Privacy policy - cardioscan

Thank you for visiting our website. For the management of cardioscan GmbH, the protection of your data is of particular importance. The use of our website is possible without any indication of personal data. If you want to use a special service of the cardioscan GmbH via our website, processing of personal data could become necessary. In the event that personal data is processed and there is no legal basis for the processing, we will obtain the consent of the data subject. The processing of personal data, such as the name, address, e-mail address, or telephone number of a data subject shall always be in line with the European Data Protection Regulation, and in accordance with the country-specific data protection laws applicable to the cardioscan GmbH. In this data protection declaration, our company informs the data subjects about the type, scope and purpose of the processing of personal data carried out by us. Furthermore, the data subjects are informed about their rights. To ensure the most complete protection of personal data processed through this website, the cardioscan GmbH as the controller has implemented extensive technical and organizational measures. Nevertheless, data transmissions on the Internet can have security gaps and complete protection is not possible. Therefore, every data subject is free to transmit personal data to us by other means.

Definitions

This privacy statement uses terms that were defined when the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was adopted. To make this privacy statement easy to read and understand, we explain the terms used in advance:

Personal data

Personal data are all data and information, of an identified or identifiable natural person (data subject). An identifiable person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person.

Data subjects

Data subjects are persons whose personal data are processed by the controller.

Processing

Processing is any operation or set of operations which is performed upon personal data, such as collection, recording, organization, arrangement, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction.

Restriction of processing

Restriction of processing is the marking of stored personal data with the aim of limiting their future processing.

Pseudonymization

Pseudonymization is the processing of personal data so that the personal data can no longer be attributed to a data subject without the help of additional information. This additional information must be stored securely and separately so that the personal data cannot be attributed to the data subject.

Controller

The controller or person responsible for processing is the company or the person, authority, institution or other body which alone or jointly with others decides on the processing of the personal data.

Processor

Processor is a company or a person, authority, institution, or other body that processes personal data on behalf of the controller.

Recipient

Recipient is a company, person, authority, institution or other body to which personal data have been disclosed by means of transmission. However, public authorities that may receive personal data as part of an investigation assignment are not considered recipients.

Third Party

Third party is a company, person, authority, institution or other body other than the data subject, the controller, the processor and who are under the direct responsibility of the controller or the processor and are authorized to process the personal data.

Consent

Consent is any statement or other unambiguous affirmative act made voluntarily by the data subject for a specific case in an informed and unambiguous manner, by which the data subject indicates that he or she consents to the processing of his or her personal data.

Name and address of the data controller

The controller within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation, other data protection laws applicable in the Member States of the European Union and other provisions with data protection character is:

cardioscan GmbH
Beerenweg 3
22761 Hamburg
Germany

Phone: +49 (0) 40 303 723 30
E-mail: info@cardioscan.de
Website: www.cardioscan.de

Name and address of the data protection officer

The data protection officer of the controller is:

Data Protection Officer of cardioscan GmbH
Beerenweg 3
22761 Hamburg
Germany

Phone: +49 (0) 40 303 723 30
E-Mail: datenschutz@cardioscan.de
Website: www.cardioscan.de

If you have any questions or suggestions regarding data protection, you can contact our data protection officer at any time.

Cookies

The websites of cardioscan GmbH use cookies. Cookies are text files that are stored on a computer system via an Internet browser. Many cookies contain a unique identifier, the so-called cookie ID. Through this cookie ID, visited websites and servers can be assigned to the Internet browser used for this purpose, in which this cookie was stored. This enables the websites visited to distinguish the Internet browser of the person concerned from other Internet browsers that also contain other cookies. This makes it possible to recognize and identify a specific Internet browser and thus possibly a data subject. The use of cookies enables cardioscan GmbH to present the information and offers of our website in an optimized way for the user. Cookies enable us to recognize the users of our website. The purpose of this recognition is to make it easier for users to use our website. The person concerned can prevent the storage of cookies by our website at any time by adjusting the settings of the Internet browser used and thus permanently object to the storage of cookies. Cookies that have already been stored can be deleted at any time. This is possible in all common Internet browsers. By deactivating cookies by the person concerned, it may not be possible to fully use all the functions of our websites.

