PART A. INTRODUCTION
This privacy statement was last updated on April 13, 2022. and its affiliates (collectively, "Online-converting") has created this privacy statement in order to disclose our information gathering and dissemination practices for software products linking to these terms and internet website online-converting.com (collectively, "Website").
Upon reading this privacy statement, you will know:
- What personally identifiable information of yours or third party personally identifiable information is collected from you through the Website.
- The organization collecting the information.
- How the information is used.
- With whom the information may be shared.
- What choices are available to you regarding collection, use and distribution of the information.
- Information relating to the use of this Website by children, and how parents can access their children's information.
- The kind of security procedures that are in place to protect the loss, misuse or alteration of information under Online-converting's control.
- How you can access and correct any inaccuracies in the information collected about you.
Questions regarding this statement should be directed to the Online-converting site coordinator by emailing [email protected].
If you have any concerns or feel that there are certain issues relating to compliance with the policies outlined in this privacy statement, please submit a report at [email protected].
Word from the Company
Online-converting has a strong commitment to providing superior service to all of our customers and visitors of this Website and particularly respecting your concerns about privacy. We understand that you may have questions about how this Website collects and uses information and we have prepared this statement to inform you of the privacy principles that govern the Website (the "Privacy Policy"). We will not sell or rent your personally identifiable information or a list of our customers to third parties. However, as described in more detail in Part C below, there are limited circumstances in which some of your information will be shared with third parties, under strict restrictions, so it is important for you to review this Privacy Policy.
This Privacy Policy contains numerous general and technical details about the steps we take to respect your privacy concerns. We have organized this Privacy Policy by major processes and areas so that you can quickly link to the information of most interest to you. The bottom line is that meeting your needs and expectations form the foundation of everything we do - including protecting your privacy.
Personal information on this Website is collected by Online-converting and if after reviewing this Privacy Policy you have any questions or privacy concerns please send an e-mail to [email protected].
Changes in Privacy Policy
Online-converting wants you to be always aware of what personal information we collect, how we use it and under what circumstances we disclose it. All personal information, as further described in Part B, that we collect and maintain will be subject to the version of the Privacy Policy in effect at the time of such collection. Online-converting reserves the right to change the Privacy Policy from time to time at its sole discretion, and will prominently post any material changes on the home page of the Website. You will be given the opportunity to opt-out. If as the result of such changes, you want to alter the ways in which Online-converting is allowed to use your personal information, you can do so by following the procedure described in Section Creating and Updating Your Personal Account and Preferences. You will be deemed to have been made aware of, and will be subject to, the changes to the Privacy Policy by your continued use of the Website after such notice has been posted for thirty (30) days with the following exception: if at the time you provide personal information to Online-converting you limit how such information will be used to communicate with you, either by Online-converting or by third parties, Online-converting will not change your preference in this regard without your express consent.
Third Party Websites
Online-converting does not control the information collection and distribution policies on Internet domains other than those Internet domains that are under the control of Online-converting itself. When you are on the Online-converting Website, you may be directed to other sites that are beyond our control. These other sites may independently collect data, solicit personal information, or send their own cookies to you. Online-converting is not responsible for any use of the information including click-stream data created when using such third party sites.
Legal Issues
Online-converting will disclose personally identifiable information without your permission when required by law, or in good faith belief that such action is necessary to investigate or protect against harmful activities to Online-converting guests, visitors, associates, or property (including this Website), or to others. As mentioned above, laws related to personal identifiable information vary by country. For example, personally identifiable information collected in the European Union is subject to the EU Directives concerning personal data, privacy and electronic communications, including but not limited to Directive 2002/58/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 July 2002 concerning the processing of personal data and the protection of privacy in the electronic communications sector and Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 1995 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data.
Online-converting may be required by law enforcement or judicial authorities to provide personally identifiable information to appropriate governmental authorities. If requested by law enforcement or judicial authorities, we will provide this information upon receipt of the appropriate documentation. Online-converting may also provide information to law enforcement to protect its property and the health and safety of individuals as permitted by statute.
