last Edited: 05.11.2021

For us, Audio Tuning Vertriebs GmbH, the protection of your personal data is a special concern. Therefore, we process your data exclusively on the basis of the legal regulations (DSGVO, TKG 2003). In this privacy policy we inform you about the most important aspects of data processing in our company.

Contact us

If you contact us via the form on the website or by e-mail, your data will be stored for six months to process the request and in case of follow-up questions. These data will be forwarded directly to our responsible local partner if the respective country is selected. If there is no local partner for the selected country, we will receive this data, which we will not pass on without your consent.

Data storage

In addition, the following data is also stored with us for the purpose of contract execution: first and last name, e-mail address and telephone number. The data provided by you are required for the transaction, fulfillment of contract or for the execution of pre-contractual measures. Without this data we cannot conclude the contract with you. A transfer of data to third parties, with the exception of credit card and bank data to the transacting bank / payment service provider for the purpose of payment, to the transport company / shipping company commissioned by us to deliver the goods and to our tax advisor to fulfill our tax obligations. In the case of a contract, all data from the contractual relationship are stored until the expiry of the tax retention period (7 years). In addition, the data name, address, purchased goods and date of purchase are stored until the end of product liability. Data processing takes place on the basis of the statutory provisions of § 96 (3) TKG and Art. 6 para. 1 lit a (consent) and / or lit b (necessary for fulfilment of the contract) of the GDPR.

Collection of personal data when you visit our website:

If you only use the website for informational purposes, i.e. if you do not register or otherwise provide us with information, we only collect the personal data that your browser transmits to our server. If you would like to view our website, we collect the following data, which is technically necessary for us to display our website to you and to guarantee stability and security (the legal basis is Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. GDPR ): IP address, date and time of the request, time zone difference to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), content of the request (specific page), access status / HTTP status code, amount of data transferred, website from which the request comes, browser operating system and its interface, language and version of the browser software.

In addition to the aforementioned data, cookies are stored on your computer when you use our website. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your hard drive and assigned to the browser you are using and through which certain information flows to the place that sets the cookie (in this case by us). Cookies cannot run programs or transmit viruses to your computer. They serve to make the Internet offer more user-friendly and effective overall.

Use of cookies:

a) This website uses the following types of cookies, the scope and functionality of which are explained below:

– Transient cookies (see b)
– Persistent cookies (see c).

b) Transient cookies are automatically deleted when you close the browser. This includes in particular the session cookies. These store a so-called session ID, with which various requests from your browser can be assigned to the common session. This allows your computer to be recognized when you return to our website. The session cookies are deleted when you log out or close the browser.

c) Persistent cookies are automatically deleted after a specified period, which can differ depending on the cookie. You can delete the cookies at any time in the security settings of your browser.

d) You can configure your browser settings according to your wishes and for example reject the acceptance of third-party cookies or all cookies. We would like to point out that you may not be able to use all functions of this website.

e) We use HTML5 storage objects that are stored on your device. You can prevent the use of HTML5 storage objects by using the private mode in your browser. We also recommend that you regularly delete your cookies and browser history manually.

You can manage the settings of your cookies here: Cookie Settings 

Further functions and offers on our website

In addition to the purely informational use of our website, we offer various services that you can use if you are interested. To do this, you usually have to provide additional personal data that we use to provide the respective service and for which the aforementioned data processing principles apply.

In some cases, we use external service providers to process your data. These have been carefully selected and commissioned by us, are bound by our instructions and are checked regularly.

Furthermore, we can pass on your personal data to third parties if we offer participation in campaigns, competitions, contracts or similar services together with partners. You will receive more information on this when you provide your personal data or below in the description of the offer.

If our service providers or partners are based in a country outside the European Economic Area (EEA), we will inform you of the consequences of this fact in the description of the offer.

Job processing contract

Our business partners (retailers) who purchase goods for the purpose of doing business with the end customer are responsible for the lawful compliance with the GDPR, the protection of personal data. By storing this personal information on our servers, we will be the processor of this personal information. The obligation to conclude a contract processing contract between the two parties can be fulfilled by the persons responsible by e-mail or by contact form. The contract processing contract is intended for the subjects who do not process the personal data for their own purposes. The processing of personal data by individuals for personal or family activities is not governed by the rules governing the protection of personal data, is not governed by the Regulation and also does not apply to the contract processing contract.

Your rights

In principle, you have the rights to information, correction, deletion, restriction, data portability, revocation and opposition. If you believe that the processing of your data violates data protection law or if your data protection claims have otherwise been violated in a way, you can complain to the supervisory authority. In Austria, this is the data protection authority.

Changes

Changes to the Privacy Policy will be communicated to our Affiliates with a notice of the change in question and updated on our Website at the same time – so that each Affiliate and Visitor can understand that we continue to comply with the Basic Data Protection Regulation (also known as “GDPR”) work.

You can reach us under the following contact details:

Tel. :+43 1 5448580 or +43 1 544 858 0400

E-Mail: gdpr@audiotuning.at