PRIVACY POLICY

This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, and protect your personal data when you visit our website or use our services.

Age Restriction & Medical Content

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We are very delighted that you have shown interest in our enterprise. Data protection is of a particularly high priority for the management of the Hypospadias Centrum. The use of the Internet pages of the Hypospadias Centrum is possible without any indication of personal data; however, if a data subject wants to use special enterprise services via our website, processing of personal data could become necessary. If the processing of personal data is necessary and there is no statutory basis for such processing, we generally obtain consent from 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 General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and in accordance with the country-specific data protection regulations applicable to the Hypospadias Centrum. By means of this data protection declaration, our enterprise would like to inform the general public of the nature, scope, and purpose of the personal data we collect, use and process. Furthermore, data subjects are informed, by means of this data protection declaration, of the rights to which they are entitled.As the controller, the Hypospadias Centrum has implemented numerous technical and organizational measures to ensure the most complete protection of personal data processed through this website. However, Internet-based data transmissions may in principle have security gaps, so absolute protection may not be guaranteed. For this reason, every data subject is free to transfer personal data to us via alternative means, e.g. by telephone.

1. Definitions

Personal data: Any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (“data subject”).
Data subject: Any identified or identifiable person whose personal data is processed.
Processing: Any operation performed on personal data, whether or not by automated means.
Restriction of processing: Marking of stored personal data with the aim of limiting their processing.
Profiling: Automated processing of personal data to evaluate certain personal aspects.
Pseudonymisation: Processing data so that it can no longer be attributed to a specific person without additional information.
Controller: Person or body determining purposes and means of processing personal data.
Processor: Person or body processing personal data on behalf of the controller.
Recipient: Person or body to whom personal data are disclosed.
Third party: Anyone other than the data subject, controller, processor and those authorized to process data.
Consent: Freely given, specific, informed and unambiguous indication of agreement by the data subject.

2. Name and Address of the Controller

Controller for the purposes of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), other data protection laws applicable in Member states of the European Union and other provisions related to data protection is: Hypospadias Centrum Trieler Ring 94 63500 Seligenstadt Germany Phone: +491742056913 Email: info@hypospadiezentrum.de Website: https://www.hypospadias.net

3. Cookies

The Internet pages of the Hypospadias Centrum use cookies. Cookies are text files that are stored in a computer system via an Internet browser. Many Internet sites and servers use cookies. Many cookies contain a so-called cookie ID. A cookie ID is a unique identifier of the cookie. It consists of a character string through which Internet pages and servers can be assigned to the specific Internet browser in which the cookie was stored. This allows visited Internet sites and servers to differentiate the individual browser of the data subject from other Internet browsers that contain other cookies. A specific Internet browser can be recognized and identified using the unique cookie ID. Through the use of cookies, the Hypospadias Centrum can provide the users of this website with more user-friendly services that would not be possible without the cookie setting. By means of a cookie, the information and offers on our website can be optimized with the user in mind. Cookies allow us, as previously mentioned, to recognize our website users. The purpose of this recognition is to make it easier for users to utilize our website. The website user that uses cookies, e.g. does not have to enter access data each time the website is accessed, because this is taken over by the website, and the cookie is thus stored on the user’s computer system. Another example is the cookie of a shopping cart in an online shop. The online store remembers the articles that a customer has placed in the virtual shopping cart via a cookie. The data subject may, at any time, prevent the setting of cookies through our website by means of a corresponding setting of the Internet browser used, and may thus permanently deny the setting of cookies. Furthermore, already set cookies may be deleted at any time via an Internet browser or other software programs. This is possible in all popular Internet browsers. If the data subject deactivates the setting of cookies in the Internet browser used, not all functions of our website may be entirely usable.

4. Collection of General Data and Information

The website of the Hypospadias Centrum collects a series of general data and information when a data subject or automated system calls up the website. This general data and information are stored in the server log files. Collected may be (1) the browser types and versions used, (2) the operating system used by the accessing system, (3) the website from which an accessing system reaches our website (so-called referrers), (4) the sub-websites, (5) the date and time of access to the Internet site, (6) an Internet protocol address (IP address), (7) the Internet service provider of the accessing system, and (8) any other similar data and information that may be used in the event of attacks on our information technology systems. When using these general data and information, the Hypospadias Centrum does not draw any conclusions about the data subject. Rather, this information is needed to (1) deliver the content of our website correctly, (2) optimize the content of our website as well as its advertisement, (3) ensure the long-term viability of our information technology systems and website technology, and (4) provide law enforcement authorities with the information necessary for criminal prosecution in case of a cyber-attack. Therefore, the Hypospadias Centrum analyzes anonymously collected data and information statistically, with the aim of increasing the data protection and data security of our enterprise, and to ensure an optimal level of protection for the personal data we process. The anonymous data of the server log files are stored separately from all personal data provided by a data subject.

