Cookies & Plugins
So-called cookies are used on ALPHA POOL. Cookies are small log files that are stored on your computer and saved by your browser. In most cases these are "session cookies", which are automatically deleted from your computer when you close your web browser. Other cookies remain on your computer so that ALPHA POOL recognizes your computer on your next visit. In addition, every time you request content from our website, data (e.g. name of the requested file, date/time, amount of data transferred, etc.) about this process is stored in a log file. These are only evaluated statistically.
Cookies serve to make our offer more user-friendly, effective and secure. ALPHA POOL also uses cookies to speed up navigation on our website, to adapt the ALPHA POOL website to your needs and interests and to avoid misuse of the offer. In addition, we use cookies to measure the frequency of page views and the display of advertising banners and general navigation.
You can set your browser to inform you before accepting a cookie or to no longer accept cookies. However, we would like to point out that if you refuse function-related cookies, you may only be able to use our offer under more difficult conditions. Certain functions are only available if you accept the use of function-related cookies.
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc ("Google"). Google Analytics uses cookies (text files), which are stored on your computer and which allow an analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to a Google server in the USA. 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. You can object to the general collection and storage of data by Google Analytics at any time with effect for the future by using a browser extension, available at http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de. 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.
We maintain online presences within social networks and platforms to be able to communicate with the customers, interested parties and users active there and to be able to inform them about our services there. When calling up the respective networks and platforms, the terms and conditions and data processing guidelines of their respective operators apply. Unless otherwise stated in our data protection declaration, we process user data if they communicate with us within social networks and platforms, e.g. write posts on our online presence or send us messages.
Plugins of the social network facebook.com, which is operated by Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland ("Facebook"), are used on these Internet pages. If you access Internet pages of our Internet presence that are provided with such a plugin, a connection to the Facebook servers is established and the plugin is displayed on the Internet page by notifying your browser. This transmits to the Facebook server which of our Internet pages you have visited. If you are logged in as a Facebook member, Facebook assigns this information to your personal Facebook user account. When using the plugin functions (e.g. clicking the "Like" button, submitting a comment), this information is also assigned to your Facebook account, which you can only prevent by logging out before using the plugin. For more information about the collection and use of data by Facebook, about your rights in this regard and ways to protect your privacy, please refer to Facebook's privacy policy.
The website uses forms from the provider Wufoo for the collection and collection of data. Wufoo is offered by SurveyMonkey Ltd. Europe, Shelbourne Buildings, Shelbourne Road, Dublin, Ireland. SurveyMonkey stores data on its servers in San Mateo, California, USA. SurveyMonkey has been certified under the EU-US Privacy Shield Program. Wufoo thus fulfills the requirements of the GDPR with regard to the collection, use and storage of personal data from EU member states.
Within our online offer, functions and content of the Twitter service can be integrated, offered by Twitter Inc., 1355 Market Street, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA. This can include, for example, content such as images, videos or text and buttons with which users can express their interest in the content, the authors of the content or subscribe to our posts. If the users are members of the Twitter platform, Twitter can assign the above-mentioned content and functions to the user profiles there. Twitter is certified under the Privacy Shield Agreement and thus offers a guarantee of compliance with European data protection law.
Within our online offer, functions and content of the Instagram service can be integrated, offered by Instagram Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA, 94025, USA. This can include, for example, content such as images, videos or text and buttons with which users can express their liking for the content, the authors of the content or subscribe to our posts. If the users are members of the Instagram platform, Instagram can assign the aforementioned content and functions to the user profiles there.
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