PART B. COLLECTED INFORMATION
Browsing
This Website does not collect personally identifiable information from your computer when you browse the Website and request pages from our servers. This means that, unless you voluntarily and knowingly provide us with personally identifiable information, we will not know your name, your e-mail address, or any other personally identifiable information. When you request a page from our Website, our servers log the information provided in the HTTP request header, JavaScript or similar technical tools, including the IP number, the time of the request, the URL of your request and other information. We collect such information in order to make our Website function correctly and provide you the functionality that you see on this Website, as our servers use this information to deliver to you the pages on this Website. We also use this information to better understand how users are using our software, how visitors use our Website and how we can better tune our Website, its contents and functionality to meet your needs.
Information We Collect
As a visitor to this Website, you can engage in many activities without providing any personal information as described above in Section Browsing above. In connection with other activities, such as subscribing to the services offered on the Website, subscribing to periodic newsletters sent by Online-converting, requesting customer support, downloading trial versions of software, utilizing online software applications or purchasing any of the products and services available on the Website, Online-converting may ask you to voluntarily supply us with certain information about yourself by filling out and submitting an online form. It is completely optional for you to engage in these activities and/or make any purchases. If you elect to engage in these activities or make purchases, however, Online-converting may ask that you provide us personal information, defined as any information that identifies or can be used to identify, contact, or locate the person to whom such information pertains, including but not limited to your first and last name, mailing address (including ZIP code), e-mail address, employer, and other personal information. This information is requested in conjunction with the purchase and registration of our products or services. In addition, as noted below, minimum information is requested if you choose to subscribe to our newsletter service.
You never have to answer any questions, and you can decline this exchange of information at any time. However, if you should choose to withhold requested information, we may not be able to provide you with some of the services dependent upon the collection of this information. Depending upon the activity, some of the information that we ask you to provide is identified as mandatory and some as voluntary. If you do not provide the mandatory data with respect to a particular activity or purchase, you will not be able to engage in that activity or make such a purchase.
Online-converting is the sole owner of the information it gathers on the Website. Online-converting will only share your information with outside parties in ways that are described in this privacy statement or if we are required to do so by law or in the good-faith belief that such action is necessary in order to conform to the edicts of the law, cooperate with law enforcement agencies, or comply with a legal process served on our Website.
When you use the Website, Online-converting or third parties authorized by Online-converting may also collect certain technical and routing information about your computer to facilitate your use of the Website and its services. When you surf the Internet, your Internet browser (such as Mozilla Firefox or Microsoft Internet Explorer) automatically transmits some information to Online-converting every time you access content on one of our internet domains within the Website. Examples of such information include the URL of the Web page you were just on (known as the "Refer"), the IP (or Internet Protocol) address of the computer you are using, or the browser version you are using to access our site. All of this information may be collected by Online-converting and used to help improve our offerings to you.
We use such data to facilitate and track your use of the Website and its services. Online-converting also uses such environmental variables to measure traffic patterns on the Website. Without expressly informing you in each particular circumstance, we do not match such information with any of your personal information.
When you place an order for software or services online, you may be re-directed to a third-party Website. Any third-party company administers its own Privacy Policy that is not under the control of Online-converting. Prior to placing an online order, please review the Privacy Policy on that Website.
Credit card information is not retained as part of the registration process. This information is processed during the purchase process and is then immediately destroyed. You are provided an opportunity on the Online-converting Website to subscribe to a periodic newsletter. This newsletter is a marketing tool that allows Online-converting to inform you of new products and services, as well as other news relevant to the company. The subscription service requires you to provide your first and last name as well as your email address. Optionally, you are asked to provide the name of the company you represent. You are given the opportunity to choose the type of information we provide to you.
