Privacy Policy

Version: December 2024

Block Imaging, an affiliate of Siemens Healthineers, is committed to protecting and respecting the privacy of your personal data. This Privacy Notice explains how the Block Imaging company ("Block Imaging" or "we") listed in the imprint of this website will process your personal data as the data controller in accordance with applicable data protection laws, including the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Processing of your personal data

Block Imaging processes your personal data as part of your use of our websites and online services as described in the following:

Use of the websites

When using our websites, Block Imaging processes information which is technically necessary for communication to take place and which may also be automatically sent to us by your browser or device, e.g., IP address, device type, browser type, pages visited, date and time of the request.

We process this information to enable you to visit the websites, to improve and accelerate the presentation of the websites, to adapt and prepare the information offered for specific target groups and to design the websites according to user preferences.

In addition, we process this information to ensure compliance with our Terms of Use, to exercise or defend ourselves against legal claims, and to prevent and counter fraudulent and similar actions, including attacks on our IT infrastructure.

The legal basis for the processing is the safeguarding of the legitimate interests of Block Imaging as website operator (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR) and/or other similar legal basis under applicable data protection laws.

Subscription to information and participation in surveys

On our websites you can subscribe to various information, such as subscribe to newsletters or provide us with comments and feedback by participating in surveys. Block Imaging processes the personal data that you have entered via the website, e.g., contact information such as first and last name, e-mail address, telephone number or comments.

Block Imaging uses this personal data to contact you and provide the requested information, to process your comments and feedback and to adapt and prepare the information offered for specific target groups.

The processing of your personal data is based on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR), the performance of a contract (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR) or on our legitimate business interests in processing your comments and feedback (Art. 6 para 1 lit. f GDPR) and/or other similar legal basis under applicable data protection laws.

Use of contact forms and chatbots

You can contact us directly via contact forms and chatbots on our website and in particular provide your contact details. Block Imaging processes the contact information you provide, such as your first and last name, e-mail address or telephone number, as well as information you provide in a support request, in order to respond to and clarify your contact or request.

The processing of your personal data is based on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR), the performance of a contract (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR) or on our legitimate business interests in answering your inquiry (Art. 6 para 1 lit. f GDPR) and/or other similar legal basis under applicable data protection laws.

Online Services

On our websites you can register for various Block Imaging Online Services by providing your personal data, for example to access technical documents of our products or to exchange information in user forums.

Block Imaging processes the personal data that you have entered when using the Block Imaging Online Services for example when registering or logging in, such as your first and last name, e-mail address, telephone number, comments or forum posts.

Block Imaging processes your personal data,

  • to provide the services and features of the Online Services and to manage your use; or to enable you to use the services and features of the Online Services;
  • to verify your identity and enable user authentication;
  • to ensure compliance with our Terms of Use, establish or defend against legal claims, and prevent fraudulent or similar acts, including attacks on our IT infrastructure.

The processing of your personal data is based on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR), the performance of a contract (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR) or on our legitimate business interests as the provider of online services (Art. 6 para 1 lit. f GDPR) and/or other similar legal basis under applicable data protection laws.

Processing of personal data related to your business relationship with Block Imaging

In the context of a business relationship with Block Imaging, we process personal data of contact persons at customers, suppliers, sales partners, and partners ("business partners"). For further information, please reference our affiliate’s (Siemens Healthineers) website for Business Partners privacy information: Siemens Healthineers Privacy Notice for Business Partners.

 

Cookies and other similar technologies

Block Imaging and our partners use cookies and other similar technologies to operate the Block Imaging websites and personalize content and ads.

Technically necessary Cookies
These cookies enable basic functions of our websites. They are essential for accessing our websites and using the websites' basic functions. Without the use of these cookies, the website cannot be used or cannot be used properly. For example, they enable navigation on the website or access to secure website areas. Technically necessary cookies are, for instance session cookies, that save user settings or opt-out cookies and cookie consent settings with which the cookie settings for the website are saved and can be adjusted if necessary.

Preference Cookies
Preference or personalization cookies allow to adapt our web pages to your preferences in terms of behavior or appearance. They also store information that you have already entered (e.g., user ID or region) in order to offer you convenient, personalized functions. These cookies also make it possible to recognize which data has already been collected from you and which content you have consumed. This data is used to progressively personalize your user profile and the information shown on the website. If you give also marketing consent via our website the data which is collected through preference cookies can be combined in a profile with data from all sources, you use to get in contact with us to personalize our communication with you.

Statistics Cookies
Statistics cookies help us to understand the interaction with websites by collecting and reporting information pseudonymously. In general data collected by statistics cookies are for statistical purposes only (e. g. analyzing and reporting visitor interactions with a website). Statistics cookies allow an analysis of the use of the website to improve the performance of the websites and their usability or to detect and correct errors. For this purpose, statistics cookies collect, for example, information about the Internet browser and operating system used, the domain name of the website you have previously visited, the number of visits, the average duration of the visit and the pages accessed. The information collected with the help of cookies is summarized and analyzed in such a way that it cannot be assigned to a specific person without combining it using other information. If you give also marketing consent and accept the preference cookies the data which is collected through statistics cookies can be combined in a profile with data from all sources, you use to get in contact with us to personalize our communication with you.

