Privacy Policy

Date of publication: August 2024 We are delighted that you are interested in our company MCI Deutschland GmbH, Markgrafenstraße 56, 10117 Berlin, Germany (hereinafter “MCI”) and in our products and services, and we want you to feel confident about how we protect your personal data. Privacy protection is of crucial importance, particularly for the future of web-based business models and the development of a web-based economy. We therefore want to use this Privacy Notice to emphasise our commitment to protecting your privacy. Our employees and the service providers we commission are obligated by us to ensure confidentiality and to comply with the provisions of the GDPR, the German Federal Data Protection Act (Bundesdatenschutzgesetz, BDSG) and other relevant data protection regulations. We take the protection of your personal data very seriously and strictly comply with the provisions of data protection laws. For explanation: As defined by the German Federal Data Protection Act, “personal data” is information regarding the personal or material circumstances of an identified or identifiable natural person. For example, this includes your name, your geographical address, your account number, your email address and your IP address. The following Privacy Notice gives you an overview of how we guarantee the protection of your data, both on the Internet and during subsequent processing.

Controller

The publisher of the website and the controller for data processing purposes is MCI Deutschland GmbH Managing Director: Andreas Laube Markgrafenstraße 56 D-10117 Berlin Germany   Telephone +49 30 204 590 Fax +49 30 204 59 471 Email germany@wearemci.com   Data protection officer If you have any questions regarding data protection, please contact our external Data Protection Officer, Mr Thomas Werning. He can be contacted at: werning.com GmbH, Dieselstraße 12, 32791 Lage, Germany, email: dsb-mci-bi@werning.com, +49 5232 980-4700 Data security/encryption This website uses “Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure” (https). The connection between your browser and our server is encrypted. Updating and amending this information We reserve the right to amend the content of this mandatory information at any time. We usually do so when updating or making legal adjustments to it.

Data subject rights – Your rights as a subject of data processing

Right to lodge a complaint If you believe that the processing of personal data concerning you is in violation of the General Data Protection Regulation, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the data regulation authority responsible for us, the Berlin Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (Berliner Beauftragte für Datenschutz und Informationsfreiheit), https://www.datenschutz-berlin.de/, as well as with any other data protection authority. Right of withdrawal Consent that you have previously given can be withdrawn with effect for the future in accordance with Article 7 GDPR. Rights of access, to erasure and to rectification In accordance with Article 15 GDPR, you have the right to obtain access to stored personal data concerning you, including information on any recipients and the planned storage period. If inaccurate personal data is being processed, you have a right to rectification in accordance with Article 16 GDPR. If the legal conditions are met, you can obtain erasure or restriction of processing, as well as object to the processing (Articles 17, 18 and 21 GDPR). If you would like the data to be erased but we are still legally obliged to keep it, access to your data will be restricted (made unavailable). The same applies in the event of an objection. You can exercise your right to data portability provided that we and the recipient have the necessary technical capability. Our external Data Protection Officer, Mr. Thomas Werning, is available to you as a contact person for your rights as a data subject under the contact details given above.
  Data provision obligation As a rule, it is not possible to conclude a contract if you do not supply accurate information. Automated decision-making and profiling Not currently carried out. Intention of processing in third countries Only carried out with your consent. Further information on this is provided on the consent forms and in the section “Data processing on the website”. Categories of recipients We use service providers, which we have separately obligated to maintain confidentiality and data protection, to provide certain services. Access to personal data cannot be ruled out in the course of this. These categories of recipients are:
  • Processors we have commissioned (Article 28 GDPR), particularly in respect of IT services, taxes, logistics and printing services, which process your data for us in accordance with instructions.
  • Public authorities and institutions (financial authorities), when there is a statutory or official obligation.
  • Other bodies to which you have given us your consent to transfer data.
Data is transferred to authorities only when there are any overriding legal regulations.

Information on data processing on our website is provided below.

