Privacy Policy

We host the content of our website with the following provider:
The following notes provide a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data is any data that can be used to personally identify you. Detailed information on the subject of data protection can be found in our privacy policy listed below this text.

Data collection on this website

Who is responsible for data collection on this website?
Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find its contact details in the section “Notice on the responsible party” in this privacy policy.

How do we collect your data?
Your data is collected partly by you providing it to us. This may, for example, include data you enter into a contact form. Other data are collected automatically or with your consent when you visit the website by our IT systems
recorded. This is mainly technical data (e.g. internet browser, operating system, or time of page access). This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter this website.

What do we use your data for?
Some of the data is collected to ensure the website is provided without errors. Other data may be used to analyze your user behavior. If contracts can be concluded or initiated via the website, the data transmitted will also be processed for contract offers, orders, or other inquiries about orders.

You have the right at any time to receive free information about the origin, recipient, and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have the right to request the correction or deletion of this data. If you have given consent to data processing, you can withdraw this consent at any time with effect for the future. You also have the right, under certain circumstances, to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. Furthermore, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority. You can contact us at any time regarding this as well as any other questions on the topic of data protection.
General information

This website is operated on the company-owned servers of Horst Bode Import-Export GmbH, Havighorster Weg 6, 21031 Hamburg, Germany. The personal data collected on this website is stored on these servers. This may include, in particular, IP addresses, contact inquiries, meta and communication data, contract data, contact details, names, website access data, and other data generated through a website.

Internal hosting is carried out for the purpose of fulfilling contracts with our potential and existing customers (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR) and in the interest of providing our online offering securely, quickly, and efficiently (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).

If corresponding consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25(1) TDDDG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user's end device (e.g., device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. Consent may be withdrawn at any time.

Privacy Policy
The operators of these pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the legal data protection regulations and this privacy policy.

When you use this website, various kinds of personal data are collected. Personal data are data that can be used to identify you personally. This privacy policy explains what data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this happens.

We would like to point out that data transmission over the Internet (e.g. when communicating by email) may have security gaps. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.

Information on the responsible party
The controller responsible for data processing on this website is:

Horst Bode Import-Export LLC
Havighorster Way 6
21031 Hamburg
Germany
Phone: +49 (0) 40 739 332 0
Email: info@bode.bio

The responsible party is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data (e.g. names, email addresses, etc.).

Storage period
Unless a more specific storage period has been stated within this privacy policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for data processing no longer applies. If you assert a justified request for erasure or withdraw consent to data processing, your data will be erased unless we have other legally permissible grounds for storing your personal data (e.g. retention periods under tax or commercial law); in the latter case, erasure will take place once these grounds no longer apply.

General information on the legal bases for data processing on this
Website
If you have consented to data processing, we process your personal data on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR or Art. 9(2)(a) GDPR, provided special categories of data are processed pursuant to Art. 9(1) GDPR. In the event of explicit consent to the transfer of personal data to third countries, data processing also takes place on the basis of Art. 49(1)(a) GDPR. If you have consented to the storage of cookies or to access to information on your end device (e.g. via device fingerprinting), data processing is additionally based on Section 25(1) TDDDG. Consent can be withdrawn at any time. If your data is required for contract performance or for the implementation of pre-contractual measures, we process your data on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR. Furthermore, we process your data if this is necessary to comply with a legal obligation, on the basis of Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR.
Data processing may also be based on our legitimate interest under Art. 6(1)(f
in accordance with the GDPR. The relevant legal bases in each individual case are explained in the following
paragraphs of this privacy policy.

Data Protection Officer
We have appointed a data protection officer.

Rebecca Wiemer
Wiemer & Arndt
Marienstraße 25
D-10117 Berlin
Phone: Tel.: +49 (0)30 403 649 831

Email: Email: rebecca.wiemer@wiemer-arndt.de

Recipients of personal data
As part of our business activities, we work with various external parties. This may also require the transfer of personal data to these external parties. We only pass on personal data to external parties if this is necessary in the context of contract performance, if we are legally obliged to do so (e.g. transfer of data to tax authorities), if we have a legitimate interest in the transfer pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, or if another legal basis permits the transfer of data. When using processors, we only transfer our customers’ personal data on the basis of a valid data processing agreement. In the case of joint processing, a joint processing agreement is concluded.

