Privacy Policy

1. Data Protection at a Glance

1.1 General Information

The following notes provide an overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit our website. Personal data is any data by which you can be personally identified. The privacy policy is translated into different languages, in case of differences the German version is binding.

1.2 Data Collection

1.2.1 Who is responsible for data collection on this website?

Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find all contact Details in the legal notice of this Website.

1.2.2 What rights do you have regarding your data?

You have at any time the right to exercise free of charge information, correction, deletion, restriction, data portability and objection, regarding our processing of your personal data. We have to fulfill these rights free of charge. In case of manifestly unfounded or, especially in case of frequent repetition, excessive requests of a person concerned, we may charge you an appropriate fee or refuse to comply with your request. If you feel that your rights have been violated, you have the right to complain to the data protection authority, Österreichische Datenschutzbehörde, Barichgasse 40-42, 1030 Vienna. For this purpose, as well as for further questions on the subject of data protection, you can contact the controller or the data protection coordinator at the address given in the imprint at any time.

2. General Notes and Mandatory Information

2.1 Data Protection

We, the operators of this website, take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy.

When you use this website, various personal data is collected. Personal data is data with which you can be personally identified. This privacy policy explains what data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how, over what period of time and for what purpose this is done.

We would like to point out that data transmission on the Internet (e.g. when communicating by e-mail) can have security gaps. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.

2.2 Revocation of Your Consent to Data Processing

Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You can revoke consent you have already given at any time. For this purpose, an informal communication by e-mail to us is sufficient. The legality of the data processing carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

3. Data Collection on Our Website

3.1 Cookies

The Internet pages partly use so-called cookies. Cookies do not cause any damage to your computer and do not contain viruses. Cookies serve to make our offer more user-friendly, effective and secure. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer and saved by your browser.

You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and only allow cookies in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. If cookies are deactivated, the functionality of this website may be limited.

3.2 Server Log Files

The provider of the pages automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These are:

• Browser type and version
• Operating system
• Referrer URL
• Host name of the accessing computer
• Time of the server request
• IP address

This data will not be merged with other data sources.

3.3 Event Registration

For the coordination of our events and for sending event-related information, we use services of "Eventbrite Services" which operate under the name "Eventbrite". The data is only transmitted on our Eventbrite page when registering for an event or following us. These are:

Event related Data (name, e-mail address, questions, surveys, ideas and other event content that you have actively entered and submitted). You can find the more detailed privacy policy of this data processor at https://privacy.eventbrite.com/.

3.4 Capturing Images and Sound during the Event

During the event, photographs and/or films may be taken by or on behalf of the data controler. By registering for the event, you acknowledge, as already briefly stated in registration confirmation email, that photographs and video materials on which you are depicted will be used for press coverage and published in various (social) media platforms such as, but not limited to, LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, etc., publications and on the website of the data controller.

4. Deletion of Data

The collected and processed data will be deleted immediately after the expiration of the purpose of use, but only after the expiration of time limits for possible legal claims or for defense and defense in possible legal matters.