Data protection

We are committed to protecting the privacy of your personal data. For that reason, we process your data exclusively in accordance with the legal requirements (GDPR, Telecommunications Act of 2003 [TKG 2003]). The purpose of this privacy information is to acquaint you with the most important aspects of data processing that come to bear when you visit our website.

General data collection activities during website visits

Every time a data subject or an automated system accesses the website, we collect a range of general data and information. This general data and information is stored in the server's log files. The data and information we collect are:

an internet protocol address (IP address),
the data and time of accessing the website,
the exact page accessed on our website,
the website from which you accessed our website (known as the referer),
the browser used and the version of this browser,
and the operating system used to access our website.

We process this data for the following purposes:

to warrant a smooth connection with the website,
to optimise content for you on our website,
and to warrant system security and stability.

These points are both in your and our legitimate interest. Where necessary, we also use this data to meet our legal obligations in dealings with law enforcement agencies. We will never use the data collected to identify you as a person. The legal basis for this processing is article 6 (1) (f) GDPR. We store these log files for a period of 2 months.

Your rights

Generally, you enjoy the following rights: the right to access your data, the right to rectification of your data, the right to erasure of your data, the right to restrict processing of your data, the right to data portability and the right to object to the processing of your data. If you believe that the processing of your data is in breach of data protection law, or your rights under data protection law are otherwise infringed, you may file a claim with the supervisory authority. In Austria, this is the Data Protection Authority.

You will find further information on your rights at Website of the Austrian Economic Chambers.

Contact

Please address all inquiries, declarations and questions relating to data use to office@auditservices.at.

Use of social media

General information

Purpose of data processing: We use social media primarily to communicate with new and existing customers and to provide a wide audience with information about our company. In particular, we process contact and communication data for this purpose as well as data needed to measure the reach of the information we provide. Beyond this, the operator of the respective social media platform processes personal data for tracking (e.g. generation of user profiles based on usage behaviour or interests), remarketing (e.g. targeted advertisement by cooperation partners) and in order to be able to supply us with statistical analyses about the use of our service.
Data subjects: Generally all profile visitors, meaning individuals who access our profiles in social media.
Scope of data processing: For the purposes stated, we, or third parties commissioned by us, process personal data for the identification of the profile visitor (e.g. name, address), data necessary to contact the profile visitor (e.g. email, address, telephone number), data on usage behaviour (e.g. length of stay, websites accessed, content searched for, services used), technical data (e.g. IP addresses, devices and programmes used to access the website), the profile visitor's contents (e.g. texts, photos, videos) and also, subject to approval, data regarding the profile visitor's physical location.
This personal data related to the profile visitor is merged in a user profile and stored as a file ("cookie") on the profile visitor's terminal device. Other websites may also access these user profiles occasionally in order to use the data they contain for the targeted selection of advertising content or to supplement such data. Additionally, the third-party providers who make social media and other tools for data processing available for marketing purposes can store the data contained in the user profiles on their servers.
Legal grounds for data processing: We process personal data due to our legitimate interest in communication and direct advertising in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR.
Data processing outside of the European Union: Sometimes, social media operators process data outside of the European Union.
Data subject rights: We ask profile visitors to exercise their right to be informed or any other data subject rights (e.g. erasure), where possible, by contacting the social media operators directly, because only the operators have unrestricted access to the processed data. Of course we will be happy to forward any data protection questions (e.g. information, correction, erasure) addressed to us to the respective social media operator.
For more information on asserting your data subject rights, in particular regarding the existing options of objecting to the processing of your data, please refer to the respective social media operator's privacy policy.
Use of cookies: The user profiles are stored as a file ("cookie") on the profile visitor's terminal device. The saving of this file is subject to the profile visitor's consent which can be withdrawn at any time.

Services used

Instagram

Service provider: Instagram is a Facebook product provided by Facebook Ireland Limited (https://about.fb.com/technologies/instagram/); Facebook Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland; a subsidiary of Facebook, Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, California, USA; Website: https://www.instagram.com
Processed data: Data for the profile visitor's identification (e.g. name, address), for contact with the profile visitor (e.g. email address, telephone number), the profile visitor's contents (e.g. texts, photographs, videos), data on the profile visitor's usage behaviour (e.g. length of stay, websites accessed, contents searched for, services used), technical data (e.g. IP addresses, devices and programmes used to access the profile) and also, subject to consent, data on the profile visitor's physical location.
Data subjects: All profile visitors, meaning individuals who access our profiles on Instagram.
Lawful basis: Legitimate interest in communication and direct advertising in accordance with Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.
Cookies: Instagram uses cookies to store the profile visitor's data. Learn more at https://help.instagram.com/1896641480634370
Objection: Generally, Instagram allows you to object to the processing of data for the purposes stated above (https://www.instagram.com/accounts/privacy_and_security/).
Information on data protection: Terms of Use: https://help.instagram.com/519522125107875; Data policy: https://help.instagram.com/519522125107875

Cookies and local data storage

In order to enable you to use our website better, we use small text files known as "cookies" and other processes ("storage processes") to store data on your end device (e.g. in the local storage of your browser) in order to set user preferences and to be able to optimally design our website accordingly. However, we do not use cookies or other storage methods to track individual visits to our website. Cookies and other storage methods are routinely used by most websites today. Should you still have concerns in this regard, you can set your browser so that it does not accept cookies or other storage methods.