Privacy policy
Data Collected
"josephthurner.photo" takes the protection of your personal data very seriously, processes your data solely on the basis of applicable data protection laws (GDPR, DSG, ECG), and adheres to the principles of data minimisation and necessity.
- Contact form / e-mail contact: name, e-mail, content of the message
- User account: username, e-mail, encrypted password, date of registration, all information provided in your profile
- Further data only if actively provided by you:
- Creating a personal message to another registered user
- Entry in the guestbook or post in the discussion forum (where available)
- In both cases, when a draft version is saved
The IP address is stored in the following cases: creation of a personal message, guestbook entry, forum post (where available), deletion or modification of posts or private messages, changes to central profile data (e-mail address, account activation, user password), and failed login attempts. For each session, as a technical requirement, the browser identification string (user agent) transmitted by your browser is stored. This can only be viewed by the technical administrator and is deleted once the session expires.
Retention Period
"josephthurner.photo" adheres to the principles of data minimisation and necessity. Personal data are only stored for as long as required for the specific purpose (in particular for providing your user account or processing your enquiries) or as long as statutory retention periods demand. Once the purpose ceases to apply or these periods expire, the corresponding data are routinely blocked or deleted in accordance with legal regulations. Notwithstanding this, you may delete your account or request complete deletion at any time.
Cookies
This website uses strictly necessary cookies only to ensure the basic functionality of the site. No analytics, tracking, or advertising cookies are used.
Security
Your data are transmitted via SSL/TLS encryption and protected by appropriate technical and organisational security measures in line with current best practice to prevent data loss, misuse or unauthorised access.
Your Rights (GDPR)
Access to stored personal data (Art. 15), rectification of incorrect or incomplete data (Art. 16), erasure (“right to be forgotten”, Art. 17), restriction of processing (Art. 18), data portability (Art. 20), objection to processing (Art. 21). To exercise these rights, please contact the data protection officer via e-mail (see above).
If you believe that the processing of your data violates data protection law, you may lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority. Competent authority in Austria: Data Protection Authority, Wickenburggasse 8, 1080 Vienna (www.dsb.gv.at)