Privacy policy

If you contact us via the contact form provided on our website or by email, the personal data you provide in connection with this will be used for the purpose of processing the contact request. 

When you visit our website, you do not have to disclose any personal data. However, the following data are collected automatically when you access our website:

• the IP address used
• start and end of access
• the browser used
• the operating system used
• the amount of data transferred

These data are logged for technical reasons and the data collected in this way cannot be used to identify you.

We use the ‘Google Analytics’ service on our website to analyse use of the website. The data obtained from this are used to optimise our website and our advertising efforts. 

Google Analytics is a web analytics service operated and provided by Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland). Google processes the data on website use on our behalf and is contractually obliged to take measures to ensure the confidentiality of the processed data.

Google Analytics uses cookies that are stored on your device. These cookies contain a randomly generated user ID that can be used to recognise you during future visits to the website.

The data obtained by Google Analytics are transferred to a Google server. Google complies with the data protection provisions of the EU-US Privacy Shield agreement.

The logged data is stored together with the randomly generated user ID. This enables the analysis of pseudonymous user profiles. 

If you do not agree to the general collection of your data by Google Analytics, you can prevent it by installing the browser add-on for deactivating Google Analytics.

If it is not possible for you to install an appropriate add-on or if you want to deactivate the use of your data by Google Analytics for our website only, you can do so by setting an opt-out cookie.

You can also find further information on Google Analytics security and privacy policies on the following page: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en.

This website uses SalesViewer^® technology from SalesViewer^® GmbH on the basis of the website operator’s legitimate interests (Section 6 paragraph 1 lit.f GDPR) in order to collect and save data on marketing, market research and optimisation purposes.

In order to do this, a javascript based code, which serves to capture company-related data and according website usage. The data captured using this technology are encrypted in a non-retrievable one-way function (so-called hashing). The data is immediately pseudonymised and is not used to identify website visitors personally

The data stored by Salesviewer will be deleted as soon as they are no longer required for their intended purpose and there are no legal obligations to retain them.

The data recording and storage can be repealed at any time with immediate effect for the future, by clicking onhttps://www.salesviewer.com/opt-out in order to prevent SalesViewer^® from recording your data. In this case, an opt-out cookie for this website is saved on your device. If you delete the cookies in the browser, you will need to click on this link again.

In order to optimise the newsletter for you, we analyse how often it is opened by readers, which links the readers click on and which pages of our website, www.vta.cc, are then opened by readers who click on links in the newsletter. In order to do this, an analysis of the data relating to the use of the newsletter and statistical evaluation of data is carried out in order to further optimise the newsletter service and make it more user-friendly. This takes place using the web analysis service Google Analytics. You can find out more about Google Analytics further up in the Privacy Policy. You will find a link to prevent data collection by Google Analytics there. Cookies are used and link parameters are applied to enable the analysis of the use of the website and the newsletter by its users. The IP address is anonymised when transmitting the data. Data which allows conclusions to be drawn about the name or email address of the reader is not transmitted and is not stored. The following data is collected when the newsletter is opened and the reader clicks on links contained therein:

• Language and location of the visitor
• Visitor (new and recurring, frequency and up-to-dateness, interest, visit duration)
• Number of visits
• Unique visits
• Page views
• Pages/visit
• Average visit length
• Bounce rate
• Technology (browser and operating system, provider)
• Mobile (overview, devices [PC, notebook computer, tablets, smartphones etc.])
• Custom query
• Traffic types
• Visitor source (medium, website, publication, access via search engine)
• Keyword and tag assignment of the source
• Source title
• Source campaign name
• Source URL

You have the option of registering for events via our website. In order to do this, we require your first name and surname, your address, your email address, your telephone number, your employer and your area within the company. 

During the event, photos may be taken and/or videos may be recorded for the purpose of public relations and media relations work at the VTA Group. In connection with this, photos/videos which show you may be taken/recorded. The VTA Group retains the right to publish the photos and/or video footage

•    on the VTA Group website,
•    in VTA Group publications,
•    on VTA Group social media pages, 
•    on YouTube and
•    in other print media and/or on television

and to pass these photos/videos on to external media companies for this purpose too. 
Publication within the scope defined above takes place on the basis of our legitimate interest in accordance with Article 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. Our interest within the meaning of the GDPR is to improve our services, to advertise our events and to inform the public about our activities.