1. Online-contents 

Birgit Niggemann — Editing and Translation reserves the right not to be responsible for the topicality, correctness, completeness or quality of the information and software provided. Liability claims regarding damage caused by the use of any information and software provided, including any kind of information and software which is incomplete or incorrect, will therefore be rejected.

All offers are not-binding and without obligation. Parts of the pages or the complete publication including all offers and information might be extended, changed or partly or completely deleted by Birgit Niggemann — Editing and Translation without separate announcement.

2. Referrals and links 

Birgit Niggemann is not responsible for any contents linked or referred to from www.pircatext.de - unless Birgit Niggemann — Editing and Translation has full knowlegde of illegal contents and would be able to prevent the visitors of this site from viewing those pages. If any damage occurs by the use of information presented there, only the author of the respective pages might be liable, not the one who has linked to these pages. Furthermore Birgit Niggemann is not liable for any postings or messages published by users of discussion boards, guestbooks or mailinglists provided on her page.

3. Copyright 

The copyright for any material created by Birgit Niggemann — Editing and Translation is reserved. Any duplication or use of such diagrams, sounds or texts in other electronic or printed publications is not permitted without Birgit Niggemann — Editing and Translation's agreement.

4. Data security

Pre-GDPR, I stated and proceeded according to the following which still holds true as long as it is not in violation of the GDPR

If the possibility for the input of personal or business data (e-mail addresses, name, addresses) exists, the input of these data takes place voluntarily. 

When you access this web site, data is stored on the server. Such data (e.g. IP address, date, time and pages viewed) might enable you to be identified. It is possible that Birgit Niggemann — Editing and Translation might evaluate such data, however, such evaluation will not be based on personal data. Birgit Niggemann — Editing and Translation reserves the right to evaluate records made anonymous for statistical purposes.

If you give us your e-mail address, we will communicate with you by e-mail. We will not, however, pass your e-mail address on to third parties without your consent. You may decide at any time to stop Birgit Niggemann — Editing and Translation sending you e-mails. Please send an e-mail accordingly to .

Depending on the settings in your e-mail program, personal data may be automatically transferred when you send an e-mail — this data will also be handled in confidence.

The use of published postal addresses, telephone or fax numbers and e-mail addresses for marketing purposes is prohibited.

Use of this web site denotes consent to information being saved and used as described on this page.

Following implementation of the GDPR, these changes and declarations (in summary) are in order:

The Website and e-mail are hosted on a secure server by the hosting provider 1&1 Internet SE, Elgendorfer Straße 57, 56410 Montabaur, Germany. For this purpose, a contract for data processing according to the stipulations of the GDPR was agreed upon by the hosting provider and Birgit Niggemann, including technical and organizational provisions for the security of data collected when you view this website. If you would like to view the contract (in German), please send an e-mail to .

While the provider keeps logs about website usage and possibly personally identifiable information, currently, Birgit Niggemann — Editing and Translation does not make use of these logs for analytical or any other purposes nor is there any usage/implementation of cookies.

If you send an e-mail, Birgit Niggemann might use and save your e-mail address and any additional information you choose to send her for the purpose of replying and completing any work for you, if applicable. Birgit Niggemann will not share your personal data with third parties unless she obtained your express consent. Data will be saved on the secure server and on Birgit Niggemann's computer for the duration in keeping with German law. For invoices and payment records this is 10 years. The computer is password protected and the location of the computer is inaccessible. If you would like information about your stored personal data or should you need to correct or delete these data, please send an e-mail to . Deletion will follow German law of retention of data.

In the event that you use the LinkedIn icon at the bottom of the website, you will be transferred to Birgit Niggemann’s profile page on the LinkedIn Website. For the LinkedIn website the privacy policy can be viewed under https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy.

If you have the feeling that your rights regarding your personal data have been violated, you have the right to submit a complaint at the German federal representative for privacy and freedom of information:
Die Bundesbeauftragte für den Datenschutz und die Informationsfreiheit
Husarenstraße 30
53117 Bonn Germany
Telephone: +49 (0)228-997799-0
E-Mail: poststelle@bfdi.bund.de

5. Legal force of this disclaimer 

This disclaimer is to be regarded as part of the internet publication which you were referred from. If sections or individual formulations of this text are not legal or correct, the content or validity of the other parts remain uninfluenced by this fact.