Privacy Policy

Introduction

As the operator of this website, it is important to us that you know exactly whether and what personal data is collected and processed on this website.

How and what data is generally collected?

Data is collected, on the one hand, when you provide it to us—for example, by sending us an email. On the other hand, data is collected when you use this website. This occurs either automatically or with your consent. The data collected automatically includes, in particular, technical data necessary for the operation of the website, such as browser, operating system, date and time of a page view, and technical access data. Where possible, this data is truncated or anonymized and not combined with other personal data.

What do we use your data for?

Most of the data collected is gathered to ensure the smooth operation of the website. Additional data may—provided you have given your consent—be used to analyze the use of our website as well as to measure and optimize marketing activities.

What rights do you have regarding your data?

You may at any time, free of charge, request information regarding which personal data we have stored about you, where this data originates, to whom it has been disclosed, and for what purpose it is processed. Furthermore, you have the right to request the correction or deletion of your data. You may revoke any consent you have given for data processing at any time with future effect. Under certain conditions, you may also request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. Furthermore, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.

Responsible for data collection on this website

The website operator is responsible for data collection on this website:

Harvest & von Melle LLC
1621 Central Ave
Cheyenne, WY 82001
USA
Email: info@aminoacid-studies.com

If you have any questions regarding the collection, processing, or use of your personal data, or if you wish to request information, correction, blocking, or deletion of data, or to revoke any consent you may have given, or to object to a specific use of your data, you may contact us at any time.

General Information on Data Processing

We process personal data only to the extent that there is a legal basis for doing so, the processing is necessary to provide our website or our services, or you have consented to the processing.

Personal data refers to any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person, such as name, address, email address, IP address, or usage data.

The processing of personal data may be based in particular on the following legal grounds:

Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR, if you have consented to the processing;
Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR, if the processing is necessary for the performance of a contract or for the implementation of pre-contractual measures;
Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR, if the processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation;
Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, if the processing is necessary to protect our legitimate interests or the legitimate interests of a third party and your interests, fundamental rights, and freedoms do not override them.

If we store information on your device or access information stored there, this is additionally governed by § 25 TDDDG. To the extent that such access is not technically necessary, it is performed only on the basis of your consent pursuant to § 25(1) TDDDG. Access that is technically absolutely necessary may take place without consent pursuant to Section 25(2) TDDDG.

We store personal data only for as long as is necessary for the respective purposes or as required by statutory retention periods. If the purpose of processing no longer applies or a statutory retention period expires, the relevant data will be deleted or its processing restricted.

Personal data is only disclosed to third parties if there is a legal basis for doing so, you have given your consent, or the disclosure is necessary for the provision of our services. If service providers process personal data on our behalf, we enter into a data processing agreement with these service providers in accordance with Art. 28 GDPR, to the extent required by law.

Automated decision-making, including profiling within the meaning of Article 22 of the GDPR, does not take place, unless expressly stated otherwise in this Privacy Policy.

Web Hosting / Provider

We use the provider All-Inkl.com, Neue Medien Münnich, owned by René Münnich, Hauptstraße 68, 02742 Friedersdorf (hereinafter All-Inkl.com) for the hosting of our website.

You can find All-Inkl.com’s privacy policy here: https://all-inkl.com/datenschutzinformationen/

Hosting with All-Inkl.com is carried out in accordance with Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (“Legitimate Interest”). We have entered into a GDPR-compliant data processing agreement (DPA) with All-Inkl.com.

Website Visits and Server Log Files

Our web server automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These include:

Browser type and browser version
Operating system
Referrer URL
Hostname
Date/time of the request
IP address (truncated/anonymized)
Visited URL/website
Amount of data sent

The collection of this data, which is necessary for technical operation, is carried out by the provider All-Inkl.com on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (“Legitimate Interest”). The data is not linked, and the IP address is anonymized.

