Introduction

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On this website, IP anonymization has been activated. The IP addresses of Google users from European Union member states, or from other states contracting to the agreement on the European Economic Area, will be shortened. Only in exceptional cases will a complete IP address be transferred to a Google server in the United States and shortened there. On behalf of us, Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating the website for us, in order to compile reports on website activity, and to provide other services relating to website activity and internet usage for us.

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The legal basis for using Google Analytics and for analyzing usage of the website is Article 6 paragraph 1 (f) GDPR. The legitimate interest we pursue is the improvement and optimization of the website for the benefit of the website visitor.