1. An overview of data protection
General
The following gives a simple overview of what happens to your personal information when you visit our website. Personal information is any data with which you could be personally identified. Detailed information on the subject of data protection can be found in our privacy policy found below.
Data collection on our website
Who is responsible for the data collection on this website?
The data collected on this website are processed by the website operator. The operator’s contact details can be found in the website’s required legal notice.
How do we collect your data?
Some data are collected when you provide it to us. This could, for example, be data you enter on a contact form.
Other data are collected automatically by our IT systems when you visit the website. These data are primarily technical data such as the browser and operating system you are using or when you accessed the page. These data are collected automatically as soon as you enter our website.
What do we use your data for?
Part of the data is collected to ensure the proper functioning of the website. Other data can be used to analyze how visitors use the site.
What rights do you have regarding your data?
You always have the right to request information about your stored data, its origin, its recipients, and the purpose of its collection at no charge. You also have the right to request that it be corrected, blocked, or deleted. You can contact us at any time using the address given in the legal notice if you have further questions about the issue of privacy and data protection. You may also, of course, file a complaint with the competent regulatory authorities.
Analytics and third-party tools
When visiting our website, statistical analyses may be made of your surfing behavior. This happens primarily using cookies and analytics. The analysis of your surfing behavior is usually anonymous, i.e. we will not be able to identify you from this data. 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 below about how to exercise your options in this regard.
2. General information and mandatory information
Data protection
The operators of this website take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data as confidential and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy.
If you use this website, various pieces of personal data will be collected. Personal information is any data with which you could be personally identified. This privacy policy explains what information we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this happens.
Please note that data transmitted via the internet (e.g. via email communication) may be subject to security breaches. Complete protection of your data from third-party access is not possible.
Notice concerning the party responsible for this website
The party responsible for processing data on this website is:
IDT Biologika GmbH
Am Pharmapark
06861 Dessau-Roßlau
Telephone: +49 (0) 34901 8850
Email: info@idt-biologika.com
The responsible party is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data (names, email addresses, etc.).
Revocation of your consent to the processing of your data
Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You may revoke your consent at any time with future effect. An informal email making this request is sufficient. The data processed before we receive your request may still be legally processed.
SSL or TLS encryption
This site uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and for the protection of the transmission of confidential content, such as the inquiries you send to us as the site operator. You can recognize an encrypted connection in your browser’s address line when it changes from “http://” to “https://” and the lock icon is displayed in your browser’s address bar.
If SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transfer to us cannot be read by third parties.
Information, blocking, deletion
As permitted by law, you have the right to be provided at any time with information free of charge about any of your personal data that is stored as well as its origin, the recipient and the purpose for which it has been processed. You also have the right to have this data corrected, blocked or deleted. You can contact us at any time using the address given in our legal notice if you have further questions on the topic of personal data.
3. Data protection officer
Statutory data protection officer
We have appointed a data protection officer for our company.
IDT Biologika GmbH
Datenschutzbeauftragter
Am Pharmapark
06861 Dessau-Roßlau
Mail: datenschutz@idt-biologika.de
4. Data collection on our website
Cookies
Some of our web pages use cookies. Cookies do not harm your computer and do not contain any viruses. Cookies help make our website more user-friendly, efficient, and secure. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer and saved by your browser.
Most of the cookies we use are so-called “session cookies.” They are automatically deleted after your visit. Other cookies remain in your device’s memory until you delete them. These cookies make it possible to recognize your browser when you next visit the site.
You can configure your browser to inform you about the use of cookies so that you can decide on a case-by-case basis whether to accept or reject a cookie. Alternatively, your browser can be configured to automatically accept cookies under certain conditions or to always reject them, or to automatically delete cookies when closing your browser. Disabling cookies may limit the functionality of this website.
Cookies which are necessary to allow electronic communications or to provide certain functions you wish to use (such as the shopping cart) are stored pursuant to Art. 6 paragraph 1, letter f of DSGVO. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the storage of cookies to ensure an optimized service provided free of technical errors. If other cookies (such as those used to analyze your surfing behavior) are also stored, they will be treated separately in this privacy policy.
