Privacy policy

With the following text, we would like to inform you about the type, scope and purpose of the collection and use of personal data on our website. If you have any further questions about data protection in connection with our website, you can contact our data protection officer at info@kardiologie-nixdorff-vester.de.    

General notes and mandatory information

Designation of the responsible body   The controller responsible for data processing on this website is Prof. Dr. med. Uwe Nixdorff Internist, cardiologist, sports physician European Cardiologist Physical Fitness Specialist (Cooper Institute, Dallas/Texas, USA) Luise-Rainer-Strasse 6-10 40235 Düsseldorf Germany Tel: 0211 838 628 50 Managing Director: Prof. Dr. Uwe Nixdorff Registered office of the company: Düsseldorf Commercial register: HRB 72849 VAT ID No.: DE 256047729 Represented by our data protection officer: Mr. Daniel Rankl dr@rankl-consulting.de Rankl Consulting Egger Str. 49, 94526 Metten Phone: +49 (0)991/28069817 The controller decides alone or jointly with others on the purposes and means of processing personal data (e.g. names, contact details, etc.).    

Revocation of your consent to data processing

Some data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You can withdraw your consent at any time. An informal notification by e-mail is sufficient for the revocation. The legality of the data processing carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.  

Right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority

As a data subject, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority in the event of a breach of data protection law. The competent supervisory authority for data protection issues is the state data protection officer of the federal state in which our company is based. The following link provides a list of data protection officers and their contact details: https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Infothek/Anschriften_Links/anschriften_links-node.html.  

Right to data portability

You have the right to have data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in fulfillment of a contract handed over to you or to third parties. The data will be provided in a machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will only take place if it is technically feasible.  

Right to information, correction, blocking, deletion

You have the right to free information about your stored personal data, the origin of the data, its recipients and the purpose of the data processing and, if necessary, a right to correction, blocking or deletion of this data at any time within the framework of the applicable legal provisions. You can contact us at any time using the contact options listed in the legal notice if you have any further questions on the subject of personal data.  

SSL or TLS encryption

For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content that you send to us as the site operator, our website uses SSL or TLS encryption. This means that data that you transmit via this website cannot be read by third parties. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the "https://" address line of your browser and the lock symbol in the browser line.  

Server log files

  The website provider (IONOS) automatically collects and stores information that your browser automatically transmits to us in server log files. This information is Visited page on our domain Date and time of the server request Browser type and browser version Operating system used Referrer URL Host name of the accessing computer IP address This data is not merged with other data sources. The basis for data processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR, which permits the processing of data for the fulfillment of a contract or pre-contractual measures.  

Contact form / check-up registration / e-mail contact

Data transmitted via the contact form, including your contact details, will be stored in order to process your request or to be available for follow-up questions. This data will not be passed on without your consent. The data entered in the contact form is processed exclusively on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR). You can withdraw your consent at any time. An informal notification by e-mail or contact form is sufficient for revocation. The legality of the data processing operations carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation. Data transmitted via the contact form will remain with us until you ask us to delete it, revoke your consent to storage or there is no longer any need to store the data. Mandatory statutory provisions - in particular retention periods - remain unaffected.  

YouTube

Our website uses plugins from YouTube to integrate and display video content. The provider of the video portal is YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave, San Bruno, CA 94066, USA. When you access a page with an integrated YouTube plugin, a connection to the YouTube servers is established. This tells YouTube which of our pages you have visited. YouTube can assign your surfing behavior directly to your personal profile if you are logged into your YouTube account. You can prevent this by logging out beforehand. The use of YouTube is in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online offers. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. Details on the handling of user data can be found in YouTube's privacy policy at: https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy.  

Cookies

Our website uses cookies. These are small text files that your web browser stores on your end device. Cookies help us to make our website more user-friendly, effective and secure. Some cookies are "session cookies". Such cookies are deleted automatically at the end of your browser session. Other cookies, on the other hand, remain on your device until you delete them yourself. Such cookies help us to recognize you when you return to our website. With a modern web browser, you can monitor, restrict or prevent the setting of cookies. Many web browsers can be configured so that cookies are deleted automatically when the program is closed. Deactivating cookies may result in limited functionality of our website. The setting of cookies, which are necessary for the performance of electronic communication processes or the provision of certain functions desired by you (e.g. shopping cart), takes place on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. As the operator of this website, we have a legitimate interest in the storage of cookies for the technically error-free and smooth provision of our services. If other cookies are set (e.g. for analysis functions), these are treated separately in this privacy policy.  

