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The author assumes no liability for the timeliness, accuracy, or completeness of the information provided on our website. Claims for damages against the author relating to material or non-material damages caused by the use or non-use of the information provided, or by the use of incorrect or incomplete information, are generally excluded, unless there is evidence of willful misconduct or gross negligence on the part of the author.
All offers are subject to change and non-binding. The author expressly reserves the right to modify, supplement, or delete parts of the pages or the entire website, or to suspend publication temporarily or permanently, without prior notice.
References and Links
In the case of direct or indirect references to external websites (“hyperlinks”) that are outside the author’s sphere of responsibility, liability would arise only if the author were aware of the content and it were technically possible and reasonable for the author to prevent use in the event of illegal content.
The author hereby expressly declares that, at the time the links were created, no illegal content was discernible on the linked pages. The author has no influence whatsoever on the current or future design, content, or authorship of the linked pages. Therefore, the author hereby expressly distances himself from all content on any linked pages that has been modified since the link was created. This statement applies to all links and references within the author’s own website, as well as to third-party entries in guestbooks, discussion forums, link directories, mailing lists, and all other forms of databases established by the author where external users can post content. The provider of the page to which a link refers is solely liable for illegal, incorrect, or incomplete content—and in particular for damages resulting from the use or non-use of such information—not the party who merely refers to the respective publication via links.
Copyright and Trademark Law
The author makes every effort to respect the copyrights of the images, graphics, audio files, video clips, and text used in all publications; to use images, graphics, audio files, video clips, and text created by the author; or to rely on royalty-free graphics, audio files, video clips, and texts.
All brand names and trademarks mentioned on this website and possibly protected by third parties are subject without restriction to the provisions of the applicable trademark law and the ownership rights of the respective registered owners. The mere mention of a trademark does not imply that it is not protected by the rights of third parties!
The copyright for published objects created by the author remains solely with the author of the pages. Reproduction or use of such graphics, audio files, video clips, and text in other electronic or printed publications is not permitted without the author’s express consent.
Privacy Policy
If the website offers the option to enter personal or business data (email addresses, names, addresses), the user provides this data on an expressly voluntary basis. The use and payment for all services offered is permitted to the extent technically possible and reasonable—even without providing such data or by providing anonymized data or a pseudonym. The use by third parties of the contact information published in the legal notice or similar sections—such as postal addresses, telephone and fax numbers, and email addresses—to send unsolicited information is not permitted. We expressly reserve the right to take legal action against senders of so-called spam emails in the event of violations of this prohibition.
Privacy Policy for the Use of Facebook Plugins (Like Button)
This website uses plugins from Facebook.com, which are provided by Facebook Inc., 1601 S. California Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94304, in the United States. Users of our website, on which the Facebook plugin is installed, are hereby informed that the plugin establishes a connection to Facebook, which results in data being transmitted to your browser so that the plugin appears on the website.
Furthermore, when you use the plugin, data is transmitted to Facebook’s servers, which includes information about your visits to our website. For logged-in Facebook users, this means that usage data is associated with their personal Facebook account.
As soon as you, as a logged-in Facebook user, actively use the Facebook plugin (e.g., by clicking the “Like” button or using the comment function), this data is transferred to your Facebook account and published. You can only prevent this by logging out of your Facebook account beforehand.
For more information regarding Facebook’s use of data, please refer to Facebook’s privacy policy.
Privacy Policy for the Use of Twitter
Our website incorporates features from the Twitter service. These features are provided by Twitter Inc., 795 Folsom St., Suite 600, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA. When you use Twitter and the “Retweet” feature, the websites you visit are linked to your Twitter account and made known to other users. Data is also transmitted to Twitter in the process.
Please note that, as the provider of this website, we have no knowledge of the content of the data transmitted or how Twitter uses it. For more information, please see Twitter’s Privacy Policy at http://twitter.com/privacy.
You can change your privacy settings on Twitter in your account settings at http://twitter.com/account/settings.
Privacy Policy for the Use of Google +1
Collection and Sharing of Information:
You can use the Google +1 button to share information worldwide. The Google +1 button allows you and other users to receive personalized content from Google and our partners. Google stores both the fact that you gave a piece of content a +1 and information about the page you were viewing when you clicked +1. Your +1s may appear as recommendations alongside your profile name and photo in Google services such as in search results or on your Google Profile or in other places on websites and in ads across the web. Google records information about your +1 activity to improve Google services for you and others.
To use the Google +1 button, you need a public Google profile that is visible worldwide and must include at least the name you selected for the profile. This name is used across all Google services. In some cases, this name may also replace another name you used when sharing content through your Google Account. The identity associated with your Google profile may be visible to users who know your email address or have other identifying information about you.
Use of the Collected Information:
In addition to the purposes described above, the information you provide is used in accordance with Google’s applicable privacy policies. Google may publish aggregated statistics about users’ +1 activity or share them with users and partners, such as publishers, advertisers, or affiliated websites.
Privacy Policy for the Use of Google AdSense
This website uses Google AdSense, a service provided by Google Inc. (“Google”) for displaying advertisements. Google AdSense uses so-called “cookies,” which are text files stored on your computer that enable an analysis of how the website is used. Google AdSense also uses so-called web beacons (invisible images). These web beacons allow information such as visitor traffic on these pages to be analyzed. The information generated by cookies and web beacons regarding the use of this website (including your IP address) and the delivery of ad formats is transmitted to a Google server in the United States and stored there.
This information may be shared by Google with its contractual partners. However, Google will not associate your IP address with any other data it holds about you. You can prevent the installation of cookies by adjusting your browser settings accordingly; however, please note that in this case you may not be able to use all functions of this website to their full extent. By using this website, you consent to the processing of data collected about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes described above.
Privacy Policy for the Use of Google Analytics
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses so-called “cookies,” which are text files stored on your computer that enable an analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by the cookie regarding your use of this website is generally transmitted to and stored on a Google server in the United States.
However, if IP anonymization is enabled on this website, your IP address will be truncated by Google beforehand within member states of the European Union or in other signatory states to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the United States and truncated 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 related to website 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.
You can prevent the storage of cookies by adjusting your browser settings accordingly; however, please note that in this case, you may not be able to use all features of this website to their full extent. You can also prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address), as well as from processing this data, by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de.