Privacy Policy of the Website

The protection of privacy and the responsible and confidential handling of personal data are important concerns for Fürstenfeld. Fürstenfeld processes personal data exclusively in accordance with the applicable data protection regulations and implements appropriate technical and organizational measures to ensure the protection of such data.

This Privacy Policy provides information about the nature, scope, and purpose of the processing of personal data in connection with the use of the website www.fuerstenfeld.gv.at. It applies exclusively to data processing activities carried out within the framework of the operation and use of this website.

The website www.fuerstenfeld.gv.at is technically operated and hosted on the servers of citiesapps S&R GmbH (https://citiesapps.com). The processing of personal data takes place within the technical infrastructure of citiesapps S&R GmbH, using appropriate technical and organizational measures to ensure a high level of security and data protection. Fürstenfeld ensures through appropriate organizational measures that data protection requirements are complied with.

In principle, personal data is processed during the operation of the website only to the extent necessary for the technical operation, security, and provision of content. Where possible, this data is anonymized so that no conclusions can be drawn about individual visitors. Personal data refers to any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person.

This Privacy Policy does not apply to data processing activities carried out within the framework of other tasks or activities of Fürstenfeld. Separate data protection information pursuant to Articles 13 and 14 of the GDPR will be provided for such data processing activities.

The processing of personal data in connection with the operation of the website is carried out in particular on the basis of the following 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 (General Data Protection Regulation – GDPR),

• Federal Act on the Protection of Natural Persons with regard to the Processing of Personal Data (Data Protection Act – DSG).

Even where personal data is processed only to the extent technically necessary, Fürstenfeld and citiesapps S&R GmbH implement all required technical and organizational measures to ensure the security and integrity of the systems and processes used and to prevent unauthorized access.

Joint Controllership pursuant to Art. 26 GDPR

Fürstenfeld and citiesapps S&R GmbH are joint controllers within the meaning of Article 26 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) for the operation of the website www.fuerstenfeld.gv.at, as they jointly determine the purposes and means of processing.

In an agreement on joint controllership pursuant to Art. 26 GDPR, it has been specified which party fulfills which data protection obligations. In particular, Fürstenfeld is responsible for complying with the information obligations and serves as the primary point of contact for data subjects.

Processing is carried out exclusively to the extent technically necessary. Personal data is anonymized without delay so that no conclusions can be drawn about individual users.

Name and Contact Details of the Joint Controllers

Fürstenfeld
Augustinerplatz 1, 8280 Fürstenfeld, AUT

Phone: +43 3382 524010
Email: gde@fuerstenfeld.gv.at

citiesapps S&R GmbH
Köglerweg 25
8042 Graz

Phone: +43 316 90 90 30
Email: support@citiesapps.com

Data Protection Officer

For the jointly controlled processing in connection with the operation of the website www.fuerstenfeld.gv.at, a Data Protection Officer has been appointed at citiesapps S&R GmbH.

Data Protection Officer of citiesapps S&R GmbH
Email: datenschutz@citiesapps.com
(Postal address: Köglerweg 25, 8042 Graz)

The Data Protection Officer acts as the central point of contact for data subjects as well as for the data protection authority in all data protection matters relating to the joint controllership pursuant to Art. 26 GDPR.

For general questions and inquiries, you may continue to contact Fürstenfeld.
For specific data protection-related questions, the Data Protection Officer is available at the contact details provided above.

Fürstenfeld places great importance on protecting the privacy of visitors to this website. When operating the website www.fuerstenfeld.gv.at, personal data is processed exclusively to the extent technically necessary and is anonymized without delay so that no conclusions can be drawn about individual persons. Personal data refers to information that can directly or indirectly identify a natural person, such as a name, address, or a non-anonymized IP address.

No external tracking or analytics tools, such as Google Analytics, are used. To ensure user-friendly functionality, only cookies relating to technical settings are used. These cookies serve the proper provision of the website, do not contain any personal data, and can be deleted at any time via the settings of the browser used. Further information on managing cookies can be found in the help sections of the respective browser providers.

When Is Data Considered Personal Data?

Whether data qualifies as personal data depends on whether it can be directly or indirectly attributed to a natural person. A distinction must be made between anonymized and pseudonymized data:

• Anonymized data does not allow any conclusions to be drawn about a natural person and therefore does not fall within the scope of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

• Pseudonymized data can be attributed to a person with the help of additional information and therefore continues to qualify as personal data under the GDPR.

