08.2023
Definitions
In the following, website means all of the controller’s pages at https://waldentbiotech.com/;
personal data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person. A person is identifiable if they can be identified, either directly or indirectly, in particular by means of assignment to an identifier such as a name, to an identification number, to location data, to an online identifier or to one or more special features that are an expression of the physical, physiological, genetic, psychological, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person. Personal data is therefore, for example, a person’s name, email address and telephone number, but may also include information about preferences, hobbies and memberships;
processing means operations or sets of operations carried out with or without the aid of automated procedures in connection with personal data, such as the collection, recording, organisation, structuring, storage, adaptation, alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment, combination, restriction, erasure or destruction;
pseudonymisation means the processing of personal data in such a manner that the personal data can no longer be attributed to a specific data subject without the use of additional information, provided that such additional information is kept separately and is subject to technical and organisational measures to ensure that the personal data cannot be attributed to an identified or identifiable natural person;
consent means any freely given, specific, informed and unambiguous indication of the data subject’s wishes in a particular case by which he or she, by a statement or by a clear affirmative action, signifies agreement to the processing of personal data relating to him or her;
Google means Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; reachable in the European Union at: Google Dublin, Google Ireland Ltd., Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, fax: +353 (1) 436 1001.
Scope
This privacy policy applies to all pages of https://waldentbiotech.com/. It does not cover any linked websites of other providers.
Responsible provider
The following party is responsible for the processing of personal data within the scope of this privacy policy:
Beijing Waldent Biotech Co., Ltd
6 Floor, Building No.13, 2nd Sector,
No.31, Kechuang 13 Street, BDA,
Beijing, 100176, China
info@waldentbiotech.com
Questions about data protection
If you have any questions about data protection with regard to our company or our website, you can contact our data protection officer:
Xin Wang
Beijing Waldent Biotech Co., Ltd
6 Floor, Building No.13, 2nd Sector,
No.31, Kechuang 13 Street, BDA,
Beijing, 100176, China
info@waldentbiotech.com
Security
We have taken comprehensive technical and organisational precautions to protect your personal data from unauthorised access, abuse, loss and other external disruption. To this end, we regularly review our security measures and adapt them to current standards.
Your rights
You have the following rights with regard to the personal data concerning you that you can assert against us:
right of access (Art. 15 GDPR),
right to rectification (Art. 16 GDPR) or erasure (Art. 17 GDPR),
right to restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR),
right to object to processing (Art. 21 GDPR),
right to withdraw your consent (Art. 7(3) GDPR),
right to receive the data in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format (‘data portability’) and the right to transfer the data to another controller, if the prerequisites of Art. 20(1) (a), (b) GDPR are fulfilled (Art. 20 GDPR)
You can assert your rights by informing us using the contact details specified above under ‘Responsible provider’ or by contacting the data protection officer designated by us.
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority about our processing of your personal data (Art. 77 GDPR).
Use of the website, access data
In principle, you can use our website for purely informational purposes without disclosing your identity. When you access the individual pages of the website in this sense, this only results in access data being transferred to our web hosting service so that the website can be displayed to you. This is the following data:
browser type/browser version
operating system used
language and version of the browser software
hostname of the accessing device
IP address
website from which the request comes
content of the request (specific page)
date and time of the server request
access status/HTTP status code
referrer URL (website visited before)
volume of data transferred
time zone difference from Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Temporary processing of the IP address by the system is necessary to make it technically possible to deliver the website to your device. This requires processing of your IP address for the duration of the session. The legal basis of this processing is Art. 6(1) Sentence 1(f) GDPR.
The access data is not used to identify individual users and is not combined with other data sources. The access data is erased when it is no longer required for achieving the purpose of its processing. In the case of recording the data to provide the website, this is the case when you end your visit to the website.
IP addresses are stored in log files to ensure the functionality of the website. In addition, the data serves us to optimise the website and to ensure the security of our information technology systems. No evaluation of the data for marketing purposes takes place in this context either. In principle, data is erased after seven days at the latest; further processing is possible in individual cases. In this case, the IP address is erased or so transformed that an assignment of the retrieving client is no longer possible.
