Privacy Policy

Responsible body in the sense of the data protection laws is:
Leo Garbe
Akademiestr. 25
76133 Karlsruhe
Germany

Collection of general information

When you access our website, information of a general nature is automatically collected. This information (server log files) includes the type of web browser, the operating system used, the domain name of your Internet service provider and similar information. This is exclusively information which does not allow any conclusions to be drawn about your person. This information is technically necessary in order to correctly deliver the content you have requested from websites and is mandatory when using the Internet. Anonymous information of this kind is statistically evaluated by us in order to optimize our Internet presence and the technology behind it.

Registration on our website

When registering to use our personalised services, some personal data is collected, such as name, address, contact and communication data such as telephone number and e-mail address. If you are registered with us, you can access content and services that we only offer to registered users. Registered users also have the option of changing or deleting the data provided during registration at any time if required. Of course, we will also provide you with information about the personal data we have stored about you at any time. We will be happy to correct or delete them at your request, provided that there are no legal storage obligations to the contrary. To contact us in this context, please use the contact details given at the end of this data protection declaration.

Cookie policy

Cookies are small text files that are stored in a computer’s browser directory. They help site providers with things like understanding how people use a site, remembering a User’s login details, and storing site preferences.

Contact form

If you contact us by e-mail or contact form, the information you have provided will be stored for the purpose of processing your inquiry and for possible follow-up questions.

Use of Google reCAPTCHA

This website uses Google reCAPTCHA, a service provided by Google Inc. ("Google"). reCAPTCHA is designed to protect our website's services - specifically our newsletter and signup endpoints - from automated abuse such as spam and bots. This works by collecting hardware and software information, such as device and application data, and sending these data to Google for analysis.
Google reCAPTCHA service works by evaluating various information (e.g. IP address, the website visitor’s behavior, the time the visitor spends on the website, etc.) to differentiate between human actions and automated abuse.
The use of Google reCAPTCHA is subject to Google’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. The data collected by reCAPTCHA is held in accordance with Google’s Privacy Policy. Google uses and shares this data to improve its services and personalized ads.
By using our website and agreeing to this Privacy Policy, you consent to the use of Google reCAPTCHA API as described above. If you do not wish to subject your use of our website to this analysis by Google reCAPTCHA, do not access the services protected by Google reCAPTCHA on our website.

Sign in with Google

Our website offers the possibility to sign in using "Sign in with Google", a service provided by Google LLC. This is a convenient method of signing up without having to create a new account manually. When you choose to sign in with Google, you will be asked to share certain profile information from your Google account with us.
The information we receive when you sign in with Google may include your email address, full name, profile picture, and other public profile information. We use this information to create or update your account on our website, ensuring you have access to our services. The collection, use, and storage of this data is handled according to our Privacy Policy.
The use of "Sign in with Google" is governed by Google’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Service. By choosing to sign in with Google, you consent to the use of Google’s services as described above.

Use of Self-Hosted Plausible Analytics

This website uses a self-hosted version of Plausible Analytics, a privacy-focused web analytics service. Plausible Analytics is designed to understand and analyze the usage of our website, but it does not collect any personal data or personally identifiable information (PII), does not use cookies, and respects the privacy of our website visitors.
All site measurements carried out by Plausible Analytics are done entirely anonymously. The data collected is in aggregate form only, providing us with insights to help us improve our site while ensuring you continue to have a privacy-respected experience.
Our self-hosted Plausible Analytics is open-source software, maintained by our team on our own server infrastructure. This means we retain full control and ownership of the analytics data, without any third-party involvement. This data is neither sent to, shared with, nor sold to any third parties.

Deletion or blocking of data

We adhere to the principles of data avoidance and data economy. We therefore only store your personal data for as long as is necessary to achieve the purposes stated here or as provided for in the various storage periods provided for by law. After the respective purpose or expiry of these periods, the corresponding data will be blocked or deleted as a matter of routine and in accordance with statutory regulations.

Your rights to information, correction, blocking, deletion and objection

You have the right to receive information about your personal data stored by us at any time. You also have the right to correct, block or, apart from the prescribed data storage for business transactions, delete your personal data. Please contact our data protection officer. You will find the contact details at the bottom. To ensure that data can be locked at any time, this data must be kept in a lock file for control purposes. You can also request the deletion of the data, as far as no legal archiving obligation exists. If such an obligation exists, we will block your data on request. You can make changes or withdraw your consent by notifying us accordingly with effect for the future.

Changes to our data protection regulations

We reserve the right to occasionally adapt this data protection declaration so that it always complies with current legal requirements or to implement changes to our services in the data protection declaration, e.g. when introducing new services. The new data protection declaration will then apply for your next visit.

Questions to the data protection officer

If you have any questions about data protection, please send us an e-mail: Contact information: [email protected]