Disclaimer

 

1. Website contents
The Author makes no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the currency, accuracy, completeness or quality of the information provided herein. The Author accepts no claim for loss or damage, whether material or non-material, arising from the use or non-use of the information provided herein or the use of flawed or incomplete information insofar as there is no demonstrable wilful intent or gross negligence on the part of the Author. All information provided is non-binding and subject to change. The Author reserves the express right to modify, supplement or delete parts of the website or the entire contents of the website without prior warning or temporarily or permanently cease its publication.

 

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2. References and links
In the case of references that directly or indirectly link to third-party websites (“hyperlinks”) that are outside the control of the Author, liability shall only be accepted in the event that the Author was aware of the nature of the content and it was technically possible and reasonable to prevent the use thereof in the case of illegal content. The Author hereby expressly declares that at the time the site was linked to, no contents on the linked site could be identified as being illegal. The Author has no influence on the current and future layout, contents or ownership of the linked pages. For this reason, the hereby expressly dissociates itself from all contents on all linked pages that are changed subsequent to being linked to. This statement applies to all links made internally within this website and for contributions made by third-party in visitors’ books, discussion forums, link listings, mailing lists set up by the Author and to any other type of data base to which external write access is possible. The publisher of the website linked to is solely responsible for any illegal, incorrect or incomplete content and for any damages arising from the use or non-use of such information, and not the person who simply provided a link to it.

 

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3. Copyright and trademarks
The Author makes every effort to respect the ownership rights to the photos, graphics, sound files, video sequences and text content used in all publications, to make use of photos, graphics, sound files, video sequences and text content created by it or to use public domain graphics, sound files, video sequences and text content, if necessary. All registered trademarks and brand names used on this website are subject without restriction to the provisions of the applicable trademark laws and are the property of the respective registered owners. It is not to be assumed that simply because a trademark is used, it is not protected under the rights of a third party! The Author remains the sole holder of copyright on any published works it has created itself. The reproduction or use of such graphics, sound files, video sequences or text content in other electronic or printed publications is not permitted without the express consent of the Author.

 

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4. Data privacy
Insofar as it is possible to enter personal or business information (email addresses, names, postal addresses) on this website, the user provides said information on an expressly voluntary basis. Insofar as technically possible and reasonable, the use of and payment for all services offered herein is possible without having to disclose such data or by providing data in an anonymized form or by using an alias. It is strictly prohibited for third parties to use the contact details, such as postal addresses, telephone and fax numbers or email addresses that are published in the “Company Details” section or similar disclosures, to send us information that we have not expressly requested. We reserve the express right to take legal steps against the senders of so-called spam mails who violate this prohibition.

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Every visit to our website is recorded in a log file. The following data is collected in the process:

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• Your Internet request in the form of the name of the file being accessed

• Date and time of the request

• The type of browsers you use

• Your partially-anonymized IP address

• The website you accessed us from

• The pages you visit on our website

 

We are not able to associate these data with a specific person. The data does not get merged with other data sources; the IP addresses are deleted after a purely statistical evaluation has been performed. The statistical evaluation serves only to optimise our website.

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5. Enforceability of this disclaimer
This disclaimer is to be regarded as an integral part of the website from which this page was linked. Should sections or individual formulations of this text be contrary, no longer correspond or not fully correspond to the law applicable at the time, the remaining parts of the document shall remain unaffected and valid.

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Google Analytics
This website uses Google Analytics, an Internet analysis service provided by Google Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses so-called “cookies”: text files that are stored on your computer and allow your use of the website to be analysed. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website (including your IP address) is transmitted to and stored on one of Google’s servers in the United States. Google then uses this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports about website activities for the website operators and to provide further services based on website activity and Internet usage. Google may also transmit this information to third parties, insofar as doing so is required by law or if the data is processed by third parties on behalf of Google. On no account will Google associate your IP address with other data being held by Google. You can prevent cookies from being saved by changing your browser settings; we would, however, point out that doing so may prevent you from being able to fully use all the functionality of this website. By using this website, you give your consent to Google to process the data it collects in the way described above and for the above-stated purpose.

Should you not agree to your usage data being collected, you can prevent it by downloading a browser add-on from Google  here. The add-on informs Google Analytics that no information about your visit to our website should be forwarded to Google Analytics.