The recording of data for the provision of the website and the processing of data in log files is an absolute necessity for the operation of the website. You may object to the processing. Your right of objection exists if you have reasons arising from your particular situation, unless we can prove compelling legitimate reasons for the processing which outweigh your interests, rights and freedoms or, moreover, the processing serves to establish and exercise or defend against legal claims (Art. 21(1) GDPR). In the event that your objection is justified, we will examine the situation and either stop or adjust the data processing or point out to you the compelling legitimate reasons on the basis of which we will continue processing. You may send us your objection using the contact details specified under ‘Responsible provider’ above.
Cookies
In addition to the aforementioned access data, so-called cookies are stored in the internet browser of the device you use to access the website. These are small text files with a sequence of numbers that are stored locally in the cache of the browser used. Cookies do not become part of the device system and cannot execute programs. They serve to make our website user-friendly. The use of cookies may be technically necessary or may occur for other purposes (e.g. analysis/evaluation of website use).
a) Technically necessary cookies
Some elements of our website require that the retrieving browser can be identified even after a page change. This involves processing the following data in the cookies:
language settings
The user data collected by technically necessary cookies is not processed to create user profiles. We also use session cookies, which store a session ID that can be used to assign various requests from your browser to the shared session. Session cookies are required for using the website. In particular, they enable us to recognise the device used when you return to the website. If you have an account with us, we use this cookie to recognise you on subsequent visits to the website; otherwise you would have to log in again each time you visited. The legal basis of this processing is Art. 6(1) Sentence 1(f) GDPR. We use session cookies to make using our website more attractive and effective. Session cookies are erased as soon as you log out or close your browser.
Most browsers are preset to automatically accept cookies. You can object to the processing of your data by cookies. Your right of objection exists if you have reasons arising from your particular situation, unless we can prove compelling legitimate reasons for the processing which outweigh your interests, rights and freedoms or, moreover, the processing serves to establish and exercise or defend against legal claims (Art. 21(1) GDPR). In the event that your objection is justified, we will examine the situation and either stop or adjust the data processing or point out to you the compelling legitimate reasons on the basis of which we will continue processing.
You can disable or restrict the transfer of cookies by changing the settings in your internet browser. Cookies that have already been saved can be deleted at any time. This can also be done automatically. If cookies are disabled for our website, it may no longer be possible to use the full functionality of the website.
b) Technically non-essential cookies
In addition, we also use cookies on the website which enable an analysis of users’ surfing behaviour. For example, this involves processing the following data in the cookies:
entered search terms
frequency of page views
use of website functions
These cookies are used to make using the website more efficient and attractive. The legal basis of this processing is Art. 6(1) Sentence 1(f) GDPR. The technically non-essential cookies are automatically erased after a specified period, which may vary depending on the cookie.
You can object to the processing of your data by cookies. Your right of objection exists if you have reasons arising from your particular situation, unless we can prove compelling legitimate reasons for the processing which outweigh your interests, rights and freedoms or, moreover, the processing serves to establish and exercise or defend against legal claims (Art. 21(1) GDPR). If you do not wish to use cookies, you have the option of changing your browser settings in order to generally or selectively block the placement of cookies or remove stored cookies. You can also have the corresponding information displayed before a cookie is placed. If you change the browser settings for the use of cookies or disable cookies, the functionality of this website may be restricted.
Where we integrate cookies from third-party providers into our website, we point this out to you separately below.
c) Cookie banner notice
When you visit the website, an information banner notifies you about the use of cookies and refers you to this privacy policy. In this context, information is also provided about how the storage of cookies can be prevented by adjusting your browser settings.
