Privacy Policy

Stand: 2025-05-09

Important Note:
In contentious cases only the German version of this document is valid.

Summary

In this summary, the most important questions are answered briefly. For full information, please read the entire privacy policy.

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Where does my data come from?

On the one hand, your data comes from yourself if you actively communicate it, for example by e-mail or by entering forms on the website.
On the other hand, technical data is transmitted by your computer (IP address) or your web browser (e.g. name and version of the browser).

What is my data used for?

For the error-free provision of the website.
To protect against misuse/abuse of the offered services, as well as for the purpose of traceability of attacks and other criminal offenses.
For statistical purposes, to improve the offer. This is done by the website operator. No data is passed on to statistical services of third parties, such as Google Analytics.

Does the displayed advertising record my user behavior?

For Google AdSense the following privacy settings are used:

Non-personalized ads for visitors in the European Economic Area
No user-related advertising for all visitors
Data processing is restricted in accordance with the California Consumer Privacy Act

What rights do I have to my information?

Among other rights, you have the right to get free information about the origin and purpose of your personal data at any time. You may also request the correction, transfer, deletion or limitation of the data. You can find more details at "General Information".

I have further questions, who can I contact?

You can contact the website operator Werner Rumpeltesz via e-mail at web@gaijin.at at any time.

General notes

The operator of these pages takes the protection of your personal data very seriously. Your data will be treated confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations for Austria and this privacy policy.

"Personal data" means information that can be used to directly or indirectly identify a natural person (Article 4(1) GDPR).

This privacy policy contains information about what data is collected and for what purpose it is used.

This privacy policy also contains the information obligations pursuant to the Telekommunikationsgesetz (TKG) and the Datenschutz-Grundverordnung (GDPR) / General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) of the European Union.

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) of the European Union is abbreviated to "GDPR" in the following.

When using this website, various data is collected automatically, which may also be personal data. This data, such as IP addresses, is absolutely necessary so that the service requested by the user or the website itself can be made available.

The website operator attempts to protect the processed data as best as possible. Data transmission on the Internet may have security gaps due to the transmission protocols, programs or settings used. Absolute protection of data against access by unauthorized persons is therefore not possible.

What are Cookies

Cookies and data in the Local Storage are text data that are stored on your computer by the web browser. They make it possible to store data that can be retrieved the next time you access the webpage or the next time you visit the website. Cookies are used to make the website more secure and user-friendly. Local Storage essentially differs only in the method of access, but not in the purpose. Therefore, data in Local Storage is also meant here when the term "Cookies" is used.

You can configure most web browsers so that cookies are not stored, only stored temporarily or only stored with your consent. You can also delete all or only certain cookies in the web browser settings. Some web browsers also allow you to disable web technologies that can track user activity.

If cookies are deactivated or deleted, the functionality of this website may be limited.

What are Session Cookies

Session cookies are data that are stored by the web server on the web server itself. They are used for secure data exchange between the individual pages of a website without having to be transmitted via URL or in the HTTP request. This data is only stored for the current session and is automatically deleted by the web server.

General information

Responsible person

The website operator and controller responsible for the processing of personal data is Werner Rumpeltesz, with residence in A-2051 Dietmannsdorf 22, reachable by e-mail at web@gaijin.at. He decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data.

Contract for commissioned data processing

Data processing in connection with the technical operation of this website is carried out by a provider in the European Union, which makes it subject to the GDPR. A contract for commissioned data processing has been concluded with this provider in accordance with Article 28 GDPR.

Revocation of consent

You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. An informal notification by e-mail to the website operator is sufficient for the revocation. The legality of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent is not affected until the revocation.

Right to object

Citation (Article 21(1) GDPR): The data subject shall have the right to object, on grounds relating to his or her particular situation, at any time to processing of personal data concerning him or her which is based on point (e) or (f) of Article 6(1), including profiling based on those provisions. The controller shall no longer process the personal data unless the controller demonstrates compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override the interests, rights and freedoms of the data subject or for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims.

Citation (Article 21(2) GDPR): Where personal data are processed for direct marketing purposes, the data subject shall have the right to object at any time to processing of personal data concerning him or her for such marketing, which includes profiling to the extent that it is related to such direct marketing.

Right of information

You have the right to information as to whether personal data relating to you is being processed. If so, you also have the right to be informed about the type of data, its origin, the purpose of processing, the storage period or the criteria for the storage period, as well as the recipients if the data is passed on.

Right to data portability

You have the right to receive the personal data concerning you, which you have provided to us, in a commonly used and machine-readable format, provided that it is processed automatically on the basis of your consent or in fulfillment of a contract. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will only be done insofar as it is technically feasible and does not affect the rights and freedoms of other persons.

Right to rectification and completion

You have the right to request the correction or completion of your personal data if it is incorrect or incomplete.

Right to erasure and restriction

You also have the right to erasure or restriction of processing of personal data concerning you, provided that the legal requirements are met.

Right to complain

In the event of breaches of data protection law, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Austrian data protection authority.

Automated decision making

Automated decision-making or profiling is not used.

Children

This website is aimed at adults. Children under the age of 16 may not transmit any personal data without the consent of their parents.

