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layout: intro
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title: Privacy Policy
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{% comment %}<!-- Based on http://www.openhab.org/privacy.html -->{% endcomment %}
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## An overview of data protection
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### General
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The following gives a simple overview of what happens to your personal information when
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you visit our website. Personal information is any data with which you could be
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personally identified. Detailed information on the subject of data protection can be
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found in our privacy policy found below.
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### Data collection on our website
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#### Who is responsible for the data collection on this website?
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The data collected on this website are processed by the website operator. The
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operator's contact details can be found in the website's required
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[legal notice](/imprint.html).
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#### How do we collect your data?
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Some data are collected when you provide it to us. This could, for example, be data you
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enter on a contact form.
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Other data are collected automatically by our IT systems when you visit the website.
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These data are primarily technical data such as the browser and operating system you
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are using or when you accessed the page. These data are collected automatically as soon
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as you enter our website.
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#### What do we use your data for?
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Part of the data is collected to ensure the proper functioning of the website. Other
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data can be used to analyze how visitors use the site.
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#### What rights do you have regarding your data?
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You always have the right to request information about your stored data, its origin, its
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recipients, and the purpose of its collection at no charge. You also have the right to
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request that it be corrected, blocked, or deleted. You can contact us at any time using
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the address given in the legal notice if you have further questions about the issue of
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privacy and data protection. You may also, of course, file a complaint with the
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competent regulatory authorities.
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#### Analytics and third-party tools
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When visiting our website, statistical analyses may be made of your surfing behavior.
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This happens primarily using cookies and analytics. The analysis of your surfing
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behavior is usually anonymous, i.e. we will not be able to identify you from this data.
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You can object to this analysis or prevent it by not using certain tools. Detailed
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information can be found in the following privacy policy.
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You can object to this analysis. We will inform you below about how to exercise your
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options in this regard.
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## General information and mandatory information
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### Data protection
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The operators of this website take the protection of your personal data very seriously.
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We treat your personal data as confidential and in accordance with the statutory data
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protection regulations and this privacy policy.
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If you use this website, various pieces of personal data will be collected. Personal
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information is any data with which you could be personally identified. This privacy
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policy explains what information we collect and what we use it for. It also explains
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how and for what purpose this happens.
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Please note that data transmitted via the internet (e.g. via email communication) may be
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subject to security breaches. Complete protection of your data from third-party access
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is not possible.
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### Notice concerning the party responsible for this website
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The party responsible for processing data on this website is:
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<p>openHAB Foundation e.V.<br />Kollwitzweg 10<br />64372 Ober-Ramstadt</p>
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</address>
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<p><i class="material-icons">phone</i> +49 (6154) 603-9765</p>
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<p><i class="material-icons">email</i> <a href="mailto:info@openhabfoundation.org">info@openhabfoundation.org</a></p>
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The responsible party is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others
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decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data (names, email addresses,
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etc.).
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### Revocation of your consent to the processing of your data
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Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You may
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revoke your consent at any time with future effect. An informal email making this
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request is sufficient. The data processed before we receive your request may still be
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legally processed.
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### Right to file complaints with regulatory authorities
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If there has been a breach of data protection legislation, the person affected may file
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a complaint with the competent regulatory authorities. The competent regulatory authority
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for matters related to data protection legislation is the data protection officer of the
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German state in which our company is headquartered. A list of data protection officers
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and their contact details can be found at the following link: [https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Infothek/Anschriften_Links/anschriften_links-node.html](https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Infothek/Anschriften_Links/anschriften_links-node.html).
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### SSL or TLS encryption
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This site uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and for the protection of the
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transmission of confidential content, such as the inquiries you send to us as the site
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operator. You can recognize an encrypted connection in your browser's address line when
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it changes from "http://" to "https://" and the lock icon is displayed in your browser's
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address bar.
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If SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transfer to us cannot be read by
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third parties.
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### Information, blocking, deletion
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As permitted by law, you have the right to be provided at any time with information free
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of charge about any of your personal data that is stored as well as its origin, the
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recipient and the purpose for which it has been processed. You also have the right to
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have this data corrected, blocked or deleted. You can contact us at any time using the
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address given in our legal notice if you have further questions on the topic of personal
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data.
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## Data collection on our website
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### Cookies
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Some of our web pages use cookies. Cookies do not harm your computer and do not contain
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any viruses. Cookies help make our website more user-friendly, efficient, and secure.
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Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer and saved by your browser.
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Most of the cookies we use are so-called "session cookies." They are automatically
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deleted after your visit. Other cookies remain in your device's memory until you delete
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them. These cookies make it possible to recognize your browser when you next visit the
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site.
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You can configure your browser to inform you about the use of cookies so that you can
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decide on a case-by-case basis whether to accept or reject a cookie. Alternatively, your
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browser can be configured to automatically accept cookies under certain conditions or to
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always reject them, or to automatically delete cookies when closing your browser.
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Disabling cookies may limit the functionality of this website.
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Cookies which are necessary to allow electronic communications or to provide certain
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functions you wish to use are stored pursuant to Art. 6 paragraph 1, letter f of GDPR.
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The website operator has a legitimate interest in the storage of cookies to ensure an
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optimized service provided free of technical errors. If other cookies (such as those
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used to analyze your surfing behavior) are also stored, they will be treated separately
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in this privacy policy.
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### Server log files
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The website provider automatically collects and stores information that your browser
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automatically transmits to us in "server log files". These are:
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- Browser type and browser version
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- Operating system used
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- Referrer URL
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- Host name of the accessing computer
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- Time of the server request
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- IP address
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These data will not be combined with data from other sources. The basis for data
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processing is Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR, which allows the processing of data to fulfill a
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contract or for measures preliminary to a contract.
