MIRU-VNTRplus Privacy Policy
1. An overview of data protection
General
The
following gives a simple overview of what happens to your personal information
when you visit our website. Personal information is any data with which you
could be personally identified. Detailed information on the subject of data
protection can be found in our privacy policy found below.
Data collection on our website
Who
is responsible for the data collection on this website?
The
data collected on this website are processed by the website operator. The
operator's contact details can be found in the website's required imprint (legal notice).
How
do we collect your data?
Some
data are collected when you provide it to us. This could, for example, be data
you enter on a contact form.
Other
data are collected automatically by our IT systems when you visit the website.
These data are primarily technical data such as the browser and operating
system you are using or when you accessed the page. These data are collected
automatically as soon as you enter our website. To enhance the user experience
we use first-party cookies during a session. However, this website does not
use any third-party cookies or social media plug-ins.
What
do we use your data for?
Part
of the data is collected to ensure the proper functioning of the website. Other
data can be used to analyze how visitors use the site.
What
rights do you have regarding your data?
You
always have the right to request information about your stored data, its
origin, its recipients, and the purpose of its collection at no charge. You
also have the right to request that it be corrected, blocked, or deleted. You
can contact us at any time using the address given in the imprint if you have
further questions about the issue of privacy and data protection. You may also,
of course, file a complaint with the competent regulatory authorities.
2. General information and mandatory
information
Data protection
The
operators of this website take the protection of your personal data very
seriously. We treat your personal data as confidential and in accordance with
the statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy.
If
you use this website, various pieces of personal data will be collected.
Personal information is any data with which you could be personally identified.
This privacy policy explains what information we collect and what we use it
for. It also explains how and for what purpose this happens.
Please
note that data transmitted via the internet (e.g. via email communication) may
be subject to security breaches. Complete protection of your data from
third-party access is not possible.
Notice concerning the party responsible for this website
The
party responsible for processing data on this website is:
Ridom
GmbH
Mendelstr. 11
D-48149 Münster, Germany
Telephone:
+49 (251) 490 931 50
Email: webmaster@ridom.de
The
responsible party is the legal person who alone decides on the purposes and
means of processing personal data (names, email addresses, etc.).
Revocation of your consent to the processing of your data
Many
data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You
may revoke your consent at any time with future effect An informal email making this request is sufficient. The data
processed before we receive your request may still be legally processed.
Right to file complaints with regulatory authorities
If
there has been a breach of data protection legislation, the person affected may
file a complaint with the competent regulatory authorities. The competent
regulatory authority for matters related to data protection legislation is the
data protection officer of the German State in which our company is
headquartered, i.e., Nordrhein-Westfalen (NRW). The contact details of the NRW
data protection officer can be found at the following link: https://www.bfdi.bund.de/SharedDocs/Adressen/LfD/NordrheinWestfalen.html.
Right to data portability
You
have the right to have data which we process based on your consent or in
fulfillment of a contract automatically delivered to yourself or to a third
party in a standard, machine-readable format. If you require the direct
transfer of data to another responsible party, this will only be done to the
extent technically feasible.
SSL or TLS encryption
This
site uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and for the protection of
the transmission of confidential content, such as the inquiries you send to us
as the site operator. You can recognize an encrypted connection in your
browser's address line when it changes from "http://" to
"https://" and the lock icon is displayed in your browser's address
bar.
If
SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transfer to us cannot be read
by third parties.
Information, blocking, deletion
As
permitted by law, you have the right to be provided at any time with
information free of charge about any of your personal data that is stored as
well as its origin, the recipient and the purpose for which it has been
processed. You also have the right to have this data corrected, blocked or
deleted. You can contact us at any time using the address given in our imprint
if you have further questions on the topic of personal data.
Opposition to promotional emails
We
hereby expressly prohibit the use of contact data published in the context of
website legal notice requirements with regard to sending promotional and
informational materials not expressly requested. The website operator reserves
the right to take specific legal action if unsolicited advertising material,
such as email spam, is received.
3. Data collection on our website
Cookies
Some
of our web pages use first-party cookies. Cookies do not harm your computer and
do not contain any viruses. Cookies help make our website more user-friendly,
efficient, 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 your visit. Other cookies remain in your device's
memory until you delete them. These cookies make it possible to recognize your
browser when you next visit the site.
You
can configure your browser to inform you about the use of cookies so that you
can decide on a case-by-case basis whether to accept or reject a cookie.
Alternatively, your browser can be configured to automatically accept cookies
under certain conditions or to always reject them, or to automatically delete
cookies when closing your browser. Disabling cookies may limit the
functionality of this website.
Cookies
which are necessary to allow electronic communications or to provide certain
functions you wish to use are stored pursuant to Art. 6 paragraph 1, letter f
of General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The website operator has a
legitimate interest in the storage of cookies to ensure an optimized service
provided free of technical errors. If other cookies (such as those used to
analyze your surfing behavior) are also stored, they will be treated separately
in this privacy policy.
Server log files
The
website provider automatically collects and stores information that your
browser automatically transmits to us in "server log files". These
are:
-
Browser type and browser version
-
Operating system used
-
Referrer URL
-
Host name of the accessing computer
-
Time of the server request
-
IP address
These
data will not be combined with data from other sources. These data will be
stored temporarily for two weeks.
The
basis for data processing is Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR, which allows the processing
of data to fulfill a contract or for measures preliminary to a contract.
Contact / Bug report / Assign types to user strains form
Should
you send us questions/bug/requests via a form, we will collect the data entered
on the form, including the contact details you provide, to answer your request
and any follow-up questions. Questions send via the 'Contact us' will be
forwarded to all four members of the Database Team. We do not share this
information without your permission.
We
will, therefore, process any data you enter onto the contact/bug report/assign
types to user strains form only with your consent per Art. 6 (1)(a) GDPR. You
may revoke your consent at any time. An informal email making this request is
sufficient. The data processed before we receive your request may still be
legally processed.
We
will retain the data you provide on the contact form until you request its
deletion, revoke your consent for its storage, or the purpose for its storage
no longer pertains (e.g. after fulfilling your request). Contact details
entered via the assign types to user strains form will be stored for maximum
two weeks in the MtbC 15-9 nomenclature database. Any mandatory statutory
provisions, especially those regarding mandatory data retention periods, remain
unaffected by this provision.
4. Plug-ins and tools
Google Maps
This
site uses the Google Maps map service via an API. It is operated by Google
Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.
To
use Google Maps, it is necessary to save your IP address. This information is
generally transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. The
provider of this site has no influence on this data transfer.
The
use of Google Maps is in the interest of making our website appealing and to
facilitate the location of places specified by us on the website. This
constitutes a justified interest pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR.
Further
information about handling user data, can be found in the data protection
declaration of Google at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/.