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 this website. Personal data refers to any data that can personally identify you. For detailed information on data protection, please refer to our privacy policy listed below this text.

Data Collection on this Website

Who is responsible for data collection on this website?

Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find the contact details of the website operator in the “Controller” section of this privacy policy.

How do we collect your data?

Your data is collected in part by you providing it to us. This may include, for example, data that you enter into a contact form.

Other data is automatically collected by our IT systems when you visit the website, either automatically or with your consent. These are primarily technical data (e.g., internet browser, operating system, or time of page access). This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter this website.

What do we use your data for?

Some of the data is collected to ensure the proper functioning of the website. Other data may be used to analyze your user behavior.

What rights do you have regarding your data?

You have the right to receive information about the origin, recipients, and purpose of your stored personal data free of charge at any time. You also have the right to request the correction or deletion of this data. If you have given consent to the processing of your data, you can revoke this consent at any time for the future. Furthermore, under certain circumstances, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.

For this purpose and for further questions regarding data protection, you can contact us at any time.

Analysis Tools and Third-Party Tools

Your surfing behavior may be statistically evaluated when you visit this website. This is primarily done with so-called analysis programs.

Detailed information about these analysis programs can be found in the following privacy policy.

2. Hosting

We host the content of our website with the following provider:

Strato

The provider is Strato AG, Otto-Ostrowski-Straße 7, 10249 Berlin (hereinafter referred to as “Strato”). When you visit our website, Strato collects various log files including your IP addresses.

For further information, please refer to Strato’s privacy policy: https://www.strato.de/datenschutz/.

The use of Strato is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in presenting our website as reliably as possible. If consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TTDSG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user’s terminal device (e.g., device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TTDSG. The consent can be revoked at any time.

Data Processing Agreement

We have entered into a Data Processing Agreement (DPA) for the use of the above-mentioned service. This is a legally required contract that ensures that the service processes the personal data of our website visitors only according to our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

3. General Information and Mandatory Information

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 the 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 how we use it. It also explains how and for what purpose this is done.

We would like to point out that data transmission over the Internet (e.g., when communicating by email) may have security vulnerabilities. Complete protection of data from access by third parties is not possible.

Controller’s Note

The responsible party for data processing on this website is:

Zahnheilkunde Lindenthal
Dr.med.dent. Sara Parastar
Dr.med.dent. Lisa Trippe
Dürener Str.46-48
50931 Cologne

Telephone: +4922143086888
E-Mail: info@zahnheilkunde-lindenthal.de

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 (e.g., names, email addresses, etc.).

Storage Duration

Unless a specific storage period is specified within this privacy policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for data processing ceases to exist. If you make a legitimate deletion request or revoke consent for data processing, your data will be deleted unless we have other legally permissible reasons for storing your personal data (e.g., tax or commercial retention periods); in the latter case, deletion will occur after these reasons no longer apply.

General information on the legal basis for data processing on this website

If you have consented to data processing, we process your personal data on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR or Art. 9 para. 2 lit. a GDPR, if special categories of data are processed according to Art. 9 para. 1 GDPR. In the event of explicit consent to the transfer of personal data to third countries, data processing is also based on Art. 49 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. If you have consented to the storage of cookies or access to information on your device (e.g., via device fingerprinting), data processing also takes place on the basis of § 25 para. 1 TTDSG. Consent can be revoked at any time. If your data is necessary for the performance of a contract or for the implementation of pre-contractual measures, we process your data on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR. Furthermore, we process your data if this is necessary to fulfill a legal obligation based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR. Data processing may also be based on our legitimate interests pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The relevant legal bases in each individual case are provided in the following paragraphs of this privacy policy.

