Privacy statement

Privacy policy

The protection of your personal data is of particular concern to us. We therefore process your data exclusively on the basis of the legal provisions (DSGVO, TKG 2003). In this data protection information, we inform you about the most important aspects of data processing within the scope of our website.

The responsible party for data processing on this website is:

The Skills Group GmbH Margaretenstraße 70 / Stiege 1 / 4th floor 1050 Vienna E-mail: office@skills.at

Contact with us

If you contact us by form on the website or by e-mail, the data you provide will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the inquiry and in case of follow-up questions for the period of a valid interest relationship. We do not pass on this data without your consent.

Cookies

Our website uses so-called cookies. These are small text files that are stored on your terminal device with the help of the browser. They do not cause any damage. We use cookies to make our offer user-friendly. Some cookies remain stored on your end device until you delete them. They enable us to recognize your browser on your next visit. If you do not wish this, you can set up your browser so that it informs you about the setting of cookies and you only allow this in individual cases.

_pk_id#: Collects statistics about user visits to the site, such as the number of visits, average time spent on the site, and which pages were read. Expiration: 1 year. Type: HTTP Cookie. Provider: skills.at _pk_ref#: Used by Matomo to identify the referring website the visitor came from. Expiration: 6 months. Type: HTTP Cookie. Provider: skills.at _pk_ses#: Used by Matomo to track page views of the visitor during the session. Expiration: 1 day. Type: HTTP Cookie. Provider: skills.at

Web analysis

This website uses the open source web analytics service Matomo. Matomo uses so-called “cookies” (see above). The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is stored on our server. The IP address is anonymized before storage. Matomo cookies remain on your terminal device until you delete them.

The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website will not be disclosed to third parties.

If you do not agree to the storage and use of your data, you can deactivate the storage and use here. In this case, an opt-out cookie will be stored in your browser, which prevents Matomo from storing usage data. If you delete your cookies, this will have the effect that the Matomo opt-out cookie will also be deleted. The opt-out must be reactivated when you visit our site again.

You may choose to prevent this website from aggregating and analyzing the actions you take here. Doing so will protect your privacy, but will also prevent the owner from learning from your actions and creating a better experience for you and other users.

Newsletter

You have the option to subscribe to our newsletter via our website. For this we need your email address and your declaration that you agree to receive the newsletter.

This website uses presstige to send newsletters. Your data will be stored on servers in the EU.

You can cancel your subscription to the newsletter at any time. Please send your cancellation to the following e-mail address: office@skills.at. We will then immediately delete your data in connection with the newsletter dispatch.

Server log files

The provider of the pages automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These are:

  • browser type and browser version
  • operating system used
  • date and time of server request
  • anonymized IP address

This data is not merged with other data sources.

Only anonymized IP addresses of visitors to the website are stored in the server log files.

Security logs

The IP address of visitors, the user ID of logged-in users, and the username of login attempts are conditionally logged in order to check for malicious activity and to protect the website from certain types of attacks. Examples of logging conditions include login attempts, logout requests, suspicious URL requests, website content changes, and password updates. This information is stored for 14 days.

This website is part of a network of websites that protect against distributed brute force attacks. To enable this protection, the IP address of visitors attempting to log in to the website’s editorial system is shared with a service provided by ithemes.com. Details of the privacy policy can be found in iThemes’ privacy notice: https://ithemes.com/privacy-policy

Embedded content from other websites

Posts on this website may contain embedded content (e.g. videos, images, posts, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves exactly as if the visitor had visited the other website.

These websites may collect information about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking services, and record your interaction with this embedded content, including your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged into this website.

Social media platforms

We operate presences on social media platforms in order to communicate with you there and to inform you about our activities.

Facebook

Facebook Ireland Ltd, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2 Ireland. The Facebook page is operated on the basis of an agreement on joint processing of personal data. Here you can find information about:

Your rights

You are generally entitled to the rights of information, correction, deletion, restriction, data portability, revocation and objection. If you believe that the processing of your data violates data protection law or that your data protection rights have been violated in any other way, you can complain to the supervisory authority. In Austria, this is the data protection authority.