General Terms and Conditions

Accessing this website and using the content presented on this website is subject to acceptance of our general terms of use. By visiting this website or using any of its content, such as information, opinions, recommendations or images, you agree to the following general terms of use:


1. Limitation of Liability


The content of this website is prepared with the greatest possible care. However, the provider assumes no responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or timeliness of the content provided. Use of the website and its content is at the user's own risk. Contributions identified by name reflect the opinion of the respective author and do not necessarily represent the opinion of the provider.


2. External Links


This website contains links to third-party websites ("external links"). These websites are the responsibility of their respective operators.


When the external links were first created, the provider reviewed the third-party content to determine whether any legal infringements were apparent. No legal infringements were identifiable at that time.


The provider has no influence over the current or future design or content of the linked websites. The inclusion of external links does not mean that the provider adopts the content behind the reference or link as its own.


Without specific indications of legal infringements, the provider cannot reasonably be expected to continuously monitor external links. However, if the provider becomes aware of any legal infringements, the relevant external links will be removed immediately.


3. Information and Disclaimer


All content on this website, including information, names, drawings, photographs, names, logos and icons relating to the provider, its subsidiaries, affiliated companies, products and services, is provided without warranty.


The content of this website has been compiled in good faith in order to provide users with information about the provider and its products and services.


Access to the website and use of the content provided on it is at the user's own risk. Users have no entitlement to uninterrupted availability of the content.


The provider, its subsidiaries, affiliated companies or employees cannot be held liable or responsible for any direct or indirect, special, consequential or incidental damages arising from visiting or using this website or from the use of materials, information or recommendations presented on the website.


Liability for intent or gross negligence and any mandatory liability under applicable product liability legislation shall remain unaffected.


The provider reserves the right to make changes and/or improvements to these General Terms and Conditions, as well as to the information, names, images, photographs, logos and icons, products and services presented on this website, at any time and without prior notice.


The provider is not responsible for cited literature or the content of websites linked from this website and does not adopt such content as its own.


The content of this website may not be supplemented, modified or replaced, either in whole or in part.


4. Copyright and Trademark Rights


The content published on this website is subject to copyright and trademark law. Any use not permitted by copyright and trademark law requires the prior written consent of the provider or the respective rights holder.


This applies in particular to the reproduction, editing, translation, storage, processing or reproduction of content in databases or other electronic media and systems. Third-party content and rights are identified as such.


The unauthorised reproduction or distribution of individual content or complete pages is prohibited and may be punishable by law.


The provider endeavours to respect the copyrights of images, graphics, audio documents, video sequences and texts used in all publications, to use images, graphics, audio documents, video sequences and texts created by the provider itself, or to use royalty-free graphics, audio documents, video sequences and texts.


All brand names and trademarks mentioned within the website and, where applicable, protected by third parties are fully subject to the provisions of the applicable trademark laws and the ownership rights of the respective registered owners. The mere mention of a trademark does not imply that it is not protected by third-party rights.


Copyright for published materials created by the author remains solely with the author of the respective pages. Reproduction or use of such graphics, audio documents, video sequences and texts in other electronic or printed publications is not permitted without the express consent of the author.


5. Data Protection


When visiting the provider's website, information about the visit, such as the date, time and page viewed, may be stored. This data does not constitute personal data but is anonymised. It is evaluated exclusively for statistical purposes. It is not disclosed to third parties for commercial or non-commercial purposes.


The provider expressly points out that data transmission over the Internet, for example when communicating by email, may be subject to security vulnerabilities and cannot be completely protected against access by third parties.


Where the website offers the possibility of entering personal or business data, such as email addresses, names or postal addresses, users provide such data expressly on a voluntary basis.


Where technically possible and reasonable, all services offered may also be used and paid for without providing such data or by providing anonymised data or a pseudonym.


The use by third parties of contact information published in the legal notice or comparable information, such as postal addresses, telephone and fax numbers and email addresses, for the purpose of sending unsolicited information is prohibited.


The provider expressly reserves the right to take legal action against senders of unsolicited advertising or so-called spam emails in the event of violations of this prohibition.


6. Website 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 and which enable an analysis of your use of the website.


The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website, including your IP address, is transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there.


Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, compile reports on website activity for the website operators and provide other services relating to website and Internet usage.


Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required by law or where such third parties process the data on Google's behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data stored by Google.


You can prevent cookies from being installed by selecting the appropriate settings in your browser software. However, please note that, if you do so, 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.


You can prevent Google Analytics cookies from being stored on your computer by downloading the Google Analytics browser opt-out add-on. This prevents information about your website visit from being transmitted to Google Analytics.


7. Legal Validity of this Disclaimer


This disclaimer is to be regarded as part of the website from which this page was referenced.


If sections or individual wording of this text do not, no longer or do not fully comply with applicable law, the remaining parts of the document shall remain unaffected in terms of their content and validity.


Where special conditions for individual uses of this website deviate from the provisions set out in sections 1 to 5 above, this will be expressly indicated at the relevant point. In such cases, the specific terms of use shall apply to the respective individual case.