Google Analytics

Our website uses functions of the web analysis service Google Analytics. The provider of the web analysis service is Google Inc, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. Google Analytics uses "cookies." These are small text files that your web browser stores on your end device and enable website usage to be analyzed. Information generated by cookies about your use of our website is transmitted to a Google server and stored there. The server location is usually the USA. Google Analytics cookies are set on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. As the operator of this website, we have a legitimate interest in the analysis of user behavior in order to optimize our website and, if necessary, advertising.  

IP anonymization

We use Google Analytics in conjunction with the IP anonymization function. It ensures that Google truncates your IP address within member states of the European Union or in other signatory states to the Agreement on the European Economic Area before transmitting it to the USA. There may be exceptional cases in which Google transmits the full IP address to a server in the USA and truncates it there. Google will use this information on our behalf for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity and providing us with other services relating to website activity and internet usage. The IP address transmitted by Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data.  

Browser plugin

The setting of cookies by your web browser can be prevented. However, this may restrict some of the functions of our website. You can also prevent the collection of data relating to your website use, including your IP address and subsequent processing by Google. You can do this by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available via the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de.  

Objection to data collection

You can prevent the collection of your data by Google Analytics by clicking on the following link. An opt-out cookie will be set to prevent your data from being collected on future visits to our website: Deactivate Google Analytics. Details on how Google Analytics handles user data can be found in Google's privacy policy: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=de.  

Order processing

We have concluded an order processing contract with Google in order to fully comply with the statutory data protection requirements. Demographic characteristics with Google Analytics Our website uses the "demographic features" function of Google Analytics. It can be used to create reports that contain statements about the age, gender and interests of site visitors. This data comes from interest-based advertising from Google and visitor data from third-party providers. It is not possible to assign the data to a specific person. You can deactivate this function at any time. This is possible via the ad settings in your Google account or by generally prohibiting the collection of your data by Google Analytics, as explained in the section "Objection to data collection".  

XING Plugin

Our website uses functions of the XING network. The provider is XING AG, Dammtorstraße 29-32, 20354 Hamburg, Germany. When a page with integrated Xing functions is accessed, a connection to the Xing servers is established. To the best of our knowledge, no personal data is stored in the process. IP addresses are not stored, nor is usage behavior evaluated. Details on data protection and the XING share button can be found in XING's privacy policy at: https://www.xing.com/app/share?op=data_protection.  

X (formerly Twitter) plugin

Our website uses functions of the Twitter service. The provider is Twitter Inc, 1355 Market Street, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA. When you use Twitter and the "Re-Tweet" function, websites you visit are linked to your Twitter account and published in your Twitter feed. This involves the transmission of data to Twitter. We have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or the use of this data by Twitter. Details can be found in Twitter's privacy policy: https://twitter.com/privacy. You can change your data protection settings on Twitter: https://twitter.com/account/settings  

Google AdSense

Our website uses Google AdSense. The provider is Google Inc, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. Google AdSense is used to integrate advertisements and sets cookies. Cookies are small text files that your web browser stores on your end device in order to analyze the use of the website. Google AdSense also uses web beacons. Web beacons are invisible graphics that make it possible to analyze visitor traffic on our website. Information generated by cookies and web beacons is transferred to Google servers and stored there. The server is located in the USA. Google may pass this information on to contractual partners. However, Google will not merge your IP address with other data stored by you. AdSense cookies are stored on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. As the website operator, we have a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior in order to optimize our website and our advertising. With a modern web browser, you can monitor, restrict and prevent the setting of cookies. Deactivating cookies may result in limited functionality of our website. By using our website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above.  

