Data privacy

KFV Privacy Policy (as of: October 2020)

The protection and careful handling of your personal data is of utmost importance to us. We therefore collect, process and use your data exclusively on the basis of the statutory provisions (GDPR, TKG 2003, DSG 2018). This Privacy Policy applies to all websites and apps operated by the Kuratorium für Verkehrssicherheit (KFV) and its subsidiary, KFV Sicherheit-Service GmbH, with the exception of those websites and apps with separate data protection regulations, such as www.führerscheinweg.at. By browsing the websites, purchasing our products, or using our services or features, you are subject to this Privacy Policy, which applies at all times and should be read carefully.

Data controller under the GDPR:

The Kuratorium für Verkehrssicherheit (KFV) located at Schleiergasse 18, A-1100 Vienna, is the responsible data controller under data protection laws.

We collect the following information:

By registering for the Event, you are providing us with your personal data and contact information as requested in the online registration form or in any other way, such as by telephone, email or personally. Other people may provide information on you as requested in the online registration form.

The data collected in the registration form includes:

    • your full name;
    • your job title;
    • your organisation name and adress;
    • your organisation type and job role;
    • your phone number;
    • where you heard about the event;
    • your organisation address and region;
    • your email address;

If you contact us by means of a form on the website, in person, by telephone or by email, we will store and use the data you provide for the purpose of processing your enquiry and, in the case of follow-up enquiries, for (i) the period required by law, or (ii) until the relevant purpose for which the specific data was provided no longer exists. We will not pass on this data without your consent. We also use cookies and flash cookies and receive certain information when your web browser opens this website or advertisements and other content provided by or on behalf of KFV on other websites. This includes your IP address and IP location; referrer URL (the website visited before and after), number, duration and time of visits (your interaction with the website), search engines and keywords you used to find us, browser type, screen size and operating system. The collected data is only stored in an aggregated and therefore not individually assignable form.

  • Mobile: If you download or use apps from KFV (e.g. Stop&Go or Drive&Help) or KFV Sicherheit-Service GmbH and have activated location-based services or have agreed to them, you may thereby transmit information to us about your location and the terminal device you are using, among other things, as well as an identification number that can be clearly assigned to your terminal device. We may use this information to offer you location-based services. With most terminal devices it is possible to switch off these location-based services.

Purpose of the processing:

We use your personal data to hold the Event, and this will include to:

  • register and facilitate your attendance at the Event (incl. processing of payments);
  • analyse attendance at and any subsequent marketing communications in relation to the Event;
  • provide you with updates and details relating to the Event;
  • manage delegates, sponsor and customer contacts, queries, complaints or disputes;
  • take photographs and record videos of the Event, and to produce promotional material to advertise the Event and to promote future events; and
  • handle any legal claims or regulatory proceedings and ensure legal regulatory compliance;
  • communicate with you about similar events we intend to hold in the future or to send newsletters or event invitations and to update our records;
  • prevent or detect misuse, especially fraud, or to enable third parties to perform technical, logistical or other services on our behalf.

Legal basis of processing your personal data for the Event:

The legal basis relied on by us for processing your personal data in relation to holding the Event, and promoting it, is out of necessity for the performance of a contract to which you are a party, which is your registration for the Event.

We may photograph or film some of the Event, which may feature group shots of event attendees. The legal basis relied on by us for processing your personal data in relation to taking photographs and recording videos of the Event is legitimate interests. The legitimate interests are in having a record of the Event and the means to promote the Event, including in future years.

What are cookies and which cookies do we use:

Our websites use cookies. We use the following cookies on all of our websites and apps, except for those websites with their own separately listed cookie policy. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your terminal device with the help of the browser. They do no harm.

We use cookies to make our offer user-friendly. Some cookies remain stored on your terminal device until you delete them. They enable us to recognise your browser the next time you visit us. The main purpose of a cookie is therefore the recognition of visitors to this website, as well as the analytical evaluation of non-personal data in order to gain information about the time, geographical location and use of this website. On this website, we use both so-called ‘session cookies’, which are only stored temporarily until you leave the website, and so-called ‘permanent or tracking cookies,’ which remain in the cookie file of your browser for a longer period of time in order to transmit information to the server when you return to the website.

If you do not want this, you can set up your browser so that it informs you about the setting of cookies and you only allow this in individual cases.

If you disable cookies, the functionality of our website may be limited.

This website stores so-called ‘first-party cookies’ to enable the measurement and optimisation of user behaviour on this website on the basis of (non-)personal data.

  • ‘Google Analytics’ is the tool used for this purpose. Specifically, the following analytics cookies are applied in the default configuration and stored for subsequent periods:
    • _ga: 26 months
    • _gid: 26 months

These cookies are set by Google Analytics and allow us to monitor the use of this website and improve the user experience. They are used to collect data about the use of our website, which, in turn, are used to generate reports and improve the website. Anonymous data are collected, such as the number of visitors, the website last visited by a user and the pages accessed by users on this website.

  • In addition, the following cookies are stored for the duration of your website visit:
    • _phpsesside

This cookie identifies your current session ID on the web server. It is set when you access this website and deleted when you leave this page.

