Privacy

Privacy policy

The controller responsible for data processing is
Dr. Hesse Tierpharma GmbH & Co KG
Kieler Str. 36 a
25551 Hohenlockstedt
Germany
datenschutz@drht.de

Thank you for your interest in our website. The protection of your privacy is very important to us. Below you will find detailed information on how we handle your data.

1. access data and hosting

You can visit our website without providing any personal information. Each time a website is accessed, the web server only automatically saves a so-called server log file, which contains, for example, the name of the requested file, your IP address, the date and time of access, the amount of data transferred and the requesting provider (access data) and documents the access. This access data is analyzed exclusively for the purpose of ensuring trouble-free operation of the site and improving our offer. This serves to safeguard our legitimate interests, which predominate in the context of a balancing of interests, in a correct presentation of our offer in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. f GDPR.
All access data will be deleted no later than seven days after the end of your visit to the site.

1.1 Hosting

The services for hosting and displaying the website are partly provided by our service providers as part of processing on our behalf. Unless otherwise stated in this privacy policy, all access data and all data collected in the forms provided on this website will be processed on its servers. If you have any questions about our service providers and the basis of our cooperation with them, please use the contact option described in this privacy policy.

Data may be transferred to a third country/third countries for which the European Commission has not established an adequate level of data protection due to the use of additional functions of our service provider. An appropriate level of data protection is guaranteed by the conclusion of standard contractual clauses of the European Commission.

1.2 Content Delivery Network

We use a so-called Content Delivery Network (“CDN”) for some offers in order to shorten loading times. With this service, content, e.g. large media files, is delivered via regionally distributed servers of external CDN service providers. Access data is therefore processed on the servers of the service providers. Our service providers work for us within the framework of order processing. Our service providers are located and/or use servers in countries outside the EU and the EEA. There is no adequacy decision by the European Commission for these countries. Our cooperation with them is based on standard data protection clauses of the European Commission. If you have any questions about our service providers and the basis of our cooperation with them, please use the contact option described in this privacy policy.

2. data processing for contacting and customer communication

We collect personal data if you provide it to us voluntarily when you contact us (e.g. via contact form or e-mail). Mandatory fields are marked as such, as in these cases we need the data to process your contact and you cannot send the contact without providing it. Which data is collected can be seen from the respective input forms. We use the data you provide to process your inquiries in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. b GDPR.

Once your customer inquiry has been fully processed, your data will be restricted for further processing and will be deleted after expiry of the retention periods under tax and commercial law in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. c GDPR, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. a GDPR or we reserve the right to use data beyond this, which is permitted by law and about which we inform you in this declaration.

Live chat tool Userlike

For the purpose of customer communication, we use the live chat tool of Userlike UG (haftungsbeschränkt), Probsteigasse 44-46, 50670 Cologne, Germany (“Userlike”). This serves to safeguard our overriding legitimate interests in effective and improved customer communication in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. 1 p. 1 lit. f GDPR. Userlike works on our behalf.

WhatsApp live chat tool

For the purpose of customer communication, we use the live chat tool of WhatsApp Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland (“WhatsApp”). This serves to safeguard our overriding legitimate interests in effective and improved customer communication in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. 1 p. 1 lit. f GDPR. WhatsApp acts on our behalf. The telephone numbers stored by us on our mobile device are automatically processed on Meta Company servers with their headquarters in 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA. Only telephone numbers of customers who have previously contacted us via WhatsApp and have therefore already accepted WhatsApp’s terms of use and privacy policy are stored.

Our service providers are located and/or use servers in the following countries for which the European Commission has determined an adequate level of data protection by decision: USA, Israel, United Kingdom.

The adequacy decision for the USA applies as the basis for third country transfers, provided that the respective service provider is certified. Certification is available.

Our service providers are located and/or use servers in these countries: Singapore. There is no adequacy decision by the European Commission for these countries. Our cooperation with you is based on these guarantees: standard data protection clauses of the European Commission.

