Privacy Policy

At IKARUS Security Software GmbH (“IKARUS”), we place the utmost importance on protecting your personal data and safeguarding your privacy. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, process, and use personal data when you visit and use our website.

Data Controller

The sole data controller responsible for the processing of your personal data is:

IKARUS Security Software GmbH
Blechturmgasse 11,
1050 Vienna, Austria
Email: office@ikarus.at
Phone: +43 1 58995-0

Collection and Processing When Using Contact Forms

When you use our contact forms, we collect the personal data you voluntarily provide. This data is processed solely for the purpose of handling your inquiry. No further processing will take place beyond this scope.

The processing of your personal data is based on your consent pursuant to Article 6(1)(a) of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Your data will be deleted no later than six months after collection, unless you request its deletion at an earlier point in time.

Use of Email Address for Sending Newsletters

If you subscribe to our newsletter, we will use your email address solely for the purpose of sending you the newsletter. The processing of your personal data is based on your consent pursuant to Article 6(1)(a) of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Your data will be stored until you withdraw your consent. You may unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time by using the corresponding link provided in each newsletter.

Use of Cookies

We use “cookies” on our website and landing pages, including for analytical purposes via the web analytics platform Matomo (see the following section “Matomo”).

An exception applies to our webshop at https://shop.ikarus.at, where cookies are set for security purposes and user identification. These cookies are stored on the user’s device but only after the “Allow Cookies” button has been activated in the cookie banner.

The cookies become invalid upon logging out of the webshop.

Matomo

This website uses the Matomo web analytics platform, which enables us to analyze traffic and usage patterns on our website. No personal data is collected, shared with third parties, or used for any other purpose.

Data Subject Rights

Data subjects may exercise their rights at any time by contacting IKARUS at office@ikarus.at.

1. Right of Access – Article 15 GDPR
   Data subjects have the right to obtain information about the personal data processed by IKARUS, including the purposes of processing, categories of personal data, and the planned storage duration.
2. Right to Rectification and Completion – Article 16 GDPR
   Data subjects have the right to request that inaccurate personal data be corrected and incomplete data be completed.
3. Right to Erasure (“Right to be Forgotten”) – Article 17 GDPR
   Data subjects have the right to request the deletion of their personal data stored by IKARUS, unless the processing is necessary for exercising the right of freedom of expression and information, compliance with a legal obligation, or the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.
4. Right to Data Portability – Article 20 GDPR
   Data subjects have the right to receive their personal data in a commonly used, structured, and machine-readable format and to have that data transmitted to a third party, where technically feasible.
5. Right to Withdraw Consent – Article 7(3) GDPR
   Data subjects may withdraw their consent to the processing of their personal data at any time, which will result in the deletion of the respective data unless legal grounds for retention apply.
6. Right to Object – Article 21(1) GDPR
   Data subjects have the right to object at any time to the processing of their personal data when such processing is based on IKARUS’s legitimate interests (Article 6(1)(f) GDPR). Upon objection, the data will be deleted unless compelling legitimate grounds for processing exist.
7. Right to Lodge a Complaint – Article 77 GDPR
   Data subjects have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. This may be the authority of the data subject’s habitual residence, place of work, or place of the alleged infringement.

Austrian Data Protection Authority

Barichgasse 40–42
1030 Vienna, Austria
Phone: +43 1 52 152 – 0
Email: dsb@dsb.gv.at
Website: www.dsb.gv.at