Impressum
DNA Essence GmbH
Mettlenstrasse 14
CH-6363 Furigen
Switzerland
Tel. +41 41 780 16 43
Email: gunter.festel@dna-essence.com
Website: www.dna-essence.com
Commercial register/Handelsregister des Kantons Nidwalden
Number/Nummer:CHE-289.298.782
Place of business / Sitz: Stansstad
Managing Directors:
Dr. Johannes Kabisch
Dr. Gunter Festel
Liability:
Although we carefully check their content, we cannot accept any liability for the content of external links. The site operators are solely responsible for the content of any linked websites.
Impressum
DNA Essence GmbH
Mettlenstrasse 14
CH-6363 Furigen
Switzerland
Tel. +41 41 780 16 43
Email: gunter.festel@dna-essence.com
Website: www.dna-essence.com
Commercial register/Handelsregister des Kantons Nidwalden
Number/Nummer:CHE-289.298.782
Place of business / Sitz: Stansstad
Managing Directors:
Dr. Johannes Kabisch
Dr. Gunter Festel
Liability:
Although we carefully check their content, we cannot accept any liability for the content of external links. The site operators are solely responsible for the content of any linked websites.
Disclaimer
ALL CONTENT AND FUNCTIONALITY ON THE SITE IS PROVIDED "AS IS," WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. DNA ESSENCE AND ITS THIRD-PARTY CONTENT PROVIDERS MAKE NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE OWNERSHIP, ACCURACY, OR ADEQUACY OF THE SITE CONTENT. DNA ESSENCE SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY INFORMATION PUBLISHED ON LINKED WEB SITES, CONTAINED IN ANY USER SUBMISSIONS PUBLISHED ON THE SITE, OR PROVIDED BY THIRD PARTIES. NEITHER DNA ESSENCE NOR ITS THIRD-PARTY CONTENT PROVIDERS SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES OR FOR LOST REVENUES OR PROFITS, WHETHER OR NOT ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES OR LOSSES AND REGARDLESS OF THE THEORY OF LIABILITY.
Privacy Policy
This privacy policy sets out how DNA Essence uses and protects any information that you give DNA Essence when you use this website. DNA Essence is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. Should you provide information by which you can be identified when using this website, you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement.
DNA Essence may change this policy from time to time by updating this page.
Handling of personal data
Personal data refers to information that can be used to identify an individual, i.e. statements that can be traced back to that individual. This includes their name, email address or telephone number. DNA Essence only collects, uses and passes on personal data if this is legally permissible or the users concerned give their consent for the data to be collected. When making contact with DNA Essence (e.g. by email), the user’s statements are stored for the purpose of processing the request and in order to answer any subsequent questions.
Information collected by E-mail
If you send us an e-mail, we will collect your e-mail address and the contents of your message. We will use your e-mail address and the information included in your message to respond to you, to address the issues you identify, and to improve this web site. We may also use your e-mail address to notify you about updates and services offered by us. If you would prefer not to receive e-mail or other communications from us, contact us at info@festel.com
Cookies
A cookie is information that a website stores on your computer so that it can remember something about you at a later time. Cookies are commonly used on the internet and do not harm your system.
This website currently does not use cookies.
In the event of any future usage, they will not include any information that others could read and understand about you, and will be used primarily to improve the use of this site and for your own browsing convenience.
Access data/server log files
We have access to the log analysis tool Webalizer 2.23 through our hosting server. Webalizer does not set or use cookies. We use Webalizer for the statistical evaluation of the accesses to our website. Webalizer evaluates server log files and generates overviews (such as number of visitors at a given time). Webalizer does not create individual profiles for visitors. Webalizer does not have a database of individual profiles for each visitor, it only collects aggregate data. A combination of the statistical data with other personal data or a transfer of the data to third parties does not occur.
Links to other websites
Our website may contain links to other websites of interest. These websites are not under our control and are not subject to our privacy policy. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy policy. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy policy applicable to the website in question.
Consent
By using the site, you consent to the collection, use, and storage of your information by us in the manner described in this privacy policy and elsewhere on the site.
Revocation, modifications, reports and updates
On request, the user has the right to be informed free of charge about any personal data that may have been stored. The user also has the right to have incorrect data corrected and personal data blocked and deleted, provided this is not ruled out by a statutory obligation to retain data.
Disclosure of information to third parties
DNA Essence shall not intentionally disclose or transfer (and shall take reasonable steps to protect the confidentiality and security, and to prevent the unauthorised or accidental disclosure of) any personally identifiable information to third parties (i.e., persons or entities that are not affiliates of DNA Essence), whether for such third parties' marketing purposes or otherwise, subject only to the following four exceptions: DNA Essence may disclose personally identifiable information to third parties in the event that such disclosure is required by the laws, rules, or regulations of any nation, state, or other applicable jurisdiction; DNA Essence may disclose contact information to third parties as appropriate for DNA Essence to make transmissions or deliveries to you; DNA Essence may disclose personally identifiable information if, in connection with submitting the information, you consent to such disclosure; and DNA Essence may disclose contact information for you in response to inquiries by bona-fide rights owners in connection with allegations of infringement of copyright or other proprietary rights arising from information you have posted on the site or otherwise provided to DNA Essence.
Retaining Personal Data
We will only retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes we collected it for, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.
