Data protection

We have drawn up this privacy policy (version 01/06/2018-211061551) to explain to you, in accordance with the requirements of the EU General Data Protection Regulation, what information we collect, how we use data and what choices you have as a visitor to this website.

Unfortunately, it is in the nature of things that these explanations sound very technical, but we have endeavoured to describe the most important things as simply and clearly as possible.

Automatic data storage

When you visit websites these days, certain information is automatically created and stored, including on this website.

When you visit our website as you are doing right now, our web server (computer on which this website is stored) automatically saves data such as

• the address (URL) of the website accessed
• Browser and browser version
• the operating system used
• the address (URL) of the previously visited page (referrer URL)
• the host name and IP address of the device from which access is made
• Date and time

As a rule, web server log files are stored for a fortnight and then automatically deleted. We do not pass this data on, but we cannot rule out the possibility of this data being viewed in the event of unlawful behaviour.

Storage of personal data

Personal data that you transmit to us electronically on this website, such as your name, email address, address or other personal details when submitting a form or comments on the blog, will only be used by us together with the time and IP address for the purpose stated in each case, stored securely and not passed on to third parties.

We therefore only use your personal data to communicate with those visitors who expressly request contact and to process the services and products offered on this website. We do not pass on your personal data without your consent, but we cannot rule out the possibility of this data being viewed in the event of unlawful behaviour.

If you send us personal data by e-mail – i.e. outside of this website – we cannot guarantee the secure transmission and protection of your data. We recommend that you never send confidential data unencrypted by email.

Rights under the General Data Protection Regulation

According to the provisions of the GDPR and the Austrian Data Protection Act (DSG), you have the following rights:

• Right to rectification (Article 16 GDPR)
• Right to erasure (“right to be forgotten”) (Article 17 GDPR)
• Right to restriction of processing (Article 18 GDPR)
• Right to notification – obligation to notify in connection with the rectification or erasure of personal data or the restriction of processing (Article 19 GDPR)
• Right to data portability (Article 20 GDPR)
• Right to object (Article 21 GDPR)
• Right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling (Article 22 GDPR)

If you believe that the processing of your data violates data protection law or your data protection claims have otherwise been violated in any way, you can complain to the supervisory authority, which in Austria is the data protection authority, whose website you can find at https://www.dsb.gv.at/.

TLS encryption with https

We use https to transmit data tap-proof on the Internet. By using TLS (Transport Layer Security), an encryption protocol for secure data transmission on the Internet, we can ensure the protection of confidential data. You can recognise the use of this data transmission security by the small lock symbol at the top left of the browser and the use of the https scheme as part of our Internet address.

Cookies

Our website uses HTTP cookies to store user-specific data.
A cookie is a short data packet that is exchanged between the web browser and the web server, but is completely meaningless to them and only acquires meaning for the web application, e.g. an online shop, such as the contents of a virtual shopping basket.
There are two types of cookies: first-party cookies are created by our website, third-party cookies are created by other websites (e.g. Google Analytics).
There are three categories of cookies: strictly necessary cookies to ensure the basic functions of the website, functional cookies to ensure the performance of the website and targeted cookies to improve the user experience.
We use cookies to make our website more user-friendly. Some cookies remain stored on your end device until you delete them. They enable us to recognise your browser on your next visit.
If you do not want this, you can set up your browser so that it informs you about the setting of cookies and you only allow this in individual cases.
You can delete cookies that are already on your computer or deactivate cookies at any time. The procedure for doing this differs depending on the browser; it is best to search for the instructions in Google using the search term “delete cookies chrome” or “deactivate cookies chrome” in the case of a Chrome browser or replace the word “chrome” with the name of your browser, e.g. edge, firefox, safari.
If you generally do not allow us to use cookies, i.e. disable them via your browser settings, some functions and pages may not work as expected.

Newsletter privacy policy

When you subscribe to our newsletter, you provide the above-mentioned personal data and give us the right to contact you by email. We use the data stored as part of the registration for the newsletter exclusively for our newsletter and do not pass it on.

If you unsubscribe from the newsletter – you will find the link for this at the bottom of every newsletter – we will delete all data stored when you subscribed to the newsletter.

Google Fonts privacy policy

We use Google Fonts from Google Inc (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043, USA) on our website. Google Fonts are used without authentication and no cookies are sent to the Google Fonts API. If you have an account with Google, none of your Google account data will be transmitted to Google when you use Google Fonts. Google only records the use of CSS and the fonts used and stores this data securely. You can find out more about these and other questions at https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq.

