Privacy Policy
in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
The protection of your personal data is of particular concern to the Medical University of Vienna (MedUni Vienna).
With this privacy policy, we would like to inform you about the basic aspects of data processing when visiting or using the website of the National Reference Center for Post-Viral Syndromes.
Data processing
Cookies
MedUni Vienna uses cookies on this website. Cookies do not cause any damage to your device and do not contain viruses. The aim is to make the website and our services more user-friendly, effective, and secure.
On the one hand, we use “session cookies,” which are automatically deleted at the end of your visit.
MedUni Vienna uses the open source web analysis service Piwik/Matomo for this purpose, whereby IP addresses are anonymized before they are stored by replacing the last two digits with zeros. Information about the use of this website is not passed on to third parties.
On the other hand, other cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them. These cookies enable us to recognize your browser the next time you visit.
Note: You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and only allow cookies in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general, and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when you close your browser. If you deactivate cookies, the functionality of this website may be restricted.
Data processing is carried out on the basis of the legal provisions (Art. 6 (1) GDPR), namely on the legal basis of “overriding legitimate interests of MedUni Vienna” (lit. f). If you have given us your consent to the use of cookies on the basis of a notice (“cookie banner”) provided by us on the website, the legality is additionally governed by Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR.
Log files
When you visit and use our website, we collect personal data that your browser automatically transmits to our server and temporarily stores (log file). The following data is collected in order to display our website to you and to ensure stability and security:
- IP address
- Date and time of access
- Name and URL of the file accessed
- Identification data of the accessing browser and operating system
- Website from which access is made
Data processing is carried out on the basis of the legal provisions (Art. 6 (1) GDPR), namely on the legal basis of “overriding legitimate interests of MedUni Vienna” (lit. f), as the aforementioned data is technically necessary for the provision of a website.
The log files are deleted after a period of time specified in accordance with security standards.
Your data will not be passed on/transferred to third parties outside MedUni Vienna.
Social media
On our website, the recommendation buttons for Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google+, and Xing are implemented as direct HTML links; the recommended page is entered as a parameter in the link. This means that no data is transferred to external platforms when the page is displayed.
MedUni Vienna has no influence on the content and data protection standards of the linked websites. MedUni Vienna therefore accepts no liability for external links.
For information on the scope and purpose of data collection by the respective service, as well as the further processing and use of your data, please refer to the privacy policy directly on the website of the respective service. There you will also find further information about your data protection rights and settings options for protecting your privacy.
Exchange platform
Personal data is handled in accordance with the principles and requirements of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Austrian Data Protection Act (DSG), taking into account the relevant provisions of the substantive laws.
The following personal data is processed by MedUni Vienna within the framework of the platform:
- Name (first name, last name)
- Organization
- Doctor number or registration number in the health professions register
- Email address
- Password information
- Information shared when using the platform.
The data is processed for the purposes of user administration, provision of the website, security checks, and scientific statistical purposes.
User data is stored for a period of 2 years and then deleted.
Data processing is based on the consent of the users. This consent can be revoked at any time.
User rights (Articles 15–21 GDPR)
Every user has the right to information, access, rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, data portability, and objection. For information about your personal data, its correction or deletion, please contact us at datenschutz@meduniwien.ac.at.
If data processing is based on your consent, you have the right to revoke the data processing at datenschutz@meduniwien.ac.at. A revocation does not affect the legality of the data processing until the time of revocation.
If you believe that data processing within the framework of the platform violates data protection laws or infringes your data protection rights, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Austrian Data Protection Authority (https://www.dsb.gv.at).
Changes to this privacy policy
This privacy policy is based on current legislation. In view of the possibility that the legal situation may change, we reserve the right to amend this privacy policy accordingly.
Availability
You can reach us at the following contact details:
You can reach our data protection officer(s) at:
Spitalgasse 23
1090 Vienna
Email: datenschutz@meduniwien.ac.at