DATA PROTECTION
Corbiota is pleased that you are visiting our website and thanks you for your interest in our company. We take data protection seriously.
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This privacy policy describes:
the personal data Corbiota collects when you visit our website
the purposes for which Corbiota uses this data
the legal basis for the processing of personal data
the recipients of this personal data
the period for which that personal data will be stored
whether you are obliged to provide personal data
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We would also like to inform you:
about the existence of your rights regarding the processing of your personal data
about the person responsible for processing within the meaning of the data protection laws and our data protection officer
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1. General visits to our website
If you visit our website without contacting us or logging in, your browser automatically transmits the following information to our server:
IP address of your computer
Information about your browser (e.g. main language, user agent, version)
the website you were on just before you landed on our website
the URL or requested file, title of the page viewed
the URL of the page accessed before the current page
Link clicks on external domains
Date and time of your visit
location of the user
screen resolution
Volume of data transferred
Status information, e.g. error messages, page generation time
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We use this data to:
send the requested content to your browser. We only save the full IP address to the extent necessary to deliver the requested content to you.
Send your IP address to a service provider to map your public IP address with company and industry related information (no personal data). This company and industry-related information is processed in our web measurement system. In this process step, your IP address is never stored by our service provider or in our system.
to protect us from attacks and to ensure the proper operation of our website. We store this data temporarily and with limited access for a maximum period of 180 days. This period may be extended if and to the extent necessary to track attacks and incidents. Chemovator will only investigate the user of an IP address in the event of an illegal attack.
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We store your computer's IP address after removing the last octet of the IP address, i.e. H. in anonymous form, to measure audience traffic, which allows us to improve our website. We remove the last octet of the IP address immediately after collection. We do not collect any personal data about your use of our website.
The legal basis for processing is Article 6 (1) lit. f of the General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR"). Our legitimate interest is to ensure the functionality and security of this website.
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2. Contact forms and contact via email
If you contact us by email or via the contact form on our website, we will receive the following information:
Your e-mail address and other information that you provide to us by e-mail or via the contact form
Date and time of your message
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We use this data to answer and, if possible, to process your request.
We store this data to the extent necessary to answer and fulfill your request or until we receive a request from you to delete your personal data. Please note that if you ask us to delete your personal information, we may not be able to respond to your request and honor your request. Please also note that in some cases we need to store messages containing personal data in order to protect our rights.
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The legal basis for processing is Article 6 (1) lit. a GDPR. By contacting us and providing us with personal information, you consent to the processing and use of the personal information you have provided. You can revoke your consent at any time by sending us an informal email. In the event that we have to store the transmitted data to protect our rights, the legal basis for processing is still Article 6 (1) lit. f GDPR.
3. Use of cookies
Our website partially uses so-called cookies. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer and saved by your browser. Cookies do not damage your computer and do not contain viruses. Cookies can serve to make our offer more user-friendly, effective and secure (so-called "functional cookies"). In addition, cookies can also be used for marketing or analysis purposes (so-called "tracking cookies" or "marketing cookies").
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When using our website, the following functional cookies are stored on your computer
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You can disable or delete such cookies in your browser settings. Please note that by disabling functional cookies, not all functionalities of our website may be accessible.
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We will inform you about the use of tracking or marketing cookies in our cookie banner when you first visit our website and whenever you visit our website without giving your consent to cookie tracking. If you do not agree to the use of cookies via our cookie banner, we will not place any tracking or marketing cookies on your computer. If you agree to the use of cookies, the following cookies will be stored on your computer:
Google Analytics
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4.Google Analytics
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, United States of America ("Google"). Google Analytics uses so-called cookies, 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. If IP anonymization is activated on this website, Google will shorten your IP address beforehand within the member states of the European Union or within the various contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the complete IP address be sent to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity for website operators and to provide other services related to website activity and internet usage.
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The IP address transmitted as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data.
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The Google Analytics cookies will not be stored on your computer unless you consent to the cookies via our cookie banner. You can also refuse the use of cookies by making the appropriate settings in your browser: Please note that in this case you may not be able to use all the functions of this website to their full extent. You can also prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) and from processing this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link: http:/ /tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en.
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This website uses Google Analytics with the extension "_anonymizeIp()". As a result, IP addresses are further processed in an abbreviated form so that a personal reference can be excluded. If the data collected about you contains personal references, these will be excluded immediately and the personal data will be deleted immediately.
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We use Google Analytics to regularly analyze and improve the use of our website. By collecting the statistics, we can improve our offer and make it more interesting for you as a user. For the exceptional cases in which personal data is transferred to the USA, Google has submitted to the EU-US Privacy Shield, https://www.privacyshield.gov/EU-US-Framework.
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Third Party Information: Google Dublin, Google Ireland Ltd, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, Fax: +353 (1) 436 1001.
Terms of Use: http://www.google.com/analytics/terms/de.html, Privacy Policy Overview: http://www.google.com/intl/de/analytics/learn/privacy.html, and Privacy Policy: http://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy.
Storage of user and event data: 14 months.
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The legal basis for the use of Google Analytics is 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. Our legitimate interest is the analysis of user behavior to improve the content, functionality and security of our website.
If you do not agree to the storage and use of your data, you can deactivate this function here. In this case, an opt-out cookie will be stored in your browser to prevent Google Analytics from storing your usage data. If you delete your cookies, this means that the opt-out cookie will also be deleted. You must then re-enable it when you return to our website if you do not want your activity to be tracked.
Disable Google Analytics
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5. Social Media, Plugins and Tools
Facebook plugins (like & share buttons)
Our website contains plugins for the social network Facebook, Facebook Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA. You can recognize the Facebook plugins by the Facebook logo or the Like button on our site. You can find an overview of the Facebook plugins at https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/.
