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CONTACT DATA

Markus Stamm & Klaus Schroiff GbR - opticallimits.com / photozone.de
Hauptstrasse 37
56307 Dernbach
Germany
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General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

We are a Data Controller of your information.

Klaus Schroiff & Markus Stamm GbR legal basis for collecting and using the personal information described in this Privacy Policy depends on the Personal Information we collect and the specific context in which we collect the information:

  • By giving your consent (see last chapter on this page), you have given Klaus Schroiff & Markus Stamm GbR permission to do so
  • Processing your personal information is in Klaus Schroiff & Markus Stamm GbR legitimate interests
  • Klaus Schroiff & Markus Stamm GbR needs to comply with the law

Klaus Schroiff & Markus Stamm GbR will retain your personal information only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your information to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our policies.

If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain data protection rights. If you wish to be informed what Personal Information we hold about you and if you want it to be removed from our systems, please contact us.

In certain circumstances, you have the following data protection rights:

  • The right to access, update or to delete the information we have on you.
  • The right of rectification.
  • The right to object.
  • The right of restriction.
  • The right to data portability
  • The right to withdraw consent

Log Files

opticallimits.com / photozone.de follows a standard procedure of using log files. These files log visitors when they visit websites. All hosting companies do this and a part of hosting services' analytics. The information collected by log files include internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date and time stamp, referring/exit pages, and possibly the number of clicks. These are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable. The purpose of the information is for analyzing trends, administering the site, tracking users' movement on the website, and gathering demographic information.

DISCLOSURE AFFILIATE MARKETING

When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, Google Adsense, Amazon, B&H Photo Video and the eBay Partner Network.

DISCLAIMER

The information and materials contained in opticallimits.com ("OpticalLimits") and all sites linked to OpticalLimits, including text, graphics, links or other items - are provided "As is", "As Available". OpticalLimits does not warrant the accuracy, adequacy, reliability or completeness of this information and materials and expressly disclaims liability for errors or omissions in such information and materials. No warranty of any kind, implied, express or statutory, including but not limited to the warranties of non-infringement of third-party rights, title, merchantability, satisfactory quality, fitness for a particular purpose and freedom from errors and/or defects, is given in conjunction with the information and materials. opticallimits.com / photozone.de does not make any representation, warranty or endorsement of any of the products, services or information provided in this website. This disclaimer shall take effect to the fullest extent permitted by law.

COPYRIGHT NOTICE
The copyright in this website is owned by Mr. Klaus Schroiff (the “copyright owner”). No part of parts hereof may be reproduced, distributed, republished, displayed, broadcast, hyperlinked or transmitted in any manner or by any means or stored in an information retrieval system without the prior written permission of the copyright owner provided that permission is granted to use and/or print the materials on this website for personal, non-commercial use only provided you do not modify the materials and that you retain all copyright and other proprietary notices, where applicable, contained in the materials. This permission terminates automatically if you breach any of these terms or conditions. Upon termination, you will need to immediately destroy any downloaded and printed materials. You also may not, without the copyright owner's permission, "mirror" any material contained on this website on any other server.

TRADE MARKS
The name of this website, opticallimits.com / photozone.de, constitutes a Trade Mark of Klaus Schroiff (the “Trade Mark owner”). Nothing on this website should be construed as granting, by implication, or otherwise, any license or right to use the Trade Mark of this website, without the written permission of the Trade Mark owner.

PUBLICITY
The name “OpticalLimits” may not be used in any way, including in advertising or publicity pertaining to distribution of materials on this website, without prior written permission. If you wish to advertise on OpticalLimits CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS.

EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY
opticallimits.com / photozone.de shall in no event be liable for any damages, loss or expense including without limitation, direct, indirect, special, or consequential damage, or economic loss arising from or in connection with:
  1. any access, use or the inability to access or use this website, or reliance on the contents of this website;
  2. any system, server or connection failure, error, omission, interruption, delay in transmission, or computer virus;
  3. any use of or access to any other website linked to this website;
  4. any product, service or information of any merchant or service provider, even if opticallimits.com / photozone.de and/or its agents are advised of the possibility of such damages, losses and/or expenses. Any hyperlinks to any other websites are not an endorsement or verification of such websites and such websites should only be accessed at the user's own risks. This exclusion clause shall take effect to the fullest extent permitted by law.

YOUR TRANSMISSIONS
Any material, information or idea you transmit to or post on this website by any means will be treated as non-confidential and non-proprietary. You are prohibited from posting or transmitting to or from this website any unlawful, threatening, libelous, defamatory, obscene, scandalous, inflammatory, pornographic, or profane material, or any other material that could give rise to any civil or criminal liability under the law.

GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION
By accessing this website and using the facilities and/or services offered through this website, you agree that German law shall govern such access and you agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the German courts.

CONDITIONS OF ACCESS
opticallimits.com / photozone.de may at any time revise these Conditions of Access by updating this Disclaimer.

