Privacy Policy

1) Introduction and Contact Information for the Data Controller

1.1 We are pleased that you are visiting our website and thank you for your interest. Below, we provide information about how we handle your personal data when you use our website. Personal data refers to any data that can be used to personally identify you.

1.2 The data controller for this website within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is Hommel Pharma GmbH & Co. KG, Auf dem Quellberg 8, 48249 Dülmen, Germany, Tel.: 0800 / 500 70 70, Fax: 0800 / 500 70 71, Email: info@hommel-pharma.de. The controller is the natural or legal person who, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data.

1.3 The data controller has appointed a data protection officer, who can be contacted as follows: “F. Luther (DSB Luther), Herner Str. 299 A, 44809 Bochum, hommelpharma@dsb-luther.de”

 

2) Data Collection When You Visit Our Website

2.1 When you use our website for informational purposes only—that is, if you do not register or otherwise provide us with information—we collect only the data that your browser transmits to the website server (so-called “server log files”). When you visit our website, we collect the following data, which is technically necessary for us to display the website to you:

  • The website we visited
  • Date and time of access
  • Amount of data sent in bytes
  • Source/link from which you arrived at this page
  • Browser Used
  • Operating System Used
  • IP address used (if applicable: in anonymized form)

Data processing is carried out in accordance with Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR based on our legitimate interest in improving the stability and functionality of our website. The data will not be disclosed or used for any other purpose. However, we reserve the right to review the server log files retrospectively should there be concrete evidence of unlawful use.

2.2 For security reasons and to protect the transmission of personal data and other confidential information (e.g., orders or inquiries to the controller), this website uses SSL or TLS encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the “https://” prefix and the padlock icon in your browser address bar.

 

3) Hosting & Content Delivery Network

To host our website and display its content, we use a provider that delivers its services—either directly or through selected subcontractors—exclusively on servers located within the European Union.

All data collected on our website is processed on these servers.

We have entered into a data processing agreement with the service provider that ensures the protection of our website visitors' data and prohibits its unauthorized disclosure to third parties.

 

4) Cookies

To make your visit to our website more enjoyable and to enable the use of certain features, we use cookies—small text files that are stored on your device. Some of these cookies are automatically deleted when you close your browser (so-called “session cookies”), while others remain on your device for a longer period and allow us to save page settings (so-called “persistent cookies”). In the latter case, you can find the storage duration in the overview of your web browser’s cookie settings.

To the extent that personal data is processed by individual cookies we use, such processing is carried out in accordance with Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR either for the performance of a contract, pursuant to Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR if consent has been given, or pursuant to Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR to safeguard our legitimate interests in ensuring the best possible functionality of the website and a user-friendly and effective experience for visitors.

You can configure your browser so that you are notified when cookies are set and can decide on a case-by-case basis whether to accept them, or you can block cookies in specific cases or in general.

Please note that if you do not accept cookies, the functionality of our website may be limited.

 

5) Making Contact

When you contact us (e.g., via the contact form or by email), personal data is collected. The specific data collected when you use a contact form is indicated on the respective contact form. This data is stored and used exclusively for the purpose of responding to your inquiry or for establishing contact and the associated technical administration.

The legal basis for processing this data is our legitimate interest in responding to your inquiry pursuant to Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. If your contact is intended to lead to the conclusion of a contract, the additional legal basis for processing is Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR. Your data will be deleted once your inquiry has been fully processed. This is the case when the circumstances indicate that the matter in question has been conclusively resolved and provided that no statutory retention requirements preclude this.

 

6) Use of Customer Data for Direct Marketing

Advertising by Mail

Based on our legitimate interest in personalized direct marketing, we reserve the right to store your first and last name, your mailing address, and—to the extent we have received this additional information from you in the course of our contractual relationship —your title, academic degree, year of birth, and your professional, industry, or business title in accordance with Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR and to use this information to send you interesting offers and information about our products via regular mail.

You may object at any time to the storage and use of your data for this purpose.

 

7) Web analytics services

Google (Universal) Analytics

This website uses Google (Universal) Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland (“Google”), which enables us to analyze your use of our website.

By default, when you visit the website, Google (Universal) Analytics sets cookies, which are small text files stored on your device that collect certain information. This information includes your IP address; however, Google truncates the last few digits of your IP address to prevent direct identification of individuals.

