{"id":252136,"date":"2026-03-23T15:37:51","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T14:37:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zahnaerztekiel.de\/?page_id=252136"},"modified":"2026-04-22T08:25:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T06:25:37","slug":"data-protection-notice","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/zahnaerztekiel.de\/en\/datenschutzhinweise\/","title":{"rendered":"Privacy Notice"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"et_pb_section_0 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section et_pb_section_parallax\"><span class=\"et-pb-parallax-wrapper\"><span class=\"et-pb-parallax-background et-pb-parallax-background-module--divi-section-0\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/zahnaerztekiel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Zahnaztpraxis-Kiel-Duesternbrook-Beste-scaled-1.jpg)\"><\/span><\/span>\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row et_block_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_0 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_0 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>We are here for you<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_1 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h1>Data Privacy Notice - Dentist Kiel\u00a0<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_2 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2>- Rootwork Dental Practice<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_divider_0 et_pb_divider et_pb_space et_pb_divider_position_top et_pb_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_divider_internal\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_1 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_1 et_pb_row et_block_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_1 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_3 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_animated et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h3>Privacy Policy according to Art. 13 GDPR<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_divider_1 et_pb_divider et_pb_space et_pb_divider_position_top et_pb_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_divider_internal\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_2 et_pb_row et_flex_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_2 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_24_24 et_flex_column_24_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_4 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2 class=\"csc-firstHeader\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400;\">Below you will find information about the collection of personal data when using our website. Personal data includes all data that can be related to you personally (e.g., name, address, email addresses, user behavior, IP address).<\/span><\/h2>\n<div>\n<p class=\"bodytext\">\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h4>Who is responsible for data protection in our practice?<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"bodytext\">In our practice, the following person is responsible for data protection and is available to answer your questions:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>D.M.D. David William Christofzik<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"bodytext\">Niemannsweg 46, 24105 Kiel<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"bodytext\">Phone: 0431 55 68 23 26<br \/>Email: <a href=\"mailto:info@meinwurzelwerk.de\">info@meinwurzelwerk.de<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"bodytext\">\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h4>What personal data do we collect?<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div>We collect, store, use, transmit, or delete the following personal data:<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>Interested parties on our website and patients of our practice who are natural persons<\/li>\n<li>All other natural persons who are in contact with our practice (e.g., patient representatives, patient guardians, employees of legal entities, visitors to our website)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div>We collect your personal data when you contact us, for example, by email or phone, to schedule a treatment appointment.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>We process the following personal data:<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>Personal information (e.g., first and last names, address, date and place of birth, email address, phone number, insurance status)<\/li>\n<li>Data about your online behavior and preferences (e.g., IP addresses, unique identifiers for mobile devices, data about your visits to our website, devices used to visit our website)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"bodytext\">We only collect information about children if they are presented to our practice as patients by their legal guardians.<\/p>\n<p class=\"bodytext\">\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h4>Who will your personal data be transmitted to, if applicable?<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"bodytext\">If individual functions of our website rely on contracted service providers, we will inform you in detail about the respective processes in this privacy policy. We will also specify the defined criteria for storage duration.<\/p>\n<p class=\"bodytext\">\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h4>What purpose does your data serve, and with what justification are we permitted to use it?<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"bodytext\">If you use our website solely to inform yourself about our practice, we only collect the personal data that your browser transmits to our server. If you wish to view our website, we collect the following data, which is technically necessary for us to display our website to you and to ensure its stability and security (legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR):<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>IP address<\/li>\n<li>Date and time of request<\/li>\n<li>Time zone difference to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)<\/li>\n<li>Content of the requirement (specific page)<\/li>\n<li>Access Status\/HTTP Status Code<\/li>\n<li>amount of data transferred each<\/li>\n<li>Website from which the request originates<\/li>\n<li>Browser<\/li>\n<li>Operating system and its user interface<\/li>\n<li>Browser software language and version.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"bodytext\">In addition to this data, cookies will also be stored on your computer when you use our website. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your hard drive, associated with the browser you are using, and through which certain information flows to the entity that sets the cookie (in this case, us). Cookies cannot execute programs or transmit viruses to your computer. They serve to make the website as a whole more user-friendly and effective.