Privacy Policy

1. Data Protection at a Glance

The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data is any data that can be used to personally identify you. Detailed information on data protection can be found in this privacy policy below.

2. Responsible Party

The party responsible for data processing on this website is:

Patrick Mueller

5020 Salzburg

Austria

Email: contact@patrickmueller.at

The responsible party is the natural or legal person who, alone or jointly with others, decides on the purposes and means of the processing of personal data (e.g. names, email addresses, etc.).

3. Hosting

This website is hosted externally by Vercel Inc. The personal data collected on this website is stored on the servers of the hosting provider. This may include, in particular, IP addresses, contact requests, and access data such as the data described below in this privacy policy.

Vercel Inc. is a U.S.-based company. Where personal data is transferred to the United States, this is based on appropriate safeguards under Art. 44 et seq. GDPR (e.g. standard contractual clauses). Further information can be found in Vercel's privacy policy.

4. General Information and Mandatory Information

The operator of this website takes the protection of your personal data seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy.

When you use this website, various pieces of personal data are collected. This privacy policy explains what data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this happens.

5. Data Collection on This Website

When you visit this website, the browser used on your device automatically sends information to the server of this website. This information is temporarily stored in a so-called log file and includes, for example, the type and version of your browser, the operating system used, the referrer URL, the hostname of the accessing computer, the time of the server request, and the IP address.

This data is not merged with other data sources. The collection of this data is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the technically error-free presentation and optimization of the website, for which the server log files must be recorded.

If you contact us by email, the data you provide (e.g. your email address, name, and phone number, where applicable) will be stored by us in order to process your inquiry. This data is processed on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) and/or Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, as we have a legitimate interest in responding to your inquiry.

6. Cookies and Local Storage

This website does not use tracking or advertising cookies. Some technically necessary information may be stored locally in your browser (e.g. local storage) purely to enable smooth scrolling and animation features to function correctly. This information is not used to identify you personally and is not transmitted to third parties.

7. Your Rights

You have the right, at any time and free of charge, to request information about your stored personal data, its origin, its recipients, and the purpose of the data processing. You also have a right to rectification, blocking, or erasure of this data, as well as a right to data portability and a right to object to the processing, subject to the applicable legal requirements.

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority, the Austrian Data Protection Authority (Datenschutzbehörde), if you believe that the processing of your personal data violates data protection law.

8. SSL/TLS Encryption

For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as inquiries you send to us as the site operator, this website uses SSL/TLS encryption. An encrypted connection can be recognized by the fact that the browser's address line changes from "http://" to "https://" and by the lock icon in your browser bar.

9. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to update this privacy policy from time to time to ensure it complies with current legal requirements or to reflect changes to our services. The current version always applies to your next visit.