Our website has been set up in such a way that Facebook plugins are not automatically activated. If you activate content from Facebook, the plugin establishes a direct connection between your browser and the Facebook server. As a result, Facebook receives information from your IP address that you have visited our website. If you click the Facebook Like button while logged into your Facebook account, you can link the content of our site to your Facebook profile. In this way, Facebook can associate visits to our website with your user account. Please note that as the operator of this website, we have no knowledge of the content of the data transmitted to Facebook or how Facebook uses this data.
For more information, see Facebook's privacy policy at https://de-de.facebook.com/policy.php.
If you do not want Facebook to associate your visit to our website with your Facebook account, please log out of your Facebook account or do not activate Facebook content.
We cannot rule out the possibility that your personal data will be transferred outside the European Union, in particular to the USA, as a result of the activation of Facebook content. With regard to the collection and processing of personal data, Facebook Inc. has opted for the EU-US. Privacy Shield Framework certified.
The legal basis for the processing of personal data in connection with the Facebook plugin is Article 6 (1) lit. a and lit. f GDPR. By activating Facebook content on our website, you consent to the use of your personal data. Our legitimate interest is to improve the functionality and content of our website.
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LinkedIn plugin
Our website uses functions from the LinkedIn network. The service is provided by LinkedIn Corporation, 2029 Stierlin Court, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.
Our website has been set up in such a way that LinkedIn plugins are not automatically activated. If you activate LinkedIn content on our website, your browser establishes a direct connection to the LinkedIn servers. LinkedIn is informed that you have visited our websites from your IP address. If you use the LinkedIn "Recommend" button and are logged into your LinkedIn account, LinkedIn is able to link your visit to our website to your user account. We would like to point out that as the provider of these pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data and their use by LinkedIn.
For more information, see LinkedIn's privacy policy at https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy.
We cannot rule out the possibility that your personal data will be transmitted outside the European Union, in particular to the USA, as a result of the activation of LinkedIn content. With regard to the collection and processing of personal data, LinkedIn Corporation has opted for the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework certified.
The legal basis for the processing of personal data in connection with the LinkedIn plugin is Article 6 (1) lit. a and lit. f GDPR. By activating LinkedIn content on our website, you agree to the use of your personal data. Our legitimate interest is to improve the functionality and content of our website.
6. Privacy of Minors
This website is intended for use by persons over the age of 18. We do not attempt to collect information about anyone under the age of 18.
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Persons under the age of 18 should not submit any information to or post on the Websites. If such an individual submits personally identifiable information through the Sites, we will delete that information as soon as we become aware of their age and will not use it for any purpose thereafter.
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7. Automated Decision Making
Personal information collected through this website is not subject to automated individual decision-making
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8. Data transfer to third countries
Unless otherwise stated in this data protection declaration, personal data will not be passed on to third countries.
9. Your Rights
Under the General Data Protection Regulation, you have certain rights, including the right to request a copy of the personal information we hold about you, if you request us to do so in writing:
Right to information: You have the right to receive information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipient as well as the purpose of the data processing free of charge at any time.
Right to rectification: if your personal data is inaccurate or incomplete, you have the right to have your personal data rectified;
Right to erasure: this is also known as "the right to be forgotten" and allows you to request the deletion or removal of your information where there is no compelling reason for us to continue using it. This is not a general right to erasure; there are exceptions. For example, we have the right to continue using your personal data if such use is necessary for compliance with our legal obligations or for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims.
Right to restrict our use of your information: the right to suspend the use of your personal information or the ways in which we may use it. Please note that this right is limited in certain situations: where we are processing your personal information that we have collected from you with your consent, you can request restriction based on your consent only: (a) inaccuracy of the data; (b) where our processing is unlawful and you do not want your personal data to be erased; (c) if you need it for a legal claim; or (d) when we no longer need to use the data for the purposes for which we hold it. If processing is restricted, we can still store your information, but we are not allowed to use it further. We maintain lists of individuals who have requested restriction of use of their personal information to ensure that the restriction is complied with in the future;
Right to data portability: the right to request that we move, copy or transfer your personal data in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format across different services for your own purposes (where technically feasible);
Right to object: the right to object to our use of your personal information, including the right to direct marketing where we are using it for our legitimate interests;
Right to information: you have the right to receive clear, transparent and easily understandable information about how we use your personal data; and
Right to withdraw consent: If you have given your consent to anything we do with your personal data, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time (however, if you do so, it does not mean that everything we do with you have done with your personal data with your consent up to that point is unlawful). Exercising these rights is free of charge for you, but you must prove your identity with 2 approved forms of identification. We will use reasonable efforts consistent with our legal obligation to provide, correct or delete personal information about you on our files.
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To make any inquiries or to exercise any of your rights set out in this Privacy Policy and/or to make a complaint, please contact us by email or letter and we will aim to respond within 30 days. See Section 11 below for contact details. When we receive formal written complaints, we will contact the person who made the complaint to investigate it. We work with the relevant regulators, including local data protection authorities, to resolve any complaints that we cannot resolve directly. If you are not satisfied with the way we are handling a complaint regarding your personal data, you can refer your complaint to the relevant data protection supervisory authority.
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10. Complaints
You have the right to lodge a complaint with our data protection officer (see below for contact details) or with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State in which you have your habitual residence, your place of work or the place of the alleged infringement.
Or you can contact:
The State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information North Rhine-Westphalia
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11. Data Protection Officer
Please address your inquiries to datenschutz@corbiota.com
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