Privacy Policy

Thank you for your interest in our online presence. The protection of your privacy is very important to us. Below we inform you in detail about the type, scope and purpose of the collection and use of personal data in accordance with the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Access data and hosting

You can visit our websites without providing any personal data. Each time a website is accessed, the web server only automatically saves a so-called server log file, which contains, for example, the name of the requested file, your IP address, the date and time of access, the amount of data transferred and the requesting provider (access data) and documents the access.

This access data is analysed exclusively for the purpose of ensuring trouble-free operation of the site and improving our offer. In accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR, this serves to safeguard our legitimate interests in the correct presentation of our website, which are overriding in the context of a balancing of interests. All access data will be deleted no later than seven days after the end of your visit to the site.

Hosting services by a third-party provider

As part of processing on our behalf, a third-party provider provides us with the services for hosting and displaying the website. This serves to safeguard our legitimate interests in the correct presentation of our website, which outweigh our interests. All data collected as part of the use of this website or in the forms provided for this purpose as described below are processed on its servers. Processing on other servers only takes place within the scope described here.

The following data is logged:

  • Visited webpage
  • Time at the time of access
  • Amount of data sent in bytes
  • Source/reference from which you reached the page
  • Browser used
  • Operating system used
  • IP address used

The data collected is only used for statistical analyses and to improve the website. However, the website operator reserves the right to check the server log files retrospectively if there are concrete indications of illegal use.

This service provider is located within a country of the European Union or the European Economic Area.

Contact options and your rights

As a data subject, you have the following rights

  • in accordance with Art. 15 GDPR, the right to request information about your personal data processed by us to the extent specified therein;
  • in accordance with Art. 16 GDPR, the right to request the immediate rectification of incorrect or incomplete personal data stored by us
  • in accordance with Art. 17 GDPR, the right to request the erasure of your personal data stored by us, unless further processing is necessary
    • to exercise the right to freedom of expression and information
    • for the fulfilment of a legal obligation;
    • for reasons of public interest or
    • is necessary for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims;
  • in accordance with Art. 18 GDPR, the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data, insofar as
    • the accuracy of the data is disputed by you
    • the processing is unlawful, but you oppose the erasure of the data
    • we no longer need the data, but you need it for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims; or
    • you have objected to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 GDPR;
  • in accordance with Art. 20 GDPR, the right to receive your personal data that you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format or to request that it be transferred to another controller
  • in accordance with Art. 77 GDPR, the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. As a rule, you can contact the supervisory authority of your usual place of residence or workplace or our company headquarters.

If you have any questions about the collection, processing or use of your personal data, for information, correction, blocking or deletion of data as well as revocation of any consent given or objection to a specific use of data, please contact

Harvest & von Melle AG
Rathausstr. 14
6340 Baar
Switzerland
info@aminoacid-studies.com

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