Note on Data Transfer to the USA and Other Third Countries

We use tools from companies based in the USA or other countries that do not provide an adequate level of data protection as per GDPR standards. When these tools are active, your personal data may be transferred to and processed in these third countries. Please note that these countries may not guarantee a level of data protection comparable to that of the EU. For example, US companies may be required to disclose personal data to security authorities without you being able to challenge this in court. Therefore, it cannot be ruled out that US authorities (e.g., intelligence agencies) may process, analyze, and permanently store your data located on US servers for surveillance purposes. We have no control over these processing activities.

Revocation of Your Consent to Data Processing

Many data processing operations are only possible with your explicit consent. You can revoke consent that has already been given at any time. The legality of data processing carried out before the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

Right to Object to Data Collection in Special Cases and to Direct Marketing (Art. 21 GDPR)

If data processing is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. e or f GDPR, you have the right to object to the processing of your personal data at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation, including any profiling based on these provisions. The respective legal basis for processing can be found in this privacy policy. If you object, we will no longer process your personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that override your interests, rights, and freedoms, or if the processing serves the assertion, exercise, or defense of legal claims (objection pursuant to Art. 21 para. 1 GDPR).

If your personal data is processed for the purpose of direct marketing, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of your personal data for such marketing purposes, including profiling to the extent that it is related to such direct marketing. If you object, your personal data will no longer be used for direct marketing purposes (objection pursuant to Art. 21 para. 2 GDPR).

Right to Lodge a Complaint with the Competent Supervisory Authority

In case of violations of the GDPR, data subjects have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, particularly in the Member State of their habitual residence, place of work, or the place of the alleged infringement. This right to lodge a complaint is without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedies.

Right to Data Portability

You have the right to receive the personal data concerning you, which we process based on your consent or in fulfillment of a contract, in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format and have the right to transmit those data to another controller where technically feasible, if you request direct transfer of the data to another controller.

Information, Deletion, and Correction

You have the right, within the scope of applicable legal provisions, to obtain free-of-charge information about your stored personal data, their origin and recipients, and the purpose of data processing, and, if applicable, the right to correction or deletion of this data. For this purpose, as well as for any further questions regarding personal data, you can always contact us.

Right to Restriction of Processing

You have the right to request the restriction of processing of your personal data. You can contact us at any time to exercise this right. The right to restriction of processing exists in the following cases:

If you dispute the accuracy of your personal data stored with us, we usually need time to verify this. During the examination period, you have the right to request the restriction of processing of your personal data.
If the processing of your personal data was/is unlawful, you can request the restriction of data processing instead of deletion.
If we no longer need your personal data, but you need it for the exercise, defense, or assertion of legal claims, you have the right to request the restriction of processing of your personal data instead of deletion.
If you have objected pursuant to Art. 21 para. 1 GDPR, a balance must be struck between your interests and ours. As long as it is not yet clear whose interests prevail, you have the right to request the restriction of processing of your personal data.

If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, aside from their storage, these data may only be processed with your consent or for the assertion, exercise, or defense of legal claims or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of important public interest of the European Union or a Member State.

SSL or TLS Encryption

This site uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or inquiries that you send to us as the site operator. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from “http://” to “https://” and by the lock symbol in your browser line.

If SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

Objection to Promotional Emails

The use of contact data published within the framework of the imprint obligation for the purpose of sending unsolicited advertising and information materials is hereby objected to. The operators of the pages expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of unsolicited sending of advertising information, such as spam emails.

4. Data Collection on this Website

Cookies

Our website uses so-called “cookies”. Cookies are small data packets that do not harm your device. They are either temporarily stored for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (permanent cookies) on your device. Session cookies are automatically deleted after your visit ends. Permanent cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them yourself or they are automatically deleted by your web browser.

Cookies can originate from us (first-party cookies) or from third-party companies (so-called third-party cookies). Third-party cookies enable the integration of certain services from third-party companies within websites (e.g., cookies for processing payment services).

Cookies have various functions. Many cookies are technically necessary because certain website functions would not work without them (e.g., the shopping cart function or the display of videos). Other cookies may be used to analyze user behavior or for advertising purposes.

