Privacy
By visiting our website, you are accepting the
practices described in this Privacy Policy.
1. OVERVIEW
ColVisTec AG and its affiliates
(collectively and individually, “ColVisTec AG”)
are concerned about its users and protection of
their private information. Accordingly, ColVisTec
AG has created this Privacy Policy (the “Policy”)
that applies to the services offered by ColVisTec
AG, including this website (the “Services”).
ColVisTec AG strongly encourages each of its
website users to take the time and become familiar
with this Policy as, by using this website, you
consent to the collection and use of information
as set forth herein. The Policy is designed to
provide you with information on how we are
following the rules for data protection: which
information we gather while you are browsing our
website and how this information is used. In the
event that ColVisTec AG desires to use a user’s
Personal Information (as defined below) in a
manner beyond those set forth in this Policy,
ColVisTec AG will provide you with notice and the
opportunity to “opt-out” of such purposes by
sending an email to info@colvistec.de. On our web
page, there may be links to web pages owned by
third parties. This Privacy Policy does not apply
to such web pages and ColVisTec AG expressly
disclaims any responsibility for them.
2. PERSONAL INFORMATION
“Personal Information” means information
that can directly or indirectly lead to the
identification of a person, such as an
individual’s name, address, e-mail, telephone
number, license number, medical identification
number, photograph, or any other identifying
characteristic. The identification can occur by
reference to one or more factors specific to the
individual’s physical, physiological, mental,
economic, cultural or social identity. Personal
Information does not include information that has
been encoded, anonymized or otherwise stripped of
its identifiers or information that is publicly
available unless combined with other non-public
Personal Information.
3. COLLECTING AND PROCESSING PERSONAL
INFORMATION
When a user creates a ColVisTec AG account
or when you order or access services, the user
will be required to provide certain Personal
Information (including, without limitation, your
full name, email address, account name, account
password or other payment information). ColVisTec
AG may take this information and integrate it with
other information submitted by the user, other
information in the possession of ColVisTec AG or
other information from third parties in order to
provide the richest user experience while using
the Services. While ColVisTec AG takes appropriate
measures to provide accuracy in the handling of
Personal Information, ColVisTec AG relies entirely
on its users to maintain correct Personal
Information and to update this information as
appropriate. In addition, when a user accesses
ColVisTec AG’s website, the servers automatically
record information provided by the user’s browser.
Generally, this information is automatically
provided by a user whenever a user accesses any
website. This information, recorded in a server
log, may include a user’s particular information
(including, without limitation, IP address,
browser software, language, date/time of access
and other information and/or cookies that will
uniquely identify a user’s computer and the
Internet browser the user is using). In an effort
to protect its users from unauthorized account
activity, such as fraud or “phishing” as well as
in order to improve ColVisTec AG’s services and
the user’s experience, ColVisTec AG may also
collect information about how a user uses the
Services. Additionally, whenever you send an email
to ColVisTec AG, ColVisTec AG will retain that
email so that ColVisTec AG can investigate and
respond to your concerns.
4. USE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
Personal Information collected on this
website is utilized by ColVisTec AG only as set
forth in this Policy and in order to fulfill your
requests for products and services, to contact
you, to conduct research, and to provide Services
to users, including, without limitation,
delivering enhanced Services and demonstrating the
functionality of the Services. ColVisTec AG may
also use Personal Information submitted to send
you information on products and promotions.
ColVisTec AG is concerned about a user’s Personal
Information. Therefore, ColVisTec AG will only
share a user’s Personal Information under limited
scenarios. Those scenarios include sharing it: (i)
in accordance with this Privacy Policy; (ii) with
a user’s consent; (iii) with ColVisTec AG’s third
party providers; (iv) when required by law or
public policy; or (v) when it seeks to enforce its
terms and conditions. ColVisTec AG may, from time
to time, share with third parties information that
contains non-Personal Information. ColVisTec AG
takes all reasonable measures to protect your
Personal Information. To ensure the security and
confidentiality of Personal Information that
ColVisTec AG collects online, we use data networks
protected by industry standard firewall and
passwords. In the course of handling your Personal
Data, ColVisTec AG takes measures reasonably
designed to protect that information from loss,
misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure,
alteration or destruction. ColVisTec AG does not
sell, rent or trade any of your Personal
Information to third parties without your consent.
