PRIVACY POLICY
We are pleased about your interest in our website.
In this Privacy Policy, we inform you about the processing of your personal data in connection with our website.
The protection of your personal data and your privacy is of particular importance to us. Therefore, we process your data exclusively on the basis of the legal provisions [Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (GDPR), Austrian Data Protection Act 2018 (DSG 2018), ePrivacy Directive, Telecommunications Act 2003 (TKG 2003)].
Controller and Data Protection Officer:
Data Controller pursuant to Art. 4 (7) GDPR for this website is FLASHED EVENTS GmbH (hereinafter referred to as FLASHED EVENTS GmbH).
If you have any questions regarding the processing of your data by FLASHED EVENTS GmbH, please feel free to contact us as follows:
Via E-Mail: datenschutz@flashed-events.com
Via letter to: FLASHED EVENTS GmbH., Datenschutz, Hießgasse 2/18, 1030 Wien
1.) Processing of Personal Data when visiting our Website
1.1.) Processing of Access Data
When you visit our website, we store access data in so-called web server log files. The following data is collected:
- IP-Adresse (via Wordfence Security Plugin, Version 7.1.4)
Purpose of Data Processing
These data are evaluated for statistical purposes in order to further improve the content of the website, make it more user-friendly, identify and fix errors more quickly, and manage server capacities. Only if there is a specific indication of unlawful use of our website will we use this data in personal form for the purpose of legal enforcement.
Storage Period
The stored data remains in the WordPress database until further notice. Within the WordPress backend, this data can only be viewed. Upon request, individual entries can only be deleted via the database tool phpMyAdmin.
Legal Basis
The legal basis for the processing of access data is, pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, the legitimate interest of FLASHED EVENTS GmbH (online service provision & data security).
1.2.) Cookies
1.2.1.) Use of technical Cookies
To make visiting our website attractive and to enable the use of certain functions, we use so-called cookies on various pages. These are small text files that are stored on your device. They allow us to recognize your browser during your next visit. Cookies are set in accordance with EU law and Austrian legislation (Art. 5(3) of the ePrivacy Directive and § 96(3) TKG 2003).
The following cookies are used:
You can configure your browser to inform you about the setting of cookies and to decide on their acceptance individually, or to exclude the acceptance of cookies for specific cases or in general. However, disabling cookies may limit the functionality of our website.
Legal Basis
The legal basis for the use of technical cookies is, pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, the legitimate interest of FLASHED EVENTS GmbH (online service provision & data security).
FLASHED EVENTS GmbH informs you about the use and setting of cookies via a cookie banner. You consent to the use of cookies if, after being informed via our cookie banner, you continue to navigate the website without clicking “I do not agree.”
In general, you can block the setting of individual or all cookies via your browser settings.
1.2.2.) Google Analytics
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (hereinafter referred to as “Google”). Google Analytics also uses cookies, which enable an analysis of your use of the website.
The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is generally transmitted to a server of Google in the United States and stored there. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the United States and shortened there.
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 relating to website and internet usage to the website operator.
The IP address transmitted by your browser within the scope of Google Analytics is not merged with other Google data.
You may prevent the collection of data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) and the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plugin available under the following link: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de
Legal Basis
The legal basis for the use of Google Analytics is the legitimate interest of FLASHED EVENTS GmbH (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR), which consists in the evaluation of the website and the analysis of website activities.
Recipient of Data
These data are forwarded to Google as well as 4Brandz e.U. (in the context of website maintenance) for the purposes stated above.
Storage Period
The personal data will be stored for a period of 28 months and then deleted.
1.3.) Social Plugins
Social plugins (“plugins”) are integrated into the FLASHED EVENTS GmbH websites. These include social networks
- facebook, operated from Facebook Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Irland, FN 462932 / Facebook Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025
- Instagram, operated from Instagram LLC, 1601 Willow Rd, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA
- You Tube operated from YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA
The plugins are identified by a logo or the name of the provider. When you access a FLASHED EVENTS GmbH website that contains such a plugin, your browser establishes a direct connection to the servers of the providers. The content of the plugin is transmitted directly from the provider to your browser and integrated into the website. Through this integration of the plugins, the provider receives the information that you have accessed the corresponding FLASHED EVENTS GmbH website. If you are logged in to the provider, they may be able to associate your visit with your user account. If you interact with the plugins, for example by clicking a plugin button, the corresponding information is transmitted directly from your browser to the provider and stored there. By logging out of your user account, you can prevent the provider from associating the collected information with your user account.
The purpose and scope of data collection and further processing and use of the data by the provider, as well as your related rights and settings options for protecting your privacy, can be found in the respective privacy policies:
- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/privacy/explanation
- Instagram: https://help.instagram.com/155833707900388
- Youtube: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de&gl=de
2.) Linking
The website contains links to other websites. These references to websites of other internet users are provided as a service to meet the user’s need for further information. FLASHED EVENTS GmbH has no influence over their content. FLASHED EVENTS GmbH assumes no liability for these contents. The respective provider of the linked website is solely responsible for the content and accuracy of the information provided there.
