IQWiG is committed to protecting your privacy. The data protection regulations outlined below refer to your interactions with our website and to our handling of information that we receive from you and by which you are identifiable (e.g. your e-mail address).
We continuously evaluate the use of our website so that we can constantly improve our services. We cannot allocate the data collected in this context to specific individuals, and these data are saved exclusively for statistical purposes.
As a matter of principle, personal data are only collected if necessary from a technical point of view (e.g. for the mailing of the IQWiG information service). Under no circumstances will data collected be passed on to third parties.
Data processing on the IQWiG website
Every time a webpage or file is accessed by a user, data on this procedure are saved in a log file. This includes:
- the name of the webpage or file accessed,
- the date and time at which it was accessed,
- a message as to whether the webpage or file was successfully accessed,
- the browser employed,
- the referring website of the visitor ("referrer"),
- the IP address of the computer accessing the website.
Cookies
We use "cookies" insofar as you allow this by setting the options in your web browser. Cookies are text information files that the web browser saves on your computer when you visit a webpage. Cookies serve to make our service more user-friendly, more effective, and safer. Personal data that we receive from you will not be linked to the information gained from the cookies applied.
Information service
If you would like to use the information service offered on our website ("IQWiG-Infodienst"), we require an e-mail address. If you voluntarily give us further personal data, such as your name, address, telephone number or occupation, these data will only be used for statistical purposes in connection with the information service (for the improvement of our service). Any further use of your data is excluded. If you cancel your subscription to the "IQWiG-Infodienst", we will immediately delete any personal data.
You may revoke your consent regarding the future use of your personal data at any time.
If you would like to find out more about our handling of your personal data or make a complaint, please use the contact form on our website or write to us by post.
