FLORA Tunnelling GmbH, with registered office at Maria-Theresien-Str. 51-53, AT-6020 Innsbruck (hereinafter referred to as FLORA Tunnelling) is committed to protecting the online privacy of its users. This document has been drawn up in accordance with Art. 13 of EU Regulation 2016/679 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Regulation’) so that you can familiarise yourself with our privacy policy and understand how your personal information will be treated when using our website and, if necessary, to give your explicit and informed consent to the processing of your personal data (valid only for persons aged 16 or over). The information and data provided by you or otherwise acquired by us when using our services on the Website (hereinafter referred to as ‘Services’) will be processed in accordance with the provisions of the Regulation and the confidentiality obligations that affect the Controller’s activity.

 

1.     Responsible

The Data Controller for the processing carried out on the Website is FLORA Tunnelling, as defined above (hereinafter referred to as the ” Controller” or “Data Controller”). For information on the processing of personal data by the Controller, including the list of processors appointed to process the data, please write to the following address: info@flora-tunnelling.com

 

2.     Personal data subject to processing

We inform you that, as a result of your navigation on the website, the Data Controller will process personal data, which may consist of an identifier such as your name, an identification number, an online identifier, a postal address, an email address, a telephone number (landline and/or mobile) or one or more elements of your physical, physiological, mental, economic, cultural or social identity in order to identify the data subject. identify or make identifiable (hereinafter referred to as “personal data”). The personal data processed through the Website are the following:

Navigation data

The computer systems and software procedures used for the operation of the website acquire, during their normal operation, some personal data, the transmission of which is implicit in the communication protocols of the Internet. This information is not collected in order to be associated with identified data subjects, but by its very nature, it may allow users to be identified through processing and association with data held by third parties. This category of data includes IP addresses or domain names of the computers used by the users who connect to the website, the URI (Uniform Resource Identifier) addresses of the resources requested, the time of the request, the method used to submit the request to the server, the size of the file obtained in response, the numerical code indicating the status of the server’s response (successful,  errors, etc.) and other parameters related to the operating system and computer environment. This data is used exclusively to obtain anonymous statistical information on the use of the website and to check its correct functioning, to detect anomalies and/or abuses and is deleted immediately after processing. The data may be used to ascertain liability in the event of hypothetical computer crimes against the website or third parties. Apart from this possibility, the data collected on the website will be deleted after a short time.

Special categories of personal data

If you use our website to apply for a job on your part (or send it to us via email), there may be a transfer of your personal data that falls under the special categories of personal data referred to in Art. 9 of the Regulation, literally the “[…] personal data revealing racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs or trade union membership, as well as […] genetic data, biometric data uniquely identifying a natural person, health data or data concerning a natural person’s sex life or sexual orientation.” Please do not publish this data unless absolutely necessary. We expressly inform you that, in relation to the communication of special categories of personal data, but in the absence of express consent to the processing of such data (you are of course allowed to send a CV), the Controller cannot be held responsible, for whatever reason, nor can it receive reproaches of any kind, since in this case the processing is allowed,  as it relates to data that have obviously been made public by the data subject, in accordance with Art. 9(1)e of the Regulation. However, we would like to point out that, as already mentioned above, it is important to give explicit consent to the processing of special categories of personal data in the event that you decide to provide this information. We also inform you that, for the purpose of selecting candidates, the Data Controller may analyse the social profiles freely accessible on the Internet for professional purposes (e.g. LinkedIn).

Data voluntarily provided by the data subject

When you use certain services on the Website (e.g. the inquiry, contact or reservation form), we may process personal data of third parties that you send to the Data Controller. In these cases, you are the data controller, who assumes all legal obligations and liabilities. In this sense, you give us the maximum possible indemnification in relation to any reproach, claims, claims for damages arising from the processing, etc., that the Data Controller may receive from third parties whose personal data has been processed through the use of the functions of the Website in violation of the regulations in force on the protection of personal data. If, in the course of using the Website, you provide or otherwise process personal data of third parties, you guarantee in any case that this specific case of processing is based on an appropriate legal basis, in accordance with Article 6 of the Regulation, which legitimises the processing of the information in question.

Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies

General information about cookies

Cookies are small text files that are placed on the hard drive of a client computer by a website and using the browser in order to store small amounts of information from the website for a period of time. In general, there are different types of cookies. Some are essential for the functioning of the website, such as navigation or shopping cart cookies. There are also so-called analytics cookies, which collect information – e.g. about the number of website visitors and the path of visitors to the website. Functionality cookies allow the website to remember your choices (e.g. selected filter settings or automatic language preference of a website).

In addition, there are cookies, so-called profiling cookies, that record the user’s preferences and actions. A user profile is created based on this information. This serves to combine advertising messages with the interests of the users and thus enables more targeted advertising. In many cases, these are third-party cookies that the website operator uses to broadcast personalized advertising.

Consent requirement for cookies

websites must actively consent to the setting of cookies that are not essential for the functionality of the website and also have the right to withdraw their consent at any time.

This website uses a technology called CMP (Consent Management Platform) to manage this right. When the website is accessed, a banner appears informing the website user about the use of cookies, providing them with various options for consent (agreeing to all cookies, individual categories of cookies or each individual cookie separately) and providing detailed information about the different cookies and other tracking technologies. The CMP remembers the settings made by the website user and applies them again to the next website visitor. Here, the website visitor can exercise the right of withdrawal or adjust the settings.

 

3.     Purpose of processing

The processing of your data has the following purposes:

• To provide you with access to the Website and your Services;
• To evaluate your application in a selection process conducted by the Company;
• To respond to your requests;
• For registration on the website;
• To carry out the technical and commercial management of the website;
• To ensure the proper functioning of the website;
• To compile anonymous statistical reports on the use of the website;
• To detect and prevent fraud and abuse;
• To provide you, if you have consented, with information and commercial offers on products and services of FLORA Tunnelling and/or third parties (so-called marketing);
• To comply with legal obligations and/or orders of public authorities, including tax authorities

 

4.     Legal basis and mandatory or optional nature of the processing

The legal basis for processing your personal data is:

• Performance of a contract to which you are a party or to take steps at your request prior to entering into a contract (e.g., use of the Site);
• Fulfilment of legal obligations;
• Safeguarding the legitimate interest of FLORA Tunnelling or third parties (e.g. website security);
• Your Consent.

The provision of your personal data is in most cases mandatory to fulfil the purposes mentioned above. In cases where the provision of your data is optional, we will mark this accordingly.

 

5.     Recipients of your data

Your personal data may be shared with:

• Persons authorised by FLORA Tunnelling to process the personal data (e.g. employees);
• Third parties that provide services to FLORA Tunnelling and process personal data in the process (e.g. IT service providers, hosting providers);
• Persons whose right of access to the data is provided for by law or ordered by public authorities.

 

6.     Disclosure of your data

Your personal data will not be transferred outside the European Union. If this becomes necessary for technical and organisational reasons, FLORA Tunnelling guarantees that the transfer of your personal data will be carried out in accordance with the provisions of the Regulation.

 

7.     Storage of your data

The personal data will be stored for the period necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected. In general, the data is stored for as long as necessary to provide the services, to comply with legal obligations or to defend legal claims.

 

8.     Your rights

You have the right to obtain information about the processing of your personal data at any time, to request its correction, deletion or restriction of processing and to object to the processing. You also have the right to withdraw your consent at any time and the right to data portability.

To exercise your rights, you can contact the Data Protection Officer at the following email address: info@flora-tunnelling.com

 

9.     Changes

This Privacy Policy may be amended from time to time. We therefore recommend that you check this page regularly to stay informed of any changes.

Last update: August 2024