General Terms and Conditions of Business

§1 Validity of the Terms of Use

esanum (https://www.esanum.com including all associated country and sub-domains) is an interactive online service of esanum GmbH. By registering with esanum you conclude a user contract with esanum GmbH, Pappelallee 10, 10437 Berlin, with the following General Terms and Conditions for the use of esanum (hereinafter referred to as the "GTC"). By registering as a member of esanum, the user agrees to these terms of use. Deviating conditions of the user, which contradict these general terms of use, do not apply.

The current authorized representatives and contact addresses of esanum GmbH can be found in the Imprint.

§2 Subject

1. esanum offers registered users a medical communication platform for the professional exchange of knowledge. The use of the esanum platform granted within the scope of these GTC is free of charge.
2. esanum operates this platform technically, administratively and provides editorial content. esanum assumes no responsibility for the content posted by users, customers and partners (legality, correctness and completeness).
3. esanum reserves the right to change the services offered on the esanum websites or to offer different services.

§3 Registration

1. The use of the services of the esanum websites requires the user to register. Registration is free of charge for the user.
2. The user assures that he is a licensed physician at the time of registration. The possibility of using the esanum web pages within the scope of these GTC is linked to the fact that the user is an approved physician.
3. The user is obliged to provide all the data given during registration truthfully and completely. The use of esanum web pages, in particular the writing of contributions, can take place under a pseudonym. The login data is only known to esanum. On the esanum websites, this registration data will not be visible to other users at any time, unless the user allows it. The data is stored and used in accordance with our Data Protection Declaration, which is regularly updated in accordance with legal requirements.
4. Upon registration, the user receives access data and chooses a password. The user is obliged to keep the password secret. It is prohibited to make the access data available to third parties.
5. By completing the registration process, the user makes an offer to conclude the contract for the use of the services of the esanum websites. esanum accepts this offer by activating the user for the services of the esanum websites. By this acceptance the contract between the user and esanum comes into being.
6. Each user may only register once and only create one user profile.

§4 User obligations

1. The user is obliged:
   1. to give only true information in his registration profile. The user can use any pseudonym for ongoing operation and communication with other users.
   2. to notify esanum immediately of any changes to the data provided during registration, in particular changes regarding its approval (e.g. loss).
   3. to transmit only such photos and videos to esanum for which the user has ensured that the public reproduction of the photos transmitted by him is permitted. The photos and videos submitted by the user may not contain company logos. The user undertakes to make identifiable persons anonymous on photo and video material.
   4. to observe the applicable laws and all rights of third parties when using the contents and services on esanum.
2. The user is prohibited from doing so:
   1. to use offensive or defamatory contents, regardless of whether these contents concern other users, esanum employees or other persons or companies.
   2. to use pornographic content or content that violates youth protection laws or to advertise, offer or distribute pornographic products or products that violate youth protection laws.
   3. to harass other users unreasonably (especially through spam).
   4. to use legally (e.g. by copyright, trademark, patent, design patent or utility model law) protected contents or names/indicators without being entitled to do so.
   5. engage in or promote anti-competitive activities, including progressive customer advertising (such as chain, snowball or pyramid schemes).
   6. to implement, promote and/or promote structural marketing measures (such as multi-level marketing or multi-level network marketing), or
   7. other offensive or sexually-oriented communication (explicit or implicit).
   8. mechanisms, software or scripts in connection with the use of esanum websites (in particular the display of multiple contributions for the purpose of local storage (spiders)
   9. to distribute or publicly reproduce the contents of the esanum websites or of other users.
3. The user indemnifies esanum from all claims asserted by other users or third parties against esanum due to violation of their rights by content posted by the user on the esanum web pages or due to other use of the esanum web pages, unless the user is not responsible for the violation of rights. The user bears the costs of the necessary legal defence of esanum including all court and lawyer costs in the legal amount. The user is obliged to immediately, truthfully and completely provide esanum with all information necessary for legal defence in the aforementioned case of a claim.