Collection of general data and information

Our website collects a series of general information each time it is accessed by a data subject or an automated system. This general information is stored in the log files of our web server. The browsers and versions used, the operating system used by the accessing system, the website from which an accessing system accesses our website, the sub-websites that are accessed on our website, the date and time of access to our website, an Internet protocol address (IP address), the Internet service provider of the accessing system and other similar information that can be used to prevent attacks on our systems are recorded. When using these general data and information, the cardioscan GmbH does not draw any conclusions about the data subject. Rather, this information is required in order to deliver the contents of our website correctly, as well as to optimize the advertising for these, to ensure the long-term functionality of our systems and technology of our website, as well as to provide law enforcement authorities with the information necessary for prosecution in the event of a cyber attack. This anonymously collected information is evaluated statistically by cardioscan GmbH. Furthermore, this information is analyzed to enhance data protection and data security, and to ensure the protection of personal data processed by us. The anonymous data of the log files are stored separately from the personal data entered by the persons concerned.

Registration on our website

The data subject has the option of registering on our website by providing personal data. The personal data that is transmitted to the data controller results from the respective input mask used for the registration. The personal data entered by the data subject is collected and stored exclusively for the purpose of registration. The responsible party may arrange for the data to be passed on to one or more processors, who will also use the personal data exclusively for internal use. This use is attributable to the responsible party. By registering on the website, the IP address assigned by the Internet service provider of the person concerned, the date as well as the time of registration are stored. The storage of this data serves to prevent the misuse of our services. These data can help to clarify committed crimes. As a matter of principle, this data is not passed on to third parties unless there is a legal obligation to pass it on or the passing on serves the purpose of criminal prosecution. The registration of the data subject by voluntarily providing personal data is used by the data controller to offer the data subject content or services that are only offered to registered users. Registered persons are free to change the personal data provided during registration at any time or to have it completely deleted from our database. Within the legal framework, we will provide any person concerned with information about which of the person’s personal data is stored at any time upon request. Furthermore, the data controller will correct or delete personal data at the request or notice of the data subject, provided that this does not conflict with any statutory retention obligations. The data protection officer and all employees of our company are available to the data subject as contact persons in this context.

Contact possibility via the website

The website of the cardioscan GmbH contains an e-mail address, a fax number and a telephone number, which enable a quick electronic contact as well as direct communication with our enterprise. If a data subject contacts the responsible party by e-mail or via a contact form, the personal data transmitted by the data subject will be stored automatically. Such personal data transmitted on a voluntary basis by a data subject to the person responsible will be stored exclusively for the purpose of processing or contacting the data subject. This personal data is not passed on to third parties.

Routine deletion and blocking of personal data

The controller processes and stores personal data of the only for the period necessary to achieve the purpose of storage or as long as provided by laws or regulations to which the controller is subject. If the storage purpose ceases to apply or if the storage period prescribed by the competent legislator expires, the personal data will be routinely blocked or deleted in accordance with the statutory provisions.

Rights of the data subject

Right to confirmation

Every data subject has the right to request confirmation from the controller as to whether personal data in question are being processed. If a data subject wishes to exercise this right, he or she may contact our data protection officer or another employee for this purpose.

Right of access

Any person affected by the processing of personal data has the right to obtain from the controller, free of charge, information about the personal data stored about him or her and a copy thereof. Furthermore, the data subject has the right to obtain information about the following:

the purposes of processing
the categories of personal data processed
the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data have been or will be disclosed, in particular in the case of recipients in third countries or international organizations
if possible, the planned duration for which the personal data will be stored or, if this is not possible, the criteria for determining this duration
the existence of a right to obtain the rectification or erasure of personal data concerning him or her, or to obtain the restriction of processing by the controller, or a right to object to such processing
the existence of a right of appeal to a supervisory authority
the existence of a right of appeal to a supervisory authority
if the personal data are not collected from the data subject: Any available information about the origin of the data
the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, pursuant to Article 22(1) and (4) of the GDPR and – at least in these cases – meaningful information about the logic involved and the scope and intended effects of such processing for the data subject.

