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Privacy Policy
Our privacy policy gives a simple overview of what kind of data we process when you visit our website.
Data collection on our website
What data is processed and for what purpose?
1) Data that is automatically saved when visiting our website in a server log file. These are, above all, technical data necessary for checking the system security. These are:
- Name of the called domain
- IP address
- Date and time of the request
- Page
- Used server protocol
- Status of the called page
- Referring website
- Internet browser detection. This may include browser name, version, and operating system
Furthermore, this data will be used anonymously for our web statistics. A merge of this data with other data sources will not be done.
The basis for data processing is Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR allowing the processing of data for the performance of a contract or pre-contractual measures.
2) Data that you give us actively and voluntarily by registering on our website and whose processing you accept by agreeing to our terms of use and privacy policy, is based on your consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR.
When you register on our website, we at least save this information:
- Username/pseudonym
- Password
- E-mail address
- Date of registration
- Date of the last login
- Anonymized IP address
- Device ID
For reasons of privacy, we recommend using a pseudonym that differs from your name and email address.
The data provided during registration remain stored as long as you are registered on our website.
Anonymized IP addresses are stored by our system for 30 days to protect against possible violations and misuse, such as spam. Our system uses an internal antispam database to automatically block corresponding user accounts.
At no time will personal data, such as Email address, transmitted to external antispam services.
3) Data that is processed by third parties and whose responsibility for data protection compliance lies with third parties
These are advertisement service providers such as Google Adsense and plugins like YouTube to display videos on our website. An exact overview of used services and plugins of third parties can be found in the appendix.
4) Cookies
Like most websites, our website uses cookies. Cookies are small text files that contain data (such as your login) and are stored by your Internet browser. Most cookies on this website are called session cookies. These are automatically deleted after closing your Internet browser, other cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them.
You can also completely block cookies in your internet browser. In this case, restrictions may occur on our website. In particular, the login will not work.
Here are instructions for managing cookies for the most popular Internet browsers:
Google Chrome
Mozilla Firefox
Apple Safari
Microsoft Edge
Microsoft Internet Explorer
We use the following types of cookies:
Cookies on our website
A list of standard cookies on our website and its function can be found in the appendix “Standard cookies on our website”.
Third-party cookies
Cookies may be provided by third parties. Please refer to the links to the corresponding privacy statements in the appendix "Third-party services and plugins".
General information and mandatory information
Data protection
We take the protection of your personal data seriously and only store data that is necessary for the operation of this website. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the legal data protection regulations.
Please note that data transmission on the Internet, such as E-mail, may have security holes. A complete protection of the data from access by third parties is not possible.
Responsible for this website is:
Esselbach Internet Solutions
Philipp Esselbach
Rautenstrauchgasse 6-16/4
1110 Vienna
Austria
E-Mail:
Your rights
You have the right to receive free information about your stored personal data, the correction and limitation of processing at any time within the scope of the applicable legal provisions. Please note that we require proof of your identity for such requests, for data security reasons.
Information
If you have an active user account on this website, you can log in to our user management tool with your login to get an overview of all your stored personal data.
Data portability
You have the right to obtain personally identifiable information we have stored based on your consent in a structured, common, machine-readable format. If you have an active user account on this site, log in to our user management tool and select "Download this information".
Deletion and objection
You can always delete your active user account. This will deletes all personal data stored in your user account in accordance with Art. 17 (1) (b) GDPR. To delete your active user account, log in to our user management tool with your login and select the option "Delete my account". Please note that this process is not reversible.
Any public postings that you have written will be anonymised in this case, since otherwise existing topics will be taken out of context. Moreover, this would contradict freedom of expression and freedom of information. This constitutes a justified interest pursuant in accordance with Art. 6 Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR.
Right of appeal to the competent supervisory authority
In the case of violations of data protection law, the person concerned has a right of appeal to the competent supervisory authority:
Austrian Data Protection Authority
Wickenburggasse 8
1080 Vienna
Austria
Homepage: http://www.dsb.gv.at/
Third-party services
GDPR Transparency and Consent Framework
Our website uses the GDPR Transparency and Consent framework by IAB Europe. The Framework standardizes the capture of user consent for data processing and signals this information across the advertising supply chain.
Operator is IAB Europe, Rond-Point Schuman 11 – 1040 Brussels, Belgium. You can find the privacy policy here: https://www.iabeurope.eu/privacy-policy/
Google Adsense
Our website uses Google Adsense as advertising service provider. Google maintains a Privacy Shield certification, thereby guaranteeing a level of data protection adapted to the European Union.
The information generated by cookies and web beacons (including the IP address of the users) about the use of this website and the delivery of advertising formats are transmitted to a Google server and stored there. Google uses your IP address for detecting invalid click activity and attacks. Google will anonymize the IP address after 9 months. This information may also be disclosed by Google to Google's contractors. However, Google will not merge your IP address with other data you have stored.
