DATA PROTECTION

The protection of your personal data is of particular concern to us. We therefore process your data exclusively on the basis of the statutory provisions (GDPR, TKG 2003). In this privacy statement, we inform you about the most important aspects of data processing within the framework of our website.

If you contact us via a form on the website or by email, the data you provide will be stored with us for 14 months for the purpose of processing your inquiry and in case of follow-up questions. We will not share this data with so-called third parties outside of this privacy policy without your consent.

Use of Cookies
Our website uses so-called cookies. These are small text files stored on your device with the help of your browser. They cause no harm.
We use cookies to make our offer more user-friendly. Some cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them. They allow us to recognize your browser on your next visit.
If you do not wish this, you can set your browser to notify you about the setting of cookies and allow this only in individual cases.
Disabling cookies may limit the functionality of our website.

Web Analytics – Google Analytics
Our website uses functions of the web analysis service Google Analytics, Google Inc., USA. Cookies are used for this purpose, enabling an analysis of how users use the website. The information generated is transferred to the provider’s server and stored there.
You can prevent this by setting your browser so that no cookies are stored. However, some parts of our website may then not function properly.
You can also prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) and from processing this data by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en.
Further information on terms of use and privacy can be found at http://www.google.com/analytics/terms/ and https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/.
Your IP address is also collected but immediately pseudonymized, so only a rough localization is possible. The relationship with the web analytics provider is based on an adequacy decision of the European Commission.
Data processing is carried out on the basis of the statutory provisions of § 96 para. 3 TKG as well as Art. 6 GDPR.
Our concern in terms of GDPR is the improvement of our offer and our website. Since the privacy of our users is important to us, user data is pseudonymized and stored only for 14 months.

Embedded Content from Other Websites
Posts on this website may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves exactly as if the visitor had visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking services, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Google Maps
We use the “Google Maps” component of Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA, hereinafter referred to as “Google.”
Every time the “Google Maps” component is called up, Google sets a cookie to process user settings and data when displaying the page on which the component is integrated. This cookie is usually not deleted when the browser is closed but expires after a certain time unless you delete it manually beforehand.
If you do not agree with this processing of your data, you can deactivate the “Google Maps” service and in this way prevent the transfer of data to Google by disabling the JavaScript function in your browser. However, please note that in this case, you may not be able to use our website, or only to a limited extent.
The use of “Google Maps” and the information obtained via “Google Maps” is subject to the Google Terms of Use (http://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/terms/regional.html) and the additional terms and conditions for “Google Maps” (https://www.google.com/intl/en/help/terms_maps.html).

Facebook
Plugins of the social network Facebook, 1601 South California Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA, are integrated on our pages. You can recognize the Facebook plugins by the Facebook logo or the “Like” button on our site. An overview of the Facebook plugins can be found here: http://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/.
When you visit our pages, the plugin establishes a direct connection between your browser and the Facebook server. Facebook thereby receives the information that you have visited our site with your IP address. If you click the Facebook “Like” button while logged into your Facebook account, you can link the content of our pages to your Facebook profile. This allows Facebook to associate your visit to our pages with your user account. We point out that, as the provider of the pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or their use by Facebook. Further information can be found in Facebook’s privacy policy at https://www.facebook.com/policy.php.
If you do not want Facebook to associate your visit to our pages with your Facebook user account, please log out of your Facebook account.

Data Processing with Service Providers
For the secure and smooth operation of our website, we use subcontractors and service providers entrusted with various partial processes. We have concluded data processing agreements in compliance with data protection requirements with each service provider, ensuring encrypted communication and the utmost confidentiality of customer data. The legal basis for the transfer of data is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR.

Use of Data via Forms
Contact Form
The data provided in the contact form will be used to get in touch with you regarding the subject you specified. You may request deletion, information, or a copy of your provided data at any time and prevent further contact.

Copyright and Trademark Law
The author endeavors to observe the copyrights of the images, graphics, sound documents, video sequences, and texts used in all publications, to use images, graphics, sound documents, video sequences, and texts created by himself, or to use license-free graphics, sound documents, video sequences, and texts.
All brand names and trademarks mentioned within the website, possibly protected by third parties, are subject to the provisions of the applicable trademark law and the ownership rights of the respective registered owners. The mere mention does not imply that trademarks are not protected by third-party rights!
The copyright for published objects created by the author remains solely with the author of the pages. Reproduction or use of such graphics, sound documents, video sequences, and texts in other electronic or printed publications is not permitted without the author’s explicit consent.

Online Dispute Resolution
Information on Online Dispute Resolution: In the first quarter of 2016, the EU Commission provided an Internet platform for online dispute resolution (“OS Platform”). The OS Platform serves as a point of contact for the out-of-court settlement of disputes concerning contractual obligations arising from online sales contracts. The OS Platform is available at http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr.

How We Protect Your Data
We maintain state-of-the-art technical measures to ensure data security, in particular to protect your personal data and from risks during data transmission as well as from access by unauthorized third parties.
To keep your data confidential, all data you transmit to us is encrypted according to secure web standards. You can recognize a secure connection, among other things, by the attached “s” in http (https://) in your browser’s address bar or the lock symbol in the lower area of your browser.
Personal data is stored in a secure environment within the EU and treated confidentially. Access to this data is restricted to selected employees and suppliers.
We do our utmost to protect your data in the best possible way; however, we cannot guarantee 100% security of your data. When data is transmitted over the internet, there is always a certain risk that others may unlawfully gain access to this data. In other words, the security of your data transfer is your own responsibility.

Your Rights
You have the right to free information about the data stored about you, as well as the right to correction, blocking, or deletion of this data. In the case of requests for information about sensitive data, you may be required to verify your identity via encrypted email. For questions about the collection, processing, or use of your personal data, for information, correction, blocking, or deletion of data, as well as revocation of consent granted or objection to a particular data use, please contact our data protection officer. If you believe that the processing of your data violates data protection law or that your data protection rights have otherwise been infringed, you may lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority. In Austria, this is the Data Protection Authority.

Validity and Changes to this Privacy Policy
This privacy policy is currently valid and dated May 2018.
Due to the further development of our website, services, or changes in legal or regulatory requirements, it may become necessary to change this privacy policy from time to time. You can access and print our current privacy policy at any time on the website.