Furthermore, the data subject shall have the right to information as to whether personal data have been transferred to a third country or to an international organization. If this is the case, the data subject also has the right to obtain information about the appropriate safeguards in connection with the transfer. If a data subject wishes to exercise this right to information, he or she may contact our data protection officer or another employee of the controller at any time.

Right to rectification

Anyone affected by the processing of personal data has the right to demand the immediate rectification of any inaccurate personal data concerning them. Furthermore, the data subject has the right to request the completion of incomplete personal data – also by means of a supplementary declaration – taking into account the purposes of the processing. If a data subject wishes to exercise this right of rectification, he or she may, at any time, contact our data protection officer or another employee of the controller.

Right to erasure (right to be forgotten).

Any person concerned by the processing of personal data has the right to obtain from the controller the erasure without delay of personal data concerning him or her, where one of the following grounds applies and insofar as the processing is not necessary:

The personal data were collected or otherwise processed for such purposes for which they are no longer necessary.
The data subject revokes his or her consent on which the processing was based pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) DSGVO or Art. 9(2)(a) DSGVO and there is no other legal basis for the processing.
The data subject objects to the processing pursuant to Article 21(1) DSGVO and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing, or the data subject objects to the processing pursuant to Article 21(2) DSGVO.
The personal data have been processed unlawfully.
The erasure of the personal data is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation under Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject.
The personal data has been collected in relation to information society services offered pursuant to Article 8(1) DSGVO.

If one of the aforementioned reasons applies, and a data subject wishes to arrange for the deletion of personal data stored by the cardioscan GmbH, he or she may contact our data protection officer or another employee of the controller. The data protection officer of the cardioscan GmbH or another employee shall arrange for the erasure request to be complied with immediately. If the personal data has been made public by cardioscan GmbH and our company is responsible pursuant to Art. 17 para. 1 DSGVO to erase personal data, cardioscan GmbH shall implement appropriate measures, including technical measures, taking into account the available technology and the cost of implementation, in order to inform other data controllers which process the published personal data that the data subject has requested from those other data controllers to erase all links to or copies or replications of the personal data, unless the processing is necessary. The Data Protection Officer of the cardioscan GmbH or another employee will arrange the necessary in individual cases.

Right to restriction of processing

Any person concerned by the processing of personal data has the right to obtain from the controller the restriction of processing if one of the following conditions is met:

The accuracy of the personal data is contested by the data subject for a period enabling the controller to verify the accuracy of the personal data.
The processing is unlawful, the data subject objects to the erasure of the personal data and requests instead the restriction of the use of the personal data.
The controller no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of the processing, but the data subject needs it for the assertion, exercise or defense of legal claims.
The data subject has objected to the processing pursuant to Article 21 (1) of the GDPR and it is not yet clear whether the legitimate grounds of the controller override those of the data subject.

If one of the aforementioned conditions is met, and a data subject wishes to request the restriction of personal data stored by the cardioscan GmbH, he or she may, at any time, contact our data protection officer or another employee of the controller. The data protection officer of the cardioscan GmbH or another employee will arrange the restriction of the processing.

Right to data portability

Any person affected by the processing of personal data has the right to receive the personal data concerning him or her which have been provided to the controller in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format. He or she also has the right to transmit this data to another controller without hindrance from the controller to whom the personal data was provided, provided that the processing is based on consent pursuant to Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR or Article 9(2)(a) of the GDPR or on a contract pursuant to Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR and the processing is carried out with the aid of automated procedures, unless the processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller. Furthermore, when exercising the right to data portability pursuant to Article 20(1) of the GDPR, the data subject has the right to obtain that the personal data be transferred directly from one controller to another controller, where this is technically feasible and provided that this does not adversely affect the rights and freedoms of other individuals. In order to assert the right to data portability, the data subject may at any time contact the data protection officer appointed by the cardioscan GmbH or another employee.