Sharing of received information:

Data will be transferred to third parties exclusively in the scope described below. Under no circumstances will the data be passed on for marketing purposes or sold.

  • Affiliated companies:KFV Sicherheit- Service GmbH is a 100% subsidiary of the Kuratorium für Verkehrssicherheit. Both are equally subject to this Privacy Policy.
  • Service provider:We commission other companies and individuals to perform tasks for us. Some examples of this include transport companies/forwarding agents commissioned by us for the delivery of goods, letters or emails, the maintenance of our customer lists, the analysis of our databases, passing on information to our tax advisor to fulfil our tax obligations, advertising measures (incl. the provision of search results and links). These service providers have access to personal information needed to perform their tasks. However, they may not use this information for other purposes. Furthermore, they are obliged to treat the information in accordance with this Privacy Policy and the relevant data protection laws.
  • Compliance with our legal obligations:We disclose personal data about customers if we are legally obligated to do so or if such disclosure is necessary to protect our rights as well as the rights of our customers and those of third parties or to enforce our possible general terms and conditions or other agreements. This includes the exchange of data with companies that specialise in preventing and minimising abuse and credit card fraud. We explicitly wish to make it clear that in this context, no data are passed on to these companies for commercial use, which is in contradiction to this Privacy Policy.
  • With your permission:In all other cases, we will inform you if personal information is to be passed on to third parties and thus give you the opportunity to provide your consent.

Links to other websites and social media:

This website contains links to other websites. This is for information purposes only. These websites are not under our control and therefore are not covered by the terms of this Privacy Policy. Should you visit a link, it is possible that the operator of that website may collect data about you and use it in accordance with its own privacy policy, which may differ from ours.

On this website you have the possibility to interact with different social networks via plugins. These include but are not limited to:

  • Facebook, operated by Facebook Ireland Ltd, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland.
  • YouTube, operated by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Irland
  • LinkedIn, operated by LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Attn: Legal Dept. (Privacy Policy and User Agreement) Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Irland
  • Etc.

If you click on a plugin of one of these social networks, it will be activated and a connection to the respective server of that network will be established. We have no influence on the scope and content of the data transmitted to the respective operator of the respective social network by clicking on the plugin.

Storage period of the information received:

  • If you contact us by means of a form on the website, in person, by telephone or by email, we will store and use the data you provide for the purpose of processing your enquiry and, in the case of follow-up enquiries, for (i) the period required by law, or (ii) until the relevant purpose for which the specific data was provided no longer exists.
  • If a purchase process is aborted, regardless of whether it is for a service or product, the data stored by us will be deleted. In the event of a contract being concluded, all data from the contractual relationship will be stored until the expiry of the tax law retention period (10 years).
  • The data regarding name, address, purchased goods/services and date of purchase are stored until the expiry of the product liability (10 years).  The data processing is based on the legal provisions of § 96 (3) TKG and art. 6 (1) (a) (consent) and/or (b) (necessary for the performance of the contract) of the GDPR.

Usage of Google reCAPTCHA:

To secure and protect your user experience while visiting our website, we use Google reCAPTCHA. Google reCAPTCHA helps to prevent malicious software from engaging in abusive activities on our website (e.g. fraud). Google reCAPTCHA is a detection service that stops bots and other automated attacks while approving valid users. Through the use of reCAPTCHA, data such as your IP-Adress is transmitted to Google. The use of reCAPTCHTA is subject to Google‘s Privacy Policy and Terms of Use, which can be found here:  https://policies.google.com/privacy and https://policies.google.com/terms.

How we protect your data:

We do our utmost to make your visit and use of our website as secure as possible. We therefore comply with the provisions of articles 32 ff. GDPR to ensure the security of your personal data and take appropriate technical and organisational security measures.

Your rights:

You are entitled to the rights of information, rectification, deletion, restriction, data transferability, revocation and objection. We take data protection very seriously and therefore we have appointed a Data Protection Officer to ensure that we continuously process your personal data in an open, accurate and legal manner. Our Data Protection Officer will handle your requests in relation to your rights stated above. You can always reach him at datenschutz@kfv.at. If you believe that the processing of your data violates data protection laws or your data protection rights have otherwise been violated in any way, you can appeal to the supervisory authority. In Austria, this is the Data Protection Authority.

Our contact details:

KFV (Kuratorium für Verkehrssicherheit)
KFV Sicherheit-Service GmbH
Schleiergasse 18
1100 Vienna
Phone: +43 5 770 77 – 0
Fax: +43 5 770 77 – 1186

IT:
Email: datenschutz@kfv.at
Phone: +43 5 770 77 – 1166

Final provisions:
In the course of the ongoing development of the Internet, we will continue to adapt this Privacy Policy. We will announce changes on our website in due time. You should therefore regularly access this Privacy Policy and keep yourself informed about the current version.

Liability disclaimer
This website and the contributions contained therein have been carefully prepared and are for general informational purposes only. However, they do not constitute legal advice. We therefore accept no liability for the correctness, topicality or accuracy of the information provided. Furthermore, KFV also accepts no liability for any links to external websites operated by third parties.