Privacy policy
Introduction
We welcome you to our website and thank you for your interest in Biolytix AG. Please note the following data protection information regarding the use of our website, for which Biolytix AG is responsible.
In the following, we inform you about the type, scope and purpose of the collection and use of personal data. You can access this information at any time on our website. This information relates to the use of the service via PC, smartphone, tablet and all other internet-enabled devices.
Who collects, processes and uses your data?
The data controller is Biolytix AG, Neumattweg 16, 4243 Dittingen, Switzerland, info@biolytix.ch
What is personal data?
Personal data are individual details about personal or factual circumstances of a specific or identifiable natural person (data subject), e.g. your name, address, e-mail address, date of birth, etc.
What rights do you have and where can you assert them?
Right of cancellation
You have the right to revoke your consent to the collection and use of personal data at any time with effect for the future.
Right to information
You have the right to request information about the data stored about you or your pseudonym. At your request, the information can also be provided electronically.
Right to correction, deletion or blocking
You have the right to request the correction, deletion or blocking of the personal data stored about you. If legal regulations do not permit deletion, your data will be blocked instead so that it is only accessible for the purpose of mandatory legal regulations.
Contact
To exercise your above rights of cancellation, information, correction, deletion or blocking of your personal data, please contact Biolytix AG, Neumattweg 16, 4243 Dittingen, Switzerland, info@biolytix.ch. The exercise of the above rights is free of charge for you.
What data is collected and used?
1. Collection and use of non-personal (anonymous) data for internal system and statistical purposes
For technical reasons, your Internet browser automatically transmits data (e.g. date and time of access, URL (address) of the referring website, file accessed, amount of data sent, browser type and version, operating system, IP address) to our server when you access our website. This information is statistically analysed by us in anonymised form and used exclusively to improve the attractiveness, content and functionality of our website. We will not use this data to identify individual users. This data will not be merged with other data sources. The data will be deleted after statistical analysis.
2. Collection and use of personal data
Contact
Personal data (e.g. name, e-mail address) is only collected on this website if you provide it to us voluntarily, for example when you contact us, e.g. when you enter this data in an input field on our website or send it to us by e-mail. In order to use some services, it is necessary in some cases to collect personal data such as name, e-mail address, address and telephone number etc.
Your personal data will only be used to contact you or for the purpose for which you have provided us with this data, e.g. to process your enquiries, technical administration of the website and customer administration.
This information is provided expressly on a voluntary basis and with your consent. Insofar as this involves information on communication channels (e.g. e-mail address, telephone number), you also consent to us contacting you via this communication channel in order to respond to your enquiry.
Newsletter service
When you register for our newsletter service, your data will be used by Biolytix AG for information purposes. The use ends when you unsubscribe from the newsletter service. You can unsubscribe from the newsletter service at any time using the link provided in the newsletter.
In which cases do third parties have access to your data?
Your data will not be passed on to third parties unless you have given your consent or we are legally obliged to pass it on. Data will only be passed on to external service providers or partner companies if this is necessary in the context of providing the offers or services. In these cases, however, the scope of the data passed on is limited to the necessary minimum.
What about cookies and other collection methods?
1. Cookies
We use cookies for statistical analyses. Cookies are files that are stored on the hard drive of your computer, smartphone or tablet and serve to facilitate navigation. They prevent you from having to re-enter all the necessary data each time you use the website. Cookies help us to tailor our website precisely to your needs, such as your preferred areas of interest. Cookies are used to save time, default settings, log-in status and to remember the set view. If you do not want this, you only need to switch off the acceptance of cookies in your browser. Most browsers accept cookies automatically, but offer the option of rejecting cookies or displaying a warning before saving them. Please refer to your browser manufacturer’s instructions to find out how this works in detail.
It is not absolutely necessary to allow cookies in order to visit our website. However, switching off all cookies may mean that some functions on our website cannot be executed.
2. Web analysis
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 analyse how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. However, if IP anonymisation is activated on this website, your IP address will first be truncated by Google within member states of the European Union or in other signatory states to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and truncated there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to analyse your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide the website operator with other services relating to website activity and internet usage.
The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data. 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. You can also prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the cookie and relating to your use of the website (including your IP address) and from processing this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available at the following link (https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de).
Alternatively, you can prevent Google Analytics from collecting your data by clicking on the following link. An opt-out cookie will be set to prevent the future collection of your data when you visit this website: Deactivate Google Analytics
Further information on terms of use and data protection can be found at https://www.google.com/analytics/terms/de.html or at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/. Please note that Google Analytics has been extended on this website by the code “anonymizeIp” in order to ensure anonymised collection of IP addresses (so-called IP masking).
The opt-out cookie is only valid for this browser and only for this domain. If you delete your cookies in this browser, you must click this link again.
Social Bookmarks
Social bookmarks (e.g. from Facebook and Twitter) are integrated on our website. Social bookmarks are Internet bookmarks with which the users of such a service can collect links and news reports. These are only integrated on our website as links to the corresponding services. After clicking on the integrated graphic, you will be redirected to the page of the respective provider, i.e. only then will user information be transmitted to the respective provider. For information on the handling of your personal data when using these websites, please refer to the respective privacy policies of the providers.
Links
On the website you will find links to other websites that may be of interest to you. Biolytix AG is not responsible for the data protection practices of other websites or their content. Therefore, this privacy policy may differ from the privacy policies of other websites. We recommend that you also take note of the other data protection notices.
Changes to the data protection information
We reserve the right to change the data protection information at any time. The date of the last revision can be found at the top of this page.
Status
This version dated 1 January 2018 replaces all previous versions.