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### Registration on this website
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You can register on our website in order to access additional functions offered here.
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The input data will only be used for the purpose of using the respective site or service
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for which you have registered. The mandatory information requested during registration must
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be provided in full. Otherwise, we will reject your registration.
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To inform you about important changes such as those within the scope of our site or technical
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changes, we will use the email address specified during registration.
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We will process the data provided during registration only based on your consent per
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Art. 6 (1)(a) GDPR. You may revoke your consent at any time with future effect. An informal
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email to forum@openhabfoundation.org making this request is sufficient. The data processed
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before we receive your request may still be legally processed.
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We will continue to store the data collected during registration for as long as you remain
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registered on our website. Statutory retention periods remain unaffected.
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## Analytics and advertising
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### Google Analytics
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This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service. It is operated by Google Inc.,
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1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.
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Google Analytics uses so-called "cookies". These are text files that are stored on your
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computer and that allow an analysis of the use of the website by you. The information
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generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google
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server in the USA and stored there.
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Google Analytics cookies are stored based on Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. The website operator has
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a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior to optimize both its website and its advertising.
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### IP anonymization
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We have activated the IP anonymization feature on this website. Your IP address will be shortened
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by Google within the European Union or other parties to the Agreement on the European Economic
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Area prior to transmission to the United States. Only in exceptional cases is the full IP address
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sent to a Google server in the US and shortened there. Google will use this information on behalf
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of the operator of this website to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website
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activity, and to provide other services regarding website activity and Internet usage for the
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website operator. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not
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be merged with any other data held by Google.
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### Browser plugin
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You can prevent these cookies being stored by selecting the appropriate settings in your browser.
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However, we wish to point out that doing so may mean you will not be able to enjoy the full
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functionality of this website. You can also prevent the data generated by cookies about your use
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of the website (incl. your IP address) from being passed to Google, and the processing of these
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data by Google, by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link: [https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en](https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en).
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#### Objecting to the collection of data
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You can also prevent the collection of your data by Google Analytics by clicking on the following
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link. An opt-out cookie will be set to prevent your data from being collected on future visits to
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this site: <a href="javascript:gaOptout();">Disable Google Analytics</a>.
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For more information about how Google Analytics handles user data, see Google's privacy policy:
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[https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en](https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en).
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### Outsourced data processing
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We have entered into an agreement with Google for the outsourcing of our data processing and fully
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implement the strict requirements of the German data protection authorities when using Google
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Analytics.
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## Plugins and tools
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### YouTube
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Our website uses plugins from YouTube, which is operated by Google. The operator of the pages is
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YouTube LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA.
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If you visit one of our pages featuring a YouTube plugin, a connection to the YouTube servers is
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established. Here the YouTube server is informed about which of our pages you have visited.
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If you're logged in to your YouTube account, YouTube allows you to associate your browsing
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behavior directly with your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube
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account.
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YouTube is used to help make our website appealing. This constitutes a justified interest pursuant
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to Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR.
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Further information about handling user data, can be found in the data protection declaration of
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YouTube under [https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy](https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy).
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### Google Web Fonts
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For uniform representation of fonts, this page uses web fonts provided by Google. When you open a
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page, your browser loads the required web fonts into your browser cache to display texts and fonts
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correctly.
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For this purpose your browser has to establish a direct connection to Google servers. Google thus
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becomes aware that our web page was accessed via your IP address. The use of Google Web fonts is
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done in the interest of a uniform and attractive presentation of our website. This constitutes a
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justified interest pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR.
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If your browser does not support web fonts, a standard font is used by your computer. Further
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information about handling user data, can be found at
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[https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq](https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq) and
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in Google's privacy policy at
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[https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/](https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/).
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### Google Maps
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This site uses the Google Maps map service via an API. It is operated by Google Inc., 1600
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Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.
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To use Google Maps, it is necessary to save your IP address. This information is generally
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transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. The provider of this site has no
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influence on this data transfer.
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The use of Google Maps is in the interest of making our website appealing and to facilitate the
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location of places specified by us on the website. This constitutes a justified interest pursuant
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to Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR.
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Further information about handling user data, can be found in the data protection declaration of
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Google at
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[https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/](https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/).
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### Twitter
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Functions of the Twitter service have been integrated into our website and app. These features
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are offered by Twitter Inc., 1355 Market Street, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA. When
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you use Twitter and the “Retweet” function, the websites you visit are connected to your Twitter
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account and made known to other users. In doing so, data will also be transferred to Twitter. We
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would like to point out that, as the provider of these pages, we have no knowledge of the content
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of the data transmitted or how it will be used by Twitter. For more information on Twitter's
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privacy policy, please go to [https://twitter.com/privacy](https://twitter.com/privacy).
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Your privacy preferences with Twitter can be modified in your account settings at
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[https://twitter.com/account/settings](https://twitter.com/account/settings).
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## Payment service providers
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### PayPal
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Our website accepts donations via PayPal. The provider of this service is PayPal (Europe) S.à.r.l & Cie,
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S.C.A., 22-24 Boulevard Royal, L-2449 Luxembourg.
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If you select donation via PayPal, the payment data you provide will be supplied to PayPal based
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on Art. 6 (1) (a) (Consent) and Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR (Processing for contract purposes). You have
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the option to revoke your consent at any time with future effect. It does not affect the
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processing of data previously collected.
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