Cookies that are necessary for carrying out the electronic communication process, for providing certain functions requested by you (e.g., for the shopping cart function), or for optimizing the website (e.g., cookies for measuring web audience) (necessary cookies) are stored based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR, unless another legal basis is specified. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing necessary cookies for the technically error-free and optimized provision of its services. If consent for the storage of cookies and similar recognition technologies has been requested, processing will be carried out exclusively on the basis of this consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TTDSG); consent can be revoked at any time.

You can configure your browser to inform you about the setting of cookies and to allow cookies only in individual cases, to accept cookies for certain cases or to exclude them generally, and to activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. Disabling cookies may limit the functionality of this website.

The cookies and services used on this website can be found in this privacy policy.

Server Log Files

The provider of the pages automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These are:

The browser type and version
The operating system used
Referrer URL
Host name of the accessing computer
Time of the server request
IP address

No merging of this data with other data sources is undertaken.

The collection of this data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the technically error-free presentation and optimization of its website – for this purpose, the server log files must be recorded.

Inquiry via Email, Telephone, or Fax

If you contact us by email, telephone, or fax, your inquiry including all resulting personal data (name, inquiry) will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of processing your request. We do not pass on this data without your consent.

The processing of this data is based on Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR, provided that your request is related to the fulfillment of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective handling of inquiries addressed to us (Article 6(1)(f) GDPR) or on your consent (Article 6(1)(a) GDPR) if this has been requested; consent can be revoked at any time.

The data you send to us via contact inquiries will remain with us until you request us to delete it, revoke your consent to storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g., after your request has been processed). Mandatory legal provisions – especially legal retention periods – remain unaffected.

5. Social Media

Instagram

Functions of the Instagram service are integrated on this website. These functions are offered by Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland.

When the social media element is active, a direct connection is established between your device and the Instagram server. Instagram thereby receives information about your visit to this website.

If you are logged into your Instagram account, you can link the content of this website to your Instagram profile by clicking on the Instagram button. This allows Instagram to associate your visit to this website with your user account. We would like to point out that, as the provider of the pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by Instagram.

If consent has been obtained, the above-mentioned service is used on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 TTDSG. Consent can be revoked at any time. If no consent has been obtained, the service is used on the basis of our legitimate interest in the widest possible visibility in social media.

As far as personal data is collected and transmitted to Facebook or Instagram using the tool described here on our website, we and Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland, jointly responsible for this data processing (Art. 26 GDPR). The joint responsibility is limited exclusively to the collection of data and its transmission to Facebook or Instagram. The processing by Facebook or Instagram after transmission is not part of the joint responsibility. The obligations jointly incumbent upon us have been recorded in an agreement on joint processing. You can find the wording of the agreement at: https://www.facebook.com/legal/controller_addendum. According to this agreement, we are responsible for providing data protection information when using the Facebook or Instagram tool and for the data protection-compliant implementation of the tool on our website. Facebook is responsible for the data security of Facebook or Instagram products. Rights of data subjects (e.g., requests for information) regarding data processed by Facebook or Instagram can be exercised directly with Facebook. If you exercise data subject rights with us, we are obliged to forward them to Facebook.

The data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the European Commission. Details can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum, https://help.instagram.com/519522125107875 and https://de-de.facebook.com/help/566994660333381.

Further information can be found in the Instagram Privacy Policy: https://instagram.com/about/legal/privacy/.

6. Plugins and Tools

Google Fonts (local hosting)

This site uses Google Fonts provided by Google for consistent font display. Google Fonts are installed locally, and no connection to Google servers is made.

You can find more information about Google Fonts at:https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and in Google’s privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.

Font Awesome (local hosting)

This site uses Font Awesome for consistent font display. Font Awesome is locally installed, and no connection to Fonticons, Inc. servers is made.

