Privacy Policy

Responsible in terms of data protection law for contents and data processing in the context of this website is the organizer (hereinafter referred to as “we” or “us”). The following Privacy Policy is intended to give you an overview of what happens with your data and what protection we offer you.

Data protection is a matter of special concern to us. That is why we process your data exclusively on the basis of statutory provisions, specifically in accordance with the Data Protection Act 2000 (DSG 2000), the Data Protection Amendment Act 2018 (DSG 2018) and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Preamble

The organizer commissioned BRAINTRUST MARKETING SERVICES Ges.m.b.H. as processor and uses their streaming-services and this microsite.

1. Your personal data and their processing

Any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person, e.g. name or e-mail address and also IP address or geolocation data, are personal data, which we will treat with utmost confidentiality. If you actively supply us with your data via our website, we shall use them solely for the purposes you have specified. Without your consent the data will not be disclosed to third parties, with the exception of our IT provider.

2. Cookies

Cookies are small text files which are saved to your terminal device when you access our website. Using cookies makes it easier for you to interact with our website and services and ensure smooth and correct application. Most of the used cookies are session cookies, which are saved to your terminal device only temporarily and are automatically deleted after the end of your visit. Other cookies will remain on your terminal device until you decide to delete them. These types of cookies allow identification of the user the next time they use the web application. If you do not agree to the use of cookies, you can block the use of cookies or delete them at any time. For this purpose, a variety of tools are available (including browser control elements and settings). Please consult the Help option in your web browser for more details on how to block cookies. In case you deactivate the use of cookies, please note that we cannot guarantee the proper functioning of all our website offerings.

3. Statistics

In order to improve our online services we analyse visitors’ statistics from time to time. To do so, we use the open-source web analytics tool “Matomo”. Matomo uses cookies (see above paragraph) to analyse the use of website applications. To this end, usage information generated by cookies is transferred to the server of our IT service provider and stored for usage analysis purposes. This solely serves to optimise our website. During this process, your IP-address is instantly rendered anonymous, so that it can no longer be traced to you or your terminal device. Anonymous, aggregated statistical data are stored separately from any personal data you may have provided and cannot be traced back to an individual person.

You can deactivate data storage by Matomo by changing your browser settings in a way that will ensure that you are not included in such statistical analysis (referred to as “do-not-track”).

4. Log files

When you visit our website, the following information will be automatically collected and stored in log files: your IP-address, the accessed page, name and version of your web browser, referrer as well as date and time of your access. These data will not be processed in a personally identifiable form. We reserve the right for a statistical evaluation of anonymous data records.

Storage of these data is necessary for safety reasons, to ensure the stability and operational reliability of our system. Log files are deleted after a maximum of two years.

5. Video player

The videos and livestreams offered on this website are realised using the video platform “JW Player”, which is offered by LongTail Ad Solutions, Inc., d/b/a JW Player. In the course of integration, certain data are sent to JW Player, including IP address, terminal type, screen resolution, browser and operating system. Detailed information on the collection and storage of data by JW Player can be found in the Privacy Policy at https://www.jwplayer.com/privacy/.

JW Player is a member of the EU-US Privacy Shield Framework and the Swiss-US Privacy Shield Framework.

6. Mux

For live streams, the services of Mux, Inc. are used for quality measurement and statistics in order to provide video stream stability and aggregated statistics. Mux, Inc. is compliant with the GDPR, as well as the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).
For the duration of the livestream, your IP address, the accessed page, name and version of your web browser and operating system will be transmitted, as well as interactions and any error codes from the player. For the use of the service cookies are required. The data is pseudonymized, stored for up to 100 days and then deleted. These data will not be processed in a personally identifiable form.

7. Live interaction

If there is the opportunity to submit questions via an online form or participate in surveys, we will save the data you provide us with (name, message or submitted vote, IP address, time and browser, as well as e-mail and medium, if available). These data will be saved to evaluate the results and deleted after the processing of the evaluation has been completed.

8. External links

This website contains a number of external links to other websites. Even though we carefully check external links, we would like to point out that we are not liable for the content or security of external, linked websites.

9. Your rights

You can revoke your consent to the use of your data by us at any time. This means that your data will not be further processed unless there is another reason for lawful processing. In addition, you have the fundamental right to information, rectification, deletion, processing limitation and data portability. You can exercise all rights by sending an e-mail to the address stated in 11. Our contact Details - in which you must identify yourself or contribute to your identification in order to ensure that the reply is actually addressed to the person concerned. You can also lodge complaints about data protection with the Austrian data protection authority (https://www.dsb.gv.at/kontakt, Österreichische Datenschutzbehörde, Wickenburggasse 8, 1080 Wien, Telefon: +43 1 52 152-0, E-Mail: dsb@dsb.gv.at) as national supervisory body.

10. Changes to this Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to change this Privacy Policy and to adapt it to suit current circumstances and statutory amendments.

11. Our contact details

If you have any questions or concerns regarding the processing of your personal data, please contact us:

Braintrust Marketing Services Ges.m.b.H.
Bankgasse 8
1010 Vienna
Austria
E-Mail: datenschutz@braintrust.at
Tel: +43 1 404 16 - 0