Privacy Policy
General information and mandatory disclosures
Designation of the responsible body
The responsible body for data processing on this website is:
Pain Clinic Kiel GmbH & CoKG
Prof. Dr. Hartmut Göbel
Heikendorfer Weg 9-27
24149
Kiel e-Mail: info@schmerzklinik.de
The responsible body decides alone or jointly with others on the purposes and means of processing personal data (e.g. names, contact details, etc.).
Revocation of your consent to data processing
Some data processing operations are only possible with your explicit consent. You can revoke your consent at any time. An informal notification by email is sufficient for revocation. The lawfulness of data processing carried out before the revocation remains unaffected.
Right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority
As a data subject, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority in the event of a data protection breach. The competent supervisory authority for data protection matters is the State Data Protection Commissioner of the federal state in which our company is based. The following link provides a list of data protection commissioners and their contact details : https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Infothek/Anschriften_Links/anschriften_links-node.html
Right to data portability
You have the right to receive the data that we process automatically based on your consent or in fulfillment of a contract, either for yourself or to have it transferred to a third party. The data will be provided in a machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will only be done if technically feasible.
SSL or TLS encryption
For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential information that you send to us as the website operator, our website uses SSL or TLS encryption. This means that data you transmit via this website cannot be read by third parties. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the "https://" in your browser's address bar and the padlock icon in the browser bar.
Server log files
The website provider automatically collects and stores information in server log files that your browser automatically transmits to us. This includes:
- Browser type and browser version
- Operating system used
- Referrer URL
- Hostname of the accessing computer
- Time of server request
- IP address
This data will not be merged with other data sources. The legal basis for data processing is Article 6(1)(b) GDPR, which permits the processing of data for the performance of a contract or for taking steps prior to entering into a contract.
Data transmission during contract conclusion for the purchase and shipment of goods
Personal data will only be transferred to third parties if necessary for the execution of the contract. Third parties may include, for example, payment service providers or logistics companies. Data will not be transferred beyond this scope unless you have expressly consented to it.
The legal basis for data processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR, which permits the processing of data for the performance of a contract or pre-contractual measures.
Contact form
Data submitted via the contact form, including your contact details, will be stored in order to process your request and to be available for follow-up questions. This data will not be shared without your consent.
The processing of data entered into the contact form is based solely on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR). You may withdraw your consent at any time. To withdraw your consent, simply send an informal notification by email. The withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of data processing carried out before the withdrawal.
Data submitted via the contact form will remain with us until you request its deletion, revoke your consent to its storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies. Mandatory legal provisions – in particular retention periods – remain unaffected.
Storage duration of posts and comments
Posts and comments, as well as related data such as IP addresses, are stored. The content remains on our website until it has been completely deleted or had to be deleted for legal reasons.
Your posts and comments are stored based on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR). You can withdraw your consent at any time. To withdraw your consent, simply send an informal notification by email. The withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of data processing carried out before the withdrawal.
Subscribe to comments
As a user of our website, you can subscribe to comments after registering. We will send you a confirmation email to verify that you are the owner of the email address you provided. You can unsubscribe from comment notifications at any time via a link in any subscription email. Data entered to set up the subscription will be deleted upon unsubscription. If this data has been transmitted to us for other purposes and elsewhere, it will remain with us.
Newsletter data
To send you our newsletter, we need your email address. Verification of the provided email address is required, and you must consent to receiving the newsletter. No additional data is collected, or any additional data provided is voluntary.
The data is used exclusively for sending the newsletter.
The data collected during newsletter registration is processed exclusively on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR). You can withdraw your consent at any time. To withdraw your consent, simply send an informal notification by email or unsubscribe via the "Unsubscribe" link in the newsletter. The withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of data processing carried out before the withdrawal.
Data entered for setting up the subscription will be deleted upon cancellation. If this data has been transmitted to us for other purposes and elsewhere, it will remain with us.
CleverReach
We use CleverReach to send our newsletters. The provider is CleverReach GmbH & Co. KG, Mühlenstr. 43, 26180 Rastede, Germany. This service allows us to organize and analyze our newsletter distribution. The data you enter to subscribe to the newsletter, such as your email address, is stored on CleverReach's servers. These servers are located in Germany and Ireland.
Sending newsletters via CleverReach allows us to analyze recipient behavior. This analysis shows, among other things, how many recipients opened the newsletter and how often links within the newsletter were clicked.
