Liability for content

The content of our site has been compiled with the utmost care. However, we cannot guarantee that all the content is correct, complete or up to date. As a service provider, we are responsible under Section 7(1) of the German Telemedia Act (TMG) for our own content on this site in accordance with general legislation. However, under Sections 8 to 10 of the TMG, we are not obliged as a service provider to monitor transmitted or stored external information or to investigate circumstances indicative of illegal activity. Obligations to remove or block the use of information in accordance with general legislation remain unaffected. However, any liability in this regard can only be assumed from the time at which knowledge of a specific violation of the law is obtained. If such violations of the law are brought to our attention, we will remove the offending content immediately.

Liability for links

Our service contains links to external websites that are operated by third parties, whose content we have no control over. We are therefore also unable to accept any responsibility for such external content. The content of linked sites is always the responsibility of the relevant providers or operators of the sites. The linked sites are checked for potential violations of the law at the time of linking. No unlawful content could be identified at the time of linking. Without concrete evidence of a violation of the law, we cannot reasonably be expected to monitor the linked sites constantly. If violations of the law are brought to our attention, we will remove any such links immediately.

Copyright

The content and works created by the site operator on this site are subject to German copyright law. Reproduction, editing, dissemination and use of any kind outside the limits of copyright law requires the written consent of the relevant author or creator. Downloads and copies of this site are only authorised for private, non-commercial use. Where content on this site was not created by the operator, third-party copyrights have been observed. In particular, content created by third parties has been identified as such. If you nonetheless become aware of a breach of copyright, please inform us. If violations of the law are brought to our attention, we will remove any such content immediately.

This website uses Google™ Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses “cookies” – text files that are stored on your computer and allow your use of the website to be analysed. The information on your use of this website (including your IP address) generated by the cookie is transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activities for the website operators and to provide further services in connection with the use of the website and the internet. Google may also, where appropriate, pass this information on to third parties if required by law or if third parties process this data on Google’s behalf. Under no circumstances will Google associate your IP address with other Google data. You can stop cookies from being installed using the relevant setting in your browser; however, please note that this may prevent you from making full use of all the functions of this website. By using this website, you agree that Google may process data gathered in relation to you as described above and for the purpose mentioned above. The Google Analytics deactivation add-on for browsers gives the visitor to the website more control over what data on accessed websites is gathered by Google Analytics. If you do not want any of your data to be saved, please install the deactivation tool provided by Google at http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en.

We also use Google Analytics to evaluate data from AdWords and the DoubleClick cookie for statistical purposes. If you do not want us to do this, you can deactivate it through the ads preferences manager (http://www.google.com/settings/ads/onweb/?hl=en).You can find additional information on this at http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en or https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/ (general information on Google Analytics and data protection). Please note that Google Analytics has been expanded on this site with the code “gat._anonymizeIp();” in order to ensure that IP addresses are collected anonymously (this is known as IP masking). As an alternative to the browser add-on or within browsers on mobile devices, please click this link to deactivate Google Analytics in order to prevent Google Analytics from collecting data within this website in future (the opt-out will only apply to this browser and this domain). This will place an opt-out cookie on your device. If you delete your cookies in this browser, you will need to click the link again.

This site uses plugins from the social network facebook.com, operated by Facebook Inc., 1601 S. California Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA (“Facebook”). If you access pages on our website that contain such a plugin, a connection will be made to Facebook’s servers and the plugin will appear on the web page by notifying your browser. This will inform the Facebook server which of our web pages you have visited. If you are logged in to Facebook as a user, Facebook will associate this information with your personal Facebook user account. When you use the plugin’s functions (such as clicking the “Like” button or leaving a comment), this information will also be associated with your Facebook account; you can only prevent this by logging out before using the plugin. Further information on the collection and use of data by Facebook, your rights in this regard and your options for protecting your privacy can be found in Facebook’s data protection policy.