Privacy Policy
Last updated: January 2025
1. Introduction
Aitive Technologies GmbH ("we", "us", or "our") respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data. This privacy policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal data when you visit our website or use our services.
2. Data Controller
The data controller responsible for your personal data is:
Aitive Technologies GmbH
Am Ölberg 160
3400 Klosterneuburg
Austria
Email: contact@aitive.at
Phone: +43 720 022 032
3. Data We Collect
3.1 Information You Provide
When you contact us through our website, we may collect:
- Name
- Email address
- Company name (optional)
- Message content
3.2 Automatically Collected Data
When you visit our website, we may automatically collect:
- IP address (anonymized)
- Browser type and version
- Operating system
- Referring website
- Pages visited and time spent
- Date and time of access
4. Legal Basis for Processing
We process your personal data based on the following legal grounds under GDPR:
- Consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR): When you submit a contact form or subscribe to communications
- Contract (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR): When necessary for the performance of a contract with you
- Legitimate Interest (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR): For website security, analytics, and business operations
- Legal Obligation (Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR): When required by law
5. How We Use Your Data
We use your personal data to:
- Respond to your inquiries and requests
- Provide our consulting services
- Improve our website and services
- Ensure website security
- Comply with legal obligations
6. Data Sharing
We do not sell your personal data. We may share your data with:
- Service Providers: Third parties who assist in website hosting and form processing (e.g., GitHub Pages, Formspree)
- Legal Requirements: When required by law or to protect our legal rights
7. Data Retention
We retain your personal data only as long as necessary for the purposes outlined in this policy or as required by law. Contact form submissions are retained for the duration of our business relationship plus any legally required retention period.
8. Your Rights
Under the GDPR, you have the following rights:
- Right of Access: Request a copy of your personal data
- Right to Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate data
- Right to Erasure: Request deletion of your data ("right to be forgotten")
- Right to Restriction: Request limitation of processing
- Right to Data Portability: Receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format
- Right to Object: Object to processing based on legitimate interests
- Right to Withdraw Consent: Withdraw consent at any time
To exercise these rights, please contact us at contact@aitive.at.
9. Cookies
Our website uses minimal cookies for essential functionality only. We use a localStorage preference to remember your theme choice (dark/light mode). This does not involve tracking or personal data collection.
We do not use third-party tracking cookies or analytics services that track individual users.
10. Third-Party Services
10.1 GitHub Pages
This website is hosted on GitHub Pages. GitHub may collect technical data such as IP addresses for security purposes. See GitHub's Privacy Statement.
We do not use any other third-party services. All fonts are self-hosted, and contact is handled via direct email.
11. Data Security
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. This includes using HTTPS encryption for all data transmission.
12. International Transfers
Your data may be transferred to and processed in countries outside the European Economic Area (EEA), particularly when using US-based services like GitHub. Such transfers are protected by appropriate safeguards such as Standard Contractual Clauses.
13. Children's Privacy
Our website and services are not directed at individuals under 16 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children.
14. Supervisory Authority
If you believe your data protection rights have been violated, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Austrian Data Protection Authority:
15. Changes to This Policy
We may update this privacy policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.
16. Contact
For questions about this privacy policy or our data practices, please contact us:
Email: contact@aitive.at
Phone: +43 720 022 032