Privacy policy
The controller within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation, other data protection laws applicable in the Member States of the European Union and other provisions of a data protection nature is the:
BEM / Bundesverband eMobilität e.V.
Christian Heep
Oranienplatz 5
10999 Berlin
Applicable legal bases
In accordance with Art. 13 GDPR, we inform you of the legal basis of our data processing. If the legal basis is not stated in the privacy policy, the following applies The legal basis for obtaining consent is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a and Art. 7 GDPR, the legal basis for processing to fulfil our services and implement contractual measures and respond to enquiries is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR, the legal basis for processing to fulfil our legal obligations is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR, and the legal basis for processing to protect our legitimate interests is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. In the event that vital interests of the data subject or another natural person require the processing of personal data, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. d GDPR serves as the legal basis.
Your rights as data subject
You can exercise the following rights at any time using the contact details provided for our data protection officer:
- Information about your data stored by us and its processing,
- Correction of incorrect personal data,
- Deletion of your data stored by us,
- Restriction of data processing if we are not yet permitted to delete your data due to legal obligations
- objection to the processing of your data by us and
- data portability, provided that you have consented to the data processing or have concluded a contract with us.
If you have given us your consent, you can revoke it at any time with effect for the future for reasons arising from a particular situation of the data subject.
The revocation or objection should be made in writing or in text form to:
BEM / Bundesverband eMobilität e.V.
Oranienplatz 5
10999 Berlin
Tel 030 8638 1874
Fax 030 8638 0866
⇢ info@bem-ev.de
You can contact the supervisory authority responsible for you at any time with a complaint. Your competent supervisory authority depends on the federal state of your place of residence, your work or the suspected violation. A list of supervisory authorities (for the non-public sector) with addresses can be found at https://www.bfdi.bund.de/EN/Service/Anschriften/Laender/Laender-node.html.
Purposes of data processing by the controller and third parties
We only process your personal data for the purposes stated in this privacy policy. Your personal data will not be transferred to third parties for purposes other than those stated. We only pass on your personal data to third parties if:
- you have given your express consent to this,
- the processing is necessary for the performance of a contract with you
- processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation
- the processing is necessary to safeguard legitimate interests and there is no reason to assume that you have an overriding interest worthy of protection in the non-disclosure of your data.
Provision of our statutory and business-related services
We process the data of our members, supporters, interested parties, customers or other persons in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b. GDPR. GDPR if we offer them contractual services or act in the context of an existing business relationship, e.g. with members, or are ourselves recipients of services and benefits. Otherwise, we process the data of data subjects in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f. GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interests, e.g. when it comes to administrative tasks or public relations work.
The data processed in this context, the type, scope, purpose and necessity of its processing are determined by the underlying contractual relationship. This generally includes inventory and master data of the persons (e.g. name, address, etc.), as well as contact data (e.g. e-mail address, telephone, etc.), contract data (e.g. services used, content and information provided, names of contact persons) and, if we offer services or products subject to payment, payment data (e.g. bank details, payment history, etc.).
We delete data that is no longer required for the fulfilment of our statutory and business purposes. This is determined according to the respective tasks and contractual relationships. In the case of business processing, we retain the data for as long as it may be relevant for business transactions and with regard to any warranty or liability obligations. The necessity of data retention is reviewed every three years; otherwise, the statutory retention obligations apply.
Purpose of data processing; legal basis
The BEM processes personal data for the communicative promotion of the purpose of the association in accordance with Section 2 of the Articles of Association. Processing is based on the consent of the data subjects (see Art. 6 para. 1 (a) GDPR) or because this is necessary for the fulfilment of a contract with the data subjects or for the implementation of pre-contractual measures taken at the request of the data subjects (see Art. 6 para. 1 (b) GDPR) is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by BEM or by a third party, except where such interests are overridden by the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject which require protection of personal data (see Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR) or where processing is authorised by other legal provisions. The legitimate interest of the BEM is above all to promote the purpose of the association. Legitimate interests of third parties are primarily those of the members of the BEM.
Categories of data that are processed
In particular, names, companies or other designations of natural and legal persons and their contact details.