Website in general Purposes of the processing Presentation of the company, rendering of services and/or sale of products and communication over the Internet. The purpose of data processing on this website is to provide information on our company’s products and services and, if necessary, to handle applications, with the opportunity for users to get in touch with contacts within the company specifically. General When you provide us with personal data, we use it to respond to your enquiries, to provide advice, to perform contracts concluded with you and for the purpose of technical administration. Your personal data is only shared with or otherwise transferred to third parties if this is necessary for the purpose of contract performance or for accounting purposes, or if you have previously given your consent to this. You have the right to withdraw consent you have previously given at any time with effect for the future; see “Right to withdraw” in this regard. The legal basis for the collection, processing and transfer of data for the purpose of contract performance is point (b) of Article 6(1) GDPR. This data is erased once the applicable statutory retention periods have expired. If we do not have any statutory retention obligations, the data is erased once the relevant purpose ceases to apply. You have a right of access and a right to object at all times in respect of your data stored by us. You can find further information under “Data subject rights” and “Right to withdraw”. Server data collection Purpose of the processing When you visit our website, various server statistics, which your browser transmits to our provider’s server, are stored automatically: Among other things, the IP address of your device, the date and time of access, the name and URL of the files retrieved, the website (from which access is gained and/or from which you were referred to our website (referrer URL)), the browser used and, if necessary, your device’s operating system and your provider’s name are logged. We process the data specified for the purposes of establishing a smooth connection and ensuring system security. This data is not merged with other data sources. Your IP address is anonymised. The connection data collected is erased automatically, usually after a maximum of seven days. If the website is misused, log files, must be retained for the purpose of evidence, are kept until the incident is resolved. The legal basis is point (f) of Article 6(1) GDPR and Section 25 (2) TTDSG (here, however, only data such as browser or header information that is inevitably transmitted or transmitted due to (browser) settings of the end device when our website is accessed.). This should not be interpreted as “accessing information already stored in the terminal equipment”. We have a legitimate interest in respect of Article 6 (1) GDPR on the grounds that we want to guarantee the secure operation of the website and identify any attacks.   Enquiry by email Purpose of the processing When you send us a contact request by email, we collect and store the email address and the data contained in the email. The legal basis is point (a) of Article 6(1) GDPR because by using the form and sending an email, you give your consent to the aforementioned processing of your data. The legal basis is also provided by point (b) of Article 6(1) GDPR because the storage of the data is necessary for the performance of a pre-contractual or subsequent contractual relationship. The data is erased when the purpose of the storage ceases to apply, i.e. once the response to your email/contact form enquiry and/or the matter associated with your enquiry are fully complete. You have the right to withdraw consent that you have given at any time; this does not affect the lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent. You can find information on the right to erasure and the right of access under “Data subject rights”.

