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Data protection

We have drawn up this privacy policy (version 27.09.2019-221102896) to explain to you, in accordance with the requirements of the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and the Data Protection Act (DSG) , what information we collect, how we use data and what decision-making options you have as a visitor to this website.

Unfortunately, these explanations sound very technical by nature. However, we have tried to describe the most important things as simply and clearly as possible.

Automatische Datenspeicherung

Wenn Sie heutzutage Webseiten besuchen, werden gewisse Informationen automatisch erstellt und gespeichert, so auch auf dieser Webseite.

Wenn Sie unsere Webseite so wie jetzt gerade besuchen, speichert unser Webserver (Computer auf dem diese Webseite gespeichert ist) automatisch Daten wie

die Adresse (URL) der aufgerufenen Webseite
Browser und Browserversion
das verwendete Betriebssystem
die Adresse (URL) der zuvor besuchten Seite (Referrer URL)
den Hostname und die IP-Adresse des Geräts von welchem aus zugegriffen wird
Datum und Uhrzeit

in Dateien (Webserver-Logfiles).

In der Regel werden Webserver-Logfiles zwei Wochen gespeichert und danach automatisch gelöscht. Wir geben diese Daten nicht weiter, können jedoch nicht ausschließen, dass diese Daten beim Vorliegen von rechtswidrigem Verhalten eingesehen werden.

Storage of personal data

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

We therefore use your personal data only for communication with those visitors who expressly request contact and for the processing of the services and products offered on this website. We will not share your personal data without your consent, but we cannot rule out the possibility that this data will be viewed in the event of illegal activity.

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

Rights under the General Data Protection Regulation

According to the provisions of the GDPR and the Austrian Data Protection Act (DSG), you are generally entitled to 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 of objection (Article 21 GDPR)
Right not to be subjected 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 that your data protection rights have been violated in any other 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/ .

Evaluation of visitor behavior

In the following privacy policy, we inform you whether and how we evaluate data from your visit to this website. The collected data is generally evaluated anonymously, and we cannot draw any conclusions about your identity from your behavior on this website.

You can find out more about how to object to this analysis of visit data in the following privacy policy.

TLS encryption with https

We use https to transmit data securely over the internet (data protection through technology design, Article 25, Paragraph 1, GDPR ). By using TLS (Transport Layer Security), an encryption protocol for secure data transmission over the internet, we can ensure the protection of confidential data. You can recognize the use of this data transmission security by the small lock symbol in the top left of the browser and the use of the https scheme (instead of http) as part of our internet address.

Google Fonts Privacy Policy

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

You don't need to log in or enter a password to use Google Fonts. Furthermore, no cookies are stored in your browser. The files (CSS, fonts) are requested via the Google domains fonts.googleapis.com and fonts.gstatic.com. According to Google, requests for CSS and fonts are completely separate from all other Google services. If you have a Google Account, you don't need to worry about your Google Account data being transmitted to Google while using Google Fonts. Google records the use of CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) and the fonts used and stores this data securely. We'll look at exactly how this data is stored later.

What are Google Fonts?

Google Fonts (formerly Google Web Fonts) is an interactive directory of more than 800 fonts that Google LLC provides for free use.

Many of these fonts are released under the SIL Open Font License, while others are released under the Apache License. Both are free software licenses, allowing us to use them freely without paying royalties.

Why do we use Google Fonts on our website?

With Google Fonts, we can use fonts on our own website without having to upload them to our own server. Google Fonts is an important component in maintaining the high quality of our website. All Google Fonts are automatically optimized for the web, which saves data volume and is a major advantage, especially for use on mobile devices. When you visit our site, the small file size ensures fast loading times. Furthermore, Google Fonts are so-called secure web fonts. Different image synthesis systems (rendering) in different browsers, operating systems, and mobile devices can lead to errors. Such errors can visually distort parts of text or entire web pages. Thanks to the fast Content Delivery Network (CDN), there are no cross-platform problems with Google Fonts. Google Fonts supports all common browsers (Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, Opera) and works reliably on most modern mobile operating systems, including Android 2.2+ and iOS 4.2+ (iPhone, iPad, iPod). We use Google Fonts so that we can present our entire online service as beautifully and consistently as possible.

What data is stored by Google?

When you visit our website, the fonts are reloaded via a Google server. This external request transmits data to Google's servers. In doing so, Google also detects that you—or more specifically, your IP address—have visited our website. The Google Fonts API was developed to minimize the collection, storage, and usage of end-user data to only what is necessary for the efficient delivery of fonts. Incidentally, API stands for "Application Programming Interface" and serves, among other things, as a data transmitter in software applications.

Google Fonts stores CSS and font requests securely on Google servers and is therefore protected. By collecting usage statistics, Google can determine the popularity of certain fonts. These results are published on internal analysis platforms such as Google Analytics. Google also uses its own web crawler to identify which websites use Google Fonts. This data is published in the BigQuery database of Google Fonts. BigQuery is a web service from Google for businesses that want to manage and analyze large volumes of data.

It should be noted that every request to Google Fonts also automatically transmits information such as the IP address, language settings, screen resolution of the browser, browser version, and browser name to Google's servers. Whether this data is also stored is unclear and not explicitly communicated by Google.

How long and where is the data stored?

Google stores requests for CSS assets for one day on servers, which are primarily located outside of the EU. This allows us to use the fonts via a Google stylesheet. A stylesheet is a template that lets you quickly and easily change the design or font of a website.

