Privacy Policy

1. Overview of Data Protection

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

Data Collection on This Website

Who is responsible for data collection on this website?
The data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find their contact information in the section „Notice on the Responsible Party“ in this privacy policy.

How do we collect your data?
Some of your data is collected when you provide it to us. This can be, for example, data that you enter into a contact form.
Other data is automatically collected by our IT systems when you visit the website, either with your consent or automatically. This primarily includes technical data (e.g., internet browser, operating system, or the time of the page access). This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter this website.

What do we use your data for?
Part of the data is collected to ensure the website is provided without errors. Other data may be used to analyze your user behavior.

What rights do you have regarding your data?
You have the right to request, at any time and free of charge, information about the origin, recipients, and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have the right to request the correction or deletion of this data. If you have given consent for data processing, you can revoke this consent at any time for the future. Additionally, under certain circumstances, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. Furthermore, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.
You can contact us at any time regarding these rights and other questions about data protection.

Analysis Tools and Third-Party Tools
When you visit this website, your browsing behavior may be statistically analyzed. This is primarily done using analysis programs.
Detailed information on these analysis programs can be found in the following privacy policy.

2. Hosting

We host the content of our website with the following provider:
Host Europe
The provider is Host Europe GmbH, Hansestraße 111, 51149 Cologne, Germany (hereinafter referred to as Host Europe). When you visit our website, Host Europe collects various log files, including your IP addresses.
For details, please refer to Host Europe’s privacy policy: https://www.hosteurope.de/AGB/Datenschutzerklaerung/.

The use of Host Europe is based on Art. 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in the most reliable possible representation of our website. If consent is requested, processing will be carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) of the GDPR and § 25(1) of the German Telecommunications-Telemedia Data Protection Act (TTDDG), insofar as consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user’s device (e.g., for device fingerprinting) as defined by the TTDDG. Consent can be revoked at any time.

Data Processing Agreement
We have concluded a Data Processing Agreement (DPA) for the use of the above-mentioned service. This is a data protection contract required by law, which ensures that the provider processes the personal data of our website visitors only in accordance with our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

3. General Information and Mandatory Details

Data Protection
The operators of these pages take the protection of your personal data very 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 personal data are collected. Personal data refers to data that can personally identify you. This privacy policy explains what data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this is done.
Please note that data transmission over the internet (e.g., when communicating via email) may have security vulnerabilities. Complete protection of data from access by third parties is not possible.

Notice Concerning the Responsible Party
The responsible party for data processing on this website is:
Innotonix GmbH
Salztorgasse 5/17, 1010 Vienna, Austria
Phone: +4366488166033
Email: office@innotonix.com

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

Storage Period
Unless a more specific storage period is stated in this privacy policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for data processing no longer applies. If you submit a legitimate request for deletion or withdraw your consent to data processing, your data will be deleted unless we have other legally permissible reasons for storing your personal data (e.g., tax or commercial retention periods); in the latter case, the data will be deleted after these reasons cease to apply.

General Information on the Legal Basis for Data Processing on This Website
If you have consented to data processing, we process your personal data based on Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR or Art. 9(2)(a) GDPR if special categories of data under Art. 9(1) GDPR are processed. In the case of explicit consent to the transfer of personal data to third countries, the data processing is also based on Art. 49(1)(a) GDPR. If you have consented to the storage of cookies or access to information on your device (e.g., via device fingerprinting), data processing is additionally based on § 25(1) TTDSG (German Telecommunications-Telemedia Data Protection Act). Consent can be revoked at any time. If your data is required for the performance of a contract or for pre-contractual measures, we process your data based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR. Furthermore, we process your data if it is necessary for the fulfillment of a legal obligation based on Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR. Data processing may also be carried out based on our legitimate interest under Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Information on the applicable legal basis for each case is provided in the following paragraphs of this privacy policy.

Recipients of Personal Data
In the course of our business activities, we collaborate with various external parties. This may involve the transfer of personal data to these external parties. We only share personal data with external parties if it is necessary for the performance of a contract, if we are legally obliged to do so (e.g., sharing data with tax authorities), if we have a legitimate interest under Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR in sharing the data, or if another legal basis permits data sharing. When using data processors, we only share personal data with them based on a valid data processing agreement. In the case of joint processing, a joint processing agreement is concluded.

