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 | |
| WP_PREFERENCES_USER_* | persistent | Store user preferences |
| wp_lang | session | Store language settings |
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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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.
Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics for website statistics.| Name | Retention | Function |
|---|---|---|
| Statistics | ||
| _ga_* | 1 year | Store and count pageviews |
| _ga | 2 years | Store and count pageviews |
Sharing
For more information, please read the Google Analytics Privacy Statement.
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 | ||
| ate_widget_fetch_time | ||
| ate_widget_url |
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.
10. Contact details
For questions and/or comments about our Cookie Policy and this statement, please contact us by using the following contact details:
biostep GmbH
Innere Gewerbestraße 7
09235 Burkhardtsdorf
Germany
Website: https://biostep.de
Email: info@biostep.de
Phone number: +49 3721 3905 0
This Cookie Policy was synchronized with cookiedatabase.org on 22. September 2023