Cookies

Our website uses cookies and similar technologies. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device. They may be stored for the duration of a session and automatically deleted when you close your browser (“session cookies”), or they may remain on your device for a longer period or permanently until you delete them yourself or your browser automatically removes them (“persistent cookies”).

Cookies may be set by us (“first-party cookies”) or by third-party providers (“third-party cookies”). Third-party cookies may be used in particular when services from external providers are integrated into our website, such as payment services, analytics tools, marketing services, or external media.

Some cookies and similar technologies are technically necessary for the website to function properly or to provide features you have explicitly requested, such as shopping cart, login, language, or security settings. The use of such technically necessary technologies is based on Section 25(2) of the TDDDG. To the extent that personal data is processed in this context, this is done, depending on the purpose, on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR or Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the technically error-free, secure, and user-friendly provision of our website.

We use other cookies and similar technologies, particularly for analysis, statistics, convenience, marketing, or recognition purposes, only if you have given your prior consent. The legal basis for this is Section 25(1) of the TDDDG and Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR. You may revoke any consent you have given at any time with future effect.

You can configure your browser to be notified when cookies are set, to allow cookies only on a case-by-case basis, to block cookies for specific cases or generally, or to enable the automatic deletion of cookies when you close your browser. Disabling cookies may limit the functionality of our website.

To the extent that other cookies, similar technologies, or services are used on this website, we will inform you about them in the respective sections of this Privacy Policy.

Contacting Us via Email

If you contact us via email, we process the personal data you provide to handle your inquiry. This includes, in particular, your email address, the content of your message, and any additional information you provide to us.

Processing is based on Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR if your inquiry relates to the performance of a contract or the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, processing is based on Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the proper processing of inquiries.

The data you provide will be deleted as soon as your inquiry has been fully processed and there are no legal retention obligations to the contrary.

Analytics Tools and Advertising

Google Tag Manager

We use Google Tag Manager. The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

Google Tag Manager is software that allows us to centrally integrate and manage tracking, statistics, and other services on our website. Google Tag Manager itself does not create user profiles, store cookies, or perform independent analyses. It serves exclusively to manage and deliver the services integrated through it.

Services integrated via Google Tag Manager that require consent are only activated once you have provided the necessary consent. When using Google Tag Manager, your IP address may be processed and, if necessary, transmitted to Google servers, including to the parent company Google LLC in the United States. The use of Google Tag Manager is based on Art. 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the efficient and technically reliable integration and management of various services on its website.

If consent is requested for individual services integrated via Google Tag Manager, the respective processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TDDDG, insofar as the consent involves the storage of information on the user’s device or access to information on the user’s device. Consent may be revoked at any time.

Google is certified under the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF). The DPF is a data protection agreement between the European Union and the United States designed to ensure compliance with European data protection standards for data processing in the United States. Companies certified under the DPF commit to complying with these data protection standards. For more information, visit: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5780

Google Ads

We use Google Ads on our website. The provider for users in the European Economic Area and Switzerland is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. The parent company is Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.

Google Ads enables us to place ads in Google Search and the Google Display Network and to measure the success of these advertising campaigns. To this end, so-called conversion tags, cookies, or similar technologies may be used on our website. This makes it possible, in particular, to track whether users perform certain actions on our website after clicking a Google ad, such as completing a purchase, submitting an inquiry, or visiting a specific page.

When using Google Ads, the following data in particular may be processed: IP address, device and browser information, pages visited, referrer URL, time of access, interactions with our website, and information regarding whether a specific conversion has taken place. To the extent that we use enhanced conversion tracking, additional data provided by you, such as email addresses or phone numbers, may be transmitted to Google in hashed form to improve the measurement of conversions.

Processing takes place only to the extent that you have previously consented to the use of the corresponding cookies and tracking technologies. The legal basis is Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR. To the extent that information is stored on or read from your device, this is additionally based on Section 25(1) of the German Telemedia Act (TDDG). You may revoke your consent at any time with future effect via the cookie or privacy settings on our website.

When using Google Ads, the transfer of personal data to Google LLC in the U.S. cannot be ruled out.