The information is transmitted to Google's servers and processed there. This may also involve the transfer of data to Google LLC, which is based in the United States.

Google uses the information collected on our behalf to analyze your use of the website, compile reports on website activity for us, and provide other services related to website and internet usage. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics and truncated is not combined with other data held by Google. The data collected through the use of Google (Universal) Analytics is stored for a period of two months and then deleted.

All processing described above—in particular, the placement of cookies on the device you are using—takes place only if you have given us your explicit consent in accordance with Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR.

Without your consent, Google (Universal) Analytics will not be used during your visit to the site. You may revoke your consent at any time with future effect. To exercise your right to revoke consent, please disable this service using the “Cookie Consent Tool” provided on the website.

We have entered into a data processing agreement with Google that ensures the protection of our website visitors' data and prohibits its unauthorized disclosure to third parties.

For additional legal information regarding Google (Universal) Analytics, please visit https://business.safety.google/intl/de/privacy/, https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de&gl=de, and https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites

Demographic Characteristics

Google (Universal) Analytics uses the special “demographic characteristics” feature to generate statistics that provide insights into the age, gender, and interests of website visitors. This is done by analyzing advertisements and information from third-party providers. This allows target audiences to be identified for marketing activities. However, the collected data cannot be linked to any specific individual and is deleted after being stored for a period of two months.

Google Signals

As an extension to Google (Universal) Analytics, Google Signals may be used on this website to generate cross-device reports. If you have enabled personalized ads and linked your devices to your Google Account, Google may—subject to your consent to the use of Google Analytics pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) of the GDPR—analyze your usage behavior across devices and create database models, including those related to cross-device conversions. We do not receive any personal data from Google, only statistics. If you wish to stop cross-device analysis, you can disable the “Personalized Ads” feature in your Google Account settings. To do so, follow the instructions on this page: https://support.google.com/My-Ad-Center-Help/answer/12155764?hl=de

For more information about Google Signals, please visit the following link: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/7532985?hl=de

User IDs

As an extension of Google (Universal) Analytics, this website may use the “UserIDs” feature. If you have consented to the use of Google (Universal) Analytics in accordance with Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR, have created an account on this website, and sign in to that account on various devices, your activities—including conversions—may be analyzed across devices.

For data transfers to the United States, the provider has adhered to the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, which, based on an adequacy decision by the European Commission, ensures compliance with European data protection standards.

 

8) Page Features

8.1 YouTube

This website uses plugins to display and play videos from the following provider: Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland

Data may also be transferred to: Google LLC, U.S.

When you visit a page on our website that contains such a plugin, your browser establishes a direct connection to the provider’s servers—at the latest when the video begins playing—to load the content. In the process, certain information, including your IP address, is transmitted to the provider.

If playback of embedded videos is initiated via the plugin, the provider also uses cookies to collect information about user behavior, generate playback statistics, and prevent abusive behavior.

If you are logged into a user account with the provider while visiting the site, your data will be directly associated with your account when you click on a video. If you do not want your data to be associated with your account, you must log out before clicking the play button.

All of the aforementioned processing activities—in particular, the setting of cookies to read information from the device you are using—take place only if you have given us your explicit consent in accordance with Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR. You may revoke the consent you have given at any time with future effect by deactivating this service using the “Cookie Consent Tool” provided on the website.

For data transfers to the United States, the provider has adhered to the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, which, based on an adequacy decision by the European Commission, ensures compliance with European data protection standards.

8.2 Google Web Fonts

This site uses so-called web fonts from the following provider to ensure consistent font display: Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland

When you visit a page, your browser loads the necessary web fonts into its cache to display text and fonts correctly and establishes a direct connection to the provider’s servers. In the process, certain browser information, including your IP address, is transmitted to the provider.

Data may also be transferred to: Google LLC, USA

The processing of personal data in connection with establishing a connection to the font provider will only take place if you have given us your explicit consent in accordance with Art. 6(1)(a) of the GDPR. You may revoke your consent at any time with future effect by disabling this service using the “Cookie Consent Tool” provided on the website. If your browser does not support web fonts, a default font from your computer will be used.

For data transfers to the United States, the provider has adhered to the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, which, based on an adequacy decision by the European Commission, ensures compliance with European data protection standards.