| Name | Purpose | Domain | Retention period |
| OGPC | These cookies are used by Google to store user preferences and information while viewing Google mapped pages. | .google.com | 6 months |
| 1P_JAR | It contains a unique randomly generated value that allows the Platform to distinguish browsers and devices. This information is used to measure ad performance and provide product recommendations based on statistical data. | .google.com | 1 month |
| CONSENT | Used for setting consent in cookies. | .google.com | 20 years |
| AID | Used to connect your activity across different devices on which you have previously logged into your previously logged into your Google account. | .google.com | 1 year |
| NID | This cookie contains a unique ID used to remember your preferences and other information such as your preferred language, how many search results you prefer to have shown on a results page (for example, 10 or 20), and whether you want to have Google’s SafeSearch filter turned on. | .google.com | 6 months |
| DV | Google advertising cookie, which is used for user tracking and ad targeting purposes. | .google.com | 1 day |
| SSID | Google collects visitor information for videos hosted by YouTube on maps integrated with Google Maps. | .google.de | 1 year |
| HSID | Security cookie to confirm visitor authenticity, prevent fraudulent use of login data and protect user data from unauthorized access. | .google.de | 2 years |
| CONSENT | Used for setting consent in cookies. | .google.de | 20 years |
| APISID | Personalizes Google ads on websites based on recent searches and interactions. | .google.de | 2 years |
| SAPISID | Google collects visitor information for videos hosted by YouTube | .google.de | 1 year |
| __Secure-3PAPISID | Used by for targeting purposes to build a profile of the website visitor’s interests in order to show relevant & personalised Google advertising | .google.de | 2 years |
| __Secure-1PAPISID | Used by for targeting purposes to build a profile of the website visitor’s interests in order to show relevant & personalised Google advertising | .google.de | 2 years |
| __Secure-1PSID | Used by for targeting purposes to build a profile of the website visitor’s interests in order to show relevant & personalised Google advertising | .google.de | 2 years |
| __Secure-3PSID | Used by for targeting purposes to build a profile of the website visitor’s interests in order to show relevant & personalised Google advertising | .google.de | 2 years |
| SID | Security cookie to confirm visitor authenticity, prevent fraudulent use of login data and protect visitor data from unauthorized access. | .google.de | 2 years |
| NID | This cookie contains a unique ID used to remember your preferences and other information such as your preferred language, how many search results you prefer to have shown on a results page (for example, 10 or 20), and whether you want to have Google’s SafeSearch filter turned on. | .google.de | 6 months |
| DV | Google advertising cookie used for user tracking and ad targeting purposes | .google.com | 1 day |
| IDE | Contains a randomly generated user ID. Using this ID, Google can recognise the user across different websites and display personalised advertising. | .doubleclick.net | 1 year |
| RUL | This cookie is used by Google DoubleClick to determine, whether the ads have been displayed correctly, so that marketing efforts are more effective. | .doubleclick.net | 1 year |
| _gat | This cookie is used to throttle the request rate. This third-party cookie, is placed on your device, in order to use the Google Analytics service. Such cookies are used to collect information about, about how visitors use our website. With this information reports can be compiled to help us improve the website. | .idt-biologika.de | 1 minute |
| _ga | This cookie is a persistent cookie from Google Analytics that is used, to distinguish unique users. | .idt-biologika.de | 2 years |
| _gid | This cookie is installed by Google Analytics. The cookie is used to store information about, how visitors use a website and helps create an analytics report an analytics report on how the website is performing. The data collected includes the number of visitors, the source, where they come from, and the pages visited in anonymised form. | .idt-biologika.de | 1 day |
| CookieControl | Cookie stores information whether allowed cookies in your browser. | .idt-biologika.de | 3 months |
| pll_language | Polylang Cookie – to store language settings | idt-biologika.com | 1 year |
Server log files
The website provider automatically collects and stores information that your browser automatically transmits to us in “server log files”. The server log files are deleted after 7 days (according to Federal Supreme Court decision July 13, 2014 – III ZR 391/13). These are:
- Browser type and browser version
- Operating system used
- Referrer URL
- Host name of the accessing computer
- Time of the server request
- IP address
These data will not be combined with data from other sources.
The basis for data processing is Art. 6 (1) (f) DSGVO, which allows the processing of data to fulfill a contract or for measures preliminary to a contract.
Contact form
Should you send us questions via the contact form, we will collect the data entered on the form, including the contact details you provide, to answer your question and any follow-up questions. We do not share this information without your permission.
We will, therefore, process any data you enter onto the contact form only with your consent per Art. 6 (1)(a) DSGVO. You may revoke your consent at any time. An informal email making this request is sufficient. The data processed before we receive your request may still be legally processed.
We will retain the data you provide on the contact form until you request its deletion, revoke your consent for its storage, or the purpose for its storage no longer pertains (e.g. after fulfilling your request). Any mandatory statutory provisions, especially those regarding mandatory data retention periods, remain unaffected by this provision.
5. Social media
Twitter plugin
Functions of the Twitter service have been integrated into our website and app. These features are offered by Twitter Inc., 1355 Market Street, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA. When you use Twitter and the “Retweet” function, the websites you visit are connected to your Twitter account and made known to other users. In doing so, data will also be transferred to Twitter. We would like to point out that, as the provider of these pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the data transmitted or how it will be used by Twitter. For more information on Twitter’s privacy policy, please go to https://twitter.com/privacy.
Your privacy preferences with Twitter can be modified in your account settings at https://twitter.com/account/settings.
6. Analytics and advertising
Google Analytics
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service. It is operated by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.
Google Analytics uses so-called “cookies”. These are text files that are stored on your computer and that allow an analysis of the use of the website by you. 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.