3. advertising by e-mail

3.1 E-mail newsletter with registration and newsletter tracking

If you subscribe to our newsletter, we will use the data required for this or separately provided by you to send you our e-mail newsletter on a regular basis based on your consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. 1 p. 1 lit. a GDPR to be sent.

Unsubscribing from the newsletter is possible at any time and can be done either by sending a message to the contact option described below or via a link provided for this purpose in the newsletter.
After unsubscribing, we will delete your e-mail address from the recipient list, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. a GDPR or we reserve the right to use data beyond this, which is permitted by law and about which we inform you in this declaration.

We would like to point out that we evaluate your user behavior when sending the newsletter. For this purpose, we also analyze your interaction with our newsletter by measuring, storing and evaluating opening rates and click rates for the purpose of designing future newsletter campaigns (“newsletter tracking”).

For this analysis, the emails sent contain single-pixel technologies (e.g. so-called web beacons, tracking pixels) that are stored on our website. For the evaluations, we link the following “newsletter data” in particular

  • the page from which the page was requested (so-called referrer URL),
  • the date and time of the call,
  • the description of the type of web browser used,
  • the IP address of the requesting computer,
  • the e-mail address,
  • the date and time of registration and confirmation

and the single-pixel technologies with your e-mail address or your IP address and, if applicable, an individual ID. Links contained in the newsletter may also contain this ID.

If you do not wish to participate in newsletter tracking, you can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time as described above.

The information will be stored for as long as you are subscribed to the newsletter.

3.2 Newsletter dispatch

The newsletter and the newsletter tracking described above may also be sent by our service providers as part of processing on our behalf. If you have any questions about our service providers and the basis of our cooperation with them, please use the contact option described in this privacy policy.

Our service providers are located and/or use servers in the following countries for which the European Commission has determined an adequate level of data protection by decision: USA.
There is a decision by the European Commission on an adequate level of data protection for the USA as a basis for a third country transfer, provided that the respective service provider is certified. Until certification by our service providers, data transmission will continue to be based on this basis: standard data protection clauses of the European Commission.

Our service providers are located and/or use servers in these countries: India. There is no adequacy decision by the European Commission for this country/countries. Our cooperation with them is based on these guarantees: standard data protection clauses of the European Commission.

Our service providers are located and/or use servers in the following countries for which the European Commission has determined an adequate level of data protection by decision: Canada.

4. cookies and other technologies

4.1 General information

In order to make visiting our website attractive and to enable the use of certain functions, we use technologies on various pages, including so-called cookies. Cookies are small text files that are automatically stored on your end device. Some of the cookies we use are deleted again at the end of the browser session, i.e. after you close your browser (so-called session cookies). Other cookies remain on your end device and enable us to recognize your browser on your next visit (persistent cookies).

You can change the cookie settings here: click here

Privacy protection for end devices
When using our online offer, we use absolutely necessary technologies in order to be able to provide the expressly requested telemedia service. The storage of information in your end device or access to information that is already stored in your end device does not require consent in this respect.

For functions that are not absolutely necessary, the storage of information in your end device or access to information that is already stored in your end device requires your consent. We would like to point out that if you do not give your consent, parts of the website may not be fully usable. Any consent you may have given will remain in place until you adjust or reset the respective settings in your end device.

Any downstream data processing by cookies and other technologies

We use such technologies that are absolutely necessary for the use of certain functions of our website (e.g. preference settings of the website). These technologies collect and process your IP address, time of visit, device and browser information as well as information about your use of our website (e.g. information about your preferences). In the context of a balancing of interests, this serves overriding legitimate interests in an optimized presentation of our offer in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. f GDPR.

In addition, we use technologies to fulfill the legal obligations to which we are subject (e.g. to be able to prove consent to the processing of your personal data) as well as for web analysis and online marketing. Further information on this, including the respective legal basis for data processing, can be found in the following sections of this privacy policy.