COOKIE POLICY

1. Introduction
1.1 Our website uses cookies.
1.2 By using our website and agreeing to this policy, you consent to our use of cookies in accordance with the terms of this policy.

2. Credit
2.1 This document was created using a template from SEQ Legal (http://www.seqlegal.com).

3. About cookies
3.1 A cookie is a file containing an identifier (a string of letters and numbers) that is sent by a web server to a web browser and is stored by the browser. The identifier is then sent back to the server each time the browser requests a page from the server.
3.2 Cookies may be either "persistent" cookies or "session" cookies: a persistent cookie will be stored by a web browser and will remain valid until its set expiry date, unless deleted by the user before the expiry date; a session cookie, on the other hand, will expire at the end of the user session, when the web browser is closed.
3.3 Cookies do not typically contain any information that personally identifies a user, but personal information that we store about you may be linked to the information stored in and obtained from cookies.
3.4 Cookies can be used by web servers to identity and track users as they navigate different pages on a website and identify users returning to a website.

4. Our cookies
4.1 We use both session and persistent cookies on our website.
4.2 The names of the cookies that we use on our website, and the purposes for which they are used, are set out below:
(a) we use opticallimits.com / photozone.de on our website to [recognise a computer when a user visits the website / track users as they navigate the website / improve the website's usability / personalise the website for each user ];

5. Analytics cookies
5.1 We use [Google Analytics] to analyse the use of our website.
5.2 Our analytics service provider generates statistical and other information about website use by means of cookies.
5.3 The analytics cookies used by our website have the following names: [_utma, _utmb, _utmc and _utmz]
5.4 The information generated relating to our website is used to create reports about the use of our website.
5.5 Our analytics service provider's privacy policy is available at: http://www.google.com/policies/privacy/.

6. Third party cookies
6.1 Our website also uses third party cookies.
6.2 We publish Google AdSense interest-based advertisements on our website. These are tailored by Google to reflect your interests. To determine your interests, Google will track your behaviour on our website and on other websites across the web using the DoubleClick cookie. / We publish Google AdSense advertisements on our website. To determine your interests, Google will track your behaviour on our website and on other websites across the web using the DoubleClick cookie. This behaviour tracking allows Google to tailor the advertisements you see on other websites to reflect your interests (we do not publish interest-based advertisements on this website).] You can view, delete or add interest categories associated with your browser by visiting: http://www.google.com/settings/ads/. You can also opt out of the AdSense partner network cookie using those settings or using the NAI's (Network Advertising Initiative's) multi-cookie opt-out mechanism at: http://www.networkadvertising.org/choices/. However, these opt-out mechanisms themselves use cookies, and if you clear the cookies from your browser your opt-out will not be maintained. To ensure that an opt-out is maintained in respect of a particular browser, you may wish to consider using the Google browser plug-in available at: https://www.google.com/settings/ads/plugin.

Google is one of a third-party vendor on our site. It also uses cookies, known as DART cookies, to serve ads to our site visitors based upon their visit to www.website.com and other sites on the internet. However, visitors may choose to decline the use of DART cookies by visiting the Google ad and content network Privacy Policy at the following URL – https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads

6.3 Details of [other] third party cookies used by our website are set out below:
(a) http://www.bhphotovideo.com/find/HelpCenter/PrivacySecurity.jsp
(b) http://pages.ebay.com/help/policies/privacy-policy.html
(c) http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/help/customer/display.html/ref=gss?nodeId=502584

7. Blocking cookies
7.1 Most browsers allow you to refuse to accept cookies; for example:
(a) in Internet Explorer (version 10) you can block cookies using the cookie handling override settings available by clicking "Tools", "Internet Options", "Privacy" and then "Advanced";
(b) in Firefox (version 24) you can block all cookies by clicking "Tools", "Options", "Privacy", selecting "Use custom settings for history" from the drop-down menu, and unticking "Accept cookies from sites"; and
(c) in Chrome (version 29), you can block all cookies by accessing the "Customise and control" menu, and clicking "Settings", "Show advanced settings" and "Content settings", and then selecting "Block sites from setting any data" under the "Cookies" heading. 7.2 Blocking all cookies will have a negative impact upon the usability of many websites.
7.3 [If you block cookies, you will not be able to use all the features on our website.]

8. Deleting cookies
8.1 You can delete cookies already stored on your computer; for example:
(a) in Internet Explorer (version 10), you must manually delete cookie files (you can find instructions for doing so at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/278835);
(b) in Firefox (version 24), you can delete cookies by clicking "Tools", "Options" and "Privacy", then selecting "Use custom settings for history", clicking "Show Cookies", and then clicking "Remove All Cookies"; and
(c) in Chrome (version 29), you can delete all cookies by accessing the "Customise and control" menu, and clicking "Settings", "Show advanced settings" and "Clear browsing data", and then selecting "Delete cookies and other site and plug-in data" before clicking "Clear browsing data". 8.2 Deleting cookies will have a negative impact on the usability of many websites.

CONSENT

By continuing to access our website, you hereby consent to our Privacy Policy and agree to its terms.