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The Hohenstein Institute appreciates your interest in its products and your visit to this website. Contact: info@hohenstein.de
Data protection
When using our services you may be asked to supply personal data. Providing this information is voluntary. Your personal data is used in strict accordance with German data protection laws.
Personal data supplied on the Hohenstein Institute websites is used as part of the contract procedure and in order to process your requests. Processing and using your data for consultation, advertising and market research purposes only takes place with your explicit consent.
If, when giving your consent to the purposes stated above, you also give your permission for your data to be used by other organisations or additional named third parties, your data may also be transferred to these parties. If this is not the case, your data will not be transferred to any other parties.
Conditions of use for images
If you download the files that are available in the Press section, the following restricted, non-exclusive rights of use apply:
You may print off the files (both the files for downloading and the preview pictures) for the purpose of writing an article for print media, or, in the case of online reporting, you may publish them on your website to accompany text associated with the article. The images may only be reproduced unchanged!
The right of use that is granted does not encompass the right to pass the images on to third parties. In particular, the files must not be made available for downloading from other Internet sites, neither free of charge nor for a fee. This applies particularly to unauthorised sales via image databases/image agencies/stock photo services etc.!
Cookies (also: Google Analytics)
When you visit our website our server will, in the interests of system security, temporarily record the domain name or IP address of the computer accessing the site as well as the time and date of access, the data query of the client (file name and URL), the HTTP reply code and the website from which you accessed us, as well as the number of bytes transferred in the course of the connection. We may store certain information on your PC in the form of cookies.
A cookie is a data file which a website can send to your browser and store on your computer system. We have no access to your system or your personal data via a cookie. However, we would like to point out that the standard configuration of Internet browsers permits the use of cookies. If you do not wish to use cookies you may disable them in your browser settings. We use cookies purely to optimize our website in accordance with your preferences.
Personal data such as your name, address, telephone number or email address are not recorded, except where you voluntarily provide this information, e.g. as part of an information enquiry or an application/enquiry for a job vacancy listed on the site etc. We use your personal data solely for the purposes of technical administration of the website
Google Analytics (also: Cookies)
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”).
Google Analytics uses “cookies”, which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States . Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage.
Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google’s behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website.
By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above.
Data privacy statement for the use of Facebook plugins (Like button)
Plugins of social network Facebook, 1601 South California Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA are integrated in our webpages. The Facebook plugins can be identified by the Facebook logo or the "Like" button on our webpage. An overview of Facebook plugins can be found at: http://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/.
When visiting our wegpages a direct connection is established between your browser and the Facebook server via the plugin. Through this Facebook receives the information that you have visited our webpage with your IP address. By clicking the "Like" button while also logged into your Facebook account you are able to link the content on our webpages on your Facebook profile. This way Facebook is able to attribute the visit to our webpages to your user account. We would like to point out that as a provider of the webpages we receive no information on the content of the data transmitted or its use by Facebook. Further information on this can be found in the data privacy statement from Facebook at http://www.facebook.com
If you do not wish Facebook to attribute the visit to our webpages to your Facebook user account then please log out of your Facebook user account.
Use of LinkedIn buttons
Our webpages use the "inShare" button from the social network LinkedIn, which is operated by the LinkedIn Corporation, 2029 Stierlin Court, Mountain View, CA 94043, United States ("LinkedIn"). The button can be identified through the "inShare" sign on a white or coloured background.
If you access one of our websites that also contains a button of this type then your browser establishes a direct connection with the LinkedIn servers. The content of the "inShare" button is transmitted directly to your browser by LinkedIn and incorporated in the website by the latter. As a result we have no influence over the scope of the data that LinkedIn collects via the button.
The purpose and scope of the data collection and further processing and use of the data by LinkedIn along with your rights and settings options for protecting your privacy in this regard can be found in the LinkedIn data protection notices.
If you are a member of LinkedIn but do not wish LinkedIn to collect data concerning you via our website and to link this with your membership data saved by LinkedIn then you must log out of LinkedIn before visiting our website.
Data privacy statement for the use of Xing
The "XING" share button is in use on our webpages. When this webpage is accessed a short-term connection is established via your browser to the servers at XING AG ("XING") with which the "XING" share button functions are provided (in particular the calculation/display of the counter value). XING does not save any personal data from you when accessing this webpage. In particular XING does not save any IP addresses. There is also no analysis that takes place of your user behaviour via the use of Cookies associated with the "XING" share button. The relevant current data protection information on the "XING" share button and further information can be accessed at the following address:
Copyrights
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Warranties, liability
The information on this website is provided "as is" and without warranty of any kind, expressed or implied, including (but not limited to) any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for any particular purpose, or non-infringement of third party rights. While the information provided is believed to be accurate, it may include errors or inaccuracies. In no event shall the Hohenstein Institute be liable to any person for any special, indirect or consequential damages relating to this material, unless caused by gross negligence or intentional misconduct. The Hohenstein Institute is not responsible for the contents of websites that are maintained by third parties and therefore waives its liability for any links from this website to other websites.
Trademarks
Unless otherwise indicated, all trademarks on this website are subject to trademark rights of the Hohenstein Institute.
Licences
The Hohenstein Institute has sought to achieve an innovative and informative website. However, you also need to understand that the Hohenstein Institute must protect its intellectual property, including its patents, trademarks, and copyrights. Accordingly, please appreciate that no licence to use the intellectual property of the Hohenstein Institute or the intellectual property of third parties has been granted by this website.
Responsible for the content:
Hohenstein Laboratories GmbH & Co. KG
Hohenstein Textile Testing Institute GmbH & Co. KG
Hohenstein Institut für Textilinnovation gGmbH
Hohenstein Academy e.V.
Schloss Hohenstein
74357 Bönnigheim
GERMANY
This website is maintained by:
Hohenstein Laboratories GmbH & Co. KG
Hohenstein Textile Testing Institute GmbH & Co. KG
Hohenstein Institut für Textilinnovation gGmbH
Hohenstein Academy e.V.
Schloss Hohenstein
74357 Bönnigheim
GERMANY
Phone: +49 7143 271-0
Fax: +49 7143 271-51
E-mail: info@hohenstein.de
Web: www.hohenstein.de
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