Privacy Policy

1.1. The data controller within Art 4 Z 7 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), i.e. responsible for operating this website and data processing described below, is

MedAustron International GmbH
FN 501100m
Marie Curie-Straße 5
A-2700 Wiener Neustadt
(hereinafter “we” and/or “us“).

1.2. You can contact our data protection officer at datenschutz@medaustron.at.

1.3. Our currently valid privacy policy is available at [en/privacypolicy]. It is only valid for our website and not for websites of third parties.

On our website, there are hyperlinks to websites of third parties (e.g. Google Maps); if you click on these hyperlinks, you will be redirected directly to the third party’s website (recognizable by the change of the URL displayed in your internet browser). We have no influence on the processing of your data on third-party websites and can therefore not assume any responsibility for the confidential handling of your personal data on these websites; please inform yourself about the data processing on third-party websites directly on these websites. We neither take on any responsibility or liability for the content, correctness or presentation on third-party websites.

1.4. Our privacy policy describes which personal data we process for which purpose and how we use personal information collected during your visit to our website or as a result of contacting us, when you use one of the contact options offered on our website.

1.5. When processing personal data, we are subject to the applicable legal provisions, in particular the GDPR, the Austrian Data Protection Act 2018 (Datenschutzgesetz DSG 2018) and the Austrian Telecommunications Act 2003 (Telekommunikationsgesetz TKG 2003). In accordance with our obligations, appropriate and state-of-the-art data security measures are taken as defined in Art. 32 GDPR to protect your data against accidental or unlawful destruction or loss, against unauthorized access and to ensure that data are used properly.

Our employees are contractually bound to secrecy and to comply with the provisions of the GDPR and the DSG 2018. Health data processed in the context of a therapy request or a therapy contract are also subject to medical confidentiality obligation; these data are only processed by professionals subject to confidentiality or under their responsibility (Art 9 para 3 DSGVO).

2.1. If you would like to contact us, please use our contact form.

2.2. If you contact us via our general contact form, we collect your data entered in the data fields of the contact form. Indication of your name and e-mail address is mandatory: We need and process these data in order to answer your inquiry, to provide you with the requested information or to process and deal with your other request submitted to us. Without these data, we will unfortunately not be able to respond to your request. Optionally, you can also give us your telephone number, if you would like us to call you in case of questions; however, providing a telephone number is not mandatory. In case of using the contact form, your personal data will not be passed on to third parties.

2.3. Data collected via the contact form will be processed exclusively for the purpose of dealing with your inquiry/your request. These data are therefore processed for the purpose of contacting you, which is based on our predominant, legitimate interest in providing and using an up-to-date information medium, including the simplest and most easily accessible contact and exchange opportunity for and with visitors to our website (Art 6 para 1 lit f GDPR). Data will be stored and retained for as long as it is necessary to deal with your inquiry or request and will be deleted after the last contact within an appropriate period of time according to the respective circumstances. Beyond that, data will only be retained, if such retention is required to comply with statutory retention periods, if you agreed a longer retention period with us or if we enter into a contractual relationship with you, where processing of these data is (still) necessary. In these cases, data will be deleted after termination of the contractual relationship and expiry of the statutory or agreed retention periods (depending on which one ends last). In the event of litigation, we will retain the data until the end of the litigation(s) in question, if these data are needed as evidence.

3.1. If you contact us by e-mail or telephone, we collect and process the data provided to us by e-mail or telephone. When contact is made by e-mail, we process the sender’s name and e-mail address appearing in the e-mail header or in the text of the e-mail; we also process the content of the message and any attachments. We need and process these data in order to answer your inquiry, to provide you with the requested information or to process and deal with your other specific request submitted to us. Without these data, we will not be able to proceed with your request.

