Privacy information
We take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with statutory data protection regulations. Below we inform you about the processing of personal data.
As a rule, you can use our website without providing personal data. We collect, process and use personal data only to the extent necessary to provide the services offered (pursuant to Art. 6 (1)(e) GDPR). Where our website offers the possibility to enter personal or business data (email addresses, names, addresses, etc.), such data is provided by the user on an expressly voluntary basis and may be revoked at any time.
Data marked as mandatory is required to assign and respond to your enquiry. Additional information may be provided voluntarily. Data processing for the purpose of contacting us is carried out pursuant to Art. 6 (1)(1)(a) GDPR on the basis of your voluntarily given consent. Your data is stored only for as long as necessary for the stated purpose.
You have the right to information, rectification, erasure and restriction of processing of your data. You also have the right to object to processing and to data portability. Please note that data transmission over the Internet (e.g. when communicating by email) may have security vulnerabilities. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.
Controller
The controller responsible for data processing on this website is: MEL Medical GmbH Dirk Hörnemann Lindenstr. 24 59387 Ascheberg Germany Phone: +49 2599 501 95 - 0 Email: info@mel-medical.de
The controller is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others determines the purposes and means of processing personal data (e.g. names, email addresses, etc.).
Cookies
This website partly uses so-called cookies. Cookies do not harm your computer and do not contain viruses. Cookies serve to make our offering more user-friendly, effective and secure. Cookies are small text files stored on your computer by your browser.
Most of the cookies we use are so-called session cookies. They are automatically deleted after your visit ends. Other cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them. These cookies enable us to recognise your browser on your next visit.
You can configure your browser to notify you when cookies are set, to allow cookies only in individual cases, to exclude acceptance of cookies in certain cases or generally, and to activate automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. Disabling cookies may limit the functionality of this website.
Server log files
The provider of these pages automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files that your browser transmits to us automatically. These are:
Browser type/version
Operating system used
Referrer URL (the previously visited page)
Host name / IP address of the accessing computer
Time of the server request
The data mentioned is processed by us on the basis of our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 (1)(1)(f) GDPR for the following purposes:
Ensuring a smooth connection to the website
Ensuring comfortable use of our website
Evaluating system security and stability, and
for other administrative purposes
This data cannot be assigned to specific individuals. This data is not merged with other data sources. We reserve the right to check this data subsequently if we become aware of concrete evidence of unlawful use.
Disclosure of data
We do not pass on data to third parties unless this has previously been made known to the user and the transfer has been initiated by the user through a clear and deliberate electronic action. Disclosure to third parties for commercial or non-commercial purposes does not take place without your express consent. We only pass on your personal data to third parties when this is legally permitted (for example on the basis of Article 6 GDPR) and/or necessary.
Furthermore, we partly use plugins from other providers on our website. Further details can be found below.
Rights of data subjects
We hereby inform you that pursuant to Articles 15 et seq. GDPR, you have the right, under the conditions defined there, to obtain information about the personal data concerned, as well as to rectification or erasure or restriction of processing, or a right to object to processing and the right to data portability.
Pursuant to Article 77 GDPR, you also have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority if you believe that the processing of personal data concerning you violates this Regulation. Where processing is based on Article 6(1)(a) GDPR or Article 9(2)(a) GDPR (consent), you also have the right to withdraw consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.
Changes to our privacy information
We reserve the right to adapt this privacy information from time to time so that it always meets current legal requirements or to implement changes to our services in the privacy information, for example when introducing new services. The new privacy information will apply on your next visit.
SSL/TLS encryption
For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as enquiries you send to us as the site operator, this site uses SSL/TLS encryption. You can recognise an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from "http://" to "https://" and by the lock symbol in your browser line.
When SSL/TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.
Information, erasure and blocking
You have the right at any time to free information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipients and the purpose of data processing, as well as a right to rectification, blocking or erasure of this data. For this and for further questions on the subject of personal data, you can contact us at any time at the address given in the legal notice.
Objection to advertising emails
We hereby object to the use of contact data published within the scope of the legal notice obligation for sending advertising and information materials not expressly requested. The site operators expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of the unsolicited sending of advertising information, such as spam emails.
Plugins and tools
Google Maps
This site uses the Google Maps map service via an API (interface). The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
To use this service, it is necessary to establish a connection with the provider. In doing so, the IP address is transmitted to and stored by the provider. As the provider of this website, we have no influence over this data transmission.
The use of Google Maps is in the interest of an appealing presentation of our website and easy findability of the locations indicated on the website. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 (1)(f) GDPR.
Further information on the handling of user data can be found in Google's privacy policy: https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/