For more information about Google's privacy policy, click here: https://business.safety.google/intl/de/privacy/

 

9) Tools and Miscellaneous

Cookie Consent Tool

This website uses a so-called “cookie consent tool” to obtain valid user consent for cookies and cookie-based applications that require consent. The “cookie consent tool” is displayed to users when they visit the site in the form of an interactive user interface, where they can grant consent for specific cookies and/or cookie-based applications by checking the appropriate boxes. When the tool is used, all cookies and/or services requiring consent are loaded only if the respective user grants the appropriate consent by checking the corresponding boxes. This ensures that such cookies are set on the user’s device only if consent has been granted.

The tool sets technically necessary cookies to save your cookie preferences. Personal user data is generally not processed in this process.

If, in individual cases, the storage, the processing of personal data (such as the IP address) does occur for the purpose of storing, assigning, or logging cookie settings, this is carried out in accordance with Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in legally compliant, user-specific, and user-friendly consent management for cookies and, consequently, in the legally compliant design of our website.

Another legal basis for the processing is Article 6(1)(c) of the GDPR. As the data controller, we are legally obligated to make the use of non-technically necessary cookies contingent upon the user’s consent.

Where necessary, we have entered into a data processing agreement with the provider that ensures the protection of our website visitors' data and prohibits its unauthorized disclosure to third parties.

For more information about the operator and the settings for the cookie consent tool, please refer directly to the corresponding user interface on our website.

 

10) Rights of the Data Subject

10.1 Applicable data protection law grants you the following rights as a data subject (rights of access and intervention) with respect to the controller regarding the processing of your personal data; please refer to the cited legal basis for the respective conditions for exercising these rights:

  • Right of access pursuant to Article 15 of the GDPR;
  • Right to rectification under Article 16 of the GDPR;
  • Right to erasure under Article 17 of the GDPR;
  • Right to restriction of processing under Article 18 of the GDPR;
  • Right to be informed under Article 19 of the GDPR;
  • Right to data portability pursuant to Article 20 of the GDPR;
  • Right to withdraw consent that has been given pursuant to Article 7(3) of the GDPR;
  • Right to lodge a complaint pursuant to Article 77 of the GDPR.

10.2 RIGHT TO OBJECT

IF, AS PART OF A BALANCING OF INTERESTS, WE PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA BASED ON OUR OVERRIDING LEGITIMATE INTEREST, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT AT ANY TIME TO OBJECT TO SUCH PROCESSING, WITH EFFECT FOR THE FUTURE, ON GROUNDS RELATING TO YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION.

IF YOU EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO OBJECT, WE WILL CEASE PROCESSING THE DATA IN QUESTION. HOWEVER, WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO CONTINUE PROCESSING IF WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING THAT OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS, OR IF THE PROCESSING IS NECESSARY FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT, EXERCISE, OR DEFENSE OF LEGAL CLAIMS.

IF WE PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUCH MARKETING. YOU MAY EXERCISE THIS RIGHT AS DESCRIBED ABOVE.

IF YOU EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO OBJECT, WE WILL STOP PROCESSING THE RELEVANT DATA FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES.

 

11) Retention Period for Personal Data

The duration of personal data storage is determined based on the respective legal basis, the purpose of processing, and—where applicable—the respective statutory retention period (e.g., retention periods under commercial and tax law).

When processing personal data based on explicit consent pursuant to Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR, the relevant data will be stored until you withdraw your consent.

If there are statutory retention periods for data processed in connection with contractual or quasi-contractual obligations based on Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR, this data is routinely deleted upon expiration of the retention periods, provided that it is no longer necessary for the performance or initiation of a contract and/or we no longer have a legitimate interest in continuing to store it.

When processing personal data on the basis of Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR, this data will be stored until you exercise your right to object under Article 21(1) of the GDPR, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that override your interests, rights, and freedoms, or the processing is necessary for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.

When processing personal data for the purpose of direct marketing based on Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR, this data will be stored until you exercise your right to object under Article 21(2) of the GDPR.

Unless otherwise specified in the other information contained in this statement regarding specific processing situations, stored personal data will otherwise be deleted when it is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected or otherwise processed.

Copyright Notice: This privacy policy was prepared by the specialized attorneys at IT-Recht Kanzlei and is protected by copyright (https://www.it-recht-kanzlei.de)

As of: April 14, 2026, 10:58:57