Privacy Policy

This policy was last updated and effective as of: September, 2023

Every day, you trust us with your health – one of the most personal areas of your life. At Forssmann, that is a responsibility we take incredibly seriously.
Technology is transforming healthcare and the opportunities to learn how to better manage health, wellness and human performance through data are limitless. It is a privilege for us to learn from you and your experience with our products – and every day we hope to understand the science and our customers a little bit better than the day before.

At Forssmann:

  • We believe your personal information belongs to you
  • We will be transparent about the data we collect from you, and how that data will be used
  • We build privacy and security protections into the products and services we design
  • We protect the data we collect

Our Privacy Policy is part of our approach to transparency and protection of your personal information.

This Privacy Policy describes how Forssmann collects, uses, and shares your Personal Information when you our products, visit our websites, and interact with us offline (collectively, the “Services”). It also tells you about the rights and choices you may have with respect to your personal information.  For information on how to exercise your privacy rights, please see Your Privacy Rights and Choices section below.

Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with our Online Terms and Conditions and this Privacy Policy and contact us if you have any questions through the “How Can I Contact Forssmann” section below. You can also download a copy of our Cookie Policy and this Privacy Policy.

Please be aware that if you are using a third party ddevice to access an Forssmann website , the third party device supplier may collect information, including Personal Information, via the device, even when Forssmann does not, and you will need to contact that third party device supplier directly to obtain any such information.

How Does Forssmann Define Personal Information?

“Personal information” means information that identifies you or could reasonably be used to identify you and which is submitted to and/or collected by Forssmann Web Sites and maintained by  Forssmann in an accessible form. Examples of personal information include your name, your postal address, your e-mail address, and your telephone number.

How Does Forssmann Collect Personal Information?

Personal Information You Submit : Forssmann collects personal information that you enter into data fields on Forssmann Web Sites. For example, you may submit your name, postal address, e-mail address, and/or other information in order to contact  Forssmann customer service, or respond to Forssmann surveys. To protect your privacy, you should not provide Forssmann with any information that is not specifically requested.

Passive Collection of Certain Other Technical and Web Browsing Information:  Forssmann Web Sites may collect information about your visits to  Forssmann Web Sites without you actively submitting such information. This information may include, for example, your browser type and language, your operating system, your Internet Protocol (IP) address, the URLs of sites you visited before and after visiting the Forssmann Web Site, the web search that landed you on the Forssmann Web Site, and web pages and advertisements you view and links you click on within the Forssmann Web Site. This information may be collected using various technologies, such as cookies. Your Internet browser also automatically transmits to Forssmann Web Sites some of this information, such as the URL of the Web site you just visited and the browser version your computer is operating.

What Personal Information Does Forssmann Collect and Why Do We Collect It?

Forssmann may collect, use, and disclose the following types of Personal Information.

Categories of Personal Information we may collect, use, or disclose:

  • Identifiers, including IP address, or other similar identifies.
  • Internet or other electronic network activity information, including browsing history, search history

Purposes for collection, use, and disclosure:

  • Provide you with our Services

Applicable Individuals:

  • Website visitors

Categories of recipients to whom Personal Information may be disclosed:

  • IT servics vendors, web hosting and development companies, and legal services firms.

Where required by applicable law, Forssmann will only collect your Sensitive Personal Information with your consent. Unless we specifically request or invite it, we ask that you not send us, and you not disclose, any Sensitive Personal Information on or through the website, in webforms or otherwise to us.

How does Forssmann use personal information that I have provided?

We may use the categories of Personal Information listed above for our internal business purposes, such as data analysis, audits, developing new products, and improving our services.

In addition, Forssmann will use the personal information you provide through Forssmann Web Sites to respond to your questions and to provide you with efficient customer service.

Will Forssmann combine personal information I provide on an Forssmann Web Site with other personal information about me?

Forssmann may combine personal information that you provide to us online with our offline records.

Forssmann may combine personal information that you have provided to us directly with records provided by third parties.

We use this consolidated information to help us better design Forssmann Web Sites and Forssmann products, to communicate information to you, to enhance our marketing and research activities, and to facilitate other business functions.

 

Who within Forssmann will have access to personal information about me?

Personal information can be accessed by a restricted number of Forssmann employees. We train our employees about the importance of privacy and how to handle and manage customer data appropriately and securely.

