1. An overview of data protection

General information

The following information provides you with an easy-to-understand overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit our website. The term “personal data” includes all data that can be used to personally identify you. Detailed information on data protection can be found in our privacy policy, which we have attached to this copy.

Data collection on our website

Who is responsible for collecting data on this website (i.e. the “data controller”)?
The data on this website is processed by the website operator, whose contact information can be found in the “Legally Required Information” section of this website.

How do we collect your data?

We collect your data when you provide it to us. This may, for example, be information you enter into our contact form.
Our IT systems automatically collect additional data when you visit our website. This data primarily consists of technical information (e.g., web browser, operating system, or time of website access). This information is collected automatically when you access our website.

For what purposes do we use your data?

Some of the information is generated to ensure the error-free delivery of the website. Other data may be used to analyze your usage behavior.

What rights do you have regarding your information?

You have the right to obtain information about the origin, recipient, and intended use of your archived personal data at any time, free of charge. You also have the right to request the correction, blocking, or deletion of your data. Please do not hesitate to contact us at any time at the address provided in the “Legally Required Information” section of this website if you have any questions about this or any other data protection-related issue. You also have the right to file a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.
In addition, under certain circumstances, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. Details can be found in the “Right to Restriction of Data Processing” section of the Privacy Policy.

1. Analysis tools and tools provided by third parties

It is possible that your browsing behavior may be statistically analyzed during your visit to our website. Such analyses are primarily carried out using cookies and so-called analysis programs. The analysis of your browsing behavior is generally anonymous, meaning that your browsing behavior cannot be traced back to you.
You have the option to object to such analyses or prevent them from being carried out by not using certain tools. Detailed information about the tools and your options for opting out can be found in our privacy policy below.

2. General information and mandatory information

Data protection

The operators of this website and its pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We therefore treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy.
When you use this website, various personal data is collected. Personal data is data that can be used to identify you personally. This privacy policy explains what data we collect and the purposes for which we use that data. It also explains how and for what purpose the information is collected.
Please note that data transmission over the Internet (e.g., when communicating via email) may be subject to security vulnerabilities. It is not possible to completely protect data from access by third parties.
Information about the responsible party (referred to as “controller” in the GDPR)
The person responsible for data processing on this website is:
AHN Biotechnologie GmbH
Uthleber Web 14
99734 Nordhausen
Telephone: +49(0) 3631 65242-0
Email: +49(0) 3631 65242-90

The controller is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data (e.g. names, e-mail addresses, etc.).

Revocation of consent to data processing

Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You can also revoke your previously granted consent at any time. To do so, simply send us an informal email. The legality of the data collection prior to your revocation remains unaffected.

Right to object to the collection of data in special cases; right to object to direct advertising (Art. 21 GDPR)
In the event that the data is processed on the basis of Art. 6 Sect. 1 lit. e or f GDPR, you have the right to object to the processing of your personal data at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation. This also applies to profiling based on these provisions. The legal basis on which the data processing is based can be found in this privacy policy. If you object, we will no longer process the personal data concerning you unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for processing your data which outweigh your interests, rights and freedoms, or the processing serves to assert, exercise or defend legal claims (objection pursuant to Art. 21 Para. 1 GDPR).

If your personal data is processed for direct marketing purposes, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you for the purposes of such advertising. This also applies to profiling insofar as it is related to such direct marketing. If you object, your personal data will subsequently no longer be used for direct marketing purposes (objection pursuant to Art. 21 (2) GDPR).

Right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.
In the event of a breach of the GDPR, data subjects have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State in which they habitually reside, work, or the place where the alleged breach occurred. This right to lodge a complaint applies independently of any other administrative or judicial procedure available as a remedy.

Right to data portability

You have the right to request that we provide you or a third party with the data we process automatically based on your consent or to fulfill a contract in a common, machine-readable format. Should you request that the data be transferred directly to another controller, this will only be done if technically feasible.
SSL and/or TLS encryption

For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or inquiries that you send to us as the website operator, this website uses either an SSL or TLS encryption program. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of your browser changes from “http://” to “https://” and the lock symbol appears in the browser line.

If SSL or TLS encryption is activated, data you send to us cannot be read by third parties.

Information about blocking, correction and deletion of data

Within the scope of applicable law, you have the right at any time to request information about the personal data stored about you, its origin and recipient, as well as the purpose of processing your data. You may also have the right to correct, block, or delete your data. If you have any questions about this or other questions regarding personal data, you can contact us at any time at the address provided in the “Legally Required Information” section.

Right to restriction of processing

You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. To do so, you can contact us at any time at the address provided in the “Information Required by Law” section.

The right to request restriction of processing applies in the following cases:

If you dispute the accuracy of the data we hold about you, we generally need

Some time to verify this claim. While this investigation is ongoing, you have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data.

If the processing of your personal data was/is carried out unlawfully, you have the option of requesting that the processing of your data be restricted instead of being deleted.

If we no longer need your personal data and you need it to exercise, defend or assert legal claims,
You have the right to request that the processing of your personal data be restricted instead of deleted.

If you lodge an objection pursuant to Art. 21 Sect. 1 GDPR, your rights and our rights must be weighed against each other. Until it has been determined whose interests prevail, you have the right to request a restriction of the processing of your personal data.

If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, this data – with the exception of its archiving – may only be processed with your consent or for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims or for the protection of the rights of other natural or legal persons or for important reasons of public interest cited by the European Union or a Member State of the EU.

Rejection of unwanted emails

We hereby object to the use of the contact information published in the context of the imprint obligation, including information required under the “Legally Required Information” section, to send us advertising and information material that we have not expressly requested. The operators of the website expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of unsolicited advertising information being sent, for example, through spam messages.

