{"id":3674,"date":"2024-04-23T07:16:04","date_gmt":"2024-04-23T05:16:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pfaenderbahn.at\/data-privacy-policy\/"},"modified":"2026-07-01T14:28:46","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T12:28:46","slug":"data-privacy-policy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.pfaenderbahn.at\/en\/data-privacy-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Data Privacy Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I. Name and Address of the Data Controller<\/h2>\n\n

The entity responsible for processing personal data on this website is:<\/p>\n\n

Pf\u00e4nderbahn AG<\/strong>Steinbruchgasse 46900 Bregenz\u00d6sterreich<\/p>\n\n

Phone +43 5574 42 160-0<\/a>office@pfaenderbahn.at<\/a><\/p>\n\n

If you have any questions regarding data protection, you can contact the Data Protection Officer, Mr. DI Thomas E. Kinz, at any time.<\/p>\n\n

II. General Information on Data Processing<\/h2>\n\n

1. Scope of the Processing of Personal Data<\/h3>\n\n

To the extent that personal data is provided by the contracting party, it will be used to process inquiries and\/or reservations, to provide the services of Pf\u00e4nderbahn AG, and for administrative purposes. The contracting party agrees that their personal data may be stored and, to the extent necessary, processed for these purposes. Personal data will be treated as strictly confidential in accordance with the provisions of the Data Protection Act; it will neither be sold to third parties nor otherwise marketed. Personal data will be disclosed to third parties or otherwise transferred only if this is necessary for the conduct of business or if personal data must be disclosed due to legal requirements.<\/p>\n\n

2. Your Rights (Data Subject Rights)<\/h3>\n\n

You have the following legal rights with respect to your personal data:<\/p>\n\n

Right of Access<\/strong>As a data subject, you have the right to request confirmation as to whether we process personal data concerning you. If this is the case, you have the right to access this personal data as well as to receive further information, such as the purposes of processing, the recipients, and the planned duration of storage or the criteria used to determine the duration.<\/p>\n\n

Right to Rectification and Completion<\/strong>As a data subject, you have the right to request the immediate rectification of inaccurate data. Taking into account the purposes of the processing, you have the right to request the completion of incomplete data.<\/p>\n\n

Right to Erasure (\u201cRight to Be Forgotten\u201d)<\/strong>As a data subject, you have the right to erasure provided that the processing is not necessary. This is the case, for example, if your data is no longer necessary for the original purposes, if you have withdrawn your consent under data protection law, or if the data has been processed unlawfully.<\/p>\n\n

Right to Restriction of Processing<\/strong>As a data subject, you have the right to restrict processing, for example, if you believe that your personal data is inaccurate.<\/p>\n\n

Right to Data Portability<\/strong>As a data subject, you have the right to receive the personal data concerning you in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.<\/p>\n\n

Right to Object<\/strong>As a data subject, you have the right to object at any time, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to the processing of certain personal data concerning you.In the case of direct marketing, you, as a data subject, have the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you for the purposes of such marketing; this also applies to profiling to the extent that it is related to such direct marketing.<\/p>\n\n

Right to Withdraw Your Consent Under Data Protection Law<\/strong>You may withdraw your consent to the processing of your personal data at any time, effective for the future. However, this does not affect the lawfulness of the processing carried out prior to the withdrawal.In addition, you may file a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority at any time if you believe that the data processing is not in compliance with data protection regulations.<\/p>\n\n

3. Retention Period<\/h3>\n\n

We process and store your data only for as long as is necessary for processing or to comply with legal obligations. Once the purpose of processing no longer applies, your data will be blocked or deleted. If there are additional legal obligations regarding data retention, we will block or delete your data upon expiration of the statutory retention periods.<\/p>\n\n

III. Data Security<\/h2>\n\n

1. SSL Encryption<\/h3>\n\n

During your visit to our website, we use the widely adopted TLS protocol in conjunction with the highest encryption level supported by your browser. You can tell whether a particular page on our website is being transmitted securely by the closed key or lock icon displayed in your browser\u2019s address bar.<\/p>\n\n

In addition, we implement other appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your data against accidental or intentional manipulation, partial or complete loss, destruction, or unauthorized access by third parties. Our security measures are continuously improved in line with technological developments.<\/p>\n\n

2. Emails Sent to Us<\/h3>\n\n

Please note that\u2014unless otherwise explicitly agreed upon and configured\u2014emails sent to us are unencrypted.<\/p>\n\n

IV. Description and Scope of Data Processing<\/h2>\n\n

1. Website Provision<\/h3>\n\n

Every time our website is accessed, our web server automatically collects data and information from the accessing computer\u2019s system in what are known as server log files. The following data is collected in this process:<\/p>\n\n

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  • Browser type and version<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Operating system used<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Referrer URL<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • IP address\/hostname of the accessing computer<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Time of the server request<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

    We are unable to link this data to specific individuals. This information is analyzed for website traffic statistics and stored long-term.<\/p>\n\n

    2. Cookies<\/h3>\n\n

    We use cookies to make it easier to use our website and to improve your experience. Cookies are text files that are stored on a computer via the web browser when you visit a website.<\/p>\n\n

    Most web browsers automatically accept cookies. You can delete stored cookies at any time through your web browser’s settings. You can also adjust your web browser’s settings so that cookies are not stored. In that case, however, not all features of our website may be available. See our Cookies Policy.<\/p>\n\n

    3. Web Analytics<\/h3>\n\n

    We analyze the use of our website using the open-source web analytics tool Matomo (formerly Piwik; see the privacy policy athttps:\/\/matomo.org\/privacy-policy\/<\/a>). However, the IP addresses collected automatically are anonymized before analysis. All analyses are therefore based on anonymized data sets, and no personal data is analyzed. Web analytics is used exclusively to optimize the website in terms of user-friendliness and to provide useful information about our services. This data is not combined with other sources of personal data or disclosed to third parties.<\/p>\n\n

    In addition to the data mentioned above, Matomo also uses so-called \u201ccookies\u201d (see above).<\/p>\n\n