Font files are stored by Google for one year. The goal is to generally improve the loading time of websites. When millions of websites refer to the same fonts, they are cached after the first visit and immediately displayed on all subsequent visits to other websites. Sometimes, Google updates font files to reduce file size, increase language coverage, or improve the design.

How can I delete my data or prevent data storage?

Data that Google stores for one day or one year cannot simply be deleted by the user. The data is automatically transmitted to Google when a page is loaded. To request early deletion of this data, you must contact Google Support at
https://support.google.com/?hl=de&tid=221103366.
To prevent this data from being stored in the first place, you would need to refrain from visiting our website.

Unlike other web fonts, Google gives us unrestricted access to all fonts. This allows us unlimited access to a vast array of fonts and to choose the most suitable ones for our website.
You can find more about Google Fonts and other related topics at
https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq?tid=221103366.
While Google does address privacy-related concerns on that page, detailed information about data storage is not provided. It is relatively difficult (almost impossible) to obtain truly precise information from Google about the data that is stored.

You can read more about the data Google collects and how it uses that data at
https://www.google.com/intl/de/policies/privacy/

Cookies

Our website uses HTTP cookies to store user-specific data.
Below, we explain what cookies are and why they are used, so that you can better understand this privacy policy.

What exactly are cookies?

Whenever you browse the internet, you use a browser. Popular browsers include Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Internet Explorer, and Microsoft Edge. Most websites store small text files in your browser. These files are called cookies.

There’s no denying it: cookies are very useful little helpers. Almost all websites use cookies. More precisely, HTTP cookies—since there are other types of cookies for different applications. HTTP cookies are small files that our website stores on your computer. These cookie files are automatically stored in your browser’s cookie folder, essentially the “brain” of your browser. A cookie consists of a name and a value, and when defining a cookie, one or more attributes must also be specified.

Cookies store certain user data such as language or personal site settings. When you revisit our site, your browser sends this user-specific information back to our site. Thanks to cookies, our website knows who you are and presents you with your familiar default settings. In some browsers, each cookie is stored in its own file, while in others (like Firefox), all cookies are stored in one file.

There are both first-party cookies and third-party cookies. First-party cookies are created directly by our site, while third-party cookies are created by partner websites (e.g., Google Analytics). Each cookie must be evaluated individually, as each one stores different data. Also, the lifespan of a cookie varies—from a few minutes to several years. Cookies are not software programs and do not contain viruses, trojans, or other malicious code. Cookies also cannot access information on your PC.

Example of cookie data:

Name: _ga
Value: GA1.2.1326744211.152221102896
Purpose: Differentiating website visitors
Expiration: after 2 years

Browser minimum cookie capacities:

At least 4096 bytes per cookie
At least 50 cookies per domain
At least 3000 cookies in total

What types of cookies are there?

The specific cookies we use depend on the services used and are detailed in the following sections of the privacy policy. At this point, we briefly describe the four different types of HTTP cookies:

Strictly necessary cookies
Required to ensure basic functions of the website, such as keeping items in a shopping cart.
Functional cookies
Collect information about user behavior and error messages; they also help measure loading times and browser performance.
Performance cookies
Enhance user experience by saving input like location, font size, or form data.
Advertising cookies (Targeting cookies)
Deliver personalized advertising to the user. Can be useful or annoying depending on context.

Usually, when visiting a site for the first time, you’re asked which types of cookies you want to allow. This choice is then saved in a cookie.

How can I delete cookies?

You have full control over how and whether cookies are used. Regardless of the website or service, you can always delete cookies, allow them partially, or deactivate them completely. For instance, you can block third-party cookies but allow all others.

To see which cookies are stored in your browser or to manage/delete them, go to your browser’s settings:

If you generally do not want cookies, you can configure your browser to notify you whenever a cookie is about to be set, giving you the choice to allow or deny each one individually. The process varies by browser. Best to search “delete cookies Chrome” or “disable cookies Chrome,” and replace "Chrome" with the name of your browser if needed.

How is my privacy protected?

Since 2009, so-called “cookie guidelines” require user consent for the storage of cookies. However, implementation varies significantly within EU countries. In Austria, this is covered by § 96 para. 3 of the Telecommunications Act (TKG).

If you want to dive deeper into technical documentation, we recommend:
https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6265 — the "HTTP State Management Mechanism" by the IETF.

Newsletter Privacy Policy

When you sign up for our newsletter, you submit the above-mentioned personal data and give us the right to contact you via email. These data are used solely for the newsletter and not shared.

If you unsubscribe (link in every newsletter), we delete all data related to your subscription.

Google Maps Privacy Policy

We use Google Maps by Google Inc. (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA) on our website. Google Maps helps us visually display locations, improving our service. Using Google Maps transfers data to Google and stores it on their servers.

What is Google Maps?

Google Maps is an online mapping service from Google Inc. It allows users to search for specific locations via PC or app. Businesses listed on Google My Business have more info shown. Maps can be embedded into websites using HTML. Google Maps shows maps in street, satellite, or hybrid views with detailed imagery, including Street View.

Why do we use Google Maps?

We aim to provide you with useful and convenient experiences on our site. Google Maps helps show where we are located and provides route planning options. You can see directions for driving, public transport, walking, or cycling—part of our customer service.