§5 Termination of the contract

1. The user can cancel the free membership at any time without giving reasons. Cancellation can be made via the contact form on the esanum website or by written declaration to esanum GmbH, Schönhauser Allee 45a, 10437, Berlin. When cancelling the contract, the user name and an email address of the user registered on esanum must be stated. The exercise of the extraordinary right of termination remains unaffected.
2. esanum can terminate the membership of the user at any time without notice if there is an important reason. An important reason exists in particular if the continuation of the contractual relationship is unreasonable for esanum taking into account all circumstances of the individual case and considering the interests of esanum and the user. Important reasons are in particular:
   1. Non-compliance with legal regulations by the user.
   2. violation of the user's contractual obligations, in particular from sections 4.1 and 4.2 of these GTC.
   3. The user repeatedly violates the advertising prohibition.
   4. The user damages one or more other users.
3. esanum can terminate the contract of use at any time by giving 14 calendar days' notice without giving reasons:
   1. Non-compliance with legal regulations by the user.
   2. violation of the user's contractual obligations, in particular from sections 4.1 and 4.2 of these GTCs.
   3. The user repeatedly violates the advertising prohibition.
   4. The user damages one or more other users.

§6 Responsibility for User Content, Data and/or Information

1. esanum assumes no responsibility for the content, data and/or information provided by the users of the esanum websites or for content on linked external websites. In particular, esanum does not guarantee that these contents are true, fulfil a certain purpose or can serve such a purpose.
2. If the user notices an illegal or contract-violating use of the esanum websites (including the use of deceptive identities or unlawful access), he can and should report this to esanum via the contact form.
3. esanum reserves the right to delete user contributions that constitute a violation of the provisions in sections 4.1 and 4.2 of these GTC.
4. esanum only carries out a limited check of the data stored during registration, as the identification of persons on the Internet is only possible to a limited extent. Despite various security precautions, it is therefore not excluded that incorrect data may have been stored for a user account. esanum does not guarantee the actual identity of a user (e.g. the actual existence of an approval).

§7 Liability and warranty of esanum

1. esanum is liable for damages resulting from injury to life, body or health without restriction. Claims for compensation against esanum (including its vicarious agents) for other damages - on whatever legal grounds - which presuppose slight negligence only exist if an essential contractual obligation/cardinal obligation has been violated. In this case, claims for damages are limited in amount to the typical foreseeable damage. esanum's liability under the Product Liability Act remains unaffected by this provision.
2. esanum guarantees 96% availability of esanum websites per year. In particular, maintenance, security or capacity concerns as well as events beyond esanum's control (e.g. disturbances of public communication networks, power failures, etc.) can lead to temporary disruptions or to the temporary suspension of services on the esanum websites.

§8 Granting of rights to the user

1. Insofar as contents placed by the user in the websites of esanum are subject to legal copyright or other legal property rights, the user grants esanum a simple right to use these contents free of charge and irrevocably. This right of use is not limited in time, content or territory.
2. The user grants esanum a simple right of use to the content posted (contributions, comments, votes, ratings), unlimited in content, space and time. This includes in particular the right to publish content in excerpts or abridged form in other media or to pass it on to cooperation partners and third parties for advertising purposes.

§9 Final clauses

1. All declarations, which are transmitted in the context of the contract of use to be concluded with esanum, must be made in writing or by email via the esanum contact form.
2. For users who are merchants within the meaning of the German Commercial Code, Berlin is the exclusive place of jurisdiction for all disputes arising from the user contract and these GTC.
3. esanum reserves the right to change these GTC at any time without giving reasons. The user will be informed in good time of any changes to the GTC. If the user does not object to the validity of the new GTC within two weeks after notification, the amended GTC shall be deemed accepted by the user. esanum will inform the user in the notification of his right of objection and the meaning of the objection period.
4. Should individual provisions of these GTC be or become invalid, this shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions.
5. German law shall apply to the exclusion of the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods.