When you submit personal information to Online-converting through this Website, you understand and agree that this information may be transferred across national boundaries and may be stored and processed in any of the countries in which Online-converting and its affiliates and subsidiaries maintain offices. You also acknowledge that in certain countries or with respect to certain activities, the collection, transferring, storage, and processing of your information may be undertaken by trusted vendors of Online-converting. Such vendors are bound by contract not to use your personal information for their own purposes or provide it to any third parties.
Online-converting may establish relationships with various service providers whose services may become available to you from this Website or from other websites that are linked to this Website. Typically, these providers would offer services that Online-converting customers might find useful, such as those that can be used in conjunction with Online-converting services and products. In order to use those services, you may be required to provide personal information to the providers. Unless expressly provided to the contrary, personal information that you provide while you are visiting a provider's Website will be subject to the privacy policy posted on such site, and personal information that you provide while on this Website in conjunction with a provider's service will be subject to this Privacy Policy. You should be aware that our agreements with these service providers often provide that they will share with Online-converting personal information collected from you. In such instances, Online-converting may use this information in a manner consistent with this Privacy Policy.
Information for Affiliates and Software Developers
From time to time, companies or individuals who develop software may access this Website in an effort to enter into a business relationship with Online-converting. In addition, owners of third-party websites may access this Website in an effort to affiliate with Online-converting. Contact information for this purpose is posted on our Website. For these individuals and entities, in addition to information related to your business, Online-converting reserves the right to request personal information including but not limited to your full name, physical address, email address, telephone contact number, employer, etc. This information will normally be requested only in those situations where you are not contacting Online-converting in the capacity of an agent or representative of an established business, and only in those circumstances where the information is required in order to consummate a business relationship. You may elect not to provide personal identifying information. However, failure to provide the requested information may hinder Online-converting's ability to do business with you.
Accessing and Updating Your Personal Preferences
You may access and correct your personal information and privacy preferences (such as whether you wish to receive promotional communications from Online-converting or third parties) by writing Online-converting at [email protected].
Information Relating to Children
The Online-converting Website and any products or services available on that site are not directed at children under 13 years of age and, therefore, the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act ("COPPA") does not apply. However, we recognize that children under the age of 13 may access this Website and subscribe to the newsletter, purchase products and services, or download trial versions of software programs. The collection of information is covered above.
Parents and legal guardians may request from us to review, delete or stop the collection of the personally identifiable information of their child. You may do so in one of two ways. If you know the user name and password or email address, follow the instructions below regarding Choices Available to You or you may contact us by letter, phone or email using the address information provided at the bottom of this page.
Securing the Transmission and Storage of Information
Online-converting operates secure data networks protected by industry standard firewall and password protection systems. Our security and privacy policies are periodically reviewed and enhanced as necessary, and only authorized individuals have access to the information provided by our users. Even your registration account password is encrypted before it is sent to our computers. Any other particularly sensitive information, such as a customer's credit card number collected for a commerce transaction, is also encrypted prior to transmission.
Online-converting takes steps to ensure that your information is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee the security of any information you transmit to us or from our online products or services, and you use these services at your own risk.
We treat the information you provide to us as confidential information; it is, accordingly, subject to our company's security procedures and corporate policies regarding protection and use of confidential information. After personally identifiable information reaches Online-converting it is stored on a server with physical and electronic security features as customary in the industry, including utilization of login/password procedures and electronic firewalls designed to block unauthorized access from outside of Online-converting. Because laws applicable to personal information vary by country, our offices or other business operations may put in place additional measures that vary depending on the applicable legal requirements. Information collected on the sites covered by this Privacy Policy is processed and stored in countries where Online-converting and its service providers conduct business. All Online-converting employees are aware of our privacy and security policies. Your information is only accessible to those employees who need it in order to perform their jobs.
PART C. USE AND DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION
How your personal information is used
Online-converting collects your information in order to record and support your participation in the activities you select. We will use your e-mail address to send a confirmation and, if necessary, might use the other information to contact you for help to process the purchase or service you have selected. If you subscribe to a service or register a product, for example, the information is used to register your rights, if any, to technical support or other benefits that may be made available to registered users. Your personal information is also used to keep you informed about product upgrades, patches, special offers, and other products and services of Online-converting and selected third parties if you have so opted to receive such communications.
