Privacy Declaration

Privacy Statement

Elisa-Kits.de (a division of Hölzel Diagnostika GmbH) takes the protection of your personal data very seriously. The following privacy policy provides you with information about the personal data that is collected and how it is processed and used.

I. Subject matter of this Privacy Policy

1.1 This Privacy Policy applies to all services which are offered under the domains Elisa-Kits.de.

1.2 Unless stated otherwise, this Privacy Policy exclusively regulates how Elisa-Kits.de treats your personal data. In case you make use of services provided by third parties, the privacy policy conditions of these third parties apply exclusively. Elisa-Kits.de does not revise the privacy policy conditions of third parties.

II. Responsible contact

2.1 Responsible contact according to the Federal Data Protection Act (Bundesdatenschutzgesetz (BDSG)) is Elisa-Kits.de, Hohenzollernring 38, 50672 Köln (Germany). Elisa-Kits is a project of Hölzel Diagnostika GmbH.

2.2 In case you have any questions concerning privacy policy matters please do not hesitate to contact via e-mail info@elisa-kits.de. You can also use this e-mail address to inquire about, modify or delete your personal data collected by Elisa-Kits.de.

III. Collection of data

3.1 Generally, you can access our web services without disclosing any personal data to us. It is always your choice whether or not to provide us with your personal data.

3.2 Only if you would like to register, purchase or sell products via our web sites or subscribe to our newsletter, the disclosure of personal data is necessary. This data includes your name, your address, your e-mail and other personal data which is requested by Elisa-Kits.de in individual cases.

3.3 In addition, specific parts of information, e.g. IP-addresses, browser types and access times, are automatically transferred by your computer and saved on our server. The IP-address is the worldwide valid, unique identification of your computer that consists of four number blocks separated by dots. Mostly, as a private user, you will not use a constant IP-address because it is only temporarily assigned to you by your provider. Nonetheless, by static IP-addresses a definite assignment of user data is principally still possible. Except for the purpose of the prosecution of illegal access to our web services we generally do not use this personal data. Only on an anonymous and aggregated basis, we evaluate such information as which of our web sites are favored, the number of daily visits etc. Like many other companies we make use of so-called cookies in order to design our web presence as convenient as possible. Cookies are small text files which enable the recognition of the user so that you do not have to reregister each time you visit our pages. These cookies are normally automatically deleted from your hard drive after you end visiting our website. Other cookies remain on your computer so that we can recognize you during your next visit. We make use of cookies to measure and to control the amount of web site visits and the general site
navigation. Of course, you can generally also use our web presence without cookies. Your Internet browser can be configured to generally reject cookies.

3.4 We collect process and use personal data only with your consent. If the consent is electronically declared within the scope of our Internet services, we follow the statutory notice liability requirements.

IV. Use of your data

We use your personal data in order to constantly improve our range of services and to satisfy the users’ needs.

4.1 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 analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. In case of activation of the IP anonymization, Google will truncate/anonymize the last octet of the IP address for Member States of the European Union as well as for other parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases, the full IP address is sent to and shortened by Google servers in the USA. On behalf of the website provider Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage to the website provider. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. 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. Furthermore you can prevent Google’s collection and use of data (cookies and IP address) by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available under http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en-GB.

Further information can be found under http://www.google.com/intl/en_uk/analytics/tos.html (Google Analytics Terms of Service & Privacy). Please note that on this website, Google Analytics code is supplemented by “gat._anonymizeIp();” to ensure an anonymized collection of IP addresses (so called IP-masking).

4.2 Furthermore, we use your data in order to communicate with you. This includes that we, as the case may be, inform you about novelties of our services via e-mail. In case you have subscribed to our e-mail newsletter, we use your data in order to inform you about products, services or certain events which could be of interest to you on a regular basis. You have the possibility to cancel the subscription in the menu "your user account" at any time without any prior notice. Your personal data will also be used in order to enable third parties the execution of technical, logistical and other services on our behalf. Finally, we use your data in order to protect our web pages and to trace unauthorized accesses.

V. Transmission of data

5.1 As a matter of course, your data will not be sold to third parties. Elisa-Kits.de exclusively transmits your personal data to the following extent:

5.2 If you would like to purchase or sell antibodies or related products via the Elisa-Kits.de web sites, we will transmit your personal data to the respective contractual partner (buyer or seller) for the purpose of processing the contract. We maintain the right to transmit your personal data to companies connected to Hölzel Diagnostika Handels GmbH which are controlled by Hölzel Diagnostika Handels GmbH. These companies are either subject to this privacy policy or ensure a privacy policy which is at least as effective. If you sell products via partner companies which are not controlled by Hölzel Diagnostika Handels GmbH, in individual cases it can be necessary that we also transmit your personal data to these companies for the purpose of selling your products.

5.3 Additionally it might occur that we assign other companies or individual people with the completion of particular tasks and services. For example we assign service providers with the analysis and usage of our Internet services and the transaction of payments (credit card, direct debit and purchase on account). These service providers only have access to your data to the extent which is necessary for the completion of their tasks. These service providers are obliged to treat you data according to this privacy policy and the relevant data protection statutes.

5.4 In the case that Elisa-Kits.de companies controlled by Elisa-Kits.de, particular affiliated companies or shares of the company are sold, your customer information will generally be passed on with the transmitted part of the company. Of course, in this case your data is also subject to this privacy policy and the relevant data protection statutes.

VI. Deletion of data

6.1 If your data is no longer necessary for the above-mentioned purposes including the settlement, it will be deleted. If the data is required for tax purposes, it will be blocked. This data is no longer available for further usage.

VII. Amendment of this privacy policy

7.1 Elisa-Kits.de reserves the right to amend this privacy policy if necessary in order to adapt to future changes of the usage of your personal data.

Your Comments - If you have any comments or questions about this Policy or your personal information, please contact at info@elisa-kits.de.