Personal Information is not transferred to third
parties unless provided for otherwise in this
Privacy Policy. ColVisTec AG may store information
with a third party in encrypted form on secure
servers. For the purpose of sending e-mails to you
provided that you have subscribed to ColVisTec
AG’s news updates on the website, ColVisTec AG may
give your name and email address to agencies
appointed by ColVisTec AG. These agencies are not
authorized to store and/or use your Personal
Information for any other purposes than for the
sending of e-mailings. ColVisTec AG provides each
user with not only access to a user’s Personal
Information but also the means to update and/or
delete this information. In the event that
ColVisTec AG is unable to or cannot provide a user
with the ability to update and/or delete a user’s
Personal Information, ColVisTec AG will notify a
user via email.
5. PERSONAL INFORMATION AND CHILDREN
Without a parent’s or guardian’s consent,
no Personal Information should be submitted to our
website by children. ColVisTec AG will not
knowingly collect or use Personal Information from
children.
6. RIGHT TO OBTAIN AND CORRECT PERSONAL
INFORMATION
Our users have the right to obtain
information on all of your stored Personal
Information, to receive, to review and, if
necessary correct or erase, by sending an email to
info@colvistec.de.
7. COOKIES
Upon a user accessing the Services, at
least, one cookie (a small data file) will be sent
by ColVisTec AG or a third party to a user’s
computer. This cookie allows ColVisTec AG or the
third party to identify the user’s computer and
Internet browsing software in a unique way. These
cookies allow ColVisTec AG and the third parties
it uses to provide a more personalized experience
for the user. Generally, the default for most
Internet browsers is to accept cookies. A user,
however, may choose to change these settings to
notify the user when a cookie is being sent or,
alternatively, to refuse transmission/receipt of
all cookies. It should be noted, however, that if
a user refuses transmission/receipt of all
cookies, a user’s experience using the Services
may be significantly affected in a negative way
and, perhaps, prohibit entirely the use of the
Services. In short, if a user prohibits the
transmission of its Personal Information,
ColVisTec AG may not be able to provide its
Services to that user. Moreover, if a user would
like more information about this practice and to
know a user’s choices about not having this
information used by third parties, please contact
us at info@colvistec.de.
8. GOOGLE ANALYTICS – STATEMENT
This website uses Google Analytics, a web
analytics service provided by Google, Inc.
(“Google”). Google Analytics uses “cookies”, which
are text files placed on your computer, to help
the website analyze how users use the site. The
information generated by the cookie about your use
of the website (including your IP address) will be
transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in
the United States. Google will use this
information for the purpose of evaluating your use
of the website, compiling reports on website
activity for website operators and providing other
services relating to website activity and internet
usage. Google may also transfer this information
to third parties where required to do so by law,
or where such third parties process the
information on Google’s behalf. Google will not
associate your IP address with any other data held
by Google. You may refuse the use of cookies by
selecting the appropriate settings on your
browser, however, please note that if you do this
you may not be able to use the full functionality
of this website. By using this website, you
consent to the processing of data about you by
Google in the manner and for the purposes set out
above. For more information, please visit Google’s
privacy page.
9. MODIFICATIONS TO THE POLICY
ColVisTec AG reserves the right to change
its Privacy Policy at any time. ColVisTec AG
encourages all users to bookmark this page and
check it occasionally for updates. The current
version of this Policy can always be found at the
end of the document. ColVisTec AG will endeavor to
maintain all prior versions of this Policy.
10. COMPLIANCE
ColVisTec AG will perform random
self-audits in order to review its compliance with
the Privacy Policy. Should you have any questions
regarding this Policy and ColVisTec AG’s use
and/or treatment of a user’s Personal Information
contact ColVisTec AG at info@colvistec.de. Upon
receipt of an inquiry or complaint, ColVisTec AG
will contact the user regarding the inquiry or
complaint and take appropriate measures to address
the user’s concerns.
11. CONTACT
If you have any additional questions or
concerns about this Privacy Policy, please feel
free to contact us anytime at info@colvistec.de.