Disclaimer

Liability for contents

The contents of our pages were created with the greatest care. However, we cannot assume any liability for the correctness, completeness and topicality of the contents. As a service provider, we are responsible for our own content on these pages in accordance with the general laws pursuant to § 7 Para.1 TMG. However, according to §§ 8 to 10 TMG, we are not obliged as a service provider to monitor transmitted or stored third-party information or to investigate circumstances that indicate illegal activity. Obligations to remove or block the use of information in accordance with general laws remain unaffected by this. However, liability in this regard is only possible from the point in time at which a concrete infringement of the law becomes known. If we become aware of any such infringements, we will remove the relevant content immediately.

Liability for links

Our website contains links to external websites of third parties over whose content we have no influence. Therefore, we cannot assume any liability for these external contents. The respective provider or operator of the pages is always responsible for the content of the linked pages. The linked pages were checked for possible legal violations at the time of linking. Illegal contents were not recognizable at the time of linking. However, permanent monitoring of the content of the linked pages is not reasonable without concrete indications of a legal violation. If we become aware of any infringements of the law, we will remove such links immediately.

Copyright

The contents and works created by the site operators on these pages are subject to German copyright law. Duplication, processing, distribution, or any form of commercialization of such material beyond the scope of the copyright law shall require the prior written consent of its respective author or creator. Downloads and copies of this site are only permitted for private, non-commercial use. Insofar as the content on this site was not created by the operator, the copyrights of third parties are respected. In particular, third-party content is marked as such. Should you nevertheless become aware of a copyright infringement, please inform us accordingly. If we become aware of any infringements, we will remove such content immediately.

Data protection

As a rule, it is possible to use our website without providing personal data. Insofar as personal data (e.g. name, address or e-mail addresses) is collected on our pages, this is always done on a voluntary basis as far as possible. This data will not be passed on to third parties without your express consent. We would like to point out that data transmission on the Internet (e.g. communication by e-mail) can have security gaps. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible. The use of contact data published within the framework of the imprint obligation by third parties for the purpose of sending advertising and information material not expressly requested is hereby expressly prohibited. The operators of the pages expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of the unsolicited sending of advertising information, for example by spam mails.

Google Analytics

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 the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. 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. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google's behalf. 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. By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above.

Data Privacy Policy

for the offer www.ech.fund, also "website".

I. General

With the following information, we would like to give you an overview of the processing of your personal data by us and your rights under data protection law. Personal data is only processed if the data subject has consented, if it is necessary for the performance of a contract or if the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) or another law permits or prescribes the processing.

Who is responsible for data processing and whom can I contact?

Responsible according to Art. 4 Para. 7 of the EU Data Protection Regulation (DSGVO) and the Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG) is

EC Healthcare Management GmbH
Garnisonkirchplatz 1 
10178 Berlin

Represented by Cheng Junpei, Dr. Benedikt Zacher

Registry court: Amtsgericht Berlin 
Registration number: HRB 240435 B

2. What sources and data do we use?

We process personal data that we collect from each other and make available to our users within the framework of our business relationship for the better exchange of information and services with companies in the health industry and within the framework of our offer. In addition, ECH collects user data accessible from public sources (e.g. publications, specialisations, lecturing activities, committee membership).

Participating companies in the health industry and other service providers (both together in the following: "partners") can then view this profile data and, in doing so, contact the users, for example, in order to submit an offer for cooperation.

Personal data is thus collected in order to assist users in exchanging information and services with a partner and with each other. The data provided will be stored by ECH and used within the framework of the exchange of information and services.

Relevant personal data are, in particular, personal details (especially first name, surname, telephone number and e-mail address) or identification data (e.g. licence to practise medicine, identity card data). 

