Privacy Policy

Principles relating to processing of personal data

The TRUSTS Consortium partners (hereafter: TRUSTS) operate https://www.trusts-data.eu (herein: the Site). This page informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use and disclosure of personal data we receive from users of the Site, newsletter tool, Twitter account and LinkedIn account.

Data protection is taken seriously by TRUSTS. Personal data will be processed exclusively in line with the European and Austrian data protection, privacy and telecommunications regulations, with contracts, or with other legal obligations. We use your personal information only for providing and improving the Site and other information channels. By using the Site, following links to our social media accounts or subscribing to our newsletter, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.

Information Collection and Use

While using our Site, we may ask you to provide us with certain personal identifiable information that can e used to contact or identify you. Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to your name (herein: “Personal Information”).

Log Data

Like many site operators, we collect information that your browser sends whenever you visit our Site (herein: “Log Data”). This Log Data may include information such as your computer’s Internet Protocol (“IP”) address, browser type, browser version, the pages of our Site that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages and other statistics.

Cookies

Our website uses cookies, that is small text files which may include an anonymous unique identifier that are stored on your device using the browser. They do no harm. We use cookies to make our offer user-friendly. Some cookies remain on your device until you delete them. They enable us to recognize your browser the next time you visit us.

Our website uses the following providers:

  • trusts-data.eu (Cookie Notice): Used to store the consent to the use of cookies.
  • WordPress: Used to store user data in connection with the website statistics software by WordPress. See more at https://de.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-statistics/

Deactivation of cookies: If you do not want this, you can set up your browser so that it informs you about the setting of cookies and you only allow this in individual cases. If cookies are deactivated, the functionality of our website may be somewhat restricted.

Security

The Site uses a SSL certificate. This means that you can be sure that you are connected to the correct address and that the data transfer between the server of my host and your browser is encrypted. But remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

Newsletter

We use MailChimp to manage our newsletter and other email lists. There’s no third-party tracking in messages we send through MailChimp besides MailChimp’s own analytics, which may aggregate how many subscribers open a message or click the links inside. MailChimp’s privacy policy is available at https://mailchimp.com/legal/privacy.

You can unsubscribe from our newsletter by clicking on the unsubscribe link provided at the end of every newsletter. You can also email newsletter@trusts-data.eu to update your email address, or to request that we delete your email.

Twitter

The TRUSTS Consortium runs the Twitter account https://twitter.com/TrustsData. You find the Twitter privacy policy on https://twitter.com/en/privacy. 

LinkedIn

The TRUSTS Consortium runs the LinkedIn page https://www.linkedin.com/company/26197947/. You find the LinkedIn privacy policy on https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy.

Your rights as a data subject

Right of access

You have the right to obtain information about the type and scope of processing of your personal data without costs. Please contact info@trusts-data.eu for further information.

To avoid misuse, however, please establish your identity in a suitable form, such as by producing a copy of a valid photographic identification. In order for us to be able to provide you with information quickly and efficiently, please make sure to include in your application as concrete information as possible.

TRUSTS will provide you with the necessary information according to Art 15 GDPR at the latest within one month of receipt. In exceptional cases, this period may be extended. In this case, you will be informed accordingly.

To ensure that your personal data is only available to you personally, we will send the information via Austrian Post as a registered personal delivery (RSa-Brief) or corresponding information technology services.

Right of rectification and erasure of personal Data

You are legally entitled to request modification or deletion of your personal data, or deletion from the registered users database at any time. If you wish to do so, please contact us at info@trusts-data.eu.

Further rights of data subjects

At any time, you may exercise your rights of limitation of processing, objection to the processing of your personal data, or data portability. If you wish to do so, please contact us at info@trusts-data.eu.

Right to lodge a complaint

If you have the impression that your rights have been violated, please contact us at info@trusts-data.eu. You also have the possibility of lodging a complaint with the Austrian supervisory authority, the Österreichische Datenschutzbehörde (dsb@dsb.gv.at).

Changes To This Privacy Policy

The TRUSTS Consortium may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on the Site. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us.