FRITZ BAUER BIBLIOTHEK is committed to protecting your privacy and developing technology that gives you the most powerful and safe online experience. This Statement of Privacy applies to the FRITZ BAUER BIBLIOTHEK Web site and governs data collection and usage. By using the FRITZ BAUER BIBLIOTHEK website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.

Collection of your Personal Information

FRITZ BAUER BIBLIOTHEK collects personally identifiable information, such as your e-mail address, name, home or work address or telephone number. FRITZ BAUER BIBLIOTHEK also collects anonymous demographic information, which is not unique to you, such as your ZIP code, age, gender, preferences, interests and favorites.

There is also information about your computer hardware and software that is automatically collected by FRITZ BAUER BIBLIOTHEK. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring Web site addresses. This information is used by FRITZ BAUER BIBLIOTHEK for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the FRITZ BAUER BIBLIOTHEK Web site.

Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information or personally sensitive data through FRITZ BAUER BIBLIOTHEK public message boards, this information may be collected and used by others. Note: FRITZ BAUER BIBLIOTHEK does not read any of your private online communications.

FRITZ BAUER BIBLIOTHEK encourages you to review the privacy statements of Web sites you choose to link to from FRITZ BAUER BIBLIOTHEK so that you can understand how those Web sites collect, use and share your information. FRITZ BAUER BIBLIOTHEK is not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on Web sites outside of the FRITZ BAUER BIBLIOTHEK and FRITZ BAUER BIBLIOTHEK family of Web sites.

Use of your Personal Information

FRITZ BAUER BIBLIOTHEK collects and uses your personal information to operate the FRITZ BAUER BIBLIOTHEK Web site and deliver the services you have requested. FRITZ BAUER BIBLIOTHEK also uses your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from FRITZ BAUER BIBLIOTHEK and its affiliates. FRITZ BAUER BIBLIOTHEK may also contact you via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of current services or of potential new services that may be offered.

FRITZ BAUER BIBLIOTHEK does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties. FRITZ BAUER BIBLIOTHEK may, from time to time, contact you on behalf of external business partners about a particular offering that may be of interest to you. In those cases, your unique personally identifiable information (e-mail, name, address, telephone number) is not transferred to the third party. In addition, FRITZ BAUER BIBLIOTHEK may share data with trusted partners to help us perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to FRITZ BAUER BIBLIOTHEK, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.

FRITZ BAUER BIBLIOTHEK does not use or disclose sensitive personal information, such as race, religion, or political affiliations, without your explicit consent.

FRITZ BAUER BIBLIOTHEK keeps track of the Web sites and pages our customers visit within FRITZ BAUER BIBLIOTHEK, in order to determine what FRITZ BAUER BIBLIOTHEK services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within FRITZ BAUER BIBLIOTHEK to customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.

FRITZ BAUER BIBLIOTHEK Web sites will disclose your personal information, without notice, only if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on FRITZ BAUER BIBLIOTHEK or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of FRITZ BAUER BIBLIOTHEK; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of FRITZ BAUER BIBLIOTHEK, or the public.

Use of Cookies

The FRITZ BAUER BIBLIOTHEK Web site use "cookies" to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a Web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.

One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web server that you have returned to a specific page. For example, if you personalize FRITZ BAUER BIBLIOTHEK pages, or register with FRITZ BAUER BIBLIOTHEK site or services, a cookie helps FRITZ BAUER BIBLIOTHEK to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as billing addresses, shipping addresses, and so on. When you return to the same FRITZ BAUER BIBLIOTHEK Web site, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the FRITZ BAUER BIBLIOTHEK features that you customized.

You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the FRITZ BAUER BIBLIOTHEK services or Web sites you visit.

Security of your Personal Information

FRITZ BAUER BIBLIOTHEK secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. FRITZ BAUER BIBLIOTHEK secures the personally identifiable information you provide on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, protected from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other Web sites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol.

Changes to this Statement

FRITZ BAUER BIBLIOTHEK will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect company and customer feedback. FRITZ BAUER BIBLIOTHEK encourages you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how FRITZ BAUER BIBLIOTHEK is protecting your information.

Contact Information

FRITZ BAUER BIBLIOTHEK welcomes your comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that FRITZ BAUER BIBLIOTHEK has not adhered to this Statement, please contact FRITZ BAUER BIBLIOTHEK at info@fritz-bauer-bibliothek.de. We will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the problem.