Privacy Policy



Who are we?
The responsible body in the sense of the data protection laws, in particular the EU data protection basic regulation (GDPR), is:

Dierke Houben AG
Am Duerrbach 5, PO Box 521
CH-6391 Engelberg
Switzerland

E-Mail: leaders@dierkehouben.com
Phone: +41 79 610 01 70
Mobile: +49 160 946 207 60

What personal information we collect and why we collect it.
When you access this website, information of a general nature is automatically recorded. This information is recorded in the server log file and includes the type of web browser, the operating system used, the domain name of your Internet service provider, your IP address and the like.

This for the following reason:

  • Ensuring a hassle-free connection setup of the website
  • Ensuring a smooth use of our website
  • Evaluation of system security and stability as well
  • for further administrative purposes
 Your data will not be used to draw conclusions about you. Information of this kind is only statistically evaluated in order to optimize our website and the underlying technology.

Storage time
The data will be deleted as soon as it is no longer necessary for the purpose of the survey. This is basically the case for the data that serves to provide the website when the session has ended.

Comments
When visitors write comments on the site, we collect the data displayed in the comment form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and the user-agent string (which identifies the browser) to help detect spam ,

From your email address, you can create an anonymous string (also known as a hash) and submit it to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The privacy policy of the Gravatar service can be found here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture will be publicly visible in the context of your comment.

Media
If you’re a registered user and you’re uploading photos to this site, avoid uploading photos with an EXIF GPS location. Visitors to this website could download photos that are stored on this website and extract their location information.

Contact forms
The data you enter will be stored for the purpose of individual communication with you. This requires a valid e-mail address and your name. This serves to assign the request and the subsequent answering of the same. The specification of further data is optional.

Cookies
If you write a comment on our website, this may be a consent to save your name, email address and website in cookies. This is a convenience feature so you do not have to re-enter all this data if you write another comment. These cookies are stored for one year.
If you have an account and you sign up for this site, we will set a temporary cookie to see if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal information and will be discarded when you close your browser.
When you sign up, we will set up some cookies to store your login and viewing options. Log-in cookies expire after two days and cookies for display options after one year. If you select “Stay signed in” when signing up, your registration will be maintained for two weeks. Logging out of your account will delete the login cookies.
When you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie is saved in your browser. This cookie contains no personal information and only refers to the post ID of the item you have just edited. The cookie expires after one day.

Using script libraries (Google Webfonts)
To make our content cross-browser accurate and graphically pleasing, we use “Google Web Fonts” from Google LLC (1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA, hereafter “Google”) to display fonts.
The privacy policy of the library operator Google can be found here: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/

Use of Google Analytics
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service of Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043 USA (hereafter: “Google”). Google Analytics uses so-called “cookies”, ie text files that are stored on your computer and that allow an analysis of the use of the website by you. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. However, due to the activation of IP anonymization on these websites, your IP address will be shortened by Google beforehand within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be sent to a Google server in the US and shortened there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide other services related to website activity and internet usage to the website operator. The IP address provided by Google Analytics within the framework of Google Analytics will not be merged with other data provided by Google.

The purposes of the data processing are the evaluation of the use of the website and the compilation of reports on activities on the website. Based on the use of the website and the Internet, other related services will be provided.

Privacy Policy for the use of Twitter
Functions of the Twitter service are integrated on our sites. These features are provided by Twitter Inc., 795 Folsom St, Suite 600, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA. By using Twitter and the “Re-Tweet” feature, the web pages you visit will be linked to your Twitter account and shared with other users. Thereby u.a. Transfer data such as IP address, browser type, visited domains, visited pages, mobile service providers, device and application IDs and search terms to Twitter.

We point out that we as the provider of the pages are not aware of the content of the transmitted data and their use by Twitter. Due to continuous updating of the privacy policy of Twitter, we refer to the latest version at (http://twitter.com/privacy).

You can change your privacy settings on Twitter in the Account Settings at http://twitter.com/account/settings. If you have questions, contact privacy@twitter.com.

Using Google Maps
On this website we use the offer of Google Maps. Google Maps is operated by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (hereafter “Google”). This allows us to show you interactive maps directly in the website and allow you to conveniently use the map feature.

For more information about Google’s data processing, please refer to the Google Privacy Notice. There you can also change your personal privacy settings in the privacy center.

Embedded YouTube videos
On some of our websites, we embed YouTube videos. The respective plug-ins are operated by YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA (hereafter “YouTube”). When you visit a page with the YouTube plug-in, it will connect to YouTube’s servers. It tells YouTube which pages you visit. If you are logged in to your YouTube account, YouTube may personally associate your browsing behavior with you. This can be prevented by logging out of your YouTube account beforehand.

If a YouTube video is started, the provider uses cookies that collect information about user behavior.

How long we save your data
If you write a comment, it will be stored indefinitely including metadata. That way, we can automatically detect and approve episode comments instead of keeping them in a moderation queue.

For users who register on our website, we also store the personal information they provide in their user profiles. All users can view, modify or delete their personal information at any time (the username can not be changed). Site administrators can also view and change this information.

What rights do you have to your data?
If you have an account on this website or have written comments, you may request that we export your personal information, including any data you have provided to us. In addition, you may request the deletion of any personal information we have stored about you. This does not include the data we need to retain for administrative, legal or security-related needs.

Where we send your data
Visitor comments could be examined by an automated spam detection service.

Contact Information
For data protection relevant concerns please contact:

Dierke Houben AG
Am Duerrbach 5, PO Box 521
CH-6391 Engelberg
Switzerland

E-Mail: leaders@dierkehouben.com
Phone: +41 79 610 01 70
Mobile: +49 160 946 207 60

Social plugins
Socialmedia plugins are used on our websites. These plug-ins may send information, including personal information, to the service operator and may be used by the service provider. We prevent the unconscious and unwanted collection and transmission of data to the service provider through a 2-click solution. To activate a desired social plugin, it must first be activated by clicking on the corresponding button. Only through this activation of the plugin is the detection of information and its transmission to the service provider triggered. We do not collect personally identifiable information by means of social plugins or their use.

We have no control over what data an enabled plugin collects and how it is used by the provider. At present, it must be assumed that a direct connection to the services of the provider will be expanded and at least the IP address and device-related information will be collected and used. It is also possible that the service providers try to save cookies on the computer used. Please refer to the privacy policy of the respective service provider to see which specific data is collected here and how it is used. If you’re logged in to Facebook at the same time, Facebook can identify you as a visitor to a particular page.

How we protect your information

SSL encryption
To protect the security of your data during transmission, we use state-of-the-art encryption techniques (such as SSL) over HTTPS.

Amendments
We may amend this Privacy Policy at any time without notice. The current version published on our website applies.

Any Questions?
If you have any privacy concerns, please email us or contact the Responsible Person in our organization listed at the beginning of the Privacy Policy.

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