You can find the cookie settings for your browser under the following links Microsoft Edge™ / Safari™ / Chrome™ / Firefox™ / Opera™

Insofar as you have consented to the use of the technologies pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. a GDPR, you can revoke your consent at any time by sending a message to the contact option described in the privacy policy.
Alternatively, you can also access the following link: . If cookies are not accepted, the functionality of our website may be restricted.

4.2 Use of Borlabs to manage consents

We use the Borlabs Cookie Plugin (“Borlabs”) on our website to inform you about the cookies and other technologies we use on our website and to obtain, manage and document your consent to the processing of your personal data by these technologies, if required. This is in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. c GDPR to fulfill our legal obligation pursuant to Art. 7 para. 1 GDPR to be able to prove your consent to the processing of your personal data to which we are subject. Borlabs is an offer from Borlabs GmbH, Hamburger Str. 11, 22083 Hamburg, Germany. When you visit our website, the Borlabs web server stores a so-called Borlabs cookie, which contains information about the cookie runtime and version, device and browser information as well as information about your consent behavior. Personal data will not be transmitted to Borlabs. Your data will be deleted after one year unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. a GDPR or we reserve the right to use data beyond this, which is permitted by law and about which we inform you in this declaration.

Information on third country transfer (data transfer to third countries)

We use technologies from service providers on our website whose registered office and/or server locations may be located in third countries outside the EU or the EEA. If there is no adequacy decision by the EU Commission for this country, an adequate level of data protection must be ensured by means of other suitable guarantees.

Suitable guarantees in the form of contractually agreed standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission or binding internal data protection regulations (Binding Corporate Rules) are generally possible, but require prior review by the contracting parties to ensure that an adequate level of protection can be guaranteed. According to the case law of the ECJ, it may be necessary to take additional protective measures.

We have generally agreed the standard data protection clauses issued by the EU Commission with the technology providers we use who process personal data in a third country. Where possible, we also agree additional guarantees to ensure that sufficient data protection is guaranteed in third countries without an adequacy decision.

Notwithstanding this, it is possible that, despite all contractual and technical measures, the level of data protection in the third country does not correspond to that of the EU. For these cases, we ask you, if necessary, for your consent in the context of cookie consent in accordance with Art. 49 para. 1 lit. a GDPR for the transfer of your personal data to a third country.
In particular, there is a risk that local authorities in the third country may not have sufficiently limited access rights to your personal data from a European data protection perspective, that we as the data exporter or you as the data subject may not be aware of this and/or that you may not have sufficient legal remedies to prevent this and/or to take action against such access.

The following countries in particular are currently among the third countries without an adequacy decision by the EU Commission (sample list):

  • China
  • Russia
  • Taiwan

You can find out to which third countries data is transferred by us in the data protection information for the respective tool and/or service used by us for consent management / Consent Manager Platform (CMP).

5. use of cookies and other technologies

We use the following cookies and other third-party technologies on our website. Unless otherwise specified for the individual technologies, this is done on the basis of your consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. a GDPR. After the end of the purpose and the end of the use of the respective technology by us, the data collected in this context will be deleted. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future. You can find further information on your revocation options in the section “Cookies and other technologies”. Further information, including the basis of our cooperation with the individual providers, can be found under the individual technologies. If you have any questions about the providers and the basis of our cooperation with them, please use the contact option described in this privacy policy.

5.1 Use of Google services

We use the following technologies of Google Ireland Ltd, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (“Google”). The information automatically collected by Google technologies about your use of our website is usually transmitted to a server of Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043, USA and stored there. Unless otherwise specified for the individual technologies, data processing is carried out on the basis of an agreement concluded for the respective technology between jointly responsible parties in accordance with Art. 26 GDPR. Further information about data processing by Google can be found in the Data protection information from Google.

Our service providers are located and/or use servers in countries outside the EU and the EEA for which the European Commission has determined an adequate level of data protection by decision.

Our service providers are located and/or use servers in countries outside the EU and the EEA. There is no adequacy decision by the European Commission for these countries. Our cooperation with them is based on standard data protection clauses of the European Commission.