Deletion or blocking of data
We adhere to the principles of data avoidance and data minimisation. We therefore only store your personal data for as long as is necessary to fulfil the purposes stated here or for the various storage periods stipulated by law. Once the respective purpose no longer applies or these periods have expired, the corresponding data is routinely blocked or deleted in accordance with the statutory provisions.
Objection to advertising emails
We hereby object to the use of contact data published as part of our obligation to provide a legal notice for the purpose of sending unsolicited advertising and information material. The operators of this website expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of the unsolicited sending of advertising information, such as spam e-mails.
SSL or TLS encryption
For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content that you send to us as the site operator, our website uses SSL or TLS encryption. This means that data that you transmit via this website cannot be read by third parties. You can recognise an encrypted connection by the ‘https://’ address line of your browser and the lock symbol in the browser line.
Server-Log-Dateien / Provider
Server log files / Provider
- Browser type and browser version
- Operating system used
- Referrer URL
- Host name of the accessing computer
- Time of the server enquiry
- IP-address
This data is not merged with other data sources. The basis for data processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR, which permits the processing of data for the fulfilment of a contract or pre-contractual measures.
Our website is hosted and processed by our agency CYMAGE MEDIA UG (haftungsbeschränkt). This agency works together with the provider Planetary Networks GmbH and has concluded an order processing contract with it.
Categories of recipients
The categories of recipients with whom BEM communicates in order to promote the purpose of processing using personal data are the persons interested under ‘Purpose of data processing; legal bases’.
BEM works with processors to handle this communication and may transfer personal data to them for this purpose. The processors are subject to the instructions of the BEM with regard to the way in which this data is processed and are obliged to delete this data once the purpose of the communication has been achieved or at the instruction of the BEM.
Newsletter
The BEM newsletter is sent out by our media partner CYMAGE MEDIA VERLAG UG (haftungsbeschränkt) in co-operation with the Bundesverband eMobilität e.V. (Federal Association for eMobility). On the basis of your express consent given to the publisher, the publisher will regularly send you our newsletter or comparable information by e-mail to your specified e-mail address.
To receive the newsletter, it is sufficient to provide your e-mail address. When you register to receive the BEM newsletter, the data you provide will be used exclusively for this purpose. Subscribers may also be informed by e-mail about circumstances relevant to the service or registration (e.g. changes to the newsletter offer or technical circumstances).
The publisher requires a valid e-mail address for an effective registration. The publisher uses the ‘double opt-in’ procedure to check that a registration is actually made by the owner of an e-mail address. For this purpose, the publisher logs the subscription to the newsletter, the sending of a confirmation e-mail and the receipt of the reply requested. No further data is collected. The data is used exclusively for sending the newsletter and is not passed on to third parties.
You can revoke your consent to the storage of your personal data and its use for sending the newsletter at any time. There is a corresponding link in every newsletter. You can also unsubscribe directly on this website at any time or inform us of your wish to do so via the contact option provided at the end of this privacy policy.
Tracking measures (opening and click behaviour) are used and evaluated on a personalised basis.
CleverReach
Our media partner CYMAGE MEDIA VERLAG UG (haftungsbeschränkt) uses CleverReach to send the newsletter. The provider is CleverReach GmbH & Co. KG, Mühlenstr. 43, 26180 Rastede. This service enables the publisher to organise and analyse newsletter distribution. The data you enter to receive the newsletter, such as your email address, is stored on CleverReach’s servers. The servers are located in Germany and Ireland.
Sending newsletters with CleverReach makes it possible to analyse the behaviour of newsletter recipients. The analysis shows, among other things, how many recipients have opened the newsletter and how often links in the newsletter were clicked. CleverReach supports conversion tracking in order to analyse whether a previously defined action, such as a product purchase, has taken place after clicking on a link. Details on data analysis by CleverReach can be found at: https://www.cleverreach.com/en-de/newsletter-tool/newsletter-reporting/.
The data processing takes place on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR). You can withdraw your consent at any time. To withdraw your consent, simply send us an informal email or unsubscribe via the ‘Unsubscribe’ link in the newsletter. The legality of the data processing operations that have already taken place remains unaffected by the cancellation.
