Data Protection Policy
BioPorto complies to The European GDPR rules, which gives individuals a number of rights.
For more information please see our external Data Protection Policy below:
Personal Data and Cookies
This website www.Bioporto.com (the ”Website”) is provided and owned by BioPorto Diagnostics A/S, Tuborg Havnevej 15, st., 2900 Hellerup, Denmark, CVR no. 18645882 (“BioPorto”).
1. Personal data
When using our website
As a natural part of providing the Website, BioPorto will as the data controller collect and process certain personal data concerning you as a user. BioPorto will via the Website collect and process the following personal data when using the Website or when you submit information through the contact forms: (i) email address and phone number, (ii) name, (iii) country, (iv) other information you may provide in open text fields,(v) IP address and (vi) information about your browser, operating system and your movements and behavior on the Website and what content you are presented on the Website.
BioPorto’s collection and processing of your personal data takes place based on our legitimate interests in and for the purpose of forwarding newsletters and other relevant information (if you specifically requests this). Some data are collected by using cookies based on our legitimate interest in and for the purpose of improvement of our website and your user experience, statistical purposes for our website and discount code analysis enabling us to optimize the use of discount codes and for marking purposes. For more information on cookies, see below.
When communicating with us through email
When communicating with BioPorto through email we will collect and process personal data about you for the purpose of and based on our legitimate interest in administering our relationship with you as a customer, potential customer, a supplier, as a business contact or other third party. Such personal information may be name, contact information, title, workplace, country, and other information provided by you. If you contact our other BioPorto group entities this entity will be considered the data controller and reference to BioPorto under “Privacy and rights” will be to this group entity.
Privacy and rights
All your personal data will be treated in confidence and will only be used in compliance with the purposes stated above.
BioPorto may engage third party service provider and they will have access to and process your personal data and we may transfer personal data to other BioPorto group entities. If a third party provider processes your personal data outside the EU/EEA, this will take place based on the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield or the EU Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses and the transfer to our other BioPorto group entities outside the EU/EEA will be based on EU Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses. You may request a copy of the agreement regulating the transfer of personal data by forwarding an email to info@bioporto.com
All personal data processed by BioPorto will not be stored for longer than what is necessary for the purpose for which it was collected. Unless BioPorto under applicable law is required to store your personal data for a longer period of time, BioPorto will store your personal data as follows: BioPorto will store your personal data related to forwarding newsletters and other relevant information to you until you unsubscribe from the mailing list. The data stored in cookies are deleted as set out below.
According to the data protection rules you have the following rights:
- Right to insight. For more information about the personal data, which BioPorto stores and processes about you, you can forward an email to info@bioporto.com
- Right to object. You can always object to BioPorto’s processing of your personal data by forwarding an email to info@bioporto.com
- Right to have your data corrected. You can always request that your personal data be corrected by forwarding an email to info@bioporto.com
- Right to have your data deleted. You can always request that your personal data be deleted by forwarding an email to info@bioporto.com
- Right to restrict processing. You can always request that BioPorto restricts the processing of your personal data, while a specific request is being processed, by forwarding an email to info@bioporto.com
- Right to data portability. You can always request to obtain a copy of your personal data in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format by forwarding an email to info@bioporto.com
Complaints. If you wish to complain of BioPorto’s processing of your personal data, you can contact the Danish Data Protection Agency.
2. Cookies
When using our website you will be presented with an option to consent to having cookies placed on your computer. Cookies are small text files that are stored on the user’s computer or other IT devices when a user visits a website. Today, almost all websites use cookies and these small files render it possible to collect information about which pages and functions the user visits and applies.
The following cookies will be stored on your device:
| Cookie Name | Who is setting the cookie? | Description | Expiration |
|---|---|---|---|
| __utmb | Google Analytics | Used to determine new sessions/visits. The cookie is created when the javascript library executes and no existing __utmb cookies exists. The cookie is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics. | 30 mins from set/update |
| __utmc | Google Analytics | Set for interoperability with urchin.js. Historically, this cookie operated in conjunction with the __utmb cookie to determine whether the user was in a new session/visit. | End of browser session |
| __utmz | Google Analytics | Stores the traffic source or campaign that explains how the user reached your site. The cookie is created when the javascript library executes and is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics. | 6 months from set/update |
| __utma | Google Analytics | Used to distinguish users and sessions. The cookie is created when the javascript library executes and no existing __utma cookies exists. The cookie is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics. | 2 years from set/update |
| __utmt_UA-200684-3 | Google Analytics | Used to throttle request rate. | 10 minutes |
| wpgdprc-consent-4 | BioPorto.com | BioPorto.com sets a cookie if you consent to use cookies. | 1 year |
| products-overlay | BioPorto.com | BioPorto.com sets a cookie regarding if you prefer to use the BioPorto.com site instead of the BioPorto.us site. | 30 days |
BioPorto uses Google Analytics, which stores and accesses cookies on the Website in order to generate statistics on the users visiting BioPorto’s Website. BioPorto also uses cookies from Google Analytics in order to optimize user-friendliness and the functionality of the Website, including the individual user’s information searches.
Opting out
No cookies will be placed on your computer unless you consent to it. If the user has consented to the use of cookies, such consent may be revoked by clicking here.
The user may also change the browser settings and thus opt out the use of cookies altogether. Find detailed instructions on how to remove cookies at the bottom of this page, under Cookie Disclaimer.
Please note that certain functions on the Website may require that the user accepts and activates the use of cookies. For any questions or additional information about BioPorto’s use of cookies and personal data processing, please contact the person responsible for our Website at info@bioporto.com