Privacy Policy

Information that is gathered

  • Data you voluntarily supply when adding a comment, trackback or pingback to this website's articles
  • Network traffic data (connection data only, e.g. IP address) that is necessary to maintain this website (caching, proxying)
  • Tracking information (session identifiers) for website authors only
  • Tracking information due to this website being part of adsense network

 

Use of Information

Information that is gathered on this server is generally not shared with any third party. However, if you provide content (comments, trackbacks, pingbacks) this content is publicely available and seen by any other website user.

In addition, I may disclose information in response to legal process, e.g., in response to a court order. I also may disclose information in response to a law enforcement agency's request, or where I believe it is necessary to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the physical safety of any person, to verify or enforce compliance with the policies governing our Web Site and applicable laws or as otherwise required or permitted by law or consistent with legal requirements.

Although I take appropriate measures to protect your unvoluntary gathered information against unauthorized disclosure, I cannot assure that such information will never be disclosed in a manner that is inconsistent with this Privacy Statement.

 

Cookies

Cookies are used to identify and keep track of sessions for website authors. Cookies are text files that are placed locally on a computer's browser and do not tell any personally identifiable information.

 

Collection of Information by Third-Party Sites like Ad Servers

Some of the web pages contain links to or embed content of other sites. These websites may have a different privacy policy. Website users should consult the other sites' privacy notices as I do not have control over information that is submitted to, or collected by, these third parties.

This website is part of Google's AdSense ad network. For ads purposes, Google uses a so called DoubleClick DART-Cookie that allows them to display (customized) ads on this website and other ones.

 

Your Privacy Choices

At any time you may have access to and correct existing information provided by you. You are also free to request a removal of any kind of information. In such cases, please use the contact data given in the imprint.

Obviously, any information is only created or generated when using this website. If you want to prevent the existance of such data, please do not use this website.

In regards to used Google's AdSense network you may want to deactivate the above mentioned DoubleClick DART-Cookie. Please refer to Google's ad privacy statement and learn how to do that.

 

Updates and effective date of this policy

This policy has been created on April 24, 2009 and is used since that date.

From time to time, I may update this policy. I encourage you to regularily check back and review this policy.

By using this website, you agree to this privacy policy.