3.) Newsletter
You have the option to subscribe to our newsletter.
Data Handling
As part of subscribing to the newsletter, FLASHED EVENTS GmbH processes your provided personal data:
- E-Mail-Adress
- Time of registration
- IP address used at the time of opt-in, if available
- Country from which the opt-in is made, if available
Purpose of processing
The personal data you provide when subscribing to receive the newsletter will be processed for the purposes of
- providing information about promotions, offers, events, and news related to FLASHED EVENTS GmbH.
- analysis of the email recipient’s click behavior for optimizing editorial content using web analytics.
Legal Basis
The processing of your personal data by FLASHED EVENTS GmbH is based exclusively on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR) to receive the newsletter.
Storage Period
The data processed for the aforementioned purposes are generally stored until you withdraw your consent to receive the newsletter. In addition, only the strictly necessary data will be retained, in accordance with applicable legal provisions and retention obligations, for the purpose of documenting your consent or its withdrawal.
Recipient of Data
For the purpose of sending the newsletter, your data will be transmitted to our service provider, 4Brandz e.U., which handles the newsletter distribution on our behalf.
Withdrawal of consent
You can withdraw your consent to receive the newsletter at any time by sending an email to newsletter@flashed-events.com. You can also unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time by clicking the “Unsubscribe from newsletter” button at the end of each newsletter.
4.) Data Security
The security of your personal data is of particular concern to us.
FLASHED EVENTS GmbH implements appropriate technical and organizational measures within the meaning of Art. 32 GDPR, taking into account the state of the art, implementation costs, as well as the nature, scope, circumstances, and purposes of the processing, and the likelihood and severity of the risk to the rights and freedoms of natural persons.
In this sense, the following measures are implemented, among others, to protect your data and safeguard it against loss, destruction, unauthorized access, alteration, and disclosure:
- Ensuring the confidentiality, integrity, availability, and resilience of systems and services related to processing;
- Ensuring the rapid restoration of the availability of personal data in the event of a physical or technical incident;
- Implementation of procedures for regularly testing, assessing, and evaluating the effectiveness of technical and organizational measures to ensure the security of processing.
Please note that we accept no liability for the disclosure of information due to errors in data transmission not caused by us or attributable to us, and/or unauthorized access by third parties.
5.) Your rights
As a user of our website, you have the following rights:
- Right of access (Art. 15 GDPR): You have the right to request confirmation from FLASHED EVENTS GmbH as to whether your personal data are being processed. Furthermore, you have the right to obtain additional information regarding the specific purposes of processing, categories of personal data, recipients or categories of recipients of personal data, storage period, the existence of a right to erasure or rectification of your personal data or to restriction of processing and the right to object, the existence of a right to lodge a complaint, as well as all available information regarding the origin of your data.
- Right to rectification (Art. 16 GDPR): You have the right to obtain from FLASHED EVENTS GmbH the rectification of your personal data without undue delay. This right includes the correction of inaccurate data and the completion of incomplete personal data.
- Right to erasure (Art. 17 GDPR): You have the right to request that FLASHED EVENTS GmbH erase your personal data without undue delay, provided that the grounds set out in Art. 17(1)(a) to (f) GDPR apply (e.g. the purpose of processing no longer exists) and the processing of your personal data is not required.
- Right to restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR): In the cases set out in Art. 18 GDPR (e.g. if the personal data is inaccurate, if the processing is unlawful, etc.), you also have the right to request that FLASHED EVENTS GmbH restrict the processing of your personal data.
- Right to data portability (Art. 20 GDPR): You have the right to receive the personal data concerning you that you have provided to FLASHED EVENTS GmbH in a structured, commonly used format and to request that FLASHED EVENTS GmbH transmit those data to another controller (e.g. to another law firm).
- Right to object (Art. 21 GDPR): You have the right to object at any time to the processing of your personal data carried out in the context of this website.
- Withdrawal of consent (Art. 7 GDPR): You have the right to withdraw any consent you have previously given to FLASHED EVENTS GmbH at any time.
- Right to lodge a complaint: In addition, you may at any time submit a complaint to
Austrian Data Protection Authority
Wickenburggasse 8
1080 Wien
Tel.: +43-1-521-52-25 69
E Mail: dsb@dsb.gv.at
You may exercise your data subject rights – with the exception of the right to lodge a complaint with the Austrian Data Protection Authority – against FLASHED EVENTS GmbH at the following address:
Via letter to: FLASHED EVENTS GmbH., Privacy Policy, Hießgasse 2/18, 1030 Wien
Via E-Mail: datenschutz@flashed-events.com