Data Protection at a Glance
General Information
The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data is all data with which you can be personally identified. Detailed information on the subject of data protection can be found in our privacy policy listed below this text.
Data Collection on This Website
Who is responsible for data collection on this website?
Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. Their contact details can be found in the section “Information on the Responsible Entity” in this privacy policy.
How do we collect your data?
Your data is collected in part because you provide it to us. This may include data that you enter into a contact form. Other data is collected automatically or after your consent when visiting the website through our IT systems. These are mainly technical data (e.g., internet browser, operating system, or time of page access). This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter this website.
What do we use your data for?
Some of the data is collected to ensure error-free provision of the website. Other data may be used to analyse your user behaviour. If contracts can be concluded or initiated via the website, the transmitted data will also be processed for contract offers, orders, or other inquiries.
What rights do you have regarding your data?
You have the right at any time to receive free information about the origin, recipients, and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have the right to request correction or deletion of this data. If you have given consent to data processing, you may revoke this consent at any time for the future.
You also have the right, under certain circumstances, to request restriction of processing of your personal data. Furthermore, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority. You can contact us at any time regarding this and other questions on the subject of data protection.
Hosting
This website is hosted externally. Personal data collected on this website is stored on the servers of the hosting provider(s). This may include in particular IP addresses, contact inquiries, metadata and communication data, contract data, contact details, names, website accesses, and other data generated via a website. External hosting is carried out for the purpose of fulfilling contracts with our potential and existing customers (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR) and in the interest of secure, fast, and efficient provision of our online services by a professional provider (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR).
If corresponding consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TDDDG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information in the user’s terminal device (e.g., device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. Consent can be revoked at any time.
Our hosting provider will process your data only to the extent necessary to fulfill its service obligations and will follow our instructions with regard to this data.
We use the following hosting provider:
Humanfrog d.o.o.
Dunajska 5
1000 Ljubljana
Slovenia
Data Processing
We have concluded a data processing agreement (DPA) for the use of the above-mentioned service. This is a contract required by data protection law that ensures that it processes the personal data of our website visitors only according to our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.
General Information and Mandatory Information
Data Protection
The operators of these pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy.
When you use this website, various personal data are collected. Personal data are data with which you can be personally identified. This privacy policy explains which data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this happens. We point out that data transmission over the internet (e.g., communication by email) may have security gaps. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.
Information on the Responsible Entity
Die verantwortliche Stelle für die Datenverarbeitung auf dieser Website ist:
Fortimus GmbH
Waagner Biro Straße 47/1
8020 Graz, Austria
Email: info@fortimus.net
The responsible entity is the legal person who alone or jointly with others decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data (e.g., names, email addresses, etc.).
Storage Period
Unless a more specific storage period is specified within this privacy policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for data processing ceases to apply. If you assert a legitimate request for deletion or revoke consent to data processing, your data will be deleted unless we have
other legally permissible reasons for storing your personal data (e.g., retention periods under tax or commercial law); in the latter case, deletion takes place after these reasons cease to apply.
General Information on the Legal Basis for Data Processing on this Website
If you have consented to data processing, we process your personal data on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR or Art. 9 para. 2 lit. a GDPR if special categories of data according to Art. 9 para. 1 GDPR are processed.
In the case of explicit consent to the transfer of personal data to third countries, data processing is also carried out on the basis of Art. 49 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. If you have consented to the storage of cookies or access to information on your terminal device (e.g., via device fingerprinting), data processing is additionally carried out on the basis of § 25 para. 1 TDDDG. Consent can be revoked at any time. If your data is required for contract fulfillment or implementation of pre-contractual measures, we process your data on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR. Furthermore, we process your data if this is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR. Data processing may also be carried out on the basis of our legitimate interest according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The respective legal bases applicable in each individual case are explained in the following paragraphs of this privacy policy.
Recipients of Personal Data
Within the scope of our business activities, we cooperate with various external parties. In some cases, transmission of personal data to these external parties is necessary. We only pass on personal data to external parties if this is necessary within the framework of contract fulfillment, if we are legally obliged to do so (e.g., transfer of data to tax authorities), if we
have a legitimate interest according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR in the transfer, or if another legal basis permits the transfer. When using processors, we only pass on personal data of our customers on the basis of a valid data processing agreement. In the case of joint processing, a joint processing agreement is concluded.
Withdrawal of Your Consent to Data Processing
Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You may revoke consent already given at any time. The legality of data processing carried out until the revocation remains unaffected.
Right to Object to Data Collection in Special Cases and to Direct Marketing (Art. 21 GDPR)
IF DATA PROCESSING IS BASED ON ART. 6 PARA. 1 LIT. E OR F GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT AT ANY TIME, FOR REASONS ARISING FROM YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION, TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS. THE RESPECTIVE LEGAL BASIS ON WHICH PROCESSING IS BASED CAN BE FOUND IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU OBJECT, WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR AFFECTED PERSONAL DATA UNLESS WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING WHICH OVERRIDE
YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS, AND FREEDOMS OR THE PROCESSING SERVES THE ASSERTION, EXERCISE, OR DEFENSE OF LEGAL CLAIMS (OBJECTION ACCORDING TO ART. 21 PARA. 1 GDPR). IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED FOR THE PURPOSE OF DIRECT MARKETING, YOU HAVE THE
RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA CONCERNING YOU FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUCH ADVERTISING; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING INSOFAR AS IT IS RELATED TO SUCH DIRECT MARKETING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL SUBSEQUENTLY NO LONGER BE USED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES (OBJECTION ACCORDING TO ART. 21 PARA. 2 GDPR).
