Sartorius Cookie Notice

Status: May 2025 

This Cookie Notice applies to the websites accessible under "sartorius.com" (the website). 

1. Cookies and Tracking Technologies 

In the context of the website, technologies such as web-browser-cookies and tracking ('cookies etc.') may be used. 

1.1 Web-Browser-Cookies 

A web browser cookie is a small text file sent from a website to your computer or mobile device where it is stored by your web browser. Web browser cookies may store information such as your IP address or other identifier, your browser type, and information about the content you display and interact with on the digital services. By storing such information, web browser cookies can store your preferences and settings for online services and analyze how you use online services. 

1.2 Tracking Technologies: Web Beacons / Gifs, Pixels, Page Tags, Script 

Emails and mobile applications can contain small, transparent image files or lines of code to record how you interact with them. This information is used to help website and app publishers better analyze and improve their services. 

2. Categories 

We assign cookies to four categories, depending on their function and intended purpose: necessary cookies, performance cookies, functionality cookies and marketing cookies. 

2.1 Necessary Cookies 

By necessary cookies we mean cookies without which the technical provision of the online service cannot be ensured. These include e.g. cookies that enable you to move around the Sartorius Online Offering and use its features, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in or filling in forms. Without these cookies, services requested through usage of the website cannot be properly provided. 

Necessary cookies do not require consent from the user under applicable law. You may configure your web browser to block necessary cookies, but you might then not be able to use the website’s functionalities as intended. 

To the extent that information processed in connection with necessary cookies should qualify as personal data in a given case, the legal ground for that processing is legitimate interest of Sartorius to operate the website. 

2.2 Performance  Cookies 

These cookies collect information about how visitors use a website, for instance which pages visitors go to most often, and how visitors move around the site. They help us to better understand a user’s behavior on our website. This is necessary to improve the user friendliness of a website and therefore enhance the user’s experience. 

Further information collected by performance cookies may include e.g.: internet browser and operating system used, the domain name of the website which you previously visited, the number of visits, average duration of visit, and pages called up. 

In general, the information collected by these cookies is aggregated and can normally not be linked to a specific natural person. However, in certain cases the collected information can be linked to you directly (provided you disclosed your identity to Sartorius, e.g., when creating an account or filing a request with us). To the extent that information processed in connection with performance cookies can, in a given case, be directly linked to you or otherwise qualifies as personal data, the legal ground for that processing is your user consent. 

 2.3 Functionality Cookies 

These cookies allow the website to remember choices you make or information you enter (such as your username, language or the region you are in) and provide enhanced, more personal features. They are also used to enable requested functions such as playing videos. 

To the extent that information processed in connection with functionality cookies should, in a given case, qualify as personal data, the legal ground for that processing is the user’s consent. 

2.4 Marketing Cookies 

Marketing cookies (also referred to as targeting or advertising cookies) are used to deliver adverts on third party websites more relevant to you and your interests. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement as well as help measure the effectiveness of an advertising campaign. 

Legal basis for the processing of personal data in connection with marketing cookies (if any) is the user’s consent. 

3. Implemented Cookies 

Click here to edit your settings in our Privacy Preference Center. 

You may find detailed information about the different cookies (e.g. purpose, legal basis and recipient of the information collected by the cookie) below: