The protection of your personal data is particularly important to us. We therefore process your data on the basis of the legal provisions (GDPR, TKG 2003). In this data protection information we inform you about the most important aspects of data processing within this website. Every time you visit this website, (sometimes personal) data is automatically collected and processed. The following data is collected to create visitor statistics about the use of this website, to improve the website and to protect against cyber attacks: date and visit of the URL on which the visitor is located, URL that the visitor visited immediately before, used Browser, operating system used and the IP address of the visitor. In order to make visiting our website attractive and to enable the use of certain functions, so-called “cookies” are used. These are small text files that are temporarily stored on your computer. No personal data about you will be stored. If you use this website without changing your browser's cookie settings, you agree to the use of cookies. If you do not wish this, you can set up your browser so that it informs you about the setting of cookies and you only allow this in individual cases. If cookies are deactivated, the functionality of the website may be restricted.
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analysis service provided by Google Inc. (“Google”, Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA). Google Analytics uses “cookies” that are stored on your computer and enable your use of the website to be analyzed. The information generated in this way about your use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. The level of data protection results from an adequacy decision by the European Commission in accordance with Article 45 GDPR (“Privacy Shield”). On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide other services related to website activity and internet usage to the website operator. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics is not combined with other Google data. Google Analytics may also be used to evaluate data from AdWords and the double-click cookie for statistical purposes. If you do not agree with this, you can deactivate this.We occasionally use the online advertising program “Google AdWords” and conversion tracking as part of Google AdWords. Google Conversion Tracking is an analysis service provided by Google Inc. If you click on an ad placed by Google, a cookie for conversion tracking will be stored on your computer. These cookies expire after 30 days, do not contain any personal data and are therefore not used for personal identification. If you visit certain pages on our website and the cookie has not yet expired, Google and we can recognize that you clicked on the ad and were redirected to this page. Each Google AdWords customer receives a different cookie. There is therefore no possibility that cookies can be tracked via the websites of AdWords customers. The information collected using the conversion cookie is used to create conversion statistics for AdWords customers who have opted for conversion tracking. Here, customers find out the total number of users who clicked on their ad and were redirected to a page with a conversion tracking tag. However, you will not receive any information that can be used to personally identify users. If you do not want to participate in tracking, you can object to this use by preventing the installation of cookies by setting your browser software accordingly.
If personal data is voluntarily transmitted via this website, for example as part of an inquiry via an online form or email, the transmitter expressly agrees that the personal data he provided and is necessary for any legal transaction (first and last name, Institution, company, address, your message as well as email address and telephone number) are recorded and processed electronically. We will store and process the data you provide for up to 36 months exclusively within the framework of the Institute of the Regions of Europe for your individual support, for the purpose of processing your request, sending information or making service offers and in the event of follow-up questions, unless they are For reasons of verifiability or legal retention periods, the data must be retained for a longer period of time, no further communication takes place and there is no customer or legal relationship. We will of course treat your information confidentially in accordance with the applicable data protection and professional regulations.
To operate this website, we use the following contract data processors, who ensure technical functionality: 1&1 IONOS SE, Elgendorferstraße 57, 56410 Montabaur. In order to carry out these activities, these contract data processors have technical access to some of your personal data due to the system (e.g. as part of the operation of the mail server through which our e-mail communication takes place or when regularly backing up the website). Our data processors are bound by all of the above assurances and are not permitted to use this data in any way beyond what is necessary to operate the website. Furthermore, your personal data will not be passed on without your express consent, unless there is a legal permission or obligation to do so (e.g. information to law enforcement authorities and courts, information to public bodies that receive data based on legal regulations, e.g. social security institutions, tax authorities, etc. ) or if we involve third parties obliged to maintain professional secrecy to enforce our demands. In principle, you have the free rights to information, correction, deletion, restriction, data portability, revocation and objection. If you believe that the processing of your data violates data protection law or your data protection rights have been violated in any other way, you can complain to the supervisory authority. In Austria this is the data protection authority. The stored personal data will be deleted if you revoke your consent to storage or if knowledge of this data is no longer necessary to fulfill the purpose for which it was stored. However, deletion only takes place after the deadlines set by tax and commercial law regulations have expired.
If you have any questions about the collection, processing or use of your personal data, or for information, correction, blocking or deletion of data, please contact: Institute of the Regions of Europe Nonntaler Hauptstraße 58, 5020 Salzburg T 43-(0)662-84328810, office @institut-ire.eu