Withdrawal of your consent to data processing
Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You may revoke consent already given at any time. The lawfulness of the data processing carried out up to the point of revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

Right to object to data collection in special cases as well as to
direct marketing (Art. 21 GDPR)
IF DATA PROCESSING IS CARRIED OUT ON THE BASIS OF ART. 6(1)(e) OR (f) OF THE GDPR,
YOU HAVE THE RIGHT AT ANY TIME, FOR REASONS ARISING FROM YOUR PARTICULAR
SITUATION, TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA;
THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS. THE RELEVANT LEGAL BASIS ON WHICH PROCESSING IS BASED
CAN BE FOUND IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU LODGE AN OBJECTION,
WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR AFFECTED PERSONAL DATA UNLESS
WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING
THAT OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS, AND FREEDOMS, OR THE
PROCESSING SERVES THE ESTABLISHMENT, EXERCISE, OR DEFENSE OF LEGAL CLAIMS.
processing is necessary for the establishment, exercise, or defense of
legal claims (objection under Art. 21(1) GDPR).
If your personal data are processed for the purpose of direct advertising,
you have the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data
concerning you for the purposes of such advertising;
this also applies to profiling, insofar as it is related to such direct advertising.
If you object, your personal data will then no longer be used
for the purposes of direct advertising (objection under Art. 21(2) GDPR).
UNDER ART. 21(2) GDPR).

Right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority
In the event of violations of the GDPR, data subjects have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of their habitual residence, place of work, or place of the alleged violation. The right to lodge a complaint is without prejudice to other administrative or judicial remedies.

Right to data portability
You have the right to have data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in fulfillment of a contract handed over to you or to a third party in a common, machine-readable format. If you request direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will only be done to the extent technically feasible.

Information, correction and deletion
Within the framework of the applicable legal provisions, you have the right at any time to free information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipients, and the purpose of data processing, and, if applicable, a right to rectification or erasure of this data. You can contact us at any time with regard to this and any further questions on the subject of personal data.

Right to restriction of processing
You have the right to request restriction of the processing of your personal data.
You can contact us at any time regarding this. The right to restriction of processing applies in the following cases:

– If you dispute the accuracy of your personal data stored by us, we usually need time to verify this. For the duration of the review, you have the right to request that the processing of your personal data be restricted.
– If the processing of your personal data was/is unlawful, you may
request restriction of data processing instead of erasure.
– If we no longer need your personal data, but you need it for the exercise of
If the processing of your personal data is necessary for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims, you have the right, instead of erasure, to request that the processing of your personal data be restricted.
to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.
– If you have lodged an objection under Article 21(1) of the GDPR, a balancing of your interests and ours must be carried out. As long as it has not yet been determined whose interests prevail, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.

If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, those data may — apart from being stored — only be processed with your consent or for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims, or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person, or for reasons of important public interest of the European Union or of a Member State.

SSL or TLS encryption
For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or inquiries that you send to us as the site operator, this site uses SSL or TLS encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the browser address line changes from “http://” to “https://” and by the lock symbol in your browser line.

If SSL or TLS encryption is enabled, the data you send to us cannot
be read by third parties.

Cookies
Our websites use so-called “cookies.” Cookies are small data packets and do not cause any damage to your device. They are stored either temporarily for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (persistent cookies) on your device. Session cookies are automatically deleted at the end of your visit. Persistent cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them yourself or they are automatically deleted by your web browser.

Cookies may come from us (first-party cookies) or from third-party companies (so-called third-party cookies). Third-party cookies enable the integration of certain services from third-party companies within websites (e.g. cookies for processing payment services).

Cookies serve various functions. Many cookies are technically necessary, as certain website functions would not work without them (e.g. the shopping cart function or displaying videos). Other cookies can be used to analyze user behavior or for advertising purposes.

Cookies that are required to carry out the electronic communication process, to provide certain functions you request (e.g. the shopping cart function), or to optimize the website (e.g. cookies for measuring the web audience) are stored on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, unless another legal basis is specified. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing necessary cookies for the technically error-free and optimized provision of its services. If consent to the storage of cookies and comparable recognition technologies has been requested, processing takes place exclusively on the basis of this consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25(1) TDDDG); consent may be withdrawn at any time.

You can configure your browser so that you are informed about the use of cookies and only allow cookies in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for specific cases or in general, and enable automatic deletion of cookies when the browser is closed. Disabling cookies may limit the functionality of this website. If additional cookies and services are used on this website, you can find details in this privacy policy.

Cookie Consent Management (Real Cookie Banner)
We use the consent management tool “Real Cookie Banner” from devowl.io GmbH (Kaiserstraße 34, 85098 Großmehring, Germany) on this website to manage and document your cookie consents. Your consent decisions are stored in a cookie in your browser so that your selection does not have to be requested again when you visit the site again.
The data processing is carried out on the basis of our legal obligation to obtain consents in a verifiable manner (Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR in conjunction with Section 25 TDDDG). We have concluded a contract with devowl.io for data processing on behalf of a controller.
More information: https://devowl.io/de/datenschutz/

Contact form
If you send us inquiries via the contact form, the information you provide in the inquiry form, including the contact details you enter there, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the inquiry and in case of follow-up questions. We do not pass on this data without your consent.

This data is processed on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR, provided that your inquiry is related to the performance of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, processing is based on our legitimate interest in effectively handling the inquiries addressed to us (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) or on your
consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR), if it has been requested; consent may be revoked at any time.

