Information on cookies and data privacy protection

Declaration on our duty to provide information The protection of your personal data is of particular concern to us. We therefore only use your data on the basis of applicable legal regulations (DSGVO, TKG 2003). In this data protection information we would like to inform you about the most important aspects of data processing as concerned with our website.

Contacting us If you contact us via the form on the website or by email, the data you provide will be stored by us for the purpose of processing your inquiry and in the event of follow-up questions. We will not pass on this data without your consent.

CookiesOur website uses so-called cookies. These are small text files which are stored on your end device with the help of your browser. They do not cause any damage. We use cookies in order to make our website user-friendly. Some cookies will remain stored on your end device until you delete them. They allow us to recognize your browser on your next visit. If you do not want this, you can set your browser so that it informs you of the setting of cookies and lets you permit this only in individual cases. When deactivating cookies, the functionality of our website may be limited.

Cookie Settings

Web Analysis Our website uses functions provided by web analysis service provider Google Analytics. The provider is Google Inc, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. Cookies are used for this purpose, which enables an analysis of the use our website by our users. The information thus generated is transferred to the provider's server and stored there. You can prevent this by setting up your browser so that no cookies are stored.

IP Anonymization We have activated the IP anonymization function on this website. This means that your IP address will be truncated by Google within member states of the European Union or in other signatory states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area before it is transmitted to the USA. Only in exceptional cases do we transfer the full IP address to a Google server in the USA and shorten it. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on the website activities and to provide further services to the website operator in connection with the use of the website and the Internet. The IP address transmitted by your browser within the scope of Google Analytics is not combined with other data from Google.

Browser Plugin You can refuse to store cookies by selecting the appropriate settings in your browser software; however, we would like to point out that, in this case, you may not be able to use all functions of this website to their full extent. In addition, you can prevent Google from collecting and processing data generated by the cookies about your usage of the website (incl. your IP address), using the following link and downloading the available browser plugin and installing it: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en

Demographic characteristics in Google Analytics This website uses the feature "demographic characteristics by" Google Analytics. This allows reports to be compiled which contain statements on age, gender, and interests of the page visitors. These data come from interest-based advertising by Google as well as from visitor data from third-party suppliers. These data cannot be associated with any specific person. You can turn off this feature at any time in the advertising settings in your Google account or generally prohibit the collection of your data by Google Analytics as set out in the section "Objection against data collection".

Newsletter You have the option of subscribing to our newsletter via our website. For this purpose we need your email address, first name, last name, and your declaration that you agree to receive the newsletter. In order to provide you with targeted information, we also collect and process voluntarily provided information on areas of interest, address, date of birth, and other fields if necessary. As soon as you have registered for the newsletter, we will send you a confirmation email with a link to confirm your registration. You can cancel your subscription to our newsletter at any time by filling out the following form: Unsubscribe Newsletter We will then immediately delete your data in connection with the newsletter distribution.

YouTube Our website uses plugins from the YouTube page operated by Google. The operator of the pages is YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA. When you visit one of our sites equipped with a YouTube plugin, a connection to the YouTube servers is established. This tells the YouTube server which of our pages you have visited. If you are logged in to your YouTube account, you allow YouTube to assign your surfing behavior directly to your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account. You can find additional information on the usage of user data by going to https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/priv

Facebook plug-ins ("Like" button) Our site has integrated plug-ins for the social network Facebook, service provider Facebook Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA. Facebook plug-ins are recognizable on our site by the Facebook logo or the ‘Like’ button. An overview of Facebook plug-ins can be found here: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/. When you visit our site, a plug-in creates a direct connection between your browser and the Facebook server. Facebook receives information that you have visited our site and information about your IP address. When you click on the Facebook "Like” button while logged in to your Facebook account, content of our site can be linked to your Facebook profile. In this way, Facebook is able to attribute a visit to our site to your user account. We would point out that the operator of the site receives no information about the content of the data transferred or its use by Facebook. More information can be found Facebook’s data protection statement at https://de-de.facebook.com/policy.php. If you do not want Facebook to attribute your visit to our site with your Facebook user account, please log out of your Facebook user account beforehand.

Your rights You are generally entitled to the rights of information, correction, deletion, restriction, data transferability, revocation, and opposition. If you believe that the processing of your data violates data protection laws, or your data protection rights have otherwise been violated in any way, you can complain to the supervisory authority. In Austria this is the data protection authority (Datenschutzbehörde).

You can reach us here: Sabine Mertens CEO Meilstrasse 46 Tyrolis Center 6170 Zirl, AUSTRIA Ph: +43 (0) 512 89 0512 Fax: +43 (0) 512 89 0512 -89 Mail: office@sierramike-consulting.com Web: www.sierramike-consulting.com