Privacy statement

Use of data by Google when using the websites and apps of our partners.

Statement regarding the obligation to provide information

The protection of your personal data is of particular concern to us. We exclusively process your data on the basis of statutory provisions (the GDPR and the Austrian Telecommunications Act 2003 [TKG 2003]). With this data protection information, we will inform you about the most important aspects of data processing within the context of our website.

Contacting us

If you contact us via the form on the website or via email, the data you have entered will be stored by us for the purpose of processing your query and in case of any follow-up questions. We will not pass on your data without your consent.

In addition, the data, including your name, address and date of purchase, shall be stored until the product liability has expired (for 10 years). The data processing shall be carried out on the basis of the statutory provisions of section 96(3) of the Austrian Telecommunications Act (TKG) as well as Art. 6(1)(a) (consent) and/or (b) (necessity for the performance of a contract) of the GDPR.

Cookies

Our website uses so-called “cookies”. These are small text files that are placed on your terminal device, with the help of your browser. They do not cause any damage.

We use cookies to make our services more user-friendly. Some cookies remain stored on your terminal device until you delete them. They allow us to recognise your browser on your next visit.

If you do not want this to happen, you can set your browser to inform you about the placing of cookies, so that you can choose to allow them in only in individual cases.

Deactivating cookies may limit the functionality of our website.

Web analytics

Our website uses function of the web analytics service “Google Analytics”. This uses cookies that allow for analysis of how the website is used by its users. The information generated by this transmitted to the server of the provider and stored there.

You can prevent this by setting up your browser to stop cookies from being stored.

We have concluded a corresponding contract with the provider to carry out data processing on our behalf.

The relationship with the web analytics provider is based on the “Privacy Shield” agreement between the European Commission and the USA.

The data processing takes place on the basis of the statutory provisions of section 96(3) of the Austrian Telecommunications Act [TKG] as well as Art. 6(1)(a) (consent) and/of (f) (legitimate interest) of the GDPR.

Our concern, within the meaning of the GDPR (legitimate interest), is improving our services and our web presence. Because the privacy of our users is important to us, the user data is anonymised.

The user data is stored on the home page while remains open.

In the event that there is an opportunity to subscribe to a newsletter via our website, the following shall apply: we will need your email address and your declaration that you agree to subscribe to the newsletter.

As soon as you have registered for the newsletter, we will send you a confirmation email with a link to the confirmation of registration.

You can cancel the subscription to the newsletter at any time by clicking the “unsubscribe” link in the newsletter you have received. We will then immediately delete your data relating to the newsletter subscription.

Forms

If you fill in and submit other forms on the homepage, your data will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the query and in case of any follow-up questions. We will not pass on your data without your consent.

Your rights

As a general rule, you have rights of access, rectification, erasure, restriction, data portability, as well as to withdraw consent and object to processing. If you believe that the processing of your data infringes data protection law or that your rights under data protection law have been infringed in any other way, you can complain to the supervisory authority. In Austria, this is the Austrian Data Protection Authority [Datenschutzbehörde].

You can reach us using the following contact details:

Legal notice
Name and contact details for the contact person for matters concerning the GDPR:
Andreas Melkus, info@melkus-mechatronic.com