Cookie Statement
We (“BioNTech”) use Cookies primarily to ensure that your visit to our websites including its subdomains is as pleasant as possible. Additionally, cookies allow us to save preferences, conduct marketing activities, measure our website traffic, and implement security features.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your terminal device by our web application, and which enable us to recognise your internet browser. We use the term cookies synonymously for pixels, tracking tools, and all type of cookies. The most common internet browsers are set to automatically accept cookies. However, you can deactivate this or set your internet browser so that it informs you about the use of cookies. Please note that the functionality of our website can be impaired when you deactivate cookies in your browser.
Which cookies do we use?
In general, we are using technically necessary cookies and other functional, marketing, or analytics cookies.
Type of Cookie | Legal basis |
Technically necessary cookies | · § 25 (2) TTDSG for saving the cookie on your device and reading the saved cookie on a later visit. · Art. 6 (1)(f) GDPR for any further processing as it is our legitimate interest to provide you our website as some features or technical functions are not possible without using cookies like saving your consent into setting cookies. |
Other cookies | · § 25 (1) TTDSG Your consent for saving the cookie on your device and reading the saved cookie on a later visit. · Art. 6 (1)(a) GDPR Your consent for any further processing, like tracking or website analysis. |
Some cookies are set by us (“first party cookies”) whereas others are set by third party providers (“third party cookies”).
Third party cookies are cookies placed by our approved business partners from a different website. This might be the case if a page has embedded content from other sites and then you may be sent cookies from these websites. We do not control the setting of third party cookies and recommend you to check the privacy and cookie policies of those website providers for information about them and how to manage them.
Technically necessary cookies
Technically necessary cookies cannot be deactivated in your systems and are required to enable core site functionalities. They are essential to provide website functionalities and its features. Generally, these cookies are only set in response to actions you take that correspond to a request for service, such as setting your cookie preferences, logging in or completing forms.
We may use cookies besides the technically necessary cookies for performance and marketing purposes. These cookies collect information on how you use our website.
Nasdaq Financial Data API
Description | To show the current BioNTech share price at the Wall Street we have included a graphics on our investor relations website. |
Service Provider | Nasdaq Inc. ,151 W. 42nd Street, New York City, NY, 10036, United States |
Country of recipients | USA |
Legal basis | Our legitimate interest (Art. 6 (1)(f) GDPR) |
Privacy statement | |
Information regarding the processing of the data | |
Data processing agreement | https://www.nasdaq.com/data-processing-addendum-1-october-2021 (with incorporated Standard Contractual Clauses) |
Functional cookies
Functionality cookies store information about options you have chosen so that we can customize our website for you.
Adobe Fonts
Description | Via Adobe Fonts we are including fonts and symbols to provide the website visitor uniform presentation of the website on all devices and to optimize the loading time of our website and the needed maintenance of the website |
Service Provider | Adobe Systems Software Ireland Limited, 4-6 Riverwalk, Citywest Business Campus, Dublin 24, Ireland |
Legal basis | Your consent (Art. 6 (1)(a) GDPR) |
Privacy statement | |
Information regarding the processing of the data | https://www.adobe.com/ie/privacy/policies/adobe-fonts.html https://www.adobe.com/ie/privacy/eudatatransfers.html (On possible third country data transfers) |
These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. If you do not allow these cookies we will not know when you have visited our site and will not be able to monitor its performance.
Marketing Cookies
These cookies may be set through our site by our advertising partners. They may be used by those companies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant adverts on other sites. They do not store directly personal information but are based on uniquely identifying your browser and internet device. If you do not allow these cookies, you will experience less targeted advertising.
Analytics
Currently, we use Google and Adobe Analytics on our websites.
Google Analytics is a web analytics tool used to measure BioNTech’s website activities. By analysing how our website is used and how often, we better understand what you found useful. This allows us to design more relevant experiences and guide business decisions. Details regarding the technology you use (e.g., browser type) help BioNTech identify and resolve technical issues.
The USA is a country that does not provide adequate protection for personal data within the meaning of EU Regulation 2016/679. This implies, among other things, that government authorities in the US may have the right to access your data without effective remedies being available.
