METIS – Online counting of VG Wort

We use “session cookies” from VG Wort, Munich, to measure access to texts in order to assess the likelihood of copying. Session cookies are small pieces of information stored in your computer’s memory that contain a randomly generated unique identification number (a session ID), along with information about their origin and storage period. Session cookies do not store any other data. These measurements are conducted by INFOnline GmbH according to the Scalable Central Measurement Method (SZM). They help determine the likelihood of copying individual texts to compensate authors and publishers for legal claims. We do not collect any personal data via cookies. Many of our pages include JavaScript calls that report access data to the VG Wort.

Further information on data protection in this measurement procedure can be found on the INFOnline GmbH website and on the VG Wort data protection website.

Twitter Plugin

This site uses plugins from the social network Twitter, operated by Twitter, Inc., 795 Folsom Street, Suite 600, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA. For more information, visit www.twitter.com.

When you access a page with such a plugin, a connection is established with Twitter’s servers, the plugin is transmitted directly to your browser, and integrated into the webpage. This informs Twitter’s server that you have accessed the respective page. If you are logged in to Twitter, Twitter may assign this information to your personal user account. If you use the plugin functions (e.g. clicking the “Tweet” button or posting a comment), this information is also associated with your Twitter account.

For more information on Twitter’s data collection and use, your rights, and how to protect your privacy, please see Twitter’s privacy policy.

To prevent Twitter from collecting your data, you can log out of Twitter before visiting our pages, activate the “Do Not Track” function in your browser, or disable JavaScript for the domain twitter.com.

Facebook Plugin

This site uses social plugins from the social network Facebook (www.facebook.com). Operator: Facebook Inc., 1601 S. California Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA. You can recognize the Facebook button on our website by the white “f” on a blue background or by the “thumbs up” icon.

When you click this button, data is transmitted to Facebook, including the date and time of your visit, the URL of the visited page, and technical data such as your IP address, browser, and operating system. If you are logged in to Facebook, this information may be assigned to your Facebook account.

By clicking the button, you agree to the transmission of this data to Facebook. For further details on data collection and usage, please refer to Facebook’s Data Usage Guidelines.

Xing Plugin

This site uses plugins from the social network Xing (xing.com), operated by XING AG, Gänsemarkt 43, 20354 Hamburg. When you access a page that contains such a plugin, your browser establishes a direct connection with Xing’s servers. The plugin content is transmitted directly to your browser and integrated into the webpage.

By including these plugins, Xing receives the information that you have accessed the corresponding page. If you are logged in to Xing, this information may be associated with your Xing account. For details on data collection, usage, and your privacy settings, please refer to Xing’s data protection information at http://www.xing.com/privacy.

LinkedIn Plugin

On this website, JavaScript code from LinkedIn Ireland, Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland (LinkedIn) is downloaded. If JavaScript is enabled in your browser and no JavaScript blocker is installed, your browser may transmit personal data to LinkedIn.

We do not know which data LinkedIn links with the data received or for what purposes LinkedIn uses this data. For more details, please refer to LinkedIn’s privacy policy at http://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy?trk=hb_ft_priv. To prevent the execution of LinkedIn JavaScript entirely, you can install a JavaScript blocker or adjust your browser settings accordingly.

Youtube

On some of our websites, we embed YouTube videos. The corresponding plugins are operated by YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA.

When you visit a page with the YouTube plugin, a connection to YouTube’s servers is established, and YouTube is informed of the pages you visit. If you are logged in to your YouTube account, YouTube may associate your surfing behavior with your account. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account before visiting the page.

If a YouTube video is started, cookies that collect information about user behavior are set. If you have disabled cookies for the Google Ad program, you will not receive such cookies when viewing YouTube videos. YouTube may also store non-personal usage information in other cookies; if you wish to prevent this, you must block cookies in your browser.

Further information on data protection regarding YouTube can be found in YouTube’s privacy policy at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/.

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 analyze how you use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there.

However, if IP anonymisation is enabled on this website, your IP address will be shortened within member states of the European Union or other countries party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area before transmission.

Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google uses this information to evaluate your use of the website, compile reports on website activity, and provide other services related to website and Internet usage.

The IP address transmitted by your browser in connection with Google Analytics is not merged with other Google data. You may refuse the use of cookies by setting the appropriate options in your browser, but please note that this may prevent you from using the full functionality of this website.

You can also prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the cookie (including your IP address) and processing this data by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en.

You can prevent data collection by Google Analytics by clicking the following link: Disable Google Analytics. An opt-out cookie is set that prevents future data collection when you visit this website.

For more information on terms of use and data protection, please visit http://www.google.com/analytics/terms/de.html or https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/. Please note that the code “gat._anonymizeIp();” has been added to Google Analytics on this website to ensure anonymous collection of IP addresses (IP masking). (Source: www.datenschutzbeauftragter-info.de)

Google Analytics Remarketing

This website uses the remarketing function of Google Inc. to display interest-based advertisements to visitors within Google’s advertising network. A cookie is stored in your browser that enables recognition of the visitor when they access websites belonging to Google’s advertising network. These pages may display ads that refer to content you have previously viewed on websites that use Google’s remarketing feature.

