Data Protection Declaration

We are delighted to have you visit our website www.ophthalmo-pro.de and appreciate your interest in our company. The protection of your personal data is very important to us. Personal data refers to any information concerning the personal or factual circumstances of an identified or identifiable natural person. This includes, for example, the real name, address, telephone number and date of birth, but also all other data that can be related to an identifiable person.
Since personal data enjoys special legal protection, we only collect this data to the extent necessary to make our website available and to perform of our services. Below, we will describe the information we collect during your visit to our website and how it is used.
Our data protection practices are in accordance with applicable laws and regulations, in particular those of the Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG), the Telemedia Act (TMG) and the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). We will only collect, process and store your personal data insofar as this is necessary for the functional provision of this website and our contents and services, as well as for the processing of inquiries and, if applicable, for the processing of orders / contracts, but only to the extent that there is a legitimate interest to do so within the meaning of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR or other grounds for authorisation apply. Only if you have given your prior specific consent will your data be used for further, specifically defined purposes, e.g. for sending advertising information by newsletter.

1. Controller within the meaning of Art. 4 (7) GDPR

The controller within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation and other national data protection laws of the EU Member States as well as other data protection regulations is:

OphthalmoPro GmbH
Im Reihersbruch 1
66386 St. Ingbert
E-Mail: office@ophthalmo-pro.de
Tel.: +49 (68 94) 99 88 770
Fax: +49 (68 94) 99 88 777

2. Provision of the website and creation of log files

Every time you visit our website, our system automatically collects data and information from the computer system of the accessing computer. The following data is collected during this process:

Scope of data processing

(1) Information about the type of browser and the version used
(2) The operating system of the accessing device
(3) The IP address of the accessing device
(4) Date and time of access
(5) Websites and resources (images, files, other page contents) accessed on our website.
(6) Websites from which the user’s system reached our website (referrer tracking)

This data is stored in our system’s log files. This data is not stored together with personal data of a specific user, so that no individual page visitors are identified.

Legal basis for the processing of personal data
Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest). It is in our legitimate interest to ensure that the purpose described below is achieved.

Purpose of data processing
Logging is used to maintain the compatibility of our website for as many visitors as possible and to combat abuse and resolve malfunctions. For this purpose, it is necessary to log the technical data of the accessing computer in order to be able to react as early as possible to display errors, attacks on our IT systems and/or errors in the functionality of our website. In addition, the data aids us in optimizing the website and to generally ensure the security of our information technology systems.

Duration of storage
The above technical data will be deleted as soon as it is no longer required to ensure compatibility of the website for all visitors, but no later than 3 months after access to our website.

Options for objection and erasure
The options for objection and erasure are based on the general rules concerning the rights of objection and erasure under data protection law described below in this data protection declaration.

3. Automatic creditworthiness check / Scoring

In order to safeguard our legitimate interests in the case of performing services in advance of payment, we reserve the right, if necessary, to obtain credit check information based on mathematical-statistical methods from the companies listed below. We receive information about the statistical probability of non-payment from the service provider named below. The credit report may contain probability values (score values), which are calculated based on scientifically proven mathematical-statistical methods. A variety of factors, such as income, address details, occupation, marital status and previous payment history, are used to calculate the customer’s risk of a future payment default. The result is expressed in the form of a payment value (referred to as a score). Our decision on the establishment, performance or termination of a contractual relationship is based on the information obtained in this manner. The choice of options available for payment methods does not depend on such information. The options for objection and erasure are based on the general rules concerning the rights of objection and erasure under data protection law described below in this data protection declaration. Specifically:

CRIF Bürgel Saar Yvonne Böhm e.K.:

CRIF Bürgel Saar Yvonne Böhm e.K., Jahnstr. 47, 66773 Schwalbach (www.crifbuergel.de/de/standorte/saarland): Our company regularly checks creditworthiness when concluding contracts and, in certain cases where there is a legitimate interest in doing so, that of existing customers. As part of this process, we work with CRIF Bürgel Saar Yvonne Böhm e.K., Jahnstr. 47, 66773 Schwalbach, from whom we receive the necessary data. For this purpose we transmit your name and your contact data to CRIF Bürgel Saar Yvonne Böhm e.K..