Google AdWords and Google Conversion Tracking

Our website uses Google AdWords. The provider is Google Inc, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, United States. AdWords is an online advertising program. As part of the online advertising program, we work with conversion tracking. After clicking on an ad placed by Google, a cookie is set for conversion tracking. Cookies are small text files that your web browser stores on your end device. Google AdWords cookies lose their validity after 30 days and are not used to personally identify users. The cookie allows Google and us to recognize that you have clicked on an ad and have been redirected to our website. Each Google AdWords customer receives a different cookie. The cookies cannot be tracked via the websites of AdWords customers. Conversion cookies are used to create conversion statistics for AdWords customers who use conversion tracking. AdWords customers learn how many users clicked on their ad and were redirected to pages with a conversion tracking tag. However, AdWords customers do not receive any information that allows users to be personally identified. If you do not wish to participate in tracking, you can object to its use. In this case, the conversion cookie must be deactivated in the user settings of the browser. This will also prevent your data from being included in the conversion tracking statistics. The storage of "conversion cookies" is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. As the website operator, we have a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior in order to optimize our website and our advertising. Details on Google AdWords and Google Conversion Tracking can be found in Google's privacy policy: https://www.google.de/policies/privacy/. With a modern web browser, you can monitor, restrict or prevent the setting of cookies. Deactivating cookies may result in limited functionality of our website.  

Hubspot (especially corporate customers - CRM system)

We use HubSpot for marketing activities on our website. HubSpot is a software company from the USA with a branch office HubSpot Ireland Limited in 2nd Floor 30 North Wall Quay, Dublin 1, Ireland. We use this integrated software solution for our own marketing, lead generation and customer service purposes. This includes email marketing, which regulates the sending of newsletters and automated mailings, social media publishing and reporting, contact management such as user segmentation and CRM, landing pages and contact forms. HubSpot uses cookies, small text files that are stored locally in the cache of your web browser on your end device and enable us to analyze your use of the website. HubSpot evaluates the information collected (e.g. IP address, geographical location, type of browser, duration of the visit and pages accessed) on our behalf so that we can generate reports on the visit and the pages visited. Information collected by HubSpot and the content of our website is stored on the servers of HubSpot's service providers. If you have given your consent to this in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR, the processing on this website is carried out for the purpose of website analysis.  Since HubSpot may transfer personal data to affiliated companies and subcontractors in countries outside the EU and the EEA, further protective mechanisms are required to ensure the level of data protection required by the GDPR. For the USA, there is an adequacy decision of the EU Commission pursuant to Art. 45 para. 1 GDPR with regard to companies with certification under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework. HubSpot, Inc. is certified under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework and is therefore committed to complying with appropriate data protection standards, which can be viewed at the following link: www.dataprivacyframework.gov/s/participant-search. For potential transfers to other third countries outside the EU and the EEA for which there is no adequacy decision by the EU Commission, standard data protection clauses pursuant to Art. 46 para. 2 lit. c GDPR are also agreed. These oblige the recipient of the data in the third country to process the data in accordance with the level of protection in Europe. The data will be deleted as soon as it is no longer required for the purpose for which it was collected. You can permanently object to the collection of data by HubSpot and the setting of cookies by preventing the storage of cookies through your browser settings. You can object to the processing of your personal data at any time with effect for the future.    

Appointments (especially for patients)

We use the Doctolib appointment management system for optimal appointment management. Doctolib offers us a modern calendar system and also gives our patients the opportunity to make appointments with us online at https://www.doctolib.de/. Doctolib GmbH (Mehringdamm 51, 10961 Berlin) acts as a processor for us. o We use the Doctolib calendar software for all our patients (regardless of whether the patient has a Doctolib user account for online booking or not) in order to manage appointments in a standardized manner. Doctolib processes all data in accordance with all applicable data protection regulations and applies the highest security standards. The following data is entered into the Doctolib calendar to make appointments: surname, first name, date of birth, address, telephone number, email address, GP, health insurance status, referring doctor, reason for visit and appointment history. o Your data is collected for the purposes of appointment management, as was previously the case with us. The legal basis for the processing of your data is Art. 6 I b) GDPR (the treatment order you give us), Art. 6 I a) GDPR (consent for appointment reminders by text message and email) and Art. 9 II h) GDPR (the purposes of preventive healthcare). The data will be stored for a period of 10 years in line with the retention obligations under professional law. Doctolib does not forward the data to commercial providers. Doctolib is contractually bound to confidentiality in accordance with §§ 203, 204 StGB. A release from the duty of confidentiality is not required. o In order to minimize missed appointments, we would like to remind you of your appointment by SMS and/or e-mail using the Doctolib calendar system with your consent. If you no longer wish to receive reminders, please let us know at any time and we will cancel the reminders. o Special features of online booking A Doctolib user account is required for online appointment booking; Doctolib's data protection information, which is available on the doctolib.de website, applies. Doctolib GmbH (Mehringdamm 51, 10961 Berlin) is responsible for data processing for the creation of a Doctolib user account.