Privacy Policy & Cookies
Privacy Policy
The entity responsible for processing your personal data on our website is Buchsteiner GmbH. Our contact details can be found in the Imprint.
We take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We handle your personal data confidentially and in accordance with statutory data protection regulations as well as this Privacy Policy.
Your data will not be shared with other recipients without your explicit consent.
Services, Scripts & Cookies
Services
To operate our website, we use services from third-party providers in the following areas:
- Web Hosting (Hetzner AG) for data storage and website operation
- Web Analytics (Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager) for statistical evaluation of website usage
Scripts
A script is software that provides functions, processes data, and connects our website to third-party services such as Google Analytics and Facebook Pixel for web analytics.
We use scripts from the following third-party providers to operate our website:
- Google Analytics for web analytics
These scripts are not strictly necessary for the operation of our website (in the worst case, web analytics may not capture all users, which would not significantly affect the statistical evaluation). Therefore, our website is configured so that these scripts are only activated after you have given your consent.
Cookies
This website uses cookies.
Cookies make websites more user-friendly and efficient. A cookie is a small text file that stores information. When a user visits a website, the website can place a cookie on the user’s computer. When the user returns to the website later, the website can read the previously stored cookie data and, for example, determine whether the user has visited the website before and which areas of the website the user is most interested in.
More information about cookies can be found on Wikipedia.
Changing Cookie Settings
You can manage how your web browser handles cookies, which cookies are allowed or blocked, in the browser settings. The exact location of these settings depends on your web browser. Detailed information can be found in the help function of your browser.
If cookie usage is restricted, some functions of this website may no longer be fully available.
Cookies on Our Website
Our website uses the following providers:
- Cookiebar Oveleon: Used to store your consent to cookie usage.
Web Analytics
To further develop our website, we conduct statistical analyses of website usage using the web analytics products Google Analytics and Facebook Pixel. This allows us to see which content on our website is of particular interest to users and to improve our offerings accordingly.
Statistical analysis of your usage of this website is only carried out after you have given consent to web analytics.
Our website uses the web analytics products Google Analytics and Facebook Pixel for statistical evaluation. Scripts and cookies from Google and Facebook are embedded in our website, which are only activated after you give consent for web analytics.
You can fully revoke any consent you have given for the collection of your data for web analytics by clicking the following link. An opt-out cookie will be set, preventing the collection of your data on future visits:
Further below, you also have the option to deactivate each service individually.
Google Analytics
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA ("Google"), on the basis of legitimate interest (analysis of website usage). We have concluded a data processing agreement with Google for this purpose.
When you access our website, a connection to Google's servers is established via software, and data is transmitted to Google’s servers, which may be located in the USA. Google Analytics also uses cookies to store information about the website user and to analyze website usage by users.
This website uses the "IP anonymization" feature. As a result, Google truncates your IP address within the European Union or other countries of the European Economic Area prior to transmission. Only in exceptional cases is the full IP address transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there.
According to Google, the data collected will be used to evaluate website usage, compile reports on website activities, and provide other services related to website and internet usage.
Google may also transfer this information to third parties if required by law or if third parties process the data on Google's behalf.
Detailed information about handling user data in Google Analytics can be found in Google's Privacy Policy: Google Privacy Policy and Google Analytics Help.
Disabling Google Analytics
- You can prevent the collection of your data by Google Analytics on all websites by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de
- You can prevent the collection of your data by Google Analytics only on this website by clicking the following link. An opt-out cookie will be set, preventing data collection during future visits:
"Share" Buttons
Our website features buttons on some pages for sharing content on social media platforms such as Facebook, Google Plus, Instagram, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Tumblr, Twitter, XING, and YouTube.
The buttons are designed to protect the personal data of our website visitors, as the scripts behind the buttons do not collect or process any personal data. Detailed information on the function of the buttons is provided by Heise Verlag, publisher of the IT magazine c’t, and the developers of the buttons.
Website visitors who want to share content are redirected to the sharing pages of the respective social media platform. Only there are the scripts necessary for sharing loaded, and the terms and privacy policies of the respective platform apply. Detailed information is provided by the respective platforms: Facebook, Google Plus, Instagram, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Tumblr, Twitter, XING, YouTube.
Your Rights
You have the right to access, correct, delete, or restrict the processing of your personal data, as well as the right to data portability.
You have the right to revoke any consent you have given for the processing of your personal data at any time. The legality of data processing up to the time of revocation is not affected by the revocation.
You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data for direct marketing purposes. In case of objection, your personal data will no longer be processed for direct marketing purposes.
Furthermore, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority (Austrian Data Protection Authority, Wickenburggasse 8, 1010 Vienna, dsb@dsb.gv.at).