Last update: May 25, 2018

Data Protection, Privacy Policy

1. Data protection at a glance

General information

The following notes provide a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit our website. Personal data are all data with which you can be personally identified. You will find detailed information on the subject of data protection in our data protection declaration listed under this text.

Data collection on our website

Who is responsible for the data collection on this website?

The data processing on this website is carried out by esanum GmbH - you will find our contact data in the imprint of this website.

How do we collect your information?

On the one hand, your data is collected when you communicate it to us. During registration we collect information from you: Title, first name, surname, postcode, specialist and specialist area, your main focus, employment, place of work and type. For the login we need a valid email address and a password.

Other data is automatically collected by our IT systems when you visit our website. These are mainly technical data (e.g. Internet browser, operating system or time of page visit). This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter our website.

What do we use your data for?

esanum needs your data to guarantee the full functionality of the website. Other data can be used to analyze your user behavior.

What rights do you have regarding your data?

You have the right to receive information about the origin, recipient and purpose of your stored personal data free of charge at any time. You also have the right to request the correction, blocking or deletion of this data. You can contact us at any time at the address given in the imprint if you have any further questions on the subject of data protection. Furthermore, you have the right of appeal to the responsible supervisory authorities (in Berlin e.g. https://www.datenschutz-berlin.de/).

Third-party analysis and tools

When visiting esanum.de your surfing behaviour can be statistically evaluated. This is done primarily with cookies and so-called analysis programs. The analysis of your surfing behaviour is usually anonymous; the surfing behaviour cannot be traced back to you. You may object to this analysis or prevent it by not using certain tools. You will find detailed information on this in the following data protection declaration.

You can object to this analysis. We will inform you about the possibilities of objection in this data protection declaration.

2. General Information and Mandatory Information

Data privacy

The operators of these pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentiality and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this data protection declaration.

When you use this website, various personal data is collected. Personal data are data with which you can be personally identified. This data protection declaration explains which data we collect and for what we use it. It also explains how and for what purpose this is done.

We would like to point out that data transmission over the Internet (e.g. communication by email) can have security gaps. A complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.

Note on the responsible body

The responsible body for data processing on this website is:

esanum GmbH
Pappelallee 10
10437 Berlin

Phone: +4930206581600
Email: communications@esanum.com

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

Revocation of your consent to data processing

Many data processing processes are only possible with your express consent. You can revoke your consent at any time. All you need to do is send us an informal email. The legality of the data processing up to the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

Right to data transferability

You have the right to have data which we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in fulfilment of a contract handed over to you or to a third party in a common, machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another person responsible, this will only take place if it is technically feasible.

SSL or TLS encryption

esanum uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as registration, comments, orders or other requests that you send to us as the site operator. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from "http://" to "https://" and by the lock symbol in your browser line.

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

Information, blocking, deletion

You have the right to free information about your stored personal data, their origin and recipients and the purpose of data processing and, if necessary, a right to correction, blocking or deletion of this data at any time within the scope of the applicable legal provisions. For this and other questions on the subject of personal data, you can contact our data protection officer at any time at the address given in the imprint.

Objection against advertising mails

We herewith object to the use of contact data published within the scope of the imprint obligation to send unsolicited advertising and information material. The operators of these pages expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of unsolicited advertising information, such as spam emails.

3. Data protection officer

Statutory data protection officer

We have appointed a data protection officer for our company.

Christian Schubert
Papelallee 10
10437 Berlin

Phone: +4930206581621
Email: christian.schubert@esanum.de

4. Data collection on our website

Cookies

esanum sometimes uses so-called cookies. Cookies do not cause any damage to your computer and do not contain any viruses. Cookies serve to make our website more user-friendly, effective and secure. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer and saved by your browser.

Most of the cookies we use are so-called "session cookies". They are automatically deleted at the end of your visit. Other cookies remain stored on your terminal until you delete them. These cookies enable us to recognize your browser the next time you visit our website.