Right to object

Any person affected by the processing of personal data has the right to object at any time, on grounds relating to their particular situation, to the processing of personal data concerning them carried out on the basis of Article 6(1)(e) or (f) of the DS-GVO. This also applies to profiling based on these provisions. The cardioscan GmbH shall no longer process the personal data in the event of the objection, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override the interests, rights and freedoms of the data subject, or for the assertion, exercise or defence of legal claims. If the cardioscan GmbH processes personal data for direct marketing purposes, the data subject shall have the right to object at any time to processing of personal data processed for such marketing. This also applies to the profiling, insofar as it is related to such direct marketing. If the data subject objects to the cardioscan GmbH to the processing for direct marketing purposes, the cardioscan GmbH will no longer process the personal data for these purposes. In addition, the data subject has the right, on grounds relating to his or her particular situation, to object to processing of personal data concerning him or her which is carried out by the cardioscan GmbH for scientific or historical research purposes, or for statistical purposes pursuant to Article 89(1) of the Data Protection Regulation (DSGVO), unless such processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out for reasons of public interest. In order to exercise the right to object, the data subject may directly contact the Data Protection Officer of the cardioscan GmbH or another employee. The data subject is also free, in connection with the use of information society services, notwithstanding Directive 2002/58/EC, to exercise their right to object by means of automated procedures using technical specifications.

Right to withdraw consent under data protection law

Any person affected by the processing of personal data has the right to withdraw consent to the processing of personal data at any time. If the data subject wishes to exercise his or her right to withdraw consent, he or she may contact our data protection officer or another employee of the controller at any time.

Legal basis of processing

Article 6 (1) a DSGVO serves cardioscan GmbH as the legal basis for processing operations in which we obtain consent for a specific processing purpose. If the processing of personal data is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is a party, as is the case, for example, with processing operations that are necessary for a delivery of goods or the provision of another service or consideration, the processing is based on Art. 6 (1) b DSGVO. The same applies to such processing operations that are necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures, for example in cases of inquiries about our products or services. If our company is subject to a legal obligation by which a processing of personal data becomes necessary, such as for the fulfillment of tax obligations, the processing is based on Art. 6 (1) c DSGVO. In rare cases, the processing of personal data might become necessary to protect vital interests of the data subject or another natural person. This would be the case, for example, if a visitor were to be injured on our premises and as a result his or her name, age, health insurance data or other information relevant to protection had to be passed on to a doctor, hospital or other third party. In that case, the processing would be based on Art. 6 para. 1 d DSGVO. Finally, processing operations could be based on Art. 6 (1) f DSGVO. Processing operations that are not covered by any of the aforementioned legal bases are based on this legal basis if the processing is necessary to protect a legitimate interest of our company or a third party, provided that the interests, fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject are not overridden. Such processing operations are permitted to us in particular because they have been specifically mentioned by the legislator (recital 47 sentence 2 DSGVO).

Legitimate interests in the processing pursued by the controller or a third party.

If the processing of personal data is based on Article 6 (1) f DSGVO, our legitimate interest is the performance of our business activities for the benefit of the well-being of all our employees and our shareholders.

Duration for which the personal data is stored.

The criterion for the duration of the storage of personal data is the respective statutory retention period. After expiry of the period, the corresponding data is routinely deleted, provided that it is no longer required for the fulfillment or initiation of the contract.

Legal or contractual requirements for the provision of personal data

We would like to inform you that the provision of personal data is sometimes required by law (e.g. tax regulations) or may also result from contractual regulations (e.g. information on the contractual partner). Sometimes, in order to conclude a contract, it may be necessary for a data subject to provide us with personal data that must subsequently be processed by us. In order to conclude a contract, the data subject is obliged to provide us with personal data. If the data subject does not provide his personal data, no contract can be concluded with the data subject. Before the data subject provides personal data, the data subject may contact our data protection officer. Our data protection officer will inform the data subject on a case-by-case basis whether the provision of the personal data is required by law or contract or is necessary for the conclusion of a contract, whether there is an obligation to provide the personal data, and what the consequences of not providing the personal data would be.

Google Fonts

Our website uses the Google Fonts service, which is provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland for users from the European Economic Area and Switzerland and by Google LLC 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (together “Google”) for all other users. When you access a page, your browser loads the required fonts to display text correctly and attractively. For this purpose, your browser must establish a connection to Google’s servers. This tells Google that our website has been accessed via your IP address. According to Google, such calls are separate from other Google services that require user authentication.