Contacting our company
When contacting our company, e.g. by email, we will process the personal data provided by you so that we can respond to your request. The legal basis of the processing is Art. 6(1) Sentence 1(f) GDPR and Art. 6(1) Sentence 1(b) GDPR, if the contact is made with the intention of concluding a contract. If the processing is necessary in order to conclude a contract, it may be impossible to conclude or implement a contract if the data is not provided. Where you contact us by email, the necessary legitimate interest in the processing of the data also lies in the processing of the contact you make.
The data will not be transmitted to third parties in this context. The data is only processed in order to process the conversation. As soon as processing is no longer necessary, we erase the data generated in this context or, if statutory retention obligations apply, restrict processing of the data.
You have the possibility to object to the processing of your personal data for contact requests at any time. Your right of objection exists if you have reasons arising from your particular situation, unless we can prove compelling legitimate reasons for the processing which outweigh your interests, rights and freedoms or, moreover, the processing serves to establish and exercise or defend against legal claims (Art. 21(1) GDPR). In particular, you have a right of objection if processing is not necessary to perform a contract with you, which is described by us in the previous description of the functions. In such a case, it may not be possible to continue processing the request. In the event that your objection is justified, we will examine the situation and either stop or adjust the data processing or point out to you the compelling legitimate reasons on the basis of which we will continue processing. You may send us your objection using the contact details specified under ‘Responsible provider’ above.
Processing and transmission of personal data for contractual purposes
We process your personal data if and to the extent necessary for the initiation, creation, execution and/or termination of a legal transaction with our company. The legal basis of this results from Art. 6(1) Sentence 1(b) GDPR.
Once the purpose has been achieved (e.g. contract processing), the personal data will be blocked for further processing or erased, unless we are entitled to retain the data for a longer period and process it as required in the respective context on the basis of a consent granted by you (e.g. consent to the processing of your email address for sending promotional emails), a contractual agreement, a statutory authorisation (e.g. authorisation to send direct marketing) or on the basis of justified interests (e.g. retention for asserting claims).
Your personal data will be passed on if
it is necessary for the creation, execution or termination of legal transactions with our company (e.g. when transmitting data to a payment service provider/a shipping company to process a contract with you) (Art. 6(1) Sentence 1(b) GDPR), or
a subcontractor or party we use to perform our obligations, which we use exclusively within the framework of providing the offers or services requested by you, needs this data (unless you are expressly informed otherwise, such auxiliary parties are only entitled to process the data insofar as this is necessary for the provision of the offer or service), or
there is an enforceable official order (Art. 6(1) Sentence 1(c) GDPR), or
there is an enforceable court order (Art. 6(1) Sentence 1(c) GDPR), or
we are legally obliged to do so (Art. 6(1) Sentence 1(c) GDPR), or
the processing is necessary in order to protect the vital interests of the data subject or another natural person (Art. 6(1) Sentence 1(d) GDPR), or
we are authorised or even obliged to pursue overriding legitimate interests (Art. 6(1) Sentence 1(f) GDPR).
Your personal data will not be transmitted to other persons, companies or bodies unless you have effectively consented to such transmission. The legal basis of the processing is then Art. 6(1) Sentence 1(a) GDPR.
Email marketing
Newsletter
You have the possibility to subscribe to our email newsletter on the website, which we use to inform you regularly about the following content:
offers from our portfolio/the latest publications
information about company events
product or market changes
In order to receive the newsletter, you need to give us the following personal data:
recipient (name or pseudonym)
valid email address
country
To subscribe to our email newsletter, please use the double opt-in process. Once you have entered the data marked as mandatory, we will send you an email to the email address you have provided, in which we ask you to expressly confirm your subscription to the newsletter (by clicking on a confirmation link). This is how we ensure that you really want to receive our email newsletter. If no confirmation takes place within 24 hours, we block the information transferred to us and erase it automatically after one month at the latest.
Furthermore, the following data is processed at the time of subscription:
IP address
date/time of registration for the newsletter
time when you click on the confirmation link
We process your IP address, the time of registration for the newsletter and the time of your confirmation in order to document your newsletter registration and to prevent abuse of your personal data. The legal basis for the processing is Art. 6(1) Sentence 1(f) GDPR. We process this data until two years after termination of the contract. If registration for the newsletter takes place and it is unrelated to the conclusion of a contract, we process this data until two years after termination of the usage. We erase this data when the newsletter subscription ends.
