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The following statements are valid for all on-line products and services offered by IBS Schreiber GmbH.  This section concerns Newsletters, Discussion and Support forums, and any other services which you as a registered user may access.

Your personal data will only be used to administer your account.  This data is particularly useful when documenting user complaints or problems.  When necessary, we will notify you by e-mail of changes to on-line options or usage conditions.  Where we are legally obligated to disclose customer information, the data will be transferred to a secure location.  If you do not want your e-mail address made public, other users will only be able to contact you via a Web entry form using your pseudonym.  In this way, neither your actual e-mail address or actual name will be public.  Appropriate technical means prevent the misuse of Web entry forms for mass advertising; but individual messages can not be identified.  Moreover, no personal utilization takes place.

In particular, we do not give data to third parties and will not use personal data for our own marketing purposes or link the data to other data sources.  Anonymous customer data may be used in statistical analyses.  Our Forum software uses Cookies (small files which are stored on your computer).  These files contain configuration data and record which discussion threads you have opened. When you are logged-in to our website, a Cookie stores your user-name and pseudonym.  Cookies which contain configuration information will be automatically deleted when you close your browser.  The Cookie which contains your login data will be deleted when the browser closes if you have not selected to permanently save Cookies.  You can change the setting to save Cookies at any time.

IBS Schreiber GmbH takes the protection of personal data very seriously.  We want you to know which data we store and how we use that data.  As a private enterprise, we abide by the federal data protection laws (BDSG) of Germany, and the legal framework governing electronic media (MdStV).  We have implemented technical and organizational measures to ensure that the data protection regulations are observed by both our enterprise and external service providers. 

Personal Data

Personal data is information which can be used to determine your identity.  This information includes your name, home location, postal address, and telephone number.  Information which cannot be directly connected to you (such as favorite websites or number of site users) is not included.  This personal data is not used for business purposes, although anonymous user data is used for statistical purposes.  IP addresses are stored for 60 days in order to preserve the stability and operating system security of our systems.

You can use our basic online services without revealing your identity.  If you register for one of our personal services, order a product, or sign up for a subscription, we will ask for your name and other personal information. It is up to you whether you provide the information. The information you provide is stored on a secure server in-house. Only a few individuals, with technical, sales, or editing rights, have access to the server. In connection with your login, certain data is captured for security reasons.  This data includes IP address, date, time, and viewed webpages and could lead to your identity.

Sharing personal data with third parties

We use your personal information, in the case of a product order, only within the IBS Schreiber company or with the associated customer company.  We will not share your data with a third party without your express consent.  If within the data processing job data is transferred to a service provider, this provider is obligated to abide by the BDSG, as well as other legal regulations and the Privacy Policy of IBS Schreiber GmbH. If we are by law or by court order obligated to share data, that data will be stored in a secure location.

The postings to our discussion forums can be accessed by anyone. You should check your comments carefully for information that should not be made public.  Don't forget that your postings can be picked up by search machines and accessed world-wide, even though the searcher may not be looking for IBS Schreiber. The deletion or correction of entries is frequently not possible on foreign carriers.

Right to Know

We will gladly provide you a list of your personal information stored in our system upon receiving your written request.

Security Advice

We have made every effort, using technical and organizational measures, to ensure that your personal data is securely stored and cannot be accessed by third parties.  Nonetheless, we cannot guarantee the absolute security of e-mail communications.  We recommend that you send highly confidential information to us by post.

Right to Withdraw

After providing your personal data to IBS Schreiber GmbH, you may at any time request that the data be deleted from our system.  Data related to billing or financial accounts is not affected by the request to delete personal data.

Use of Cookies

We use "Cookies" (small data files containing configuration information). These files help us track frequency of use and number of users on our website.  No personal information is collected in our Cookies.  In some areas of our webpages, Cookies are used to implement user functions.  These areas can be identified for you. It is also possible to use our site without Cookies, although most Browsers are set up to automatically accept Cookies.  You can set your Browser to not accept Cookies, or to notify you when a Cookie has been sent.

Children

No personal information will be accepted from persons under 18 years of age without the permisson of the parents or guardian of the child. 

Links to other Websites

Our online services contain links to other websites.  We have no control over other websites.  Other carriers and operators may not abide by the data protection regulations.

Questions and Comments

For questions, suggestions or comments on the topic of data security, please send your e-mails concerning data protection to datenschutz(at)ibs-hamburg.com. The rapid development and changes in the Internet requires occasional updates to data protection policies.  The lastest news will be provided here.

Hamburg, November 15, 2006

The privacy of your personal information is important to us.  We guarantee that the data you provide to us for the purpose of subscribing to the Newsletter will only be used for that purpose. No information will be shared with third-parties.  Your subscription puts you under no obligation, and you may cancel the subscription at any time.

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