 

3. Collection of data on our website

Cookies

In some cases, our website and its pages use so-called cookies. Cookies do not harm your computer and do not contain viruses. Cookies serve to make our service more user-friendly, effective, and secure. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer and saved by your browser.

Most of the cookies we use are so-called “session cookies.” They are automatically deleted after you leave our site. Other cookies remain archived on your device until you delete them. These cookies allow us to recognize your browser the next time you visit our website.

You can set your browser to notify you each time cookies are placed, to accept cookies only in certain cases, to refuse cookies for certain situations or in general, and to automatically delete cookies when you close your browser. If you disable cookies, the functionality of this website may be limited.

Cookies that are necessary for the execution of electronic communications transactions or for the provision of certain functions that you wish to use (e.g., the shopping cart function) are stored on the basis of Art. 6 Sect. 1 Lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing cookies to ensure the technically error-free and optimized provision of the operator’s services. If other cookies (e.g., cookies for analyzing your surfing behavior) are stored, this privacy policy will address these separately.

Contact form

If you send us inquiries via the contact form, your information from the form, including the contact details you provided there, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing your inquiry and in case of follow-up questions. We will not share this information without your consent.

The data entered into the contact form will therefore be processed exclusively on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR). You have the right to revoke your consent at any time. To do so, simply send us an informal email. The legality of the data collection prior to your revocation remains unaffected.

The data you enter into the contact form will remain with us until you request us to delete the data, revoke your consent to data storage, or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies (e.g., after we have completed our response to your inquiry). Mandatory legal provisions—in particular, retention periods—remain unaffected.

Inquiry by email, telephone or fax

If you contact us by email, phone, or fax, your request, including the resulting personal data (name, request), will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of processing your request. We will not share this data without your consent.

This data is processed on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR if your inquiry is related to the execution of a contract or if it is necessary to carry out pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on your consent (Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR) and/or on our legitimate interests (Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR), as we have a legitimate interest in the effective processing of the inquiries addressed to us.

The data you send to us via contact request will remain with us until you request its deletion, revoke your consent to storage, or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies (e.g., after your request has been processed). Mandatory legal provisions—in particular, statutory retention periods—remain unaffected.

Processing of data (customer and contract data)
We collect, process, and use personal data only to the extent necessary to establish, define, or modify the legal relationship (master data). These measures are based on Art. 6 Sect. 1 Lit. b GDPR, which permits the processing of data for the fulfillment of a contract or pre-contractual measures. We collect, process, and use personal data about the use of our website (usage data) only to the extent necessary to enable and bill users for the use of the services.

The collected customer data will be deleted upon completion of the order or termination of the business relationship. Any statutory retention periods remain unaffected.

 

4. Analysis tools and advertising

Google Analytics

This website uses features of the web analysis service Google Analytics. This service is provided by Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

Google Analytics uses cookies. Cookies are text files stored on your computer that enable the analysis of website usage by users. The information generated by cookies about your use of this website is usually transferred to a Google server in the United States and stored there.

The storage of Google Analytics cookies and the use of this analysis tool are based on Art. 6 Sect. 1 Lit. f GDPR. The operator of this website has a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior in order to optimize both the online offering and the operator’s advertising activities.

IP anonymization

We have activated the IP anonymization function on this website. As a result, your IP address will be shortened by Google within the member states of the European Union or in other countries that have ratified the Agreement on the European Economic Area before being transmitted to the United States. The full IP address will be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there only in exceptional cases. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide the operator of this website with other services relating to website activity and internet usage.

The IP address

The data transmitted by your browser in connection with Google Analytics will not be merged with other data held by Google.

Browser plugin

You have the option of preventing cookies from being saved by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser. However, please note that if you do this, you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. Furthermore, you can prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the cookie and relating to your use of the website (including your IP address) and from processing this data by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available under the following link:
https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en.

Objection to the recording of data

You have the option to prevent Google Analytics from collecting your data by clicking on the following link. This will set an opt-out cookie that prevents the collection of your data on future visits to this website:

Deactivation of Google Analytics.

For more information about how Google Analytics handles user data, please see Google’s privacy policy at:
https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en.

Contract data processing

We have concluded a contract for order data processing with Google and fully implement the strict requirements of the German data protection authorities when using Google Analytics.

Demographic parameters provided by Google Analytics

This website uses the “demographic parameters” feature provided by Google Analytics. It enables the creation of reports that provide information about the age, gender, and interests of website visitors. The sources of this information are interest-based advertising from Google and visitor data obtained from third parties. This data cannot be assigned to a specific person. You have the option of deactivating this feature at any time by making the appropriate advertising settings in your Google Account, or you can generally prohibit the collection of your data by Google Analytics, as explained in the “Objection to the collection of data” section.

Archiving period

The user- or event-level data stored by Google that is linked to cookies, user IDs, or advertising identifiers (e.g., DoubleClick cookies, Android advertising identifiers) is anonymized or deleted after 14 months. For more information, please click on the following link:
https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/7667196?hl=en

 

5. Plug-ins and tools

Google Maps (with consent)
This website uses Google Maps, a mapping and location service, via an API. The provider is Google Ireland.
Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

To ensure data protection on our website, we have deactivated Google Maps upon your first visit to our website. A direct connection to Google’s servers will only be established once you have activated Google Maps yourself (i.e., you have given your consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR). This prevents your data from being transferred to Google upon your first visit to our website.

Once you have activated the service, Google Maps will save your IP address. It is then usually transferred to a Google server in the United States and stored there. The provider of this website has no influence on this data transmission once Google Maps has been activated.

Further information on how user data is handled can be found in Google’s privacy policy at the following link:
https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/