Online-converting may collect information about the use of the Website, such as the types of services used and how many users we receive daily. This information is collected in aggregate form, without identifying any user individually. Online-converting may use this aggregate, non-identifying statistical data for statistical analysis, marketing, or similar promotional purposes.
Online-converting recognizes and appreciates the importance of responsible use of information collected on this Website. Without your consent, Online-converting will not communicate any information to you regarding products, services, and special offers available from Online-converting or its affiliates, although we may find it necessary to communicate with you regarding your use of the services on this Website. Except in the particular circumstances described in this Privacy Policy, Online-converting will also not provide your name to other companies or organizations without your consent.
Disclosure of Information to Third Parties
Online-converting does use the services of third parties, such as e-mail service providers, purchase and order processing merchants and marketing companies that act as independent contractors on behalf of Online-converting. These parties are contractually prohibited from using personally identifiable information for any purpose other than for the purpose Online-converting specifies. We do provide non-personally identifiable information to certain service providers for their use on an aggregated basis for the purpose of performing their contractual obligations to us. We prohibit the sale or transfer of personal information to entities outside of the Online-converting's affiliates for their use without your approval.
Online-converting may disclose your personally identifiable information if we believe in good faith that we are required to do so in order to comply with applicable law, a subpoena, or other legal process. Online-converting may also disclose personally identifiable information when we have reason to believe that disclosing this information is necessary to identify, contact or bring legal action against someone who may be violating Privacy Policy or to protect the safety of our users and the public or under confidentiality and licensing agreements with certain third parties which assist us in developing, operating and maintaining the Website and its content.
In the event that all or substantially all of Online-converting's stock and/or assets are transferred or sold to another entity, Online-converting may transfer personally identifiable information to the acquiring entity. If, as a result of such a business transition, your personally identifiable information will be used in a materially different manner, you will be given choice consistent with our policy regarding notification of changes.
Choices available to you
You can always choose whether or not to disclose personally identifiable information and that choice will not prevent you from using the Online-converting Website. Please note, however, if you should choose to withhold requested information, we may not be able to provide you with some of the services dependent upon the collection of this information.
You can choose at anytime to opt out of receiving emails from Online-converting or from having your personally identifiable information shared with selected companies. If you want to opt out, you can do so by editing your preferences with respect to email or the sharing of information. If you elect to "opt out" we will not, as applicable, share your personal information with third parties or send you emails. However, we may continue to use your personal information for internal purposes, to enhance your user experience or as necessary to administer the site or comply with applicable law.
We reserve the right to send a one-time registration confirmation email, and infrequent service alert messages to users to inform them of specific changes that may impact their ability to use a service they have previously signed up for, regardless of email contact opt-in status. We also reserve the right to contact you if compelled to do so as part of a legal proceeding or if there has been a violation of our Terms of Service or applicable licensing agreements.
Online-converting is retaining these rights because in limited cases we feel that we may need the right to contact you as a matter of law or regarding matters that will be important to you. These rights do not allow us to contact you to market a new or existing service if you have asked us not to do so, and issuance of these types of communications is rare.
If you wish to opt out of receiving emails, newsletters, the sharing or retention of any personal identification information, or otherwise change your personal preferences, you must contact Online-converting either by email at [email protected].
To ensure that your request is honored, you must provide Online-converting with information sufficient for us to accurately identify and access your records. The information we require is your full name, address and the email address you provided to Online-converting when you requested services or products. Online-converting reserves the right to contact you to verify that we have accurately identified your record.
PART D. PRIVACY-RELATED INQUIRIES AND COMPLAINTS
Online-converting takes and addresses its users' privacy concerns with utmost respect and attention. If you believe that there was an instance of non-compliance with this Online Privacy Policy with regard to your personal information or you have other related inquiries or concerns, you may write or contact Online-converting at [email protected].