You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and only allow cookies in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or generally and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. When cookies are deactivated, the functionality of this website may be limited.

Cookies, which are necessary to carry out the electronic communication process or to provide certain functions desired by you (e.g. shopping basket function), are stored on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The website operator has a legitimate interest in the storage of cookies for technically error-free and optimized provision of his services. As far as other cookies (e.g. cookies for the analysis of your surfing behaviour) are stored, these will be treated separately in this data protection declaration.

Server log files

The provider of the pages automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These are:

• Browser type and browser version
• operating system used
• referrer URL
• Host name of the accessing computer
• Time of the server request
• IP address (abbreviated and encrypted)

These data are not combined with other data sources.

The basis for data processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f of the GDPR, which permits the processing of data for the fulfilment of a contract or pre-contractual measures.

Registration on this website

You can register on esanum to use the full functionality of the site. We only use the data entered for the purpose of using the esanum platform. The mandatory information requested during registration must be provided in full in order to complete it effectively. In addition, you can also provide voluntary information during registration, which we use exclusively to present our content to you in a more appropriate manner.

In the event of important changes, such as the scope of the offer or technically necessary changes, we will use the email address provided during registration to inform you in this way by means of system notifications.

The data entered during registration will be processed on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a of the GDPR). You can revoke your consent at any time. For example, you can send us an informal message by email. Alternatively, they can edit, add or delete their data at any time in the profile settings. The legality of the data processing already carried out remains unaffected by the revocation.

The data collected during registration is stored by us as long as you are registered on our website and is subsequently deleted. Legal retention periods remain unaffected.

Comment function on this website

For the comment function on this page, in addition to your comment, information about the time the comment was created, your email address and, if you do not post anonymously, your chosen user name will be saved.

Saving the IP address

Our comment function stores the IP addresses of users who write comments. Since we do not check comments on our site before they are activated, we need this data in order to be able to take action against the author in the event of legal infringements such as insults or propaganda.

Subscribe to comments

As a registered user of the site, you will receive a notification after replying to a comment (or a comment you have answered). You can deactivate this function in the settings.

Duration of comments

Comments and the associated data (e.g. IP address) are stored and remain on our website until the commented content has been completely deleted or the comments must be deleted for legal reasons (e.g. offensive comments).

Legal basis

The comments are stored on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a of the GDPR). You can revoke your consent at any time. All you need to do is send us an informal email. The legality of the data processing processes already carried out remains unaffected by the revocation.

Processing of data (customer and contract data)

We collect, process and use personal data only to the extent necessary for the establishment, content design or change of the legal relationship (inventory data). This is done on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b of the GDPR, which permits the processing of data for the fulfilment of a contract or pre-contractual measures. We collect, process and use personal data about the use of our Internet pages (usage data) only to the extent necessary to enable or invoice the user for the use of the service.

The collected customer data will be deleted after completion of the order or termination of the business relationship. Legal retention periods remain unaffected.

Data transmission upon conclusion of contract for services and digital content

We only transfer personal data to third parties if this is necessary in the context of contract processing, for example to the credit institution commissioned to process payments.

A further transmission of the data will not take place or only if you have expressly consented to the transmission. Your data will not be passed on to third parties without your express consent, for example for advertising purposes.

The basis for data processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b of the GDPR, which permits the processing of data for the fulfilment of a contract or pre-contractual measures.

5. Social media

Facebook plugins (Like & Share button)

Our pages include plugins from the social network Facebook, provider Facebook Inc, 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA. You can recognize the Facebook plugins by the Facebook logo or the "Like" button on our page. An overview of the Facebook plugins can be found here: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/.

When you visit our pages, the plugin establishes a direct connection between your browser and the Facebook server. Facebook receives the information that you have visited our site with your IP address. If you click the Facebook "Like" button while logged into your Facebook account, you can link the contents of our pages on your Facebook profile. This allows Facebook to associate the visit to our pages with your user account. We would like to point out that, as the provider of the pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the data transmitted or of their use by Facebook. For more information, please see Facebook's Privacy Policy at: https://de-de.facebook.com/policy.php.