If you do not wish to be analysed by CleverReach, you must unsubscribe from the newsletter. To unsubscribe, simply send us an informal email or unsubscribe via the ‘Unsubscribe’ link in the newsletter.
Data entered to set up the subscription will be deleted from the publisher’s servers and CleverReach’s servers if you unsubscribe. If this data has been transmitted to us for other purposes and elsewhere, it will remain with us.
You can find details of CleverReach’s privacy policy at: https://www.cleverreach.com/en-de/privacy-policy/.
Order processing:
Our media partner CYMAGE MEDIA VERLAG UG (haftungsbeschränkt), as publisher of the BEM newsletter in cooperation with the Bundesverband eMobilität e.V., has concluded an order processing contract with CleverReach in order to fully fulfil the statutory data protection requirements. All personal data relating to the dispatch of the newsletter will remain with the publisher and will not be passed on to third parties, including the BEM.
Sources
The BEM processes personal data primarily from publicly accessible sources, in particular from directories in which information on companies or persons is made public by them either voluntarily or on the basis of legal provisions, such as imprints on websites or social networks, or because these have been communicated to the BEM by the data subjects for the purpose of communication, in particular in connection with business, political or otherwise public-related communication with companies or persons, such as electronic, postal or personal (business card) communication, if this is not expressly or recognisably for purely private purposes.
Contact form
If you contact us with questions of any kind by e-mail or contact form, you give us your voluntary consent for the purpose of contacting you. This requires the provision of a valid e-mail address. This is used to allocate the enquiry and subsequently answer it. The provision of further data is optional. The information you provide will be stored for the purpose of processing the enquiry and for possible follow-up questions. After your enquiry has been dealt with, your personal data will be automatically deleted.
Linked portals www.foerderlandschaft.de / WebGIS e-mobility
The BEM member company EPC gGmbH operates the free internet portal www.foerderlandschaft.de, which can be accessed via the EPC website. If a data subject contacts the controller by e-mail via the portal, the personal data transmitted by the data subject is automatically stored. Such personal data transmitted on a voluntary basis by a data subject to the controller are stored for the purpose of processing or contacting the data subject. This personal data is not passed on to third parties.
EPC gGmbH also operates a WebGIS in cooperation with the Bundesverband eMobilität e.V. with information on topic-related projects. This information can be submitted by external persons via an input mask. This information is stored and published via the portal. The input of data is voluntary; cancellation is possible at any time by e-mail. This personal data is not passed on to third parties.
Use of Google Analytics
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Inc (hereinafter: Google). Google Analytics uses ‘cookies’, which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyse how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. However, due to the activation of IP anonymisation on these websites, your IP address will be shortened by Google beforehand within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and truncated there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to analyse your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide other services related to website activity and internet usage to the website operator. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data.
The purpose of the data processing is to analyse the use of the website and to compile reports on activities on the website. Based on the use of the website and the Internet, further associated services are then to be provided. The processing is based on the legitimate interest of the website operator.
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 also prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the cookie and relating to your use of the website (including your IP address) and from processing this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available under the following link: Browser Add On zur Deaktivierung von Google Analytics.
Zusätzlich oder als Alternative zum Browser-Add-On können Sie das Tracking durch Google Analytics auf unseren Seiten unterbinden, indem Sie diesen Link anklicken. Dabei wird ein Opt-Out-Cookie auf Ihrem Gerät installiert. Damit wird die Erfassung durch Google Analytics für diese Webseite und für diesen Browser zukünftig verhindert, so lange das Cookie in Ihrem Browser installiert bleibt.
Use of script libraries (Google Webfonts)
We use script libraries and font libraries such as Google Webfonts (https://www.google.com/webfonts/) on this website to display our content correctly and graphically appealing across browsers. Google web fonts are transferred to the cache of your browser to avoid multiple loading. If the browser does not support Google web fonts or prevents access, content is displayed in a standard font.
Calling up script libraries or font libraries automatically triggers a connection to the operator of the library. It is theoretically possible – although it is currently unclear whether and for what purposes – that operators of such libraries collect data.