Please note that we opt out of personalized ads in countries of the European Economic Area (EEA). If you are living in a non-EEA country you may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting the http://optout.aboutads.info website.
Operator is Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheater Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. You can find the privacy policy of Google at: https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads
The use of Google Adsense is on our legitimate interest in financing our website. This constitutes a justified interest pursuant in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR.
Vibrant In-Text Ads
Our website uses Vibrant Media as advertising service provider. Vibrant Media Limited is registered with the UK Information Commissioner's office as a Data Controller in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA) with registration number Z526181X.
Operator is Vibrant Media, Ltd. 33 Queen Street, London, EC4R 1BR. You can find the privacy policy of Vibrant Media at: https://www.vibrantmedia.com/en/privacy-policy/
The use of Vibrant In-Text ads is on our legitimate interest in financing our website. This constitutes a justified interest pursuant in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR.
YouTube
Our website uses plugins to display videos from YouTube. If you visit this page with embedded YouTube videos, the YouTube server will tell you which of our pages you've visited.
Operator is YouTube LLC, 901 Cherry Ave, San Bruno, CA 94066, USA. You can find the privacy policy of YouTube at: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en
The use of YouTube is in the interest of an attractive presentation of our online offers. This constitutes a justified interest pursuant in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR.
Vimeo
Our website uses extensions to display videos by Vimeo. If you visit this page with embedded Vimeo videos, the Vimeo server will tell you which of our pages you've visited.
Operator is Vimeo Inc., 555 West 18th Street, NY, NY 10011, USA. The privacy policy of Vimeo can be found at: https://vimeo.com/privacy
The use of Vimeo is in the interest of an attractive presentation of our online offers. This constitutes a justified interest pursuant in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR.
Standard cookies on our website
Cookie Name: cookiebar
Life span: 1 month
This cookie is saved if you have consented to the use of cookies on our website
Cookie Name: ips4_IPSSessionFront
Life span: Browser session
This cookie contains the ID of your current session.
Cookie Name: ips4_member_id
Life span: 3 months
Your member ID. This cookie is set after you log in when you tick 'Remember Me' so you can be automatically logged in again in the future.
Cookie Name: ips4_login_key
Life span: 3 months
A unique key to authenticate your member ID cookie. This cookie is set after you log in when you tick 'Remember Me' so you can be automatically logged in again in the future.
Cookie Name: gdpr_session
Lifetime: Browser session
Saves the login of our user management tool
Data collection on our website
What data is processed and for what purpose?
1) Data that is automatically saved when visiting our website in a server log file. These are, above all, technical data necessary for checking the system security. These are:
- Name of the called domain
- IP address
- Date and time of the request
- Page
- Used server protocol
- Status of the called page
- Referring website
- Internet browser detection. This may include browser name, version, and operating system
Furthermore, this data will be used anonymously for our web statistics. A merge of this data with other data sources will not be done.
The basis for data processing is Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR allowing the processing of data for the performance of a contract or pre-contractual measures.
2) Data that you give us actively and voluntarily by registering on our website and whose processing you accept by agreeing to our terms of use and privacy policy, is based on your consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR.
When you register on our website, we at least save this information:
- Username/pseudonym
- Password
- E-mail address
- Date of registration
- Date of the last login
- Anonymized IP address
- Device ID
For reasons of privacy, we recommend using a pseudonym that differs from your name and email address.
The data provided during registration remain stored as long as you are registered on our website.
Anonymized IP addresses are stored by our system for 30 days to protect against possible violations and misuse, such as spam. Our system uses an internal antispam database to automatically block corresponding user accounts.
At no time will personal data, such as Email address, transmitted to external antispam services.
3) Data that is processed by third parties and whose responsibility for data protection compliance lies with third parties
These are advertisement service providers such as Google Adsense and plugins like YouTube to display videos on our website. An exact overview of used services and plugins of third parties can be found in the appendix.
4) Cookies
Like most websites, our website uses cookies. Cookies are small text files that contain data (such as your login) and are stored by your Internet browser. Most cookies on this website are called session cookies. These are automatically deleted after closing your Internet browser, other cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them.
You can also completely block cookies in your internet browser. In this case, restrictions may occur on our website. In particular, the login will not work.
Here are instructions for managing cookies for the most popular Internet browsers:
Google Chrome
Mozilla Firefox
Apple Safari
Microsoft Edge
Microsoft Internet Explorer
We use the following types of cookies:
Cookies on our website
A list of standard cookies on our website and its function can be found in the appendix “Standard cookies on our website”.
Third-party cookies
Cookies may be provided by third parties. Please refer to the links to the corresponding privacy statements in the appendix "Third-party services and plugins".
General information and mandatory information
Data protection
We take the protection of your personal data seriously and only store data that is necessary for the operation of this website. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the legal data protection regulations.