You can find out which data is collected by Google and what this data is used for at https://www.google.com/intl/de/policies/privacy/.

Google Maps privacy policy

We use Google Maps from Google Inc (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043, USA) on our website.

By using the functions of this map, data is transmitted to Google. You can find out what data is collected by Google and what this data is used for at https://www.google.com/intl/de/policies/privacy/.

Google Analytics privacy policy

We use Google Analytics from Google Inc (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043, USA) on this website to statistically analyse visitor data. Google Analytics uses targeted cookies.

Cookies from Google Analytics

• _ga
  • Expiry period: 2 years
  • Use: Differentiation of website visitors
  • Example value: GA1.2.1326744211.152211061551
• _gid
  • Expiry time: 24 hours
  • Use: Differentiation of website visitors
  • Example value: GA1.2.1687193234.152211061551
• _gat_gtag_UA_<property-id>
  • Execution time: 1 minute
  • Use: Used to throttle the request rate. If Google Analytics is provided via the Google Tag Manager, this cookie is given the name _dc_gtm_ <property-id>.
  • Example value: 1

You can find more information on terms of use and data protection at http://www.google.com/analytics/terms/de.html or at https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=de.

Pseudonymisation

Our concern in terms of the GDPR is the improvement of our offer and our website. As the privacy of our users is important to us, user data is pseudonymised. Data processing is carried out on the basis of the statutory provisions of Section 96 (3) TKG and Art. 6 EU GDPR (1) (a) (consent) and/or (f) (legitimate interest) of the GDPR.

Deactivation of data collection by Google Analytics

Website visitors can use the browser add-on to deactivate Google Analytics JavaScript (ga.js, analytics.js, dc.js) to prevent Google Analytics from using their data.

You can prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the cookie and relating to your use of the website and from processing this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available at the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de

Google Analytics data processing addendum

We have concluded a direct customer contract with Google for the use of Google Analytics by accepting the “Data Processing Addendum” in Google Analytics.

You can find out more about the data processing addendum for Google Analytics here: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/3379636?hl=de&utm_id=ad

Google Analytics IP anonymisation

We have implemented IP address anonymisation from Google Analytics on this website. This function was developed by Google so that this website can comply with the applicable data protection regulations and recommendations of the local data protection authorities if they prohibit the storage of the full IP address. The anonymisation or masking of the IP takes place as soon as the IP addresses arrive in the Google Analytics data collection network and before any storage or processing of the data takes place.

You can find more information on IP anonymisation at https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/2763052?hl=de.

Google Analytics reports on demographic characteristics and interests

We have activated the functions for advertising reports in Google Analytics. The reports on demographic characteristics and interests contain information on age, gender and interests. This allows us to get a better picture of our users without being able to assign this data to individual persons. You can find out more about the advertising functions at https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/3450482?hl=de_AT&utm_id=ad.

You can stop the use of the activities and information of your Google account under “Settings for advertising” on https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated via checkbox.

Google reCAPTCHA privacy policy

We use Google reCAPTCHA from Google Inc (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043, USA) to prevent spam.

The legal basis for the use is Article 6 (1) f (lawfulness of processing), because there is a legitimate interest in protecting this website from bots and spam.

reCAPTCHA is a free service that protects websites from spam and abuse. It uses advanced risk analysis techniques to distinguish between humans and bots. With the new API, a significant number of your valid human users will pass the reCAPTCHA challenge without having to solve a CAPTCHA. We use reCAPTCHA to secure forms.

By using reCAPTCHA, data is transmitted to Google which Google uses to determine whether the visitor is a human or a (spam) bot. You can find out what data is collected by Google and what this data is used for at https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de-AT.
You can read the terms of use for Google services and products at https://policies.google.com/terms?hl=de-AT.

Embedded social media elements privacy policy

We embed elements of social media services on our website to display images, videos and texts.
When you visit pages that display these elements, data is transferred from your browser to the respective social media service and stored there. We have no access to this data.
The following links will take you to the pages of the respective social media services where it is explained how they handle your data:

• Instagram privacy policy: https://help.instagram.com/519522125107875
• The Google Privacy Policy applies to YouTube: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de
• Facebook Privacy Policy: https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy
• Twitter Privacy Policy: https://twitter.com/de/privacy

Facebook privacy policy

On this website we use functions of Facebook, a social media network of Facebook Ireland Ltd, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2 Ireland.
You can find out which functions (social plug-ins) Facebook provides at https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/.
Information may be transmitted to Facebook when you visit our website. If you have a Facebook account, Facebook can assign this data to your personal account. If you do not wish this to happen, please log out of Facebook.
The privacy policy, what information Facebook collects and how they use it can be found at https://www.facebook.com/policy.php.