4. Statistical analysis of visits to this website – Webtracker

We collect, process and store the following data whenever this website is accessed or individual files are requested: IP address, web page from which the file was retrieved, file name, date and time retrieved, amount of data transferred and notifications pertaining to the success of the retrieval (web log). We use this access data exclusively in non-personalised format for statistical purposes and in order to continuously improve our online services.
In addition, we use the following Webtracker in order to analyse visits to this website:

Google Ad Services / Google AdWords Conversion / Google Dynamic Remarketing
On our website we use a web tracking service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, 4 Dublin, Irland (hereinafter: Google Ad Services / Google AdWords Conversion / Google Dynamic Remarketing). Google Ad Services / Google AdWords Conversion / Google Dynamic Remarketing uses cookies for web tracking purposes that are stored on your computer and that enable an analysis of the use of our website and your surfing behaviour (so-called tracking). We perform this analysis based on tracking services from Google, namely Google Ad Services / Google AdWords Conversion / Google Dynamic Remarketing, in order to constantly optimize and to increase the availability of our website. When using our website, data such as your IP address and your user activities are transmitted to servers from Google Ad Services / Google AdWords Conversion / Google Dynamic Remarketing and processed and stored outside the European Union, e.g. in the USA. The legal basis for data processing is Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR. Google Ad Services / Google AdWords Conversion / Google Dynamic Remarketing has certified itself under the EU-US Privacy Shield agreement (see https://www.privacyshield.gov/list). This data will be erased as soon as the purpose of its collection has been fulfilled. For more information on how the transferred data is handled, please see the privacy policy for Google Ad Services / Google AdWords Conversion / Google Dynamic Remarketing: https://policies.google.com/privacy You can prevent the collection and transfer of personal data (in particular your IP address) and the processing of this data by deactivating the execution of script code in your browser, installing a script blocker in your browser (this can be found, for example, at www.noscript.net or www.ghostery.com) or activating the “Do Not Track” setting of your browser.

5. Use of external web services and processing of data outside the EU

On our website, we use active JavaScript content from external providers, so-called web services. When accessing our website, these external providers may obtain personal information about your visit to our website. It is possible that this data will be processed outside of the EU. You can prevent this by installing a JavaScript blocker such as the browser plug-in ‘NoScript’ (www.noscript.net) or disabling JavaScript in your browser. Doing this may limit functionality on websites that you visit.
We use the following external web services:

website-check.de
A web service provided by Website-Check GmbH, Beethovenstraße 24 in 66111 Saarbrücken, DE (hereinafter: website-check.de) is loaded from our website. We use this data to ensure the full functionality of our website. In this context, your browser may transmit personal data to website-check.de. The legal basis for data processing is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest). The legitimate interest lies in the error-free functioning of the website. This data will be erased as soon as the purpose of its collection has been fulfilled. Further information on the handling of the transferred data can be found in the data protection declaration from website-check.de: https://www.website-check.de/datenschutzerklaerung/. You can prevent website-check.de from collecting and processing your data by deactivating the execution of script code in your browser or by installing a script blocker in your browser (this can be found, for example, at www.noscript.net or www.ghostery.com).

Adobe Typekit 
A web service provided by Adobe Systems Software Ireland Limited, 4-6 Riverwalk, Citywest Business Campus, 24 Dublin, Irland (hereinafter: Adobe Typekit) is loaded onto our website. We use this data to ensure the full functionality of our website. In this context, your browser may transfer personal information to Adobe Typekit. The legal basis for data processing is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The legitimate interest lies in the error-free functioning of the website. Adobe Typekit has certified itself under the EU-US Privacy Shield agreement (see https://www.privacyshield.gov/list). This data will be erased as soon as the purpose of its collection has been fulfilled. For more information on how to handle the transferred data, please see the Adobe Typekit Privacy Policy: http://www.adobe.com/de/privacy.html. You can prevent Adobe Typekit from collecting and processing your data by disabling script code execution in your browser or installing a script blocker in your browser (for example, visit www.noscript.net or www.ghostery.com).

