Privacy Policy

Data security is a significant factor for us at Universal Research Panels, a company engaged in online market and opinion research. As we receive information about both private and business people, a large part of the data exchanged with us is strictly confidential (‘personal data’). In the context of privacy, we comply with the standards of the relevant Data Protection Act and as our key stakeholder is a member of ESOMAR, we also comply with the directives and regulations of the market research professionals’ association.

The operator of this website takes your personal data very seriously. In accordance with the law on data protection and our Privacy Policy, we treat your personal data confidentiality.

Typically, the use of our website is possible without the disclosure of personal details. All personal information, such as name, address, or e-mail address, is obtained on our site voluntarily as far as possible. These data will not be forwarded to third parties without your express permission.

It should be noted that data transmission on the Internet such as when communicating via e-mail, could have security gaps. Comprehensive data security from third parties is not feasible.

Cookies do not affect your device nor contain any malware. They are simple text files stored on your computer by your browser and are used to make our site more user-friendly, responsive, and safe.

Most of the cookies that we use are called “session cookies”, which are deleted automatically at the end of your session on our website. Other cookies will remain on your terminal until you delete them. These cookies help us to recognize your browser during your next visit to our website.

You can set up your browser so that you are notified about the location of cookies and allow cookies on a case-by-case basis. You can accept cookies in certain situations or rule out and automatically delete them when you close your browser.

Please note that the functionality of this website can be limited when cookies are disabled.

Information stored by the server log include:

• Browser type/browser version
• Operating system
• Referrer URL
• Hostname of the accessing computer
• Time of the server request
• These data cannot be delegated to any individuals.

These data are not combined with data from other data sources. Subsequently, we reserve the right to review these data if we become aware of any concrete allegations of unauthorized use.

If you send us your enquiries via the contact form, your details including the contact information you have provided will be stored to process the enquiry and in the event of any subsequent queries. We will not forward this data without your permission.

This website uses functions from the web analysis service Google Analytics. The provider is Google Inc. 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. Google Analytics uses so-called cookies. These are text files that are stored on your computer that enable an analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by the cookies about your use of this website is usually sent to a Google server in the USA and stored there.

If IP anonymisation is activated on this website, your IP address will be shortened in advance by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states to the European Economic Area. The full IP address will only be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there in exceptions. Google will use this information on behalf of the user of this website to evaluate your use of the website, compile reports about website activities, and provide further services associated with website use and internet use to the website provider. The IP address transmitted within the scope of Google Analytics from your browser will not be brought together with other data by Google.

You can prevent the storage of cookies by setting your browser software accordingly; however, we must point out that in this case, you may not be able to use all the functions of this website in full. Furthermore, you can prevent the recording of the data generated by the cookie relating to your use of the website (including your IP address) by Google and the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plugin available on the following link: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de

Plugins from the social network Facebook, provider Facebook Inc. 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA, are integrated on our site. You will recognise Facebook-Plugins from the Facebook logo or the “Like button” on our site. You will find an overview of Facebook-Plugins here: http://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/

When you visit our site, a direct connection will be made between your browser and the Facebook server via the plugin. Facebook receives the information that you have visited our site with your IP address in this way. When you click on the Facebook “Like button” while you are logged on to your Facebook account, you can link the contents of our site to your Facebook profile. As a result, Facebook will allocate the visit to our site to your user account. We must point out that as the provider of the site we have no knowledge of the contents of the data transmitted nor of its use by Facebook. You will find further information on this in the Facebook Privacy Policy on: http://de-de.facebook.com/policy.php

If you do not want Facebook to be able to allocate our site to your Facebook user account, please log out from your Facebook user account.

You have the right at any time to free of charge information about the personal data stored about you, its origin, and recipients and the purpose of data processing as well as the right to correct, block or delete this data.

We hereby object to the use of the contact details published within the scope of the obligation to publish an imprint to send advertising and information material not explicitly requested by us. The operator of this site reserves the right to take legal steps in the event of the unsolicited sending of advertising information, such as through spam emails.