Revocation of Your Consent to Data Processing
Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You can revoke your previously given consent at any time. The legality of the data processing carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

Right to Object to Data Collection in Special Cases and to Direct Marketing (Art. 21 GDPR)
IF DATA PROCESSING IS BASED ON ART. 6(1)(E) OR (F) GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA AT ANY TIME FOR REASONS ARISING FROM YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS. THE RESPECTIVE LEGAL BASIS FOR PROCESSING CAN BE FOUND IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU OBJECT, WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR AFFECTED PERSONAL DATA UNLESS WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING THAT OUTWEIGH YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS, AND FREEDOMS, OR THE PROCESSING SERVES THE ASSERTION, EXERCISE, OR DEFENSE OF LEGAL CLAIMS (OBJECTION UNDER ART. 21(1) GDPR).
IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA CONCERNING YOU FOR SUCH MARKETING; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING INSOFAR AS IT IS RELATED TO SUCH DIRECT MARKETING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL NO LONGER BE USED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES (OBJECTION UNDER ART. 21(2) GDPR).

Right to Lodge a Complaint with the Competent Supervisory Authority
In the event of violations of the GDPR, data subjects have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, particularly in the Member State of their habitual residence, place of work, or place of the alleged violation. This right to lodge a complaint is without prejudice to other administrative or judicial remedies.

Right to Data Portability
You have the right to have data that we process based on your consent or in fulfillment of a contract automatically transferred to yourself or to a third party in a commonly used, machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will only be done if technically feasible.

Information, Rectification, and Erasure
Within the scope of applicable legal provisions, you have the right to obtain information about your stored personal data, its origin, recipients, and the purpose of data processing at any time free of charge. You also have the right to request the correction or deletion of this data. For further questions on the subject of personal data, you can contact us at any time.

Right to Restrict Processing
You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. You can contact us at any time regarding this. The right to restrict processing exists in the following cases:

• If you contest the accuracy of your personal data stored with us, we generally need time to verify this. During the verification period, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.
• If the processing of your personal data was/is unlawful, you can request the restriction of data processing instead of deletion.
• If we no longer need your personal data, but you need it to establish, exercise, or defend legal claims, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data instead of deletion.
• If you have lodged an objection pursuant to Art. 21(1) GDPR, a balance must be struck between your interests and ours. As long as it has not been determined whose interests prevail, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.

If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, this data—aside from its storage—may only be processed with your consent or for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims or to protect the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of important public interest of the European Union or a Member State.

SSL or TLS Encryption
This site uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or inquiries you send to us as the site operator. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the browser’s address bar switching from „http://“ to „https://“ and the lock icon appearing in your browser’s address bar.
If SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

4. Data Collection on this Website Cookies
Our websites use so-called „cookies.“ Cookies are small data packets and do not harm your device. They are either temporarily stored for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (permanent cookies) on your device. Session cookies are automatically deleted after the end of your visit. Permanent cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them yourself or until automatic deletion occurs through your web browser.
Cookies can originate from us (first-party cookies) or from third-party companies (so-called third-party cookies). Third-party cookies allow the integration of certain services from third-party companies within websites (e.g., cookies for processing payment services).
Cookies have various functions. Numerous cookies are technically necessary because certain website functions would not work without them (e.g., the shopping cart function or the display of videos). Other cookies may be used for analyzing user behavior or for advertising purposes.
Cookies that are necessary for carrying out the electronic communication process, for providing certain functions desired by you (e.g., for the shopping cart function), or for optimizing the website (e.g., cookies for measuring web audience) are stored based on Article 6 (1) lit. f GDPR, unless another legal basis is specified. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the storage of necessary cookies for the technically error-free and optimized provision of its services. If consent for the storage of cookies and comparable recognition technologies has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively based on this consent (Article 6 (1) lit. a GDPR and § 25 (1) TDDG); consent can be revoked at any time.
You can configure your browser to inform you about the setting of cookies and allow cookies only in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for specific cases or generally, as well as activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. Deactivating cookies may limit the functionality of this website.
Which cookies and services are used on this website can be found in this privacy policy.

Contact Form
If you send us inquiries via the contact form, your information from the inquiry form, including the contact details you provided there, will be stored for the purpose of processing the inquiry and for the case of follow-up questions. We do not pass on this data without your consent.
The processing of this data is based on Article 6 (1) lit. b GDPR, provided that your inquiry is related to the fulfillment of a contract or is necessary for the execution of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of the inquiries directed to us (Article 6 (1) lit. f GDPR) or on your consent (Article 6 (1) lit. a GDPR) if this has been requested; the consent can be revoked at any time.
The data you enter in the contact form will remain with us until you request us to delete it, revoke your consent for storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g., after the processing of your inquiry is completed). Mandatory legal provisions – especially retention periods – remain unaffected.

