Google Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Ireland Limited. If the data controller for this website is located outside the European Economic Area or Switzerland, then the Google Analytics data processing is carried out by Google LLC. Google LLC and Google Ireland Limited are referred to collectively as "Google" below.

Google Analytics uses so-called "cookies," text files that are stored on the website visitor's computer and enable an analysis of the visitor's use of the website. The information generated by the cookie about the visitor's use of this website (including the truncated IP address) is generally transmitted to and stored on a Google server.

Google Analytics is used on this website exclusively with the extension "_anonymizeIp()". This extension ensures the anonymization of IP addresses by truncation, thus preventing direct identification of individuals. The extension truncates the IP address within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area before it is transmitted to Google. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and truncated there. The IP address transmitted by the browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data.

On behalf of the website operator, Google will use the collected information to evaluate website usage, compile reports on website activity, and provide the website operator with other services related to website and internet usage (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR). The legitimate interest in data processing lies in optimizing this website, analyzing website usage, and adapting its content. The interests of users are adequately protected through pseudonymization.

Google LLC is certified under the Privacy Shield framework (see listing here) and, on this basis, guarantees an adequate level of data protection. Data transmitted and linked to cookies, user identifiers (e.g., User-ID), or advertising IDs is automatically deleted after 50 months. Data whose retention period has expired is automatically deleted once a month.

Tracking by Google Analytics can be prevented by adjusting the cookie settings for this website. The collection and storage of IP addresses and data generated by cookies can also be objected to at any time with effect for the future. The corresponding browser plugin can be downloaded and installed from the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout .

Website visitors can prevent tracking by Google Analytics on this website by clicking on the following link. This will set an opt-out cookie that prevents future data collection when visiting this website.

Further information on data usage by Google, setting and opt-out options, can be found in Google's privacy policy (https://policies.google.com/privacy) and in the settings for the display of advertisements by Google (https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated).