LEGAL INFORMATION

As a service provider, and in accordance with § 7 para. 1 of the German Broadcast Media Act, we are responsible for ensuring our own content
on these webpages complies with general legislation. In accordance with §§ 8 to 10 of the German Broadcast Media Act, however, we are not obliged as a service provider to monitor information from external sources that has been transferred or stored here, or to investigate circumstances which point to unlawful activity. Obligations to remove or block the use of information in accordance with general legislation remain unaffected by this. However, we will only be liable in this regard from the time when knowledge of a specific infringement of law comes to light. Should it emerge that such infringements have taken place, we will immediately remove this content.

LIABILITY FOR LINKS
Our website contains links to external websites of third parties, the content of which we have no influence over.
We therefore cannot be liable for this content from external sources. The respective provider or operator of the websites is always responsible for the content of the linked sites. The linked sites were checked for possible statutory violations at the time the links were created. Unlawful content was not identifiable at the time the links were created. However, we cannot reasonably be expected to permanently monitor the content of the linked sites without concrete evidence of an infringement of law. Should it emerge that infringements of law have taken place, we will immediately remove such links.  

COPYRIGHT
The content and works on these webpages, compiled by the website operators, are subject to German copyright law.
Reproduction, editing, dissemination and any kind of utilization outside the boundaries of copyright law require the written permission of the respective author or content creator. Downloads and copies of this website are only permitted for private, non-commercial use. Where content on this website has not been compiled by the operator, third party copyright has been taken into account. Content by third parties in particular has been marked as such. Should you nonetheless become aware of a copyright infringement, we ask you to provide appropriate evidence. Should it emerge that infringements of law have taken place, we will remove such content immediately.
Picture credits / Photographers: Herr Christian Westphalen, Westbild Dortmund | Herr Kay-Uwe Rosseburg, Hamburg
Translation by Marielle Sutherland