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Data Protection - Fresenius
We appreciate your interest in Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA. Protecting your privacy is important to us. We would like to inform you on how we collect personal data, what types of information we collect, and explain to you how that information is used. We are pleased to provide you with the following information. In addition to our website privacy policy, this also includes our B2B privacy policy and our privacy policy for the exercise of your rights according to the General Data Protection Regulation (e.g. information requests). You can view the complete texts by clicking on the respective plus symbols.
Data Protection Statement Website
(Last updated on March 2019)
E-mail: dataprotectionofficer@fresenius.com
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Moreover, we use "analytical cookies" to analyze and improve how our website works. These cookies collect pseudonymous non-user-specific information only. These cookies track for instance the time of the visit of the website, how often visitors use a page of our website, which pages visitors go to most often, how long they stay on which site, the websites that directed the visitor to our website and if they get error messages from our pages. In addition to this, the country of origin, the browser and the operating software of the visitor are tracked. These cookies collect information in a way that cannot be used to identify a single user of our website. Whenever we use tracking cookies, your data will be immediately anonymized right after collection.
Our website uses Matomo (formerly Piwik) an open source web analytics tool. The cookie collects anonymized analytical data of the use of our website, through which we know the usage of the website and are able to optimize our website accordingly. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address anonymized prior to its storage) will be stored on the server of our in-house service provider, Fresenius NetCare GmbH, Else-Kröner-Straße 1, 61352 Bad Homburg, Germany. The anonymized IP-address that is transmitted will not be merged with other data collected by us. Those data will be stored for five years. If you decide to set a “do-not-track” preference in your web browser or on your mobile device, your visit will not be tracked.
We use tracking cookies based on our legitimate interest to provide an optimized and functional website, which is not overridden by your interests, rights and freedoms (Art. 6 sec. 1 lit. f) GDPR).
If you give your full consent to the use of the above-mentioned cookies, this decision will be stored until you revoke your consent to the use of cookies. We will also ask you for your consent again after one year.
If you refuse to use the cookie completely, we will ask you for your consent again after one month.
If you make specific decisions for or against certain types of cookies as part of the cookie settings, this will be stored for a period of 12 months and we will ask you again for your consent.
You can revoke your consent to the use of cookies at each and any time in the cookie settings.
FSE_Data Protection Statement Website.pdf
Privacy Notice Business Partner
The processing of personal data is subject to the EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”). This data protection information informs you about how Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA ("we" or "Fresenius") processes personal data of yours ("you") as clients, vendors and prospects.
By “personal data” we mean any information related to you.
By “processing” we mean any operation which is performed on personal data, such as collection, recording, organisation, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction.
With this data protection information, we explain to you in detail:
Who is responsible for processing your personal data, and who you can contact if you have questions or complaints (section 1)
How we collect your data, what data we collect and for what purposes we process this personal data (sections 2.1 and 2.2)
The legal basis on which we base this (Section 2.3)
To whom we may transfer your data (Sections 3 and 4)
How long we store your data (section 5)
How you can update, correct or even delete this data and exercise other rights in relation to your data (section 6).
Else-Kroener-Straße 1,
We have designated a data protection officer. You may contact our data protection officer for all requests and questions concerning your personal data via:
2.1 How we collect your data
We process personal data you provide to us when you contact us in any way, order our products and services or enter into a contract for the supply of goods and services with us.
We also process personal data about you, your role in your company and the role of other officers and representatives, owners and shareholders of your company and your company’s affiliates that is published in publicly accessible trade registers, websites, blogs, print media and data that is published by competent authorities and trade associations.
We also process personal data related to your company, other officers and representatives, owners and shareholders of your company and your company’s affiliates that is provided to us by service providers under a contract or competent authorities (rating agencies, financial solvency and risk information, financial service institutions, government or supranational agencies, in particular tender authorities or procurement agencies).
Such personal data may include your company’s name, your name, contact information, the names of the officers and representatives of your company and the affiliates of your company, your company’s bank accounts, the profession and qualifications of your company’s officers and representatives, professional identifiers, organisational details, affiliation details of your company, certifications and quality statements issued by your company’s officers, representatives or auditors, names of shareholders of your company and of the affiliates of your company and percentage of shares held, details related to public filings, trade registers and professional boards, details related published transactions of your company including tenders and financial arrangement, previous interactions with Fresenius (and any of our subsidiaries).
We process these data for the purposes of assessing a potential business relationship or maintaining our business relationship with you, this general purpose in particular includes:
a potential investment in Fresenius shares, a potential acquisition, divestiture or joint venture transaction with us or any Fresenius affiliate
the fulfilment of compliance requirements related to a business transaction (e.g., conflict checks, business partner due diligence, sanction list screening, anti-money laundering laws, secure supply chain requirements, customs and export law requirements, tracing requirements for products);
marketing (e.g., informing you about products and services or related information);
the assessment whether you are a suitable contact for specific business needs, e.g., when we look for an expert in a certain field or specific products
vendor assessment and qualification, e.g. whether you and your organization meets certain quality and certification requirements
collection of payments due to us including the refinancing of debts
2.3 Legal Basis for Processing
If the processing of your personal data is necessary in order to carry out the contract concluded between you and us. (Art. 6 para 1 lit.b GDPR)
If the processing of your personal data is necessary for us in order to comply with a legal obligation we are subject to. E.g., laws on anti-money laundering, customs and export, secure supply chain requirements, product tracing requirements, statutory disclosure and notification requirements or similar compliance requirements might require us to process certain of your personal data. (Art. 6 para 1 lit.c GDPR)
Since processing is necessary for purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by us or by a third party, except where such interests are overridden by the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject which require protec-tion of personal data, in particular where the data subject is a child. (Art. 6 para 1 lit.f GDPR) These legitimate interests are:
Gather information on knowledge management related to internal processes, products and services
Development, optimization and improvement of our products and services
Optimization of administration
Risk Management: Safeguarding against e.g. financial / reputational risks
Complying with legal requirements outside the EEA
Since you have been informed about the intended processing of your personal data, and have given us your consent. (Art. 6 para 1 lit.a GDPR) You can always withdraw your consent. You can withdraw your consent to all processing, or for individual purposes of your choosing. The withdrawal of consent will not affect the lawfulness of processing based on your consent before the withdrawal. You can withdraw your consent by sending an email to datenschutz@fresenius.com.