The technical data collected in the context of operating the website is anonymized without delay, so that identification of individual users is excluded.

Rights of Data Subjects

To the extent that personal data is processed within the technically necessary scope in connection with the operation of the website, data subjects are entitled to the rights pursuant to Articles 15 to 21 GDPR, in particular the right to access, rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, and objection.

Furthermore, there is the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority:

Austrian Data Protection Authority
Barichgasse 40–42
1030 Vienna
Phone: +43 1 52 152-0
Email: dsb@dsb.gv.at

Alternatively, the online complaint form of the Data Protection Authority may also be used.

When accessing this website, technical access data is processed automatically to ensure the secure, stable, and proper operation of the website. Processing is carried out exclusively to the extent technically necessary. The processing of technical access data is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest) for the purpose of ensuring the security, stability, and functionality of the website.

The technical access data processed includes, in particular:

• Browser type and browser version used,

• Operating system used,

• Referrer URL (previously visited page),

• IP address of the requesting device in anonymized form,

• Date and time of the page access.

This data is processed exclusively for technical, security-related, and statistical purposes, in particular for the analysis of system errors, the prevention of attacks, and the optimization of technical operations. This data is not combined with other data sources and is not subject to personal evaluation.

The technical access data is anonymized without delay and automatically deleted after 14 days at the latest, unless a security-related necessity requires longer retention.

Hosting and Technical Operation

The technical operation and hosting of the website are carried out by:

citiesapps S&R GmbH
Köglerweg 25
8042 Graz

on servers of:

Amazon Web Services (EMEA) SARL
38 Avenue John F. Kennedy
L-1855 Luxembourg

in the AWS region eu-central-1 (Frankfurt am Main, Germany).

The processing of personal data takes place exclusively within the European Union. No transfer of personal data to third countries outside the EU takes place.

citiesapps S&R GmbH has concluded a Data Processing Addendum with Amazon Web Services in accordance with Art. 28 GDPR, ensuring the implementation of appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect the processed data.

The website www.fuerstenfeld.gv.at uses exclusively technically necessary cookies that are required to provide the basic functions of the website and to store user-selected settings.

These include in particular:

• A cookie to store the language preference selected by the user in order to improve user-friendliness,

• A cookie to store a technical decision made by the user regarding the display of external content (e.g., iFrames).

These cookies do not contain any personal data, are not used to track user behavior, and are employed solely for the technical provision of the website. They therefore fall under the category of technically necessary cookies and, pursuant to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the ePrivacy Directive, do not require prior user consent.

No Cookie Banner Required

Since the website uses exclusively technically necessary cookies and does not employ any cookies for analytics, tracking, or marketing purposes, the display of a cookie banner is not required. Nevertheless, Fürstenfeld provides transparent information in this Privacy Policy regarding the cookies used.

Integration of iFrames and External Content

The website uses iFrames to display content from third-party providers, for example interactive maps or videos. When such content is accessed, personal data (e.g., the IP address) may be transmitted to the respective third-party providers. In addition, cookies may be set by these third-party providers over which Fürstenfeld has no control.

To protect your privacy, external content is disabled by default and will only be displayed after you have actively chosen to enable the display of such content. Only after this selection is made will a connection to the servers of the respective third-party providers be established and external cookies may be set.

You may change or reset your selection regarding the display of external content at any time. For further information on data processing by the respective third-party providers, please refer to their privacy policies.

The website www.fuerstenfeld.gv.at contains links to external third-party websites. The respective provider or operator is solely responsible for their content and data protection practices; Fürstenfeld has no influence over them.

By clicking on an external link, you leave the website www.fuerstenfeld.gv.at. From that point onward, the privacy policies of the respective website operators apply. Fürstenfeld assumes no responsibility for the processing of personal data on external websites.

We recommend that you review the respective privacy policies of external websites before using them in order to inform yourself about the nature, scope, and purpose of the data processing carried out there.

Our Privacy Policy is continuously updated to comply with new legal requirements, technological innovations, and changing internal processes. The ongoing use of new technologies and the introduction of additional services may make it necessary to adapt the provisions relating to the protection of your personal data accordingly.

As soon as relevant changes are made to this Privacy Policy, particularly in connection with the use of new technologies or data protection-relevant services, we will communicate them clearly and transparently on this page. It is important to us that you are always fully informed. Therefore, we recommend reviewing our Privacy Policy regularly to stay up to date on any modifications or additions.