Data Protection Declaration
By using our website, you expressly consent to the storage and use ofyour data described in this declaration. Your data will be used for thepurposes described in detail below.
IP Addresses
IP addresses are required for problem diagnoses, website administrationand demographic information. When you visit our site, we recognize only yourdomain name, but not your e-mail address. We only see your e-mail address ifyou directly give it to us by filling out a form or sending an e-mail.
Cookies
Cookies are used for personalized content, to avoid repeated passwordentry or to adjust the information offer to user behavior.
User registration
Our site contains forms which you can fill out to request information.When you register, we will forward the information requested.
E-mail Addresses
If you provide us with your e-mail address, we will communicate with youvia e-mail. We will not pass on your e-mail address to third parties outside ofEngel & Völkers. If you no longer wish to receive e-mails from us, you cancancel this at any time.
Links to Other Sites
Our website has links to other sites of third party providers. Engel& Völkers is not responsible for the data protection measures or contentsof other websites.
Opting out
If you no longer wish to receive e-mails from Engel & Völkers, youcan revoke the previously granted permission at any time. E-mail notificationsuffices for removal from the e-mail list or web registration database
Google Analytics
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided byGoogle, Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses“cookies”, which are text files placed on your computer, to help the websiteanalyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie aboutyour use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and storedby Google on servers in the United States. In case of activation of the IP anonymization, Google willtruncate/anonymize the last octet of the IP address for Member States of theEuropean Union as well as for other parties to the Agreement on the EuropeanEconomic Area. Only in exceptionalcases, the full IP address is sent to and shortened by Google servers in theUSA. On behalf of the website provider Google will usethis information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compilingreports on website activity for website operators and providing other servicesrelating to website activity and internet usage to the website provider. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held byGoogle. You may refuse the use ofcookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser. However, pleasenote that if you do this, you may not be able to use the full functionality ofthis website. Furthermore you canprevent Google’s collection and use of data (cookies and IP address) bydownloading and installing the browser plug-in available under https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en-GB.
You can refuse the use of Google Analytics by clicking on the followinglink. An opt-out cookie will be set on the computer, which prevents the futurecollection of your data when visiting this website: Disable Google Analytics
Further information concerning the terms and conditions of use and dataprivacy can be found at http://www.google.com/analytics/terms/gb.htmlor at https://www.google.de/intl/en_uk/policies/. Please note that on this website, Google Analyticscode is supplemented by “gat._anonymizeIp();” to ensure an anonymizedcollection of IP addresses (so called IP-masking).
We utilize the remarketing function of Google to publish ouradvertisements. This allows us to display our advertisements within the GoogleDisplay network to just those Internet users that have visited our website.However, in order to utilize this function we have to use small text files calledcookies. These are saved on your computer, but they do not contain any kind ofpersonal information. These cookies are used by the Google Display network todeliver our advertisements to you in the form of text or image ads. You do havethe possibility to deactivate cookies used for advertising purposes. This ispossible with the help of the Ad Preference manager of Google or,alternatively, via the deactivation page of the Network Advertising Initiative.Further details can be found here: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/2700409?ref_topic=2611283&hl=en-GB“
Social Media Plugins
Engel & Völkers uses on its website Social Media Plug-Ins(“plugins”) of the social media networks Facebook, Google +, Pinterest andTwitter.
The Engel & Völkers website uses social plugins (“plugins”) of thesocial network facebook.com, operated by Facebook Inc., 1601 S. California Ave,Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA (“Facebook”). These plugins are marked with a Facebooklogo.
If the customer accesses an Engel & Völkers website that containssuch a plugin, the customer’s browser will establish a direct connection to theFacebook servers. Facebook transmits the contents of the plugin directly to thecustomer’s browser where it is integrated into the website.
The plugin integration provides Facebook with the information that thecustomer has accessed the corresponding page of the Engel & Völkerswebsite. If the customer is logged into Facebook, Facebook can assign thecustomer’s visit to the customer’s Facebook account.
If the customer interacts with the plugins, for example by using the“Like” button or leaving a comment, the browser transmits the correspondinginformation directly to Facebook where it is saved. The purpose and scope ofthe data collection and the further processing and use of the data by Facebookas well as related rights and settings available to customers to protect theirprivacy can be found in the Facebook privacy policies.
If the customer does not want Facebook to collect data in the aforementionedway, the customer must log out of his/her Facebook account before visiting theEngel & Völkers website.
Google+
Engel & Völkers uses plug-ins operated by the social network“Google+”. These programs are exclusively operated by Google Inc., 1600 AmphitheatreParkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA, (“Google”). The plugins is made clearlyvisible on our website through the add-on “+1” on white or colored background.
When clicking on named plugin, your browser will establish a direct linkwith the servers operated by Google+; as a result the content of the pluginwill be transferred to your browser and embedded in the website being shown.