If you do not want Facebook to associate your visit to our pages with your Facebook account, please log out of your Facebook account.

Twitter plugin

Our pages include functions of the Twitter service. These functions are provided by Twitter Inc, 1355 Market Street, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA. By using Twitter and the "Re-Tweet" function, the websites you visit are linked to your Twitter account and made known to other users. Data is also transmitted to Twitter. We would like to point out that, as the provider of the pages, we are not aware of the content of the data transmitted or how it is used by Twitter. For more information, please see Twitter's privacy policy at: https://twitter.com/privacy.

You can change your Twitter privacy settings in your account settings at https://twitter.com/account/settings.

Google+ plugin

Our pages use functions of Google+. The provider is Google Inc, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.

Collection and disclosure of information: Use the Google+ button to publish information worldwide. The Google+ button gives you and other users personalized content from Google and our partners. Google stores both the information that you have given +1 for a content and information about the page that you viewed when you clicked +1. Your +1 can appear in Google services, such as search results or your Google profile, or elsewhere on websites and ads, along with your profile name and photo.

Google records information about your +1 activity to improve Google services for you and others. To use the Google+ button, you need a public Google profile that is visible worldwide and must contain at least the name chosen for the profile. This name is used in all Google services. In some cases, this name may also replace another name you used when sharing content through your Google Account. The identity of your Google profile may be displayed to users who know your email address or have other identifying information about you.

Use of Information Collected: In addition to the uses described above, the information you provide will be used in accordance with the applicable Google Privacy Policy. Google may publish aggregated statistics about users' +1 activity or share them with users and partners, such as publishers, advertisers or related websites.

LinkedIn Plugin

Our website uses functions of the LinkedIn network. The provider is LinkedIn Corporation, 2029 Stierlin Court, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.

Every time you access one of our pages that contains functions of LinkedIn, a connection to LinkedIn's servers is established. LinkedIn is informed that you have visited our website with your IP address. If you click on the "Recommend button" of LinkedIn and are logged into your LinkedIn account, LinkedIn is able to associate your visit to our website with you and your user account. We point out that we as provider of the pages have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data and their use by LinkedIn.

For more information, please see LinkedIn's privacy policy at: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy.

6. Analysis tools and advertising

Google Analytics

This website uses functions of the web analysis service Google Analytics. The provider is Google Inc, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.

Google Analytics uses so-called "cookies". These are text files that are stored on your computer and enable an analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there.

Google Analytics cookies are stored on the basis of Art. 6 Par. 1 lit. f of the GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in analysing user behaviour in order to optimise both his website and his advertising.

IP anonymization

We have activated the IP anonymisation function on this website. This will cause your IP address to be cut by Google within Member States of the European Union or in other countries party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area before being transmitted to the USA. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide the website operator with other services relating to website and Internet use. The IP address transmitted by your browser in the context of Google Analytics is not merged with other Google data.

Browser plugin

You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. You can also prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the cookie and relating to your use of the website (including your IP address) and from processing this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available under the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en.

Objection to data collection

You can prevent Google Analytics from collecting your data by clicking on the following link. An opt-out cookie is set which prevents the collection of your data on future visits to this website: Disable Google Analytics.

More information on how Google Analytics handles user data can be found in Google's privacy policy: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en.

Contract data processing

We have concluded a contract with Google for commissioned data processing and fully implement the strict requirements of the German data protection authorities for the use of Google Analytics.

Demographic features on Google Analytics

This website uses the "demographic features" function of Google Analytics. This allows reports to be created that contain information on the age, gender and interests of site visitors. This data comes from interest-related advertising by Google and from visitor data from third-party providers. This data cannot be assigned to a specific person. You can disable this feature at any time from your Google Account ad preferences or opt-out of Google Analytics collecting your information as described in the "Opt-out of data collection" section.

