PRIVACY POLICY
1. Controller
Jakob Pietsch
Schwarzenbergstraße 5
1010 Vienna, Austria
Email: buero@jakobpietsch.com
2. General
The protection of your personal data is important to us. We process your data exclusively on the basis of the applicable legal provisions (GDPR, Austrian Data Protection Act (DSG), Austrian Telecommunications Act 2021 (TKG 2021)). In this privacy policy, we inform you about the most important aspects of data processing in connection with our website.
We process personal data in particular on the following legal bases: your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR), the performance of a contract or the implementation of pre-contractual measures (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR), and our legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).
3. Hosting via Wix
Our website is hosted by Wix.com Ltd., 40 Namal Tel Aviv St., Tel Aviv 6701101, Israel. On our behalf, Wix processes data generated when you visit the website (e.g. IP address, browser, operating system, time of access) as well as data you submit via forms on our website. This processing is based on our legitimate interest in providing the website securely and reliably (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).
An adequacy decision of the European Commission exists for Israel. Wix may also process data on servers in other countries, including the USA. Further information can be found in Wix's privacy policy: https://www.wix.com/about/privacy
4. Server Log Files
When you access our website, information transmitted by your browser is collected automatically, such as the browser used, operating system, referring page, IP address and time of access. This data is not combined with other data sources and is used solely to ensure the secure operation of the website and to investigate unlawful use (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).
5. Contact
If you contact us by email [or via the contact form], the data you provide will be stored by us for the purpose of processing your enquiry and in case of follow-up questions (Art. 6(1)(b) or (f) GDPR). We will not pass on this data without your consent. The data will be deleted as soon as it is no longer required for this purpose and no statutory retention obligations apply.
6. Cookies
Our website uses cookies. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device via your browser.
We use technically necessary cookies to enable the operation of the website (Section 165(3) TKG 2021, Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). All other cookies, for example for statistics or embedded third-party content, are only set with your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). You can give your consent via our cookie banner and withdraw it at any time with effect for the future.
You can also configure your browser to notify you when cookies are set and delete cookies at any time. Disabling cookies may limit the functionality of this website.
7. Links to Social Networks [Only include if you use simple links to your profiles instead of plugins]
Our website contains links to our profiles on social networks. These are simple links. Data is only transmitted to the respective provider once you click on the link.
8. Storage Period
We store personal data only for as long as is necessary for the respective purpose or as required by statutory retention obligations.
9. Your Rights
In principle, you have the right to access, rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, data portability, withdrawal of consent given and objection. For this purpose, and for any other questions regarding data protection, you can contact us at any time at buero@jakobpietsch.com.
If you believe that the processing of your data violates data protection law or that your data protection rights have otherwise been infringed, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority. In Austria, this is the Austrian Data Protection Authority (Datenschutzbehörde, dsb@dsb.gv.at).
Last updated: October 2026