The fact that you have visited our website will be passed on to Google.In the case that you visit our website whilst you are signed into your Google+user account, Google+ can assign your visit to our website to your useraccount. Information arising from interaction with the Google+ plugins (such asby clicking the “+1” button or by leaving a comment) will be directly transferredto and stored by Google. Engel & Völkers has no impact upon the data Googlecollects with named plugin.
To prevent this you must log out of your Google+ account before visitingour website.
Please refer to Google+’s privacy policy
http://www.google.com/intl/de/+/policy/+1button.html
for more information on: the purpose and scope of data collection anddata analysis undertaken by Google+, your rights, how to modify settings andhow to protect your privacy.
Furthermore, Engel & Völkers uses the plugins Twitter Inc., 795Folsom St., Suite 600, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA (hereinafter “Twitter”called). These are recognizable by the Twitter logo, a blue bird on a lightbackground.
By including the “Tweet” button, Twitter receives the information thatyou have accessed the corresponding page of our website. You are logged in toTwitter, Twitter can assign your visit to your Twitter account.
When selecting the Tweet button, a connection to a Twitter server ismade by Twitter. If you are logged in to Twitter, you can now directly “tweet”our link.
More information about the function and handling of your data and theirfurther use by Twitter, please see Twitter´s privacy information at: http://twitter.com/privacy
Engel & Völkers also uses the “Pin It” button of the social medianetwork “Pinterest”, which is operated by the Pinterest, Inc., 808 Brannan St,San Francisco, CA 94103, USA (hereinafter “Pinterest” called).
By including the “Pin it” button Pinterest receives the information thatyou have accessed the corresponding page of our website. If you are logged onPinterest, Pinterest can additionally assign your visit to your Pinterestaccount.
The data sent by clicking the “Pin it” buttons will be saved byPinterest. If you want to prevent this you have to log out from your Pinterestaccount before clicking on the “Pin it” button.
Information upon the purpose and scope of the data collection and thefurther processing and use of that data through Pinterest as well as youroptions and rights in this respect and settings options for protecting yourprivacy can be retrieved from Pinterests privacy policy at http://pinterest.com/about/privacy/.
Piwik
This website uses Piwik, which is a web analysis service. Piwik usescookies. These are text files stored on the user’s computer and enable E&Vto analyse user traffic on the website. For this purpose, the usage informationgenerated by the cookie (including your abbreviated IP address) is transmittedto the E&V server and stored for usage-analysis purposes. This helpsE&V optimise its website. The user’s IP address is automatically anonymisedin this process so that the user remains anonymous to E&V. The informationon the usage of this website generated by the cookie is not transmitted tothird parties. Users are able to prevent the use of cookies by selecting theappropriate settings on their browser. However, in doing so, they may not beable to use the full functionality of this website.
If the user does not agree with the storage and analysis of thedata from their visit to our website, they may decline the storage and use atany time. In this case, a so-called opt-out cookie is stored in your browserthat prevents Piwik from collecting any data during the session. By deletingyour cookies, the user also deletes the opt-out cookie, which will then have tobe reactivated by the user.
Engel & Völkers also uses plugins of the social network LinkedIn,which is operated by the LinkedIn Corporation, 2029 Stierlin Court, MountainView, CA 94043, USA (hereinafter referred to as “LinkedIn”). You will recognisethe LinkedIn plugins from the LinkedIn logo or the “Recommend button” on oursite. By accessing our website, the plugin will create a direct connectionbetween your browser and the LinkedIn server. This will inform LinkedIn thatyou have visited our website with your IP address. If you click the LinkedIn“Recommend button” while you are logged into your LinkedIn account, you canlink the content of our website to your LinkedIn profile. This allows LinkedInto assign the visit to our website to your user account. Please note that asthe owner of the website, we do not receive any knowledge of the content of thedata transmitted or of how it is used by LinkedIn.
You can find details on data collection (purpose, scope, furtherprocessing, use) and your rights and settings options in the LinkedIn privacypolicy. LinkedIn provides this information at http://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy.
Web and Facebook Retargeting via AdRoll
We use the so-called Web and Facebook retargeting software serviceprovider Semantic Sugar Inc. (dba AdRoll), 972 Mission Street, San Francisco,CA 94103, USA (European site: AdRoll EMEA, Level 6, 1, Burlington PlazaBurlington Road, Dublin 4, Ireland). When you visit our site we place cookiesor a smart pixel in your browser, which enable the service AdRoll to identifyyour interests and show you interest-based ads when you visit your Facebookaccount or a range of sites in the web. For data collection by AdRoll you canview their privacy policy. There is no collection of personal data, the IPaddress is stored in anonymous form. There is no conclusion to your Facebookaccount possible nor is a user profile created. You can delete cookies usingthe settings in your browser. You can also avoid the setting of cookies byopt-out via the portals Interest Based Advertising Policies, NAI opt out toolor opt out via the DAA.
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