Processed data

This website uses the “Google AdSense” service to display advertising. Google AdSense is operated by the company Google. LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.

For users who have their habitual residence in the European Economic Area or Switzerland, Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Irland, is the controller responsible for your data, unless otherwise specified by Google.

The website operator has activated the option of non-personalized ads for visitors in the European Economic Area in the Google AdSense settings, which, according to Google, means that data is no longer collected for the personalization of advertisements. However, cookies are still created for security and technical reasons, for example to combat fraud and abuse or for ad reports.

In addition, the website operator has deactivated user-based advertising for all visitors in the Google AdSense settings. According to Google, this means that, among other things, advertising based on user interests is no longer displayed. In connection with the California Consumer Privacy Act, data processing via the Google AdSense settings has been restricted.

You can also make your own settings in your Google account settings to restrict or delete the data collected by Google. You can find the settings for personalized advertising, for example, on the page https://myadcenter.google.com/.

The data collected by Google, either through cookies or other web technologies, such as your IP address, will be transferred to Google in the USA. Google reserves the right to pass this information on to contractual partners.

How Google uses cookies and other web technologies is disclosed by Google on the page https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads.

How Google uses the data of website visitors is explained on the page https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites by Google.

In the Google privacy policy (https://policies.google.com/privacy) you can find out what data is collected by Google, what purposes it is used for and how you can delete your data.

You can deactivate or restrict cookies in your web browser settings independently of Google.

The use of Google AdSense and the associated data processing takes place on the basis of Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in refinancing its website through the use of advertising so that the content of the website can be offered to visitors free of charge.

Cookies

Since personal data may be processed on this website, a corresponding notice pursuant to § 96 (3) TKG 2003 is displayed in the cookie banner. This website may contain advertising, which may also use cookies (for more information, see point "Google AdSense").

Required / non-optional cookies

The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing cookies that are necessary for the secure, technically error-free functioning, or desired functionality of the website. The basis for storing such cookies is Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR.

Non-optional cookies include, for example, your selection regarding the use of cookies or the color scheme you set on the website itself.

Optional cookies

You can object to the use of cookies that are not required for the operation of the website and the fulfillment of legal obligations. This includes, for example, cookies from third-party providers such as Google AdSense.

These cookies are only used if you have consented to the use of optional cookies.

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Web server logs

The computer responsible for generating and transmitting the web pages (web server) automatically logs certain information from the requests made by the web browser.

This information includes:

IP address or host name (depending on server settings)
Date and time of access
Requested file
Amount of data transferred
URL of the referrer (if sent by the web browser)
Name and version of the web browser and possibly the operating system and/or the set language(s) (if sent by the web browser)

This data is stored to protect against misuse of the services offered and for the purpose of tracing attacks and other criminal offenses. This data is also used for statistical purposes and to identify and rectify errors in order to improve the service. The data is analyzed both by the website operator and by the web space provider for the website operator (see "Contract for commissioned data processing"). Third-party providers, such as Google Analytics, are not used.

The basis for this data processing is Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. The processing is absolutely necessary to maintain the security and functionality of the web server and the website. There is therefore no possibility of objection. The logs are deleted at regular intervals as soon as the reason for storing them no longer applies. The enforcement of our own legal claims and compliance with statutory provisions, such as retention obligations in particular, remain unaffected.

E-mail

If you send a message to the website operator by e-mail, it will be stored for the purpose of replying to and processing your message, including any queries from both communication partners. The message usually contains, among other things, your e-mail address, the IP address of the sending computer and the message text you have entered. Messages will not be passed on without your consent.

The data will be stored by the website operator until you revoke your consent to processing, request deletion or the purpose for storage no longer applies. The enforcement of our own legal claims and compliance with statutory provisions, such as retention obligations in particular, remain unaffected by this.

Data processing is carried out with your consent and thus on the basis of Article 6(1)(a) GDPR. You can withdraw your consent at any time. The revocation can be made informally by e-mail to the website operator.

Online tools

Some online tools require or enable you to enter data that may also be forwarded to other websites or services so that the information you require can be displayed.

For example, a DNS query for a domain or IP address is forwarded to DNS servers, or a Whois query is forwarded to one or more Whois servers. If technically possible or useful, the name of the requested server is included in the displayed result.

Some online tools store your entries, including the current time and the IP address of the requesting computer. This information is absolutely necessary to maintain the security and functionality of the online tools and the website as a whole, in particular to prevent misuse or paralysis of the online offering due to excessive use of the online tools. There is therefore no possibility of objection. The logs are deleted at regular intervals as soon as the reason for storing them no longer applies. The enforcement of our own legal claims and compliance with statutory provisions, such as retention obligations in particular, remain unaffected by this.

If you provide your personal data, it will be processed and transmitted on the basis of Article 6(1)(a) GDPR.

Datenverarbeitungen, welche zur sicheren, technisch fehlerfreien oder von Ihnen gewünschten Funktionsweise der Webseite erforderlich sind, liegen im Interesse des Webseitenbetreibers und gründen sich auf Artikel 6 Absatz 1 Buchstabe f GDPR.