CleverReach supports conversion tracking to analyze whether a predefined action, such as a product purchase, occurred after clicking a link. Details on data analysis by CleverReach can be found at: https://www.cleverreach.com/de/funktionen/reporting-und-tracking/ .
Data processing is based on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR). You can withdraw your consent at any time. To withdraw your consent, simply send an informal notification by email or unsubscribe via the "Unsubscribe" link in the newsletter. The withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of data processing carried out before the withdrawal.
If you do not wish to have your data analyzed by CleverReach, you must unsubscribe from the newsletter. To unsubscribe, simply send us an informal email or use the "Unsubscribe" link in the newsletter.
Data entered to set up the subscription will be deleted from our servers and CleverReach's servers upon cancellation. If this data has been transmitted to us for other purposes and elsewhere, it will remain with us.
Details regarding CleverReach's privacy policy can be found at: https://www.cleverreach.com/de/datenschutz/ .
To fully comply with legal data protection requirements, we have concluded a data processing agreement with CleverReach.
YouTube
Our website uses YouTube plugins to integrate and display video content. The video portal is provided by YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA.
When you visit a page with an integrated YouTube plugin, a connection is established to YouTube's servers. This allows YouTube to know which of our pages you have visited.
YouTube can directly associate your browsing behavior with your personal profile if you are logged into your YouTube account. You can prevent this by logging out beforehand.
The use of YouTube is in the interest of presenting our online content in an appealing way. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.
Details on how user data is handled can be found in YouTube's privacy policy at: https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy .
Vimeo
Our website uses Vimeo plugins to integrate and display video content. The video portal is provided by Vimeo Inc., 555 West 18th Street, New York, New York 10011, USA.
When you access a page with an integrated Vimeo plugin, a connection is established to Vimeo's servers. Vimeo then learns which of our pages you have visited. Vimeo also learns your IP address, even if you are not logged in to the video portal or do not have an account there. The information collected by Vimeo is transmitted to the video portal's servers in the USA.
Vimeo can directly associate your browsing behavior with your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out beforehand.
Details on how user data is handled can be found in Vimeo's privacy policy at: https://vimeo.com/privacy .
Cookies
Our website uses cookies. These are small text files that your web browser stores on your device. Cookies help us to make our website more user-friendly, effective, and secure.
Some cookies are "session cookies." These cookies are automatically deleted after you close your browser. Other cookies remain on your device until you delete them yourself. These cookies help us recognize you when you return to our website.
With a modern web browser, you can monitor, restrict, or block the setting of cookies. Many web browsers can be configured to automatically delete cookies when the program is closed. Disabling cookies may result in limited functionality of our website.
The setting of cookies that are necessary for carrying out electronic communication processes or providing certain functions you have requested (e.g., shopping cart) is based on Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. As the operator of this website, we have a legitimate interest in storing cookies to ensure the technically flawless and smooth provision of our services. If other cookies are set (e.g., for analytics), these are addressed separately in this privacy policy.
Google Analytics
Our website uses features of the web analytics service Google Analytics. The provider of this service is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.
Google Analytics uses "cookies." These are small text files that your web browser stores on your device and that enable analysis of website usage. Information generated by the cookie about your use of our website is transmitted to and stored on a Google server. The server is usually located in the USA.
The setting of Google Analytics cookies is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. As the operator of this website, we have a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior in order to optimize our website and, where applicable, our advertising.
IP anonymization
We use Google Analytics in conjunction with the IP anonymization function. This ensures that Google shortens your IP address within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area before transmission to the USA. In exceptional cases, Google may transmit the full IP address to a server in the USA and shorten it there. On our behalf, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity, and to provide us with other services relating to website activity and internet usage. The IP address transmitted by Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data.
Browser Plugin
You can prevent your web browser from setting cookies. However, this may limit some of the functionality of our website. You can also prevent Google from collecting and processing data relating to your website usage, including your IP address. This is possible by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de .
Objection to data collection
You can prevent Google Analytics from collecting your data by clicking on the following link. This will set an opt-out cookie that prevents the collection of your data on future visits to our website: Disable Google Analytics.
Details on how Google Analytics handles user data can be found in Google's privacy policy: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=de .
Order processing
To fully comply with legal data protection requirements, we have concluded a data processing agreement with Google.