5. Contact Possibility via the Website

The website of the Hypospadias Centrum contains information that enables a quick electronic contact to our enterprise, as well as direct communication with us, which also includes a general address of the so-called electronic mail (e-mail address). If a data subject contacts the controller by e-mail or via a contact form, the personal data transmitted by the data subject are automatically stored. Such personal data transmitted on a voluntary basis by a data subject to the data controller are stored for the purpose of processing or contacting the data subject. There is no transfer of this personal data to third parties.

6. Subscription to Comments in the Blog on the Website

The comments made in the blog of the Hypospadias Centrum may be subscribed to by third parties. In particular, there is the possibility that a commenter subscribes to the comments following his comments on a particular blog post. If a data subject decides to subscribe to the option, the controller will send an automatic confirmation e-mail to check the double opt-in procedure as to whether the owner of the specified e-mail address decided in favor of this option. The option to subscribe to comments may be terminated at any time.

7. Routine Erasure and Blocking of Personal Data

The data controller shall process and store the personal data of the data subject only for the period necessary to achieve the purpose of storage, or as far as this is granted by the European legislator or other legislators in laws or regulations to which the controller is subject to. If the storage purpose is not applicable, or if a storage period prescribed by the European legislator or another competent legislator expires, the personal data are routinely blocked or erased in accordance with legal requirements.

8. Rights of the Data Subject

a) Right of confirmation: Data subjects may request confirmation as to whether personal data concerning them are being processed. This can be done by contacting any employee of the controller at any time. b) Right of access: Data subjects can request information on their stored personal data and receive a copy. They have the right to know the purpose of processing, categories of data, recipients, retention period, existence of rights such as correction or deletion, data source, and information about automated decision-making and international transfers. c) Right to rectification: Data subjects can request immediate correction of inaccurate data and completion of incomplete data. d) Right to erasure (Right to be forgotten): Data subjects may request deletion of personal data without delay under certain conditions, e.g., when data are no longer needed, consent is withdrawn, data are processed unlawfully, etc. The controller will also inform other controllers about the deletion request where applicable. e) Right of restriction of processing: Data subjects can request restriction of processing if accuracy is contested, processing is unlawful, data are no longer needed but required for legal claims, or there is a pending objection. f) Right to data portability: Data subjects can request to receive personal data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format, and have the right to transmit it to another controller where feasible. g) Right to object: Data subjects can object to data processing based on Article 6(1)(e) or (f) GDPR, including profiling. They can also object to processing for direct marketing or for scientific or statistical purposes. h) Automated decision-making, including profiling: Data subjects have the right not to be subject to decisions based solely on automated processing unless necessary for a contract, authorized by law, or based on consent. They may request human intervention and express their point of view. i) Right to withdraw consent: Data subjects can withdraw their consent to processing of personal data at any time by contacting any employee of the controller.

9. Legal Basis for the Processing

Art. 6(1) lit. a GDPR serves as the legal basis for processing operations where consent is obtained for a specific purpose. Processing necessary for the performance of a contract is based on Art. 6(1) lit. b GDPR, including pre-contractual inquiries. If a legal obligation requires data processing (e.g., tax duties), it falls under Art. 6(1) lit. c GDPR. In cases concerning vital interests, Art. 6(1) lit. d GDPR applies. When processing is necessary for legitimate interests of the company or third parties, Art. 6(1) lit. f GDPR provides the basis, provided these interests are not overridden by the rights of the data subject.

10. The Legitimate Interests Pursued

Where data processing is based on Art. 6(1) lit. f GDPR, our legitimate interest is to conduct our business in a way that benefits all employees and shareholders.

11. Storage Period

The storage period is based on statutory retention requirements. Once these periods expire, data are routinely deleted unless further retention is necessary for fulfilling or initiating a contract.

12. Requirement to Provide Personal Data

The provision of personal data can be a legal or contractual requirement. It may be necessary to enter into a contract, and failure to provide the data may prevent the contract from being concluded. Data subjects are advised to consult an employee to clarify whether providing personal data is legally or contractually required and the consequences of not providing it.

13. Automated Decision-Making

We do not use automated decision-making or profiling.

This Privacy Policy has been generated by the Privacy Policy Generator of the DGD – Your External DPO, developed in cooperation with WILDE BEUGER SOLMECKE, Cologne.