Disclaimer

1. Content of the online offer

The author accepts no responsibility for the topicality, correctness, completeness or quality of the information provided. Liability claims against the author relating to material or immaterial damage caused by the use or non-use of the information provided or by the use of incorrect or incomplete information are excluded, unless there is evidence of wilful intent or gross negligence on the part of the author.

All offers are non-binding and subject to change. The author expressly reserves the right to change, supplement or delete parts of the pages or the entire offer without prior notice or to cease publication temporarily or permanently.

2. References and links

In the case of direct or indirect references to external websites (‘hyperlinks’) that are outside the author's area of responsibility, liability would only arise in the event that the author was aware of the content and it would have been technically possible and reasonable for him to prevent use in the event of illegal content.

The author hereby expressly declares that at the time the links were created, no illegal content was discernible on the linked pages. The author has no influence whatsoever on the current and future design, content or authorship of the linked pages. He therefore hereby expressly distances himself from all content on all linked pages that has been changed since the links were created. This statement applies to all links and references within the author's own website as well as to external entries in guest books, discussion forums, link directories, mailing lists and all other forms of databases set up by the author to which external write access is possible. The provider of the page to which reference is made is solely liable for illegal, incorrect or incomplete content and in particular for damage resulting from the use or non-use of such information, not the person who merely refers to the respective publication via links.

3. Copyright and trademark law

The author endeavours to observe the copyrights of the images, graphics, sound documents, video sequences and texts used in all publications, to use images, graphics, sound documents, video sequences and texts created by himself or to make use of licence-free graphics, sound documents, video sequences and texts.

All brand names and trademarks mentioned on the website and possibly protected by third parties are subject without restriction to the provisions of the applicable trademark law and the ownership rights of the respective registered owners. The mere mention of a trademark does not imply that it is not protected by the rights of third parties!

The copyright for published objects created by the author himself remains solely with the author of the pages. Any duplication or use of such graphics, sound documents, video sequences and texts in other electronic or printed publications is not permitted without the express consent of the author.

4. Legal validity of this disclaimer

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

Privacy policy

Thank you for your interest in our website. Protecting your privacy is very important to us. It is therefore our concern to collect and store as little data as possible, while always complying with the existing laws and guidelines of the EU GDPR regulation. However, as we cannot provide our services entirely without your data, we would like to provide you with detailed information about how we handle it below. 

1. Provider and responsible party

hesse-design.com

Prof. em. Klaus Hesse

Hesse GmbH

Rosmarinstraße 12k

40235 Düsseldorf

Mobile +49 177 463 1304

klaus@hesse-design.de

2. Purpose-specific use of data

We observe the principle of purpose-specific use of personal data and only collect, process and store your personal data for the purposes for which you have provided or released it to us.

Your personal data will not be passed on to third parties without your express consent, unless this is necessary for the provision of the service or the execution of the contract. Data will also only be transferred to state institutions and authorities entitled to receive information within the scope of the statutory obligations to provide information or if we are obliged to provide information by a court decision. 

3. Collection, processing and use of personal data

You can visit our website without providing any personal information. We generally only collect, process and use personal data to the extent permitted or required by the GDPR or other legal provisions, or if you, as a user or visitor to our website, have given your consent. 

In this regard, please note that for technical reasons, certain data is always transmitted from your computer or smartphone to us when you communicate via the Internet. This includes the date and time you accessed our website, your browser type, browser settings and operating system, the last page you visited and the amount of data transferred. 

As part of processing on our behalf, a third-party provider provides us with services for hosting and displaying the website. This serves to safeguard our legitimate interests in the correct presentation of our offer, which prevail in the context of a balancing of interests. All data collected in the context of the use of this website or in forms provided for this purpose is processed on its servers. Processing on other servers only takes place within the scope explained here.

Our service provider is based within the European Union. 

4. Use of cookies

In order to make visiting our website attractive and to enable the use of certain functions, we use so-called cookies on various pages. These are small text files that are stored on your device when you visit the website and provide us with information about your previous settings and use of the website. Some of the cookies we use are only required to use our website and are deleted after the end of the browser session, i.e. after you close your browser (so-called session cookies). Other cookies remain on your device and enable us to recognise your browser on your next visit (persistent cookies). You can delete all cookies stored on your device at any time.

You can set your browser so that you are informed in advance about the setting of cookies and can decide individually whether to accept them or to exclude the acceptance of cookies in certain cases or in general. If you do not accept cookies, the functionality of our website may be limited.

5. Your rights

You can request information from the operator as the responsible body at any time about any data stored about you, the purpose of storage and its origin. In addition, you have the right to correct, block and delete your personal data in accordance with the statutory provisions. Please send any such requests by email to the email address above.

Last Updated: October 2025