Privacy Policy

The responsible entity within the meaning of data protection laws is:

W.A. Schuster GmbH
Managing Director: Reinhold Schuster
Mozartstraße 45
D 70180 Stuttgart

Collection of General Information

When you access our website, general information is automatically collected. This information (server log files) includes details such as the type of web browser, the operating system used, the domain name of your Internet Service Provider, and similar data. These are exclusively information that do not allow conclusions about your person. This information is technically necessary to deliver the content requested by you correctly and is inherently generated when using the internet. Anonymous information of this kind is statistically evaluated by us to optimize our online presence and the underlying technology.

Cookies

Like many other websites, we also use so-called "cookies." Cookies are small text files that are transferred from a web server to your hard drive. This automatically gives us certain data such as IP address, browser used, operating system on your computer, and your internet connection.

Cookies cannot be used to start programs or transfer viruses to a computer. Based on the information contained in cookies, we can make navigation easier for you and enable the correct display of our websites.

Under no circumstances will the data we collect be passed on to third parties or linked with personal data without your consent.

Of course, you can generally view our website without cookies. Internet browsers are typically set to accept cookies. You can disable the use of cookies at any time via your browser settings. Please use the help functions of your internet browser to learn how to change these settings. Please note that some functions of our website may not work if you have disabled cookies.

Registration on Our Website

When registering for the use of our personalized services, some personal data is collected, such as name, address, contact, and communication data like phone number and email address. If you are registered with us, you can access content and services that we offer only to registered users. Registered users also have the option to change or delete the data provided during registration at any time. Of course, we also provide you with information about the personal data stored about you at any time. We are happy to correct or delete this data upon your request, provided there are no legal retention obligations. To contact us in this regard, please use the contact details provided at the end of this privacy policy.

SSL Encryption

To protect your data during transmission, we use encryption methods appropriate to the current state of technology (e.g., SSL) via HTTPS.

Newsletter and Yearbook

When subscribing to our newsletter and yearbook, the data you provide is used solely for this purpose. Subscribers can also be informed via email about circumstances relevant to the service or registration (e.g., changes to the newsletter offer or technical details).

For effective registration, we need a valid email address. To verify that registration is actually made by the owner of an email address, we use the "double opt-in" procedure. This involves recording the order of the newsletter, sending a confirmation email, and receiving the response requested. No other data is collected. The data is used exclusively for newsletter dispatch and postal yearbook mailing and is not passed on to third parties.

You can revoke your consent to store your personal data and its use for newsletter/yearbook dispatch at any time. Each newsletter contains a corresponding link for this purpose. You can also unsubscribe directly on this website or inform us of your wish via the contact method provided at the end of this privacy notice or by email.

Contact Form

If you contact us via email or contact form, the information you provide will be stored for the purpose of processing your inquiry and any follow-up questions.

Deletion or Blocking of Data

We adhere to the principles of data avoidance and data minimization. We only store your personal data as long as necessary to achieve the purposes described here or as required by law. After the respective purpose ceases to apply or the retention periods expire, the relevant data will be routinely blocked or deleted in accordance with legal regulations.

Use of Google Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Inc. (hereafter: Google). Google Analytics uses "cookies," text files stored on your computer that enable an analysis of your use of the website. 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. Due to IP anonymization activated on these websites, your IP address will be shortened within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area beforehand. 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 will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, compile reports on website activity, and provide other services related to website and internet usage to the website operator. The IP address transmitted by your browser within the scope of Google Analytics will not be combined with other Google data.

You can prevent the storage of cookies by adjusting your browser software accordingly; however, we point out that in this case, you may not be able to use all functions of this website to their full extent. You can also prevent the collection of data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) by Google and the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at: Browser Add-on to disable Google Analytics.

Alternatively or additionally, you can prevent tracking by Google Analytics on our pages by clicking this link. An opt-out cookie will be installed on your device, which prevents Google Analytics from collecting data on this website and this browser in the future as long as the cookie remains installed in your browser.

Use of Google Maps

This website uses the Google Maps API to visually display geographical information. When using Google Maps, Google also collects, processes, and uses data about visitors' use of the map functions. More information about data processing by Google can be found in the Google Privacy Policy. There, you can also change your personal privacy settings in the privacy center.

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

Embedded YouTube Videos

On some of our websites, we embed YouTube videos. The operator of the respective plugin is YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA. When you visit a page with the YouTube plugin, a connection to YouTube servers is established. YouTube is informed about which pages you visit. If you are logged into your YouTube account, YouTube can assign your browsing behavior to you personally. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account beforehand.

When a YouTube video is started, the provider sets cookies that collect information about user behavior.

If you have disabled the storage of cookies for the Google advertising program, you will not encounter such cookies when watching YouTube videos. However, YouTube also stores non-personal usage information in other cookies. To prevent this, you must block the storage of cookies in your browser.

Further information on data protection at "YouTube" can be found in the provider's privacy policy at: https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/

Google AdWords

Our website uses Google Conversion Tracking. The operator of Google AdWords services is Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. If you reach our website via a Google ad, a cookie is set by Google Adwords. The conversion tracking cookie is set when a user clicks on a Google ad.

If the user visits certain pages of our website and the cookie has not yet expired, we and Google can recognize that the user clicked on the ad and was redirected to this page. Each Google AdWords customer receives a different cookie. Cookies cannot be tracked across the websites of AdWords customers. The information obtained using the conversion cookie is used to create conversion statistics for AdWords customers who have opted for conversion tracking. Customers learn the total number of users who clicked on their ad and were redirected to a page with a conversion tracking tag. However, they do not receive information that personally identifies users.

Further information about data processing by Google can be found in the Google Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy. There, you can also change your personal privacy settings in the privacy center.

Revocation of Consent:

The provider currently does not offer an easy opt-out or blocking of data transmission. If you want to prevent tracking of your activities on our website, please revoke your consent for the relevant cookie category or all technically unnecessary cookies and data transmissions in the cookie consent tool. In this case, you may not be able to use our website fully or only to a limited extent.

Your Rights to Access, Correction, Blocking, Deletion, and Objection

You have the right to request information about your stored personal data at any time. You also have the right to correction, blocking, or, except for the data that must be retained for business purposes, deletion of your personal data. Please contact our data protection officer for this. The contact details can be found at the very bottom.

To enable a permanent blocking of data, these data must be kept in a blocking file for control purposes. You can also request the deletion of data, provided there is no legal obligation to archive. If such an obligation exists, we will block your data upon request.

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

Changes to Our Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to adapt this privacy policy occasionally to ensure it always complies with current legal requirements or to implement changes to our services in the privacy policy, e.g., when introducing new services. The new privacy policy then applies to your next visit.