1. Data Protection at a Glance
General Information
The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit our website. Personal data is any data by which you can be personally identified. Detailed information on data protection can be found in our privacy policy listed below this text.
Data Collection on Our Website
Who is responsible for data collection on this website?
Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. The operator’s contact details can be found in the imprint of this website.
How do we collect your data?
Your data is collected, for example, when you provide it to us. This may include data that you enter into a contact form.
Other data is automatically collected by our IT systems when you visit the website. These are primarily technical data (e.g., browser, operating system, or time of the page request). This data is collected automatically as soon as you access our website.
What do we use your data for?
Part of the data is collected to ensure the website functions without errors. Other data may be used to analyze your user behavior.
What rights do you have regarding your data?
You have the right at any time to receive free information about the origin, recipients, and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have the right to request the correction, blocking, or deletion of this data. For this and other questions about data protection, you can contact us at any time at the address provided in the imprint. Additionally, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.
Analytics and Third-Party Tools
When you visit our website, your browsing behavior may be statistically evaluated. This is done primarily using cookies and analytics programs. The analysis is usually anonymous and cannot be traced back to you. You can object to this analysis or prevent it by not using certain tools. Detailed information can be found in the following privacy policy.
You can object to this analysis. We will inform you about the options for objection in this privacy policy.
2. General Information and Mandatory Disclosures
Data Protection
The operators of these pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy.
When you use this website, various personal data is collected. Personal data is any data that can be used to personally identify you. This privacy policy explains what data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this happens.
We point out that data transmission over the Internet (e.g., communication via email) can have security vulnerabilities. Complete protection of data from access by third parties is not possible.
Note on the Responsible Entity
The responsible entity for data processing on this website is:
Society for Clinical Research e. V.
Hardenbergstraße 20, 10623 Berlin, Germany
Phone: +49 (0) 30 315744 – 0
Email: datenschutz@gkf-berlin.de
Registered office (legal jurisdiction): Berlin
Registered at the District Court of Berlin-Charlottenburg, No. VR 14853
Board of Directors according to § 26 BGB: Stephan Baumgartner, Renatus Ziegler, Jean-Marc Decressonnière
The responsible entity is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data (e.g., names, email addresses, etc.).
Revocation of Your Consent to Data Processing
Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You can revoke your consent at any time. An informal email to us is sufficient. The legality of the data processing carried out until the revocation remains unaffected.
Right to Lodge a Complaint with the Competent Supervisory Authority
In the event of violations of data protection laws, the data subject has the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority. The competent authority for data protection matters is the data protection officer of the federal state in which our company has its registered office. A list of data protection officers and their contact details can be found at:
https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Infothek/Anschriften_Links/anschriften_links-node.html
Right to Data Portability
You have the right to receive data that we process based on your consent or in fulfillment of a contract in a common, machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will only be done if technically feasible.
SSL or TLS Encryption
For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content (such as orders or inquiries you send to us), this site uses SSL or TLS encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the address line of the browser changing from “http://” to “https://” and by the lock icon in your browser bar.
When SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.
Right to Information, Blocking, Deletion
Within the framework of applicable legal provisions, you have the right at any time to receive free information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipients, and the purpose of the data processing. You also have a right to correct, block, or delete this data. For this and other questions regarding personal data, you can contact us at the address provided in the imprint.
Objection to Promotional Emails
We hereby object to the use of contact data published in the context of the imprint obligation for sending unsolicited advertising and information materials. The operators of this site expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of unsolicited sending of advertising information, such as spam emails.
3. Data Collection on Our Website
Cookies
Our websites use so-called cookies. Cookies do not harm your computer and do not contain viruses. Cookies help make our offer more user-friendly, effective, and secure. Cookies are small text files stored on your computer and saved by your browser.
Most of the cookies we use are “session cookies.” They are automatically deleted after your visit. Other cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them. These cookies allow us to recognize your browser on your next visit.
You can configure your browser to inform you about the setting of cookies and only allow cookies in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general, and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when the browser is closed. Disabling cookies may limit the functionality of this website.
Cookies necessary for the electronic communication process or to provide certain functions you desire (e.g., shopping cart) are stored based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing cookies for the technically error-free and optimized provision of its services. If other cookies (e.g., for analyzing your browsing behavior) are stored, these are treated separately in this privacy policy.
Server Log Files
The website provider automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files that your browser automatically transmits to us. These include:
- Browser type and version
- Operating system used
- Referrer URL
- Hostname of the accessing computer
- Time of the server request
- IP address
These data are not merged with other data sources.
The basis for data processing is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, which permits the processing of data for the fulfillment of a contract or pre-contractual measures.
Contact Form
If you send us inquiries via the contact form, your details from the inquiry form, including the contact data you provide, will be stored for the purpose of processing the inquiry and in case of follow-up questions. We do not share this data without your consent.
The processing of the data entered into the contact form is thus based exclusively on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). You can revoke this consent at any time. An informal email to us is sufficient. The legality of data processing operations carried out until the revocation remains unaffected.
The data you enter in the contact form remains with us until you request deletion, revoke your consent to storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g., after your request has been fully processed). Mandatory legal provisions—especially retention periods—remain unaffected.
4. Plugins and Tools
Google Web Fonts
This site uses so-called web fonts provided by Google for the uniform display of fonts. When you open a page, your browser loads the required web fonts into its browser cache to display texts and fonts correctly.
To do this, the browser you use must connect to Google’s servers. This informs Google that your IP address was used to access our website. The use of Google Web Fonts is in the interest of a uniform and attractive presentation of our online services. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.
If your browser does not support web fonts, a default font will be used by your computer.
More information about Google Web Fonts is available at:
https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq
and in Google’s privacy policy:
https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/