1. Controller within the meaning of the GDPR

The controller for the processing of your personal data on this website is:

VEN Foto e.U.
Guggermoosweg 4/8,
6264 Fügenberg, Tyrol, Austria
E-mail: kontakt@venfoto.at
Web: https://venfoto.at/

2. General information on data processing

We take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy.

The use of our website is generally possible without providing personal data. Insofar as personal data (e.g. name, address or e-mail addresses) is collected on our pages, this is always done on a voluntary basis. This data will not be passed on to third parties without your express consent.

3. Collection and storage of personal data as well as the nature and purpose of their use

a) When visiting the website
When you access our website, the browser used on your device automatically sends information to the server of our website. This information is temporarily stored in a so-called log file. The following information is collected without your intervention and stored until automated deletion:

IP address of the requesting computer,
Date and time of access,
Name and URL of the retrieved file,
Website from which access is made (referrer URL),
Browser used and, if applicable, the operating system of your computer and the name of your access provider.
The data mentioned are processed by us for the following purposes:

Ensuring a smooth connection to the website,
Ensuring comfortable use of our website,
Evaluating system security and stability, and
for other administrative purposes.
The legal basis for data processing is Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR. Our legitimate interest arises from the data collection purposes listed above. Under no circumstances do we use the collected data for the purpose of drawing conclusions about your person.

4. Contact form and e-mail contact

If you send us inquiries via contact form or e-mail, your details from the inquiry form or your e-mail, including the personal data you provided there (e.g. name, e-mail address, telephone number, message), will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the inquiry and in the event of follow-up questions.

This data is processed:

• pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR, provided your request is related to the initiation or execution of a contract (e.g., booking inquiry),

• pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of inquiries addressed to us.

We do not pass on this data without your consent.

The data you transmit in the contact form or by e-mail will remain with us until the purpose for the data storage no longer applies (e.g. after your request has been processed) or you request us to delete it, provided that there are no legal storage obligations to the contrary.

5. Disclosure of data

Your personal data will not be transmitted to third parties for purposes other than those listed below.

We only pass on your personal data to third parties if:

You your according to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR have given express consent,
the disclosure pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR is necessary for the assertion, exercise or defense of legal claims and there is no reason to assume that you have an overriding legitimate interest in not disclosing your data,
in the event that a legal obligation exists for the disclosure pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. c GDPR, and
this is legally permissible and according to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. b GDPR is necessary for the processing of contractual relationships with you.

6. Cookies

Our website uses cookies. These are small files that your browser automatically creates and that are stored on your device (laptop, tablet, smartphone, etc.) when you visit our site. Cookies do not cause any damage to your device, do not contain viruses, Trojans or other malware.

The cookie stores information that arises in connection with the specific device used. However, this does not mean that we gain direct knowledge of your identity.

The use of cookies serves on the one hand to make the use of our offer more pleasant for you. For example, we use so-called session cookies to recognize that you have already visited individual pages of our website. These are automatically deleted after leaving our site.

In addition, we also use temporary cookies to optimize user-friendliness, which are stored on your device for a specific period of time. If you visit our site again to use our services, it is automatically recognized that you have already been with us and what inputs and settings you have made, so you do not have to enter them again.

On the other hand, we use cookies to statistically record the use of our website and to evaluate it for the purpose of optimizing our offer for you (see sections 6 and 7). These cookies enable us to automatically recognize that you have already been with us when you visit our site again. These cookies are automatically deleted after a defined time.

The data processed by cookies are for the purposes mentioned to protect our legitimate interests and those of third parties in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR required.

7. Use of Matomo (without cookies)

This website uses the Matomo web analysis service for statistical evaluation of visitor access and to optimize our online offering. Matomo is operated without the use of cookies.

The information collected by Matomo (e.g. pages accessed, time spent, shortened IP address) is stored exclusively on our own server in Austria and is not passed on to third parties.

Your IP address is anonymized before storage, so that any personal reference is excluded.

The data is processed on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the analysis and improvement of the use of our website.

8. Storage period

We process and store personal data of the data subjects only for the period necessary to achieve the respective processing purpose or as provided for by statutory retention periods.

If the storage purpose no longer applies or a legally prescribed retention period expires, the personal data will be routinely deleted in accordance with the statutory provisions.

9. Hosting

This website is operated by the following hosting provider:

Domaintechnik.at GmbH
Lederergasse 6
5204 Straßwalchen
Austria

The hosting provider processes personal data (e.g., IP addresses, log files) exclusively for the purpose of providing and securing the website.

The hosting provider is used in the interest of a secure, fast and efficient provision of our online offer in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR.

There is a data processing agreement with the hosting provider in accordance with Art. 28 GDPR. Data is not transferred to third countries.

10. Your rights

You have the right:

to request information about your personal data processed by us in accordance with Art. 15 GDPR,
to immediately request the correction of incorrect or completion of your personal data stored by us in accordance with Art. 16 GDPR,
to request the deletion of your personal data stored by us in accordance with Art. 17 GDPR,
to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data in accordance with Art. 18 GDPR,
to receive your personal data that you have provided to us in a structured, common and machine-readable format or to request the transfer to another controller in accordance with Art. 20 GDPR,
in accordance with Art. 7 para. 3 GDPR to revoke your consent once given to us at any time and
to complain to a supervisory authority in accordance with Art. 77 GDPR.

11. Right of objection

If your personal data are processed on the basis of legitimate interests pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR, you have the right to object to the processing of your personal data in accordance with Art. 21 GDPR, provided that there are reasons for this which arise from your particular situation.