1. Name and Contact Details of the Controller Responsible for Processing and of the Company Data Protection Officer

This data protection information applies to data processing by:
hvd medical GmbH
Carl-Zeiss-Straße 30, 66740 Saarlouis, Germany
T +49 6831 958 38 0
F +49 6831 958 38 15
info@hvd-medical.com
www.hvd-medical.com 
 

2. Collection and Storage of Personal Data as well as the Type and Purpose of their Use 

When you visit our website www.hvd-medical.com, the browser used on your device automatically sends information to the server of our website. This information is temporarily stored in a so-called log file. The following information is collected without any action on your part and stored until it is automatically deleted:

• IP address of the requesting computer
• Date and time of access
• Name and URL of the retrieved file
• Website from which access is made (referrer URL)
• Browser used and, if applicable, the operating system of your computer as well as the name of your access provider

The data mentioned are processed by us for the following purposes:

• Ensuring a smooth connection to the website
• Ensuring comfortable use of our website
• Evaluation of system security and stability, and
• For further administrative purposes

The legal basis for data processing is Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR. Our legitimate interest follows from the purposes for data collection listed above. Under no circumstances do we use the collected data for the purpose of drawing conclusions about your person.
 

3. Disclosure of Data

Your personal data will not be transmitted to third parties for purposes other than those listed below.

We will only pass your personal data on to third parties if:

• You have given your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR,
• Disclosure pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR is necessary for the establishment, exercise, or defence of legal claims and there is no reason to assume that you have an overriding legitimate interest in not disclosing your data,
• In the event that there is a legal obligation for disclosure pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. c GDPR, or
• It is legally permissible and necessary for the performance of contractual relationships with you pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. b GDPR.
   

For the operation and maintenance of our website, we use service providers acting as our processors. All service providers are contractually obliged to treat your data confidentially.

Data are stored in server log files for a maximum period of 7 days, unless a security-relevant event occurs (e.g., a DDoS attack).

In the event of such an incident, server log files will be stored until the security-relevant incident is resolved and fully clarified.

The provision of the above-mentioned personal data is neither legally nor contractually required. However, without the IP address and cookie identifier, the service and functionality of our website cannot be guaranteed.
 

4. Cookies

ike many other websites, we use so-called “cookies”. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device (laptop, tablet, smartphone) when you visit our website.

You can delete individual cookies or the entire cookie inventory. In addition, you can find information and instructions on how to delete these cookies or block their storage in advance. Depending on your browser provider, the necessary information can be found at the following links:

• Mozilla Firefox: www.support.mozilla.org
• Internet Explorer: www.support.microsoft.com
• Google Chrome: www.support.google.com
• Opera: www.opera.com
• Safari: www.support.apple.com

Information on the cookies used and their storage duration as well as configuration options can be found here.
 

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 browser can still be identified 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, it is necessary that the browser is recognised again after a page change.

Legal basis and legitimate interest:
Processing is carried out pursuant to Art. 6 para. 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 acting as processors for the operation and maintenance of our website.

Provision required or necessary:
The provision of the above-mentioned personal data is neither legally nor contractually required. However, without this data, the service and functionality of our website cannot be guaranteed. In addition, individual services and features may not be available or may be restricted.

Right to object:
Please read the information on your right to object under Art. 21 GDPR below.
 

Technically non-necessary cookies

We also use cookies to better adapt the offering on our website to the interests of our visitors or to generally improve it on the basis of statistical evaluations.

Which providers set cookies can be found in the information below on the display, tracking, remarketing, and web analytics technologies used.

Legal basis:
The legal basis for these processing operations is your consent, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR.

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

Further recipients can be found in the information below on the display, tracking, remarketing, and web analytics technologies used.

Transfer to third countries:
Please refer to the listings of the individual display, tracking, remarketing, and web analytics providers for information on this.

Provision required or necessary:
Of course, you can generally view our website without cookies. Web browsers are usually set to accept cookies. You can generally disable the use of cookies at any time via your browser settings (see withdrawal of consent).

Please note that some functions of our website may not work if you have disabled the use of cookies.

Withdrawal of consent:
You can withdraw your consent at any time via our cookie consent tool.

Profiling:
The extent to which we analyse the behaviour of visitors to our website using pseudonymised user profiles can be found in the information below on the display, tracking, remarketing, and web analytics technologies used.
 

5. Rights of Data Subjects

Sie haben das Recht: 

• You have the right:
• pursuant to Art. 15 GDPR, to request information about your personal data processed by us. In particular, you may request information on the purposes of processing, the category of personal data, the categories of recipients to whom your data have been or will be disclosed, the planned storage period, the existence of a right to rectification, erasure, restriction of processing or objection, the existence of a right to lodge a complaint, the source of your data if not collected by us, as well as the existence of automated decision-making including profiling and, where applicable, meaningful information about its details;
• pursuant to Art. 16 GDPR, to demand the rectification of inaccurate or completion of your personal data stored by us without undue delay;
• pursuant to Art. 17 GDPR, to demand the erasure of your personal data stored by us, unless processing is necessary for exercising the right of freedom of expression and information, for compliance with a legal obligation, for reasons of public interest, or for establishing, exercising, or defending legal claims;
• pursuant to Art. 18 GDPR, to demand the restriction of processing of your personal data, if you contest the accuracy of the data, the processing is unlawful but you oppose its erasure, we no longer need the data but you require it for the establishment, exercise, or defence of legal claims, or you have objected to processing pursuant to Art. 21 GDPR;
• pursuant to Art. 20 GDPR, to receive your personal data that you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format, or to request the transfer to another controller;
• pursuant to Art. 7 para. 3 GDPR, to withdraw your consent once given to us at any time. This means that we may no longer continue the data processing based on this consent in the future, and
• pursuant to Art. 77 GDPR, to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. As a rule, you may contact the supervisory authority of your usual place of residence or workplace or of our registered office. A list of supervisory authorities (for the non-public sector) with addresses can be found at: https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Infothek/Anschriften_Links/anschriften_links-node.html

6. Right to Object

If your personal data are processed on the basis of legitimate interests pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR, you have the right to object to the processing of your personal data pursuant to Art. 21 GDPR on grounds relating to your particular situation or where the objection is to direct marketing. In the latter case, you have a general right to object, which we will implement without you needing to state a particular situation.

If you wish to exercise your right of withdrawal or objection, simply send an e-mail to datenschutz@hvd-medical.com

During your website visit, we use the common SSL (Secure Socket Layer) method in conjunction with the highest level of encryption supported by your browser. This is usually 256-bit encryption. If your browser does not support 256-bit encryption, we use 128-bit v3 technology instead. Whether a page of our website is transmitted in encrypted form can be seen from the closed display of the key or lock symbol in the lower status bar of your browser.

We also use appropriate technical and organisational security measures to protect your data against accidental or intentional manipulation, partial or complete loss, destruction, or unauthorised access by third parties. Our security measures are continuously improved in line with technological developments.
 

7. Currency and Amendment of this Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy is currently valid and has the status of July 2025.

Due to the further development of our website and offers or due to changed legal or regulatory requirements, it may become necessary to change this Privacy Policy. The current Privacy Policy can be accessed and printed at any time on the website at https://www.hvd-medical.com/datenschutz