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"bodytext\">Use of Cookies<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"bodytext\">a) This website uses the following types of cookies, the scope and functionality of which are explained below:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>Temporary Cookies (see b)<\/li>\n<li>Persistent Cookies (see c).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"bodytext\">b) Transient cookies are automatically deleted when you close your browser. This includes session cookies in particular. These store a so-called session ID, which allows different requests from your browser to be assigned to a common session. This allows your computer to be recognized again when you return to our website. Session cookies are deleted when you log out or close your browser.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"bodytext\">c) Persistent cookies are automatically deleted after a predetermined period, which may vary depending on the cookie. You can delete the cookies at any time in your browser's security settings.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"bodytext\">d) You can configure your browser settings according to your preferences and, for example, decline the acceptance of third-party cookies or all cookies. Please note that you may not be able to use all features of this website.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"bodytext\">If you wish to schedule a treatment appointment or ask us a question via email or our contact form, the data you provide (your email address, possibly your name and phone number) will be stored by us in order to schedule a treatment appointment or answer your request. We will delete the data collected in this context once storage is no longer necessary, or restrict its processing if there are legal retention obligations (the legal basis is Art. 6(1) sentence 1 lit. b GDPR).<\/p>\n<p class=\"bodytext\"><b>Google Maps<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"bodytext\">This page uses the Google Maps map service via an API. The provider is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.<\/p>\n<p class=\"bodytext\">To use Google Maps features, it is necessary to store your IP address. This information is typically transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. The provider of this page has no influence on this data transfer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"bodytext\">The use of Google Maps is for the purpose of an attractive presentation of our online offerings and for easy location of the places indicated on the website. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.<\/p>\n<p class=\"bodytext\">For more information on how user data is handled, please see Google's Privacy Policy:<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.de\/intl\/de\/policies\/privacy\/\" title=\"Open internal link in current window\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external-link-new-window\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.google.de\/intl\/de\/policies\/privacy\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><b>Real Cookie Banner<\/b><br \/>To manage the cookies and similar technologies used (tracking pixels, web beacons, etc.) and related consents, we use the consent tool \"Real Cookie Banner\". You can find details on how \"Real Cookie Banner\" works at <a href=\"https:\/\/devowl.io\/de\/rcb\/datenverarbeitung\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/devowl.io\/de\/rcb\/datenverarbeitung\/<\/a>.<br \/>The legal bases for processing personal data in this context are Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR and Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest is the management of the cookies and similar technologies used and the related consents.<br \/>Providing personal data is neither contractually required nor necessary for the conclusion of a contract. You are not obliged to provide personal data. If you do not provide personal data, we cannot manage your consents.<b>Google Ads<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The website operator uses Google Ads. Google Ads is an online advertising program from Google Ireland Limited (\u201eGoogle\u201c), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.<\/p>\n<p>Google Ads enables us to display advertisements on the Google search engine or on third-party websites when a user enters specific search terms (keyword targeting). Furthermore, targeted advertisements can be displayed based on existing Google user data (e.g., location data and interests) (audience targeting). As website operators, we can quantitatively evaluate this data by, for example, analyzing which search terms led to the display of our advertisements and how many ads led to corresponding clicks.<\/p>\n<p>The use of Google Ads is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in marketing its services and products as effectively as possible.<\/p>\n<p>Data transfers to the USA are based on the EU Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses. You can find details here: <a href=\"https:\/\/policies.google.com\/privacy\/frameworks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/policies.google.com\/privacy\/frameworks<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/privacy.google.com\/businesses\/controllerterms\/mccs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/privacy.google.com\/businesses\/controllerterms\/mccs\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h4>Analysis tools<\/h4>\n<div>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 3\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<h5><span>Google Analytics<\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span>This website uses the [tool name] due to our legitimate interests for the optimization and analysis of our online offering within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f. GDPR.<\/span><span>\u201eGoogle Analytics,\u201c offered by Google Inc. (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043, USA). The service (Google Analytics) uses \u201ecookies\u201c - <\/span><span>Text files, which are saved on your device. The information collected by the cookies is usually sent to a Google server in the USA and stored there.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Google LLC complies with European data protection law and is certified under the Privacy Shield agreement:<\/span><span>https:\/\/www.privacyshield.gov\/participant?id=a2zt000000001L5AAI&amp;status=Active<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>On this website, IP anonymization is used. The IP address of users will be shortened within the member states of the EU and the European Economic Area, as well as in the other contracting states of the agreement. Only in isolated cases will your IP address be transmitted unshortened to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. This shortening eliminates the personal reference of your IP address. The IP address transmitted by your browser will not be combined with other data stored by Google.