Google Analytics cookies are stored based on Art. 6 (1) (f) DSGVO. The website operator has a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior to optimize both its website and its advertising.
IP anonymization
We have activated the IP anonymization feature on this website. Your IP address will be shortened by Google within the European Union or other parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area prior to transmission to the United States. Only in exceptional cases is the full IP address sent to a Google server in the US and shortened there. Google will use this information on behalf of the operator of this website to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity, and to provide other services regarding website activity and Internet usage for the website operator. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with any other data held by Google.
Browser plugin
You can prevent these cookies being stored by selecting the appropriate settings in your browser. However, we wish to point out that doing so may mean you will not be able to enjoy the full functionality of this website. You can also prevent the data generated by cookies about your use of the website (incl. your IP address) from being passed to Google, and the processing of these data by Google, by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link:https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en.
Objecting to the collection of data
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 this site: Disable Google Analytics.
For more information about how Google Analytics handles user data, see Google’s privacy policy: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en.
Outsourced data processing
We have entered into an agreement with Google for the outsourcing of our data processing and fully implement the strict requirements of the German data protection authorities when using Google Analytics.
7. Plugins and tools
YouTube
Our website uses plugins from YouTube, which is operated by Google. The operator of the pages is YouTube LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA.
If you visit one of our pages featuring a YouTube plugin, a connection to the YouTube servers is established. Here the YouTube server is informed about which of our pages you have visited.
If you’re logged in to your YouTube account, YouTube allows you to associate your browsing behavior directly with your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account.
YouTube is used to help make our website appealing. This constitutes a justified interest pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (f) DSGVO.
Further information about handling user data, can be found in the data protection declaration of YouTube under https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy.
Vimeo
Our website uses features provided by the Vimeo video portal. This service is provided by Vimeo Inc., 555 West 18th Street, New York, New York 10011, USA.
If you visit one of our pages featuring a Vimeo plugin, a connection to the Vimeo servers is established. Here the Vimeo server is informed about which of our pages you have visited. In addition, Vimeo will receive your IP address. This also applies if you are not logged in to Vimeo when you visit our website or do not have a Vimeo account. The information is transmitted to a Vimeo server in the US, where it is stored.
If you are logged in to your Vimeo account, Vimeo allows you to associate your browsing behavior directly with your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your Vimeo account.
For more information on how to handle user data, please refer to the Vimeo Privacy Policy at https://vimeo.com/privacy.
Google Maps
This site uses the Google Maps map service via an API. It is operated by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.
To use Google Maps, it is necessary to save your IP address. This information is generally transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. The provider of this site has no influence on this data transfer.
The use of Google Maps is in the interest of making our website appealing and to facilitate the location of places specified by us on the website. This constitutes a justified interest pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (f) DSGVO.
Further information about handling user data, can be found in the data protection declaration of Google at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/.
8. Data processing in the context of Pharmacovigilance
Thank you for any report of an adverse event related to a veterinary medicinal product of IDT. These data are used and shared solely for pharmacovigilance purposes.
We are officially obligated to collect information regarding adverse events following the use of IDT products or other problems related to veterinary medicinal products of IDT, to evaluate them, to report them to competent authorities, and to archive the related documents for a statutory period. This obligation applies worldwide in all distribution countries, i. e. also in countries outside the scope of GDPR.
In this context, personal data are also collected. However, these data are used only for specific purposes and to the extent necessary to fulfill applicable legal requirements.
As part of the report to the competent authorities, information of the event is communicated in detail and provided, however, the transfer of personal data takes place only in anonymous form. Specifically, only the function (e.g. veterinarian, pet owner, etc.), the country of origin, the first letter of the surname, and the first digit of the postal code of the contact persons are transmitted. Concerning human exposure in connection with a veterinary medicinal product of IDT, the age and sex as well as the first letter of the first and last name of the person concerned are reported.
Even when information about the reported event is required to be forwarded to to subsidiaries, business partners or contractors of IDT, personal data will not be fully disclosed or IDT will protect the data in accordance with this data privacy statement, respectively.
Personal data will be stored by IDT after the date it has been gathered as long as necessary to comply with the applicable legal retention periods set forth for the respective circumstances which required the data collection. This retention period is currently until at least one year after the product expiry date, but not less than five years (§ 20 Arzneimittel- und Wirkstoffherstellungsverordnung (AMWHV), the regulation governing the manufacture and distribution of pharmaceuticals and agents).
Data processing in the context of pharmacovigilance serves the fulfillment of legal obligations pursuant to (Article 6 (1) (c) GDPR); outside the EU pursuant to Article 6, Paragraph 1 lit. f and Art. 49 para. 1 lit. e.
On request, information can be obtained regarding the actual whereabouts and use of your data. With regard to the disclosure, blocking and deletion of such data, the provisions referenced in Par. VI) of this data protection policy apply.
Anyone who disagrees with the processing and archiving of its personal data should please contact the responsible data protection department of IDT set forth in Par. II. above.