In detail, we process the following personal data:

a) When visiting the website: www.firstec.partners

When you use the website for information purposes only, i.e. if you do not transmit any information to us, we only collect the personal data that your browser transmits to our server. When you view our website, we collect the following data, which is technically necessary for us to display our website to you and to ensure its stability and security (legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. f DSGVO):

- IP address

- Date and time of the request

- Time zone difference to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)

- Content of the request (specific page)

- Access status/HTTP status code

- Amount of data transferred in each case

- Website from which the request came

- browser

- Operating system and its interface

- Language and version of the browser software.

In addition to the aforementioned data, cookies are stored on your computer when you use our website. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your hard drive in relation to the browser you are using and which provide the party setting the cookie (in this case, us) with certain information. Cookies cannot execute programmes or transfer viruses to your computer. They serve to make the Internet offer more user-friendly and effective overall.

Use of cookies:

This website uses the following types of cookies, the scope and functionality of which are explained below:

- Transient cookies 

- Persistent cookies 

Transient cookies are automatically deleted when you close the browser. These include, in particular, session cookies. These store a so-called session ID, with which various requests from your browser can be assigned to the joint session. This enables your computer to be recognized when you return to our website. Session cookies are deleted when you log out or close the browser.

Persistent cookies are automatically deleted after a predefined period of time, which may differ depending on the cookie. You can delete the cookies in the security settings of your browser at any time.

You can configure your browser setting according to your preferences and, for example, refuse to accept third-party cookies or all cookies. Please note that you may not be able to use all the functions of our website.

What do we process your data for (purpose of processing) and on what legal basis?

We process personal data in accordance with the provisions of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (DSGVO) and the German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG)

based on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 a DSGVO)

Insofar as you have given us consent to process personal data for certain purposes (e.g. forwarding data to partners in the health industry, evaluating data for marketing purposes, sending newsletters), this processing is lawful on the basis of your consent. 

Consent given can be revoked at any time. This also applies to the revocation of declarations of consent given to us prior to the application of the GDPR, i.e. prior to 25 May 2018. The revocation of consent only takes effect for the future and does not affect the lawfulness of the data processed until the revocation.

Who gets my data?

Within our company, those areas that need your data to fulfil our contractual and legal obligations are given access to it. Service providers and vicarious agents employed by us may also receive data for these purposes, provided that they in particular maintain the confidentiality and particular sensitivity of the data. 

You therefore consent to us transmitting, processing and using the data you have provided to third parties for the purpose of providing independent advice, information or customer support through partners and also to contact you by e-mail or telephone for this purpose for the purposes stated above.

In particular, you expressly consent to our transferring the data provided to third parties in the above-mentioned cases - insofar as this is necessary - and to their collecting, storing and using it to the same extent as we would be permitted to do under this data protection declaration. 

With regard to the transfer of data to recipients outside of our company, it should first be noted that we generally only pass on information about you if this is required by legal provisions or if you have consented to this.

Under these conditions, recipients of personal data may be, for example:

- Companies in the health industry,

- in the context of our offer, the respective users among themselves,

- service providers that we use within the framework of order processing relationships.

Further data recipients may be those bodies for which you have given us your consent to transfer data or to which we are authorized to transfer personal data on the basis of a balancing of interests.

5. are data transferred to a third country or to an international organization?

A transfer of data to countries outside the European Union (so-called third countries) takes place as far as

- it is required by law (e.g. reporting obligations under tax law) or

- you have given us your consent.

Furthermore, a transfer to bodies in third countries is provided for in the following cases:

- If required in individual cases, your personal data may be transferred to an IT service provider in the USA or another third country to ensure the IT operation of our company in compliance with the European data protection level.

- Personal data of those interested in our services may also be processed in the USA within the framework of a CRM system with their consent.

6. How long will my data be stored?

We process and store your personal data as long as this is necessary for the fulfilment of our contractual and legal obligations. If the data is no longer required for the fulfilment of contractual or legal obligations, it is regularly deleted, unless its - temporary - further processing is necessary for the following purposes:

- Fulfilment of retention obligations under commercial and tax law, which may result, for example, from the German Commercial Code (HGB) or the German Fiscal Code (AO),

- preservation of evidence within the framework of the statutory limitation provisions. According to §§ 195 ff. of the German Civil Code (BGB), these limitation periods can be up to 30 years, with the regular limitation period being 3 years.

