Privacy Policy

1. Data Controller

Controller within the meaning of the GDPR: Ecotech Styria GmbH Judenburgerstraße 176 A-8580 Köflach, Austria Management: Ing. Gernot Pauger Phone: +43 3144 / 70477 Email: office@ecotechstyria.com Company register no.: FN 513783 p VAT no.: ATU 81341004

2. Hosting

This website is hosted by Telematica Internetdienste GmbH (Austria). When our pages are accessed, technically necessary data (e.g. IP address, date, time, browser type, requested URL) are processed which are required for the secure provision of the website. The data are processed exclusively within the EU. Legal basis: Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR (legitimate interest in stable and secure operation of the website).

3. Server Logfiles

On every access to our website, our hosting provider automatically stores the following data: • Anonymised/shortened IP address of the requesting computer • Date and time of access • Name and URL of the requested file • Volume of data transferred • Notification of whether the access was successful • User agent (browser, operating system) • Referrer URL These data are used exclusively to ensure trouble-free operation and to safeguard the security of our IT systems. The data are not merged with other data sources or evaluated for marketing purposes. The data are automatically deleted after no more than 30 days. Legal basis: Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR.

4. Contact Form and Email

When you contact us via the contact form or by email, the data you provide (name, email address, phone number if provided, message content) are processed to handle your request and communicate with you. Recipient is office@ecotechstyria.com. Legal basis: Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR (initiation/performance of a contract) or (f) GDPR (legitimate interest in answering your request). Your data will be deleted as soon as they are no longer required for the purpose for which they were collected and there are no statutory retention obligations (e.g. 7 years for business-relevant correspondence under §132 of the Austrian Federal Tax Code).

5. Cookies and Local Storage

Our website only uses technically necessary cookies which are required without your consent to ensure the basic operation: • ECOTECH_LANG — stores your selected language (German/English). Duration: 1 year. Legal basis: Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. • cms_admin — set exclusively when an administrator uses the internal content-management system. Not relevant for normal website visitors. Any further cookies (e.g. for analytics or marketing) will only be set if you give your explicit consent via our cookie banner (Google Consent Mode v2). Without your consent, no tracking cookies are activated and no personal data are transmitted to third parties.

6. Web Analytics and Tracking

We currently do not use any web analytics or tracking tools. Our website is technically prepared to integrate services such as Google Analytics 4, Google Tag Manager or Meta Pixel via the cookie banner in the future. Activation will only take place after your explicit consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR and §165 (3) of the Austrian Telecommunications Act 2021. As soon as such services are activated, we will update this privacy policy to include information on the provider, data categories, recipients (US transfer), storage duration and withdrawal options.

7. Fonts

This website uses exclusively locally hosted fonts (WOFF2 format, self-hosted on our server). No connection is made to Google Fonts, Adobe Fonts or other external font providers. Your IP address is therefore not transmitted to third parties when fonts are loaded.

8. External Content and Maps

If external content (e.g. embedded Google Maps or YouTube videos) is displayed on individual pages, this only happens after your explicit consent via the cookie banner. Upon activation, your IP address and possibly other data may be transmitted to the respective providers (Google Ireland Ltd. / Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd.), with possible data transfer to the USA. Before your consent is given, only placeholders are displayed without any connection being made to third-party providers.

9. Your Rights as a Data Subject

You have the following rights regarding your personal data: • Right of access (Art. 15 GDPR) • Right to rectification (Art. 16 GDPR) • Right to erasure (Art. 17 GDPR) • Right to restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR) • Right to data portability (Art. 20 GDPR) • Right to object to processing (Art. 21 GDPR) • Right to withdraw consent at any time with effect for the future (Art. 7 (3) GDPR) Please send requests to office@ecotechstyria.com.

10. Right to Lodge a Complaint with a Supervisory Authority

You have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority if you believe that the processing of your data violates the GDPR. For Austria, this is the Austrian Data Protection Authority: Österreichische Datenschutzbehörde Barichgasse 40-42, 1030 Vienna, Austria Phone: +43 1 521 52-25 69 Email: dsb@dsb.gv.at Web: www.dsb.gv.at

11. Storage Duration

We store your personal data only for as long as is necessary for the respective purpose or as required by statutory retention periods (in particular §132 of the Austrian Federal Tax Code — 7 years for tax-relevant business documents). After these periods have expired, the corresponding data are routinely deleted.

12. Spam Protection with Google reCAPTCHA

To protect our forms (contact form and brochure request) against automated submissions (spam bots), we use the reCAPTCHA v3 service provided by Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; resp. Google LLC, USA). When you visit a page containing a form, the reCAPTCHA script is loaded from Google. Google analyses various technical data of your browser without active interaction (in particular IP address, browser headers, cookies, mouse movements, device sensors) and assigns a risk score (0.0 = bot, 1.0 = human). Only when you submit a form is the score checked against our threshold. Data is transmitted to Google servers in the USA. Google has been self-certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework since July 2023; an adequate level of data protection is therefore generally ensured. The legal basis for the use is Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR (legitimate interest in protecting our forms against abuse and spam). Further information on data processing by Google: • Privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy • Terms of use: https://policies.google.com/terms • Specific information about reCAPTCHA: https://www.google.com/recaptcha/about/