3 Possible recipients or categories of recipients of your personal data
We may transmit your personal data in parts or as a whole to other entities.
Other group companies if such a transfer of personal data is required for the specific purpose;
Authorities, who we are obliged to provide your personal data to, e.g., tax and customs authorities, regulatory authorities and their delegated bodies, financial market authorities; public registers, and
In order to fulfill the above-mentioned purposes, we may transfer your personal data to recipients outside Germany.
Your personal data may be transmitted internationally to countries in which the Fresenius Group operates, e.g. within an international project.
If your personal data is transferred to recipients within the European Economic Area, data protection complies with European requirements.
We may transfer your personal data in parts or as a whole to recipients in third countries, which are not Member States of the European Union, or international organisations which process your personal data for the purposes listed above.
The European Commission has determined an adequate level of data protection (adequacy decision pursuant to Art. 45 (3) GDPR) to be in place that matches the level of data protection within the European Union for the following countries / international organisations in which Fresenius entities are established: Argentina, Canada, New Zealand, Switzerland or Uruguay.
Commiseration in the EU-US-Privacy Shield
You can obtain a copy of these Standard Contractual Clauses here or by requesting a copy from us.
We, generally, store your personal data for one of the following time periods:
In line with applicable laws, as long as we have a duty for data retention;
If there isn’t any mandatory record retention provision appliable, we keep your personal data for the term of the contractual relationship with you or the company you are working for;
In derogation thereof, we keep your personal data as long as we have a legitimate interest to process your personal data outside of such a contractual relationship. The exact period depends on the company you are working for and your position in the company.
If longer retention periods apply beyond the time periods listed above (e.g., because we are obliged to store the data for tax audit purposes) we aim also includes that the data will be blocked and will be archived until the end of the respective retention period and then erased. Your data will be blocked for processing for any purposes other than archiving and will be kept until the end of the respective retention period.
You have the right to request from us information on which personal data about you we process at any time. (Art. 15 GDPR)
6.2 Right to rectification of incorrect data
If data about you is inaccurate, you have the right to obtain from us recti-fication of such data without undue delay. (Art. 16 GDPR)
Under specific requirements you may have the right to request from us the erasure of your personal data. In particular you may ask us to erase personal data, if (i) it is no longer necessary in relation to the purposes for which it was collected or otherwise processed; (ii) the personal data has been unlawfully processed, (iii) you object to the processing pursuant to Art. 21(1) GDPR and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing, (iv) the personal data has to be erased for compliance with a legal obligation in Union or Member State law to which we are subject or (v) you withdraw your consent on which the processing is based and there is no other legal ground for the processing. (Art. 17 GDPR)
You have the right to obtain from us restriction of processing, where one of the following applies: (i) The accuracy of the personal data is contested by you, processing will be restricted for a period enabling us to verify the accuracy of the personal data, (ii) the processing is unlawful and you oppose the erasure of the personal data and request the restriction of their use instead, (iii) we no longer need the personal data for the purposes of the processing, but are required by you to keep them for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims or (iv) you have objected to processing pursuant to Art. 21(1) GDPR and the verification whether our legitimate interests override yours is pending. (Art. 18 GDPR)
You have the right to receive a copy the personal data about you, which you have provided to us, in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format. (Art. 20 GDPR)
Pursuant to Art. 21 GDPR, you have the right to object, on grounds relating to your particular situation, at any time to processing of personal data concerning you which is based on point e) or f) of Art 6 para. 1 GDPR. We will no longer process your personal data unless we demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms or the processing serves the purpose of establishing, exercising or defending legal claims.
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. The responsible supervisory authority for Fresenius is:
7 Requirements to provide Personal Data
You may need to provide your personal data to us for the purpose of fulfilling a contract with you or the company you are working for. E.g., we might require your contact details if you are our business contact at a supplier. If you fail to provide your personal data, we might not be able to enter into the respective contractual relationship.
An automated decision making (Art. 22 para. 1, 2 GDPR) occurs according to our obligation to conduct a sanction-control-procedure. This is also necessary for entering into, or performance of, a contract between you and us. The consequence of this can be the refusal to enter into a contractual relationship with you.
9 Further information for specific situations and contact
We might process your personal data in different contexts, e.g., when you visit our website or when you receive benefits as a healthcare professional. Please see the respective specific information on the processing of your personal data in these situations.
If you have any questions on data protection at Fresenius, please contact us at dataprotection@fresenius.com.
FSE_Privacy Notice Business Partner.pdf
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