Responsible body in the sense of the data protection laws is:

chipsconnect gmbh
Steingasse 143
9020 Klagenfurt / Austria

Corporate number: FN623150y
E-Mail: hello@chipsconnect.com

We attach great importance to the protection of your personal data. We therefore process your information strictly in accordance with the statutory provisions (GDPR, DSG – Federal Act concerning the Protection of Personal Data, TKG 2021 – Telecommunications Act). In our privacy policy, we inform you about the main aspects of data processing when using our website.

Data collection, processing and use

Personal data includes all information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person, such as name, address, telephone number or e-mail address.

The processing of personal data includes the collection, storage, use, transmission or deletion of this information.

We only collect and process your personal data in the following circumstances:

When you visit our website, even if you are not a member or if you contact us directly or if you take out a paid membership and use our internet platform. The provision of your personal data is voluntary, both when concluding and during the existence of a contractual relationship with us.

For more details on the data we collect, see the following sections.

Website visits

Every time you access the website, usage data from each website visitor – unless otherwise indicated below, even if they are not chipsconnect members – is transmitted by the respective internet browser and stored in log files, known as server log files. These data include:
• IP address
• Date and time of access
• Requested URL

Additionally, each time a chipsconnect member logs into the network, the user is recorded in what are called login records.

Registration process

During the registration process, you will be asked to provide certain necessary information that is required for further mediation. This data includes:
• Company name
• Scope of Busines
• Company registration number
• Company Address
• E-mail address and contact person
• registered office
• VAT number

Registration and access to our internet platform is via the e-mail address and password provided by the user.

Login data

Each time a member logs in, we store the following data:
• Date and time of login
• User ID (e-mail address)
• IP address
• Device ID for secure authentication

Communication with members and customer service

Please note the following information regarding communication with a service employee from our platform:
• When using our contact form, data transmission is encrypted. Our response to your inquiry is also transport-encrypted, provided that your email provider supports Transport Layer Security (TLS).
• E-mails sent between you and us are transport-encrypted, provided that your e-mail provider supports TLS.

Advertising communication – newsletter – notifications

Once you have taken out a paid membership, the e-mail address you provided when registering will be used to send you promotional e-mails about our free and paid products, unless you have already objected to this when entering your e-mail address.

If you no longer wish to receive promotional e-mails or newsletters, you can object to the use of your e-mail address at any time by using the unsubscribe link at the end of each e-mail or by contacting our customer service.

Contact form

If you contact us by e-mail, the information you provide will be stored for the purpose of processing the request and for possible follow-up questions.

Use of Google Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc (“Google”). Google Analytics uses “cookies”, which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyse how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. However, due to the activation of IP anonymization on these web pages, your IP address will be truncated beforehand by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage to the website operator. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other data from Google. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. You can also prevent the collection of data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) to Google and the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plugin available under the following link:

Link: Browser Add On zur Deaktivierung von Google Analytics

Google Marketing Platform / Google Ad Manager (formerly Doubleclick)

Purpose: Marketing

Recipient country: USA

The Google Marketing Platform / Google Ad Manager service of Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (“Google”) is used on our website for the purpose of analysis, optimization and economic operation of our online offer.

ATTENTION: Within the scope of this service, data is transferred to the USA or such transfer cannot be ruled out.

This is done by means of a pseudonymous identification number (pID), which your browser receives and is assigned to it. Through this pID, the service can recognize which ads have already been displayed to you and which have been called up. The data is used to serve ads across websites by enabling Google to identify the pages visited.

The information generated is transferred by Google to a server in the USA for evaluation and stored there. A transfer of data by Google to third parties only takes place due to legal regulations or in the context of order data processing. Under no circumstances will Google combine your data with other data collected by Google.

The processing of your data is based on your consent within the meaning of Art 6 (1) a GDRP. You can revoke this consent at any time with effect for the future.