Processing company | Data processing purposes | Processed data | Location of processing | Recipients | Retention period |
Google Ireland Limited Google Building Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland
| Website analytics | Time information (e.g., event time) Page information (e.g., page type) Browser information (e.g., browser version) Device information (e.g. advertising ID) Personal data (e.g., IP address or email address) Cookie data (e.g., session ID) Behavioural data (e.g. surfing behaviour) Location information (e.g., city) | European Union/ Ireland USA
| Alphabet Inc.
| 5 years |
Adobe Analytics is a web analytics tool used to measure BioNTech’s website activities. By analysing how our website is used and how often, we better understand what you found useful. This allows us to design more relevant experiences and guide business decisions. Details regarding the technology you use (e.g., browser type) help BioNTech identify and resolve technical issues.
The USA is a country that does not provide adequate protection for personal data within the meaning of EU Regulation 2016/679. This implies, among other things, that government authorities in the US may have the right to access your data without effective remedies being available.
Processing company | Data processing purposes | Processed data | Location of processing | Recipients | Retention period |
Adobe Systems Software
| Website analytics | Time information (e.g., event time) Page information (e.g., page type) Browser information (e.g., browser version) Device information (e.g. advertising ID) Personal data (e.g., IP address or email address) Cookie data (e.g., session ID) Behavioural data (e.g. surfing behaviour) Location information (e.g., city) | European Union/ Ireland USA
| Adobe
| 25 months |
Which cookies do we use exactly? Our cookie directory:
Cookie | Category | Websites | Associated service | Explanation/ Purpose | Retention
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OptanonConsent | Technically necessary cookie | biontech.com investors.biontech.com mrnaverstehen.biontech.de pro.biontech.com impfung.biontech.de praxis.comirnaty.de | Website operator | 1. | This cookie saves the preferences you selected in our cookie banner. | 364 days |
Optanon | Technically necessary cookie
| biontech.com investors.biontech.com mrnaverstehen.biontech.de pro.biontech.de impfung.biontech.de praxis.comirnaty.de | Website operator | 1. | This cookie saves the information that a cookie banner has been displayed. It enables the website not to show the cookie banner each visit. | 364 days |
DrupalVisitorMobile | Technically necessary cookie
| investors.biontech.de
| Website operator
| 1. | The cookie determines whether the visitor is originating from a mobile device, so he/she can be routed to the optimized page or content. | Per Session |
sid | Technically necessary cookie
| jobs.biontech.de | Website operator
| 1. | This cookie allows us to save your selected convenience settings for your current and future visits to the site. | Per Session
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Technically necessary cookie
| jobs.biontech.com | SAP/ New Relic | 3. | This cookie stores data about the visitor when they access the website in order to compile statistical data on this activity. | Per Session
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route | Technically necessary cookie
| jobs.biontech.com | SAP / New Relic | 3. | used for session stickiness. | Per Session |
careerSiteCompanyId | Technically necessary cookie
| jobs.biontech.com | SAP / New Relic | 3. | This cookie is used to identify the company BioNTech[AW4] [AW5] , so the request is sent to the correct data center. | Per Session |
Load balancer cookie | Technically necessary cookie
| jobs.biontech.com | SAP / New Relic | 3. | prevents a visitor from bouncing from one instance to another. | Per Session |
affinity | Technically necessary cookie
| biontech.com | Webserver / Akamai | 3. | Registers which server cluster is serving the visitor. This is used in conjunction with load balancing to optimise the user experience. | Per Session |
AMCV_2E3F6E6D6093E6AA0A | Performance cookie | biontech.com investors.biontech.de mrnaverstehen.biontech.de pro.biontech.de impfung.biontech.de praxis.comirnaty.de | Adobe Experience Cloud
| 1. | This cookie contains Adobe Experience Cloud visitor ID. This unique persistent identifier enables visitor recognition and cross-solution data sharing. | 180 days |
AMCVS_2E3F6E6D6093E6AA0A | Performance cookie
