Your privacy is very important. We have a few fundamental principles that we follow:
- We don’t ask you for personal information unless you provide it to us, to contact Anke, or to receive the website’s newsletter.
- We don’t share your personal information with anyone except to comply with the law, protect our rights, or where required for the on-going operation of our site.
- We don’t store personal information on our servers unless required for the on-going operation of our site.
Website Visitors
Like most website operators, Anke Richter collects non-personally-identifying information of the sort that web browsers and servers typically make available, such as the browser type, language preference, referring site, and the date and time of each visitor request. Anke Richter’s purpose in collecting non-personally identifying information is to better understand how Anke Richter’s visitors use its website.
From time to time, Anke Richter may release non-personally-identifying information in the aggregate.
Gathering of Personally-Identifying Information
Certain visitors to Anke Richter’s websites choose to interact with Anke Richter in ways that require Anke Richter to gather personally-identifying information. The amount and type of information that Anke Richter gathers depends on the nature of the interaction. For those who email Anke Richter, or subscribe to the website’s newsletter, we collect their emails. Anke Richter collects such information only insofar as is necessary or appropriate to fulfil the purpose of the visitor’s interaction with the website. Anke Richter does not disclose personally-identifying information.
Aggregated Statistics
Anke Richter may collect statistics about the behavior of visitors to its websites. For instance, Anke Richter may monitor the most popular pages on the site. Anke Richter may display this information publicly or provide it to others. However, Anke Richter does not disclose personally-identifying information other than as described below.
Protection of Certain Personally-Identifying Information
Anke Richter discloses potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information only to those of its employees, contractors and affiliated organizations that (i) need to know that information in order to process it on Anke Richter’s behalf or to provide services available at Anke Richter’s websites, and (ii) that have agreed not to disclose it to others. Some of those employees, contractors and affiliated organizations may be located outside of your home country; by using Anke Richter’s websites, you consent to the transfer of such information to them. Anke Richter will not rent or sell potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information to anyone. Other than to its employees, contractors and affiliated organizations, as described above, Anke Richter discloses potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information only in response to a subpoena, court order or other governmental request, or when Anke Richter believes in good faith that disclosure is reasonably necessary to protect the property or rights of Anke Richter, third parties or the public at large.
Cookies
A cookie is a string of information that a website stores on a visitor’s computer, and that the visitor’s browser provides to the website each time the visitor returns. Anke Richter uses cookies to help Anke Richter track visitors, their usage of Anke Richter website, and their website access preferences.
Privacy Policy Changes
Although most changes are likely to be minor, Anke Richter may change the Privacy Policy from time to time, and at Anke Richter’s sole discretion. Anke Richter encourages visitors to frequently check this page for any changes to the Privacy Policy. Your continued use of this site after any change in this Privacy Policy will constitute your acceptance of such change.