Doubleclick 
A web service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, 4 Dublin, Irland (hereinafter: Doubleclick) is loaded onto our website. We use this data to ensure the full functionality of our website. In this context, your browser may transmit personal data to Doubleclick. The legal basis for data processing is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The legitimate interest lies in the error-free functioning of the website. Doubleclick has certified itself under the EU-US Privacy Shield Agreement (see https://www.privacyshield.gov/list). This data will be erased as soon as the purpose of its collection has been fulfilled. For more information on handling the transferred data, please see Doubleclick’s privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy. You can prevent Doubleclick from collecting and processing your data by disabling the execution of script code in your browser or by installing a script blocker in your browser (this can be found, for example, at www.noscript.net or www.ghostery.com).

Google
A web service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, 4 Dublin, Irland (hereinafter: Google) has been downloaded onto our site. We use this data to ensure the full functionality of our website. In this context, your browser may transmit personal data to Google. The legal basis for data processing is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The legitimate interest lies in the error-free functioning of the website. Google has certified itself under the EU-US Privacy Shield agreement (see https://www.privacyshield.gov/list). This data will be erased as soon as the purpose of its collection has been fulfilled. For more information on how the transferred data is handled, please see Google’s privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy. You can prevent Google from collecting and processing your data by disabling script code execution in your browser or by installing a script blocker in your browser (this can be found, for example, at www.noscript.net or www.ghostery.com).

Google Video 
A web service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, 4 Dublin, Irland (hereinafter: Google Video) is downloaded onto our site. We use this data to ensure the full functionality of our website. In this connection, your browser may transmit personal data to Google Video. The legal basis for data processing is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The legitimate interest lies in the error-free functioning of the website. Google Video has certified itself under the EU-US Privacy Shield agreement (see https://www.privacyshield.gov/list). This data will be erased as soon as the purpose of its collection has been fulfilled. For more information on handling the transferred data, please see Google Video’s privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy. You can prevent Google Video from collecting and processing your information by disabling script code execution in your browser or installing a script blocker in your browser (for example, visit www.noscript.net or www.ghostery.com).

Google APIs 
A web service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, 4 Dublin, Irland (hereinafter: Google APIs) has been downloaded onto our site. We use this data to ensure the full functionality of our website. In this context, your browser may transmit personal data to Google APIs. The legal basis for data processing is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The legitimate interest lies in the error-free functioning of the website. Google APIs has certified itself under the EU-US Privacy Shield Agreement (see https://www.privacyshield.gov/list). This data will be erased as soon as the purpose of its collection has been fulfilled. For more information on handling the transferred data, please refer to the Google APIs’ privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy. You can prevent Google APIs from collecting and processing your data by disabling script code execution in your browser or by installing a script blocker in your browser (which can be found at www.noscript.net or www.ghostery.com).

gstatic
A web service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, 4 Dublin, Irland (hereinafter: gstatic) has been downloaded onto our site. We use this data to ensure the full functionality of our website. In this context, your browser may transmit personal data to gstatic. The legal basis for data processing is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The legitimate interest lies in the error-free functioning of the website. gstatic has certified itself within the framework of the EU-US Privacy Shield Agreement (see https://www.privacyshield.gov/list). This data will be erased as soon as the purpose of its collection has been fulfilled. For more information on handling the transferred data, please refer to gstatic’s privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy. You can prevent gstatic from collecting and processing your data by disabling the execution of script code in your browser or by installing a script blocker in your browser (this can be found e.g. at www.noscript.net or www.ghostery.com).

