Privacy Policy – Effective: July 14, 2013
We take information security seriously. We guarantee that we stick to the current Data Protection Directive when information is collected and processed further by the website or our Add-on.
We want to make you aware of the fact that data transition via the internet (i.e. communication by email) has its security leeks. It is not possible to protect such data completely against access by third parties.
It is possible to use our website and the Add-one without providing any personal data. The collection of personal data (name, address or email address) our service is always on voluntary basis whenever possible.
We will disclose personal data and no personal data will be forwarded to any third party without your consent.
In general, data will only be made available to governmental facilities and authorities within the scope of forcing legislation
or official and juridical direction.
The following passages will inform you about our procedure of collecting and processing data.
What kind of data is collected??
Use of our Website
Personal data is collected through the website which is necessary for the maintenance and provision of our service, for advertising campaigns or made accessible to the users, depending on the provided service of the website.
When using our service the following data will be collected: host name of accessing computer (IP address), used internet browser and computer system, details on hardware and software on your computer, and our visited websites.) The use information is not used to identify you personally and never will be associated with that kind of data.
This website will be evaluated with the help of Google Analytics.
Use of our extension (add-on)
Personal data is collected through the website which is necessary for the maintenance and provision of our service, for the improvement, detection and avoidance of errors of our service.
When using our service the following data will be collected: host name of accessing computer (IP address), used internet browser and computer system, details on hardware and software on your computer, and our visited website. The use information is not used to identify you personally and never will be associated with that kind of data.
When installing extension not from our website further data can be collected through the operator of the service or stores (i.e. Mozilla Firefox add-on store).
Privacy Statement for the Use of Google Analytics (Website)
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. ("Google"). Google Analytics uses "cookies", which are text files placed on your computer to help the website analyse how visitors use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States.
Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google's behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google.
You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser or installing this browser plugin http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en. However please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above.
Privacy Policy for Usage of Facebook-Plugins (Like-Button)
Our pages integrate plugins of the social network Facebook (Facebook Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, California, 94025, United States) are integrated. The Facebook plugin, you agree to the Facebook logo or the "Like-Button" ("Like") on our side. You can find an overview of Facebook-plugins here: http://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/.
When visiting our pages, the plugin establishes a connection between your browser and the Facebook server is established. Facebook thereby obtains the information that you have with your IP Address for visiting our website. If you click on the Facebook "Like" button while you are logged into your Facebook account, you can link the content of our pages on your Facebook profile. Thereby Facebook can correlate your visit of our site with your user account. We point out that we as providers of the sites no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data and use them through Facebook. For more information, please refer to the privacy statement of Facebook under http://de-de.facebook.com/policy.php.
If you do not wish that Facebook can assign your visit to our pages to your Facebook-account, please log out from your Facebook account.
Privacy Statement for using Google+ (+1-Button)
Collection and dissemination of information:
With the Google +1 button you can publish information worldwide. By using the Google +1 button you and other users receive personalized content from Google and our partners. Google will store both the information that you transmitted by clicking the +1, as well as information about the website that you have been on when you click on +1. Your +1' s can be shown as evidence along with your name and profile photo in Google services, such as in search results or in your Google profile, or elsewhere on websites and ads on the internet.
Google stores information about your +1- activities to improve Google's services for you and others. In order to use the Google +1 button, you need a globally visible, public Google profile which must contain at least the chosen name for the profile. This name is used in all Google services. In some cases, this name can also substitute any other name that you used when sharing content under your Google account. The identity of your Google profile may be shown to people who know your e-mail address or other identifying information from you.
Use of the information collected:
In addition to the above purposes, the information provided will be in accordance with the applicable Google privacy policy utilized. Google may release summarized statistics on the activities of the user or +1’s to users and partners, such as publishers, advertisers or linked sites.
Privacy Statement for the Use of Twitter (Tweet-Button)
Functions of the service Twitter are integrated on our website. These functions are offered by Twitter Inc. (Twitter, Inc., 1355 Market St, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA). Through the use of Twitter and function of "re-tweet" the website you visited are linked to your Twitter account and are made public to other users. This data is also transmitted to Twitter.
We point out that we as providers of web sites have no knowledge of the transmitted data and their usage by Twitter. For more information, please refer to the privacy statement of Twitter at http://twitter.com/privacy.
Your privacy settings on Twitter can be changed under your account settings http://twitter.com/account/settings.
Use of Cookies
In the settings of your internet browser you can choose whether you want to accept cookies or not. By not accepting cookies you may have problems when using our service.