Privacy

General data protection regulation

The protection of your personal data is important to us. We process your data exclusively within the framework of legal regulations (DSGVO, TKG 2003). Below we inform you about the most important aspects of data processing on our website.

Contact with us

If you contact us by form on the website or by e-mail, the data you provide will be stored for the purpose of processing your enquiry and in the event of further questions. We will not pass on this data without your consent.

Data collection

We indicate that for the purpose of simpler purchasing process and for subsequent contract processing by the web shop operator in the context of cookies, we do store the name, email, address and telephone of the buyer. The data provided by you are required to fulfil the contract or to carry out pre-contractual measures. Without this data we can not conclude the contract with you. All purchases on our website are processed through third parties (Shopify, Paypal, ApplePay, GooglePay) and we do not have access to the buyers’ credit card numbers.

For the purpose of distributing licenses, processing application material, workshop/webinar organisation, we do collect and store the name and email upon registration. The data provided by you are required for the fulfilment of such activities. This information will not be published or shared with a third party without any written consent from you.

Any forwarding of the data to third parties without the express consent of the user shall not take place.

We would like to expressly point out that the transmission of data via the Internet (e.g., by e-mail) can offer security vulnerabilities. It is therefore impossible to safeguard the data completely against access by third parties. We cannot assume any liability for damages arising as a result of such security vulnerabilities.

The use by third parties of all published contact details for the purpose of advertising is expressly excluded. We reserve the right to take legal steps in the case of the unsolicited sending of advertising information; e.g., by means of spam mail.

Data processing takes place on the basis of the statutory provisions of § 96 (3) TKG and Art. 6 para. 1 lit a (consent) and / or lit b (necessary for fulfilment of the contract) of the GDPR.

Newsletter and MailChimp

You can subscribe to our newsletter via the form on our website. For this we need your e-mail address and your declaration of consent that you agree with the subscription to the newsletter.

We use MailChimp as our marketing automation platform. By completing the newsletter form, you acknowledge that the information you provided also applies to MailChimp for processing in accordance with its Privacy Policy (https://mailchimp.com/legal/privacy/) and terms (https://mailchimp.com/legal/terms/).

To unsubscribe from the newsletter, you can unsubscribe at any time by clicking on the “unsubscribe” button in the footer of each mailing or by sending your cancellation to the following e-mail address: [email protected]. We will then delete your data, which you have sent us in connection with the newsletter dispatch as soon as possible and at the latest after one month.

Cookies

Our website uses cookies. These are small text files that are stored on your mobile device using the browser. You do no damage to your terminal. We use cookies to make our website user-friendly. Some cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them. This enables us to recognize your browser the next time you visit us. If you do not wish this, you can set your browser so that it informs you about the setting of cookies and you only allow this in individual cases. When cookies are deactivated, the functionality of our website may be limited.

Web analysis

Our website uses functions of the web analysis service “AWStats: www.awstats.org“. For this purpose, cookies are used which enable an analysis of the use of the website by its users. The information generated in this way is transferred to the Domain Provider′s (Firma internex GmbH, Alserbachstraße 30, 1090 Wien, Österreich) server and stored there. You can prevent this by setting your browser so that no cookies are stored.

Your IP address is recorded but pseudonymised immediately. This means that only a rough localization is possible. Data processing is carried out on the basis of the legal provisions of § 96 Para. 3 TKG and Art 6 Para. 1 lit. a (consent) and/or f (legitimate interest) of the DSGVO. Our concern in the sense of the DSGVO (legitimate interest) is the improvement of our offer and our website. Since the privacy of our users is important to us, the user data is pseudonymised.

YouTube

We integrate videos from Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (hereinafter: “YouTube”) for the purpose of the appealing design of our website. We use the advanced privacy mode so that information about you is only shared with YouTube when you activate the video by clicking the video′s play button. When you enable the video, YouTube uses cookies to collect information for analytical purposes and to improve usability. According to YouTube, the data is processed pseudonymised. However, if you′re signed in to your Google or YouTube account, the information may be linked directly to your YouTube account. For more information about privacy, including how long your information is stored on YouTube, please see Google′s privacy policy at: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en&gl=en. The legal basis for the integration of the YouTube service on our website and the associated processing of your data is Art. 6 (1) lit. f DS-GMO.

Vimeo

Our website uses Vimeo, a video streaming platform operated bei Vimeo LLC, 555 West 18th Street, New York, New York 10011, USA, in video content on our website. By doing so the IP address of each visitor is transferred to Vimeo in order to provide the video content. When you initiate the video stream further data will be collected. Vimeo uses Cookies, small text files containing information, in order to collect information about your visit of our website. If you are logged into Vimeo’s services when using our website, Vimeo is able to identify you and allocate your visit to our website to your Vimeo user account. According to Vimeo they collect the following data using cookies:

  • IP address
  • browsertype
  • language
  • access time
  • other cookies‘ content, including marketing IDs
  • visited websites

Vimeo uses the data to deliver the requested videos, to produce statistical data and to offer each user individual content based on their preferences. Further information is provided on Vimeo’s website: https://vimeo.com/privacy. Legal basis for the data transfer to Vimeo as an independent controller is Art. 6 para- 1 (f) GDPR. The legitimate interest is the customer orientated design of the website and the opportunity to present videos without leaving the website. The purpose is to enable the visitors to view videos directly on our website.

We do not store any data but only integrate a script that transfers information to Vimeo directly. For information on the duration of storage by Vimeo please visit their privacy policy: (https://vimeo.com/privacy). We can not offer any objection method for collecting the IP address by Vimeo due to technical restrictions. Should you wish to view the video without Vimeo collecting data from Cookies, you can prevent your browser to store cookies by applying the respecting configuration to your browser. Also you can log out of Vimeo services in order to prevent Vimeo to connect information with your Vimeo account.

Microsoft Forms

For the purpose of data collection for licensing and project/research submission, we use Microsoft Forms. Microsoft Forms uses Cookies, small text files containing information, in order to display the forms on our website.

By completing these forms, you acknowledge that the information you provided also applies to Microsoft for processing in accordance with its privacy policy can be found at Microsoft Privacy Statement.

Your rights

In principle, you have the right to information, correction, deletion, restriction of processing, data transferability, revocation and objection. If you believe that the processing of your data violates data protection law or your data protection claims have been violated in any other way, you can complain to the supervisory authority. In Austria, this is the data protection authority.

Our contact details

[email protected]