| biontech.com investors.biontech.de mrnaverstehen.biontech.de pro.biontech.de impfung.biontech.de praxis.comirnaty.de
| Adobe Experience Cloud
| 1. | This cookie serves as a flag indicating that the session has been initialized. Its value is always 1 and discontinues when the session has ended. | Session |
demdex | Performance cookie
| biontech.com investors.biontech.de mrnaverstehen.biontech.de pro.biontech.de impfung.biontech.de praxis.comirnaty.de
| Adobe Experience Cloud
| 3. | This cookie contains demdex ID used for visitor identification and ID synchronization. It persists across different domains and allows ID service to return and identify a site visitor with the right visitor ID. | 180 days |
kndctr_2E3F6E6D6093E6AA0A | Performance cookie
| biontech.com investors.biontech.de mrnaverstehen.biontech.de pro.biontech.de impfung.biontech.de praxis.comirnaty.de | Adobe Experience Cloud
| 3. | The cookie contains Adobe Experience Cloud visitor ID, tying all the events that occur during and across web sessions to a specific device. | 390 days
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kndctr_2E3F6E6D6093E6AA0A | Performance cookie
| jobs.biontech.de | Rexx Systems | 3. | The cookie contains location hint associated with the distribution servers network scope to route the tracking requests. | 30 minutes |
_pk_id# | Performance cookie
| jobs.biontech.de | Rexx Systems
| 3. | Collects statistics on the user's visits to the website, such as the number of visits, the number of scanned pages and the number of pages read. | Per Session |
GZIP | Performance cookie | investors.biontech.com | api.
| 3. | Third Party Cookie. This cookie allows us to save your selected convenience settings for your current and future visits to the site and to show you certain website information. |
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| Marketing cookie | 3. | To protect forms on our website we have included reCAPTCHA to prevent bots from sending information into the forms. To achieve this reCAPTCHA provides tasks to the website visitor which must be solved e.g., before submitting a form. | 180 days | ||
_pk_ses# | Marketing cookie
| jobs.biontech.de | Matomo
| 3. | Used by Piwik Analytics Platform to track page views of the visit only during the session. | Per Session |
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| 3. | To show you maps on our website we have included Google Maps. |
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_gid | Analytics | biontech.cominvestors.biontech.de mrnaverstehen.biontech.de pro.biontech.de impfung.biontech.de praxis.comirnaty.de | Google Analytics | 3. | This cookie is used to distinguish unique users.
| 1 day |
_ga | Analytics
| biontech.com investors.biontech.de mrnaverstehen.biontech.de pro.biontech.de impfung.biontech.de praxis.comirnaty.de | Google Analytics
| 3. | This cookie is used to distinguish unique users.
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_ga(_xxxxxxx) | Analytics
| biontech.com investors.biontech.de mrnaverstehen.biontech.de pro.biontech.de impfung.biontech.de praxis.comirnaty.de | Google Analytics
| 3. | This cookie is used to distinguish unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a client identifier to define persistent session state. | 729 days |
_gat_UA-XXXXXX- | Analytics
| biontech.com investors.biontech.de mrnaverstehen.biontech.de pro.biontech.de impfung.biontech.de praxis.comirnaty.de | Google Analytics
| 3. | Google Analytics cookie for reducing the number of requests.
| 1 minute |
How to turn off cookies?
You can disable cookies that we use on our website (apart from the technically necessary cookies) by clicking on the cookie settings at the end of our web pages. You can also adjust the cookie settings by modifying the settings in your browser. However, if you choose to disable Cookies in your browser, you may be unable to use the full functionality of this website. More information about cookies can be find here: www.allaboutcookies.org.
Questions? Contact us
If you have any questions about our cookies, complaints or if you wish to exercise your rights such as deletion or correction, please contact the Global Privacy Officer or the Global Privacy Team:
BioNTech SE
An der Goldgrube 12
55131 Mainz
Germany
E-Mail: data.privacy@biontech.de
Adjustments to this cookie statement
The BioNTech’s internet presence may be subject to change, which means that it may be necessary to amend the cookie statement accordingly. BioNTech reserves the right to change this data privacy statement at any time.
This cookie statement was last updated: June 2023