Google Analytics Remarketing

Our websites use the functions of Google Analytics Remarketing in connection with the cross-device functions of Google AdWords and Google DoubleClick. The provider is Google Inc, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.

This function enables the target groups created with Google Analytics Remarketing to be linked with the cross-device functions of Google AdWords and Google DoubleClick. In this way, interest-related, personalized advertising messages that were adapted to you depending on your previous usage and surfing behavior on one device (e.g. mobile phone) can also be displayed on another of your devices (e.g. tablet or PC).

Once you give your permission, Google will link your web and app browsing history to your Google Account for that purpose. This way, the same personalized advertising messages can be delivered to every device you sign in to with your Google Account.

To support this feature, Google Analytics collects Google authenticated user IDs that are temporarily linked to our Google Analytics data to define and create cross-device ad targeting.

You can permanently object to cross-device remarketing/targeting by disabling personalized advertising in your Google Account by following this link: https://www.google.com/settings/ads/onweb/.

The summary of the data collected in your Google Account is based solely on your consent, which you can submit or revoke to Google (Art. 6 par. 1 lit. a of the GDPR). For data collection operations that are not merged into your Google Account (for example, because you do not have a Google Account or have opposed the merge), the collection of data is based on Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. The legitimate interest arises from the fact that the website operator has an interest in anonymous analysis of website visitors for advertising purposes.

Further information and the data protection regulations can be found in Google's data protection declaration at: https://www.google.com/policies/technologies/ads/.

Facebook Pixels

Our website uses the visitor action pixel of Facebook, Facebook Inc, 1601 S. California Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA ("Facebook") for conversion measurement.

This enables visitors to be tracked after they have been redirected to the provider's website by clicking on a Facebook ad. This allows the effectiveness of Facebook advertisements to be evaluated for statistical and market research purposes and future advertising measures to be optimized.

The collected data is anonymous for us as the operator of this website; we cannot draw any conclusions about the identity of the users. However, the data is stored and processed by Facebook so that a connection to the respective user profile is possible and Facebook can use the data for its own advertising purposes in accordance with the Facebook Data Usage Guidelines. This allows Facebook to serve ads on Facebook pages and outside of Facebook. This use of the data cannot be influenced by us as the site operator.

Please see Facebook's privacy policy for more information on how we protect your privacy: https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/.

You can also disable the remarketing feature "Custom Audiences" in the Ad Settings section of https://www.facebook.com/ads/preferences/?entry_product=ad_settings_screen. You must be logged in to Facebook.

If you do not have a Facebook account, you can disable Facebook usage-based advertising on the European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance website: http://www.youronlinechoices.com/de/praferenzmanagement/.

7. Newsletter

Newsletter data

If you would like to subscribe to the newsletter offered on the website, we require an email address from you as well as information that allows us to verify that you are the owner of the email address provided and that you agree to receive the newsletter. Further data will not be collected or only on a voluntary basis. We use these data exclusively for the dispatch of the requested information and do not pass these on to third parties.

The data entered in the newsletter registration form will be processed exclusively on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a of the GDPR). You can revoke your consent to the storage of the data, the email address and its use for sending the newsletter at any time, for example via the "unsubscribe" link in the newsletter. The legality of the data processing processes already carried out remains unaffected by the revocation.

The data you provide us for the purpose of subscribing to the newsletter will be stored by us until you unsubscribe from the newsletter and deleted after you unsubscribe from the newsletter. Data stored by us for other purposes (e.g. email addresses for the member area) remain unaffected by this.

MailChimp

This website uses the services of MailChimp for sending newsletters. The provider is Rocket Science Group LLC, 675 Ponce De Leon Ave NE, Suite 5000, Atlanta, GA 30308, USA.

MailChimp is a service with which the dispatch of newsletters can be organized and analyzed. If you enter data for the purpose of newsletter subscription (e.g. email address), these are stored on the servers of MailChimp in the USA.

