Data protection

Exclusion of liability:

1. Content of the website

The Author shall assume no responsibility for the timeliness, correctness, completeness or quality of the information that has been provided. Liability claims against the Author that are based on material or immaterial damage resulting from the usage or nonusage of the provided information or resulting from the usage of incorrect or incomplete information shall be fundamentally excluded, insofar that no demonstrably willful or grossly negligent behavior on the part of the Author is involved.

All offers shall be subject to change and are nonbinding. The Author shall expressly reserve the right to alter, expand or delete sections of pages or the entire site or to temporarily or permanently discontinue it without prior notice.

2. References and links

In terms of direct and indirect references to external Internet sites (“links”) that are outside the Author’s sphere of responsibility, the Author shall be subject to liability only if the Author had possessed knowledge of the content and it was technically feasible and reasonable for the Author to prevent use of any illegal content.

The Author herewith expressly declares that, at the time the link was provided, no illegal content could be found on the sites to which links were provided. The Author has no influence on the current or future design, content or authorship of the linked/associated pages. For this reason, the Author herewith expressly distances him-/herself from all content on all linked/associated pages that had been altered following the posting of the link. This declaration shall also apply to links and referrals provided on the Author’s own website and to external entries made in guestbooks, discussion forums and mailing lists created by the Author.

The provider of the site to which a link was provided shall assume sole liability for illegal, inaccurate or incomplete content and, in particular, for damage arising from the usage or nonusage of such provided information and not the party who merely refers to the posted content using links.

3. Copyright and trademark law

The Author shall endeavor to observe the copyrights of graphics, audio files, video sequences and texts in all publications; to use graphics, audio files, video sequences and texts that he/she created on his/her own; or to utilize license-free graphics, audio files, video sequences and texts.
All brand names and trademarks cited on the website and possibly held by third parties shall be subject, to an unlimited degree, to the provisions of the individual trademark law and the ownership rights of the respective registered owner. It cannot be concluded that the brand name is not protected by the rights of third parties simply because it was mentioned!

The copyright for posted objects created by the Author himself/herself shall remain exclusively with the Author of the website. Reproduction or usage of such graphics, audio files, video sequences and texts in other electronic or printed publications shall not be authorized without the express consent of the Author.

4. Data protection

Should users have the opportunity to provide personal or business data (email addresses, names, mailing addresses), the provision of this data shall be done on a solely voluntary basis. The usage of and payment for all offered services shall be permitted without the provision of such data or shall be allowed by providing anonymized data or a pseudonym — as long as this is technically possible and reasonable.

5. Disclaimer

This exclusion of liability shall be considered a portion of the website from which a reference to this page was made. Should portions or individual wording of this text not comply, no longer comply or only partially comply with currently valid legal regulations, the content and validity of the remaining sections of this document shall remain unaffected.

6. Google Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytical service of Google Inc. (»Google«). Google Analytics uses »cookies,« that is, text files that are stored on your computer and facilitate the analysis of your usage of the website. The information produced by the Google Analytics cookie about your usage of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to a server of Google Inc. in the United States and stored there. Google will use this information to evaluate your usage of the website, compile reports about website activities for us and provide other services related to website usage and internet usage. Google may provide this information to third parties, provided that such practices are mandated by law or that third parties process this data under a contract with Google. Google will not link, under any circumstances, your IP address with other data of Google Inc. You can prevent the installation of cookies by activating the appropriate setting in your browser. However, you should know that, by doing so, you may be unable to use all functions of this website. By using the website, you agree to the processing of the data collected about you by Google in the manner and for the purpose described above.