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DATA PROTECTION

Information about the collection of personal data on our website

Data Privacy
The operators of this website take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy. We adhere to the strict regulations of the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the national amendments of the German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG). Use of our website is generally possible without providing personal data. Insofar as personal data (e.g., name, address, or email address via the contact form) is collected on our website, this is always done on a voluntary basis. This data will not be passed on to third parties without your express consent. However, for technical reasons, information that can be associated with you is processed on the server side and through scripts and plugins. Examples include your IP address or information about the browser used. Further details are listed below. Please note that data transmission over the Internet (e.g., when communicating by email) can have security vulnerabilities. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.

Cookies:
Our website uses cookies. Cookies do not harm your computer and do not contain viruses. Cookies help make our website more user-friendly, effective, and secure. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer and saved by your browser. Most of the cookies we use are so-called "session cookies." They are automatically deleted after your visit. Other cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them. These cookies allow us to recognize your browser on your next visit. You can configure your browser to inform you about the use of cookies and to allow cookies only in individual cases, to block cookies in certain cases or in general, and to automatically delete cookies when you close your browser. Disabling cookies may limit the functionality of this website.

Cookie
, which sets a technically necessary cookie (Borlabs-cookie) to store your cookie preferences. Borlabs Cookie does not process any personal data. The Borlabs-cookie stores the preferences you selected when entering the website. If you wish to revoke these preferences, simply delete the cookie in your browser. When you revisit/reload the website, you will be asked for your cookie preferences again.

Provider and Server Log Files
The provider of these pages automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which the browser automatically transmits. This includes:

Browser type and version,
operating system used
, referrer URL,
hostname of the accessing computer,
time of the server request

This data cannot be linked to specific individuals. This data will not be combined with other data sources. We reserve the right to have this data reviewed subsequently if we become aware of concrete indications of unlawful use.

Google Maps:
We use the "Google Maps" component on our website. "Google Maps" is a service provided by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043 USA, hereinafter referred to as "Google".

Each time this component is accessed, Google sets a cookie to process user settings and data when displaying the page on which the "Google Maps" component is integrated. This cookie is not usually deleted when the browser is closed, but expires after a certain period of time, unless you delete it manually beforehand.

If you do not agree to this processing of your data, you can deactivate the "Google Maps" service and thus prevent the transfer of data to Google. To do this, you must deactivate JavaScript in your browser. However, please note that in this case you will not be able to use "Google Maps" at all or only to a limited extent.

The use of "Google Maps" and the information obtained via "Google Maps" is subject to the Google Terms of Service
http://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/terms/regional.html

as well as the additional terms and conditions for “Google Maps”
https://www.google.com/intl/de_de/help/terms_maps.html

Use of Adobe Typekit Web Fonts:
Our website uses so-called web fonts from Adobe Typekit for the uniform display of certain fonts. The provider is Adobe Systems Incorporated, 345 Park Avenue, San Jose, CA 95110-2704, USA (Adobe).

When you visit our website, your browser loads the necessary fonts directly from Adobe to display them correctly on your device. In doing so, your browser establishes a connection to Adobe's servers in the USA. This allows Adobe to know that our website was accessed via your IP address. According to Adobe, no cookies are stored when the fonts are provided.

Adobe is certified under the EU-US Privacy Shield. The Privacy Shield is an agreement between the United States and the European Union designed to ensure compliance with European data protection standards. Further information can be found at: https://www.adobe.com/de/privacy/eudatatransfers.html.

The use of Adobe Typekit web fonts is necessary to ensure a consistent font display on our website. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Article 6(1)(f) GDPR.

Further information about Adobe Typekit Web Fonts can be found at: https://www.adobe.com/de/privacy/policies/typekit.html .

Adobe's privacy policy can be found at: https://www.adobe.com/de/privacy/policy.html

The
operator of these pages is YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA. When you visit one of our pages equipped with a YouTube plugin, a connection to YouTube's servers is established.

This informs the YouTube server which of our pages you have visited.

If you are logged into your YouTube account, you are allowing YouTube to directly associate your browsing behavior with your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account.