YouTube 
A web service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, 4 Dublin, Irland (hereinafter: YouTube) has been downloaded onto our site. We use this data to ensure the full functionality of our website. In this context, your browser may transmit personal data to YouTube. The legal basis for data processing is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The legitimate interest lies in the error-free functioning of the website. YouTube has certified itself under the EU-US Privacy Shield Agreement (see https://www.privacyshield.gov/list). This data will be erased as soon as the purpose of its collection has been fulfilled. For more information on handling the transferred data, please refer to YouTube’s privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy. You can prevent YouTube from collecting and processing your data by deactivating the execution of script code in your browser or by installing a script blocker in your browser (this can be found e.g. at www.noscript.net or www.ghostery.com).

6. Information about the use of cookies

Scope of processing for personal data
We use cookies to enable the use of certain functions of our website on various webpages. “Cookies” are small text files that may be stored on your computer system by your browser. These text files contain a characteristic string of characters that uniquely identify the browser when you return to our website. The process of storing a cookie file is also called “setting a cookie”.

Legal basis for processing personal data
Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. (legitimate interest). Our legitimate interest is to maintain the full functionality of our website, to increase its usability and to enable a more tailored customer appeal. Identification of individual page visitors is only possible with the help of cookie technology if the page visitor has previously provided us with corresponding personal data on the basis of a separate consent.

Purpose of data processing
The cookies are set by our website in order to maintain the full functionality of our website and to improve its user-friendliness. In addition, cookie technology enables us to recognize individual visitors using pseudonyms, e.g. an individual, arbitrary ID, so that we are able to offer more individualised services.

Duration of storage
Our cookies are stored until they are deleted from your browser or, in the case of a session cookie, until the session has expired.

Options for objection and erasure
You can set your browser yourself according to your wishes in such a way that you generally prevent the setting of cookies, are only informed about it, decide on the acceptance of cookies on a case-by-case basis: or generally accept the acceptance of cookies. Cookies can be used for various purposes, e.g. to recognize that your PC has already had a connection to our website (permanent cookies) or to store recently viewed offerings (session cookies). We use cookies to provide you with increased user-friendliness. To make use of our convenient features, we recommend that you enable the acceptance of cookies for our web site. In all other respects, the options for objection and erasure are based on the general rules concerning the rights of objection and erasure under data protection law described below in this data protection declaration.

7. Data Security and Data Protection, Communication by Email
In the process of collection, storage and processing, access to your personal data will be protected from third parties through technical and organisational measures. In the case of unencrypted communication by e-mail, we cannot guarantee complete data security on the transmission path to our IT systems, so that we recommend encrypted communication or by post for information requiring high levels of confidentiality.

8. Revocation of Consent – Data Information and Change Requests – Deleting & Blocking Data
According to the Federal Data Protection Act, you have the right to free access to information about your stored data as well as the right to have this data corrected, blocked or deleted. Your data will then be deleted, unless this act is contrary to legal regulations. You may revoke any consent given to us to use your personal information at any time. Requests for information, deletions or corrections concerning your data as well as any comments you may have can be sent at any time to the following address:

OphthalmoPro GmbH
Im Reihersbruch 1
66386 St. Ingbert
E-Mail: office@ophthalmo-pro.de
Tel.: +49 (68 94) 99 88 770
Fax: +49 (68 94) 99 88 777

9. Right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority according to Art. 77(1) GDPR
If you suspect that your data has been processed unlawfully on our website, you can of course obtain judicial clarification of the problem at any time. This option notwithstanding, you have the option of lodging a complaint with the supervisory authority. You have the right to lodge a complaint in the EU Member State of your place of residence, your place of work and/or the place of the alleged infringement, i.e. you can choose the supervisory authority to which you turn at the above-mentioned places. The supervisory authority to which the complaint has been lodged will then inform you of the status and results of your complaint, including the possibility of a judicial remedy under Article 78 GDPR.