3.2. Your data provided to us in this way will be processed exclusively for the purpose of dealing with your request(s). These data are therefore processed for the purpose of contacting you, which is based on our predominant, legitimate interest in providing and using an up-to-date information medium, including the simplest and most easily accessible contact and exchange opportunity for and with visitors to our website (Art 6 para 1 lit f GDPR). Data will be stored and retained for as long as it is necessary to deal with your inquiry and will be deleted after the last contact within an appropriate period of time according to the respective circumstances. Beyond that, data will only be retained, if such retention is required to comply with statutory retention periods, if you agreed a longer retention period with us or if we enter into a contractual relationship with you, where processing of these data is (still) necessary. In these cases, data will be deleted after termination of the contractual relationship and expiry of the statutory or agreed retention periods (depending on which one ends last). In the event of litigation, we will retain the data until the end of the litigation(s) in question, if these data are needed as evidence.

4.1. You can access and use our website without registering or creating a user account.

4.2. When you visit our website, your browser automatically transmits the IP address of your computer to our server; this is necessary for our website to be retrieved from our server and displayed in your browser. Depending on the configuration of your browser, further data (e.g. browser type, browser version, operating system used, referrer URL) may be transmitted.

4.3. These data are processed for exclusively technical purposes. So, we can guarantee a smooth (technical) connection between your browser and our server (pure page loading) and even enable you to use our website at all] The legal basis for this data processing is our legitimate interest in having a web presence (Art 6 para 1 lit f GDPR). We have to process the date in order to make the website available to you. Without these data we cannot operate this website and you cannot access our website. We do not permanently store the data, nor read or process them for any other purpose.

5.1.4. third party cookies, which are not set by or for us, but by or for a third party.

5.2. Necessary cookies

Our website uses cookies to provide you with services and features for an optimized, personalized website experience and greater usability.

The following cookies are required in order that you can use our website appropriately or according to your settings:

Processing of these data is based on your consent (Art 6 para 1 lit a GDPR).

Our website is configured in such a way that useful cookies are only stored by default after your explicit consent. You can select your consent to storing cookies in our cookie banner, which appears when calling the site for the first time.

This setting may be changed again by clearing the cache of your browser.

6.1. We will not transfer any data obtained as described in the items above, except upon your explicit request or consent in writing to transfer your data.

Please note that you can only request information about your own data, but not about the data of other persons.

7.2. Right of rectification and erasure: According to the provisions of the GDPR, we are obliged to rectify or erase incorrect data or data processed against the provisions of the data protection regulation, on our own initiative as soon as we become aware of incorrect data or their inadmissible processing, or upon your reasoned request. If you believe that we process your personal data inaccurately or against the provisions of the data protection regulation, please send your reasoned request in writing by e-mail to datenschutz@medaustron.at.

• if you challenge the accuracy of the data for a period of time that allows us to verify the accuracy of the data;
• if processing of the data is unlawful, but you refuse erasure and request restriction of using the data instead;
• if we no longer need the data for the intended purpose, but you still need these data to assert or defend legal claims, or
• if you objected to processing of the data.

• we process these data on the basis of your consent or for legitimate interest or processing is required for implementing proper fulfilment of a contract between us, and
• your data are processed by means of automated processes.

7.5. Right of objection: In cases where we base our data processing on our legitimate interest, you may object to this data processing at any time, provided that there are reasons arising from your particular situation. However, we would like to point out that we are entitled to continue processing the data despite your objection, if we can demonstrate compelling legitimate reasons worth protecting processing, which override your interests, rights and freedoms, or if processing serves the assertion, exercise or defense of legal claims. If you wish to exercise your right of objection, we ask you to send your reasoned objection by e-mail to datenschutz@medaustron.at.

7.6. Right of revocation: If we process data on the basis of your consent, you have the right to revoke this consent with effect for the future at any time.

8.1. If you provide us with other persons’ data, please ensure their consent in advance that you transmit their personal data to us and that we are allowed use them in accordance with our privacy policy.

9.1. Our privacy policy will be updated with effect for the future in the event of changes to the law or significant changes to the functional scope of our website. Therefore, this privacy policy may change over time. We recommend you to read our privacy policy each time you visit our website or at regular intervals so that you are always informed about how we handle your personal data.

10.1. If you have any other questions about this privacy policy, please do not hesitate to contact us at datenschutz@medaustron.at.

11.1. If you believe that we violate Austrian or European data protection law in processing your data, we ask you to contact us in order to clarify any issues. Of course, you also have the right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority (in Austria, this is the data protection authority).