MailChimp is certified according to the "EU-US Privacy Shield". The "Privacy Shield" is an agreement between the European Union (EU) and the USA to ensure compliance with European data protection standards in the USA.

With the help of MailChimp we can analyze our newsletter campaigns. When you open an email sent with MailChimp, a file contained in the email (so-called web beacon) connects to the MailChimp servers in the USA. This allows you to determine whether a newsletter message has been opened and which links have been clicked on. In addition, technical information is recorded (e.g. time of retrieval, IP address, browser type and operating system). This information cannot be assigned to the respective newsletter recipient. They are used exclusively for statistical analysis of newsletter campaigns. The results of these analyses can be used to better adapt future newsletters to the interests of the recipients.

If you do not want MailChimp to analyze your data, you must unsubscribe from the newsletter. For this purpose, we provide an appropriate link in every newsletter message. You can also unsubscribe from the newsletter directly on the website.

The data will be processed on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a of the GDPR). You can revoke this consent at any time by cancelling the newsletter. The legality of the data processing processes already carried out remains unaffected by the revocation.

The data stored by you for the purpose of newsletter subscription will be stored by us until you unsubscribe from the newsletter and will be deleted from our servers as well as from the servers of MailChimp after you unsubscribe from the newsletter. Data stored by us for other purposes (e.g. email addresses for the member area) remain unaffected by this.

Further details can be found in the data protection regulations of MailChimp at: https://mailchimp.com/legal/terms/.

Closure of a data processing agreement

We have concluded a "Data Processing Agreement" with MailChimp, in which we oblige MailChimp to protect the data of our customers and not to pass it on to third parties. This agreement can be viewed at the following link: https://mailchimp.com/legal/forms/data-processing-agreement/sample-agreement/.

8. Plugins and tools

YouTube

Our website uses plugins from Google's YouTube site. This website is operated by YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave, San Bruno, CA 94066, USA.

If you visit one of our pages equipped with a YouTube plugin, a connection to the YouTube servers is established. The YouTube server is informed which of our pages you have visited.

If you are logged into your YouTube account, you allow YouTube to associate your surfing behavior directly with your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account.

The use of YouTube is in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online offers. This represents a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f of the GDPR.

For more information on how we handle user data, please see YouTube's privacy policy at: https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy.

Google Web Fonts

This site uses so-called web fonts provided by Google to uniformly display fonts. When you call up a page, your browser loads the required Web fonts into your browser cache to display texts and fonts correctly.

To do this, the browser you are using must connect to Google's servers. This gives Google knowledge that our website has been accessed via your IP address. The use of Google Web Fonts is in the interest of a uniform and appealing presentation of our online offers. This represents a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f of the GDPR.

If your browser does not support web fonts, a default font is used by your computer.

Further information about Google Web Fonts can be found at https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and in Google's privacy policy: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/.

Google Maps

This page uses the map service Google Maps via an API. The provider is Google Inc, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.

To use the functions of Google Maps it is necessary to save your IP address. This information is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. The provider of this site has no influence on this data transmission.

The use of Google Maps is in the interest of an appealing representation of our online offers and at an easy findability of the places indicated by us on the website. This represents a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f of the GDPR.

You can find more information on the handling of user data in Google's data protection declaration: https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/.

9. Online marketing and affiliate programs

Amazon Affiliate Program

The operators of the sites participate in the Amazon EU partner program. Advertisements and links to the Amazon.de site are integrated on our pages, from which we can earn money through reimbursement of advertising costs. Amazon uses cookies in order to be able to trace the origin of the orders. This enables Amazon to recognize that you have clicked the partner link on our website.

Amazon cookies are stored in accordance with Art. 6 lit. f of the GDPR. The website operator has a justified interest in this, since the amount of his affiliate remuneration can only be determined by the cookies.

For more information on Amazon's use of data, please see Amazon's Privacy Policy: https://www.amazon.de/gp/help/customer/display.html/ref=footer_privacy?ie=UTF8&nodeId=3312401.

