📄 Privacy Policy
Effective: January 2026
Welcome to BusinessAustria.org. Protecting your personal data is very important to us. We process your data exclusively in accordance with the applicable legal provisions, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Austrian Telecommunications Act (TKG 2003). Below, we inform you about how we handle your personal data.
1. Controller of Data Processing
BusinessAustria.org
Contact: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richard-johnson-7b682027/
Website: https://www.businessaustria.org
2. Personal Data We Collect
We do not collect data about you through this site, only via Google Analytics, so we can’t identify you directly.
Anonymous Types of data we may process include:
- IP address – stripped of last 3 digits.
- Browser and device data
- Timestamps and technical details (e.g. operating system, screen resolution)
3. Purpose of Data Processing
We process your data for the following purposes:
- To provide and improve our website
- To respond to your inquiries
- To send newsletters (only with your consent)
- To analyze user behavior for website optimization
- To comply with legal obligations
4. Legal Basis for Processing
Data is processed based on one or more of the following legal grounds:
- Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR – Your consent
- Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR – Performance of a contract or pre-contractual steps
- Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR – Our legitimate interests (e.g. analytics, website security)
5. Disclosure of Data to Third Parties
We do not share your personal data with third parties unless it is necessary for providing our services, required by law, or based on your explicit consent.
Possible recipients include:
- Newsletter services (e.g. Mailchimp, Brevo)
- Hosting providers
- Analytics services (e.g. Google Analytics, Matomo)
- IT and development service providers
6. Cookies
We use cookies to enhance your user experience. Some cookies are essential, while others help us analyze how the site is used and improve it accordingly.
On your first visit, a cookie banner allows you to accept or reject non-essential cookies.
You can manage or delete cookies at any time through your browser settings.
Read more in our Cookie Policy.
7. Analytics & Tracking
We use Google Analytics to better understand how visitors use our site.
- Your IP address is anonymized – so we can not identify you.
- Our Data is not used to identify individuals
8. Newsletter
If you sign up for our newsletter, you must do so through Linkedin then your data questions should be posed toward Linkedin.
9. Your Rights Under GDPR
You have the following rights at any time:
- Access to your stored data
- Correction of inaccurate data
- Deletion of your data (“Right to be forgotten”)
- Restriction of processing
- Data portability
- Objection to data processing
- Filing a complaint with the Austrian Data Protection Authority: www.dsb.gv.at
Note: we don’t store your data – so if you ask for it, obviously we don’t have it to provide. This is why we request you contact us through Linkedin.com, so we don’t directly store your data!
10. Contact
If you have any questions about this privacy policy or how we handle your data, please contact us:
11. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to update this privacy policy to reflect changes in legal requirements or how we operate. The most current version is always available here.