Cookie Policy (EU)

This Cookie Policy was last updated on 31. August 2020 and applies to citizens of the European Economic Area.

1. Introduction

Our website, https://biostep.de (hereinafter: “the website”) uses cookies and other related technologies (for convenience all technologies are referred to as “cookies”). Cookies are also placed by third parties we have engaged. In the document below we inform you about the use of cookies on our website.

2. What are cookies?

A cookie is a small simple file that is sent along with pages of this website and stored by your browser on the hard drive of your computer or another device. The information stored therein may be returned to our servers or to the servers of the relevant third parties during a subsequent visit.

3. What are scripts?

A script is a piece of program code that is used to make our website function properly and interactively. This code is executed on our server or on your device.

4. What is a web beacon?

A web beacon (or a pixel tag) is a small, invisible piece of text or image on a website that is used to monitor traffic on a website. In order to do this, various data about you is stored using web beacons.

5. Consent

When you visit our website for the first time, we will show you a pop-up with an explanation about cookies. As soon as you click on “Alle Cookies”, you consent to us using all cookies and plug-ins as described in the pop-up and this Cookie Policy. You can disable the use of cookies via your browser, but please note that our website may no longer work properly.

5.1 Manage your consent settings

6. Cookies

6.1 Technical or functional cookies

Some cookies ensure that certain parts of the website work properly and that your user preferences remain known. By placing functional cookies, we make it easier for you to visit our website. This way, you do not need to repeatedly enter the same information when visiting our website and, for example, the items remain in your shopping cart until you have paid. We may place these cookies without your consent.

6.2 Analytical cookies

We use analytical cookies to optimize the website experience for our users. With these analytical cookies we get insights in the usage of our website. We ask your permission to place analytical cookies.

7. Placed cookies

WooCommerce

We use WooCommerce for webshop management.

Name	Retention	Function
Functional
wc_cart_hash_*	session	Store items in shopping cart
wc_fragments_*	persistent
wp_woocommerce_session_*	session	Store performed actions on the website
Purpose pending investigation
_wcml_dashboard_currency

Sharing

This data is not shared with third parties.

Visual Composer

We use Visual Composer for website design.

Name	Retention	Function
Functional
vchideactivationmsg	30 days	Store a version number for updates
vchideactivationmsg_vc11	30 days	Store a version number for updates

Sharing

This data is not shared with third parties.

WordPress

We use WordPress for website development.

Name	Retention	Function
Functional
wordpress_test_cookie	none	Check if cookies can be placed
wordpress_logged_in_*	persistent	Keep users logged in
WP_DATA_USER_*	session	Store user preferences
wp-api-schema-model*	session

Sharing

This data is not shared with third parties.

Complianz

We use Complianz for cookie consent management.

Name	Retention	Function
Functional
complianz_policy_id	365 days	Store accepted cookie policy ID
cmplz_user_data	365 days	Read to determine which cookie banner to show
complianz_consent_status	365 days	Store cookie consent preferences

Sharing

For more information, please read the Complianz Privacy Statement.

Automattic

We use Automattic for website development.

Name	Retention	Function
Statistics
tk_ai	session	Store a unique user ID

Sharing

For more information, please read the Automattic Privacy Statement.

WPML

We use WPML for locale management.

Name	Retention	Function
Functional
wp-wpml_current_language	1 day	Store language settings

Sharing

This data is not shared with third parties.

Google Fonts

We use Google Fonts for display of webfonts.

Name	Retention	Function
Marketing/Tracking
Google Fonts API	expires immediately	Read user IP address

Sharing

For more information, please read the Google Fonts Privacy Statement.

Google Maps

We use Google Maps for maps display.

Name	Retention	Function
Marketing/Tracking
Google Maps API	expires immediately	Read user IP address

Sharing

For more information, please read the Google Maps Privacy Statement.

Wistia

We use Wistia for video display.

Name	Retention	Function
Statistics
wistia-video-progress-*	persistent	Store if the user has seen embedded content
wistia-video-progress-*	persistent	Store if the user has seen embedded content
wistia-video-progress-*	persistent	Store if the user has seen embedded content
wistia-video-progress-*	persistent	Store if the user has seen embedded content
Marketing/Tracking
wistia	persistent	Store performed actions on the website

Sharing

For more information, please read the Wistia Privacy Statement.

Matomo

We use Matomo for website statistics.

Name	Retention	Function
Statistics (anonymous)
_pk_id*	13 months	Store a unique user ID
_pk_ses*	session	Store a unique session ID
_pk_id*	13 months	Store a unique user ID
_pk_ses*	30 minutes
_pk_ref*	6 months	Store referrer ID’s
_pk_ref*	6 months	Store referrer ID’s

Sharing

This data is not shared with third parties.

JetPack

We use JetPack for advertising.

Name	Retention	Function
Statistics
tk_*r	1 year	Store referrer ID’s
tk_*r	1 year	Store referrer ID’s

Sharing

For more information, please read the JetPack Privacy Statement.

WP Google Maps

We use WP Google Maps for maps display.

Name	Retention	Function
Functional
wpgmza-api-consent-given	1 year	Store cookie consent preferences

Sharing

This data is not shared with third parties.

Elementor

We use Elementor for content creation.

Name	Retention	Function
Statistics (anonymous)
elementor	persistent	Store performed actions on the website

Sharing

This data is not shared with third parties.

Slider Revolution

We use Slider Revolution for website design.

Name	Retention	Function
Purpose pending investigation
rs6_library_pagination

Sharing

This data is not shared with third parties.

PHP

We use PHP for website development.

Name	Retention	Function
Functional
exp*		Provide functions across pages
exp*		Provide functions across pages

Sharing

This data is not shared with third parties.

Miscellaneous

Name	Retention	Function
Purpose pending investigation
gs_v_GSN-*-T
gs_u_GSN-*-T
gs_p_GSN-*-T
loglevel
extendify-taxonomies
extendify-global-state
extendify-wanted-template
yith_ywraq_session_*
e_kit-elements-defaults
continueReview

Sharing

This data is not shared with third parties.

8. Your rights with respect to personal data

You have the following rights with respect to your personal data:

You have the right to know why your personal data is needed, what will happen to it, and how long it will be retained for.
Right of access: You have the right to access your personal data that is known to us.
Right to rectification: you have the right to supplement, correct, have deleted or blocked your personal data whenever you wish.
If you give us your consent to process your data, you have the right to revoke that consent and to have your personal data deleted.
Right to transfer your data: you have the right to request all your personal data from the controller and transfer it in its entirety to another controller.
Right to object: you may object to the processing of your data. We comply with this, unless there are justified grounds for processing.

To exercise these rights, please contact us. Please refer to the contact details at the bottom of this Cookie Policy. If you have a complaint about how we handle your data, we would like to hear from you, but you also have the right to submit a complaint to the supervisory authority (the Data Protection Authority).

9. Enabling/disabling and deleting cookies

You can use your internet browser to automatically or manually delete cookies. You can also specify that certain cookies may not be placed. Another option is to change the settings of your internet browser so that you receive a message each time a cookie is placed. For more information about these options, please refer to the instructions in the Help section of your browser.

Please note that our website may not work properly if all cookies are disabled. If you do delete the cookies in your browser, they will be placed again after your consent when you visit our websites again.