Privacy

WHAT DATA DO WE PROCESS ABOUT YOU?

In the course of your visit to this website, we will collect the following information: The date and time you access a page on our website, your IP address, the name and version of your web browser, the web page (URL) you visited before accessing this website, certain cookies (see points 2., 4. And 6.) and that information which you yourself provide by filling out the contact form or registering on our website.

There is no obligation to actually provide the data that we ask you to provide on our website. However, if you do not do so, it may not be possible for you to use all the features of the website.


COOKIES

So-called cookies are used on this website. A cookie is a small file that can be stored on your computer when you visit a website. Basically, cookies are used to provide users with additional functions on a website. For example, they may be used to make it easier for you to navigate a website, to allow you to continue using a website where you left it, and/or to remember your preferences and settings when you visit the website again. Cookies cannot access, read or modify any other data on your computer.

Most of the cookies on this website are so-called session cookies. They are automatically deleted when you leave our website again. Persistent cookies, on the other hand, remain on your computer until you delete them manually in your browser. We use such persistent cookies to recognize you the next time you visit our website.

If you want to control cookies on your computer, you can choose your browser settings so that you receive a notification when a website wants to store cookies. You can also block or delete cookies if they have already been stored on your computer. If you want to know more about how to set these steps, please use the "Help" function in your browser.

Please note that blocking or deleting cookies may affect your online experience and prevent you from using our website to the fullest.

GOOGLE ANALYTICS

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Inc, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA ("Google"). Google Analytics uses "cookies", which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site. We process your data on the basis of our overriding legitimate interest in creating easy-to-use website access statistics in a cost-effective manner (Art 6 (1) (f) of the General Data Protection Regulation).

The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website (including your IP address and the URLs of the websites accessed) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. We do not store any of your data collected in connection with Google Analytics.

This website uses the IP anonymization option offered by Google Analytics. Your IP address will therefore be shortened/anonymized by Google as soon as Google receives your IP address. On our behalf, Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity and providing us with other services relating to website activity and internet usage. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other data by Google. You can prevent the storage of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser software. However, we would like to point out that in this case you may not be able to use all functions of this website to their full extent. You can also prevent Google from collecting your data in connection with Google Analytics by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link:

https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de

DISABLE GOOGLE ANALYTICS

[Note: the associated JavaScript code can be found at https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/gajs/?hl=de#disable]

For more information on Google's terms of use and Google's privacy policy, please visit https://www.google.com/analytics/terms/de.html and https://www.google.at/intl/at/policies/, respectively.


SOCIAL MEDIA PLUGINS

Plugins of the following social networks are used on the platform:

Facebook Ireland Limited, Hanover Reach, 5-7 Hanover Quay, Dublin 2 Ireland

YouTube LLC, with its principal place of business at 901 Cherry Avenue, San Bruno, CA 94066, USA

Instagram LLC, 1601 Willow Rd, Menlo Park CA 94025, USA

Only if you give your consent to the processing of data by the operator of the social network pursuant to Art 6 para 1 lit. a DSGVO, your data will be transmitted to the respective operator of the social network when you click on the displayed icons. The network receives information about your visit to our platform via the plugin.

If you are logged into one of the aforementioned social networks when visiting the platform, your visit can be assigned to your account of your social network. Interactions with the plugin can be stored by the network operator.

Information about the use of the data collected by the respective social network can be found on the respective website of the network operator, mostly in the "data protection" or "privacy" section, for whose handling of data the platform assumes no liability.


WEB MARKETING TOOLS

Our website uses "Google-Adwords" cookies, a function of the web analysis service Google LLC ("Google"), 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043, USA, in order to be able to display online advertising from the respective platforms to you at a later time, within the Google advertising network, as part of remarketing purposes. These are long-term cookies that can be stored for a maximum period of 6 months.

Please note that the most common internet browsers accept cookies in the default settings. This can be changed in the respective browser settings. In addition, you have the option at https://www.google.com/ads/preferences to disable the use of Google cookies. Via your browser settings, you can install plugins that block cookies. However, not accepting cookies may limit the functionality of our website.


PURPOSES OF DATA PROCESSING

We will process your personal data for the following purposes:

to provide you with this website and to further improve and develop this website,

to be able to compile usage statistics,

to detect, prevent and investigate attacks on our website,

to respond to your requests,

to receive and process orders.


LEGAL BASIS FOR PROCESSING

The legal basis for the processing of your personal data is our overriding legitimate interest (pursuant to Art 6 para 1 lit f EU General Data Protection Regulation), which is to achieve the purposes stated above under point 7.

Web Marketing Tools

Our website uses "Google-Adwords" cookies, a function of the web analysis service Google LLC ("Google"), 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043, USA, in order to be able to display online advertising from the respective platforms to you at a later time, within the Google advertising network, as part of remarketing purposes. These are long-term cookies that can be stored for a maximum period of 6 months.



TRANSFER OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA

For the above purposes, we will transfer your personal data to the following recipients:

IT service providers used by us; the companies mentioned in points 3. to 6. above as described; some of the above recipients may be located or process your personal data outside of your country. The level of data protection in other countries may not be the same as in your country. However, we only transfer your personal data to countries for which the EU Commission has decided that they have an adequate level of data protection or we take measures to ensure that all recipients have an adequate level of data protection. For example, we conclude standard contractual clauses (2010/87/EC and/or 2004/915/EC) for this purpose.


DURATION OF STORAGE

We will generally store your data for a period of three months. Longer storage will only occur to the extent necessary to investigate detected attacks on our website. If you register on our website, we will store your data in any case for as long as your account exists and thereafter for only as long as legal obligations require.


YOUR RIGHTS IN CONNECTION WITH PERSONAL DATA

Among other things, you have the right (subject to applicable law) to (i) verify whether and what personal data we hold about you and to obtain copies of such data, (ii) request that we correct, amend or delete any of your personal data that is inaccurate or not processed in accordance with the law, (iii) request that we, restrict the processing of your personal data, and (iv) in certain circumstances, object to the processing of your personal data or withdraw consent previously given for the processing, (v) request data portability, (vi) know the identity of third parties to whom your personal data is transferred, and (vii) lodge a complaint with the competent authority.