 

How Does Forssmann Keep Personal Information Secure?

It is Forssmann’s practice to secure each web page that collects personal information; however, the confidentiality of personal information transmitted over the Internet cannot be guaranteed. We urge you to exercise caution when transmitting personal information over the Internet, especially personal sensitive information. Forssmann cannot guarantee that unauthorized third parties will not gain access to your personal information; therefore, when submitting personal information to Forssmann Web Sites, you must weigh both the benefits and the risks.

In addition, Forssmann Web Sites covered by this Privacy Policy will display a warning whenever you link to a Web site that is not controlled by Forssmann or subject to an Forssmann privacy policy; you should check the privacy policies of such third-party Web sites before submitting personal information.

Cookies

A “cookie” is a file that our webserver may send to your computer when you access an Forssmann website. This file is then stored on your computer. For example, after you have entered data field on an Forssmann website, Forssmann may use cookies and other similar technologies to allow that website to “remember” your personal preferences, such as sections of that website that you visit frequently.

Cookies and similar technologies can make your use of Forssmann websites easier by allowing Forssmann to provide better service, customise sites based on consumer preferences, compile statistics, analyse trends, and otherwise administer and improve Forssmann websites. Certain features of Forssmann websites may not work without use of required cookies or similar technologies.

  • Session or Persistent Cookies

Forssmann websites use “session” cookies. These are temporary bits of information that are erased once you exit your web browser window or turn your computer off. Session cookies are used, for example, to improve navigation on our websites, block visitors from providing information where inappropriate (the site “remembers” previous entries of age or country of origin that were outside the specified parameters and blocks subsequent changes) and to collect aggregated statistical information. The list of cookies that are used on our website is below.

Forssmann websites may use “persistent” cookies that are more permanent bits of information placed on the hard drive of your computer until you delete the cookie. Persistent cookies store information on your computer for a number of purposes, such as retrieving certain information you have previously provided, helping to determine what areas of the website visitors find most valuable, and customising the website based on your preferences. Persistent cookies placed by an Forssmann website on your computer may hold personal information you have provided, but only if you have consented to it. Otherwise our webserver only knows that an unidentified visitor with your cookies has returned to the website.

  • First or Third-Party Cookies

Forssmann websites may use “First-Party” or “Third-Party” cookies. “First-Party” cookies are sent to the user’s device from a domain managed by Forssmann as the owner of the website, while “Third-party” cookies are sent to the user’s device from a domain that is not managed by Forssmann but by a third party. We recommend that you check the relevant third party’s privacy policies for information about any cookies which may be used.

When you access some Forssmann websites for the first time, a cookie banner will pop up and you will have to choose to consent to our use of all cookies by clicking “Accept”, reject its use by clicking “Reject”.

Your Privacy Rights And Choices

You may always limit the amount and type of personal information that Forssmann receives about you by choosing not to enter any personal information into forms or data fields on Forssmann Web Sites.

 

Does Forssmann share personal information with third parties?

Forssmann will not sell or license your personal information to third parties.

Forssmann may share your personal information with third parties for internal business purposes, such as data analysis, audits, developing new products, and improving our services.

Forssmann reserves the right to disclose your personal information to respond to authorized information requests from government authorities, to address national security situations, or when otherwise required by law.

How Can I Contact Forssmann?

If you have questions about your Personal Information, please contact us by clicking on the “Contact Us” link on the website you are visiting or by e-mailing us at f.s.m@forssmann.com. Alternatively, you may send a letter to the following address:

Nanjing Forssmann Medical Technology Co., Ltd

10th floor Suite E, Zhongdan Biotech and Pharmaceutical Valley

No.3-1 Xinjinhu Rd, Jiangbei New District

Nanjing City, Jiangsu, 210032, China

In all communications to Forssmann, please include the email address used for registration (if applicable), and a detailed explanation of your request. We will do our best to respond to all reasonable requests in a timely manner.

How Will I Know Whether Forssmann Has Updated This Policy?

Forssmann reserves the right to amend this Privacy Policy at any time.  If Forssmann changes its privacy practices, a new Privacy Policy will reflect those changes and the effective date of the revised Privacy Policy will be set forth at the top of this Policy.