Data protection: Schwäbischer Wald

The operators of this homepage take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the legal data-protection regulations and this data-protection declaration.

In general, the use of our website is possible without providing personal information. Insofar as personal data is collected (e.g., name, address or e-mail address), it is on a voluntary basis. This data will not be forwarded to any third parties without your express consent.

We draw your attention to the fact that data transmission over the internet (e.g., when communicating by e-mail) may involve gaps in security. A seamless protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.

Internet pages sometimes use so-called cookies. Cookies do not harm your computer and do not contain viruses. Cookies serve to make our offers more user-friendly, effective and more secure. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your terminal and in your browser.

Most of the cookies we use are so-called “session cookies”. They are automatically deleted at the end of your browser session. Other cookies remain on your terminal until you delete them. These cookies make it possible for us to recognize your browser when you open it up again.

You can set your browser in such a way that you will be informed of cookies being set and will be able to decide whether to accept them or not, to accept cookies in certain cases, to exclude them generally or activate the function that deletes them automatically when closing your browser. If you deactivate cookies, it might reduce the functionality of this website.

The provider of this site automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files that your browser transmits to us automatically. These data are:

•browser type/ browser version

•the operating system used

•referrer URL

•host name of the accessing computer

•time of server inquiry

This data cannot be attributed to specific individuals. A compilation of this data with other data sources will not be carried out. We reserve the right to subsequently check these data whenever there are solid indications of illegal use.

If you send an inquiry using the contact form, the information on the form including the contact details given by you will be stored for the processing of your inquiry and in case of further questions. This data will not be forwarded to any third parties without your express consent.

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analysis service of Google Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses so-called “cookies”: text files which are placed on your computer to help the website analyse how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website is generally transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. In the case of activation of the IP anonymization on this website, your IP address will – within the member states of the European Union or in other signatories in the Agreement of the European Economic Area – be shortened by Google beforehand.

Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the United States to be shortened there. On behalf of the operator of this website, 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 use of the website and of the internet. The IP address transmitted from your browser within the framework of Google Analytics will not be associated with any other data held by Google.

You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings in your browser software. However, please note that if you do this, you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. You can also block the recording and use of data collected by cookies (including your IP address) in Google and the processing of such data by Google by installing the browser plugin available for downloading at the following link: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de

We collect, process and use personal data only to the extent that it is necessary for the justification, development or modification of the contractual relationship (inventory data). We collect, process and use personal data on the usage of our internet pages (usage data) only to the extent of enabling usage of our services or for invoicing.

You have at all times the right to information free of charge pertaining to your stored personal data, its origins, receivers and the purpose of the data processing as well as the right of correction, blocking or deleting of this data. Please contact the address given in the imprint if you have questions regarding this or other questions on the subject of personal data.

Use of contact data as published within the framework of imprint obligations in order to send advertising information not expressly requested is hereby expressly objected to. The owners of this site expressly reserve the right to legal steps in the event of the unsolicited sending of advertisements, for instance, spam e-mails.