Newsletter

Purpose of the processing If you would like to receive the newsletter offered on the website, we need you to provide an email address. You subscribe to the newsletter using the double opt-in method. This means that after subscribing you receive an email through which you must confirm your subscription. This method prevents anyone who doesn’t have the authority to do so from subscribing using your email address. Your subscription to the newsletter is logged (the time and date of subscription and confirmation, as well as your IP address, are stored). The log serves as evidence of the subscription process in accordance with legal requirements. You can withdraw your consent to the storage of your email address (and, if entry fields are also provided, the options for your first name and surname in order to address you personally) and to the use of it to distribute the newsletter, together with the associated performance measurement, at any time. A link to unsubscribe is provided at the end of every newsletter. So that we can prove that consent has previously been given for an unsubscribed email address, we may store this for up to 3 years before erasing it. The legal basis for distribution of the newsletter and the associated performance measurement is provided by the subscription by the data subject/recipient in accordance with point (b) of Article 6(1) GDPR and Article 7 GDPR and together with no. 3 of Section 7(2) of the German Act against Unfair Competition (Gesetz gegen den unlauteren Wettbewerb, UWG) and/or by the statutory consent in accordance with Section 7(3) UWG. And point (f) of Article 6(1) GDPR: Our legitimate interest in performance measurement lies in identifying our users’ reading habits based on the opening of the newsletter, opening times and the links clicked, which enable us to produce and send users helpful content according to their interests. The legal basis for logging is point (f) of Article 6(1) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in using a secure, user-friendly newsletter system that is useful for distributing the newsletter and protects the newsletter subscribers’ personal data. It also enables us to provide proof of consent. Cookies Purpose of the processing This website does not use cookies as standard. Cookies are small text files (in the past these used to be just small text files) that are stored when you visit our site, either in your web browser (e.g. Firefox, Google Chrome, Microsoft Explorer/Edge, Safari, etc.) or by this on your computer (specifically your operating system). Using the cookie, which contains a specific string of characters, our website is able to recognise your Internet browser when you next visit. We use particular cookies known as “session cookies”. These are used to manage use of the website via a login area. These cookies only remain valid for the duration of your browser session and are erased when your visit to our site ends. The legal basis for these particular cookies is point (f) of Article 6(1) GDPR and Section 25 (1) TTDSG. Our legitimate interest lies in the fact that we only use what are known as cookies to make visiting our website easier for you; we do not collect any tracking data when doing so, and we do not therefore encroach your personality rights and basic freedoms either. You can disable the acceptance of cookies in your web browser at any time. Under certain circumstances, this may impair the functionality of the website, however. When you use Matomo’s objection function below, an opt-out cookie is stored. Here is an overview of which cookies are stored on the basis of which consent, and how and how long they are saved for.   IDE                                                   doubleclick.net Third                   13 Monate       Use of Matomo Tracking Processing purpose This website uses the Matomo (Piwik) web analytics service. No cookies are used for this purpose. If you do not agree to the storage and analysis of such data related your visit, you may object to such storage and use at any time with a click of the mouse. In this case, a so-called ‘opt-out cookie’ will be stored in your browser, which means that Matomo will not collect any session data. Please note that the complete deletion of cookies means that the opt-out cookie will also be deleted and that you may need to re-enable it. The applicable legal basis for this is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest arises from the fact that we implement modifications for optimisation and marketing purposes, as well as for security, based on the statistical analysis of user behaviour. Objection You have the option to prevent your activities on this website from being analysed and linked. This will protect your privacy but will also prevent the operator from learning from your activities and improving user-friendliness for you and other users. Further data protection provisions and information on the processing of data pertaining to our customers, business partners, applications, events (on-site, in-house and virtual), as well as data protection provisions concerning our profiles on social media networks and platforms, can be found on your company website at https://www.mci-live.de/datenschutzpflichtinformation/ We are part of MCI Group Holding SA, 9, Rue du Pré-Bouvier, 1242 Satigny, Geneva, Switzerland. MCI Group Holding SA’s mandatory data protection notice can be found at: https://www.wearemci.com/en/privacy-statement.

Federico Monzon

Federico A. Monzon is a molecular pathologist with extensive experience translating novel genomic technologies into clinical molecular tests, including leading studies on prostate and renal cancer genomics and the validation of one of the first FDA-cleared gene expression clinical assays for the diagnosis of tumors of unknown origin while at the University of Pittsburgh and Houston Methodist Hospital. At Invitae and Baylor Genetics laboratories, he pioneered the use of panel testing for hereditary cancers as well as cancer exome sequencing.

Dr. Monzon is a consultant on medical and scientific strategy for companies in the diagnostic space. Currently, he is Chief Medical Officer (CMO) at Delphi Diagnostics, a laboratory focused on providing genomic tools for the management of breast cancer patients. Prior to that, he served as CMP for Castle Diagnostics and served as Medical Director of Oncology and Medical Director for Latin America at Invitae Corporation. Previously, Dr. Monzon served as Director of Pathology at the Cancer Genetics Laboratory at Baylor College of Medicine. He earned his M.D. from the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) and is board-certified by the American Board of Pathology in anatomic, clinical and molecular genetic pathology. Dr Monzon was the 2017 President of the Association for Molecular Pathology (AMP) and continues to be engaged in AMP and other professional societies to shape the future of clinical genomic medicine.

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