The privacy policy of the library operator Google can be found here: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/
Use of Google Maps
We use Google Maps on our website to display our location and to provide directions. This is a service provided by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043 USA, hereinafter referred to as ‘Google’. Through certification in accordance with the EU-US Privacy Shield https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt000000001L5AAI&status=Active, Google guarantees that the data protection requirements of the EU are also complied with when processing data in the USA.
In order to enable the display of certain fonts on our website, a connection to the Google server in the USA is established when our website is accessed. If you call up the Google Maps component integrated into our website, Google stores a cookie on your end device via your Internet browser. Your user settings and data are processed in order to display our location and provide directions. We cannot rule out the possibility that Google uses servers in the USA.
The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in optimising the functionality of our website. The connection to Google established in this way enables Google to determine from which website your enquiry has been sent and to which IP address the directions are to be sent.
If you do not agree to this processing, you have the option of preventing the installation of cookies by making the appropriate settings in your Internet browser. Details on this can be found above under ‘Cookies’. In addition, the use of Google Maps and the information obtained via Google Maps is governed by the Google Terms of Use https://policies.google.com/terms and the Terms and Conditions for Google Maps https://www.google.com/intl/de_de/help/terms_maps.html.
In addition, Google offers at
https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated
https://policies.google.com/privacy
for further information.
Embedded YouTube-videos
We embed YouTube videos on some of our websites. The operator of the corresponding plugins is YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave, San Bruno, CA 94066, USA. When you visit a page with the YouTube plugin, a connection to YouTube servers is established. YouTube is informed which pages you visit. If you are logged into your YouTube account, YouTube can assign your surfing behaviour to you personally. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account beforehand.
When a YouTube video is started, the provider uses cookies that collect information about user behaviour.
If you have deactivated the storage of cookies for the Google Ad programme, you will not have to expect any such cookies when watching YouTube videos. However, YouTube also stores non-personalised usage information in other cookies. If you wish to prevent this, you must block the storage of cookies in your browser.
Further information on data protection at ‘YouTube’ can be found in the provider’s privacy policy at: https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/
Privacy policy about the application and use of Shariff
The controller has integrated the Shariff component on this website. The Shariff component provides social media buttons that are compliant with data protection regulations. Shariff was developed for the German computer magazine c’t and is published via GitHub, Inc.
The developer of the component is GitHub, Inc. 88 Colin P. Kelly Junior Street, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA.
Usually, the button solutions provided by the social networks already transfer personal data to the respective social network when a user visits a website in which a social media button has been integrated. By using the Shariff component, personal data is only transmitted to social networks when the visitor to a website actively clicks on one of the social media buttons. Further information on the Shariff component is provided by the computer magazine c’t at http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Datenschutz-und-Social-Media-Der-c-t-Shariff-ist-im-Einsatz-2470103.html. The purpose of using the Shariff component is to protect the personal data of visitors to our website and at the same time to enable us to integrate a button solution for social networks on this website.
Further information and the applicable data protection provisions of GitHub may be retrieved under https://help.github.com/articles/github-privacy-policy/.
Privacy policy about the application and use of Twitter
The data controller has integrated Twitter components on this website. Twitter is a multilingual, publicly accessible microblogging service on which users can publish and disseminate so-called tweets, i.e. short messages limited to 280 characters. These short messages can be accessed by anyone, including people who are not registered with Twitter. However, the tweets are also displayed to the so-called followers of the respective user. Followers are other Twitter users who follow a user’s tweets. Twitter also enables a wide audience to be addressed via hashtags, links or retweets.
The operating company of Twitter is Twitter, Inc, 1355 Market Street, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA.
Each time one of the individual pages of this website is accessed, which is operated by the controller and on which a Twitter component (Twitter button) has been integrated, the Internet browser on the information technology system of the data subject is automatically prompted by the respective Twitter component to download a representation of the corresponding Twitter component from Twitter. Further information about the Twitter buttons is available at https://about.twitter.com/de/resources/buttons. During the course of this technical procedure, Twitter gains knowledge of what specific sub-page of our website was visited by the data subject. The purpose of integrating the Twitter component is to enable our users to disseminate the content of this website, to publicise this website in the digital world and to increase our visitor numbers.