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Within the scope of the Data Processing Agreement that we, as website operators, have entered into with Google Inc., Google uses the collected information to compile an evaluation of website usage and website activity, and to provide services connected with internet usage.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The data collected by Google on our behalf is used to analyze how individual users utilize our online services, for example, to create reports on website activity and to improve our online offering.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>You have the option to prevent the storage of cookies on your device by adjusting your browser settings accordingly. It is not guaranteed that you will be able to access all functions of this website without restrictions if your browser does not allow cookies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Furthermore, you can prevent the information collected by cookies (including your IP address) from being sent to and used by Google Inc. by using a browser plugin. The following link will take you to the corresponding plugin: <\/span><span>https:\/\/tools.google.com\/dlpage\/gaoptout?hl=de<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Alternatively, by clicking this link (IMPORTANT: Insert Opt-Out Link), you prevent Google Analytics from collecting data about you on this website. By clicking on <\/span><span>The link above invites you to an \u201eOpt<\/span><span>Exit<\/span><span>cookies. Your browser must allow cookies to be stored. <\/span><span>Cookies are generally permitted. If you delete your cookies regularly, you will need to click the link again on each visit to this website.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 4\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p><span>Here you can find more information about data usage by Google Inc.:<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<ul>\n<li><span>\u00a0<\/span><span>https:\/\/policies.google.com\/privacy\/partners?hl=de <\/span><span>(Data collected by Google partners)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>https:\/\/adssettings.google.de\/authenticated <\/span><span>(Settings for the ads you see)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>https:\/\/policies.google.com\/technologies\/ads?hl=de <\/span><span>(Use of Cookies in Advertising)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h4 style=\"padding-top: 20px;\">What are your rights regarding data privacy?<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"bodytext\">You have the following rights with regard to your personal data:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>Right to information,<\/li>\n<li>Right to rectification or erasure,<\/li>\n<li>Right to restriction of processing,<\/li>\n<li>Right to object to processing,<\/li>\n<li>Right to data portability.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h4>How can you complain if necessary?<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"bodytext\">You have the right to lodge a complaint with the data protection authority responsible for us regarding data processing:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"bodytext\">State Commissioner for Data Protection Schleswig-Holstein<br \/>Ms. Marit Hansen, Computer Scientist<br \/>Independent State Center for Data Protection Schleswig-Holstein (public law)<br \/>P.O. Box 71 16, 24171 Kiel<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"bodytext\">Visitor Address: Holstenstra\u00dfe 98, 24103 Kiel<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"bodytext\">Phone: 0431 988-1200 \/ Fax: 0431 988-1223<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"bodytext\">E-Mail: mail@datenschutzzentrum.de<span> <\/span>Internet <a href=\"http:\/\/www.datenschutzzentrum.de\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.datenschutzzentrum.de<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Note on online appointment booking via Dampsoft<\/b><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p3\">For scheduling appointments, we offer you the option of <span class=\"s2\"><b>Online appointment booking via an external service provider<\/b><\/span> Upon clicking the corresponding button or link, you will be taken to a <span class=\"s2\"><b>specialized website of the provider Dampsoft GmbH<\/b><\/span> forwarded.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">Please note:<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">Once you leave our website and go to Dampsoft's appointment booking page, <span class=\"s2\"><b>Does the provider process personal data independently?<\/b><\/span> within the scope of the data protection regulations applicable there.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><b>Responsible provider of appointment booking:<\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><b>Dampsoft GmbH<\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span>Vogelsang 1 | 24351 Damp<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dampsoft.de\/datenschutz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.dampsoft.de\/datenschutz\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><b>Processed data may include, but is not limited to:<\/b><b><\/b><span class=\"s1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"p1\">Last name, First name, Date of birth<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"p1\">Phone number<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"p1\">Email address<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"p1\">Desired appointment time<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"p1\">if applicable, reason for the appointment<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s3\">This data is for the purpose of <\/span><b>Appointment scheduling, management, and, if necessary, contact<\/b><span class=\"s3\"> processed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">The legal basis is Article 6(1)(b) GDPR (contract performance or pre-contractual measures).<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-252136","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/zahnaerztekiel.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/252136","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/zahnaerztekiel.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/zahnaerztekiel.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zahnaerztekiel.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zahnaerztekiel.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=252136"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/zahnaerztekiel.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/252136\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/zahnaerztekiel.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=252136"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}