Right to Lodge a Complaint with the Competent Supervisory Authority
In the event of violations of the GDPR, data subjects have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the member state of their habitual residence, their place of work, or the place of the alleged violation. The right to lodge a complaint exists without prejudice to
other administrative or judicial remedies.
Right to Data Portability
You have the right to have data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in fulfilment of a contract handed over to yourself or to a third party in a common, machine-readable format. If you request direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will only be done to the extent technically feasible.
Access, Correction, and Deletion
Within the framework of the applicable legal provisions, you have the right at any time to free information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipients, and the purpose of data processing and, if applicable, a right to correction or deletion of this data. You may contact us at any time regarding this and other questions on the subject of personal data.
Right to Restriction of Processing
You have the right to request restriction of processing of your personal data. You may contact us at any time for this purpose. The right to restriction of processing exists in the following cases:
• If you dispute the accuracy of your personal data stored by us, we usually need time to verify this. For the duration of the review, you have the right to request restriction of processing of your personal data.
• If the processing of your personal data was/is unlawful, you may request restriction of data processing instead of deletion.
• If we no longer need your personal data, but you need it for the exercise, defense, or assertion of legal claims, you have the right to request restriction of processing instead of deletion.
• If you have lodged an objection pursuant to Art. 21 para. 1 GDPR, a balance must be made between your interests and ours. As long as it has not yet been determined whose interests prevail, you have the right to request restriction of processing.
If you have restricted processing of your personal data, such data — apart from storage — may only be processed with your consent or for the assertion, exercise, or defense of legal claims or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of important public interest
of the European Union or a member state.
Data Collection on This Website
Cookies
Our internet pages use so-called “cookies.” Cookies are small data packages and do not cause any damage to your terminal device. They are stored either temporarily for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (permanent cookies) on your terminal device. To manage cookies and obtain your consent, we use a local consent management tool (WordPress plugin). The consent banner allows you to choose between the following categories:
• Necessary Cookies (always active): These cookies are required for basic website functions, e.g., secure logins and saving your cookie settings. They do not store personal data.
• Functional Cookies: These cookies support functions such as sharing content on social media, collecting feedback, or using third-party tools.
• Analytical Cookies: These cookies record visitor interactions (e.g., number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic sources) in order to improve the website.
• Advertisement Cookies: These cookies enable personalized advertising based on previous visits and analyse the effectiveness of advertising campaigns.
Non-essential cookies are blocked as long as no explicit consent has been given. Consents are logged locally in our WordPress installation (with anonymized IP address and date). You can revoke your consent at any time via the “Cookie Settings” button in the footer or in the banner.
Necessary cookies are stored on the basis of our legitimate interest (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR). Non- essential cookies are processed exclusively on the basis of your consent (Art. 6(1) (a) GDPR and Section 25(1) TDDDG); consent can be revoked at any time.
You can also manage cookies via your browser settings (block, delete). If cookies are deactivated, the functionality of the website may be restricted.
Contact Form
If you send us inquiries via contact form, your details from the inquiry form including the contact data you provided there will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the inquiry and in case of follow-up questions. We do not pass on this data without your consent. Processing of this data is based on (Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR if your request is related to contract fulfilment or necessary for implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, processing is based on our legitimate interest in effective handling of inquiries addressed to us (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR) or on your consent ((Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR) if this has been requested; consent can be revoked at any time.
The data entered by you in the contact form will remain with us until you request deletion, revoke consent to storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g., after your inquiry has been processed). Mandatory legal provisions — especially retention periods — remain unaffected.
Inquiry by Email, Telephone, or Fax
If you contact us by email, telephone, or fax, your inquiry including all personal data resulting from it (name, inquiry) will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of handling your request. We do not pass on this data without your consent.
Processing of this data is based on Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR if your request is related to contract fulfilment or necessary for implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, processing is based on our legitimate interest in effective handling of inquiries addressed to us (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR) if this has been requested; consent can be revoked at any time. The data sent by you to us via contact inquiries remains with us until you request deletion, revoke consent to storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g., after your request has been processed). Mandatory legal provisions — especially statutory retention periods — remain unaffected.
Analytics Tools and Advertising
WP Statistics
This website uses the analysis tool WP Statistics for statistical evaluation of visitor access. The provider is Veronalabs, Tatari 64, 10134 Tallinn, Estonia.
WP Statistics collects anonymized data such as approximate origin (from anonymized IP address), browser used, operating system, referrer, pages accessed, and interactions on the website. IP addresses are anonymized by default (last octet removed or hashed), so that personal reference is no
longer possible.
WP Statistics does not set cookies and does not use persistent identifiers. All data is stored exclusively locally on our own server and is not passed on to third parties. Processing is carried out on the basis of our legitimate interest (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR) in anonymized analysis of user behaviour to optimize our online offering. Since no personal data is processed and no cookies are set, consent is generally not required. If, in exceptional cases, personal data is nevertheless collected, processing is carried out exclusively
on the basis of your consent (Art. 6(1) (a) GDPR and Section 25(1) TDDDG), which can be revoked at any time.