Privacy Policy

When visitors write comments on the website, we collect the data shown in the comment form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and user-agent string (which identifies the browser) to help detect spam. Comments, including metadata, are stored indefinitely.

Our website uses so-called cookies. These are small text files placed on your device by the browser. They do not cause any harm.

We use cookies to make our offer user-friendly and to provide you with a better user experience. Generally, cookies are used to save user settings, retain information such as shopping carts, and provide anonymized tracking for third-party services like Google Analytics. Usually, cookies improve browsing experience. However, you can disable cookies on this and other websites if you prefer. The most effective way is directly via your browser settings. How to do this is best explained in your browser’s help section. Disabling cookies may restrict the functionality of our website.

Web Analytics
When you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie is stored in your browser. This cookie contains no personal data and only refers to the post ID of the article you just edited. The cookie expires after one day.

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

Our website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service from Google Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses cookies—text files stored on your computer—to analyze how you use the website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website (including your IP address) is transmitted to and stored on a Google server. Google uses this information to evaluate your website usage and compile reports on website activity. We use this information solely for our own market research and to optimize the website design.

Google may also transfer this information to third parties if required by law or if third parties process the data on Google’s behalf. Google will never associate your IP address with other data held by Google. You can prevent cookie installation by adjusting your browser software settings. However, this may prevent you from fully using all features of this website. By using this website, you consent to Google processing data about you as described above.

If you do not wish your anonymized data to be used for website analysis, you can use this opt-out tool: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout/

Use of IP Addresses
Your IP address is recorded.

Access Data
Each time a user accesses our website or attempts to retrieve a file from the server, data about this process is saved in a log file. It is not immediately possible for us to identify which user accessed which data, nor do we attempt to do so. This would only be possible in legally regulated cases with the help of third parties (e.g., internet service providers).

Specifically, the following data is stored for each access:
• Hostname and IP address of the accessing computer
• Time of the server request

In addition, we process your personal data in special cases based on legitimate interests of ourselves or authorized third parties for legal enforcement, or on order from legally authorized authorities or courts.

We store data to ensure the security of our website for 3 to 12 months depending on the service. Longer storage occurs only if necessary to investigate attacks on our website or pursue legal claims.

SSL/TLS Encryption
This site uses SSL/TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content that you send to us as site operators. You can recognize an encrypted connection because the browser address line changes from “http://” to “https://” and shows a lock symbol. When SSL/TLS encryption is activated, data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

Rights of Data Subjects
You have the right to information about your personal data, as well as the right to correction, deletion, or restriction of processing. You may also object to processing and have the right to data portability in a structured, machine-readable format. For all these rights, please contact the responsible contact person.

Your Rights Regarding Your Data
If you have an account on this website or have written comments, you can request an export of your personal data, including all data you provided us. You can also request deletion of all personal data stored about you, except for data that must be retained for administrative, legal, or security reasons.

Right to Complain
You also have the right to file a complaint with a supervisory authority. In Austria, this is the Austrian Data Protection Authority, Wickenburggasse 8, 1080 Vienna, Phone: +43 1 52 152-0, Email: dsb@dsb.gv.at, Web: https://www.dsb.gv.at/.