Privacy Policy
We take the protection of your personal data seriously. This privacy policy explains which data is processed when you visit this website, for what purpose, and what rights you have.
Who we are
We are a research group at the University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria. Our website address is https://ressl.fh-linz.at.
Controller:
Research Group for Surgical Simulators Linz
University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria
Garnisonstrasse 21, 4020 Linz, Austria
Email: ressl[at]fh-linz.at
Data protection officer:datenschutz@fh-ooe.at
Visiting this website
When you visit this website, the web server automatically records technical data such as your IP address, date and time of access, the page requested and your browser type. This is necessary to deliver the website and to ensure its security, e.g. to detect attacks (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).
Cookies and local storage
This website does not use cookies for tracking or advertising. Your choice of the light or dark display is stored only in your own browser (local storage) and is never transmitted to us.
If you leave a comment, you may opt in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies, so that you do not have to fill in your details again for further comments. These cookies last for one year.
The following cookies concern only the editors of this website: visiting the login page sets a temporary cookie that checks whether your browser accepts cookies; it contains no personal data and is deleted when you close the browser. Logging in sets cookies for the login (two days, or two weeks with “Remember Me”) and for screen options (one year); they are removed when you log out. Editing an article sets a cookie with the ID of that article, which expires after one day.
Comments
When you leave a comment, we collect the data shown in the comment form, as well as your IP address and browser user agent to help detect spam. Comments may be checked by an automated spam detection service.
An anonymised string created from your email address (a hash) may be sent to the Gravatar service to check whether you use it. The Gravatar privacy policy is available at automattic.com/privacy. After your comment is approved, your profile picture is visible to the public next to your comment.
Comments and their metadata are kept indefinitely, so that follow-up comments can be approved automatically.
Embedded content from other websites
Pages on this website may include embedded content, such as videos or maps. Embedded content behaves exactly as if you had visited the other website: these providers may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking and monitor your interaction with the embedded content, especially if you have an account with them and are logged in.
Google Maps: our contact page contains a map provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. When the map is displayed, your IP address and other technical data are transmitted to Google and may be processed in the USA. Further information is available in the Google privacy policy.
Media
Note for editors: when uploading images, avoid images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS), since visitors can download and extract this data from images on the website.
Who we share your data with
We do not sell or pass on your personal data. Data is only shared with the service providers named in this policy and with the IT services of the University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria, which operate this website. If you request a password reset, your IP address is included in the reset email.
Registered users
For users who register on this website (editors only), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. Users can see, edit or delete their personal information at any time, except for their username. Website administrators can also see and edit this information.
Your rights
You have the right to access, rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, data portability and objection regarding your personal data. If you have left comments or have an account on this site, you can request an export of the personal data we hold about you, or its erasure. This does not include data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal or security purposes. To exercise your rights, please contact us at ressl[at]fh-linz.at.
If you believe that the processing of your data violates data protection law, you can lodge a complaint with the Austrian Data Protection Authority (Datenschutzbehörde), Barichgasse 40–42, 1030 Vienna, www.dsb.gv.at.