What data protection rights do I have?

Every data subject has the right to information under Article 15 of the GDPR, the right to rectification under Article 16 of the GDPR, the right to erasure under Article 17 of the GDPR, the right to restriction of processing under Article 18 of the GDPR, the right to object under Article 21 of the GDPR and the right to data portability under Article 20 of the GDPR. 

With regard to the right to information and the right to erasure, the restrictions according to §§ 34 and 35 BDSG apply. In addition, there is a right of appeal to a competent data protection supervisory authority (Art. 77 DSGVO in conjunction with § 19 BDSG).

You may revoke your consent to the processing of personal data at any time. This also applies to the revocation of declarations of consent given to us before the DSGVO came into force, i.e. before 25 May 2018. Please note that the revocation only takes effect for the future. Processing that took place before the revocation is not affected.

8. Is there an obligation for me to provide data?

The user has the right, upon request, to receive information free of charge at any time about the data stored about him or her. Within the scope of our business relationship, you must provide those personal data that are necessary for the establishment, implementation and termination of a business relationship and for the fulfilment of the associated contractual obligations or which we are legally obliged to collect. Without this data, we will generally not be able to enter into, perform and terminate a contract with you. In addition, the user has the right to correct inaccurate data, block and delete his or her personal data, insofar as this does not conflict with a legal obligation to retain data or the data can be taken from generally accessible sources.

9. To what extent is there automated decision-making?

We do not use fully automated decision-making in accordance with Art. 22 DSGVO for the establishment and implementation of the business relationship. 

10. Does profiling take place?

We do not process your data automatically with the aim of evaluating certain personal aspects (profiling). 

11. Web analytics services

Use of Google Analytics

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 transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. In the event that IP anonymization is activated on this website, however, your IP address will be truncated beforehand by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting 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 shortened there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage to the website operator.

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 the collection of data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) by Google and the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available at the following link: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de.

This website uses Google Analytics with the extension "_anonymizeIp()". This means that IP addresses are processed in a shortened form, thus excluding the possibility of personal references. If the data collected about you is related to a person, this is immediately excluded and the personal data is deleted immediately.

We use Google Analytics to analyse and regularly improve the use of our website. The statistics obtained enable us to improve our offer and make it more interesting for you as a user. For the exceptional cases in which personal data is transferred to the USA, Google has submitted to the EU-US Privacy Shield, https://www.privacyshield.gov/EU-US-Framework. 

The legal basis for the use of Google Analytics is Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. f DSGVO.

Information of the third party provider: Google Dublin, Google Ireland Ltd, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, Fax: +353 (1) 436 1001. User conditions: http://www.google.com/analytics/terms/de.html, Overview of data protection: http://www.google.com/intl/de/analytics/learn/privacy.html, as well as the data protection declaration: http://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy.

13. Information about your right to object according to Art. 21 DSGVO

Individual right of objection

You have the right to object at any time, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to the processing of personal data concerning you which is carried out on the basis of Art. 6(1)(e) DSGVO (data processing in the public interest) and Art. 6(1)(f) DSGVO (data processing on the basis of a balance of interests).

If you object, we will no longer process your personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms, or the processing is for the assertion, exercise or defence of legal claims.

Right to object to processing of data for direct marketing purposes

In individual cases, we process your personal data in order to carry out direct advertising. You have the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you for the purposes of such advertising, insofar as it is related to such direct marketing. If you object to processing for direct marketing purposes, we will no longer process your personal data for these purposes.

Recipients of an objection

The objection can be made informally with the subject "Objection", stating your name and address, and should be addressed to:

14. Links

The EC website may contain links to websites of other providers, which are not covered by this data protection declaration. EC accepts no responsibility for the content of these sites, as the respective provider or operator of the sites is always responsible for the content of the linked sites.

Status: May 2022