The data you enter in the contact form will remain with us until you request its deletion, revoke your consent to storage, or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies (e.g. after your inquiry has been fully processed). Mandatory legal provisions — in particular retention periods — remain unaffected.

Inquiry by email, phone, or fax
If you contact us by email, telephone, or fax, your inquiry, including all personal data arising from it (name, inquiry), will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of handling your request. We will not share this data without your consent.

This data is processed on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR, provided that your inquiry is related to the performance of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, processing is based on our legitimate interest in effectively handling the inquiries addressed to us (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) or on your
consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR), if this has been requested; consent may be withdrawn at any time
.

The data you send us in connection with contact inquiries remain with us until you request their deletion, withdraw your consent to storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g. after your request has been fully processed). Mandatory statutory provisions—in particular retention periods under tax and commercial law—remain unaffected.

Newsletter data
If you would like to subscribe to the newsletter offered on the website, we need your email address and information that allows us to verify that you are the owner of the email address provided and agree to receive the newsletter. No further data will be collected, or only on a voluntary basis. We use this data exclusively for sending the requested information and do not pass it on to third parties.

The data entered in the newsletter subscription form is processed exclusively on the basis of your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). You may withdraw your consent to the storage of the data, the email address, and their use for sending the newsletter at any time, for example via the “unsubscribe” link in the newsletter. The lawfulness of any processing that has already taken place
Data processing operations remain unaffected by the revocation.

The data you provide to us for the purpose of subscribing to the newsletter will be stored by us or by the newsletter service provider until you unsubscribe from the newsletter and will be deleted from the newsletter distribution list once you cancel your subscription or once the purpose no longer applies. We reserve the right to delete or block email addresses from our newsletter distribution list at our own discretion within the scope of our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Data stored by us for other purposes remains unaffected.

After you unsubscribe from the newsletter distribution list, your email address may be stored by us or by the newsletter service provider in a blacklist if this is necessary to prevent future mailings. The data from the blacklist will be used only for this purpose and will not be merged with other data. This serves both your interests and our interest in complying with legal requirements when sending newsletters (legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). Storage in the blacklist is not time-limited. You may object to this storage if your interests outweigh our legitimate interest.

Newsletter Delivery with CleverReach
To send our newsletters, we use the service CleverReach (CleverReach GmbH & Co. KG, Schafjückenweg 2, 26180 Rastede, Germany). CleverReach is a service that can be used to organize and analyze newsletter delivery. The data you provide for the purpose of receiving the newsletter (e.g. email address) are stored on CleverReach’s servers in Germany.

Our newsletters sent with CleverReach allow us to analyze the behavior of newsletter recipients. This can include, among other things, how many recipients opened the newsletter message and how often which link in the newsletter was clicked.

The data processing is based on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). You may withdraw this consent at any time by unsubscribing from the newsletter. The lawfulness of any data processing operations already carried out remains unaffected by the withdrawal.

We have concluded a data processing agreement (DPA) with CleverReach, which ensures that your data are processed exclusively in accordance with our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

You can find further information in CleverReach’s privacy policy: https://www.cleverreach.com/de/privacy/

Applicant Management (Coveto)
On our careers page, we use the applicant management system Coveto from talentsconnected GmbH (Stadtring 31, 02625 Bautzen, Germany). If you apply via the embedded job portal, your application data (e.g. name, contact details, resume, cover letter) will be transmitted to Coveto and processed সেখানে.

Your applicant data is processed for the purpose of conducting the application process on the basis of § 26 BDSG in conjunction with Art. 88 GDPR. If an employment relationship is established, the data may be further processed for the purposes of that relationship. Otherwise, your data will be deleted after the application process has been completed, provided that no other legitimate interests prevent deletion (e.g. a retention obligation in the event of legal proceedings).

We have concluded a data processing agreement (DPA) with Coveto. You can find further information in Coveto's privacy policy: https://www.coveto.de/privacy/

Embedded Instagram content (Meta Platforms)
This website embeds content from Instagram (Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland). When pages with embedded Instagram content are accessed, a connection is established to Meta's servers. Your IP address is transmitted to Meta in the process. Meta may link this data to your Instagram or Facebook account if you are logged in there.

Use is based on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TDDDG). You can withdraw your consent at any time via our cookie banner.

Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd. is a subsidiary of Meta Platforms, Inc. (USA). Data transfers to the USA are carried out on the basis of the EU Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses. You can find further information in Meta's privacy policy: https://www.facebook.com/privacy/explanation

AI-assisted translation (OpenAI)
This website uses the “AI Translate” plugin, which uses the OpenAI service (OpenAI, L.L.C., 3180 18th Street, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA) for the automatic translation of page content. Page content may be transmitted to OpenAI servers in the USA.
Use is based on our legitimate interest in providing our website in multiple languages (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). OpenAI is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF), ensuring an adequate level of data protection.

For more information, please see OpenAI's privacy policy: https://openai.com/policies/privacy-policy/