Data Privacy Statement

The responsible person in the sense of the data protection laws, in particular the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), is:

Merck'scher Kintertagsstätten-Verein e.V.
Frankfurter Str. 250
64293 Darmstadt
Tel: +49 6151 72 2845
kindertagesstaettenverein(at)merckgroup.com
 

Your data subject rights

You can exercise the following rights at any time using the contact details provided for our data protection officer:

  • Access to your data (Art. 15 GDPR),
  • Rectification of incorrect personal data (Art. 16 GDPR),
  • Erasure of your data stored by us (Art. 17 GDPR),
  • Restriction of processing if we are not yet allowed to delete your data due to legal obligations (Art. 18 GDPR),
  • Objection to the processing of your data by us (Art. 21 GDPR), and
  • Data portability, provided that you have consented to the data processing or have concluded a contract with us (Art. 20 GDPR).

If you have given us consent, you can revoke it at any time with future effect.

You may at any time lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, e.g. the competent supervisory authority in the German federal state in which you reside or the authority responsible for us as the responsible body.

For a list of supervisory authorities (for the non-public sector) and their addresses, please refer to: https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Service/Anschriften/Laender/Laender-node.html

Collection of general information when you visit our website

Nature and purpose of processing:

When you access our website, i.e., when you do not register or otherwise submit information, information of a general nature is automatically collected. This information (server log files) includes, for example, the type of web browser and the operating system used, the domain name of your Internet service provider, your IP address etc.

In particular, this information is processed for the following purposes:

  • ensuring smooth connection of the website,
  • ensuring smooth use of our website,
  • evaluating system security and stability, and
  • optimizing our website.

We do not use your data to draw conclusions about you personally. We statistically evaluate information of this kind on an anonymized basis, if necessary, in order to optimize our website and the underlying technology.

Legal basis and legitimate interest:

Processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in improving the stability and functionality of our website.

Recipients:

Recipients of the data may be technical service providers who act as processors responsible for the operation and maintenance of our website.

Storage period:

The data is deleted as soon as it is no longer required for the purpose for which it was collected. This is generally the case for data used to provide the website once the respective session has ended.

In the case of storage of data in log files, deletion takes place after 14 days at the latest. Storage beyond this period is possible. In this case, the IP addresses of the users are anonymized, so that identification of the client calling up the website is no longer possible.

Prescribed or required provision of data:

The provision of the aforementioned personal data is neither legally nor contractually required. However, without the IP address, the service and functionality of our website is not guaranteed. In addition, individual services may not be available or may be restricted. For this reason, objections are ruled out.

Cookies

Like many other websites, we also use so-called "cookies". Cookies are small text files that are stored on your end device (laptop, tablet, smartphone etc.) when you visit our website.

You can delete individual cookies or all cookies. In addition, you will receive information and instructions on how to delete these cookies or block their storage in advance. Depending on your browser provider, you can find the necessary information under the following links:

Sie können Sie einzelne Cookies oder den gesamten Cookie-Bestand löschen. Darüber hinaus erhalten Sie Informationen und Anleitungen, wie diese Cookies gelöscht oder deren Speicherung vorab blockiert werden können. Je nach Anbieter Ihres Browsers finden Sie die notwendigen Informationen unter den nachfolgenden Links:

Storage period and cookies used:

If you allow us to use cookies through your browser settings or consent, the following cookies may be used on our websites:

Technically necessary cookies

Type and purpose of processing:

We use cookies to make our website more user-friendly. Some elements of our website require that the calling browser can be identified even after a page change. The purpose of using technically necessary cookies is to simplify the use of websites for users. Some functions of our website cannot be offered without the use of cookies. For these functions, it is necessary that the browser be recognized even after a page change. We require cookies for the following application: adoption of language settings.

Legal basis and legitimate interest:

The processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in a user-friendly design of our website.

Recipients:

Recipients of the data may be technical service providers who act as processors for the operation and maintenance of our website.

Prescribed or required provision of data:

The provision of the aforementioned personal data is not required by law or contract. However, without this data, the service and functionality of our website cannot be guaranteed. In addition, individual services may not be available or may be limited.

Objections:

Please read the information about your right to object pursuant to Art. 21 GDPR below.

Contact form

Type and purpose of processing:

The data you enter will be stored for the purpose of individual communication with you. For this purpose, you must provide a valid e-mail address and your name. This data is used for the assignment of the request and the subsequent response to it. The provision of further data is optional.

Legal basis:

The processing of the data entered in the contact form is based on legitimate interest (Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR).

By providing the contact form, we would like to enable you to contact us in an uncomplicated manner. The information you provide will be stored for the purpose of processing the request and for possible follow-up questions. If you contact us, the data entered in the contact form is processed for the purpose of implementing pre-contractual measures (Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR).

Recipients:

Recipients of the data may be processors.

Storage period:

Data will be deleted no later than six months after the request has been processed. If a contractual relationship arises, we are subject to the statutory retention periods under the German Commercial Code (HGB) and delete your data after these periods have expired.

Prescribed or required provision of data:

The provision of your personal data is voluntary. However, we can only process your request if you provide us with your name, e-mail address and the reason for the request.

Use of Google Maps

On this website we use the services of Google Maps. Google Maps is operated by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View CA 94043, USA (hereinafter "Google"). This allows us to display interactive maps directly on the website and enables you to use the map function conveniently. You can find more information about data processing by Google in the Google Privacy Policy: policies.google.com/privacy. There you can also change your personal privacy settings in the privacy center.

Detailed instructions on how to manage your own data in connection with Google products can be found here: www.dataliberation.org.

When you visit the website, Google receives information that you have called up the corresponding sub-page of our website. This occurs regardless of whether Google provides a user account through which you are logged in or whether no user account exists. If you are logged in to Google, your data will be assigned directly to your account.

If you do not want the assignment to your Google profile, you must log out of Google before activating the button. Google stores your data as usage profiles and uses it for purposes of advertising, market research and/or demand-oriented design of its websites. Such an evaluation is carried out in particular (even for users who are not logged in) to provide targeted advertising and to inform other users of the social network about your activities on our website. You have a right to object to the creation of these user profiles; you must contact Google to exercise this right.

Withdrawal of consent:

No option for a simple opt-out or blocking of data transmission is currently offered by the provider. If you wish to prevent tracking of your activities on our website, please revoke your consent for the relevant cookie category or all technically unnecessary cookies and data transfers in the cookie consent tool. In this case, however, you may not be able to use our website, or only to a limited extent.

SSL encryption

To protect the security of your data during transmission, we use state-of-the-art encryption methods (e.g. SSL) via HTTPS.

Information about your right to object according to Art. 21 GDPR

Individual right to object:

You have the right to object at any time, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to the processing of personal data relating to you which is carried out on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (data processing on the basis of a balance of interests); this also applies to profiling based on this provision within the meaning of Art. 4 No. 4 GDPR.

If you object, we will no longer process your personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms, or the processing serves to assert, exercise or defend legal claims.

Changes to our data privacy statement

We reserve the right to adapt this privacy statement so that it always complies with the current legal requirements or to implement changes to our services in the privacy policy, e.g. when introducing new services. The new data privacy statement will then apply to your next visit.

Questions for the data protection officer

If you have any questions about data protection, please send us an e-mail and contact our data protection officer directly.

The Data Privacy Statement was generated with the help of activeMind AG, the experts for external data protection officers (version #2020-09-30).