If the data subject is logged in to Twitter at the same time, Twitter recognises which specific sub-page of our website the data subject is visiting each time the data subject accesses our website and for the entire duration of their stay on our website. This information is collected by the Twitter component and assigned by Twitter to the respective Twitter account of the data subject. If the data subject clicks on one of the Twitter buttons integrated on our website, then
Twitter always receives information via the Twitter component that the data subject has visited our website if the data subject is logged in to Twitter at the same time as accessing our website; this takes place regardless of whether the data subject clicks on the Twitter component or not. If such a transmission of information to Twitter is not desirable for the data subject, then he or she may prevent this by logging off from their Twitter account before a call-up to our website is made.
The applicable data protection provisions of Twitter may be accessed under https://twitter.com/privacy.
Privacy policy about the application and use of Xing
The data controller has integrated Xing components on this website. Xing is an Internet-based social network that enables users to connect with existing business contacts and to make new business contacts. Individual users can create a personal profile for themselves on Xing. Companies can, for example, create company profiles or publish job offers on Xing.
The operating company of Xing is XING SE, Dammtorstraße 30, 20354 Hamburg, Germany.
Each time one of the individual pages of this website is accessed, which is operated by the data controller and on which a Xing component (Xing plug-in) has been integrated, the Internet browser on the information technology system of the person concerned is automatically prompted by the respective Xing component to download a representation of the corresponding Xing component from Xing. Further information about the Xing plug-ins may be accessed under https://dev.xing.com/plugins. As part of this technical process, Xing receives information about which specific subpage of our website is visited by the data subject.
If the data subject is logged in to Xing at the same time, Xing recognises which specific subpage of our website the data subject is visiting each time the data subject accesses our website and for the entire duration of their stay on our website. This information is collected by the Xing component and assigned by Xing to the respective Xing account of the data subject. If the data subject clicks on one of the Xing buttons integrated on our website, for example the ‘Share’ button, Xing assigns this information to the personal Xing user account of the data subject and stores this personal data.
Xing always receives information via the Xing component that the data subject has visited our website if the data subject is logged in to Xing at the same time as accessing our website; this takes place regardless of whether the data subject clicks on the Xing component or not. If the data subject does not want this information to be transmitted to Xing in this way, they can prevent the transmission by logging out of their Xing account before accessing our website.
The data protection provisions published by Xing, which can be accessed at https://www.xing.com/privacy, provide information about the collection, processing and use of personal data by Xing. Xing has also published data protection information for the XING share button at https://www.xing.com/app/share?op=data_protection.
Privacy policy about the application and use of Facebook
On this website, the controller has integrated components of the enterprise Facebook. Facebook is a social network.
A social network is a social meeting place operated on the Internet, an online community that generally enables users to communicate with each other and interact in virtual space. A social network can serve as a platform for the exchange of opinions and experiences or enable the Internet community to provide personal or company-related information. Facebook enables users of the social network to create private profiles, upload photos and network via friend requests, among other things.
The operating company of Facebook is Facebook, Inc, 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA. If a data subject lives outside the USA or Canada, the controller for the processing of personal data is Facebook Ireland Ltd, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland.
With each call-up to one of the individual pages of this Internet site, which is operated by the controller and on which a Facebook component (Facebook plug-in) was integrated, the Internet browser on the information technology system of the data subject is automatically prompted to download a display of the corresponding Facebook component from Facebook through the Facebook component. A complete overview of all Facebook plug-ins can be accessed at https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/?locale=de_DE. During the course of this technical procedure, Facebook is made aware of what specific sub-page of our website was visited by the data subject.
If the data subject is logged in at the same time on Facebook, Facebook recognises which specific sub-page of our website the data subject is visiting each time the data subject accesses our website and for the entire duration of their stay on our website. This information is collected by the Facebook component and assigned by Facebook to the respective Facebook account of the data subject. If the data subject clicks on one of the Facebook buttons integrated on our website, for example the ‘Like’ button, or if the data subject makes a comment, Facebook assigns this information to the personal Facebook user account of the data subject.
