Privacy Policy
This website is operated by LEC GmbH, A-8010 Graz, Inffeldgasse 19 („we“ or „us“). The protection of your personal data is of particular concern to us. We process your data exclusively based on legal regulations (especially GDPR, DSG, TKG 2003). In this statement, we inform you according to Article 13 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) about how we, as the data controller, process your personal data in connection with this website.
What Data We Process About You
During your visit to this website, we collect the following information: the date and time you access a page on our website, your IP address, the name and version of your web browser, the webpage (URL) you visited before accessing this website, certain cookies (see point 2 below), and the information you provide to us as a user and/or customer [e.g., during an inquiry or registration on our website]. When entering into a contract, the following data will be stored for the purpose of contract execution: contact details such as name, address, email address, and job function in the company, as well as bank details. If processing your personal data is not necessary to fulfill the obligations of a contract with you, there is no obligation to provide the data that we request on our website.Cookies
This website uses so-called cookies. A cookie is a small text file that can be stored on your computer when you visit a website. Generally, cookies are used to provide additional features to website users. They can, for example, be used to make navigation easier, allow you to continue browsing a website from where you left off, and/or store your preferences and settings when you revisit the site. Cookies cannot access, read, or change any other data on your computer. We use cookies to make our offerings more user-friendly. Most of the cookies on this website are session cookies. These are automatically deleted when you leave our website. Permanent cookies, on the other hand, remain stored on your device until you manually delete them in your browser. We use these permanent cookies to recognize you when you visit our website again. If you want to control cookies on your computer, you can configure your browser settings to notify you when a website wants to store cookies. You can also block or delete cookies already stored on your computer. If you want to learn how to do this, please use the „Help“ function in your browser. Please note that blocking or deleting cookies may affect your online experience and prevent you from fully using this website.Web Analytics Tools
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA („Google“). Google Analytics uses cookies to analyze your use of the website. We process your data based on our legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) in creating cost-effective, easy-to-use website access statistics to improve our offering and web presence. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website (including your IP address and the URLs of the pages you visited) is transferred to Google’s servers in the USA and stored there. We do not store any of your data collected through Google Analytics. We have concluded a data processing agreement with Google. The relationship with Google is based on an adequacy decision by the European Commission („Privacy Shield“). This website uses the IP anonymization feature provided by Google Analytics. Therefore, Google will shorten/anonymize your IP address as soon as it receives it. On our behalf, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, compile reports on website activity, and provide other services related to website and internet usage. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other data from Google. As mentioned above in point 2, you can prevent the storage of cookies by configuring your browser software accordingly. However, please note that in this case, you may not be able to use all features of this website. You can also prevent Google from collecting data related to Google Analytics by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link: [http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en](http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en). You can also prevent the collection of your data by Google Analytics on this website by clicking the link below. This will set an opt-out cookie that prevents the future collection of your data when you visit this website: Disable Google Analytics(Note: the code can be found at [https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/gajs/?hl=en#disable](https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/gajs/?hl=en#disable))Purposes of Data Processing
We will process your personal data for the following purposes:- To provide you with this website and to improve and develop it further
- To create usage statistics
- To detect, prevent, and investigate attacks on our website
- For marketing and advertising purposes (note: as potential customers of our offerings, we would like to inform you about new developments and offers of our products)
- To respond to your inquiries
- To process the contract with you (to your full satisfaction) and to conduct pre-contractual measures
- To send you a newsletter or other information about upcoming events
Legal Grounds for Processing
The legal grounds for processing your personal data are:- Our legitimate interest (pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) in achieving the purposes mentioned above under point 4.
- Your consent (pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR) during registration.
- The necessity for contract initiation and performance (pursuant to Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR).
Transmission of Your Personal Data
For the above purposes, we will transmit your personal data to the following recipients:- IT service providers we engage
- Banks/payment service providers
- Tax consultants
Retention Period
We will retain your data in case of a contact inquiry for a period of six months. In the case of a contract conclusion, all data related to the contractual relationship will be stored at least until the expiration of the tax retention period (i.e., 7 years), and beyond that until the conclusion of any legal disputes where the data is needed as evidence.Your Rights in Relation to Personal Data
- You are entitled to the following rights in relation to your personal data:
- To check whether and which personal data we have stored about you and to request copies of this data
- To request the correction, completion, or deletion of personal data that is incorrect or unlawfully processed
- To request that we restrict the processing of your personal data
- To request data portability
- To object to the processing of your personal data or to withdraw your consent previously given for processing
- To know the identity of third parties to whom your personal data is transferred
- To lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority (in Austria: the Data Protection Authority) if you believe that the processing of your data violates data protection law or your data protection rights have been violated in any way. For more information, please refer to the website of the Data Protection Authority at [https://www.dsb.gv.at](https://www.dsb.gv.at).