Privacy Policy

These privacy notices explain which of your personal data Boehringer Ingelheim Corporate Center GmbH (“we” or “Boehringer Ingelheim”) processes and for what purposes. In all cases, collection and use take place within the framework of the applicable data protection regulations (including the EU General Data Protection Regulation, “GDPR”).

Mailing list for information about the International Days and other enquiries

We process your data if you register to receive information about the International Days or if you contact us with other questions, in order to handle your enquiry. The legal basis is Article 6(1)(b) GDPR.

Log data and cookies

1. Log data and cookies for using the website

When you use the website, certain data, including data sent by the browser (e.g. IP address, cookies, referring website, time and date, content displayed), is stored temporarily. We use this data to enable you to use our website and, where applicable, to investigate incidents and enforce rights in the event of damage or breaches of legal provisions, our terms of use, or third-party rights. The legal basis is Article 6(1)(f) GDPR.

We use cookies and similar technologies such as pixel tags, web beacons and clear GIFs (hereinafter referred to as “cookies”). We use cookies for technical reasons to enable the use of the website. The legal basis is Article 6(1)(f) GDPR.

To manage the cookies and similar technologies used (tracking pixels, web beacons, etc.) and related consents, we use the consent tool “Real Cookie Banner”. Details on how “Real Cookie Banner” works can be found at https://devowl.io/de/rcb/datenverarbeitung/.

The legal bases for processing personal data in this context are Article 6(1)(c) GDPR and Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest is the management of the cookies and similar technologies used and the related consents.

Providing the personal data is neither contractually required nor necessary for the conclusion of a contract. You are not obliged to provide the personal data. If you do not provide the personal data, we cannot manage your consents.

2. Google Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses cookies that enable an analysis of users’ use of the website. If you access this website from the EU/European Economic Area, your IP address will be shortened by Google before it is transferred to the USA. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transferred to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. Google has certified itself under the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield. On behalf of Boehringer Ingelheim, Google will use this information to compile reports on website activity and to provide other services related to website and internet use. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data. The analyses help us improve our services by enabling us to analyse which of our offerings are received better or less well. The legal basis is Article 6(1)(f) GDPR.

You can prevent the collection by Google of the data generated by the cookie and relating to your use of the website (including your IP address) and the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in.

Transfer of data to third parties

We may share personal data with third parties under certain circumstances.

1. Service providers

We engage service providers to process your personal data for the purposes described in these privacy notices. These service providers process the data only on our behalf, in accordance with our instructions and under our control, in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

2. Boehringer Ingelheim companies

As part of a global corporate group, we involve other Boehringer companies that support us in data processing. These group companies process the data exclusively for the purposes stated in this Privacy Policy.

Data deletion

Boehringer Ingelheim processes your personal data for as long as it is necessary for the purposes of collection. If you inform us that you no longer wish to receive information, we will delete your data.

Your rights

You may request information about the data stored about you and have the right to receive the data you have provided in a commonly used and machine-readable format. In addition, in justified cases you may also request the deletion, correction or restriction of the processing of your data.

If we use your personal data on the basis of Article 6(1)(f) GDPR, you may object to the use of your data. In this case, we will no longer use your data unless our interests prevail.

Contact

If you have questions about our use of personal data, about this Privacy Policy, or if you would like to exercise your rights, you can contact us at any time or contact our Data Protection Officer directly:

Boehringer Ingelheim Corporate Center GmbH
– Data Protection Officer –
Binger Straße 173
D-55216 Ingelheim am Rhein

Email: datenschutz@boehringer-ingelheim.com

If you have questions and in the event of possible concerns about data processing, you may also contact the data protection authority. For us, this is the State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information of Rhineland-Palatinate, Hintere Bleiche 34, 55116 Mainz, poststelle@datenschutz.rlp.de.