Google Analytics

For the purpose of website analysis, Google Analytics automatically collects and stores data (IP address, time of visit, device and browser information as well as information on your use of our website), from which user profiles are created using pseudonyms. Cookies can be used for this purpose. If you visit our website from the EU, your IP address will be stored on a server located in the EU to derive location data and then immediately deleted before the traffic is forwarded to other Google servers for processing. Data processing is carried out on the basis of an agreement on order processing by Google.

We use the so-called user ID function for the purpose of optimized marketing of our website. With the help of this function, we can assign a unique, permanent ID to your interaction data for one or more sessions on our online presence and thus analyze your user behavior across devices and sessions.

For web analysis, the Google Analytics Google Signals extension function enables so-called “cross-device tracking”. If your internet-enabled devices are linked to your Google account and you have activated the “personalized advertising” setting in your Google account, Google can create reports on your usage behavior (in particular the cross-device user numbers), even if you change your end device. We do not process any personal data in this respect; we only receive statistics compiled on the basis of Google Signals.

For web analysis and advertising purposes, the extension function of Google Analytics enables the so-called DoubleClick cookie to recognize your browser when you visit other websites. Google will use this information to compile reports on website activity and to provide other services relating to website activity and internet usage.

If you have not given us your consent pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. a GDPR to the use of Google Analytics, no cookies will be stored on or read from your device. The data processing described in the previous paragraphs does not take place. In order to close gaps in web analysis through behavior and conversion modeling, pings with data (user agent, information about your consent behavior, screen resolution, IP address) are sent to Google.

Google Tag Manager

Google Tag Manager allows us to manage various codes and services on our website. When implementing the individual tags, Google may also process personal data (e.g. IP address, online identifiers (including cookies)). Data processing is carried out on the basis of an agreement on order processing by Google.

By using the Google Tag Manager, various services/technologies can be integrated.
If you do not wish to use individual tracking services and have therefore deactivated them, the deactivation remains in place for all affected tracking tags that are integrated by the Google Tag Manager.

YouTube video plugin

To integrate third-party content, data (IP address, time of visit, device and browser information) is collected via the YouTube video plugin in the extended data protection mode used by us, transmitted to Google and then processed by Google only when you play a video.

6. social media

Our online presence on Facebook (by Meta), Instagram (by Meta), YouTube, Pinterest

Insofar as you have given your consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. a GDPR to the respective social media operator, your data will be automatically collected and stored for market research and advertising purposes when you visit our online presences on the social media mentioned above, from which user profiles are created using pseudonyms. These can be used, for example, to place advertisements within and outside the platforms that presumably correspond to your interests. Cookies are generally used for this purpose. For detailed information on the processing and use of data by the respective social media operator as well as a contact option and your rights in this regard and setting options for protecting your privacy, please refer to the providers’ data protection notices linked below. If you still need help with this, you can contact us.

Facebook (by Meta) is an offer of Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd, Block J, Serpentine Avenue, Dublin 4, Ireland (“Meta Platforms Ireland”). The information automatically collected by Meta Platforms Ireland about your use of our online presence on Facebook (by Meta) is usually transferred to a server of Meta Platforms, Inc, 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA and stored there. Data processing in the context of a visit to a Facebook (by Meta) fan page is based on an agreement between jointly responsible parties in accordance with Art. 26 GDPR. Further information (information on Insights data) can be found here.

Our service providers are located and/or use servers in the following countries for which the European Commission has determined an adequate level of data protection by decision: USA, Canada, Japan, South Korea, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Argentina.

The adequacy decision for the USA applies as the basis for third country transfers, provided that the respective service provider is certified. Certification is available.

Our service providers are located and/or use servers in these countries: Australia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Taiwan, Brazil, Mexico.
There is no adequacy decision by the European Commission for these countries. Our cooperation with you is based on these guarantees: standard data protection clauses of the European Commission.