Facebook always receives information via the Facebook component that the data subject has visited our website if the data subject is logged in to Facebook at the same time as accessing our website; this takes place regardless of whether the data subject clicks on the Facebook component or not. If the data subject does not want this information to be transmitted to Facebook, they can prevent the transmission by logging out of their Facebook account before accessing our website.
Cookies
Our website sometimes uses cookies, which are small text files that are stored on the user’s computer. Most of the cookies used by the site are so-called ‘session cookies’. They are automatically deleted at the end of the visit to the website of the German Renewable Energy Federation. Of course, the website can also be viewed without cookies. To prevent cookies from being saved, ‘Do not accept cookies’ must be selected in the browser settings. If cookies are not accepted by the browser, the functionality of the website may be restricted.
Legal basis of processing
Art. 6 I lit. a GDPR serves our company as the legal basis for processing operations for which we obtain consent for a specific processing purpose. If the processing of personal data is necessary for the fulfilment of a contract to which the data subject is a party, as is the case, for example, with processing operations that are necessary for the delivery of goods or the provision of another service or consideration, the processing is based on Art. 6 I lit. b GDPR. The same applies to such processing operations that are necessary for the performance of pre-contractual measures, for example in cases of enquiries about our products or services. If our company is subject to a legal obligation which requires the processing of personal data, such as for the fulfilment of tax obligations, the processing is based on Art. 6 I lit. c GDPR. In rare cases, the processing of personal data may become necessary in order to protect the vital interests of the data subject or another natural person. This would be the case, for example, if a visitor were injured in our company and their name, age, health insurance details or other vital information would have to be passed on to a doctor, hospital or other third party. The processing would then be based on Art. 6 I l
Duration for which the personal data is stored
The criterion for the duration of the storage of personal data is the respective statutory retention period. Once this period has expired, the corresponding data is routinely deleted, provided it is no longer required for the fulfilment or initiation of a contract.
Legal or contractual provisions for the provision of personal data; necessity for the conclusion of the contract; obligation of the data subject to provide the personal data; possible consequences of non-provision
We inform you that the provision of personal data is partly required by law (e.g. tax regulations) or may also result from contractual provisions (e.g. information on the contractual partner). Sometimes it may be necessary for a contract to be concluded for a data subject to provide us with personal data that must subsequently be processed by us. For example, the data subject is obliged to provide us with personal data if our company concludes a contract with them, e.g. a membership. Failure to provide the personal data would mean that the contract/membership could not be concluded with the data subject. Before personal data is provided by the data subject, the data subject must contact one of our employees. Our employee will clarify to the data subject whether the provision of the personal data is required by law or contract or is necessary for the conclusion of the contract, whether there is an obligation to provide the personal data and the consequences of non-provision of the personal data on a case-by-case basis.
Existence of automated decision-making
As a responsible company, we do not use automated decision-making or profiling.
Changes to our privacy policy
We reserve the right to amend this privacy policy so that it always complies with current legal requirements or to implement changes to our services in the privacy policy, e.g. when introducing new services. The new privacy policy will then apply to your next visit.
Note on links to external sites
All links to external sites were carefully checked when this website was created. The linked pages were checked for possible legal violations at the time of linking. No illegal content was recognisable at the time of linking. However, permanent monitoring of the content of the linked pages is not reasonable without concrete evidence of an infringement. If we become aware of any legal infringements, we will remove such links immediately.
References and links
In the case of direct or indirect references to external websites (links) that lie outside the area of responsibility of the BEM, a liability obligation would only come into force in the event that the BEM is aware of the content and it would be technically possible and reasonable for it to prevent use in the event of illegal content. The BEM hereby expressly declares that no illegal content was recognisable on the linked pages at the time the links were created. The BEM has no influence on the current and future design, content or authorship of the linked pages. Therefore, the BEM hereby expressly distances itself from all contents of all linked pages that were changed after the link was created. This statement applies to all links and references set within the BEM’s own website as well as to third-party entries in the guest books, press forums and mailing lists set up by the BEM. Liability for illegal, incorrect or incomplete content and in particular for damages resulting from the use or non-use of such information lies solely with the provider of the page to which reference is made, not with the person who merely refers to the respective publication via links.