Privacy Policy

Information on data processing in accordance with Articles 13 and 14 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

We take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory provisions. In this privacy policy, we inform you about the processing of your personal data.

1. responsible body

Responsible for the processing of your personal data is

ARNIE’s life GmbH
Linakstraße 9 8051 Thal Austria
E-mail: museum@arnieslife.com
Telephone: +43 (0) 316 571 947

2. collection of personal data

We process the personal data that we receive from you in the course of our business relationship. Personal data includes your personal details and contact information (e.g., name, address, date and place of birth, nationality, etc.), as well as data related to marketing and sales, and image recordings (e.g., video recordings).

3. Purposes of Processing

We process your personal data in accordance with the provisions of the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.

The processing is based on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit a GDPR).

If you have given us consent to process your personal data for specific purposes (e.g., notifications for competitions), the processing will only be carried out in accordance with the purposes specified in the consent declaration and to the extent agreed therein. Consent can be revoked at any time with future effect.

The processing is carried out to safeguard legitimate interests (Art. 6 para. 1 lit f GDPR).

Where necessary, data processing may be carried out to safeguard legitimate interests in favor of the museum or third parties as part of a balancing of interests. In the following cases, data processing is carried out to safeguard legitimate interests. Examples of such cases include:

  • General information emails and newsletters about services and products, as well as invitations to events
  • Video surveillance to collect evidence in criminal cases – particularly to protect visitors and employees, safeguard the museum’s property, and prevent, mitigate, and investigate criminal behavior
  • Publicly accessible business premises are monitored (particularly the reception area and exhibition rooms of the museum)

4. Disclosure of Data to Third Parties

We generally do not disclose your personal data to third parties unless it is necessary to fulfill our contractual or legal obligations.

Data from video surveillance may, in individual cases and if necessary, be shared with relevant authorities or courts (for securing evidence in criminal matters), security authorities (for public safety purposes), courts (for securing evidence in civil matters), employees, witnesses, victims (in the context of enforcing claims), insurance companies (exclusively for the processing of insurance claims), attorneys, and other entities for the purpose of legal enforcement.

5. Retention Period

We store your personal data only for as long as it is necessary to fulfill the purposes mentioned above or as required by legal retention obligations.

6. Your Rights

You have the right to access, correct, delete, restrict the processing, and transfer your personal data. You may revoke your consent to the processing of your data at any time. Please contact us in writing at the address mentioned above or via email at museum@arnieslife.com.

7. Right to Complain

If you believe that the processing of your personal data violates data protection regulations, you have the right to file a complaint with the data protection authority.

8. Changes to the Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to amend this privacy policy to reflect changes in legal situations or updates in our data processing practices. The current version can always be found on our website.

9. Cookies and Web Analytics

Our website uses cookies to provide you with an optimal online experience. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device (computer, smartphone, tablet) when you visit our website. These cookies allow us to store and later retrieve information about your use of the website, for example, to recognize your browser upon a return visit.

We use cookies for the following purposes:

  • Improving user-friendliness: Some cookies remain stored on your device and help us enhance the user-friendliness of our website by saving your preferences and settings.
  • Web analytics: We also use cookies to analyze user behavior on our website. This provides us with information such as the number of visitors, pages visited, time spent on individual pages, and other statistical data. These evaluations help us optimize our website and better cater to the needs of our visitors.

Please note that some of the cookies we use may come from third-party providers. These third parties may also place cookies on your device to collect and analyze information about your interaction with our website. For more detailed information, please refer to the privacy policies of the respective third-party providers.

You have the option to prevent cookies from being set by configuring your browser accordingly. You can set your browser to notify you before a cookie is set and allow cookies only in individual cases. You can also delete all stored cookies in your browser. However, please note that disabling cookies may limit the functionality of our website, and some features may no longer work properly.

Last updated: 18.07.2023