Imprint, terms & conditions & data protection

Kilchenmann AG
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Disclaimer
The author accepts no liability for the correctness, accuracy, currency, reliability and completeness of the information provided. Liability claims against the author for damages of a material or immaterial nature arising from access to or use or non-use of the published information, misuse of the connection or technical faults are excluded.
All offers are non-binding. The author expressly reserves the right to change, supplement or delete parts of the pages or the entire offer without prior notice or to cease publication temporarily or permanently. The use of or access to this website is at the visitor's own risk. The publisher, its clients or partners are not responsible for damages, such as direct, indirect, accidental, pre-determined or consequential damages, which are allegedly caused by visiting this website and therefore accept no liability for them.

Liability for links
References and links to third-party websites lie outside our area of responsibility. Any responsibility for such websites is rejected. Access to and use of such websites is at the user's own risk. The operators of the linked websites are solely responsible for their content. We therefore expressly distance ourselves from all third-party content that may be relevant under criminal or liability law or offend common decency.

Copyright
The copyright and all other rights to content, images, photos or other files on the website belong exclusively to Kilchenmann AG or the specifically named rights holders. The written consent of the copyright holders must be obtained in advance for the reproduction of any elements.

Data protection
Based on Article 13 of the Swiss Federal Constitution and the data protection provisions of the Swiss Confederation (Data Protection Act, DSG), every person is entitled to protection of their privacy and protection against misuse of their personal data. We comply with these provisions. Personal data is treated as strictly confidential and is neither sold nor passed on to third parties. In close cooperation with our hosting providers, we endeavor to protect the databases as well as possible against unauthorized access, loss, misuse or falsification. We would like to point out that data transmission over the Internet can generally be subject to security vulnerabilities. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is therefore not possible. However, we make every effort to ensure that our website is always kept up to date with the latest security standards. When you access our website, the following data is stored in log files IP address, date, time, browser request and general information transmitted about the operating system or browser. This usage data forms the basis for statistical, anonymous evaluations so that trends can be identified, which we can use to improve our services accordingly. By using this website, you consent to the collection, processing and use of data in accordance with the following description.

Privacy policy for contact form
When visitors write comments on the website, we collect the data displayed in the comment form, as well as the visitor's IP address and the user agent string (which identifies the browser) to help detect spam. An anonymized string (also known as a hash) can be created from your email address and sent to the Gravatar service to check whether you are using it. You can find the Gravatar service's privacy policy here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After your comment has been approved, your profile picture will be publicly visible in the context of your comment. By clicking on "Send" when registering for the newsletter, you agree that Kilchenmann AG may store and process the personal data provided above in order to provide you with the requested content. Kilchenmann AG is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy.

Where we send your data
Visitor comments may be analyzed by an automated spam detection service.

Privacy policy for right to information, deletion, blocking
You have the right to information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipient and the purpose of data processing as well as a right to correction or deletion of this data. If you have any questions on the subject of personal data, please contact the address given in the legal notice.

Privacy policy for cookies
This website uses cookies. These are small text files that make it possible to store specific user-related information on the user's device while they are using the website. Cookies make it possible, in particular, to determine the frequency of use and number of users of the pages, to analyze the behavior of page use, but also to make our offer more customer-friendly. Cookies remain stored at the end of a browser session and can be called up again when you visit the site again. If you do not wish this to happen, you should set your Internet browser to refuse to accept cookies. If you write a comment on our website, this may constitute consent to store your name, e-mail address and website in cookies. This is a convenience function so that you do not have to enter all this data again when you write another comment. These cookies are stored for one year. If you have an account and you log in to this website, we will set a temporary cookie to determine whether your browser accepts cookies. This cookie does not contain any personal data and will be discarded when you close your browser. When you log in, we will set up some cookies to store your login information and display options. Login cookies expire after two days and cookies for display options after one year. If you select "Stay logged in" when you log in, your login will be maintained for two weeks. When you log out of your account, the login cookies are deleted.

Privacy policy for SSL encryption
This website uses SSL encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as the requests you send to us as the site operator. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from "http://" to "https://" and by the lock symbol in your browser line. If SSL encryption is activated, the data you send to us cannot be read by third parties.

Privacy policy for server log files
The website operator or site provider collects data about access to the site and stores it as "server log files". The following data is logged in this way:

Visited website
Time at the time of access
Amount of data sent in bytes
Source/reference from which you reached the page
Browser used
Operating system used
IP address used (if applicable: in anonymized form)

The data collected is only used for statistical analysis and to improve the website. However, the website operator reserves the right to check the server log files retrospectively if there are concrete indications of unlawful use.