In your message, please describe in as much detail as possible the nature of your inquiry or the ways in which you believe that the Online-converting Online Privacy Policy has not been complied with. We will investigate your inquiry or complaint promptly.
Please note that if you provide Online-converting with inconsistent privacy preferences (for example, by indicating on one occasion that third parties may contact you with marketing offers and indicating on another occasion that they may not), Online-converting cannot guarantee that your most recent privacy preference will be honored.
Cookies
Our website uses cookies. Cookies are text files that are stored on your device, e.g., to make the use of a website more convenient or to recognize the device of a user and to save settings or similar. In cookies, entries and settings on a website can be saved so that you do not have to enter them each time you visit a website. Cookies contain a so-called cookie ID, which makes an identification of the device the cookie is saved on possible. In detail, we use the following cookies:
- Cookies that contain a randomly generated, concrete identification number which makes you or your device identifiable during your visit to our website. These cookies are automatically deleted at the end of your visit.
- Cookies that contain a randomly generated, concrete identification number which makes you or your device identifiable on our website. On the basis of these cookies, the association of your session is stored. These cookies are automatically deleted after one year.
- Cookies that store key-value-pairs. On the basis of those, settings which you made on our website before, are stored. Among others, this includes your selected language or options used to convert your files. These cookies are automatically deleted after one year.
The purpose of this processing is to make the use of our website convenient for you and to offer you the opportunity to save your settings.
Right of objection
You have the right to object.
In your browser settings you can restrict or completely prevent the use of cookies. You can also prompt the automatic deletion of cookies when a browser window is closed.
You can find out how to delete and change the cookie settings of the most common browsers here:
- Google Chrome: Website
- Mozilla Firefox: Website
- Apple Safari: Website
- Microsoft Internet Explorer: Website
The provision of personal data is neither required by law nor by contract, and it is not necessary for the conclusion of a contract. You are also not obliged to provide personal data. However, the lack of provision may result in you not being able to use our website entirely or to its full extent.
Other services used by us also use cookies. We point out the use of cookies with regard to individual services separately.
Information about Google services
On our website we use various services of Google LLC ("Google"), 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.
More detailed information about the specific Google services we use on our website can be found following in this privacy policy.
By integrating Google services, Google may collect and process information (including personal data) about you. It cannot be excluded that Google may also transfer the information to a server in a third country.
As stated in Google’s Privacy Shield certification (you can find it under https://www.privacyshield.gov/list by searching for “Google”), Google committed to comply to the EU-US Privacy Shield Framework and the Swiss-US Privacy Shield Framework for the collection, usage, and storage of personal data from EU or Swiss member states. Google, including Google LLC and its wholly-owned subsidiaries in the USA, has stated via certification to comply to the Privacy Shield principles. Further information can be found at https://policies.google.com/privacy/frameworks?gl=en.
We ourselves cannot influence which data is collected and processed by Google. However, Google states that, among others, the following information (including personal data) might be processed:
- Protocol data (especially the IP address)
- Location-related information
- Unique application numbers
- Cookies and similar technologies
Information about the types of cookies Google uses can be found at Information about the types of cookies Google uses can be found at https://policies.google.com/technologies/types..
If you are signed in using your Google account, Google may add the processed information to your account and treat it like personal data, depending on your account settings. To do so, Google does, among others, the following:
- „When you’re not signed in to a Google Account, we store the information we collect with unique identifiers tied to the browser, application, or device you’re using. This helps us do things like maintain your language preferences across browsing sessions.
- When you’re signed in, we also collect information that we store with your Google Account, which we treat as personal information.“ (https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en)
A direct addition of this data can be prevented by logging out of your Google account or by adjusting the appropriate account settings in your Google account. Furthermore, you can prevent the installation of cookies – if Google sets them – by using the appropriate settings in your browser; however we would like to point out that, in this case, you may not be able to use all functions of this website to their full extent.
