The responsible party within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other national data protection laws of the member states as well as other data protection regulations is:

gridhound GmbH
Hüttenstr. 5
52068 Aachen
Tel. 0241 9278769-40

This privacy policy is intended to inform users of this website in accordance with the Federal Data Protection Act and the Telemedia Act about the nature, scope and purpose of the collection and use of personal data by the website operator gridhound GmbH, Dennewartstrasse 25-27, 52068 Aachen.
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We, gridhound GmbH, take your privacy very seriously and treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with legal regulations and this privacy policy.

The use of our website is generally possible without providing personal data. Where personal data (such as name, address or email addresses) is collected on our pages, this is always done on a voluntary basis where possible. This data will not be passed on to third parties without your express consent.

Please note that data transmission over the Internet may be subject to security vulnerabilities. Complete protection against access by third parties is not possible.

The website operator or page provider collects data about access to the site and stores this as "server log files".

The following data is logged:
- Browser type and browser version
- Operating system used
- Referrer URL
- Hostname of the accessing computer
- Time of the server request
- IP address

The collected data is used solely for statistical evaluations and to improve the website. However, the website operator reserves the right to subsequently check the server log files if there are concrete indications of illegal use.

This website uses cookies. These are small text files that are stored on your device. Your browser accesses these files. The use of cookies increases the user-friendliness and security of this website. Common browsers offer the setting option to not allow cookies. Note: It is not guaranteed that you can access all functions of this website without restrictions if you make such settings.

We only collect, use and share your personal data when this is permitted by law or you consent to data collection. Personal data includes all information that serves to identify you and that can be traced back to you – for example, your name, email address and telephone number.

If you contact us through the contact options provided, your information will be stored so that it can be used to process and respond to your inquiry. Without your consent, this data will not be passed on to third parties.

Plugins of the social network Facebook, provider Facebook Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA, are integrated on our pages. You can recognize Facebook plugins by the Facebook logo or the "Like Button" on our page. An overview of the Facebook plugins can be found here: https://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 thereby receives the information that you have visited our site with your IP address. If you click the Facebook "Like Button" while 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 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. For more information, please see Facebook's privacy policy at https://de-de.facebook.com/policy.php.

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 account.

Functions of the Twitter service are integrated on our pages. These functions are offered by Twitter Inc., 1355 Market Street, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, 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 is also transmitted to Twitter. We 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.

Weitere Informationen hierzu finden Sie in der Privacy policy von Twitter unter https://twitter.com/privacy. You can adjust your privacy settings on Twitter in the account settings at: https://twitter.com/account/settings ändern.

Our website uses functions of the LinkedIn network. The provider is LinkedIn Corporation, 2029 Stierlin Court, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. Each time you access one of our pages that contains LinkedIn functions, a connection to LinkedIn servers is established. LinkedIn is informed that you have visited our website with your IP address. If you click the LinkedIn "Recommend Button" and are logged into your LinkedIn account, LinkedIn can associate your visit to our website with you and your user account. We point out that as the provider of the pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by LinkedIn.

For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as inquiries you send to us as the site operator, this site uses SSL encryption. 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. When SSL encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

As a user, upon request you will receive free information about what personal data has been stored about you. If your request does not conflict with a legal obligation to retain data (e.g. data retention), you are entitled to correction of incorrect data and to blocking or deletion of your personal data.

This website uses the "Google Analytics" service, which is offered by Google Inc. (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043, USA)  to analyze website usage by users. The service uses "cookies" – text files that are stored on your device.  The information collected by cookies is usually sent to a Google server in the USA and stored there. IP anonymization is used on this website. Users' IP addresses are shortened within the member states of the EU and the European Economic Area. This shortening eliminates the personal reference of your IP address. Under the data processing agreement concluded between the website operators and Google Inc., Google uses the collected information to create an evaluation of website usage and website activity and provides services related to Internet usage. You have the option of preventing cookies from being stored on your device by making appropriate settings in your browser. It is not guaranteed that you can access all functions of this website without restrictions if your browser does not allow cookies. You can also prevent the information collected by cookies (including your IP address) from being sent to and used by Google Inc. by using a browser plugin. The following link will take you to the corresponding plugin: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de

Alternatively, by clicking on this link, you can prevent Google Analytics from collecting data about you on this website. By clicking on the link above, you download an "opt-out cookie". Your browser must therefore generally allow cookies to be stored.

If you delete your cookies regularly, you will need to click on the link again each time you visit this website. Here you can find more information about data usage by Google Inc.: https://support.google.com/ analytics/answer/6004245?hl=de