For more information about Font Awesome, please refer to Font Awesome’s Privacy Policy at : https://fontawesome.com/privacy.

Google Maps

This site uses the Google Maps mapping service provided by Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

For the functionality of Google Maps, it’s necessary to store your IP address. This information is typically transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. The provider of this site has no control over this data transmission. When Google Maps is activated, Google may use Google Fonts for consistent font display. When you access Google Maps, your browser loads the required web fonts into its cache to display texts and fonts correctly.

The use of Google Maps is in the interest of presenting our online offerings attractively and facilitating easy access to the locations indicated on the website. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. If appropriate consent has been obtained, processing is based exclusively on Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TTDSG, to the extent that the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user’s terminal device (e.g., device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TTDSG. Consent can be revoked at any time.

The data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the European Commission. Details can be found here: https://privacy.google.com/businesses/gdprcontrollerterms/ and https://privacy.google.com/businesses/gdprcontrollerterms/sccs/.

For more information on how user data is handled, please refer to Google’s Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.

Source: https://www.e-recht24.de

Analysis & Marketing

We process your personal data to measure the reach of our online offerings, design them to meet needs and interests, and thereby optimize our online offerings and marketing.

If we have requested your consent and you have provided it, the legal basis for processing is Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR. If we have not requested your consent, the legal basis for processing is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest is the optimization of our online offerings and marketing.

We use external services for analysis and marketing. This may also involve profiling (for advertising purposes, personalized information, etc.). Profiling can occur across services and devices. Further information on the services used, the scope of data processing, the technologies and procedures involved in using these services, whether profiling occurs when using these services, and, if applicable, information about the involved logic as well as the significance and intended effects of such processing for you can be found in the detailed information about the services we use at the end of this section and under the links provided there.

For more information on cookies and similar technologies, please see above.

Facebook-Pixel with Custom Audiences

Provider: Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, Ireland. Meta Platforms Ireland Limited is a subsidiary of Meta Platforms, Inc., United States of America.

Website: https://www.facebook.com/business/help/744354708981227?id=2469097953376494

Further information and data protection:https://www.facebook.com/business/help/742478679120153?id=1205376682832142&recommended_by=218844828315224, https://www.facebook.com/business/help/1474662202748341? id=2469097953376494&locale=de_DE, https://www.facebook.com/privacy/policy/, https://de-de.facebook.com/policies/cookies/, https://www.facebook.com/help/566994660333381?ref=dp and https://de-de.facebook.com/help/568137493302217

Guarantee: EU Standard Contractual Clauses. A copy of the EU Standard Contractual Clauses can be requested from us.

Google Ads Conversion-Tracking

Provider: In the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland, Google services are offered by Google Ireland Limited, Ireland. Google Ireland Limited is a subsidiary of Google LLC, United States of America.

Website: https://support.google.com/google-ads/answer/1722022?hl=de More information & data protection: https://policies.google.com/?hl=de

The transfer of personal data to third countries depends on the respective Google service and is subject to the various EU standard contractual clauses, insofar as these are offered by Google. Further information on this and Google’s responsibility can be found at the following link: https://business.safety.google/gdpr/. You can view a copy of the EU standard contractual clauses there.

Google Analytics 4

Provider: In the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland, Google services are provided by Google Ireland Limited, Ireland. Google Ireland Limited is a subsidiary of Google LLC, United States of America.

Website: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/10089681?hl=de

More information & data protection: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=de and https://policies.google.com/?hl=de

The transfer of personal data to third countries depends on the respective Google service and is subject to the various EU Standard Contractual Clauses, provided these are offered by Google. For more information on this and Google’s responsibility, please refer to the following link: https://business.safety.google/gdpr/. A copy of the EU Standard Contractual Clauses can be viewed there.

Google Tag Manager

Website: https://support.google.com/tagmanager/answer/6102821?hl=de More information & data protection: https://policies.google.com/?hl=de