Terms of Use / Legal

Liability for content
The author assumes no liability for the topicality, correctness, completeness or quality of the information provided. Liability claims against the author relating to material or immaterial damage caused by the use or non-use of the information provided or by the use of incorrect or incomplete information are excluded in principle, unless the author can be proven to have acted with intent or gross negligence fault exists. All offers are non-binding. The author expressly reserves the right to change, supplement or delete parts of the pages or the entire offer without prior notice or to temporarily or permanently discontinue publication.

Liability for links
In the case of direct or indirect references to external websites ("hyperlinks") that are outside the author's area of ​​responsibility, liability would only come into effect if the author was aware of the content and it was technically possible and reasonable for him to do so to prevent the use of illegal content. The author hereby expressly declares that no illegal content was discernible on the linked pages at the time the link was created. The author has no influence whatsoever on the current and future design, the content or the authorship of the linked/connected pages. He therefore hereby expressly distances himself from all content on all linked / connected pages that were changed after the link was created. This statement applies to all links and references set within our own website as well as to third-party entries in guest books, discussion forums, link directories, mailing lists and all other forms of databases set up by the author, the content of which can be accessed externally. The provider of the page to which reference is made is solely liable for illegal, incorrect or incomplete content and in particular for damage resulting from the use or non-use of such information, not the person who merely refers to the respective publication via links.

Copyright
The author endeavors to observe the copyrights of the images, graphics, sound documents, video sequences and texts used in all publications, to use images, graphics, sound documents, video sequences and texts he has created himself or to use license-free graphics, sound documents, video sequences and texts . All brands and trademarks mentioned within the website and possibly protected by third parties are subject without restriction to the provisions of the applicable trademark law and the property rights of the respective registered owner. The conclusion that trademarks are not protected by the rights of third parties should not be drawn solely on the basis of the mere mention! The copyright for published objects created by the author himself remains solely with the author of the pages. Reproduction or use of such graphics, sound documents, video sequences and texts in other electronic or printed publications is not permitted without the express consent of the author.

Data protection
The protection of your personal data is particularly important to us. We therefore process your data exclusively on the basis of the legal provisions (in particular DSGVO, DSG 2018). In this data protection information we inform you about the most important aspects of data processing within the framework of our website, our newsletter, our campaigns and membership.

Data processing takes place on the basis of the legal provisions of the GDPR and implementing provisions, in particular on the basis of existing consent (Art 6 Para 1 GDPR lit a), due to the need to fulfill the contract (Art 6 Para 1 lit b GDPR) and/or due to overriding legitimate interests (Art 6 Para 1 lit f GDPR). We endeavor to store personal data by using all technical and organizational possibilities in such a way that they are not accessible to third parties. When communicating by e-mail, however, we cannot guarantee complete data security, so we recommend sending confidential information by post.

Data will only be passed on to third countries if we use third-party services for which such a transfer is necessary for the use of the service. This is particularly the case with individual hands-on offers for which we use services to create special hands-on websites. A transfer to third parties in the sense of additional data processing, or processing of personal data for additional purposes, never takes place. Furthermore, data will only be passed on to third parties to those companies and organizations in third countries that guarantee compliance with the level of data protection in accordance with EU regulations (in particular US companies with Privacy Shield certification).

In principle, data provided to us will not be published or made available to other users. However, the purpose of some support actions or functionalities of the website is to publish certain data and make them available to other supporters or users. In such cases, however, you will be informed of this fact when you register in the corresponding list, before you click on the corresponding button, or before you take any other action that results in the publication of certain data.

In principle, you have the right to information, correction, deletion, restriction, data transferability, revocation and objection. The right to withdraw consent applies to data processing based on your consent. The right to object exists for data processing based on the legitimate interests of the person responsible or a third party. If you believe that the processing of your data violates data protection law or your data protection rights have otherwise been violated in any way, you can complain to the supervisory authority. In Austria, this is the data protection authority.