Demographic characteristics in Google Analytics
Our website uses the "demographic characteristics" feature of Google Analytics. This allows us to generate reports that provide information about the age, gender, and interests of website visitors. This data comes from Google's interest-based advertising and from third-party visitor data. It is not possible to link this data to a specific individual. You can deactivate this feature at any time. This can be done via the ad settings in your Google account or by generally prohibiting the collection of your data by Google Analytics, as explained in the section "Objection to data collection.".
Matomo (formerly Piwik)
Our website uses the web analytics service Matomo. Matomo is an open-source solution.
Matomo uses "cookies." These are small text files that your web browser stores on your device and that enable analysis of website usage. Information generated by the cookie about your use of our website is stored on our server. Your IP address is anonymized before being stored.
Matomo cookies remain on your device until you delete them.
The setting of Matomo cookies is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. As the operator of this website, we have a legitimate interest in the anonymized analysis of user behavior in order to optimize both our website and, where applicable, our advertising.
The information about your use of this website stored in the Matomo cookie will not be shared. You can prevent your web browser from setting cookies. However, this may limit some of the functionality of our website.
You can deactivate the storage and use of your data here. Your browser will set an opt-out cookie, which prevents the storage of Matomo usage data. If you delete your cookies, the Matomo opt-out cookie will also be removed. Upon your next visit to our website, the opt-out cookie must be set again to prevent the storage and use of your data.
PayPal
Our website allows payment via PayPal. The payment service provider is PayPal (Europe) S.à.rl et Cie, SCA, 22-24 Boulevard Royal, L-2449 Luxembourg.
If you pay with PayPal, the payment details you entered will be transmitted to PayPal.
Your data is transferred to PayPal on the basis of Article 6(1)(a) GDPR (consent) and Article 6(1)(b) GDPR (processing necessary for the performance of a contract). You may withdraw your consent at any time.
Data processing operations that have already taken place remain valid even after withdrawal of consent.
XING Plugin
Our website uses features of the XING network. The provider is XING AG, Dammtorstraße 29-32, 20354 Hamburg, Germany.
When you access a page with integrated Xing functions, a connection is established to Xing's servers. To our knowledge, no personal data is stored in this process. IP addresses are not saved, and user behavior is not analyzed.
Details regarding data protection and the XING Share button can be found in XING's privacy policy at: https://www.xing.com/app/share?op=data_protection .
Facebook plugin (Like button)
Our website uses plugins from the social network Facebook, 1601 South California Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA. You can recognize the Facebook plugins by the Facebook logo or the "Like" button on our site. An overview of the Facebook plugins can be found here: http://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/ When you visit our website, the plugin establishes a direct connection between your browser and the Facebook server. This informs Facebook that you have visited our site with your IP address. If you click the Facebook "Like" button while logged into your Facebook account, you can link the content of our pages to your Facebook profile. This allows Facebook to associate your visit to our website with your user account. Please note that as the website provider, we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by Facebook. Further information can be found in Facebook's privacy policy at https://de-de.facebook.com/policy.php
If you do not want Facebook to be able to associate your visit to our pages with your Facebook user account, please log out of your Facebook user account.
Twitter Plugin
Our website uses features of the Twitter service. The provider is 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 linked to your Twitter account and published in your Twitter feed. This involves the transmission of data to Twitter. We have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or how Twitter uses it. For details, please see Twitter's privacy policy: https://twitter.com/privacy .
You can change your privacy settings on Twitter: https://twitter.com/account/settings
Pinterest Plugin
Our website uses features of the social network Pinterest. The provider is Pinterest Inc., 808 Brannan Street, San Francisco, CA 94103-490, USA.
When you access a page with Pinterest features, your browser establishes a direct connection to Pinterest's servers. Log data is transmitted to Pinterest's servers, which are located in the USA. This log data may allow inferences to be made about your IP address, websites visited, browser type and settings, the date and time of the request, your use of Pinterest, and cookies.
Details can be found in Pinterest's privacy policy: https://about.pinterest.com/de/privacy-policy .
Amazon Affiliate Program
As the operators of this website, we participate in the Amazon EU Partner Program. Our pages include advertisements from Amazon and links to Amazon in order to earn money through advertising fees. Amazon cookies are used, which allow Amazon to recognize that you have clicked on an affiliate link on our website.
The storage of “Amazon cookies” is based on Art. 6 lit. f GDPR. As website operators, we have a legitimate interest in this, as the amount of advertising cost reimbursement can only be determined through these cookies.
Details on how Amazon uses your data can be found in the Amazon Privacy Notice: https://www.amazon.de/gp/help/customer/display.html/ref=footer_privacy?ie=UTF8&nodeId=3312401 .
