Effective date: August 20, 2018

Protecting your private information is top priority, therefore the following site helps you understanding, how it is handled.

Holding onto your private information is a serious responsibility, and we want you to know how we're handling it.

The short version

Your information is collected only with your consent; only the minimum amount of personal information that is necessary to fulfill the purpose of your interaction; it is not sold to third parties; it is only used as this Privacy Statement describes; the data is only processed within the European Union.

Of course, the short version doesn't tell you everything, so please read on for more details!

What information is collected and why?

If you're just browsing the website, the same basic information that most websites collect is collected. Common internet technologies, such as cookies and web server logs are used.

The information collected includes the visitor's browser type, language preference, referring site (address of the previously visited website), additional websites requested, and the date and time of each visitor request. Personally-identifying information like Internet Protocol (IP) addresses are collected as well.

This information is collected to better understand how the website visitors use it and to monitor and protect the security of the website.

What information is not collected?

Sensitive personal information, such as social security numbers, genetic data, health information, or religious information is not intentionally collected.

How is the collected information shared?

Personal information is not shared, sold, rented or traded with third parties for their commercial purposes.

Personal Information might be shared with a limited number of third-party providers who process it on my behalf to provide or improve this service.

Cookies and tracking

A cookie is a small piece of text that this web server stores on your computer or mobile device, which your browser sends to the website when you return to the site.

Matomo (formerly known as Piwik) is used as a tracking service. Matomo uses cookies to gather certain simple information over time, such as your IP address, browser type and plugins, internet service provider, search engines used, the search terms used, referring and exit pages, the origin by country, time stamp, and similar data about your use of the site.

The information generated by Matomo remains under my data sovereignty and is used to evaluate how the website performs and how the users, in general, navigate through and use it.

Additionally, an Opt-Out Option is offered, that enables each internet user to turn off the tracking of their activities.

Do Not Track is a privacy preference you can set in your browser if you do not want online services to collect and share certain kinds of information about your online activity from third party tracking services.

So, if you have configures DoNotTrack in your browser, you will not be tracked by this Matomo installation as well.

How is my information secured?

All necessary and reasonably measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, alteration or destruction are taken. Generally accepted industry standards to protect the personal information during transmission and on storage are followed.

No method of transmission, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure. Therefore, absolute security is not guaranteed its.

Where is my information processed?

Information that we collect will be stored and processed within the European Union. The same standard of privacy protection is provided to all the users around the world, regardless of their country of origin or location.

Changes to the Data Privacy Statement

Although most changes are likely to be minor, this Privacy Statement may change from time to time. Please check this page frequently.

Contact

If you have concerns about the way your personal information is handled or any questions regarding this Privacy Statement or information practices, please contact me directly via the email address from the impress. I will respond within 30 days at the latest.