Google LLC is certified under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework. To the extent that data transfers to Google LLC in the U.S. are covered by this certification, they may be based on the European Commission’s adequacy decision regarding the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework. Further information on Google’s certification can be found here: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/list

Google provides additional information on international data transfers for advertising and analytics products at the following address:
https://business.safety.google/adsdatatransfers/

Further information on data processing by Google can be found in Google’s Privacy Policy:
https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en

Information on Google’s use of data for advertising purposes can be found at:
https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads?hl=en

You can disable personalized ads in your Google Account:
https://myadcenter.google.com/?hl=en

The Google Ads Data Processing Terms are available at:
https://business.safety.google/adsprocessorterms/

Microsoft Advertising

We use Microsoft Advertising on our website, a service provided by Microsoft Ireland Operations Limited, One Microsoft Place, South County Business Park, Leopardstown, Dublin 18, Ireland, and Microsoft Corporation, One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052-6399, USA.

Microsoft Advertising enables us to display ads in Microsoft Search and on partner sites and to measure their success. For this purpose, the so-called Universal Event Tracking Tag, or UET tag for short, may be integrated into our website. This tag allows Microsoft to track how users interact with our website after they have clicked on a Microsoft advertisement or viewed a corresponding ad.

In particular, the following information may be processed: IP address, device and browser information, pages visited, time of access, referrer URL, click and conversion data, as well as cookie IDs or comparable online identifiers. Microsoft may use this information to measure conversions, create target groups, provide remarketing features, and optimize the delivery of advertisements.

The use of Microsoft Advertising is based solely on your consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TDDDG, to the extent that personal data is processed or information is stored on or read from your device. Consent may be revoked at any time with future effect.

In connection with the use of Microsoft Advertising, personal data may also be transferred to Microsoft Corporation in the United States. Microsoft Corporation is certified under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework. To the extent that data transfers to Microsoft Corporation in the U.S. are covered by this certification, they may be based on the European Commission’s adequacy decision regarding the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework.

We use Microsoft Advertising only with appropriate consent management. If consent has not been granted, no Microsoft Advertising cookies will be set and no corresponding marketing data will be transferred to Microsoft.

For more information on data processing by Microsoft, please refer to Microsoft’s Privacy Statement:
https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/privacystatement

Your Rights

You have various rights regarding your personal data under applicable legal provisions. To exercise your rights, you may contact us at any time using the contact information provided in this Privacy Policy.

Access, Correction, and Deletion

You have the right to request information about whether and what personal data we process about you. Provided the legal requirements are met, you also have the right to have inaccurate data corrected and to have your personal data deleted.

Right to Restriction of Processing

You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data, provided that the legal requirements are met. This applies in particular if you contest the accuracy of the data, the processing is unlawful, we no longer need the data, but you need it to assert, exercise, or defend legal claims, or if you have objected to the processing and it has not yet been determined whether our legitimate grounds prevail.

Right to Data Portability

You have the right to receive personal data that we process automatically based on your consent or to fulfill a contract in a commonly used, machine-readable format, or to request that it be transmitted to another controller, provided this is technically feasible.

Withdrawal of Consent

If processing is based on your consent, you may withdraw this consent at any time with future effect. The lawfulness of the processing carried out prior to withdrawal remains unaffected.

To the extent that we use analytics or marketing services on this website that require consent, you may withdraw your consent at any time via the cookie or privacy settings on this website.

Right to object under Art. 21 GDPR

If we process personal data based on Art. 6(1)(e) or Art. 6(1)(f) of the GDPR, you have the right to object to this processing at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation.

If we process personal data for the purpose of direct marketing, you have the right to object to this processing at any time. This also applies to profiling related to such direct marketing.

Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority

If you believe that the processing of your personal data violates the GDPR, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority. In particular, you may contact a supervisory authority in the Member State of your habitual residence, your workplace, or the location of the alleged infringement. The right to lodge a complaint is without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedies.