Privacy Policy

The responsible party within the meaning of data protection laws is: Dr. med. Christian Merettig

Collection of general information:

The operators of this website take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy. When you use this website, various personal data are collected. Personal data is data with which you can be personally identified. This privacy policy explains what data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this is done. Please note that data transmission over the Internet (e.g., when communicating by email) can have security vulnerabilities. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.

When you access our website, information of a general nature is automatically collected. This information (server log files) includes, for example, the type of web browser, the operating system used, the domain name of your Internet service provider, and similar information.

This information is technically necessary to correctly deliver the website content you request and is automatically generated when you use the internet. For technical security reasons, particularly to defend against attacks on our web server, we store this data. After you leave our website, the data is anonymized by shortening the IP address to the domain level, making it impossible to identify individual users. We use this anonymous information for statistical analysis to optimize our website and its underlying technology. This data is not compared with other data sets or shared with third parties, even in part.

Contact Form:
If you contact us via email or our contact form, the information you provide will be stored for the purpose of processing your request and for any follow-up questions.

Data Deletion and Blocking:

We adhere to the principles of data avoidance and data minimization. We therefore only store your personal data for as long as is necessary to achieve the purposes stated here or as required by the various retention periods stipulated by law. Once the respective purpose ceases to apply or these periods expire, the corresponding data is routinely blocked or deleted in accordance with legal regulations.

Cookies:

Like many other websites, we also use so-called “cookies.” Cookies are small text files that are transferred from a web server to your hard drive. This allows us to automatically receive certain data, such as your IP address, the browser you are using, your operating system, and information about your internet connection. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or transmit viruses to a computer. The information contained in cookies allows us to facilitate your navigation and ensure the correct display of our website. Under no circumstances will the data we collect be shared with third parties or linked to personal data without your consent. Of course, you can also view our website without cookies. Internet browsers are usually set to accept cookies. You can disable the use of cookies at any time via your browser settings. Please use your internet browser’s help function to learn how to change these settings. Please note that some features of our website may not function if you have disabled the use of cookies.

We use the “Real Cookie Banner” consent tool to manage the cookies and similar technologies (tracking pixels, web beacons, etc.) and related consents. Details on how “Real Cookie Banner” works can be found at https://devowl.io/de/rcb/datenverarbeitung/.

The legal basis for processing personal data in this context is Article 6(1)(c) GDPR and Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest is managing the cookies and similar technologies used and the related consents.

Providing your personal data is neither contractually required nor necessary for entering into a contract. You are not obligated to provide your personal data. If you do not provide your personal data, we will be unable to manage your consents.

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Inc. (hereinafter: Google).

Google Analytics uses “cookies,” which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website will generally be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States.

We have activated IP anonymization on this website.

Due to the activation of IP anonymization on this website, your IP address will be shortened by Google 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 Google data.

You can prevent the storage of cookies by adjusting your browser settings; however, please note that in this case, you may not be able to fully utilize all the functions of this website. Furthermore, you can prevent Google from collecting and processing data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de

In addition to or as an alternative to the browser add-on, you can disable tracking by Google Analytics on our pages by clicking this link: Disable Google Analytics. This will install an opt-out cookie on your device. This will prevent Google Analytics from collecting data for this website and this browser in the future, as long as the cookie remains installed in your browser.

We have concluded a data processing agreement with Google and fully comply with the strict requirements of the German data protection authorities when using Google Analytics.

Additionally, or as an alternative to the browser add-on, you can prevent tracking by Google Analytics on our pages by clicking this link: Disable Google Analytics Embedded YouTube videos:

We embed YouTube videos on some of our web pages. The operator of the corresponding plugins is YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA. When you visit a page with the YouTube plugin, a connection to YouTube’s servers is established. This informs YouTube which pages you are visiting. If you are logged into your YouTube account, YouTube can associate your browsing behavior with you personally. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account beforehand. When a YouTube video is started, the provider sets cookies that collect information about user behavior. Users who have deactivated the storage of cookies for the Google Ads program will not encounter such cookies when watching YouTube videos. However, YouTube also stores non-personally identifiable usage information in other cookies. If you wish to prevent this, you must block the storage of cookies in your browser. Further information on data protection at YouTube can be found in the provider’s privacy policy at: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de&gl=de

Google AdWords:

Our website uses Google Conversion Tracking. If you reached our website via an ad placed by Google, Google AdWords will place a cookie on your computer. The conversion tracking cookie is set when a user clicks on an ad placed by Google. These cookies expire after 30 days and are not used for personal identification. If the user visits certain pages of our website and the cookie has not yet expired, we and Google can recognize that the user clicked on the ad and was redirected to this page. Each Google AdWords customer receives a different cookie. Therefore, cookies cannot be tracked across the websites of different AdWords customers. The information obtained using the conversion cookie is used to create conversion statistics for AdWords customers who have opted for conversion tracking. Customers see the total number of users who clicked on their ad and were redirected to a page with a conversion tracking tag. However, they do not receive any personally identifiable information. If you do not wish to participate in tracking, you can disable the necessary cookie setting.

You can reject this – for example, via a browser setting that generally disables the automatic setting of cookies, or by configuring your browser to block cookies from the domain “googleleadservices.com”. Please note that you must not delete the opt-out cookies as long as you do not want your data to be recorded. If you have deleted all your browser cookies, you will need to set the respective opt-out cookie again.

Use of Google Remarketing:

This website uses the remarketing function of Google Inc. This function serves to present website visitors with interest-based advertisements within the Google advertising network. A so-called “cookie” is stored in the website visitor’s browser, which makes it possible to recognize the visitor when they visit websites that belong to Google’s advertising network. On these pages, the visitor may be presented with advertisements that relate to content that the visitor previously viewed on websites that use Google’s remarketing function. According to Google, no personal data is collected during this process. Should you still not wish to use Google’s remarketing function, you can deactivate it by adjusting the settings at https://adssettings.google.com. Alternatively, you can deactivate the use of cookies for interest-based advertising via the Network Advertising Initiative by following the instructions at http://optout.networkadvertising.org.

Your rights to information, rectification, blocking, erasure, and objection:

You have the right to obtain information about your personal data stored by us at any time. You also have the right to rectification, blocking, or, apart from the legally required data storage for business transactions, erasure of your personal data. To ensure that data blocking can be implemented at any time, this data must be kept in a block file for control purposes. You can also request the erasure of your data, provided there is no legal obligation to retain it. If such an obligation exists, we will block your data upon request. You can make changes or withdraw your consent by notifying us accordingly, with effect for the future.

Changes to our Privacy Policy:

We reserve the right to amend this Privacy Policy from time to time to ensure it always complies with current legal requirements or to reflect changes to our services, such as the introduction of new services. The new Privacy Policy will then apply to your next visit.

This Privacy Policy was created with the support of activeMind AG.