Disclaimer

The author accepts no liability whatsoever for the information being correct, accurate, up-to-date, reliable or complete.
Liability claims against the author for material or immaterial damage or loss resulting from access to or use or non-use of the published information, misuse of the connection or technical errors are excluded.
All offers are non-binding. The author expressly reserves the right to change, supplement or delete parts of the webpages or the whole website without prior notice or to cease publication temporarily or permanently.

Liability for links

References and links to third-party websites are not our responsibility. We do not accept any responsibility for such websites. Accessing and using such websites is at the user’s own risk.

Copyright

The copyright and all other rights to content, images, photos and other files on the website belong exclusively to the owner of the website or the rights holders named specifically. The written consent of the copyright holder must be obtained in advance, before reproducing any parts of the website.

Data protection

Based on Article 13 of the Swiss Federal Constitution and the data protection provisions of the Swiss Confederation (Data Protection Act; FADP), every person has the right 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 not sold or disclosed to third parties.
Working closely with our hosting providers, we take steps to protect the databases as effectively as possible against unauthorised access, loss, misuse or falsification.
When you access our website, the following data is stored in log files: IP address, date, time, browser request and general information sent to us about your operating system or browser. This usage data is the basis for statistical, anonymous analyses, so that trends can be identified, which we can use to improve our offers accordingly.

Use of cookies

This website uses cookies. Cookies are small text files that are stored permanently or temporarily on your computer when you visit this website. The purpose of cookies is, in particular, to analyse the use of this website for statistical analysis and for continuous improvement.
You can disable cookies completely or partially in your browser settings at any time. If cookies are disabled, you may no longer be able to use all the features of this website.

Use of Facebook, Google+, Twitter and Instagram plugins

Our website uses social plugins (“plugins”) provided by the Facebook and Google+ social networks and by the Twitter and Instagram microblogging services. These services are provided by Facebook Inc, Google Inc, Twitter Inc and Instagram LLC (the “providers”).

Facebook is operated by Facebook Inc, 1601 S. California Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA (“Facebook”). An overview of the Facebook plugins and how they are displayed is available here: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins

Google+ is operated by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (“Google”). An overview of the Google plugins and how they are displayed is available here: https://developers.google.com/+/web/

Twitter is operated by Twitter Inc., 1355 Market St, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA (“Twitter”). An overview of the Twitter buttons and how they are displayed is available here: https://twitter.com/about/resources/buttons

Instagram is operated by Instagram LLC, 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA (“Instagram”). An overview of the Instagram buttons and how they are displayed is available here: http://blog.instagram.com/post/36222022872/introducing-instagram-badges

When you access a page on our website that contains a plugin of this kind, your browser establishes a direct connection to the Facebook, Google, Twitter or Instagram servers. The content of the plugin is sent directly to your browser by the applicable provider and integrated into the page. By integrating the plugins, the providers are informed that your browser has accessed the corresponding page on our website, even if you do not have a profile or are not currently logged in. This information (including your IP address) is sent by your browser directly to a server of the applicable provider in the USA and stored there.
If you are logged in to one of the services, the providers can directly link your visit to our website with your profile on Facebook, Google+, Twitter or Instagram. If you interact with the plugins, such as by clicking the “Like”, “+1”, “Tweet” or “Instagram” button, this information is also sent directly to a server of the provider and stored there. The information is also published on the social network, on your Twitter or Instagram account and is displayed there to your contacts.
The purpose and scope of data collection and the further processing and use of the data by the providers, as well as your rights in this regard and optional settings to protect your privacy, are set out in the providers’ privacy policies.

Facebook’s privacy policy: http://www.facebook.com/policy.php
Google’s privacy policy: http://www.google.com/intl/de/+/policy/+1button.html
Twitter’s privacy policy: https://twitter.com/privacy
Instagram’s privacy policy: https://help.instagram.com/155833707900388/

If you do not want Google, Facebook, Twitter or Instagram to link the data collected via our website directly to your profile for the applicable service, you must log out of the applicable service before visiting our website. You can also completely prevent the plugins from loading by installing add-ons for your browser, e.g. the “NoScript” (http://noscript.net/) script blocker.

Privacy policy for the use of YouTube

Our website uses plugins provided by YouTube, which is operated by Google. The operator of the plugins is YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave, San Bruno, CA 94066, USA. When you visit one of our pages that uses a YouTube plugin, a connection to the YouTube servers is established. The YouTube server receives information about which of our pages you have visited.
If you are logged into your YouTube account, YouTube can link your browsing behaviour directly to your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account.
Further information on how user data is handled is available 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 adverts that is provided by Google Inc (“Google”). Google AdSense uses cookies, which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyse how users use the site. Google AdSense also uses web beacons (invisible graphics). Web beacons can be used to analyse information such as visitor traffic on these pages.
The information generated by cookies and web beacons about use of this website (including your IP address) and the display of advertising is sent to a Google server in the USA and stored there. This information may be disclosed by Google to parties contracting with Google. However, Google will not combine your IP address with other data stored by you.
You may reject 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 all the features of this website. By using this website, you consent to data about you being processed by Google in the way and for the purposes set out above. Further information on how user data is handled is available in Google’s privacy policy at: https://www.google.com/intl/de/policies/privacy/.

Privacy policy for the use of 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 analyse how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually sent to a Google server in the USA and stored there. However, if IP anonymisation is enabled on this website, your IP address is truncated by Google first within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states to the Agreement on the European Economic Area.
Only in exceptional cases is the full IP address sent to a Google server in the USA and truncated there. Google will use this information for the purpose of analysing 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 sent by your browser for Google Analytics is not combined with other data by Google.
You may reject 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 all the features of this website. By using this website, you consent to data about you being processed by Google in the way and for the purposes set out above. Further information on how user data is handled is available in Google’s privacy policy at: https://www.google.com/intl/de/policies/privacy/.