We, IKAR GmbH, Nobelstr. 2, 36041 Fulda, Germany, take the protection of your personal data very seriously and strictly comply with applicable data protection laws. Personal data is collected on this website only to the extent technically necessary. Under no circumstances will the collected data be sold or passed on to third parties for any other reason.

The following statement provides an overview of how we ensure data protection and which types of data are collected for which purposes.

Data Processing on This Website

IKAR GmbH automatically collects and stores information in its server log files that your browser transmits to us. This includes:

• Browser type and version
• Operating system used
• Referrer URL (the previously visited page)
• Hostname of the accessing computer (IP address)
• Time of the server request

These data cannot be attributed to specific individuals by IKAR GmbH. The data is not merged with other data sources and is deleted after statistical evaluation.

Cookies

Our website uses cookies in several places. They help make our services more user‑friendly, efficient, and secure. Cookies are small text files stored on your device by your browser. Most of the cookies we use are “session cookies,” which are automatically deleted after your visit. Cookies do not cause any damage to your device and do not contain viruses.

Sending Emails

Emails are transmitted without encryption. Information contained in emails may therefore potentially be viewed by third parties during transmission. For this reason, no data subject to special data protection requirements should be sent via email.

Facebook Links

You may visit our website without providing personal information. Personal data is only collected if you voluntarily provide it during your visit.

Our website contains links to the external social network Facebook. This service is operated exclusively by Facebook Inc., 1601 S. California Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA. These links are identifiable by the Facebook logo or the “Like” label. (We do not use Facebook plugins.)

When you click these links, Facebook plugins are activated and your browser establishes a direct connection to Facebook’s servers.

If you follow these links while logged into your personal Facebook account, Facebook will receive the information that you visited our website and may associate this visit with your account.

These data are transmitted to and stored by Facebook. To prevent this, you must log out of your Facebook account before clicking the link.

Functions assigned to Facebook links—particularly the transmission of user data—are not activated simply by visiting our website, but only by clicking the respective link.

For information on the purpose and scope of data collection by Facebook, further processing and use of your data, and your rights and privacy settings, please refer to Facebook’s privacy policy:

http://de-de.facebook.com/privacy/explanation.php

Use of Google Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses cookies—text files stored on your device—to analyze your use of the website. Information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is generally transmitted to and stored on a Google server in the United States.

If IP anonymization is activated on this website, your IP address will first be shortened by Google 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 shortened there.

Google will use this information on behalf of the website operator 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 within Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data.

You may prevent the storage of cookies by adjusting your browser settings; however, doing so may limit the full functionality of this website.

You may also prevent the collection of data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) as well as the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at:

http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en (tools.google.com in Bing)

Further information is available at:

http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en (tools.google.com in Bing)

This website uses Google Analytics with the extension “_anonymizeIp()” to ensure anonymized collection of IP addresses (IP masking).

Contact for Data Protection Matters

If you have questions regarding the collection, processing, or use of your personal data, or if you require information, correction, blocking, or deletion of data, please contact:

Email: kontakt@ikar-gmbh.de