Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

We are pleased about your interest in our website. Protecting your privacy is of utmost importance to us. In this privacy policy, we inform you about how we collect, process, and use your personal data on our website in accordance with applicable data protection laws, particularly the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

2. Data Controller

The responsible party for data processing on this website is:

Department of Paediatric Oncology, Haematology and Clinical Immunology
Medical Faculty
Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf
Moorenstrasse 5
40225 Düsseldorf
Germany

3. Collection and Processing of Personal Data

We collect and process personal data only when it is legally permitted or when you consent to data collection. Personal data refers to all information that relates to an identified or identifiable natural person.

  • Usage Data: When you visit our website, data is automatically transmitted from your browser to our server. This data includes, among other things, the IP address, date and time of access, the type and version of the browser used, and the operating system. This data is stored in anonymized form and is not used to personally identify you.
  • Contact Form: If you contact us via our contact form, we collect the data you provide (e.g., name, email address) to process your inquiry. This data will only be stored as long as necessary to process your request.

4. Use of Google Services

Our website uses the following Google services:

  • Google Search Console: This service allows us to analyze the search performance of our website in Google search results. No personal data is collected from you in this process.
  • Google Analytics: We use Google Analytics to analyze the use of our website and to regularly improve it. Pseudonymized usage profiles are created, and cookies are used in this process. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. We have configured Google Analytics so that your IP address is truncated within the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area before transmission. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and truncated there. Google will use this information on our behalf to evaluate your use of the website, compile reports on website activity, and provide us with other services related to website and internet usage.Opt-Out Option: You can prevent the storage of cookies by adjusting your browser settings accordingly; however, we would like to point out that in this case, you may not be able to fully use all functions of this website. You can also prevent the collection of the data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) by Google as well as the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link: Google Opt-Out Plugin.

5. Cookies

Our website uses cookies. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device. Some of the cookies we use are deleted after the end of the browser session, i.e., after you close your browser (session cookies). Other cookies remain on your device and enable us to recognize your browser the next time you visit (persistent cookies). You can change your cookie settings in your browser at any time and disable the use of cookies.

6. Data Security

We implement technical and organizational security measures to protect your data against manipulation, loss, destruction, or unauthorized access by third parties. Our security measures are continuously improved in line with technological developments.

7. Your Rights

You have the right to:

  • request information about your personal data processed by us in accordance with Art. 15 GDPR;
  • request the correction of incorrect or incomplete personal data stored by us without delay in accordance with Art. 16 GDPR;
  • request the deletion of your personal data stored by us in accordance with Art. 17 GDPR;
  • request the restriction of processing of your personal data in accordance with Art. 18 GDPR;
  • receive your personal data, which you have provided to us, in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format, or request the transmission to another controller in accordance with Art. 20 GDPR;
  • lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority in accordance with Art. 77 GDPR.

8. Changes to the Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to adapt this privacy policy as necessary to comply with legal requirements or to implement changes to our services in the privacy policy. The current version applies to your visit.

9. Contact

If you have any questions about data protection, you can contact us at any time using the contact details provided above.