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The Hohenstein Institute appreciates your interest in its products and your visit to this website. Contact: info@hohenstein.de

Data protection

When using our services you may be asked to supply personal data. Providing this information is voluntary. Your personal data is used in strict accordance with German data protection laws.

Personal data supplied on the Hohenstein Institute websites is used as part of the contract procedure and in order to process your requests. Processing and using your data for consultation, advertising and market research purposes only takes place with your explicit consent.

If, when giving your consent to the purposes stated above, you also give your permission for your data to be used by other organisations or additional named third parties, your data may also be transferred to these parties. If this is not the case, your data will not be transferred to any other parties.

Conditions of use for images

If you download the files that are available in the Press section, the following restricted, non-exclusive rights of use apply:

You may print off the files (both the files for downloading and the preview pictures) for the purpose of writing an article for print media, or, in the case of online reporting, you may publish them on your website to accompany text associated with the article. The images may only be reproduced unchanged!

The right of use that is granted does not encompass the right to pass the images on to third parties. In particular, the files must not be made available for downloading from other Internet sites, neither free of charge nor for a fee. This applies particularly to unauthorised sales via image databases/image agencies/stock photo services etc.!

Cookies (also: Google Analytics)

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Personal data such as your name, address, telephone number or email address are not recorded, except where you voluntarily provide this information, e.g. as part of an information enquiry or an application/enquiry for a job vacancy listed on the site etc. We use your personal data solely for the purposes of technical administration of the website

Google Analytics (also: Cookies)

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”).

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By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above.

Copyrights

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Warranties, liability

The information on this website is provided "as is" and without warranty of any kind, expressed or implied, including (but not limited to) any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for any particular purpose, or non-infringement of third party rights. While the information provided is believed to be accurate, it may include errors or inaccuracies. In no event shall the Hohenstein Institute be liable to any person for any special, indirect or consequential damages relating to this material, unless caused by gross negligence or intentional misconduct. The Hohenstein Institute is not responsible for the contents of websites that are maintained by third parties and therefore waives its liability for any links from this website to other websites.

Trademarks

Unless otherwise indicated, all trademarks on this website are subject to trademark rights of the Hohenstein Institute.

Licences

The Hohenstein Institute has sought to achieve an innovative and informative website. However, you also need to understand that the Hohenstein Institute must protect its intellectual property, including its patents, trademarks, and copyrights. Accordingly, please appreciate that no licence to use the intellectual property of the Hohenstein Institute or the intellectual property of third parties has been granted by this website.

Responsible for the content:

Hohenstein Laboratories GmbH & Co. KG
Hohenstein Textile Testing Institute GmbH & Co. KG
Hohenstein Institut für Textilinnovation gGmbH
Hohenstein Academy e.V.

Schloss Hohenstein
74357 Bönnigheim
GERMANY

This website is maintained by:

Hohenstein Laboratories GmbH & Co. KG
Hohenstein Textile Testing Institute GmbH & Co. KG
Hohenstein Institut für Textilinnovation gGmbH
Hohenstein Academy e.V.

Schloss Hohenstein
74357 Bönnigheim
GERMANY
Phone: +49 7143 271-0
Fax: +49 7143 271-51
E-mail: info@hohenstein.de
Web: www.hohenstein.de

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