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Privacy Policy
This is an informal translation for convenience. The German version is legally authoritative.
1. Privacy at a glance
General information
The following information gives a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data means any data by which you can be personally identified. Further details are set out below.
Data collection on this website
Who is responsible for processing?
The operator of this website. Contact details are in the imprint.
How do we collect data?
Some data is provided by you (e.g. by email or telephone). This website does not use a web contact form.
Other data is collected automatically when you visit the site (e.g. browser type, operating system, time of access), including by our hosting provider.
What do we use data for?
Part of the data is collected to ensure error-free provision of the website. We do not currently use analytics tools to evaluate your behaviour on this site.
Your rights: You have the right to obtain information free of charge about the origin, recipient and purpose of your stored personal data, and the right to request rectification or erasure, within the limits of applicable law. You may contact us using the details in the imprint. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.
Analysis tools and third-party tools
We do not use analytics or marketing cookies on this website. If we introduce tools that require consent, we will inform you separately and obtain consent where required.
2. Hosting
External hosting
This website is hosted by an external provider. Personal data collected on this site is processed on the provider's servers (e.g. IP addresses, contact requests, meta/communication data, access data).
Processing is based on Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR where it relates to patients or prospective patients, and on Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR for secure, fast and efficient provision of our online presence.
Our hosting provider:
ALL-INKL.COM – Neue Medien Münnich
Owner: René Münnich
Hauptstraße 68
02742 Friedersdorf
Germany
https://all-inkl.com
A data processing agreement (Art. 28 GDPR) has been concluded with our hosting provider.
3. General information and mandatory disclosures
Controller
Eberhard Ricker
Uferstraße 26
73525 Schwäbisch Gmünd
Germany
Phone: +49 7171 929477
Fax: +49 7171 929478
Email: info@praxis-ricker.de
Withdrawal of consent
Where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw consent at any time with effect for the future (e.g. by informal email). Lawfulness of processing before withdrawal remains unaffected.
Right to object (Art. 21 GDPR)
Where processing is based on Art. 6 (1) (e) or (f) GDPR, you have the right to object on grounds relating to your particular situation, including profiling based on those provisions. You also have the right to object to processing for direct marketing purposes at any time.
Complaint to a supervisory authority
You have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of your habitual residence, place of work or place of the alleged infringement.
Data portability, SSL/TLS, access, restriction and erasure
You have further rights under applicable law (data portability, access, rectification, erasure, restriction of processing). Please contact us using the imprint details.
This site uses SSL/TLS encryption, indicated by "https://" and the padlock symbol in the browser.
4. Data collection on this website
Cookies and local storage
We do not set our own cookies for advertising or analytics. Technical cookies may be set by your browser or by embedded services (Google Maps) when you use those features.
Local storage (localStorage): This website stores your consent for Google Maps in your browser's local storage (localStorage). This is not a cookie but a browser-side storage technology that remains exclusively on your device. You can delete this data at any time via your browser settings.
Server log files
The hoster may collect: browser type and version, operating system, referrer URL, hostname, time of server request, IP address. Data is not merged with other sources. Legal basis: Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR (legitimate interest in technical operation and security).
Contact form
There is no contact form. Please use email, phone or fax (see imprint).
Contact by email, phone or fax
Data you send us will be processed to handle your request and not passed on without your consent. Legal bases are Art. 6 (1) (b), (a) and/or (f) GDPR as applicable. Data is retained only as long as necessary for the purpose, subject to statutory retention periods.
External appointment booking
Links may take you to an external appointment service (Go2Doc). That provider alone is responsible for processing there; please read their privacy information.
5. Analytics and advertising
We do not use WordPress Stats or similar analytics, and we do not use advertising tracking pixels.
6. Plugins and embedded content
Fonts (Open Sans, self-hosted)
We use Open Sans via @fontsource/open-sans, bundled with the site. No Adobe Fonts; no runtime font requests to Google Fonts.
Google Maps
The contact page embeds Google Maps via iframes. Provider: Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; parent company: Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.
The map is only loaded after you actively consent (by clicking „Load Google Maps“). Without your consent, no connection to Google is established. Your consent is stored in your browser's local storage (localStorage) so you are not asked again on subsequent visits. You can revoke your consent at any time by clearing website data in your browser settings.
When you load the map, Google may process your IP address, browser and device information, and may set cookies. The legal basis for this processing is your consent pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR.
The transfer of personal data to Google LLC in the USA is based on the adequacy decision of the European Commission pursuant to Art. 45 GDPR (EU-US Data Privacy Framework). Google LLC is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework.
Privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en.