You can find out how to delete the cookies in the most common browsers here:
- Google Chrome: Website
- Mozilla Firefox: Website
- Apple Safari: Website
- Microsoft Internet Explorer: Website
Further information can be found in Google’s privacy policy, which can be found here:
Information about Google’s privacy settings can be found at https://privacy.google.com/take-control.html.
Usage of Google Analytics
On our website we use Google Analytics, a web analysis service provided by Google Inc. („Google“), 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.
Google Analytics uses so-called “cookies”, which are text files that are saved on your device and that enabled the website to conduct an analysis of the websites you visited. Google Analytics may also use so-called web beacons (invisible graphics). Via these web beacons, information such as the visitor traffic on a website can be evaluated. The information about the usage of our website (including the IP address of the users) generated by cookies and web beacons are transmitted to and stored by a Google server that might be located in the USA or other third countries. This information might be shared by Google with Google’s contract partners.
Information on Google’s existing Privacy Shield certification and other relevant data relating to Google’s processing of data in the scope of using Google services can be found in this data processing declaration in paragraph “Information about Google services”.
The following types of data is processed by Google:
- Online identifiers (including cookie identifiers)
- IP address
- Device identifiers
In addition, you can find more detailed information about the processed information at https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en#infocollect under “Information Google collects”, as well as at https://privacy.google.com/businesses/adsservices/.
We only use Google Analytics with IP anonymization enabled (“anonymize IP”). This results in the shortening of your IP address by Google within member states of the European Union or other states that are part of the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases, the full IP address is transmitted to one of Google’s servers in the USA and shortened there.
Google processes the data on our behalf in order to evaluate your usage of the website, to compile reports about the website activity for us, and to provide us with further services relating to website and internet usage. Google might transfer this information to third parties when required by law or if third parties process this data on Google’s behalf.
By integrating Google Analytics, we pursue the purpose of analyzing the user behavior on our website and being able to react to it. This enables us to continuously improve our offer.
Within the scope of order processing, Google is entitled to commission subcontractors. You can find a list of these subcontractors under https://privacy.google.com/businesses/subprocessors/.
Right of objection
You have the right to object. To do so, you can prevent the processing of your data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available under the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en
You can also prevent the acquisition by Google Analytics by clicking on the following link. An opt-out cookie is set, which prevents the future acquisition of your data when visiting this website: Deactivate Google Analytics
Furthermore, you can change your cookie preferences (e.g. deleting cookies, blocking cookies, etc.). More information about this can be found under “Cookies”.
The processed information is stored for 26 months and will be deleted automatically at the end of this period.
The provision of personal data is neither required by law nor by contract, and it is not necessary for the conclusion of a contract. You are also not obliged to provide personal data. However, the lack of provision may result in you not being able to use our website entirely or to its full extent.
Usage of DoubleClick by Google (Google Ad Manager)
This website uses Google Ad Manager, a web analysis service provided by Google Inc. („Google“), 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.
DoubleClick For Publishers uses so-called “cookies”, which are text files that are saved on your device and that enabled the website to conduct an analysis of the websites you visited. Furthermore, DoubleClick For Publishers uses so-called web beacons, small pixels or graphics. The information generated by the cookies, if applicable in conjunction with the web beacons, about the use of this website (including the IP address of the users) are transmitted to and stored by a Google server that might be located in the USA or other third countries.
Information on Google’s existing Privacy Shield certification and other relevant data relating to Google’s processing of data in the scope of using Google services can be found in this privacy policy under paragraph “Information about Google services”.
The cookies might also contain so-called cookie IDs. They are individual character sequences that serve the attribution of the cookies. They can be used to, e.g., record so-called “conversions”. These allow to determine to what extend subsequent browser activities show relations to ads, for example, if a purchase was made from same browser on which a corresponding ad was placed.
The cookies set by DoubleClick For Publishers serve the purpose of analyzing the user behavior for marketing purposes, for example, to place relevant ads and to evaluate the success of the ad campaigns.