Privacy policy for the use of Facebook plugins (Like button)
Plugins of the social network Facebook, 1601 South California Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA are integrated on our pages. You can recognize the Facebook plugins by the Facebook logo or the "Like" button on our site. You can find an overview of the Facebook plugins here: http://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/.
When you visit our pages, a direct connection is established between your browser and the Facebook server via the plugin. Facebook receives the information that you have visited our site with your IP address. If you click on the Facebook "Like" button while you are logged into your Facebook account, you can link the content of our pages to your Facebook profile. This allows Facebook to associate your visit to our pages with your user account. We would like to point out that, as the provider of the pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by Facebook. Further information on this can be found in Facebook's privacy policy at: https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/.
If you do not want Facebook to be able to associate your visit to our pages with your Facebook user account, please log out of your Facebook user account.

Privacy policy for the use of Twitter
Functions of the Twitter service are integrated on our pages. These functions are offered by Twitter Inc, 795 Folsom St., Suite 600, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA. By using Twitter and the "Re-Tweet" function, the websites you visit are linked to your Twitter account and made known to other users. Data such as IP address, browser type, domains accessed, pages visited, mobile phone provider, device and application IDs and search terms are transmitted to Twitter. We would like to point out that, as the provider of the pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by Twitter. Due to ongoing updates to Twitter's privacy policy, we refer you to the latest version at (http://twitter.com/privacy). You can change your data protection settings on Twitter in the account settings at http://twitter.com/account/settings. If you have any questions, please contact privacy@twitter.com.

Privacy policy for YouTube
This website uses plugins from YouTube, which is operated by Google. The operator of the pages is YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave, San Bruno, CA 94066, USA. When you visit one of our pages equipped with a YouTube plugin, a connection to the YouTube servers is established. This tells the YouTube server which of our pages you have visited. If you are logged into your YouTube account, you enable YouTube to assign your surfing behavior directly to your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account. Further information on the handling of user data can be found in YouTube's privacy policy at: https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy

Privacy policy for the use of Google Adsense
This website uses Google AdSense, a service for integrating advertisements from Google Inc. 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA ("Google"). Google AdSense uses "cookies", which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site. Google AdSense also uses so-called web beacons (invisible graphics). These web beacons can be used to analyze information such as visitor traffic on these pages. The information generated by cookies and web beacons about the use of this website (including your IP address) and the delivery of advertising formats is transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. This information may be passed on by Google to contractual partners of Google. However, Google will not merge your IP address with other data stored by you. 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. By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above.

Privacy policy for the use of Google Analytics
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Inc. 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA ("Google"). To deactivate Google Analytics, Google provides the following link https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de provides a browser plug-in. 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 this website is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. However, if IP anonymization is activated on this website, your IP address will be shortened by Google beforehand within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and truncated there. 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. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google's behalf. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data. Google complies with the data protection provisions of the "Privacy Shield" agreement and is registered with the "Privacy Shiled" program of the US Department of Commerce and uses the information collected to evaluate the use of our websites, to compile reports for us in this regard and to provide us with other related services. You can find out more at https://www.google.com/intl/de/analytics/privacyoverview.html. 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. By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above.

Embedded content from other websites
Posts on this website may contain embedded content (e.g. videos, images, posts, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves exactly as if the visitor had visited the other website. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking services, and record your interaction with that embedded content, including your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Changes
We may change this Privacy Policy at any time without notice. The current version published on our website applies.

Our social media etiquette
Kilchenmann is active on several social media channels. Our presence is all about dialog and information for all interested parties. Kilchenmann is looking forward to a constructive and respectful exchange, exciting discussions and comments. You can also ask questions about the topics covered on our website, which our employees will be happy to answer as quickly as possible. Critical opinions or questions are also welcome. We use first names on our social media channels, as this is common practice on these media. If someone says that he or she would like to be on first-name terms, we will of course respect this. Please inform yourself about your rights before uploading content in connection with Kilchenmann. Furthermore, it is not permitted to add Kilchenmann branding to images and content without the written consent of Kilchenmann. However, sharing official Kilchenmann content is permitted and encouraged. By interacting with Kilchenmann on social media, you agree to this netiquette. It supplements the terms of use that you have accepted on the respective social media platform.

Unwanted content and No-GO's
The following content will not be tolerated and will be removed immediately by Kilchenmann:

Inappropriate or suggestive statements and depictions
Defamatory posts and comments or those with racist, discriminatory, sexist, pornographic, violence-glorifying, misleading or illegal content
Personal attacks, verbal abuse and insults
Spam, advertising and other commercial content
to falsify or delete correct source references that belong to the contributions
Content over which you do not have the necessary rights
Confidential information of Kilchenmann employees
Posts with repetitive and identical content