The server to which a connection is established may be located in the USA. In the event that personal data is transferred to the USA, Google has submitted to the EU-US Privacy Shield.

The legal basis for data processing is Art. 6 (1) lit. f DSGVO, based on our interest in a uniform and appealing presentation of our online presence.

For more information, see Google’s Frequently Asked Questions and Privacy Policy.

These cookies are absolutely necessary for the use of our service for technical reasons. They guarantee that our service works safely and as you wish.

Google reCAPTCHA

Our website uses the Google reCAPTCHA service, which is provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, for users who are habitually resident in the European Economic Area and Switzerland, and by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (together “Google”) for all other users. reCAPTCHA prevents automated software (so-called bots) from carrying out abusive activities on the website, i.e. it checks whether the entries made actually originate from a human. To determine this, the following data is processed:

Referrer (address of the page on which the captcha is used), IP address, cookies set by Google, input behavior of the user (e.g. answering the reCAPTCHA question, input speed in form fields, order of selection of input fields by the user), browser type, browser plug-ins, browser size and resolution, date, language setting, display instructions (CSS) and scripts (Javascript).

Furthermore, Google reads the cookies from other Google services such as Gmail, Search and Analytics. If you do not wish this assignment to your Google account, it is necessary that you log out of Google before calling up our site.

The above data is sent to Google in encrypted form. Google’s evaluation decides in which form the captcha is displayed on the page. In the event that personal data is transferred to the USA, Google has submitted to the EU-US Privacy Shield.

The legal basis for the use of Google reCAPTCHA is Art. 6 (1) lit. f DSGVO, whereby our legitimate interest is to ensure data security and the stability of website operations.

You can find more information about this in the privacy policy and the terms of use of Google.

Google Tag Manager

Our website uses Google Tag Manager, which is provided for users from the European Economic Area and Switzerland by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland and for all other users by Google LLC 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (together “Google”). The Tag Manager is used to manage tracking tools and other services, so-called website tags. A tag is an element that is stored in the source code of our website, for example, to record specified usage data. The Google Tag Manager triggers other tags, which in turn may collect data. In some cases, the data is stored on a Google server in the USA. If a deactivation has been made at domain or cookie level, this remains in place for all tracking tags implemented with Google Tag Manager.

The legal basis for the use of Google Tag Manager is Art. 6 (1) lit. f DSGVO, justified by our interest in efficient management of the tools we use.

You can find more detailed information in Google’s information on the Tag Manager.

Google Analytics

Our website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (“Google”). Google Analytics uses cookies and similar technologies to analyze and improve our website based on your user behavior. The data generated in this context may be transferred by Google to a server in the USA for analysis and stored there. However, your IP address is shortened before the usage statistics are analyzed so that no conclusions can be drawn about your identity. For this purpose, Google Analytics on our website has been extended by the code “anonymizeIP” to ensure anonymized collection of IP addresses.

Google will process the information obtained through the cookies in order to evaluate your use of the website, compile reports on website activity for website operators and provide other services relating to website activity and internet usage.

You can configure your browser to refuse cookies, or you can prevent the collection of data generated by cookies and related to your use of this website (including your IP address) and the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser add-on provided by Google. As an alternative to the browser add-on or if you access our website from a mobile device, please use this opt-out link. This will prevent the collection by Google Analytics within this website in the future (the opt-out only works in the browser and only for this domain). If you delete your cookies in this browser, you must click this link again.

Facebook Pixel

Facebook Pixel (Conversion and Custom Audience) Within our website, we use the “Facebook Pixel” of Facebook Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA, or, if you are a resident of the EU, Facebook Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland (“Facebook”). With the help of the Facebook Pixel, we can track the behavior of users after they have been redirected to the provider’s website by clicking on a Facebook ad (so-called “conversion”). In this way, we can also capture the effectiveness of Facebook ads for statistical and market research purposes. The data collected in this way is anonymous to us, meaning we do not see the personally identifiable information of individual users. However, Facebook stores and processes this data, which we inform you of to the best of our knowledge. Facebook may link this data to your Facebook account and also use it for its own advertising purposes.

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As of 21.12.2019