The data processed by us in the scope of DoubleClick For Publishers are also processed by Google as an additional responsible party. The details are regulated at https://privacy.google.com/businesses/controllerterms/ and can be viewed there by you.
By integrating DoubleClick For Publishers, we pursue the purpose to reach our users in the best possible way with our advertisements, to portray user behavior, and to enable us to react to user behavior, as well as to analyze user behavior for marketing purposes, to, for example, place relevant ads for you and to evaluate the success of advertising campaigns.
Our legitimate interest for this is the great benefit for our offer that is provided by the functions described above. Through optimized advertising campaigns, we reduce our divergence loss and improve the reach of our advertising media. Further, Google has a legitimate interest in the processed (personal) data in order to improve their own services.
Right of objection
You have the right to object.
You have the possibility to disable the setting of DoubleClick cookies. All you need to do is click on this opt-out link to place a DoubleClick deactivation cookie in your browser.
Furthermore, you can change your settings for personalized advertising at https://adssettings.google.com and set the corresponding opt-out cookies.
Also, you can change your cookie preferences (e.g. deleting cookies, blocking cookies, etc.). More information about this can be found under “Cookies”.
The processed information are stored for as long as they are necessary for the intended purpose or for as long as it is legally required.
The provision of personal data is neither required by law nor by contract, and it is not necessary for the conclusion of a contract. You are also not obliged to provide personal data. However, the lack of provision may result in you not being able to use our website entirely or to its full extent.
Usage of Google AdSense
On our website, we also use the functions of the online advertising service Google AdSense. Google AdSense is a service of Google Inc. ("Google"), 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.
Google AdSense is a Google service that displays Google advertisements from advertisers on third-party websites. By integrating Google AdSense we provide Google with appropriate advertising space o our website.
Google AdSense uses so-called “cookies”, which are text files that are saved on your device and that enabled the website to conduct an analysis of the websites you visited. Google AdSense may also use so-called web beacons (invisible graphics). Via these web beacons, information such as the visitor traffic on the pages of this offer can be evaluated. The information generated by cookies and web beacons about the usage of our website (including your IP address) and the delivery of advertising formats will be transmitted to and stored by a Google server that might be located in the USA or other third countries. This way, Google can reconstruct on which websites the usage of advertising media took place in order to be able to allocate a commission to the website operator.
Information on Google’s existing Privacy Shield certification and other relevant data relating to Google’s processing of data in the scope of using Google services can be found in this privacy policy under paragraph “6) Information about Google services”.
Through the integration of Google AdSense, we pursue the purpose of being able to offer you interest-based advertisements, and to be able to finance our offer through the successful use of advertising media. For this, we are using the option “contextual-only advertisements” from Google AdSense. This means that Google will broadcast advertisements based on the content of our website and not on the interest profile created by you. Therefore, an analysis of your data for the purpose of profiling does not take place here. However, Google also uses cookies and web beacons in the scope of the “contextual-only advertisements” to prevent abuse, compile statistics, and prevent multiple visits.
Our legitimate interest for this is the great benefit for our offer that is provided by the functions described above. We have a legitimate interest in presenting you with contextual advertisement on our website in order to achieve the highest possible success rate of the advertising media.
The data will only be stored as long as it is necessary for the provision of this function. You can find the Google Advertisment Privacy Policy here: https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads
Right of objection
You have the right to object. To do so, you can decide to disable all the Google Advertisement Cookies by clicking on: https://www.google.com/settings/ads/onweb/optout
In addition, you have the possibility to deactivate the interest-based ads from Google according to the instructions in the following link: https://support.google.com/ads/answer/2662922?hl=en
Furthermore, you can change your cookie preferences (e.g. deleting cookies, blocking cookies, etc.). More information about this can be found under “Cookies”.
The provision of personal data is neither required by law nor by contract, and it is not necessary for the conclusion of a contract. You are also not obliged to provide personal data. However, the lack of provision may result in you not being able to use our website entirely or to its full extent.