Newsletter

esanum informs its users regularly via email about suitable further training offers and CME continuous education, reporting of conferences, and other technical information. esanum will also share information about selected partners with you. This information is specifically tailored to your profile and will be sent to you in various ways. This includes, but is not limited to, advertising on esanum and via email in the form of texts and banners, customized emails and emails for clinical announcements. You can unsubscribe from this service at any time by following the unsubscribe instructions in the emails or by using the settings in your profile.

Invitations to participate in surveys by esanum or third parties for market research purposes may also be included. If you wish to participate in a survey, your data will be evaluated in anonymous form. The details necessary for the market analysis, such as the regional affiliation, the field, the year of certification, etc., can be transmitted. After evaluation of the survey, all related data will be deleted. If an expense allowance is provided for participation in the survey, you agree that we transmit the account data provided by you for the purpose of making the transfer to third parties. After the transfer has been completed, all data no longer required will be deleted. You have the possibility to cancel the newsletter subscription and to receive information about the stored and forwarded data at any time.

MailChimp

This website uses the services of MailChimp for sending newsletters. The provider is Rocket Science Group LLC, 675 Ponce De Leon Ave NE, Suite 5000, Atlanta, GA 30308, USA.

MailChimp is a service with which the dispatch of newsletters can be organized and analyzed. If you enter data for the purpose of newsletter subscription (e.g. email address), these are stored on the servers of MailChimp in the USA.

MailChimp is certified according to the "EU-US Privacy Shield". The "Privacy Shield" is an agreement between the European Union (EU) and the USA to ensure compliance with European data protection standards in the USA.

With the help of MailChimp we can analyze our newsletter campaigns. When you open an email sent with MailChimp, a file contained in the email (so-called web beacon) connects to the MailChimp servers in the USA. This allows you to determine whether a newsletter message has been opened and which links have been clicked on. In addition, technical information is recorded (e.g. time of retrieval, IP address, browser type and operating system). This information cannot be assigned to the respective newsletter recipient. They are used exclusively for statistical analysis of newsletter campaigns. The results of these analyses can be used to better adapt future newsletters to the interests of the recipients.

If you do not want MailChimp to analyze your data, you must unsubscribe from the newsletter. For this purpose, we provide an appropriate link in every newsletter message. You can also unsubscribe from the newsletter directly on the website.

The data will be processed on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR). You can revoke this consent at any time by cancelling the newsletter. The legality of the data processing already carried out remains unaffected by the revocation.

The data stored by you for the purpose of newsletter subscription will be stored by us until you unsubscribe from the newsletter, and will be deleted from our servers as well as from the servers of MailChimp after you unsubscribe from the newsletter. Data stored by us for other purposes (e.g. email addresses for the member area) remain unaffected by this.

Further details can be found in the data protection regulations of MailChimp at: https://mailchimp.com/legal/terms/.

Conclusion of a data processing agreement

We have concluded a "Data Processing Agreement" with MailChimp, in which we oblige MailChimp to protect the data of our customers and not to pass it on to third parties. This agreement can be viewed at the following link: https://mailchimp.com/legal/forms/data-processing-agreement/sample-agreement/.

Cookies

esanum sometimes uses so-called cookies. Cookies do not cause any damage to your computer and do not contain any viruses. Cookies helps us to make our website more user-friendly, effective and secure. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer and saved by your browser.

Most of the cookies we use are referred to as "session cookies". They are automatically deleted at the end of your visit. Other cookies remain stored on your computer until you delete them. These cookies enable us to recognize your browser the next time you visit our website.

You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and only allow cookies in specific cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general, and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. When cookies are deactivated, the functionality of the website may be limited.

Cookies, which are necessary to carry out the electronic communication process or to provide certain functions desired by you (e.g. shopping basket function), are stored on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f of the GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the storage of cookies for technically error-free and optimized provision of his services. As far as other cookies (e.g. cookies for the analysis of your surfing behaviour) are stored, these will be treated separately in this data protection declaration.