Please note that data transmission on the Internet, such as E-mail, may have security holes. A complete protection of the data from access by third parties is not possible.
Responsible for this website is:
Esselbach Internet Solutions
Philipp Esselbach
Rautenstrauchgasse 6-16/4
1110 Vienna
Austria
E-Mail:
Your rights
You have the right to receive free information about your stored personal data, the correction and limitation of processing at any time within the scope of the applicable legal provisions. Please note that we require proof of your identity for such requests, for data security reasons.
Information
If you have an active user account on this website, you can log in to our user management tool with your login to get an overview of all your stored personal data.
Data portability
You have the right to obtain personally identifiable information we have stored based on your consent in a structured, common, machine-readable format. If you have an active user account on this site, log in to our user management tool and select "Download this information".
Deletion and objection
You can always delete your active user account. This will deletes all personal data stored in your user account in accordance with Art. 17 (1) (b) GDPR. To delete your active user account, log in to our user management tool with your login and select the option "Delete my account". Please note that this process is not reversible.
Any public postings that you have written will be anonymised in this case, since otherwise existing topics will be taken out of context. Moreover, this would contradict freedom of expression and freedom of information. This constitutes a justified interest pursuant in accordance with Art. 6 Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR.
Right of appeal to the competent supervisory authority
In the case of violations of data protection law, the person concerned has a right of appeal to the competent supervisory authority:
Austrian Data Protection Authority
Wickenburggasse 8
1080 Vienna
Austria
Homepage: http://www.dsb.gv.at/
Third-party services
GDPR Transparency and Consent Framework
Our website uses the GDPR Transparency and Consent framework by IAB Europe. The Framework standardizes the capture of user consent for data processing and signals this information across the advertising supply chain.
Operator is IAB Europe, Rond-Point Schuman 11 – 1040 Brussels, Belgium. You can find the privacy policy here: https://www.iabeurope.eu/privacy-policy/
Google Adsense
Our website uses Google Adsense as advertising service provider. Google maintains a Privacy Shield certification, thereby guaranteeing a level of data protection adapted to the European Union.
The information generated by cookies and web beacons (including the IP address of the users) about the use of this website and the delivery of advertising formats are transmitted to a Google server and stored there. Google uses your IP address for detecting invalid click activity and attacks. Google will anonymize the IP address after 9 months. This information may also be disclosed by Google to Google's contractors. However, Google will not merge your IP address with other data you have stored.
Please note that we opt out of personalized ads in countries of the European Economic Area (EEA). If you are living in a non-EEA country you may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting the http://optout.aboutads.info website.
Operator is Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheater Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. You can find the privacy policy of Google at: https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads
The use of Google Adsense is on our legitimate interest in financing our website. This constitutes a justified interest pursuant in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR.
Vibrant In-Text Ads
Our website uses Vibrant Media as advertising service provider. Vibrant Media Limited is registered with the UK Information Commissioner's office as a Data Controller in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA) with registration number Z526181X.
Operator is Vibrant Media, Ltd. 33 Queen Street, London, EC4R 1BR. You can find the privacy policy of Vibrant Media at: https://www.vibrantmedia.com/en/privacy-policy/
The use of Vibrant In-Text ads is on our legitimate interest in financing our website. This constitutes a justified interest pursuant in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR.
YouTube
Our website uses plugins to display videos from YouTube. If you visit this page with embedded YouTube videos, the YouTube server will tell you which of our pages you've visited.
Operator is YouTube LLC, 901 Cherry Ave, San Bruno, CA 94066, USA. You can find the privacy policy of YouTube at: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en
The use of YouTube is in the interest of an attractive presentation of our online offers. This constitutes a justified interest pursuant in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR.
Vimeo
Our website uses extensions to display videos by Vimeo. If you visit this page with embedded Vimeo videos, the Vimeo server will tell you which of our pages you've visited.
Operator is Vimeo Inc., 555 West 18th Street, NY, NY 10011, USA. The privacy policy of Vimeo can be found at: https://vimeo.com/privacy
The use of Vimeo is in the interest of an attractive presentation of our online offers. This constitutes a justified interest pursuant in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR.
Standard cookies on our website
Cookie Name: cookiebar
Life span: 1 month
This cookie is saved if you have consented to the use of cookies on our website
Cookie Name: ips4_IPSSessionFront
Life span: Browser session
This cookie contains the ID of your current session.
Cookie Name: ips4_member_id
Life span: 3 months
Your member ID. This cookie is set after you log in when you tick 'Remember Me' so you can be automatically logged in again in the future.
Cookie Name: ips4_login_key
Life span: 3 months
A unique key to authenticate your member ID cookie. This cookie is set after you log in when you tick 'Remember Me' so you can be automatically logged in again in the future.
Cookie Name: gdpr_session
Lifetime: Browser session
Saves the login of our user management tool