Here you can find out where exactly Google data centers are located: https:/www.google.com/about/datacenters/inside/locations/

For more information on data use by Google, as well as settings and opt-out options, please refer to Google’s privacy policy at https:/policies.google.com/technologies/ads as well as the settings for the display of advertising by Google at https:/adssettings.google.com/authenticated

Data processing conditions for Google advertising products: Information on services Data processing terms between controllers and standard contractual clauses for third country transfers of data: https:/business.safety.google/adscontrollerterms

LinkedIn Conversion Tracking (Marketing)

Our website uses LinkedIn Conversion Tracking, a web analytics service provided by LinkedIn Corporation, 2029 Stierlin Court, Mountain View, California 94043, USA.

ATTENTION: Within the scope of this service, data is transmitted to the USA or such transmission cannot be ruled out.

The information collected by the LinkedIn Insight tag about your use of our website is encrypted.

Your data is processed on the basis of your consent pursuant to Art. 6 (1) lit a DSGVO. This consent can be revoked at any time for the future.

LinkedIn members also have the option to opt out of LinkedIn conversion tracking and to block and delete cookies or deactivate demographic characteristics at https:/www.linkedin.com/psettings/advertising/. In LinkedIn’s settings, there is no separate opt-out option for third-party impressions or click tracking for campaigns running on LinkedIn, as all underlying campaigns respect LinkedIn members’ settings.

We use LinkedIn conversion tracking to analyze and regularly improve the use of our website. The statistics obtained allow us to improve our offer and make it more interesting for you as a user.

Further information from the third-party provider:

http:/www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy

https:/www.linkedin.com/help/lms/answer/85787

LinkedIn Marketing Solutions and The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

Meta Pixel

Our website uses Meta Pixel, a service provided by Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, which measures the effectiveness of our advertising on Facebook and Instagram. This tool analyzes user behavior on our website and links it to user data on Facebook an Instagram. The purpose is to gain a better overview of the customer journey and to improve our services in a customer-specific manner.

Cookies

Like many other websites, we also use so-called “cookies”. Cookies are small text files that are transferred from a website server to your hard drive. Through this, we automatically receive certain data such as IP address, browser used, operating system about your computer and your connection to the Internet.

Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to a computer. Based on the information contained in cookies, we can facilitate your navigation and enable the correct display of our web pages.

Under no circumstances will the data we collect be passed on to third parties or linked to personal data without your consent.

Of course, you can also view our website without cookies. Internet browsers are regularly set to accept cookies. You can deactivate the use of cookies at any time via your browser settings. Please use the help functions of your Internet browser to find out how to change these settings. Please note that individual functions of our website may not work if you have disabled the use of cookies.

Data transfer to third countries

Your personal data may be transferred to the USA if the recipient is based there or the parent company is based in the USA. Due to the legal situation in the USA, there is a risk that your data may be viewed by US authorities without effective legal action being possible against this. In order to maximize your protection, standard contractual clauses have been concluded with the recipients in accordance with Art 46 para 2 lit b GDPR.

Storage and retention obligations

We store your data for as long as this is necessary for the provision of our services or as long as we have a legitimate interest in further storage. Data that is subject to statutory retention obligations will be deleted after these periods have expired.

Your rights to information, correction, blocking, deletion and objection

You have the right to obtain information about your personal data stored by us at any time. Likewise, you have the right to correction, blocking or, apart from the mandatory data storage for business processing, deletion of your personal data. If you make use of this right, please send us a written message to the above address or by mail to the mail address hello@chipsconnect.com.

In order that a blocking of data can be taken into account at any time, this data must be kept in a blocking file for control purposes. You can also request the deletion of data, unless there is a legal archiving obligation. If such an obligation exists, we will block your data upon request.

You can make changes or revoke consent by notifying us accordingly with effect for the future.

Change of our privacy policy

We reserve the right to occasionally adapt this data protection declaration so that it always complies with the current legal requirements or in order to implement changes to our services in the data protection declaration, e.g. when introducing new services. The new privacy policy will then apply to your next visit.

Questions about data protection

If you have any questions regarding data protection, please send us a written message to the above address via email at hello@chipsconnect.com