Privacy Policy
Privacy Information
The Österreichischer Kommunal-Verlag offers its customers a wide range of products and services. The following privacy information is intended to give you an overview of the collection and processing of your personal data.
I. The Controllers
The controller within the meaning of the GDPR is:
Österreichischer Kommunal-Verlag GmbH
Löwelstraße 6, A-1010 Vienna
- Our magazine titles: KOMMUNAL, SCHULE & SPORTSTÄTTE, NÖ GEMEINDE, TROCKENBAU-JOURNAL, a3BAU
- Advertising business for our print magazines
- Events: KOMMUNALMESSE, KOMMUNALWIRTSCHAFTSFORUM, ÖSTERREICHISCHE BAUTAGE
- Advertising measures in connection with our print magazines
- Processing of brokerage activities within the framework of distribution partnerships
- Our portals and their content: kommunalverlag.at, kommunal.at, diekommunalmesse.at
- Digital advertising measures, in particular newsletter distribution and e-mail services
- Procurement platform KOMMUNALBEDARF.AT
II. Your Rights
- Right of access
- Right to rectification
- Right to restriction of processing
- Right to erasure of personal data
- Right to data portability
- Right to object
- Right to lodge a complaint
III. Contact for data protection enquiries
By post: Österreichischer Kommunal-Verlag GmbH, Löwelstraße 6, A-1010 Vienna
E-mail: datenschutz@kommunal.at
In person: Mon.–Fri. from 09:00 to 16:00
IV. Competent supervisory authority
Austrian Data Protection Authority (Österreichische Datenschutzbehörde)
Barichgasse 40–42, A-1030 Vienna
E-mail: dsb@dsb.gv.at
Privacy Policy in Detail
1. Principles
For the Österreichischer Kommunal-Verlag GmbH, trust is an important cornerstone of every business relationship. This privacy policy is intended to give you an insight into which personal data are used, for what purpose, and what choices are available to you as a data subject.
- You decide which personal data you submit to us and for what purpose we may process it.
- You may revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future.
- We respect your rights under the applicable data protection laws.
- Our security measures comply with the current state of the art and statutory requirements.
- Our employees are bound by confidentiality obligations.
2. What personal data we process
We process data that you provide to us in the context of an enquiry or a contract:
Company, salutation, title, surname, first name, position, street, house number, postcode, city, telephone number, e-mail address.
3. How we use personal data
Data provided is collected and processed in order to offer the data subject the best possible convenience with our services and products. Further purposes:
- Winning back and acquiring new customers
- Maintaining customer satisfaction and loyalty
- Conducting direct marketing (e-mail marketing, telemarketing, by post), where permitted
- Collecting statistical data for analysis of reader and user numbers
- Providing a point of contact with our publishing house for any service needs
- Optimising and protecting our website
- Within the framework of distribution partnerships or where legally required: disclosure to third parties
4. Existence of automated decision-making
As a responsible company, we refrain from automated decision-making or profiling.
5. Legal basis
We process your data in accordance with the GDPR and the Austrian Data Protection Act 2018. Legal bases:
- Granted consents pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR
- Performance of a contract pursuant to Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR
- Legal obligations pursuant to Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR
- Legitimate interests pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR
6. Disclosure and transfer of data
We process your personal data for the duration of the entire business relationship and beyond in accordance with statutory retention and documentation obligations (Austrian Commercial Code, Federal Fiscal Code). Statutory limitation periods under Austrian civil law must be observed (in certain cases up to 30 years).
7. Duration of data storage
Data is stored for the duration of the offer and/or order processing and beyond until receipt of a justified request for deletion.
8. Data access and data security
Access to your data is granted to the persons in our company involved in processing (in particular management, editors, sales staff, processors). We have implemented technical and organisational measures to protect data processing operations.
9. Your rights as a data subject
To exercise your rights, please contact us:
By post: Österreichischer Kommunal-Verlag GmbH, Löwelstraße 6, A-1010 Vienna
E-mail: datenschutz@kommunal.at
Right of access: You have the right to obtain information about the personal data we process about you.
Right to rectification: If your data has not been recorded correctly, please inform us so that we can correct it without delay.
Right to restriction: You may request restriction of processing if you contest the accuracy or if the processing was unlawful.
Right to erasure: If you no longer wish your data to be processed, please let us know. We will delete your data promptly, provided there are no statutory retention obligations to the contrary.
Right to data portability: You have the right to receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format.
Right to object: You have the right at any time to object to the processing of your personal data pursuant to Art. 6(1)(e) or (f) GDPR.
Right to lodge a complaint: You may lodge a complaint with the Austrian Data Protection Authority.
10. Use of the website and cookies
With each visit to the website, general technical data is collected (browser type, operating system, IP address, referrer, time of access). This data is used exclusively to compile access statistics and to ensure IT security.
We use session cookies (deleted after the session ends) and persistent cookies to improve our services. You can adjust cookie handling in the security settings of your browser.
11. Updating these provisions
The Österreichischer Kommunal-Verlag GmbH reserves the right to update this privacy policy at any time in accordance with business requirements or legal changes.
Version 1.02