Privacy policy

Dear Visitors,

Thank you for your interest in our website. According to Art. 13 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), we would like to inform you about the usage and processing of your personal data.

Usage data

To improve the quality of our website, we will store some data about your visit for statistical analysis. This data record consists of

  • Referring website
  • Name of file
  • Date and time of access
  • Transmitted volume of data
  • Access status (file transmitted, file not found)
  • Type of used web browser
  • IP address of your computer (truncated by 3 digits).

This data is being stored anonymously. Hence, it is not possible to create personal usage profiles.

Cookies

Meeting the demands of our website, we use “cookies”. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your terminal device and can be readout. There are so-called “session-cookies” which are deleted automatically once your browser is closed. The other type of cookies, so-called “persistent cookies”, remain on your terminal device beyond your website session. Cookies can contain data that help remenber your device. In other cases, cookies simply consist of non-personal information with focus on specific settings.

On our websites, we use session cookies and persistent cookies as well which are processed according to Art. 6 (1) f) GDPR. The purpose is to make it easier to navigate the site and enable to adjust the website`s display.

If you wish to be informed of any cookie being placed on your device and make cookie usage transparent, you can adjust your browser settings accordingly. In addition, cookies can be deleted or new cookies can be rejected. Kindly note, if you reject cookies, you may still use our websites, but your ability to use some features or areas of our sites may be limited.

MeVis Startups contact form

To contact MeVis Startups, we collect various personal data from you.

The data that we have marked as mandatory (*) in our contact form is needed to analyze your business idea, to contact you and to schedule further appointments. This includes in particular your name and e-mail address. We process the mandatory data pursuant to EU GDPR Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. f) with the legitimate interest of getting to know your startup.

In addition, you can decide for yourself whether you would like to provide us with further information. This information is provided voluntarily and is not mandatory for contacting you. We process your voluntary information based on your consent pursuant to EU GDPR Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit a).

All data will only be processed to analyze your business idea and to contact you. We will delete your data if it is no longer required and there are no legal retention obligations to the contrary.

Insofar as your data transmitted via contact form, is processed based on EU GDPR Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. f), you can object to the processing at any time. In addition, you can revoke your consent to the processing of voluntary data at any time. To do so, please contact the e-mail address stated in the imprint.

Please note our privacy policy for the use of the video conferencing platform “Zoom” under the following link:

https://www.mevis.de/en/data-privacy/data-privacy-zoom

Social media

Our company`s official social media presentations are available on XING at the URL https://www.xing.com/companies/mevismedicalsolutionsag and on LinkedIn at the URL https://www.linkedin.com/company/mevis-medical-solutions-ag

Please also take into account our data privacy for the use of these social media presentations which is available at the following link:
https://www.mevis.de/en/data-privacy/data-privacy-social-media/

Google Analytics

In order to make our content as interesting as possible for you, we collect some key figures to better understand the behavior of our users within the learning offers (e.g. number of page views, average duration of use, etc.). For this purpose, we use the web analysis tool “Google Analytics”. Google Analytics creates usage profiles based on pseudonyms. For this purpose, permanent cookies are stored on your terminal device and read by us. In this way, we are able to recognize returning visitors and count them as such. Summarized, non-personalized data is used for the evaluation.

As part of Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”), we use so-called “cookies”, i.e. text files that are stored on your computer and enable an analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. In the event that IP anonymization is activated on this website, however, Google will truncate your IP address beforehand within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states to the Agreement on the European Economic Area.

Only in exceptional cases, will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage to the website operator. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other data from Google. You may refuse the use of cookies 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. You can also prevent the collection of data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) to Google and the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link (https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de).

Alternatively, you can prevent the collection by Google Analytics by clicking on the following link: Disable Google Analytics. An opt-out cookie will be set that prevents future collection of your data when visiting this website: Deactivate Google Analytics For more information on terms of use and data protection, please visit https://www.google.com/analytics/terms/de.html or https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/. We would like to point out that on this website Google Analytics has been extended by the code “gat._anonymizeIp();” to ensure anonymized collection of IP addresses (so-called IP masking).

Data security

We take comprehensive technical and organizational measures to protect your data from unauthorized access. Our website uses encryption methods. Your data is transferred from your terminal device to our server, and vice versa via internet with SSL encryption. This encryption is indicated by the locked padlock symbol in your browser`s status bar as well as in the website`s address that starts with the prefix

https://.

Your rights as a user

According to GDPR, as a user you have certain rights with regard to your personal data processing:

1. Right to information (Art. 15 GDPR)

You have the right to demand a confirmation whether your website user data is processed. If this is the case, you are entitled to obtain information regarding this personal data and its details according to Art. 15 GDPR.

2. Right to rectification and deletion (Art. 16 and 17 GDPR)

You have the right to demand immediate rectification, respectively completion, of inaccurate or incomplete personal data which is related to your website usage.

In addition, you are entitled to demand immediate deletion of your personal data, if reasons are applicable according to Art. 17 GDPR, such as data storage is no longer necessary in terms of purpose.

3. Right to restriction of personal data processing (Art. 18 GDPR)

You have the right to demand restriction of your personal data processing if one of the requirements applies according to Art. 18 GDPR, such as in case of a pending notice of objection.

4. Right to data portability (Art. 20 GDPR)

In certain cases stated in detail in Art. 20 GDPR, you have the right to obtain personal data related to your webste usage in a structured, machine-readable and common format, respectively, you are entitled to demand this data to be transferred to a third party.

5. Right to objection (Art. 21 GDPR)

If data is generated according to Art. 6 (a) f) (data processing to safeguard legitimate interests) you have the right to object at any time with reference to your personal situation. In this case, we will no longer process your data any more, unless there are provable, worth being protected and compelling reasons that outweigh the interests, rights and freedom of the person concerned, or if data processing is necessary for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.

6. Right to appeal with a supervisory authority

According to Art. 77 GDPR, you have the right to appeal with a supervisory authority if you consider your data processing violates data protection regulations. Claims according to your right to appeal can be asserted with supervisory authority of the Member State either at your place of stay, at your work place, or at the place of presumed data violation.

Contact data protection officer

If you have any questions or comments, please do not hesitate to contact our data protection officer:
Peter Suhren
FIRST PRIVACY GmbH
A member of
datenschutz nord group
Konsul-Smidt-Str. 88
28217 Bremen, Germany
Web: www.first-privacy.com
E-mail: office@first-privacy.com
Phone: +49 (0)421-69 66 32 80
Fax: +49 (0)421-69 66 32 11

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