Inquiry by E-Mail, Phone, or Fax
If you contact us by e-mail, phone, your inquiry, including all resulting personal data (name, inquiry), will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of processing your request. We do not pass on this data without your consent.
The processing of this data is based on Article 6 (1) lit. b GDPR, provided that your inquiry is related to the fulfillment of a contract or is necessary for the execution of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of the inquiries directed to us (Article 6 (1) lit. f GDPR) or on your consent (Article 6 (1) lit. a GDPR) if this has been requested; the consent can be revoked at any time.
The data you send us through contact inquiries will remain with us until you request us to delete it, revoke your consent for storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g., after the processing of your request is completed). Mandatory legal provisions – especially statutory retention periods – remain unaffected.

5. Social Media Social-Media Elements with Shariff
This website uses elements from social media.
You can usually recognize the social media elements by the respective social media logos.
To ensure data protection on this website, we only use these elements together with the so-called „Shariff“ solution. This application prevents the integrated social media elements on this website from transferring your personal data to the respective provider when you first enter the page.
Only when you activate the respective social media element by clicking the corresponding button will a direct connection to the provider’s server be established (consent). As soon as you activate the social media element, the respective provider receives the information that you have visited this website with your IP address. If you are logged into your respective social media account (e.g., Facebook) at the same time, the respective provider can assign the visit to this website to your user account.
Activating the plugin constitutes consent within the meaning of Article 6 (1) lit. a GDPR and § 25 (1) TDDDG. You can revoke this consent at any time with effect for the future.
The use of the service is carried out to obtain the legally required consents for the use of certain technologies. The legal basis for this is Article 6 (1) lit. c GDPR.

Facebook
Elements of the social network Facebook are integrated into this website. The provider of this service is Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, Merrion Road, Dublin 4, D04 X2K5, Ireland. According to Facebook, the collected data is also transferred to the USA and other third countries.
An overview of the Facebook social media elements can be found here: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/?locale=en_US.
When the social media element is active, a direct connection is established between your device and the Facebook server. This provides Facebook with the information that you have visited this website with your IP address. If you click the Facebook „Like“ button while logged into your Facebook account, you can link the contents of this website to your Facebook profile. This allows Facebook to associate your visit to this website with your user account. We would like to point out that as the provider of the pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data and how it is used by Facebook. Further information can be found in Facebook’s privacy policy at: https://www.facebook.com/privacy/explanation.
The use of this service is based on your consent according to Article 6 (1) lit. a GDPR and § 25 (1) TDDDG. Consent can be revoked at any time.
As far as personal data is collected on our website using the tool described here and forwarded to Facebook, we and Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland, are jointly responsible for this data processing (Article 26 GDPR). Joint responsibility is limited exclusively to the collection of data and its transfer to Facebook. The processing that occurs after the transfer by Facebook is not part of the joint responsibility. The obligations that we have jointly undertaken have been recorded in an agreement on joint processing. The text of the agreement can be found at: https://www.facebook.com/legal/controller_addendum. According to this agreement, we are responsible for providing data protection information when using the Facebook tool and for the data protection-compliant implementation of the tool on our website. Facebook is responsible for the data security of the Facebook products. Rights of the data subjects (e.g., requests for information) regarding the data processed by Facebook can be asserted directly with Facebook. If you assert your rights with us, we are obliged to forward them to Facebook.
The data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Details can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum, https://www.facebook.com/help/566994660333381, and https://www.facebook.com/policy.php.
The company has a certification under the „EU-US Data Privacy Framework“ (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the USA that aims to ensure compliance with European data protection standards in data processing in the USA. Each company certified under the DPF commits to adhering to these data protection standards. Further information can be obtained from the provider at the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/4452.