Our website uses "cookies" (small files placed on your browser) and similar technologies to provide our services and help collect information. Cookies allow, among other things, to save preferences and settings; simplify registration; provide interest-based advertising; combat fraud; and analyze how our website and online services are performing. The information contained in a cookie is determined by the web server and then stored on the respective computer when our website is accessed. The web server assigns these cookies a lifespan, which means that the cookies are automatically deleted from the respective end device after this lifespan has expired. However, settings can also be made in the browser software so that cookies are always to be deleted when the browser is closed. Cookies are necessary in order to be able to clearly assign visits to our website, which is necessary for the provision of certain functionalities, such as the login function in particular. If no cookies are to be stored on the respective end device, this can be specified in the browser settings and storage can thus be prevented. However, if consent to the storage of cookies is denied in the browser settings, certain functions of our website may no longer be available.

This website uses Google Analytics. This is a web analytics service provided by Google Inc. ("Google"). This analysis service also uses "cookies", i.e. small files that are stored on the computer and enable an analysis of the use of our website. Information about the use of our website, which is collected using cookies, is used to evaluate general use of the website, to enable us to compile reports on website activity and thus be able to further optimize our website and to provide other services related to website and internet use. The information generated by Google Analytics with the help of cookies about the use of the website – including the anonymized IP address – is transmitted to a Google Inc. server in the USA. The anonymization is carried out by removing the last eight bits of the IP address, which means that it is no longer possible to clearly assign the data determined to a specific IP address. This information is transmitted to authorities or third parties if this transmission is required by law or if third parties act as service providers on behalf of Google. However, it is possible to prevent the storage of cookies by making the appropriate settings in the browser. However, if consent to the storage of cookies is denied in the browser settings, certain functions of our website may no longer be available. By using our website you agree to the use of Google Analytics. Further information on Google Analytics can be found at: www.google.at/intl/de/analytics. Information on Google's privacy policy can be found at www.google.de/policies/privacy. Here you can find a way to prevent the use of Google Analytics and the associated data transmission to Google https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de.

We use the “visitor action pixel” from Facebook Inc. 1601 S. California Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA (hereinafter “Facebook”) on our website. This allows the behavior of users to be tracked after they have been redirected to the provider's website by clicking on a Facebook ad. This process is used to evaluate the effectiveness of Facebook ads for statistical and market research purposes and can help to optimize future advertising. The data collected is anonymous to us, so we cannot draw any conclusions about the identity of the user. However, the data is stored and processed by Facebook so that a connection to the respective user profile is possible and Facebook uses the data for its own advertising purposes in accordance with the Facebook data usage guidelines (https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/). can. You can enable Facebook and its partners to place advertisements on and outside of Facebook. A cookie can also be stored on your computer for these purposes. Consent to the use of the visitor action pixel may only be given by users who are older than 13 years of age. If you are younger, we ask that you ask your legal guardian for permission. You can revoke your consent here: www.aboutads.info/choices/

In some places, our website offers the option of importing personal data directly from Facebook by clicking on the "Connect to Facebook" button, for which input fields are provided at the appropriate place. If you click on this button, a data connection to Facebook, 1601 South California Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA (hereinafter "Facebook") is established and the data required for the intended data fields are automatically taken over by Facebook. If you are logged in to Facebook at this time, the data will be transferred automatically. If you are logged out, you will be prompted to log in beforehand. By clicking on the "Connect to Facebook" button, consent is given for the input fields provided to be automatically filled with personal data, in that this data is transmitted to us directly from Facebook.
This transmission is only for data collection. The respective subsequent data processing takes place on the basis of the legal bases and framework conditions presented for the respective processing purposes.

We have embedded YouTube videos on our website, which are hosted by YouTube but can be played directly from our website. YouTube is an offer from Google. We use YouTube in connection with the "extended data protection mode" function to be able to show you videos. The legal basis is Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in improving the quality of our website. According to YouTube, the "extended data protection mode" function ensures that the data described in more detail below is only transmitted to the YouTube server if you actually start a video.

Your data

All data subject rights (right to information, right to rectification, right to object, right to data transferability, objection or request for deletion) can be asserted in person, by letter or by email to office.oeh@fh-vie.ac.at. Please note the obligation to provide ID when asserting the rights of those affected. In order to be able to process your request, a copy of your ID with a scanned signature is required. For these concerns, please contact office.oeh@fh-vie.ac.at.