Privacy policy
1) Introduction and Contact Information for the Data Controller
1.1 We are pleased that you are visiting our website and thank you for your interest. Below, we provide information about how we handle your personal data when you use our website. Personal data refers to any data that can be used to personally identify you.
1.2 The data controller for this website within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is LS Medical GmbH, Max-Planck-Str. 7, 73432 Aalen, Germany, Tel.: 0176 23242859, Email: info@ls-medical.de. The controller is the natural or legal person who, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data.
2) Data Collection When Visiting Our Website
When you use our website for informational purposes only—that is, if you do not register or otherwise provide us with information—we collect only the data that your browser transmits to the website server (so-called “server log files”). When you visit our website, we collect the following data, which is technically necessary for us to display the website to you:
The page you visited
Date and time of access
Amount of data transmitted in bytes
Source/referrer from which you accessed the page
Browser used
Operating system used
IP address used (if applicable: in anonymized form)
Processing is carried out in accordance with Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR based on our legitimate interest in improving the stability and functionality of our website. The data is not disclosed or used for any other purpose. However, we reserve the right to review the server log files retrospectively should there be concrete indications of unlawful use.
3) Contacting Us
When you contact us (e.g., via the contact form or email), personal data is processed—exclusively for the purpose of handling and responding to your inquiry and only to the extent necessary for that purpose.
The legal basis for processing this data is our legitimate interest in responding to your inquiry pursuant to Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. If your contact is aimed at entering into a contract, the additional legal basis for processing is Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR. Your data will be deleted when it is clear from the circumstances that the matter in question has been conclusively resolved and provided that no statutory retention obligations preclude this.
4) Data Processing for Order Fulfilment
To the extent necessary for the performance of the contract for delivery and payment purposes, the personal data we collect will be disclosed to the contracted shipping company and the contracted financial institution in accordance with Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR.
If, based on a corresponding contract, we are obligated to provide you with updates for goods containing digital elements or for digital products, we will process the contact information you provided when placing your order in order to personally inform you in accordance with our legal obligations to provide information under Article 6(1)(c) of the GDPR. Your contact information is used strictly for the specific purpose of communicating updates we are obligated to provide and is processed by us for this purpose only to the extent necessary to provide the respective information.
To process your order, we also work with the following service provider(s), who assist us, in whole or in part, in fulfilling the contracts we have entered into. Certain personal data is transferred to these service providers in accordance with the following information.
5) Rights of the Data Subject
5.1 Applicable data protection law grants you the following rights as a data subject (rights of access and intervention) vis-à-vis the controller with regard to the processing of your personal data; please refer to the cited legal basis for the respective conditions for exercising these rights:
Right of access pursuant to Art. 15 GDPR;
Right to rectification pursuant to Art. 16 of the GDPR;
Right to erasure pursuant to Art. 17 of the GDPR;
Right to restriction of processing pursuant to Art. 18 of the GDPR;
Right to be informed pursuant to Art. 19 of the GDPR;
Right to data portability pursuant to Art. 20 of the GDPR;
Right to withdraw consent pursuant to Article 7(3) of the GDPR;
Right to lodge a complaint pursuant to Article 77 of the GDPR.
5.2 RIGHT TO OBJECT
IF, AS PART OF A BALANCING OF INTERESTS, WE PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA BASED ON OUR OVERRIDING LEGITIMATE INTEREST, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT AT ANY TIME TO OBJECT TO SUCH PROCESSING WITH EFFECT FOR THE FUTURE ON GROUNDS RELATING TO YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION.
IF YOU EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO OBJECT, WE WILL CEASE PROCESSING THE RELEVANT DATA. HOWEVER, WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO CONTINUE PROCESSING IF WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING THAT OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS, OR IF THE PROCESSING IS NECESSARY FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT, EXERCISE, OR DEFENSE OF LEGAL CLAIMS.
IF WE PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUCH MARKETING. YOU MAY EXERCISE THIS RIGHT AS DESCRIBED ABOVE.
IF YOU EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO OBJECT, WE WILL CEASE PROCESSING THE RELEVANT DATA FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES.
6) Duration of Storage of Personal Data
The duration of storage of personal data is determined by the respective legal basis, the purpose of processing, and—where applicable—the respective statutory retention period (e.g., retention periods under commercial and tax law).
When processing personal data based on explicit consent pursuant to Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR, the data in question will be stored until you revoke your consent.
If statutory retention periods apply to data processed in connection with contractual or quasi-contractual obligations pursuant to Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR, such data will be routinely deleted upon expiration of the retention periods, provided that it is no longer necessary for the performance of a contract or for entering into a contract and/or we no longer have a legitimate interest in continuing to store it.
When processing personal data based on Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR, this data will be stored until you exercise your right to object under Article 21(1) of the GDPR, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that override your interests, rights, and freedoms, or the processing is necessary for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.
When processing personal data for the purpose of direct marketing based on Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR, this data will be stored until you exercise your right to object under Article 21(2) of the GDPR.
Unless otherwise specified in the other information in this statement regarding specific processing situations, stored personal data will otherwise be deleted when it is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected or otherwise processed.
As of: July 6, 2026, 5:32:09 AM