YouTube privacy policy

We use the video service YouTube, YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave, San Bruno, CA 94066, USA, on this website.

By accessing pages on our website that have integrated YouTube videos, data is transmitted to YouTube, stored and analysed.
If you have a YouTube account and are logged in, this data will be assigned to your personal account and the data stored in it.

You can find out what data is collected by Google and what this data is used for at https://www.google.com/intl/de/policies/privacy/.

Twitter privacy policy

On this website, we use functions of Twitter, a social network of Twitter International Company, One Cumberland Place, Fenian Street, Dublin 2 D02 AX07, Ireland.

As a result, personal data may also be transmitted to Twitter. We do not monitor this data exchange and do not store any information about it.

If you would like to know more about the use of your data by Twitter, you can find all the information in the Twitter privacy policy at https://twitter.com/de/privacy.

If you have a Twitter account, you can change your privacy settings in the account settings at https://twitter.com/settings/account.

Instagram privacy policy

We use functions of the social media network Instagram of Instagram LLC, 1601 Willow Rd, Menlo Park CA 94025, USA on our website.

We can display images and videos using the functions for embedding Instagram content (embed function).

When you access pages that use such functions, data (IP address, browser data, date, time, cookies) is transmitted to Instagram, stored and analysed.

If you have an Instagram account and are logged in, this data will be assigned to your personal account and the data stored in it.

The privacy policy, what information Instagram collects and how they use it can be found at https://help.instagram.com/519522125107875.

Facebook pixel privacy policy

On this website, we use the Facebook Pixel from Facebook, a social media network of Facebook Ireland Ltd, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2 Ireland.

The code implemented on this page can evaluate the behaviour of visitors who have come to this website from a Facebook advertisement. This can be used to improve Facebook adverts and this data is collected and stored by Facebook. The data collected cannot be viewed by us, but can only be used in the context of ad placements. Cookies are also set through the use of the Facebook pixel code.

By using the Facebook pixel, the visit to this website is communicated to Facebook so that visitors can see suitable adverts on Facebook. If you have a Facebook account and are logged in, your visit to this website will be associated with your Facebook user account.

You can find out how the Facebook pixel is used for advertising campaigns at https://www.facebook.com/business/learn/facebook-ads-pixel.

You can change your settings for adverts on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/ads/preferences/?entry_product=ad_settings_screen, provided you are logged into Facebook. You can manage your preferences regarding usage-based online advertising at http://www.youronlinechoices.com/de/praferenzmanagement/. You can deactivate or activate many providers at once or adjust the settings for individual providers.

You can find more information about Facebook’s data policy at https://www.facebook.com/policy.php.

Google AdSense privacy policy

We use Google AdSense on this website, the advertising programme of Google Inc (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043, USA).

Data on the displayed advertising material and your IP address may be transmitted to servers in the USA and analysed there.

In AdSense, cookies are intended to enable better advertising; the cookies do not contain any personalised data. Google AdSense sends a cookie to the browser after every impression, every click and every other activity that leads to a call to the Google Adsense server. If the browser accepts the cookie, it is stored there.

As part of AdSense, third-party providers may be able to place and read cookies in your browser or use web beacons to store data that they receive through the provision of adverts on the website. Web beacons are small graphics that enable log file recording and log file analysis, which are used for statistical analyses for online marketing.

Disable cookies

You can delete cookies that are already on your computer or deactivate cookies at any time. The procedure for doing this differs depending on the browser; it is best to search for the instructions in Google using the search term “delete cookies chrome” or “deactivate cookies chrome” in the case of a Chrome browser or replace the word “chrome” with the name of your browser, e.g. edge, firefix, safari.

If you generally do not allow us to use cookies, i.e. disable them in your browser settings, some functions and pages may not work as expected.

Disable personalised advertising

If you have a Google account, you can deactivate personalised advertising on the page https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated. Even if you deactivate the personalisation of ads, you may still see ads based on factors such as your approximate location, which is derived from your IP address, browser type and recently used search terms.

You can find out what data is collected by Google and what this data is used for at https://www.google.com/intl/de/policies/privacy/.

Source: Created with the data protection generator from firmenwebseiten.at in cooperation with familienblog.at