Privacy

Imfino

Sachsenplatz 4-6/2
A-1200 Wien
office@imfino.org

Privacy Statement

1. General

imfino places great importance on the privacy of each client. This Privacy Statement applies to all data information collected through the imfino newswire service website ("the Service").
Personal data is always processed in compliance with the applicable Austrian and EU data protection laws and regulations, in particular those of the Data Protection Act (DSG 2000) and the Telecommunications Act (TKG 2003). All employees of imfino or persons and companies affiliated with imfino (“imfino parties”) are obliged to comply with data secrecy pursuant to § 15 DSG 2000.
Please note that new EU data protection regulations will take effect on May 25, 2018 – please check for updates on this website after that date!

2. Collection of data on this website

imfino collects information through this imfino newswire website, for example during registration for this newswire service, or when you submit any other information or content to be posted on the website. The information we collect includes personal information such as name, phone number, address, e-mail address, and credit card information.
Do not provide information about yourself unless you consent to have all information used, disclosed, and transferred in accordance with this Privacy Statement. By providing information about others, you represent and warrant that you have received authorization from the person about whom you are providing the information and that person has consented to have all information used, disclosed, and transferred in accordance with this Privacy Statement.

3. IP-Addresses

When you register for the imfino newswire service website, your IP address will be sent to the web server. This is necessary for technical reasons, in order to be able to send the response to the correct recipient.
For security reasons (e.g. to ward off hacker attacks), we store the IP addresses of all user/customer requests. These logs generated are exclusively used for tracking security breaches and only consulted in cases of suspected security violations.

4. Cookies

imfino or a designated service provider may use "cookies," web server logs, web beacons, or other electronic tools to collect information about you, such as your IP address, browser type, language, operating system, computer platform, and the state or country from which you accessed this Service. imfino or a designated service provider may use these cookies, web server logs, web beacons, or other electronic tools to collect and compile statistical and other information about your use of the services provided on the imfino newswire service website.
A cookie is a small text file placed on your computer. Most browsers are set to accept cookies by default. If you prefer, you can set your browser to disable cookies, or to alert you when cookies are being sent. However, note that this Service may not function properly if you disable cookies.

5. Processing and Transmission of Personal Data

We generally do not process your personal information without your consent. We will retain your personal data in compliance with the applicable statutory time limits.
A transmission of your personal data to third parties occurs only with your consent and to the extent necessary to meet your needs and provide the services you requested or registered for. Exceptions are transmissions that are necessary for your safe use of our websites. The transfer of data to processors (service providers) on principle only takes place to such companies that offer sufficient guarantee of a legal and secure use of data.

6. Use and Disclosure of Personal Data

imfino newswire service uses the information collected through this website, including personal information and information about your use of the Service, chiefly for the purpose of providing, maintaining and improving the Service. Information and data collection serves the purpose of analyzing your website usage, analyzing your use of the Service, communicating with you, and enforcing any terms of use (TOU) or other agreement related to the Service.
imfino reserves the right to disclose your information to persons or companies affiliated with imfino (“imfino parties”) and our service providers.
imfino reserves itself the right to disclose your information to unaffiliated third parties in such cases where disclosure becomes necessary to: (a) comply with applicable law; (b) protect the interests, rights, safety, or property of imfino or others; (c) comply with the Terms of Use (TOU) on this website; (d) provide you with the services you requested and registered for and to perform the respective activities connected with such services, including billing and collection of fees.
The collection, further use, and/or disclosure of your information by third parties are not the responsibility of imfino. For information about such collection, use, and/or disclosure of your information, we advise you to consult the respective third parties' privacy policies and statements.
Some of the uses and disclosures referred to in this privacy statement may involve the transferring and processing of your personal information to various countries around the world that may have privacy protection laws and provisions that differ from those in your country. By submitting your personal information to imfino, you consent to such transfers and processing, including to and within Austria.

7. Right to Information

In accordance with the provisions of the 2000 Data Protection Act, you have the right to obtain information about your personal data being processed by imfino. For information on issues of data protection and in order to enforce this and other rights of persons affected (rectification, cancellation, revocation, objection), please send an email to office@imfino.org.

8. Right of Revocation and Objection

In accordance with the provisions of the 2000 Data Protection Act, you have the right to revoke your consent to the use of your personal data at any time. In this case we will not use your data and delete it in compliance with any statutory retention periods.
Where the use of your personal information is not provided for by law, you further have the right to object to the use of your data due to infringement of your overriding and legitimate confidentiality interests. In the event of this circumstance, we will delete your data in compliance with any statutory retention periods within a period of eight weeks.

9. Modus Operandi of Social Media-Plug-Ins

Plug-ins of the social networks Facebook, Google+, Twitter are integrated on the websites of imfino. You can recognize these plug-ins by their respective logo on the corresponding page.
Operators of the network platforms receive the information that you have visited our website with your IP address. If you click on the Facebook “Like” button while you are logged into your Facebook account, for example, you can link the content of our pages on your Facebook profile. This allows Facebook to assign your visit of our website to your user account. We point out that we, as providers of the sites, possess no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data and its use by the operators of the network platforms. For more information, please see the privacy statements of the corresponding social media platforms:
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/policy.php
Google+: http://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/
Twitter: http://twitter.com/privacy?lang=en

10. Google Analytics

The websites of imfino use Google Analytics for web analysis. By the use of this analysis service, cookies are stored on your computer as well.
The information generated, including the IP addresses of visitors, is sent to a server in the US and stored there. imfino uses the function "_anonymizeIP()" for privacy reasons, so that the transmitted IP addresses are processed only in abbreviated form and exclude a direct reference to individuals.
Google will possibly pass this information on to third parties where this is required by law or where third parties process the data on behalf of Google. More information about Google Analytics can be found online at http://www.google.com/analytics/terms/gb.html.
imfino uses the functions of Google Analytics to analyze site usage, e.g. in the form of anonymous evaluations and graphics on page views and visits, as well as for remarketing, reports on impressions in the Google Display Network, integration of DoubleClick Campaign Manager and Google Analytics reports on performance according to demographics and interests.
By using this site you consent to the processing of data gathered about you by Google in the manner and for the aforementioned purposes described above.

11. Questions Regarding This Privacy Statement

If you have questions regarding this privacy policy, please contact us at office@imfino.org.

12. Modifications To This Privacy Policy

imfino reserves the right to change this privacy policy at any time by posting modifications on this website. Any such changes will be effective immediately after posting on the website.