Privacy policy

Data protection begins with minimizing the data collected (data avoidance and data economy). Qualisys therefore collects less data and analyzes your use of our web offers to a lesser extent than is generally the case, but must log the use of its web offers to detect illegal activities and ensure availability and therefore stores session histories in the form of server log files and, if necessary, cookies. We do not pass this data on to third parties and process it in accordance with the provisions of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG) and the German Telemedia Act (TMG). In particular, we do not link this data with personal data without your consent.

When registering for the use of our personalized services, some personal data is collected, such as name, address, contact and communication data such as telephone number and e-mail address. If you are registered with us, you can access content and services that we only offer to registered users. Registered users also have the option of changing or deleting the data provided during registration at any time.

However, we would like to take this opportunity to draw your attention to the general dangers of Internet use beyond our control. Especially in e-mail traffic, your data is not secure without further precautions and can be collected by third parties. We offer alternative, encrypted communication channels for the exchange of confidential information.

SSL encryption

Our website uses SSL encryption when transmitting confidential or personal content from our users. Data encrypted via SSL cannot be easily read by third parties. Only transmit your confidential information when SSL encryption is activated and, if in doubt, contact us in advance.

Server log files

Server log files contain anonymised data that is collected when you access our website. This information does not allow any conclusions to be drawn about you personally. Typical log files contain the date and time of access, the amount of data, the browser used for access and its version, the operating system used, the domain name of your provider, the page from which you accessed our website (referrer URL) and your IP address.

Cookies

Some of our web pages use cookies. These small text files are stored on your computer by our server. They support the display of our website and help you to navigate our website. We do not link this information to personal data and do not pass it on to third parties. Cookies cannot be used to start programmes or transfer viruses to a computer.

You can also use our website without cookies, but this may limit some of the features and functions of our site. If you wish to deactivate cookies, you can do so in your browser settings.

Information, deletion, blocking

Our data protection officer will provide you with information free of charge at any time about the personal data we store, as well as the origin, recipient and purpose of data collection and data processing. You also have the right to request the correction, blocking or deletion of your data. This does not apply to data that must be retained due to legal regulations or that is required for proper business transactions. To ensure that data can be blocked at any time, data is stored in a block file for control purposes. If data is not subject to a legal archiving obligation, we will delete your data at your request. If the archiving obligation applies, we will block your data.

Amendments to this privacy policy

We reserve the right to amend this privacy policy so that it always complies with current legal requirements or to implement changes to our services in the privacy policy, e.g. when introducing new services. The new privacy policy will then apply to your next visit.