Legal Notice & Privacy

1. Content of the Online Offer

The Author does not guarantee that the information provided is current, accurate, or complete. Liability claims against the Author on the grounds of material or immaterial damages caused by the use or non-use of the information offered or the use of incorrect or incomplete information, are fundamentally excluded. All offers are made without commitment, and are non-binding. The Author expressly reserves the right to change, extend, or delete part or all of the offer without prior notice, or to temporarily or permanently discontinue publication.

2. References and Links

All direct or indirect references to other Internet sites ("links"), which lie outside the area of responsibility and liability of the Author would only come into effect if the Author is aware of the contents, and it would be technically possible and reasonable for him to prevent the use in the event of illegal contents. The Author hereby expressly declares that the linked sites did not contain any illegal contents at the time of creating the links. The Author has no influence over the current or future design, the contents or the copyright of the linked/connected sites. The Author hereby expressly dissociates himself from all contents of all linked/connected sites that have been changed after the creation of the links. This applies to all links and references created within the Author's own Internet offer and to all outside entries in guest books, discussion forums, and mailing lists set up by the Author. The provider of the site to which reference is made is solely liable for illegal, incorrect, or incomplete contents, and particularly for damages arising from the use or non-use of such information, and not the person who simply makes reference to the relevant publication by means of links.

3. Copyright and Trademark Law

The Author has made every effort to observe the copyright of the graphics, audio sequences, video sequences and texts in all publications, to use its own graphics, audio sequences, video sequences and texts, or to use only graphics, audio sequences, video sequences and texts not subject to licensing. All brands and trademarks used within the Internet site, including those registered by third parties, are subject without restriction to the stipulations of the applicable trademark law and the proprietary rights of the relevant registered owners. The mere reference to such brands or trademarks does not give grounds for the assumption that trademarks are not protected by the proprietary rights of third parties! The copyright for published objects created by the Author remains solely with the Author of the site. The copying or use of such graphics, audio sequences, video sequences, and texts in other electronic or printed publications requires the express consent of the author.

4. Data Protection

Entering of personal or business data (e-mail addresses, names, addresses) via this web facility and disclosure of any such information on the part of the user is made on an expressly voluntary basis. The use of published postal addresses, telephone or fax numbers and email addresses for marketing purposes is prohibited; offenders sending unwanted spam messages will be punished.

1. Google Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. ("Google"). Google Analytics uses "cookies", which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. In case of activation of the IP anonymization, Google will truncate/anonymize the last octet of the IP address for Member States of the European Union as well as for other parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases, the full IP address is sent to and shortened by Google servers in the USA. On behalf of the website provider 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 website activity and internet usage to the website provider. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser. However, please note that if you do this, you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. Furthermore you can prevent Google’s collection and use of data (cookies and IP address) by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available here: Do not Track

Further information concerning the terms and conditions of use and data privacy can be found here: Terms of Service and here: Privacy Policy. Please note that on this website, Google Analytics code is supplemented by "anonymizeIp" to ensure an anonymized collection of IP addresses (so called IP-masking).