After your confirmation, we will process the email address and name/pseudonym of the recipient concerned for the purpose of sending our email newsletter. The legal basis of the processing is Art. 6(1) Sentence 1(a) GDPR. We erase this data when you unsubscribe from the newsletter.
You can withdraw your consent to the processing of your email address for receiving the newsletter at any time, either by sending us a message (see the contact details under ‘Responsible provider’) or by clicking directly on the unsubscribe link in the newsletter. This does not affect the lawfulness of processing that has occurred based on the consent up until the point of your withdrawal (Art. 13(2)(c) GDPR).
We would like to point out that we analyse your user behaviour in relation to the sending of our newsletter. For this analysis, the emails sent out contain so-called web beacons or tracking pixels, which display single-pixel image files that are embedded in our website. For analysis purposes, we link the data mentioned under ‘Access data’ and the web beacons with your email address and an individual ID. Links received in the newsletter also contain this ID.
We use the data collected in this way to create a user profile in order to tailor the newsletter to your individual interests. Here we record when you read our newsletters, which links you click on in them and draw conclusions about your personal interests. We link this data to actions you perform on our website. The information is processed for as long as you have subscribed to the newsletter. Once you unsubscribe, we process the data for purely statistical purposes and anonymously.
Our intention here is to analyse the use of and to optimise the email advertising we send you. The legal basis of the processing is Art. 6(1) Sentence 1(f) GDPR.
You have a general right of objection to data processing for direct marketing purposes and are not required to give reasons (Art. 21(2) GDPR). You can object to this tracking at any time by clicking on the separate unsubscribe link provided in each newsletter or by informing us using the contact details provided under ‘Responsible provider’.
You can also prevent tracking by disabling the display of images in your email client by default. This will mean that the newsletter will not be displayed completely and you may not be able to use all functions. If you choose to display the images manually, the above tracking will take place.
Hosting
We use external hosting services for the provision of the following services: infrastructure and platform services, computing capacity, storage resources and database services, security and technical maintenance services. This involves processing all data necessary for the operation and use of our website.
We use external hosting services to run this website. By using external hosting services, we aim to make the provision of our website efficient and secure. The legal basis for the processing is Art. 6(1) Sentence 1(f) GDPR.
The recording of data for the provision and use of the website and the processing of data using external web hosting services is an absolute necessity for the operation of the website. You may object to the processing. Your right of objection exists if you have reasons arising from your particular situation, unless we can prove compelling legitimate reasons for the processing which outweigh your interests, rights and freedoms or, moreover, the processing serves to establish and exercise or defend against legal claims (Art. 21(1) GDPR). You may send us your objection using the contact details specified under ‘Responsible provider’ above. In the event that your objection is justified, we will examine the situation and either stop or adjust the data processing or point out to you the compelling legitimate reasons on the basis of which we will continue processing.
Integration of third-party content
The website integrates third-party content such as videos, maps, RSS feeds and graphics from other websites. This integration always requires that the providers of this content (‘third-party providers’) perceive the IP addresses of users. This is because without the IP address they would not be able to send the content to the browser of the respective user. As such, the IP address is required to display this content.
We endeavour to only use content from third-party providers who process the IP address solely for delivering the content. We do however have no influence over whether the third-party providers process the IP addresses, e.g. for statistical purposes. If we are aware of such activity, we inform you of this in the following.
Some of the third-party providers may process data outside of China.
You can object by installing a JavaScript blocker such as the browser plug-in NoScript (www.noscript.net) or disabling JavaScript in your browser. Your right of objection exists if you have reasons arising from your particular situation, unless we can prove compelling legitimate reasons for the processing which outweigh your interests, rights and freedoms or, moreover, the processing serves to establish and exercise or defend against legal claims (Art. 21(1) GDPR). This may however result in functional restrictions on the website.