According to Google, no personal data is collected in this process.

However, if you do not wish to use Google’s remarketing function, you can deactivate it by adjusting your settings at http://www.google.com/settings/ads or disable the use of cookies for interest-based advertising through the Advertising Network Initiative at http://www.networkadvertising.org/managing/opt_out.asp.

Facebook Remarketing

This website uses the remarketing function “Custom Audiences” of Facebook Inc., 1601 S. California Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA (“Facebook”).

This feature enables us to target website visitors with personalized, interest-based Facebook ads when they visit Facebook. The Facebook remarketing tag is implemented on our website, which establishes a direct connection to Facebook’s servers and transmits information about which pages you have visited. Facebook maps this information to your personal Facebook account. For more information, please refer to Facebook’s privacy policy at https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/. If you do not wish Facebook to associate this data with your account, you can deactivate the remarketing function “Custom Audiences” via the provided settings (you must be logged in to Facebook).

Google Ad Words Conversion Tracking

Our website uses Google Conversion Tracking. If you have reached our website via an advertisement served by Google, Google AdWords sets a cookie on your computer. This conversion tracking cookie is set when you click on a Google ad. The cookie expires after 30 days and is not used for personal identification. If you visit certain pages on our website while the cookie is still valid, we and Google can detect that you clicked the ad and were redirected to that page. Each Google AdWords customer receives a different cookie, so cookies cannot be tracked across AdWords customers’ websites. The information collected using the conversion cookie is used to generate conversion statistics for Google AdWords customers.

If you do not wish to participate in tracking, you can refuse the setting of the required cookie via your browser settings.

Please note that you may not delete the opt-out cookies as long as you do not wish measurement data to be recorded. If you have deleted all cookies in your browser, you must set the opt-out cookie again.

HotJar

We use Hotjar, an analysis software of Hotjar Ltd. ( “Hotjar”), 3 Lyons Range, 20 Bisazza Street, Sliema SLM 1640, Malta, Europe. Hotjar enables us to measure and evaluate usage behavior (clicks, mouse movements, scroll depths, etc.) on our website.

The information generated by Hotjar’s tracking code and cookies about your visit is transmitted to and stored on Hotjar’s servers in Ireland.

Hotjar uses this information to evaluate your use of our website, create usage reports, and provide other services related to website usage analysis. You can prevent Hotjar from collecting data by clicking here and following the instructions.

OpenX

We use the tracking technology of OpenX Technologies Inc. (“OpenX”), 888 East Walnut Street, 2nd Floor, Pasadena, CA 91101, USA, for data collection and to enable interest-based advertising. This may include the use of cookies. OpenX collects and stores usage data in pseudonymous profiles. You can opt out of this data collection by setting an opt-out cookie on your device. More information is available in OpenX’s privacy policy at https://openx.com/legal/privacy-policy/.

AddThis

We use plugins from the service AddThis, operated by AddThis, LLC, 1595 Spring Hill Rd, Suite 300, Vienna, VA 22182, USA (“AddThis”). AddThis provides tools that make it easier for visitors to share content via e-mail or social networks.

You can recognize these plugins by the “Tweet”, “E-Mail”, “LinkedIn” and “g+1” buttons on our website. AddThis also provides website operators with tools to analyze and improve site usage and enable direct user engagement.

AddThis uses cookies and web beacons (small graphics or tracking pixels) to collect usage data. When you use an AddThis plugin, your browser establishes a direct connection to AddThis’ servers (and possibly to the respective social network), and data such as usage time or browser language is transmitted and processed by AddThis.

When you send content from our website to social networks, a link may be established between your visit and your profile on the respective network. For more details on AddThis’s data processing and privacy practices, please visit http://www.addthis.com/privacy/privacy-policy.

We do not process or pass on the data collected by AddThis. By using the AddThis plugin, you agree to the data processing by AddThis. You can opt out by setting an opt-out cookie on your device; for details, please visit http://www.addthis.com/privacy/opt-out.

Soundcloud

We use SoundCloud for the integration of audio material. SoundCloud is operated by SoundCloud Limited, headquartered at 33 St James Square, London SW1Y 4JS, UK.

On some of our websites, we use SoundCloud plugins. If you visit a page with such a plugin, a connection to SoundCloud’s servers is established, and the plugin is displayed. This transmits information about which pages you have visited to SoundCloud. If you are logged in to SoundCloud, this information may be associated with your account.

When you interact with the plugin (e.g. by clicking the play button of an audio file), this information is also assigned to your account. You can prevent this by logging out of your SoundCloud account and deleting the corresponding cookies before using our website.

For more details on SoundCloud’s data processing and privacy practices, please visit https://soundcloud.com/pages/privacy.

Scorecard Research

ScorecardResearch, a service of Full Circle Studies, Inc., is integrated on our website. It collects data on Internet usage behavior to generate reports on trends. ComScore, Inc. is a recognized authority on Internet and economic trends, and its data is regularly used by leading media and major Internet service providers worldwide.