X (formerly Twitter)
Functions of the X service (formerly Twitter) are integrated into this website. These functions are offered by the parent company X Corp., 1355 Market Street, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA. For data processing of persons living outside the USA, the subsidiary Twitter International Unlimited Company, One Cumberland Place, Fenian Street, Dublin 2, D02 AX07, Ireland, is responsible.
When the social media element is active, a direct connection is established between your device and the X server. This gives X (formerly Twitter) information about your visit to this website. By using X (formerly Twitter) and the „Re-Tweet“ or „Repost“ function, the websites you visit are linked to your X (formerly Twitter) account and made known to other users. We would like to point out that as the provider of the pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data and how it is used by X (formerly Twitter). Further information can be found in X’s privacy policy at: https://x.com/en/privacy.
The use of this service is based on your consent according to Article 6 (1) lit. a GDPR and § 25 (1) TDDDG. Consent can be revoked at any time.
As far as personal data is collected on our website using the tool described here and forwarded to X (formerly Twitter), we and X Corp. are jointly responsible for this data processing (Article 26 GDPR). Joint responsibility is limited exclusively to the collection of data and its transfer to X. The processing that occurs after the transfer by X is not part of the joint responsibility. The obligations that we have jointly undertaken have been recorded in an agreement on joint processing. The text of the agreement can be found at: https://x.com/legal/terms. According to this agreement, we are responsible for providing data protection information when using the X tool and for the data protection-compliant implementation of the tool on our website. X is responsible for the data security of the X products. Rights of the data subjects (e.g., requests for information) regarding the data processed by X can be asserted directly with X. If you assert your rights with us, we are obliged to forward them to X.
The data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Details can be found here: https://www.x.com/en/privacy.
The company has a certification under the „EU-US Data Privacy Framework“ (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the USA that aims to ensure compliance with European data protection standards in data processing in the USA. Each company certified under the DPF commits to adhering to these data protection standards. Further information can be obtained from the provider at the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/4452.

Instagram
Functions of the Instagram service are integrated into this website. These functions are offered by Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, Merrion Road, Dublin 4, D04 X2K5, Ireland.
When the social media element is active, a direct connection is established between your device and the Instagram server. This gives Instagram the information that you have visited this website with your IP address. If you click the Instagram button while logged into your Instagram account, you can link the contents of this website to your Instagram profile. This allows Instagram to associate your visit to this website with your user account. We would like to point out that as the provider of the pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data and how it is used by Instagram. Further information can be found in Instagram’s privacy policy at: https://instagram.com/about/legal/privacy.
The use of this service is based on your consent according to Article 6 (1) lit. a GDPR and § 25 (1) TDDDG. Consent can be revoked at any time.

LinkedIn
Functions of the LinkedIn service are integrated into this website. These functions are offered by LinkedIn Corporation, 1000 W Maude Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94085, USA.
When the social media element is active, a direct connection is established between your device and the LinkedIn server. This provides LinkedIn with the information that you have visited this website with your IP address. If you click the LinkedIn „Share“ button while logged into your LinkedIn account, you can link the contents of this website to your LinkedIn profile. This allows LinkedIn to associate your visit to this website with your user account. We would like to point out that as the provider of the pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data and how it is used by LinkedIn. Further information can be found in LinkedIn’s privacy policy at: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy.
The use of this service is based on your consent according to Article 6 (1) lit. a GDPR and § 25 (1) TDDDG. Consent can be revoked at any time.

6. Analysis Tools and Advertising WP Statistics
This website uses the analysis tool WP Statistics to statistically evaluate visitor access. The provider is Veronalabs, Tatari 64, 10134, Tallinn, Estonia (https://veronalabs.com).
With WP Statistics, we can analyze the usage of our website. WP Statistics collects, among other things, log files (IP address, referrer, used browsers, origin of the user, used search engine) and actions that the website visitors have taken on the site (e.g., clicks and views).
The data collected with WP Statistics is stored exclusively on our own server.
The use of this analysis tool is based on Article 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in the anonymized analysis of user behavior to optimize both our web offerings and our advertising. If a corresponding consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively based on Article 6 (1) lit. a GDPR and § 25 (1) TDDDG, as far as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user’s end device (e.g., device fingerprinting) in the sense of the TDDDG. The consent can be revoked at any time.

7. Plugins and Tools Google Maps
This page uses the mapping service Google Maps. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. With the help of this service, we can integrate map material on our website.
To use the functions of Google Maps, it is necessary to store your IP address. This information is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. The provider of this page has no influence on this data transmission. When Google Maps is activated, Google may use Google Fonts for the purpose of uniform representation of fonts. When calling Google Maps, your browser loads the necessary web fonts into its browser cache to correctly display texts and fonts.
The use of Google Maps is in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online offerings and an easy findability of the locations specified by us on the website. This represents a legitimate interest within the meaning of Article 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. If a corresponding consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively based on Article 6 (1) lit. a GDPR and § 25 (1) TDDDG, as far as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user’s end device (e.g., device fingerprinting) in the sense of the TDDDG. The consent can be revoked at any time.
The data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Details can be found here: https://privacy.google.com/businesses/gdprcontrollerterms/ and https://privacy.google.com/businesses/gdprcontrollerterms/sccs/.
More information on the handling of user data can be found in Google’s privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.
The company has a certification under the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the USA that aims to ensure compliance with European data protection standards in data processing in the USA. Each company certified under the DPF commits to adhering to these data protection standards. Further information can be obtained from the provider at the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5780.
Source: https://www.e-recht24.de