In some circumstances, we may anonymise your personal data (so that it can no longer be associated with you) for research or statistical purposes in which case we may use this information indefinitely without further notice to you.
Security
DNA Essence has implemented generally accepted standards of technology and operational security in order to protect personally identifiable information from loss, misuse, alteration, or destruction. Only authorised DNA Essence personnel are provided access to personally identifiable information, and these employees are required to treat this information as confidential. Despite these precautions, DNA Essence cannot guarantee that unauthorised persons will not obtain access to your personally identifiable information. Unfortunately, no data transmission or storage system can be guaranteed to be 100% secure.
Children's on-line privacy protection
DNA Essence understands the importance of protecting children's privacy, especially in an on-line environment. The site is not intentionally designed for or directed at children 13 years of age or younger, and DNA Essence will not intentionally collect or maintain information about anyone under the age of 13.
If you have any questions about our privacy policy, please contact
DNA Essence GmbH
Mettlenstrasse 14
CH-6363 Fuerigen
Terms of use
DNA Essence and its affiliates ("DNA Essence" or "we") provide its content on this web site (the "Site") subject to the following terms and conditions (the "Terms"). We may periodically change the Terms, so please check back from time to time. By accessing and using this Site, you agree to these Terms. For an explanation of DNA Essence's practices and policies related to the collection, use, and storage of our users' information, please read our Privacy Policy.
1. Copyrights
All content and functionality on the Site, including text, graphics, logos, icons, and images and the selection and arrangement thereof, is the exclusive property of DNA Essence or its licensors. All rights not expressly granted are reserved.
2. Trademarks
The trademarks, service marks, designs, and logos (collectively, the "Trademarks") displayed on the Site are the registered and unregistered Trademarks of DNA Essence and its licensors. You agree that you will not refer to or attribute any information to DNA Essence or its licensors in any public medium (e.g., press release, web sites) for advertising or promotion purposes, or for the purpose of informing or influencing any third party and that you will not use or reproduce any Trademark of, or imply any endorsement by or relationship with, DNA Essence or its licensors.
3. Use of Site Content
DNA Essence hereby grants you a non-exclusive, non-transferable license for the term hereof to access and download, display, and print one copy of the content and functionality displayed on the Site (the "Site Content") on any single computer solely for your internal, business use, provided that you do not modify the Site content in any way and that you retain all copyright and other proprietary notices displayed on the Site content. You may not otherwise reproduce, modify, distribute, transmit, post, or disclose the Site Content without DNA Essence's prior written consent.
4. User Postings
You acknowledge and agree that DNA Essence shall own and have the unrestricted right to use, publish, and otherwise exploit any and all information that you post or otherwise publish on the Site in postings, survey responses, and otherwise, and you hereby waive any claims against DNA Essence for any alleged or actual infringements of any rights of privacy or publicity, moral rights, or rights of attribution in connection with DNA Essence's use and publication of such submissions. You covenant that you shall not post or otherwise publish on the Site any materials that (a) are threatening, libelous, defamatory, or obscene; (b) would constitute, or that encourage conduct that would constitute, a criminal offence, give rise to civil liability, or otherwise violate law; (c) infringe the intellectual property, privacy, or other rights of any third parties; (d) contain a computer virus or other destructive element; (e) contain advertising; or (f) constitute or contain false or misleading statements. DNA Essence does not and cannot review all information posted to the Site by users and is not responsible for such information. However, DNA Essence reserves the right to refuse to post and the right to remove any information, in whole or in part, for any reason or for no reason.
5. Notices of Infringement and Takedown by DNA Essence
DNA Essence prohibits the posting of any information that infringes or violates the copyright rights and/or other intellectual property rights (including rights of privacy and publicity) of any person or entity. If you believe that your intellectual property right (or such a right that you are responsible for enforcing) is infringed by any content on the Site, please write to DNA Essence at the address shown below, giving a written statement that contains: (a) identification of the copyrighted work and/or intellectual property right claimed to have been infringed; (b) identification of the allegedly infringing material on the Site that is requested to be removed; (c) your name, address, and daytime telephone number, and an e-mail address if available; (d) a statement that you have a good faith belief that the use of the copyrighted work and/or exercise of the intellectual property right is not authorised by the owner, its agent, or the law; (e) a statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and, under penalty of perjury, that the signatory is authorised to act on behalf of the owner of the right that is allegedly infringed; and (f) the signature of the intellectual property right owner or someone authorised on the owner's behalf to assert infringement of the right. Under appropriate circumstances, persons who repeatedly submit infringing or unlawful material will be prohibited from posting further submissions. DNA Essence's contact for submission of notices under this Section 5 is: DNA Essence, Mettlenstrasse 14, CH-6363 Furigen, Switzerland.
6. Third-Party Web Sites
We may provide links to third-party web sites, and some of the content appearing to be on this Site is in fact supplied by third parties, for example, in instances of framing of third-party Web sites or incorporation through framesets of content supplied by third-party servers. DNA Essence has no responsibility for these third-party Web sites, which are governed by the Terms of Use and privacy policies, if any, of the applicable third-party content providers.
7. Governing Law; Jurisdiction
These Terms are governed by the laws of the Canton of Nidwalden, Switzerland without reference to the principles of conflicts of laws thereof.