For more information, please visit www.comscore.com. Detailed information on ScorecardResearch’s measurement procedure and privacy policy is available at www.scorecardresearch.com/privacy.aspx. As a visitor, you have the right to opt out of data collection by clicking http://www.scorecardresearch.com/preferences.aspx.

User Like

If you contact us via the chat on our websites, this is done using the live chat software Userlike, operated by Userlike UG (limited liability). Userlike uses cookies that are stored on your computer to enable a personal real-time chat on our website.

The data collected is not used to personally identify you unless you voluntarily provide personal data during the chat. You can find Userlike’s privacy policy at https://www.userlike.com/de/privacy_policy.

Lead Inspector

For the statistical evaluation of visitor access, data is collected, processed and stored using technologies provided by Lead Inspector GmbH for marketing purposes and to identify website visitors. Lead Inspector GmbH may use the collected data to generate anonymous usage profiles. If IP addresses are collected, they are anonymized immediately by deleting the last number block. You can object to this data collection at any time by setting an opt-out cookie; further details can be found at www.leadinspector.de/widerspruch.

Collection of general information

When you access our website, general information is automatically collected. This includes data such as the type of web browser, the operating system used, the domain name of your Internet service provider, and similar details. This information does not allow conclusions to be drawn about your person and is necessary for correctly delivering requested content. Anonymous information of this kind is statistically evaluated to optimize our website and underlying technology.

Collection and processing when using email or the contact form

If you contact us via email or our contact form, the information you provide will be stored for the purpose of processing your inquiry and any follow-up questions. The provided information will also be used to inform you about our products, such as events, trade journals and books, specialist web portals, e-learning services, and company-related services like market research or lead campaigns.

Commenting function

If users leave comments on our blog, the time of creation and the username chosen by the visitor are stored alongside the comment for security purposes.

SSL Encryption

To protect the security of your data during transmission, we use state-of-the-art encryption methods (e.g. SSL) via HTTPS.

Provision of chargeable services

For the provision of chargeable services, we request additional data, such as payment details.

Use of e-mail address for sending newsletters

When you register to receive our newsletter, the data you provide will be used solely for this purpose. Subscribers may also be notified by email of relevant matters pertaining to the service or registration (for example, changes to the newsletter offer or technical issues). The information provided will also be used to inform you about our products, such as events, trade journals and books, specialist web portals, e-learning services, and company-related services like market research or lead campaigns.

For an effective registration, we require a valid e-mail address. To verify that a registration is actually made by the owner of the e-mail address, we use a double opt-in procedure. We log the newsletter registration, the sending of a confirmation email, and the receipt of the requested reply. No further data is collected. These data are used exclusively for the newsletter dispatch and are not shared with third parties.

You can revoke your consent to the storage of your personal data and its use for newsletter dispatch at any time. Each newsletter contains an appropriate link. You may also unsubscribe directly on this website or inform us of your request using the contact option provided at the end of this data protection notice.

Registration on our website

When you register to use our personalized services, some personal data is collected, such as name, address, and contact details (telephone number and e-mail address). Once registered, you can access content and services that are offered exclusively to registered users.

Registered users also have the option to change or delete the data provided during registration at any time. We will also provide you with information about the personal data we have stored about you at any time.

We will be happy to correct or delete your data at your request, provided that no legal storage obligations prevent us from doing so. Please use the contact details provided at the end of this data protection notice for such requests.

Information, correction, blocking, deletion and objection

You have the right to receive information about your personal data stored by us at any time. You also have the right to correct, block, or—apart from the legally required storage for business transactions—delete your personal data. Please contact our data protection officer for this purpose; the contact details can be found at the end.

In order to ensure that data can be blocked at any time, it must be stored in a block file for monitoring purposes. You may also request the deletion of your data, insofar as no legal archiving obligation exists. If such an obligation does exist, we will block your data upon request.

You may make changes or withdraw your consent by notifying us accordingly with effect for the future.

Use of script libraries (Google Web Fonts)

To display our content correctly and attractively across all browsers, we use script and font libraries such as Google Web Fonts (https://www.google.com/webfonts/). Google Web Fonts are transferred to your browser’s cache to avoid repeated loading. If your browser does not support Google Web Fonts or blocks access, content will be displayed in a default font.

The calling of script or font libraries automatically triggers a connection to the library operator. In theory, it is possible – though it is currently unclear whether and for what purposes – that the operators of such libraries collect data.

You can find the privacy policy of the library operator Google here: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/

Use of Google Maps

This website uses the Google Maps API to display geographical information visually. When you use Google Maps, Google collects, processes, and uses data regarding the use of map functions by visitors. More information on Google’s data processing can be found in the Google Privacy Policy, where you can also change your personal data protection settings in the Data Protection Center.

Detailed instructions for managing your data in connection with Google products can be found here.

Changes to our data protection regulations

We reserve the right to occasionally adapt this data protection declaration so that it always complies with current legal requirements or to implement changes to our services. The new data protection declaration will apply on your next visit.

Questions to the data protection officer

If you have any questions about data protection, please send us an email or contact our data protection officer directly:

STREIT® GmbH

E-Mail: ds-beauftragter(at)streit-online.de

Lahnstraße 27-29
64625 Bensheim, Germany

Status: May 7, 2018