Google AdSense
Our website uses Google AdSense. The provider is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.
Google AdSense is used to integrate advertisements and uses cookies. Cookies are small text files that your web browser stores on your device to analyze website usage. Google AdSense also uses web beacons. Web beacons are invisible graphics that allow for the analysis of visitor traffic on our website.
Information generated by cookies and web beacons is transmitted to and stored on Google servers located in the USA. Google may share this information with its partners. However, Google will not combine your IP address with other data stored by Google.
The storage of AdSense cookies is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. As website operators, we have a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior in order to optimize our website and our advertising.
With a modern web browser, you can monitor, restrict, and block the setting of cookies. Disabling cookies may result in limited functionality of our website. By using our website, you consent to the processing of data collected about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes described above.
Google AdWords and Google Conversion Tracking
Our website uses Google AdWords. The provider is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, United States.
AdWords is an online advertising program. As part of this program, we use conversion tracking. After you click on an ad served by Google, a cookie is set for conversion tracking. Cookies are small text files
that your web browser stores on your device. Google AdWords cookies expire after 30 days and are not used to personally identify users. The cookie allows Google and us to recognize that you clicked on an ad and were redirected to our website.
Each Google AdWords customer receives a different cookie. These cookies cannot be tracked across websites of other AdWords customers. Conversion cookies are used to generate conversion statistics for AdWords customers who use conversion tracking. AdWords customers learn how many users clicked on their ad and were redirected to pages with a conversion tracking tag. However, AdWords customers do not receive any information that allows for the personal identification of users. If you do not wish to participate in tracking, you can opt out. To do this, disable the conversion cookie in your browser settings. This will prevent your data from being included in the conversion tracking statistics.
The storage of “conversion cookies” is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. We, as website operators, have a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior in order to optimize our website and our advertising.
Details about Google AdWords and Google Conversion Tracking can be found in Google's privacy policy: https://www.google.de/policies/privacy/ .
With a modern web browser, you can monitor, restrict, or block the setting of cookies. Disabling cookies may result in limited functionality of our website.
Comments
Please note that the name you enter and your comment will be published worldwide. This occurs on https://schmerzklinik.de as well as on other subpages and the RSS feeds of this website. Search engines and other services can and will copy and use the information you enter after publication, and we cannot effectively prevent this. Therefore, you should take great care to avoid unintentionally publishing personal information in your comment.
Entries in the guestbook
Please note that when posting in the guestbook, the text you enter and your name will be published worldwide. This occurs on https://schmerzklinik.de as well as on other subpages and the RSS feeds of this website. Search engines and other services can and will copy and use the information you enter after publication, and we have no effective way to prevent this. Therefore, you should take great care to avoid unintentionally publishing personal information in your comment.
Further information
Your trust is important to us. Therefore, we want to be available to answer any questions you may have regarding the processing of your personal data. If you have any questions that this privacy policy does not answer, or if you would like more detailed information on any point, please contact us at any time at info@schmerzklinik.de.
copyright
All content published on this website (layout, text, images, graphics, etc.) is protected by copyright. Any use not permitted by copyright law requires prior, explicit consent. This applies in particular to the reproduction, editing, translation, storage, processing, or transmission of content in databases or other electronic media and systems. Photocopies and downloads of web pages may be made for private, academic, and non-commercial use. We expressly permit and encourage the citation of documents and web pages, as well as the creation of links to our website.
Disclaimer for own content
The content of our website is researched and implemented with the utmost care. However, errors in the editing process cannot be ruled out. Please send any comments or corrections to hg@schmerzklinik.de
Despite careful review, no liability can be assumed for the accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of this website. The Kiel Pain Clinic and the authors specifically disclaim all liability for any damages or consequences arising from the direct or indirect use of the content provided.
Disclaimer regarding cross-references and links
The content of external websites linked to by the Kiel Pain Clinic does not reflect the opinion of the Kiel Pain Clinic, but serves solely for informational purposes and to illustrate connections. The provider of the linked website is solely liable for illegal, incorrect, or incomplete content and, in particular, for damages resulting from the use or non-use of such information.
Questions
If you have any questions regarding the processing of your personal data, you can contact our data protection officer directly, who, along with his team, is also available to assist you with requests for information, applications or complaints.
Legal validity
This privacy policy is part of this website. If individual clauses or parts of this text no longer comply with applicable law, or no longer comply fully, the remaining parts of this policy shall remain unaffected.