Marketing Cookies
Marketing Cookies and smart pixels originate from external advertising companies (third party cookies) and/or external providers. They are used to collect information about the websites you visit, including subpages, products searched for, clicked on and purchased, offers, ads and information, in order to create targeted content for the visitors and play out content based on the interests. For example, they register whether a website has been visited and what content has been used.

It is also used to limit the frequency with which an ad appears and to measure and improve the effectiveness of offerings. We also share information about the use of our websites with our partners for social media, advertising, and analytics or cookies are linked to third-party site functionalities. Our partners may combine this information with other information that you have provided to them or that they have collected as part of your use of their services. These cookies enable us to offer you more relevant content tailored to your interests and to show you personalized content. If you give also marketing consent and accept the preference cookies the data which is collected through marketing cookies can be combined in a profile with data from all sources, you use to get in contact with us to personalize our communication with you.

 

Marketing, social media and events

Block Imaging processes your personal data when you register for and use the various Block Imaging services, such as participating in events and webinars or subscribing to newsletters or communicating via various channels, including social media.

We maintain publicly accessible profiles on various social networks. Your visit to these profiles triggers a variety of data processing operations.

If our websites contain symbols from social media providers, we only use these to passively link to the pages of the respective providers.

 

Links to other websites

Block Imaging websites may contain links to third-party websites and applications.

This Privacy Notice applies only to Block Imaging websites and does not cover how third-party organizations process personal data. For information on the processing of your personal data, we encourage you to read their data privacy policies.

 

Recipients and transfer of personal data

Block Imaging may share your personal data with the following recipients, if and to the extent such transfer is necessary:

  • Block Imaging companies which process personal data to support in fulfilling our contractual or legal obligations or internal functions such as customer services;
  • other recipients such as business partners or (IT-) service providers which process personal data as part of their service provision for Block Imaging (e.g., hosting or IT maintenance and support services);
  • third parties in connection with complying with legal obligations or establishing, exercising, or defending rights or claims or in relation to corporate transactions (e.g., for court and arbitration proceedings, to law enforcement authorities and regulators, to attorneys and consultants).

Block Imaging, as a global corporation, has affiliates located in countries around the world where Block Imaging operates. Block Imaging also uses service providers and third parties that may be based all over the world. As such, we may transfer your personal data and process it outside your country or residence. Sometimes a recipient to whom Block Imaging transfers personal data from the EU/EEA is in a country in which applicable laws do not provide the same level of data protection as the GDPR. In such cases and unless permitted otherwise by applicable law, Block Imaging only transfers personal data from the EU/EEA if appropriate and suitable safeguards for the protection of personal data are implemented.

Further information on the safeguards in place is available by contacting the Block Imaging Data Privacy Organization.

 

Storage duration

Block Imaging will only process your personal data for as long as it is necessary to fulfil the purpose of the processing (e.g., until the matter you have contacted us with is completely clarified) or until you withdraw your consent if applicable, unless another legal basis exists or legal obligations or the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims make a longer retention necessary.

 

Your rights

Under applicable data protection laws and the GDPR, you may have specific rights in relation to your personal data. In particular, and subject to the statutory requirements, you may be entitled to:

  • obtain confirmation as to whether Block Imaging processes personal data about you and, where that is the case, obtain access to your personal data processed by Block Imaging as well as other information,
  • obtain the rectification of your inaccurate personal data processed by Block Imaging,
  • obtain from Block Imaging the erasure of your personal data processed by Block Imaging,
  • obtain from Block Imaging restriction of processing of your personal data,
  • obtain a copy of your personal information that you have provided to Block Imaging or request that your personal information be transmitted to another recipient,
  • object to the processing of your personal data by Block Imaging on grounds relating to your particular situation insofar as the processing of your personal data is based on legitimate interests.

If you have given Block Imaging your consent to process your personal data, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future, i.e., your withdrawal does not affect the lawfulness of the processing based on the consent before its withdrawal.

Where Block Imaging relies on its legitimate interests for processing personal data, Block Imaging has determined that, after a balancing of interests, its legitimate interests are not overridden by your interests and rights or freedoms. More information on the balancing of interests can be obtained by contacting the Block Imaging Data Privacy Organization.

 

Rights for Specific State Residents

Please review the following link for information regarding Rights for Specific State Residents. 

 

Data Protection Officer, Block Imaging Data Privacy Organization, Contact

The Block Imaging Data Protection Officer and the Block Imaging Data Privacy Organization provide support with any data privacy related questions, comments, concerns, or complaints or in case you wish to exercise any of your data privacy related rights. The Data Protection Officer and the Block Imaging Data Privacy Organization may be contacted at dataprivacy.func@siemens-healthineers.com.

 The Block Imaging Data Protection Officer and the Block Imaging Data Privacy Organization will always use best efforts to address and settle any requests or complaints brought to its attention. In addition, you may also contact a supervisory authority with requests or complaints. The competent lead supervisory authority for Block Imaging is: Bayerisches Landesamt für Datenschutzaufsicht (BayLDA), Promenade 18, 91522 Ansbach, Germany, lda.bayern.de/en/index/html

Changes to this Privacy Policy

We keep our Privacy Notice under regular review to make sure it is up to date and accurate. The date of the last update can be found at the beginning of this Privacy Notice. We recommend that you visit this page regularly to check for any updates that may have been made.