Privacy Policy
1) Introduction and Contact Information of the Data Controller
1.1 We are pleased that you are visiting our website and thank you for your interest. Below, we inform you about the handling of your personal data when using our website. Personal data includes all data that can personally identify you.
1.2 The data controller for the processing of data on this website, as per the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), is ProGenom GmbH, Hafenstraße 32, 48153 Münster, Germany, Tel.: +49 251 92871990, Email: office.de@progenom.com. The data controller is the natural or legal person who determines the purposes and means of processing personal data, either alone or in conjunction with others.
2) Data Collection When Visiting Our Website
2.1 When you use our website purely for informational purposes, meaning you do not register or transmit information to us, we only collect the data that your browser transmits to our server (so-called “server log files”). When you access our website, we collect the following data, which is technically necessary for us to display the website:
- The website you visited
- Date and time of access
- Amount of data sent in bytes
- Source/reference from which you accessed the site
- Your browser used
- Your operating system used
- Your IP address (possibly in anonymized form)
Data processing is carried out according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR based on our legitimate interest in improving the stability and functionality of our website. The data will not be disclosed or used in any other way. However, we reserve the right to review the server log files if specific indications point to unlawful use.
2.2 This website uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of personal data and other confidential content (e.g., inquiries or orders). You can recognize an encrypted connection by the “https://” string and the lock symbol in your browser line.
3) Hosting & Content Delivery Network
For hosting our website and displaying the content, we use a provider that offers its services exclusively on servers within the European Union, either by itself or through selected subcontractors.
All data collected on our website is processed on these servers.
We have concluded a data processing agreement with the provider, ensuring the protection of our website visitors’ data and prohibiting unauthorized disclosure to third parties.
4) Cookies
To make our website more attractive and enable the use of certain functions, we use cookies, which are small text files stored on your device. Some cookies are deleted automatically after you close the browser (so-called “session cookies”), while others remain on your device to allow us to save site settings (so-called “persistent cookies”). You can find the duration of the storage in your browser’s cookie settings.
If personal data is processed by cookies, the processing takes place either according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR for contract execution, or according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR if consent is given, or according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR to safeguard our legitimate interest in the best possible functionality of the website and a customer-friendly design of the website visit.
You can adjust your browser settings to be informed about the setting of cookies and decide individually whether to accept them or to reject cookies in specific cases or in general. If you do not accept cookies, the functionality of our website may be limited.
5) Contacting Us
If you contact us (e.g., via contact form or email), personal data will be collected. The specific data collected through a contact form is visible on the form itself. This data is stored and used exclusively for the purpose of responding to your inquiry and for technical administration.
The legal basis for this processing is our legitimate interest in responding to your inquiry according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. If your inquiry is related to the conclusion of a contract, an additional legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR. Your data will be deleted after your inquiry has been processed unless legal retention requirements apply.
6) Web Analytics Services
6.1 Google Analytics 4
This website uses Google Analytics 4, a web analytics service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland (“Google”), which allows for an analysis of your website usage.