying us at the contact details below.

Under the statutory provisions pursuant to Article 15 et seqq. of the General Data Protection Regulation, you have rights to access, rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, data portability and to object to the use of your personal data.

In addition, you can lodge a complaint with the Hessian Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information Officer, Gustav-Stresemann-Ring 1, 65189 Wiesbaden, Germany, in accordance with Article 77 of the General Data Protection Regulation if you see reason to do so.

We erase the personal data stored about you as soon as this is no longer required for fulfilling the purpose for which you provided it to us, and provided that no statutory obligation to retain the data opposes this, or if the continued storage is inadmissible for other legal reasons.

If you wish to assert your rights to access, rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, data portability and to object to the use of your personal data, please address your query to the contact details below.