Data protection declaration for the use of Google Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. („Google“). Google Analytics uses so-called „cookies“, which are text files placed on your computer in order to help the website analyse how you use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. If IP anonymisation is activated on this website your IP address will be truncated within the geographical area of the member states of the European Union or other parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area.
Only in exceptional cases will your complete IP address be first transferred to a Google server in the USA and truncated there. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for the website operator and for providing other services relating to website activity and Internet usage. Google will not correlate your IP address with any other data held by Google.
You can prevent the installation of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings in your web browser; however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website.
You can furthermore prevent the data relating to your usage of the website (including your IP address) that is generated by the cookie from being tracked and processed by Google by downloading and installing the browser plugin which is available at the following link: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en