Privacy Policy.

Introduction and Overview

We have written this privacy policy to explain to you, in accordance with the provisions of the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and applicable national laws, which personal data (briefly data) we as the controller – and the processors commissioned by us (e.g. providers) – process, will process in the future, and what lawful options you have. The terms used are to be understood as gender-neutral.

In short: We provide you with comprehensive information about data we process about you. Privacy policies usually sound very technical and use legal jargon. This privacy policy, on the other hand, aims to describe the most important things to you as simply and transparently as possible. Where it promotes transparency, technical terms are explained in a reader-friendly manner and links to further information are provided.

If questions still remain, we ask you to contact the responsible party listed below or in the imprint, follow the links provided and view further information on third-party sites. You can also find our contact details in the imprint.

Scope of Application

This privacy policy applies to all personal data processed by us in the company and to all personal data processed by companies commissioned by us (processors). By personal data, we mean information within the meaning of Art. 4 (1) GDPR, such as name, email address and postal address of a person. The scope of this privacy policy includes:

• all online presences (websites, online shops) that we operate
• social media presences and email communication
• mobile apps for smartphones and other devices

In short: The privacy policy applies to all areas in which personal data is processed in a structured manner within the company via the channels mentioned. If we enter into legal relationships with you outside these channels, we will inform you separately if necessary.

Legal Bases

In the following privacy policy, we provide you with transparent information about the legal principles and regulations, i.e. the legal bases of the General Data Protection Regulation, which enable us to process personal data. We only process your data if at least one of the following conditions applies:

• Consent (Article 6(1)(a) GDPR): You have given your consent to process data for a specific purpose. An example would be the storage of your entered data from a contact form.
• Contract (Article 6(1)(b) GDPR): To fulfill a contract or pre-contractual obligations with you, we process your data.
• Legal Obligation (Article 6(1)(c) GDPR): If we are subject to a legal obligation, we process your data, e.g. for the legally required retention of invoices.
• Legitimate Interests (Article 6(1)(f) GDPR): In the case of legitimate interests that do not restrict your fundamental rights, we reserve the right to process personal data, for example to operate our website securely and economically efficiently.

In addition to the EU regulation, national laws also apply:

• In Austria, this is the Federal Act on the Protection of Natural Persons with regard to the Processing of Personal Data (Datenschutzgesetz), abbreviated DSG.
• In Germany, the Federal Data Protection Act (Bundesdatenschutzgesetz), abbreviated BDSG, applies.

Contact Details of the Controller

If you have any questions about data protection or the processing of personal data, you can find the contact details of the responsible party in our imprint.

Storage Duration

It is a general criterion for us that we only store personal data as long as it is absolutely necessary for the provision of our services and products. This means that we delete personal data as soon as the reason for the data processing no longer exists. In some cases, we are legally obliged to store certain data even after the original purpose has ceased, for example for accounting purposes.

If you wish to delete your data or revoke consent to data processing, the data will be deleted as quickly as possible and insofar as there is no obligation to store it.

Rights under the General Data Protection Regulation

In accordance with Articles 13 and 14 GDPR, we inform you of the following rights to which you are entitled in order to ensure fair and transparent processing of data:

• Right of access (Article 15 GDPR)
• Right to rectification (Article 16 GDPR)
• Right to erasure (Article 17 GDPR)
• Right to restriction of processing (Article 18 GDPR)
• Right to data portability (Article 20 GDPR)
• Right to object (Article 21 GDPR)
• Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority (Article 77 GDPR)

If you believe that the processing of your data violates data protection law or that your data protection rights have been violated in any other way, you can lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority. For Austria, this is the Data Protection Authority:

In Germany, there is a data protection officer for each federal state. For more information, you can contact the Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (BfDI).

Cookies

Our website uses HTTP cookies to store user-specific data. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer by our website. A cookie consists of a name and a value. Cookies store certain user data from you, such as language or personal page settings. When you visit our site again, your browser transmits the 'user-related' information back to our site.

What types of cookies are there?

• Essential cookies: necessary to ensure basic functions of the website.
• Functional cookies: collect information about user behavior and measure loading time and website behavior.
• Targeting cookies: ensure better user experience, e.g. through saved locations or form data.
• Advertising cookies: serve to deliver individually tailored advertising to the user.

Right to object – how can I delete cookies?

You decide for yourself how and whether you want to use cookies. Regardless of which service or website the cookies come from, you always have the option to delete, disable, or only partially allow cookies. If you fundamentally do not want any cookies, you can set your browser to always inform you when a cookie is to be set.

Legal Basis

For strictly necessary cookies, legitimate interests exist (Article 6(1)(f) GDPR), which are in most cases of an economic nature. Insofar as non-essential cookies are used, this only happens in the case of your consent. The legal basis for this is Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR.

Final Note

It is important to us to inform you to the best of our knowledge about the processing of personal data. If you have any questions about data protection on our website, please do not hesitate to contact us or the responsible party.

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