As part of our work as freelance midwives, it is necessary to collect, process, and, if necessary, transfer your personal data. Protecting your data is important to us. This notice informs you about the nature, scope, and purpose of data processing, as well as your rights.
Data processing is carried out by the midwife currently providing your care:
Names: Tabea Langknecht and Julia Grüner
Address: August-Bebel-Straße 48, 16816 Neuruppin
Email: mail@hebammenpunkt.de
In the case of shared care within the cooperation “hebammenpunkt”, personal data may also be collected and processed by the other midwife involved in your care.
Each midwife is independently responsible for the processing of her own data.
Your personal data is processed for the following purposes:
Providing midwifery care during pregnancy, birth, postpartum, and breastfeeding
Billing services with health insurance providers or privately
Fulfilling legal documentation obligations
Communicating with you in the context of your care
Legal bases:
Data processing is based on:
Article 6(1)(b) GDPR (performance of a contract)
Article 6(1)(c) GDPR (legal obligation)
Article 6(1)(a) GDPR (consent – e.g., for sharing data with third parties)
Article 9(2)(h) GDPR (processing of special categories of personal data for health care purposes)
The following data categories are processed:
Basic data (name, address, date of birth, health insurance details, etc.)
Health data (e.g. pregnancy progress, lab results, diagnoses, CTG recordings, etc.)
Data about your child(ren) (birth details, medical records, breastfeeding history, etc.)
Documentation of services provided
Billing data (e.g. insurance number, billing period)
Where necessary, your data may be shared with:
Your statutory health insurance provider (for billing purposes)
The Abrechnungszentrale für Hebammen GmbH (AZH) or an equivalent billing service provider
Other midwives within the "hebammenpunkt" cooperation (e.g. in case of substitution)
Physicians or clinics, if you consent to referral or collaboration
Tax advisors or accountants, where legally required
Your personal data will be stored for at least 10 years after the end of care, in accordance with legal retention obligations (e.g., § 630f BGB and § 147 AO).
Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), you have the following rights:
Access to your stored data (Article 15 GDPR)
Correction of inaccurate data (Article 16 GDPR)
Deletion of your data, where no legal retention periods apply (Article 17 GDPR)
Restriction of processing (Article 18 GDPR)
Objection to specific data processing (Article 21 GDPR)
Data portability (Article 20 GDPR)
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority if you believe your data is being processed unlawfully.
Supervisory authority for Brandenburg, Germany:
The State Commissioner for Data Protection and Access to Information (LDA)
Stahnsdorfer Damm 77, 14532 Kleinmachnow
www.lda.brandenburg.de
In specific cases (e.g., data sharing with third parties or sending informational materials), we require your explicit consent.
This consent is voluntary and can be revoked at any time with future effect.