Data protection

1. Data protection at a glance

General information

The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data is any data by which you can be personally identified. For more detailed information on data protection, please refer to the data protection statement below this text.

Data collection on www.hno-in-duesseldorf.de

Who is responsible for data collection on this website?

The data processing on this website is carried out by Manfred Bartsch, MD. You can find the contact details in the imprint of this website.

How is the data collected?

On the one hand, your data is collected by you providing it to us. This can be, for example, data that you enter in a contact form.

Other data is collected automatically by active IT systems when you visit the website. This is mainly technical data (e.g. internet browser, operating system or time of page view). This data is collected automatically as soon as you visit www.hno-in-duesseldorf.de.

What is your data used for?

Part of the data is collected to ensure error-free provision of the website. Other data may be used to analyse your user behaviour as a visitor.

What rights do you have regarding your data?

You have the right to receive information about the origin, recipient and purpose of your stored personal data free of charge at any time. You also have the right to demand the correction, blocking or deletion of this data, as long as this data is not absolutely necessary for the processing of an order placed by you or a legal right legitimises the processing or storage. For this purpose, as well as for further questions on the subject of data protection, you can contact us at any time at the address given in the imprint. Furthermore, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.

2. General notes and obligatory information

Data protection

The operators of these pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. Your personal data will be treated confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this data protection declaration.

When you use this website, various personal data are collected. Personal data is data by which you can be personally identified. This privacy policy explains what information we collect and how we use it. It also explains how and for what purpose this is done.

We would like to point out that data transmission on the Internet (e.g. when communicating by e-mail) can have security gaps. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.

Note on the responsible office

The responsible body for data processing on this website is:

Dr. med. Manfred Bartsch
Kaiserswerther Str. 283, 40474 Düsseldorf, Germany
Tel 0211 431656
Fax 0211 451659
Mail info@hno-­in-­duesseldorf.de

Only Dr. med. Manfred Bartsch decides on the processing of personal data (e.g. names, e-mail addresses, etc.).

SSL or TLS encryption

For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as enquiries that you send to us as the site operator, this site uses SSL or TLS encryption. You can recognise an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from "http://" to "https://" and by the lock symbol in your browser line.

If SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

3. Data collection on the website www.hno-in-duesseldorf.de

Cookies

Some of the Internet pages use cookies. Cookies do not damage your computer and do not contain viruses. Cookies serve to make our offer more user-friendly, effective and secure. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer and saved by your browser.

Most of the cookies we use are so-called "session cookies". They are automatically deleted at the end of your visit. Other cookies remain stored on your terminal device until you delete them. These cookies enable us to recognise your browser on your next visit.

You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and only allow cookies in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. If cookies are deactivated, the functionality of this website may be limited.

Cookies that are required to carry out the electronic communication process or to provide certain functions you have requested are stored on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing cookies for the technically error-free and optimised provision of its services. Insofar as other cookies (e.g. cookies to analyse your surfing behaviour) are stored, these are dealt with separately in this data protection declaration.

Friendly Captcha

Our website uses the “Friendly Captcha” service (www.friendlycaptcha.com). This service is provided by Friendly Captcha GmbH, Am Anger 3-5, 82237 Wörthsee, Germany. Friendly Captcha is a data protection-friendly solution to make it difficult for automated programs and scripts (so-called "bots") to use our website. We have integrated Friendly Captcha program code into our website (e.g. for contact forms) so that the visitor's device can establish a connection to the Friendly Captcha servers in order to receive a calculation from Friendly Captcha. The visitor's end device solves the arithmetic task, which requires certain system resources, and sends the calculation result to our web server. This contacts the Friendly Captcha server via an interface and receives an answer as to whether the task was solved correctly by the end device. Depending on the result, we can add security rules to inquiries via our website and, for example, process them further or reject them.
The data will only be used to protect against spam and bots as described above. Friendly Captcha does not set or read cookies on the visitor's end device. IP addresses are only stored in hashed (one-way encrypted) form and do not allow us and Friendly Captcha to draw any conclusions about an individual. If personal data is collected, it will be deleted after 30 days at the latest.

The legal basis for the processing is our legitimate interest in protecting our website from abusive access by bots, i.e. spam protection and protection against attacks (e.g. mass enquiries), Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f DSGVO. Further information on data protection when using Friendly Captcha can be found at https://friendlycaptcha.com/legal/privacy-end-users/.

Server log files

The provider of the pages automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These are:

• browser type and browser version
• Operating system used
• referrer URL
• Host name of the accessing computer
• Time of the server request
• IP address

This data is not merged with other data sources.

The basis for data processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO, which permits the processing of data for the fulfilment of a contract or pre-contractual measures.

4. Data protection information on Doctolib

We use the Doctolib appointment management system for optimal appointment management. Doctolib offers us a modern calendar system and also gives our patients the opportunity to make appointments with us online at https://www.doctolib.de/. Doctolib GmbH (Mehringdamm 51, 10961 Berlin) acts as a processor for us.

We use the Doctolib calendar software for all our patients (regardless of whether the patient has a Doctolib user account for online booking or not) to manage appointments uniformly. Doctolib processes all data in accordance with all applicable data protection regulations and applies the highest security standards. The following data is entered into the Doctolib calendar for the purpose of making appointments: surname, first name, date of birth, address, telephone number, e-mail address, GP, health insurance status, referring doctor, reason for visit and appointment history.

Your data will be collected for the purposes of appointment management, as was previously the case with us. The legal basis for the processing of your data is Art. 6 I b) GDPR (the treatment order you give us), Art. 6 I a) GDPR (consent for appointment reminders by text message and email) and Art. 9 II h) GDPR (the purposes of preventive healthcare). The data is stored for a period of 10 years in line with the retention obligations under professional law. Doctolib does not forward the data to commercial providers. Doctolib is contractually bound to confidentiality in accordance with §§ 203, 204 StGB.

In order to minimize missed appointments, we would like to remind you of your appointment by SMS and/or e-mail using the Doctolib calendar system with your consent. If you no longer wish to receive reminders, please let us know at any time and we will cancel the reminders.

Special features of online booking

A Doctolib user account is required for online appointment booking; Doctolib's data protection information, which is available on the doctolib.de website, applies. Doctolib GmbH (Mehringdamm 51, 10961 Berlin) is responsible for data processing for the creation of a Doctolib user account.

Status: December 2023 – Only the German privacy policy is legally binding.