Instagram (by Meta) is an offer of Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd, Block J, Serpentine Avenue, Dublin 4, Ireland (“Meta Platforms Ireland”) The information automatically collected by Meta Platforms Ireland about your use of our online presence on Instagram is usually transmitted to a server of Meta Platforms, Inc, 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA and stored there. Data processing in the context of a visit to an Instagram (by Meta) fan page is based on an agreement between jointly responsible parties in accordance with Art. 26 GDPR. Further information (information on Insights data) can be found here.

Our service providers are located and/or use servers in the following countries for which the European Commission has determined an adequate level of data protection by decision: USA, Canada, Japan, South Korea, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Argentina.

The adequacy decision for the USA applies as the basis for third country transfers, provided that the respective service provider is certified. Certification is available.

Our service providers are located and/or use servers in these countries: Australia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Taiwan, Brazil, Mexico.
There is no adequacy decision by the European Commission for these countries. Our cooperation with you is based on these guarantees: standard data protection clauses of the European Commission.

YouTube is a service provided by Google Ireland Ltd, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (“Google”). The information automatically collected by Google about your use of our online presence on YouTube is usually transmitted to a server of Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043, USA and stored there.

Our service providers are located and/or use servers in countries outside the EU and the EEA for which the European Commission has determined an adequate level of data protection by decision.

Our service providers are located and/or use servers in countries outside the EU and the EEA. There is no adequacy decision by the European Commission for these countries. Our cooperation with them is based on standard data protection clauses of the European Commission.

Pinterest is an offer of Pinterest Europe Ltd, Palmerston House, 2nd Floor, Fenian Street, Dublin 2, Ireland (“Pinterest”). The information automatically collected by Pinterest about your use of our online presence on Pinterest is usually transferred to a server of Pinterest, Inc., 505 Brannan St., San Francisco, CA 94107, USA and stored there.

Our service providers are located and/or use servers in countries outside the EU and the EEA for which the European Commission has determined an adequate level of data protection by decision.

Our service providers are located and/or use servers in countries outside the EU and the EEA. There is no adequacy decision by the European Commission for these countries. Our cooperation with them is based on standard data protection clauses of the European Commission.

7. contact options and your rights

7.1 Your rights

As the data subject, you have the following rights:

  • in accordance with Art. 15 GDPR, the right to request information about your personal data processed by us to the extent specified therein;
  • in accordance with Art. 16 GDPR, the right to demand the immediate correction of incorrect or incomplete personal data stored by us;
  • in accordance with Art. 17 GDPR, the right to demand the deletion of your personal data stored by us, unless further processing is necessary.
    • to exercise the right to freedom of expression and information;
    • to fulfill a legal obligation;
    • for reasons of public interest or
    • is necessary for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims;
  • in accordance with Art. 18 GDPR, the right to demand the restriction of the processing of your personal data, insofar as
    • the accuracy of the data is disputed by you;
    • the processing is unlawful, but you object to its erasure;
    • we no longer need the data, but you need it to assert, exercise or defend legal claims, or
    • you have objected to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 GDPR;
  • in accordance with Art. 20 GDPR, the right to receive your personal data that you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format or to request the transfer to another controller;
  • pursuant to Art. 77 GDPR, the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. As a rule, you can contact the supervisory authority of your usual place of residence or workplace or our company headquarters.

Right of objection

Insofar as we process personal data as explained above in order to safeguard our legitimate interests, which predominate in the context of a balancing of interests, you can object to this processing with effect for the future. If the processing is carried out for direct marketing purposes, you can exercise this right at any time as described above. If processing is carried out for other purposes, you only have the right to object on grounds relating to your particular situation.

After exercising your right to object, we will no longer process your personal data for these purposes unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms, or if the processing serves the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims.

This does not apply if the processing is carried out for direct marketing purposes. We will then no longer process your personal data for this purpose.

7.2 Contact options

If you have any questions regarding the collection, processing or use of your personal data, for information, correction, restriction or deletion of data as well as revocation of any consent given or objection to a specific use of data, please contact our company data protection officer.

Data Protection Officer:

Kieler Str. 36 a
25551 Hohenlockstedt
Germany

datenschutz@drht.de