Further information on how user data is handled can be found in the privacy policy of

YouTube at: https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy

SSL Encryption:
This site uses SSL encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential information, such as requests you send to us as the site operator. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the browser's address bar changes from "http://" to "https://" and by the padlock icon in your browser's address bar.

When SSL encryption is enabled, the data you send to us cannot be read by third parties.

Right to information, erasure, and restriction of processing:
You have the right to obtain information free of charge at any time about your stored personal data, its origin and recipients, and the purpose of the data processing, as well as the right to rectification, restriction of processing, or erasure of this data. For this purpose, and for any further questions regarding personal data, you can contact us at any time at the address provided in the legal notice.

You have the right to

  • You have the right to request confirmation from us as to whether we process personal data concerning you. If this is the case, you have the right to access this personal data and the information detailed in Article 15 of the GDPR. You also have the right to request the release of your data, subject to the restrictions of Article 20 of the GDPR, in a commonly used electronic, machine-readable format. This includes, where technically feasible, the right to transmit this data to another controller directly designated by you.

  • You have the right to request that we correct your data if it is inaccurate, incorrect, and/or incomplete. Correction also includes providing supplementary information. You also have the right to request that we delete your personal data without undue delay if one of the grounds listed in Article 17 of the GDPR applies. Unfortunately, we cannot delete data that is subject to a statutory retention period. If you wish us to never collect data from you again or contact you, we will store your contact details on a suppression list.

  • You have the right to revoke any consent you have given with effect for the future, without any disadvantages arising for you.

  • to request from us the restriction of processing if one of the conditions listed in Art. 18 GDPR is met.

  • You have the right to object, on grounds relating to your particular situation, at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you.
    We will then no longer process the personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms, or the processing serves the purpose of establishing, exercising or defending legal claims (Art. 21 GDPR).

  • Without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the data controller if you believe that the processing of your personal data infringes the GDPR

• to our data protection officer or by post (see legal notice)

· to a supervisory authority in the Member State of their residence, place of work or the place of the alleged infringement.

Objection to Promotional Emails: The use of contact information published as part of the legal notice for sending unsolicited advertising and informational materials is hereby prohibited. The operators of these pages expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of unsolicited advertising, such as spam emails.

Use of Google Analytics
This website uses functions of the web analytics service Google Analytics. The provider is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. Google Analytics uses so-called “cookies.” These are text files that are stored on your computer and enable an analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is generally transmitted to and stored on a Google server in the USA. The storage of Google Analytics cookies is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior in order to optimize both its website and its advertising.
1. IP Anonymization We have activated the IP anonymization function on this website. This means that your IP address will be shortened by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area before being transmitted to the USA. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity, and to provide other services relating to website activity and internet usage to the website operator. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data.
2. Browser Plugin You can prevent the storage of cookies by adjusting your browser settings; however, please note that in this case you may not be able to fully utilize all the functions of this website. You can also prevent Google from collecting and processing data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de .
3. Objection to Data Collection You can prevent the collection of your data by Google Analytics by clicking on the following link. An opt-out cookie will be set, which prevents the collection of your data on future visits to this website: Deactivate Google Analytics. You can find more information about how Google Analytics handles user data in Google's privacy policy: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=de . Demographic Characteristics in Google Analytics This website uses the "demographic characteristics" feature of Google Analytics. This allows reports to be generated that contain statements about the age, gender, and interests of website visitors. This data comes from interest-based advertising by Google and from third-party visitor data. This data cannot be attributed to any specific person. You can deactivate this feature at any time via the ad settings in your Google account or generally prohibit the collection of your data by Google Analytics as described in the section "Objection to Data Collection".

Use
of Google Tag Manager: Google Tag Manager is a solution that allows us to manage website tags via a single interface (and thus integrate Google Analytics and other Google marketing services into our online offering). The Tag Manager itself (which implements the tags) does not process any personal data of users. Regarding the processing of users' personal data, please refer to the information provided for the respective Google services. Terms of Use : https://www.google.com/intl/de/tagmanager/use-policy.html